The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 6, 1934, Page 1

“Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LV. No. 6. _ Bomb Exploding In Cuba Kills: Police: Lieutenant Ri, ’ Claimed Grau’ Has Made Offer To Turn Over Of-| fice To Anyone Better Fitted For Place (By Associated Press) HAVANA, Jan. 6.—A bomb exploded at Agua Dulce today killing Police Lieutenant» Ambrosio Muri- no, and seriously wounding Policeman Luis Martinez. MEDINA TELLS OF NEW PEACE PLAN HAVANA, Jan. 6:—Ben- jamin Fernandez de Medina, Uruguayan minister, and au- thor of the Cuban ‘peace plan, said today that Presi- dent Grau San Martin had offered to turn over the of- fice to anyone who can com- mand more moral support. Under what the minister calls his formula for peace,|- Grau would step aside for Carlos Mendieta about Feb- ruary 24, f | Commietce is making an industrial | survey of the state and | STATE SURV OF INDUSTRIES STARTED HERE BENJAMIN BIRS, LOCAL REP- RESENTATIVE, IN MOVE- MENT BY STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE i i The Florida State Chamber of in Key { } West Benjamin Birs, 708 William street, has been ‘assigned the task. For some years, it is shown, the state chamber has been desirous of having this survey made, but due to lack of funds it was found impossible. Now, however, funds have been secured through the Civil Works Administration to carry on the work and as soon as the money as assured the chamber of com- merce of Florida started the work. The local chamber of commerce ‘was advised of the intention and asked to cooperate by appointing! some one, energetic and respon- sible, who would undertake the work, The appointee, it was KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1934. TWO ENTOMBED MINERS SHOUT THROUGH SHAFT STATED THAT THEY WERE SAFE AND UNHURT; BE- LIEVE THEY WILL BE RES- GUED AN duony TIME NASSAU, Jan. 6.—Gover-; nor and Mrs. Dave Sholtz of Florida are here today and ail oummaeariart Pe iwal will be honor guests of Gov- x jernor Clifford of the Baha-| mas, and Lady Clifford at! a state dinner. Governor Sholtz miners imprisoned yesterday by an explosion that cost the life of one fellow worker, today shouted came through a 75-foot shaft of fallen coal, assuran they were safe ‘ + eer aes, 3 voyage of the Canadian na- and unhurt except for minor Governor And Nirs. Sholtz Guests Of Nassau Executive And Wife At State Dinner (By Associated Press) tional Steamer Prince David sailing between Miami and the Bahamas. Following dinner at the; government house, the visi-! tors were to be guests at a dance in their honor. A party of Florida _ busi-; here today on the maiden|ness men accompanied the|i depreciated American money if bondholders so choose, was started | | governor from Florida. bruises. B. E, Polly, superintendent’ of the mine, came out of the pit where he had been supervising Senate Approves $100,000,000 CLASS OF MONEY IN BOND PAYMENT BEING SPECIFIED | TTEMPT MADE TO FORCE BETHLEHEM STEEL COM- PANY TO PAY BACKED DUTCH GILDERS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—An_at-| tempt to force the Bethlehem| Steel Company to pay holders of a $12,700,000 bond issue in gold backed Duch gilders rather than today in the supreme court. Lawyers representing Fay Ros-} jj enbaum, bondholder, said when the Steel Company issued bonds in| 1912 it ‘agreed to pay semi-an- “Ymual interest of $25 in American || IN GOLD For 54 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Peccceceovcvesccosoecrer Celebrates Birthday eccccccesnaseceee ° PRICE FIVE CENTS Council Fills Vacancies At Meeting Last F. F. Hoffman Named As Councilman; Members Of Board Of Public Works Elected At a regular meeting of the City Council held last night, F. F, Hoffman was elected as councilman to fill the last of the three vacan- cies that were created which were brought about by the resignation of Dr. Wiliam R. Warren, Clifford G. Hicks and William A, Freeman a rescue work this morning and told }of verbal communication with the ; imprisoned men, Wash Kilgore of Crop Loan Bill Sponsored By ‘{eents Dutch’ currency. pointed out, must be a registrant Appalachicola, and Will Parker of. Derby, the latter a negro. He said it should be possible to free the men in three or four hours. CALL HEARING ON RATES CHARGED BY) PHONE comPantes| MAMONMONDAY SHEPPARD, ELGIN, MORENO AND STRUNK, LOCAL DELE- GATION, TO LEAVE HERE} PLAN REGIONAL ‘MEET OF CWA IN VARIOUS CONCERNS ORDER- ED TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ‘on the relief rolls. CHARGES NOW IN EFFECT TOMORROW AFTERNOON Smith Of Agricatoral Unit (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.