The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 13, 1934, Page 1

For 54 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West The Kep West Citwen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1934. BRITISH AND JAP | Filipino Opera:Singers Star DEMERITT MUCH NAVIES START T0 | Jn Music Season At Manila\ GRATIFIED WITH PRICE pkiadienass CENTS Senate. Committee Studying | VOLUME LV. =. ¢ % ‘Six Killed, Seven Injured, No. 12. From Explosion» Of Boilers At Cotton Oil Company Plant At Hertford, North! Carolina (By Associated Press) HERTFORD, N. C., Jan. 13.—At least six men were] killed and seven injured _ here today in an explosion of boilers at the Eastern ‘Cotton Oil Company. plant of Hertford. - The large plant. was wrecked with damage. esti- mated at $50,000. Debris frontthe brick boil- er room was scattered more than 100 feet and the entire town shaken as by an earth- quake. First reports said the ‘blast which occurred short ly after the night shift had left the plant was caused by low water in the boilers, but later it was said this was un- substantiated. FUNERAL SERVICE _ CHURCH AT 1 O'CLOCK; “MEMBERS OF ANCHOR _ LODGE TO ATTEND RITES Funeral services for Rev. Wal. __ ter W. Robitis; of Ley, Memorial ‘church, who died Thursday night in a local hospital, will be held 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The} “body will be placed in the church “at 1 o'clock, - Rev. George Summers, of the | First Methodist church, Rev. Al- “fred DeBarritt, of Trinity Pres. -byterian church and Lieutenant Hartley, of the Salvation Army, will officiate. The deceased is survived by!two ‘children. A daughter, Ruth Raut- |: eon, of.Flint, Michigan, and a son, H. Robins, of Salt , Utah. © Anchor Lodge Number 182, 5 Sana. A. M., and members of the Ministerial Alliance will atten the services, - Three.pallbearers will be select- ed from Anchor Lodge and three from the church membership. ' Lopez Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements, ANNOUNCE DEATH OF MRS. MURDOCK ‘News has been recetved In the city announcing the death of Mrs. Ruby Murdock, which event ‘occurred at her home in Jackson- ville this week. * Mrs. Murdock before marriage ‘was Miss Ruby Sawyer ,.of , Key West, and her numerous friends here will learn of her demise with keen regret. capitan WENT TOO FAR MALDEN, Mass.—With $106 and a bank beok showing $8,000 fn deposits in his pocket, Morris Gotz of this city, dropped a slug instead | of a coin, and drew a fine and a im an ‘elevated turnstile jail sentence. rare eee ere AUTOREPAIRS | By Experts at Amateur Prices Lou Smith Service Station}! White & Catherine, Phone 522 [cantons Ose Toe INSTALLATION OF | ODD FELLOWS ON | THURSDAY NIGHT MEETING PRESIDED OVER BY DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER ‘WILLIAM MEN- DELL; MANY TALKS GIVEN A beautiful and _ instructive ceremony took place Thursday: Right at the Odd Fellows’ Hall on Caroline street when installation was held for Equity Lodge, 1. O. 0. F. The meetitig: was presided: over by District Deputy’ Grand Master, William Mendell. Numerous talks were made by members and offi- cers for the coming term. John A. Gardner, Noble Grand and John C. Park, Vice Grand, spoke on plans for the good of the order to be carried out during their term of office. An interesting address was heard from Chaplain W. Archer, District Deputy Grand Master William Mendell spoke on the benefits of Odd Fellowship. Newly installed officers are: John A, Gardner—Noble Grand. John C, Park—Vice Grand. 3..M. Humbert — Recording Secretary. F, F. Hoffman—Financial Sec- Win. Mendell—Treasurer. R. R. Bertram—Right Support- er to Noble Grand. ‘Giifin—Lett fete Sup- Thadins Gates—Outside Guard, Taylor—Inside Guard. W, -P. Archer—Chaplain. Jack’ R, Hyman—-Right Sup- porter to Vice Grand. Lou Smith—Left Supporter to Vice rege ‘OUT LAST NIGHT The U. S. Destroyer Babbitt left her berth at the finger pier in the submarine .base yesterday ‘morning, anchored in the stream during the day and sailed 10:45 o'clock last night for Isle of Pines. The Coast Guard Patrol Boat 109 arrived in pert last_night 11 o'clock oo is berthed in the syb- ob ah ships: Haece Sed estroyers in and Du- meng The Destroyers: | Fprednan and iitinvsn are due to atrive in port this afternoon. The Tatnall from Cuba and the Tillman from Port Everglades, EAGLES MEMORIAL SERVICES SUNDAY Knights and Ladies of the Gold- en Eagle will hold memorial serv- ices in the auditorium of the