The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 11, 1934, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LV. No. 10. Commissioners Vote:To Pay Forces One Month's Reports Of Various Offi- _cers Covering Period Of Six Months Read At Meeting Last Night Officials and employes of the county are being paid one month’s salary today. This was decided on at the regular meeting of the board of county commissioners toe Mrs, Louise Wilson, director of night. Woman’s work projects of the ‘On motion the board voted to| Civil Works Administration in Florida, left. over the highway adopt a resolution to transfer this aoeiing for an inspection of $5,000 from the general indebted-|the keys, in company with Miss mess fund and $500 from the gen- ow ere sociphiaervics ‘pec: eral advertising fund to make up| Mrs. Wilson was in Key West ‘ for two days taking up matters of she. payroll. interest pertaining to the adminis- Payments are to be made for| trative work in Monroe county January, 1933, general revenue} nd looking over the accomplish- fund; April, 1932, fine and for-| ments during the past. feiture fund, and June, 1932, road| She was very much pleased, she OFFICERS LEAVE © "FOR INSPECTION | OF KEY PROJECTS MRS. LOUISE WILSON, AC- COMPANIED BY MISS ILEEN WILLIAMS, DEPART THIS MORNING OVER HIGHWAY he Kep est Citen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1934. MISS L. CURRY DEAD; FUNERAL SERVICE TODAY KEY WEST: WOMAN INJURED | (ity Anvociated Prensa) BY AUTOMOBILE TUESDAY| wasHiNGTON, Jan. 11—! NIGHT SUCCUMBS AT HOME| “Deadwood Dick,” of dime novel fame, has just made his proudest ‘LAST EVENING redskin “leap in the air and bite} the dust.” And may the kindly: shades keep him from knowing it Miss Leonora Curry, 57 years} Was his deadly bulets that did the P . « * ing | deed. j0ld, died 6:80 o'clock last evening) ie is being ingtalled with all his at the home, 508 Margaret street. | yellow-back vals and gals on the Miss Curry was injured Tuesday|sacred shelves of the rare book room in the Library of Congress. ; And just one generation ago he bile at the corner ot Duval and) 44, nis devotees tracking the trail Eaton street. to the woodshed, “followed by an Funeral services are being held|irate father grasping the | family 4 o’clock this afternoon from’ the|switeh. residence, Rev. Van Ryan’ of ‘the Dick'Costs Money Now congregation of Brethren offieiat-|' Dick and his pals fared forth ine: offering ‘their’ adventures for a Survivors are’ the mother;: Mra dime; and, like» everything’ that George G. Gurry; five sisters, Mrs,{ Comes ‘too casily to humans, he Veecooveccsooccece By SIGRID ARNE 1 night when struck by an automo- Sweeting and Mrs, Winnie Young, | he has almost disappeared from Key West; Mrs. Bramey Pinder,| the: American’ scene. Matecumbe; Mrs. Robert Baker,| Se he became “rare.” Startled Miami. historians discoyered the dime Pallbearers will be selected from |"0Vél holds much that is authentic | Brethren of the Gospel Hall. about pioneer days. Edith Henriquez, Mrs. Thomas’. | W@S'thrown away so carelessly that| | “Shhh! It’s Deadwood Dick! Library Of Congress Welcomes The Old Dime Devill fund. Present at the meeting were Chairman’ Norberg Thompson, Commissioners Carl Bervaldi, Braxten B. Warren, Roy Fulford and William R. Porter. Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, Chief Deputy Sheriff Clements Jaycocks, At- torney William V. Albury and Tax i ' The Benjamin Lopez Funeral] The Library of Congress began to want Deadwood Dick and his! pals, But Dick has become an ex- pensive gentleman in recent years. Saved—From Furnace Then the files of the copyright department had to be renovated r removal into the new Archives| ¢oy himself in the Library of C building, which is just bein; said, with the way matters had been and were being handled in Monroe county and had no criti- cism to make of either the admin- istrative branch or the work oun Home is in charge of arrange- MOORE SUCCEEDS - STRUNK IN CWA tion-dripping dime novels, of whic Deadwood Dick has achieved another victory—he’s made a place ess. The old yellow-backed; sen: h he was one of the most popular | For 54 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Three Persons Are Killed As Blaze Destroys Woolworth Co. Building In COLORED WOMAN | WAS SENTENCED. | IN COURT ACTION MAMIE SAWYER rieapen| GUILTY TO CHARGE OF DRUNK AND DISORDERLY IN CRIMINAL COURT TODAY Mamie Sawyer, colored, was! arraigned in criminal court _ this morning on a charge of. being drunk and disorderly, using vile and profane language. She plead- ed guilty and was sentenced to 30 days hard labor in county jail. Yesterday afternoon the woman was given a preliminary hearing in court of F, O. Roberts and was bound over to criminal court in} bond of $50. Constable Ray El-| wood reported he had arrested the, Aurora, Believed That Bodies Of Other Possible Victims Might Be Buried Under Debris (By Associated Press) AURORA, Ill, Jan 11.