— Congress paused today from its headline attracting open- ing for respite, but the house and senate adjournment was taken by committees as a signal for them to get to work. On the senate side, Chair- man Smith gained approval 1 | money or 62 guilders twenty-five | Attorneys allege the company is refusing to pay in guilders ex- cept to bondholders who live in Holland. WESTERN UNION OFFICIALS PAY VISIT TO CITY ‘COMPLETED THEIR INSPEC- TION HELD YESTERDAY short'time after the new ad- Senator Duncan U. Fletcher | ministration went into office. ‘SENATOR FLETCHER FEELING FINE AT AGE OF 75 YEARS RECEIVES BEAUTIFUL BAS- KET OF FLOWERS FROM OF- FICE FORCE TODAY IN CAP. ITAL CITY The other two vacancies were filled at a prior meet- ing when C. C. Symonette and Ambrose W. Cleare were selected for the posi- tions. With the election of Mr. Hoff- man, the board now has a full membership. Shortly after being elected, the new member was sworn in by Notary Public Allan B. Cleare, Jr, and immediately took his seat, participating in the AND LEFT IN AFTERNOON proceedings of the meeting. (Hy Associated Press) Mr. Hoffman, who was holding ~” REPAIRS BEGIN ENROUTE POINTS UP STATE; WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.+-On The local body announced that a young ‘man who came up to specifications was a registrant and _j the name of young Birs was sub- mitted, Authority to employ him Mwai received by 1 mail and | yesterday he started on the work. So simplify the matter of secur- ing the. desired information, a __ ON BREAKWATER Pe SS OPERATIONS GET UNDERWAY. SHOULD NOT BE REDUCED M. L. Montgomery, secretary of (By Annocinted Press) TALLAHASSEE; Jan. 6.—The| Florida with headquarters at Tal- state railroad commission ‘today| lahassee, has issued a call for a regional meeting at which officials will attend from Key West and ordered all telephone companies in Florida to show cause why UNDER DIRECTION OF CON. TRACTOR EDWARD DUNN SLOANE FROM S.C. \,,Workmen. started..this. week ‘ob | repairing the breakwater at the comprehensive quostionnaire has been supplied, and answering this facilitates the work of the :can- vasser and speeds up the answers. The results of this survey, it is shown, will be invaluable to the chambers of commerce throughout the stafe and also to individuals who are interested in this class of naval station under the direction] information, within and without of Dunn Sloane, contrac-{ the state. their charges ‘should not be re- duced. February 13 was set for the hearing. ‘ Thecommission said,it; had re- ceived complaints that,“‘rates and charges,| both local arid long dis- tance for telephone service fur- nished by various companies in the state of Florida are unjust and unreasonable.” other points. The meeting is scheduled to be held Monday morning in the rooms of the county commissioners of' | Dade county in the county court} housé at Miami. Leaving in the Key West group tomorrow afternoon will be Arthur for his $100,000,000 crop loan bill. the ‘Civil Works Administration in| _ Independent offices on the] in Key West yesterday were offi- appropriation bill occupied the attention of democratic ‘house leaders. APPROVES SMITH CROP LOAN BILL . WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.— The senate agricultural com- mittee today unanimously} his. 75th birthday anniversary, membership on the Board of Pub- Senator Fletcher of Florida leaned back in his swivel chair and.said, ["o feeling fine” at b On a‘table beside him was a eautiful basket of flowers bear- ing a congratulatory card from the office force. Among the prominent visitors ¢ials of thé Western Union Tele- graph company on an_ inspection trip of equipment and holdings of the corporation. In the group were H. G. Hein- him as councilman. Other Selections approved i Bheppard, Monroe director of} pproved the Smith crop enger, division traffic superinten- dent; A. L, Wina, division plant superintendent, both of Atlanta) and S. P. Boughton, division traf- fie supervisor, of Jacksonville. They completed the inspection during the afternoon and left over | the East Coast for other points in the state. | j Following this procedure, J. R. “Look at that, and look at that,” Valdes, Frank C, Brows and C. N. he told newspapermen, pointing to! Resig were elected /ac: members of the flowers and numerous tele-| the Board of Public Works, filling grams from friends in Florida. bcs three vacancies existing at the The senator suffered a severe! time, The board ¢onsists of five shock in an automobile accident! members, the other two. being B. last fall, but surprised friends b¥! p. Treyor and Norberg 'Thonipson, tor of Greenyille, S. C., who was awarded the contract December! 