Har- ris school, tomorrow afternoon, beginning at 4 o'clock. ‘The program as published in The Citizen yesterday will be pre- sented, and the public is invited to attend. “16 Fathoms Deep.” Strand—“Ann Vickers” {Jimmie and Sally.” TOMORROW Church—Services at 11:00 a. sm., 7:30 p. m. and 8:00 p. m. Palace and PROTECT CITIZENS STEPS TAKEN TOWARD THOSE CAUGHT APPARENT- LY IN CHINESE AREA WHERE THERE IS FIGHTING (By Associated Press) Units of British and Japanese navies moved today to protect their citizens caught apparently between two fires in the Chinese coastal province of Fukien. The Cruiser H. M. S. Berwick was ordered by British authorities | to steam from:Hong Kong to Foochow, capital of Fukien, to see |- to it that no Briton was molested | - in the fight’ between: rebel and|~ national forces. Japan acted even before Great traditionally a prompt guardian of her subjects. * A Japanese cruiser anchored at Manoi, below Foochow and land. P.| ed a company of marines there. They soon withdrew, however, and order was restored. ADMIRAL RABY ARRIVES TODAY OFFICIAL COMES HERE FOR INSPECTION OF NAVAL STATION ~ Admiral “J.J, Raby, U. s N., ‘commandant of the combined Sixth, Seventh and Eighth naval districts, with headquarters Charleston, S, C., arrived in Key West by plane 10:30 o’clock this| Butterfly” at the new. municipal) Jose Carominas, morning. He had been attending the air races at Miami and-came for his regular routine inspection of the naval station, submarine base and other naval. property. At luncheon he was the guest of Lieutenant W. B. Jackson, U. S._N., officer in charge of the station, and Mrs, Jackson. Other guests were Mayor William H. Malone, Mrs. Malone and officials wit gk en the admiral. CARLTONDIN ae rom KEY WESTER HEADS PUBLICATION DEALING WITH OVERSEA FORCES ee In a recent issue of “The Ivy Leaves”, official publication of the Fourth Division Association, American Expeditionary Forces, is shown a photograph of Carlton E. Dunn, formerly of Key West, now of New York, Mr. Dunn was elected as presi- dent of the association and is con- gratulated in a letter from Wm. G. Moyer, president of the Fourth Division Chapter of Illinois which | carries the hope that they will ment at the 1934 convention to held in Miami, Fla. At that time it is expected that Mr. Dunn wil pay a visit to Key West to meet old friends. He is a son of Mrs..Robert Cash, 1004 Southard street, and a nep-| | Palace — Montgomery Players! hew of Claude Albury, head of the | ~~~ | present “Foolish People”; screen,}U. S. immigration unit in Key! i West. MASONIC NOTICE Brethren of Anchor Lodge N 182, FP. & A. M., and members of jsister lodges, are requested to! j meet members of sister lodges,, —— Montgomery Players) at the Scottish Rite Hall on Sun-} present “Foolish People”; screen, day, Januaty 14, at 2:15 p. m. Ls Fathoms Deep.” Strand—“Ann Vickers” “Jimmie and Salty.” Navy Field—Raseball. for the purpose of attending the and} funeral of brother Walter Robins. W. CURRY HARRI: jani3-1t Ww. “Manila, long noted as one o| name role in “Madame Butterfly, round of chorus girls are Filipinos in Japanese costume. WORK PROJECTS CONSIDERING DELAYS CAUS- ED ON ACCOUNT OF LACK) OF MATERIAL, PROJECTS ARE WELL ADVANCED f the music centers of the pino vocalists. Ear Miss that The @ scene from opera. (By Associated Press) MANILA, Jan, 13.— Grand opera,.concerts. and recitals with Filipino singers of experience in Europe and the United States in| the starring roles, have marked a busy season in this capital. Popular interest was stimulated bye nati _festiyal, in which. municipalities, ‘schools and various local organizations took; part. t. Miss Jovita Fuentes, a soprano who has appeared in many operas at|in Europe, stirred much interest’ States include Jose Mossegeld, by her appearance. She sang the) name role in. Puccini’s “Madame Metropolitan Theater here, the: chorus being composed of native singers. who fitted well with the Japanese setting and costumes. Frank Murphy, governor eral, lent his influence to . | esatcal renaissance by attending 'several operas staged under auspices of the Manila Chamtier Music Society. He was present’a' ja performance of “Lucia di Lain- mermoor” which was marred “at _the outset ‘by, some hooting and ‘two arrests, § Other operas presented tin- |ctuded “Aida” and “Traviata.” Filipino singers trained and known in Europe or the United a basso, whose stage name is San- j tiago Fort; Augustin Llopis and baritones, and Tapales Ysang, Remedios Cordero, | Julia Gonzaga, Mércedes Matias and Purificacion Borromeo, so- pranos, Roosevelt Approves Code For Wholesalers, Also Retailers Press) ing services (By Associa WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.