— The death toll in a spectacu- lar midnight fire of a - five and ten cent store was plac- ed at three known dead to- day as the body of one fire captain was recovered, and those of two others sought in the basement of the — build- ing. ; The victims were Cap- tains Edward Rees, John Peterson and Charles Hoff- man. They were trapped when the three story outer wall | not the pool room proprietor, were | of a building occupied by sentehced today to short periods the Woolworth . Company jin jail by Judge Harris for con-| toppled over, endangering prisoner on complaint of _ neigh-' bors. That she was a nuisance and had been arrested several times before Gerald Borges and Raul Garcia, tempt ‘of court. Assheser'J. Olio Kiechhatner, ished here. V. Valta Parma, heroes, are now considered historical gems, although not so many| Borges was on trial on a Gales the lives of hundreds- of : Reports for the six months end- ing December 31, 1933, were re- ceived from the following officers :; Tax Collector Frank H. Ladd Fees, “commissions _col- lected - - $6,480.95 1,282.55. $5,198.40 Mone $3,748.29 aie $3,729.03 | 1,601.25 pereeerar Sheriff K. O. commissions 1,063.58 POSITION HERE DEMERITT RECEIVES TELE- “| GRAM APPROVING HIS. SE.) LECTION AS ASSISTANT DISBURSING OFFICER OF BANK DEPOSITS MAKES REFERENCE TO _ IN. STITUTION CLOSED IN BANK HOLIDAY jed to explore, and there he found Dick. Seooping up the dusty, yel- honliny of the furnace. The dime novel, Parma explains, made its debut under the sponsor- ship of Erastus Beadle of New , | York in 1859. ie Lato! Press) ~ = _ WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Bdsel_ Ford told the senate investi- gating committee today the Ford Motor Com- pany had $32,500,000 on deposit in the Guard- ian bank group of De- troit when it was closed by the Michigan bank * holiday. THREE BUILDING James S, Moore has’ been’ ap-’ pointed assistant disbursing offi- tration in Monroe county, vice E. A, Strunk, Jr., resigned, Some time ago Mr, Strunk found that the duties of the of- fice seriously interfered with his Florida Contracting .and Engi- ‘neering company, . and tendered J his resignation. Since that time he has been conducting the affairs of the dis-, bursing office pending the ap- pointment of his successor. Several days ago William W. Demeritt, director of C. W. A. in Key West, sent in the name of But, ‘somehow, parents tnowgne?" their children should be reading Shakespeare or Emerson. “Dead- cer for the Civil Works Adminis-| wood Dick” and his energetic gal,| 11.—Six United States Navy “Calamity Jane,” hac )o sneak in- to the hotse. Ladies—Real Ladies Certainly the dime novel could not be criticized on grounds of position as manager of the South! morality. The dime novel girls| atk shortly before day- didn’t even “stretch their legs.” They “eased their limbs.” They re- mained ttye to.their own true loves, and‘ always “properly cloth- ed.” And now “Buffalo Billy, the Boy Bullwhacker,” resides in the same building with the dignified Othello. Now gray-haired men can_re- tor of the rare book room, decid-! low books, he saved them “from a, fate worse than death’—the ig-} years ago they were forbidden reading for many a child. i ‘ { t ; 5 ° ‘Navy Planes Near Destination f e \e % On Their Flight To Honolulu bah’ (iy Abgoctated Presa) : O, Jan.j Fair weather and helpful tail’ winds “were promised seaplanes, making their first) over most of the remainder squadron flight to Honolulu,j of the course. were well past the halfway SAN FRANCISC The planes left San Fran- cisco yesterday afternoon. | break today and last reports pe The planes were only. 350 indicated: all was well: with} the flight, which is expected | Miles from their. goalrat 1 to be completed dyring this}o’clock Eastern Standard afternoon. Time. : 397.50 PERMITS ISSUED There were three building and repair permits issued this week