18. The contract was issued to Mr. Sloane by the Bureau of Yards and Docks. He was the lowest Heads of corporations, mana. gers 0; res and businesses of all kinds, are earnestly requested to cooperate with Mr. Birs and as- sist him in accompanying his work with as little delay as possible, as bidder qualified to satisfactorily; the survey over the entire state complete the work according _ to| must be completed by February the specifications. The contract} 14, by The order for the hearing was igned by Chairman Eugene Mat- thews who said “all parties inter- ested have an opportunity to be fully heard,” MORENO FUNERAL work; A. C. Elgin, chairman of the j purchasing committee; B. C. Mo- reno, chief CWA engineer in Mon- roe and E. A. Strunk, assistant disbursing officer. loan bill authorizing an ap- propriation of $100,000,000 for loans to farmers during 1934. the stamina he showed in getting; Hamilton W. Pinder was elect- Chairman Smith said that by its provisions, the radius of the seasonal government FIND BATTERED price was $4,792. Local labor is: being used as much as possible and the regular hours, provided:by the NRA, and other provisions of the code “ate IN MORENO CASE ; CONTINUES WORK MORE WITNESSES ARE BEING EXAMINED; WILL IN ALL PROBABILITY RENDER VER. DICT ON MONDAY The coroner’s jury summoned! by Chief Deputy Clements Jay- cocks to investigate the death of Mrs. Arjymiro Moreno, met yes- terday afternoon to examine wit- nesses. They assembled in the office of the Lopez Fu Home and view- ed the body, taking such testimony | as was availpble at the time. | Today they are ‘examining other, witnesses and will meet in thel office of Rogelio Gomez, justice rof the peace, coroner ex-off 10 o'clock Monday morning render the verdict. Members of the body are J. J. Albury, E. C. Gomez, Emerito | te} Gomez, George M. Park, Charles! freight and 206 sacks of mail, the! | Steamship Florida of the P. and! Mathews and Fabio Olivieri. | Start The Year Right By Having Your CAR OVERHAULED at White & Catherine, Phone 5229; CRIMINAL COURT TO MEET moNDAY DOCKET, FOR TERM) SHOWN, NOT TO BE AS LARGE AS USUAL Criminal court will convene Monday morning with Judge J, ining Harris presiding. In the} event a jury is needed it will be; drawn from the box Monday, it is! said, and summoned the same HERE ON SUNDAY, . BODY OF WOMAN REV. ARTHUR B. DIMMICK.OF| CLAIMED BODY WAS THROWN ST. PAUL'S CHURCH TO. | |QUT OF AUTOMOBILE ON CONDUCT SERVICE | HIGHWAY NEAR DETROIT (By Associated Press) DETROIT, Jan. 6.—The batter- ed body of Mrs. Virginia Gibson, » was found on the highway just outside of the city early to- day. | Deputies said she had been thrown from an automobile after an attempted attack upon her. The body was identified at the | unty morgue by her husband, | Funeral services for Mrs. Arjy- miro Moreno, who,died yesterday morning 10:30 o'clock as the re- sult of severe burns received dur-| ing the night, will be held 4:36; o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Arthur B, Dimmick, of St. Paul’s Episcopal church, will read the service at the home, 610) Olivia street. Mrs, Andre Canto, sister of the j | co aid to agriculture would be greatly increased. Under the existing plan of operations of” regional credit corporations’ “75 pér- cent of the farmers cannot qualify, he said, whereas all would be made eligible by the proposed legislation. ELKS’ OFFICIAL GOES BACK HOME! “2 The docket is not as large as| deceased, and a daughter, Mi usual, and no important cases ar¢| Hita Moreno, who did not arrive to be tried. The case of the state/ this morning from Tampa as ex- against William Waples, charged| pected, will come to Key West with assault and battery and the! for the funeral tomorrow, Miss | Gordon Gibson, an interior decora- | tor. He said his wife left home last night for a theater. E. L. THOMPSON PAID OFFI-/ CIAL VISIT TO KEY WEST LODGE | cording te the instructions. will make arrangements for , family to join him as soon as he | mittee, inspec‘ed practically all of | j can, E. M’COY GIVEN GOVERNMENT JOB | ’ AT CHARLESTON SELECTED FOR POSITION OF) JUNIOR TYPIST; AWAITING WworD''AS TO DATE To) START ‘ON NEW DUTIES E. C. McCoy, of Key West, has] been notified by wire that he has! out of bed and continuing inves-! eq as sexton of the city cemetery, tigations of Wall Street which he! replacing Otto Bethel, incumbent. was conducting as chairman of) The matter of electing a sexton the senate finance committee. to the cemetery came up at the The other night the senator sat, first meeting. of the new board at his desk until 6 a. m. writing an article of financial reforms for a national magazine, OFFICERS MAKE INSPECTI CWA PROJECTS been selected to the position of | junior typist in the navy depart-; ment. He has bee nassigned to} ‘the navy yard at Charleston, S. c.