The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 30, 1934, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wiré Service VOLUME LV. No. 26. Chicago Was Hardest Hit Of Big Cities In Extreme Cold Wave; Reports Seven Deaths PIAL LLL LLL) NIGHT DRIVING Before you start out on a night trip see that you have good bulbs in both front and rear lamps. Always dim your lights for the other car. It is 2 better to buy your lights from a mechanic or recognized gar- age where they will be equal- ized for you. REMEMBER, AUT O MO- BILES KILLED OVER 500 PEOPLE IN FLORIDA DUR- ING 1933, LET’S STOP IT. Ocala Experiences Temper- ature Of 25 In Cold Spell | Striking Florida Section Today (By Associated Press) A break in the frigid wea- ther that enveloped much of » the nation was in sight to- day. Temperatures were al- ready moderating” in oe (By Govetnor’s Committee on northwest. | Public safety.) More moderate readings | +@g@g@g@ ee: were ‘predicted for parts of |’ ntral states today, and SAND east tomorrow.” | waaay In Chicago, apparently the ‘WORK hardest hit in the country’s; big cities, seven deaths had'NO APPROPRIATION MADE been attributed to cold and| FOR MOVING SAME MADE some 14,000 homeless men} AS YET were seeking relief from| igeven below zero weather, | Where there was a pile of sand, * driven into shelters operated’ nothing now remains. This brief by t linoi: eli om-; Sentence describes the conditions y the Illinois Relief ¢ {extant in various parts of the city mission. where the sand intended for street Three died in improvement projects has disap- ‘ ‘t - ; eared, vania, one in Indiana, two in: Michigan and one in Minne-' and in some instances before, had start tomorrow jmorning clearing an area on Stock Island as a pre~ liminary to the construction of a Authority for thie (project me received last night from Tallahas- ceived’ last night. seeand on the recommendation of | jt js on this basis the work is Colonel Joseph C. Stehlin, state} to be started and Colonel Stehlin airport engineer for the depart.| is satisfied that long before this allotment of working time has ment of commerce, the work will) heen used up, further instructions! be started at once. will be received for continuing ‘ the project tificati Request for a municipal air- er clore Sat nec ceaon stat funds are available. port was forwarded to wereee:| The colonel has been instrumen- ton some time ago by a committee | tal in securing some of the largest composed of Mayor W. H. Malone/ projects and putting through a and Councilmen J. Frank Roberts! "umber of improvement programs and Joe Cabrera, in all parts of the country, espe- Since that time the idea has} cially in the south. vi Enthusiasti: been intensely followed up and re- H pid pecans zs 5 le is highly enthusiastic about sulted in the arrival several days} the local airport and can see no ago of Colonel Stehlin, than whom) reason why the project will not there is no one better qualified; be carried to its conclusion with it is said, to pass ‘on projects like! the recommendations as to its be- ~ a logical tvcation and highly : if os é | valuable, that will accompany the During his time in Key West} formal application that is to be the colonel has been constantly} forwarded at once. Immediately after the project, 4 |been turned down by the CWA sota, where the pone | eads in Washington, the sand be- sank as low as.19 below. gan to disappear. Here and there ' an empty space would show.in the The coldest wave of the ' morning where a pile had been the winter hit northern and cen- night before, it is said. trab, Florida "with + 2% set ing B Citty Woe a Ocala, the lowest officially, it was his intention of asking for reported. tan ppropriation to have the sand ; _, removed, following a positive can- The weather bureau said cellation of the oiling and sanding high winds prevented frost.’ Preiect, the disappearance of sand ‘ ies became more noticeable. Okeechobee City had a 38, Unless the appropriation for the minimum as Glades residents Temoval of the balance is soon granted, it is shown, there will be shivered. very little left to’ remove. Key West's Municipal Airport ’ e je) e : Project Approved; Will Begin ? . Clearing Off Grounds At Once Workers from the CWA will that these officials were in a great measure responsible for carrying the matter to its present status, Obtain Authority As the project now stands, there are about 12,450 man hours that can be user in preparation of the going over the matter of the air-| The recommendation referred port with Councilmen Roberts, © were prepared by Colonel Steh- and Cabrera and told The Citizen} !im, covering in every detai! the | strategic value of an airport at ! Key West, and by W. W. Demeritt, PRESCRIPTIONS ‘superintendent of lighthouses. | with a quantity of data that ex- Play Safe! Have them filled Plicitly sets forth his views on the by Graduate Registered Phar-/ Airport question which are the re- mncinte at atte! years of study and a com. a prehensive knowledge of just what GARDNER’S PHARMACY: is needed and what can be done Phone 177 Free Delivery) at Key West with the minimum of expense, eres ‘ FULL STRENGTH NAVY BILL GETS APPROVED TODAY WITH MONETARY BILL OUT OF WAY, BOTH HOUSES EN- TER iNTO DISCUSSION ON, ST. LAWRENCE PACT (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Vinson-Trammel bill construction of a navy up to full! treaty strength was approved to-| author’ day by the senate naval commit- tee as the house prepared to pass! it possibly within a few hours. | In the meanwhile both houses heaving disposed of the monetary [bill argued{also about the St. Law-, rence’ Waterway Pact. j wiPresident Roosevelt decided to hold off'devaluing the dollar and’ $2,000,000,000 ; held by the federal reserve is com-| pleted. HITLER HEARD IN AUSTRIAN ISSUE CLAIMS GERMANY HAS NO IN- TENTION OF VIOLATING SECURITY (By Associated Press) | BERLIN, Jan. 22.—Chancellor Hitler promised today that G many had no intention of violat-/ ing security of Austria.” His.declaration was made _ in the course of an address to the Reichstag and a erowd of foreign diplomats at the celebration of his first anniversary in power. _ He said he regretted German relations with Austria were not satisfactory, but the “fault is not ours. The assertion that Ger-| many plans to violate security of | Austria is absurd and incapable of proof.” BRIEF SESSION CRIMINAL COURT SEVERAL PLEAS OF GUILTY| ENTERED DURING MORNING Criminal court met in brief ses- | sion this morning with Judge J.) Vining Harris presiding. The! court convened for the purpose of | hearing several pleas of guilt Cyril Griffin was charged with gambling and on _ his _ pleading guilty\to the charge was sentenced | to pay a fine of $25 and costs, | .Moseg Green, colored, guilty of ¥3 sfecafgdenauare, was: given iaty jail. F. Bailey, colored, received sentence of 10 days in jail. Pepe Pelaez Adopts Slogan Of “Me And Franklin Roosevelt” When the first customers started to arrive at Pepe Pelaez's ca’ an early hour this morning, their at- tention was immediately tracted by a large American flag displayed on the sidewalk. Upon asking what was Pepe, who was very jovial mood, “Mi Rooseve! the birthday a the two personages. As a result of the event, Pepe has been exceedingly happy the whole day relating the story of how proud he was to have been born on the same date that of the chief executive of the tion, whose birhday is Vcing gen- erally celebrated today throughout the land. Pepe said that both “Me and Roosevelt” are 52 today. although he “slightly” old- 72 months. “Despite this fact relative to age, I still have young ideas, and hope to continue in this frame of for years te come.” a {nation’s chief executive. installing the radio f jevent and the | Pre The Key West Citwen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1934. ‘President Roosevelt Honored At Birthday Balls Throughtout Land i | THE GUEST OF HONOR AT 6,000 FETES TONIGHT Everything In Readiness For Big Roosevelt Ball Tonight Amidst a scene of tropical grandeur and entrancing beauty, the 52nd birthday anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roose- Key West tonight at the Country Club. velt will be celebrated in For the past several days has working and there has been evolv- decorative committee been ed a picture of scintillating bril- liance that will prove the most wonderful scheme of decorations that has ever been produced on a similar occasion here. Not one thing that will add to the attractiveness of the affair has been forgotten and it is the con- sensus of opinion that the Pr dent’s ball will mark an epoch in the history of social activities in Key West. There will be a number of enter- tainment features introduced dur- ing the evening in which will be seen and heard a number of local artists. President’s Address At 11 o'clock an announcement will be made of the address: by the president and throughout th United States the people are eagerly awaiting the words of the But it is safe to say that