from the office of. Harry Baker, building inspector. General repairs to hotel at 1015 Fleming street. Owner, 'S. D. Gibson; tost, $250. New roof on the kitchen of the dwelling at 1108 Petronia street. -! Owner, E. R. Curry; cost, $35. $155.67) Repairs to roof and flooring of $ 666.08 _ Constable Ray Elwood Fees, commissions col- 99.94 $99.94! ‘Justice F. 0. Roberts $155.67 i receipts— There are several other reports residence at 618 Fleming street. Owner, G. Pinder; cost, $75. Mr. Moore for approval and yes-| vive the dear dead days by walk- terday received a telegram from| ing unashamed through the majes- Tallahassee appointing him to the} tic portals of the Library of Con- eer caaae ait vite Cae gress nes Ranerege) the . little i. will remai w-bac! i ifi charge until Mr. Moore has filled pou that ping geome out the papers necessary to his) © “I’m Mustang Sam, the high qualification. Muck+a-Muck of E. Pluribus Sap ere ice Unum... I can yell louder, run SMALL FIRE ON furder, ride. faster, shoot WHITEHEAD ST. straighter, jump higher, tell At 2.30 o’clock this morning bigger lies, eat more bull and jump outside more chained Engine Number 3 responded to a telephone call advising of a fire: lightning than any other two legged critter as was ever on Whitehead street near Angela. pupped.” } CORONER’S JURY | ___ Commotion WANTS PICTURES OF KEY WEST FOR. USE IN ARTICLE PICTURE EDITOR AMALGA- : MATED PRESSPHOTO ASSN./| TO BE PROVIDED WITH ‘Stavisky Scandal Chases; Gi In French Chambers (By Apnociated Press) (PARIS, Japs \ltreaThe Stavieky scandal stokm broke with full forced’ bn jthe| goverament! of Pre- mice Gimifie Cha chamber of deputies today. The cabinet went before the chamber and sought to avert its overthrow by frank admission of “faults. and negligence,” and of setting up a gambling game’ and Garcia was a witness. Borges asked Garcia a question and on being answered, said, “you’re a' damn liar!” Garcia replied, “If I’m a damn liar, so are you!” Whereupon the judge sentenced | jail and Garcia to one day for con- The jury found Borges not guil- ty of the gambling game charge. JACKSONVILLE HAS LOW TEMPERATURE. HEAVY FROST BLANKETS MANY SOUTHEASTERN STATES (By Associated Press) Heavy frost blanketed the southeastern states today qxtend- ing as far south a’ northern Flor- ida. West of Mobile, however, the sky was cloudy and frost light. Jacksonville ‘had a temperature of 35 at 7 o’clock this morning and down,at Titusville it was 43, but frost did not extend that far, the weather bureau said. ; Borges to two days in the county} spectators at the height of the conflagration which caused a $225,000 damage. Belief that bodies of other victims, some of them spec- tators;-might be found un- der the-debris, wag express- ed by firemen. Cause of the fire was said to be unknown. R. WEATHERFORD MINUS BICYCLE WHEEL STOLEN FROM IN FRONT OF RESIDENCE ON DIVISION STREET Roland Weatherford, chief clerk in the Clyde-Mallory Lines office, is walking today. Not that be pre- fers walking, as he usually. trans- ports himself on his bicyele’-But he has no bicyele. \ Some miscreant stole his wheel, which he had left in front of his residence on Division street. Mr. Weatherford went into the home » for a Yew minutes and left the bicycle standing at the eurb. When he came out it was missing. It still is, Federal Expenditures For Fiscal Year Passes Three Billion Mark Arriving at the scene a shack in fi i Promises of drastic reforms and Of Dr. Wynekoop Gets Started (By Associated Press) the rear of the Three and Two cafe was found burning. flames were extinguished with buckets of water, The; IN CURRY CASE ‘FRANK 0. ROBERTS, PEACE} JUSTICE, ISSUES SUM- SAME BY CHAMBER | i William Rand, picture editor, of | } the Amalgamated Pressphoto As-; punishments in police and judicial procedure. Deputies opposing the govern- ment charged that corruption in (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Fed-| themselves in the hoiise today to eral expenditures for the fiscal mbes gx a ree year today passed the $3,000,000,-| dent Roosevelt, despite discontent j | government, parliament and press over “gag rule” procedure which : mops i : 000 mark leaving $8,000,000,000/ they relied upon. sociation of New York city, will,! " “ ” , sie i enabled Serge “Handsome Alex”), spent before June 30 to ful-| Defeat of the contested rule at his request, be furnished Photo- j Stavisky, who killed himself Mon- would prove a decided setback for graphs of Key West and Dry!day when police closed in upon, fill President Roosevelt's budget! 