| The telegram, asking if he will) accept the position was received | this morning, and Mr. McCoy wir-| ed his acceptance and asked when / DEMERITT AND BROWN RE- PORTED TO BE PLEASED WITH PROGRESS MADE IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES he will be required to report. When the information is re- ceived, Mr. McCoy will leave ac- He his Mr. McCoy is on the civil serv-} Demeritt, Civil Works Brown, WwW. W. Administrator, and F. C. shortly after the officials were in- ducted into office, but a conten- tion arose as to whether the coun- cil or Board of Public Works should make this selection, and the matter was held in abeyance in the meantime. Discuss Finances Considerable discussion was en- tered info at the meeting last night ive to finances, par- | ticularly the proper method for apportionment of funds. Sinee the new council took office various changes have been made in the handling and crediting of funds to the various departments, with moet of the discussion centering along these lines during the session, Chief of Police Ivan Elwood re- | ported the collection of $653 “in | fines: for the month of December, {with other reports of officers j read, As this was the first regular { } case against Theodore Bethel,| Pall bearers will be Cleveland colored, who was accidentally shot Niles, F. Castro, E. Albury, A. in the head while resisting arrest,| Martinez, A. Aguero and N. Gar- and is charged with assault and/| cia, all members of the local lodges battery, are the two most inter-/ of Odd Fellows. esting on the docket, it is shown.; A delegation from Rebecca {and form part of the funeral cor- ——_-_———. ; Lédges will attend the services 93 PASSENGERS. With 93 passengers, two tons of O, S. S. company, sailed 12:30 jo’clock yesterday for Havana. one of rope, two of sugar and one with 127 sacks of mail, j tere. j Arrangements are in charge of the Lopez Funeral Home. STARTS Tuesdey Blond Goddess By Herbert Jensen | WHERE TO GO | Pecreceneccccecsceeeseee E. L. Thompson, District Deputy | i ' | TONIGHT !Grand Exalted Ruler, B. P. 0. Palace — Montgomery Players! Eiks, i | present “Toby's Vacation ;” screen, | j left over “StaBe the East Coast yesterday after-! who was on his official visit “Curtain at Eight.” Strand—“Hoopla” and | Mothers.” to Key West Lodge 51, jnoon for his home TOMORROW | Beach. ; Palace —- Montgomery Players| Mr. Thompson, who was accom- present Roe Vagal screen, | panied by his son, Edward, Jr.,/ j “Curtain at Eight.” isaid he had enj Ppa t Strand—“Hoopla” and “Stage| Hs ae jie vinls andi others.”” jhad @ great time. At the smoker) Navy Field—Baseball. jand entertainment, provided by} }the lecal organization Thursday} [might he was delighted with the Wa me nee ee | Doyle, of this city is serving six| “4 himself with the hope that he | months in jail because he kicked) Will soon be able to pay another *his wife out of bed, [visit to Key West. Pe i in Daytona; | GETS JAIL SENTENCE jice records. He was at one time tan employe at the Marine hospital chairman of works projecs com-| meeting of the new year, there were & number of matters of a routine nature coming before the county | hoard, and after disposing of these an adjournment wag ordered, the projects in Mpnroe yesterday. The inspection was made in.or- ider to determine the amount of performed other duties in con-' progress made on each, in order nection with his clerical work./to check up on the man hours When the order was received re-! used and money expended in com- ducing the force, he was amome! parison with the work accompli jed. in the capacity of typist and also ‘TWO DESTROYERS | ARRIVE IN PORT discontinued. | CHICAGONEWS FIGURE DEAD, (Ry Aasectated Press) LONDON. Jan. 6— | Theodore T. Ellis, 67, part owner of the Chi- cago Daily News, died suddenly here today. jbe inspected at a later date. s | The U. S. Destroyers Ciexton Mr. Demeritt said, this morning,| og Babbitt arrived in port yester- that he found all conditions eatis-| day afternoon from Cuban waters factory, work progressing in sa | where they had been on — that satisfactory| Patrol duty for the past 5 aed snd up to expectations fe, Theve vassals and the Destroy » © Only three of the projects were paca the only ms fen, not inspected, The city hall and today. fire station, county court house STRAND THEATER yard Jose ~~ 1 Clara Bow-Richard Cromwell These, said Mr. Demeritt, will in HOOPLA To!} Alice Brady-Rusell Hardie in go over the golf course and the! STAGE MOTHERS work in connection will take sev-|] Matinee: Balcony, 10¢; Orches- eral hours. j tra 15-20; Night 25.25<