— Président Roosevelt today approv- ed aicode to cover the general wholesale ard distribution trade. anh provisions of the wholesale code was 9 grant of power to:code suthoritied ‘bod’ varices distriba- tors for code authorities to fix aft- er proper hearings, and with the consent of the administration, dif- | ferentials in a price to cover the sales of manufacturers who deal | rect to retailers. The provision requires that| general code authority, after ob-| j taining permission from General | Johnson, shall call in all interest- | ed parties, including manufact ers of their code authority, to de-| fine price differential “which shall, i jbe fair and reasonable in rela-| both through wholesalers and ai.) } tri and functions rendered by each buying plant.” A 40-hour week was established with wages of $14 and $15 on a population scale basis. 'HEAVY SNOWS IN IOWA SECTIONS | GENERALLY CLEAR WEATHER } PREVAILS IN MANY OTHER PARTS j (Ny Axsocinted Press) | Heavy snows in Iowa and light jto moderate amounts of snow in ; states bordering the Great Lakes | was shown on today’s weather maps, In the meanwhile generally jele ar weather prevailed from the Pacific to Georgia, with slightly jeolder weather in Mississippi Val- jley states and most of the Gulf | states. | Rain is expected to follow the ifair week-end over most of the; °f| tion to nature and extent of dis-\ South. | CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY Key West, Florida INVITES YOU TO A— FREE LECTURE ON By IRVING C. TOMLI Member of the Board of Church, The First Church of C CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NSON, of Boston, Mass. Lee ip of the Mother hrist Scientist, in Boston, Mass, IN THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BLDG, 327 Elizabeth Street Tuesday Evening, January 16, 1934, 8 O'Clock Work is progressing in a most encouraging manner on all Civil Works Administration projects in: Monroe county, W. W. Demeritt, director, told The Citizen when asked what was the situation. Considering the delays due toj” lack of material, he said, satisfac- tory advances have been made and he can see no foundation for com- plaints from any source. Practically! all ofthe’ .founda- tion for the walls of‘the Key Aquarium has: been) poured: and work on the walls is expected ext: week. While it is not-expected all of the projects will -be _ completed within the time limit specified, February 15, it is believed that but little more time will. be re- quired and officials are sanguine that this will be granted, especial- ly in the case of almost complet- ed projects, It is believed, from the tenor of, certain correspondence, now be- ing received, that the CWA and FERA program may be extended’ further into the year and more allotments for other projects be made available. SHOLTZ EXTENDS TIME FOR TAGS WILL ALLOW FIFTEEN DAYS " ADDITIONAL FROM TIME LIMIT JANUARY 15 oe . (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 13.—Governor Sholtz to- day announced an. ex: taining new automobile license tags from Janu- ary 15 to February 1. The extension was or- dered, he said, because of delay in sending out of tags from the state farm at Raiford. LAST ORDER TO There are abou it &' biles and etiven in now being } 1934 Ii based o1 ct | sold, 420, to date, = the mumber of iagecre in the county, Numbers have asked Tax Colec- tor Frank H. Ladd if there will be any extension of time for the purchase of tags and he has re- plied in the negative. January 15, next Monday, is the last day and after then owners operating cars or trucks without tags will be liable to arrest. Sheriff K. O. Thompson ‘has also been besieged by numbers of auto owners asking if the sheriff's office will allow owners time to procure licenses after January 15. To all of these he has replied that he cannot do so and obey the law. While the last legislature made it possible for ‘the governor to ex- tend the time until February 15, his excellency sent out, long be- {fore tags were on sale, letters to all tax collectors advising he | would not extend the time for the purchase of tags after January 15. Governor Sholtz explained his | attitude on this refusal of exten- ;sion by showing that the pro- leeeds from the sale of tags went to the state school funds and the ledueational institutions through- out the state were sadly in need i* these funds. COLLECTOR 00 jonroe cor Income Tax Issue Involving Lindbergh And Many Others TWENTY-ONE WET STATES SHOWN IN LIST FURNISHED ALL OTHERS ARE DRY; CITI- ZEN FURNISHES INFORMA- TION .FOR BENEFIT OF MANY MAKING INQUIRY } How many wet. states are in the United:States is a question that is frequently asked The Citizen. For the information of-others who may} ‘I under:the direction of» the be’ interested, the following list of the 21 wet states is published. .. Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Illinois, Colorado, | Maryland, | | Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New! Former Postmaster Gene- ral And Hoover’s Son Included In List Sub- mitted (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. —Income tax study touch- ing Colonel Charles Lind- bergh and a host of other past and present names in the air mail field, today was revealed.as going forward senate committee. Members of the senate air mail investigating com- ' Jersey, New Mexico, New York,| mittee, who already have Ohio, Rhode Island, Wisconsin. All other states are dry even; though the vote was wet in many Oregon, Washington cause of state laws providing they remain arid until such time as the different state legislatures intro- duce wet laws for the abrogation ‘of the dry enactments now effec- tive. FLORIDA TAKES The Steamship Florida, of P. and O. 8, S. company, sailed yesterday for Havana with £4 pas- sengers, one ton of freight, six automobiles and 177 sacks of mail: Ferry Parrott came in from Cuba yesterday afternoon with two cars of sugar, one of pine- 13 crates, and 180 sacks Agwidale, of the Clyde-Mallory Steamship Lines, due in port Monday morning from New York, bound to Tampa and Mobile. Freighter Henry R. Mallory, of the same lines, is due Monday eve- ning from Galveston enroute to Charleston, S. C., and New York, The last named ship is making the run to Key West and the other points named in place of the Brazos sailing of which was can- celled while the ship remains at Galveston for a few days. CONGRESS SLOWS UP IN ITS W SENATE AND HOUSE ORDER- ED TAKING OF RECESS TODAY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. —President Roosevelt and members of congress were devoted today te segiuded work on their special. prob- lems preparing for swinging next week more fully into the winter’s work on recov- ery and regular legislative programs. This was the first time in days there was no procession of conferences at the White House, allowing time for dollar devaluation intri- cacies. The senate and house were in recess today. Pennsylvania, and| caused one sensation in the capital this week, disclosed | they had ordered income tax, checkups also on Walter F. Brown, former postmaster- general, others in his ad- ministration, and Herbert Hoover, Jr., son of the for- mer president. Investigators explained they “had sent about. 200 questionnaires to — _men prominent in companies Tearrying ait mail, and those who took part in making contracts for this work dur- ing the last administration. As information requested came back to the committee, they ‘said the treaduty asked a check of incomdé ‘tax te- ports of men conéerned. for any contrary statements. ASKED FOR “GAS MONEY” DENVER.—A bicylist whirled into a filling station in this city and shouted: “Give me some gas. I don’t mean the kind you keep in the tank. 1 want the kind you keep in the cash register.” (Dy Asuociated Press) CLEVELAND, Jan. 13.—Post- master General Farley predicted today that President Roosevelt would not “spread his sails be- fore the inflation.gale with all the perils that beset such a course.” The democratic national chair- man asserted in « speech before a Cleveland automotive luncheon that “neither will the president tacrifiee advantages which have occurred in commodity prices by taking views of international bank- ers. For my own part I do not pretend to be an authority on the subject. 1 know the president is such authority and he is not like- ly to go wrong in his particular field where he has been right so often.” Farley praised congress for its cooperation with the president in last year’s special session, and pressed confidence that the cur- rent session would be helpful. Irene Dunne-Walter Huston in AMM VICKERS James Duna-Claire Trevor in JIMMIE AND SALLY Matinee: Balcony, 10¢; Orches- tra 15-200; Night 18-280