4. .coratic forees, but leaders Tortugas by the chamber of com-jhim, to fleece the public of more,’ estimates. are not expecting any more diffi- | than $40,000,000, i : Shae etinged | Stavisky founded the Bayonne) Budget estimates put total gov- oniea | po = WHERE TO GO line for an hour to get seats where} | S@eoccccccancoscceooeeee ies: tape ‘weed — was room for less than 200. sgaie's ‘ crowd composed mostly of TONIGHT When the death of Miss Leonora Palace — Montgomery Players; Curry was announced last night, Qe tial today with the prevece-j women begun hstling uel push. tion asking. the death penalty for| ing in the hallways and an emer- iets Mie ilins, Lindany ere y en ne Steere of atiet CHICAGO, Jan 11. — The MONS present “Little Orphan Annie”;}24 hours after being struck by an sereen, “Taming the Jungle.’ } automobile driven by John Nel- | ™®T<e- iff's deputies and bailiffs as spec-' Wynckoop for the death of her|tators began screaming and shout. @aughtor-in-law Rhets, 23, on an} “King for a Night.” Strand—“Before Midnight” and| son, 8 coroner’s jury was being! summoned to investigate the eer Rand writes they have on file a, The crowd was finally ordered from the building, but lines again} began forming. | ‘The defendant was carried in a! chair to the building, but walked) inte the courtroom assisted by a! nurse. j ‘The son, Walter Weynekoop., ‘went to his mother and took her in his arms affectionately and} gave her a lingering kiss and con-! versed with her, cheek to cheek,! for several minutes. Dr. Wynekoop's dasighter, Cath-! Selection of the jury began as the judge entered the chambers. | operating table. { Frank 0. Roberts, justice of the — coroner ex-officio, issued | sum S j present “Little Orphan Annie";) following pet agotsonar beng ree sereen, “Taming The Jungle.” | George A, Lowell, selected as} Strand—"Jimmie and Sally”|foreman; Fernando H. Gato,| and “Before Midnight.” {George E. McDonald, George M.! Park, Mark Plummer and H. L./ NOTICE Olivieri. | : As the fyneral services are be-! Officers of the Key West Coun-|ing held this afternoon and the! try Club will give a dance at the/two principal witnesses, Mrs./ TOMORROW | Palace—Montgomery Players and their out-of-town guests arejare cordially invited. DR. H. C. GALEY. President. undergoing great mental suf-' fering, it has been decided to post-. janti-1t afternoon. i ‘story of Tortugas, Key West and | the old fortress which they want to embellish with interesting photo- graphs of the locality. | Pictures of Key West, the “Gulf and Island Fortress” the interna-} tionally famous shark infested | moat, an interior view of the for-| tress and the famous “mystery! grove,” are the ones needed, As these are to feature the salient points of the story and | Clubhouse Saturday, January 13,| Young, sister of Miss Curry, and, will be of inestimable value to }Starting 9:30 p.m. All members; John Nelson, driver of the car,|Key West. the chamber decided to} comply with the request and the photographs are being secured. j will be sent to New York. In a letter to the chamber Mr. Municipal Pawnshop, jeaving with ernment outleys for 1934 at $11,- assets three weeks ago. ‘CLYDE-MALLORY ‘OFFICIAL HERE John E. Craig, first vice presi- dent of the Clyde-Mallory Lines, arrived on the Havana Special this morning and is the guest this afternoon of C. E. Smith, local agent. Mr. Craig ie making his regular! inspection of all Florida terminals of the lines and may remain in pone the inquest until Saturday!When they are in readiness ~~ West ‘until tomorrow after-; noon, With the senate calender j os ene.eee. ‘ | Nearly half of | for routine government costs has; been spent, but only about $1,- 500,000,000 of the $7,000,000,000 j which the president estimated for lrecovery costs has been spent. The deficit stands nearly $500,- 000,000 less today than the same date last year, but by the end of the year the deficit estimated by the president will be in the | neighborhood of $7,500,000,000. SEVERAL ISSUES S |BEFORE HOUSE WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. ministration loyalists arrayed . x in view of opposition by president, the senate reversed self and struck out of the a bill amendment placing heavy excise taxes on from na- tions in default on war debts.