nowhere will he be listened to amidst more de- lightful surroundings than at the | Key West Country Club. George Lucas, of the Key We Slectrie Company, has comple r this g receiving set, the ck of the J, L. mpany, is in ttend- finest in the st Stowers Music readiness to convey to ants at the ball sident and t men and widely tainers. Exce'lent Music Howard Wilson and his oand of arranged t will compr NATIONAL BIRTHDAY BALL FOR THE PRESIDENT In honor of President Roos: ADMISSION the! this magnificent confection, which is the contribution of the Charles Saunders Wholesale Grocery com- pany. ' The cake is a masterpiece of the bakers’ art, and is the output or Lhe Letty Lou Bakeries, famous throughout the country for their| productive artistry in cakes and| pastries. - Those in charge of the sale of ,tickets have been happily surpris-| led at the number purchased and} ; while they feel that practically all’ who intend going have probably | secured their tickets, they have ar-} ranged to have them on sale at the entrance to the club house to-| night. DALADIER FORMS ~ CLEANUP CABINET [ORGANIZATION COMPOSED | MAINLY OF VETERAN ' STATESMEN Axsociated Press) PARIS, an. Edouard Daladier, again premier of France, formed a “clean-up” cabinet today to guide the nation out of the | Bayonne pawn shop scandal, i It is a eabinet composed of “the ’ neither radical nor (fy is composed mainly of veter- jan statesmen, } WHERE TO GO _ TONIGHT Grace and Truth Hail-—L The ure on Second Coming of Chri | pry Players} Mission. | Reckoning’ ith Street. Strand— and “The House on TOMORROW and Truth Hall—Lecture| Sinless Life.” Montgomery Players} Up.” | Chureh | Agurie | evelt's fifty-second birthday, for the benefit of Warm Springs Foundation Endowment. Tonight At Key West Country Club Persons who have not yet purchased tickets cam do so at the Country Club tonight. $1.25 (Ladies Free) jquest by Mayor NAVY VESSELS TO REMAIN FOR ROOSEVELT BALL REQUEST OF MAYOR MALONE TO KEEP SHIPS HERE GRANTED; PERSONNEL TO ATTEND AFFAIR TONIGHT Officers from the U. S. ships in the harbor will have the oppor- tunity of attending the President's Ball at the Key West Country Club tenight. All of the ships with one exception are to remain in port until tomorrow. The exception is the Claxton, which has sailed, pursuant to or- ders and is enroute to Norfolk, Va., exigencies of the service re- quiring her departure on schedule. A message received at the naval station communication office is as follows: “Please communicate fol- lowing message to Mayor Ma- lone of Key We: Command- er special service squadron will retain all naval vessels now in the port of Key West throughout the night of Janu- ary 30 for participation in President’s Birthday Ball for benefit of Warm Springs Foundation, with the excep- tion of Claxton which exigen- cies of the service require departure on schedule.’ Mod- ify orders of Badger accord- ingly.” This message is from the secre- tary of the navy in reply to a re- Malone asking that the ships remain until Janu- ary 31, permitting the personnel to attend the ball tonight. RELIEF PAYROLL IS NOW REDUCE CUTTING DOWN OF MAN HOUR ALLOTMENT CAUSES BIG DIFFERENCE Cutting down the man hour al- lotment for the CWA projects in Monroe county has caused a ma- j terial reduction in the payroll for men and women. Amounts to be distributed for the past week total $12,466.95. Of this amount, $12,391.95 are for the men and $75 for women clients, Practically all of the workers will have been paid off, it is un- derstood, when disbursement is concluded this afternoon. LOST NO TIME LONDON.—Deserted five days after her marriage, Mrs. Dorothy Noles of this city wedded another man and was sentenced to two days’ imprisonment for bigamy. For 54 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Tampa Mob Lynches Negro In i Early Morning; Alleged To Have Attacked White Woman CONGRATULATIONS Prisoner Taken From wad SENT ROQSEVELT! cc 4s He Was. Being Transferred From One Mayor Wm. H. Malone and city Jail To Another officials today sent a telegram of congratulations to the president, as follows: “Hon, Franklin D. Roosevelt, “White House, “Washington, D. C. “On behalf of the citizens, Key West city officials and myself, I wish to extend to you congratulations on your birthday. “Our earnest wishes are for’ your continued good bealth and many repetitions of this anniversary. “We trust that you are as beloved throughout this broad land as you are in this south- ernmost city of our country. “WwW. H. MALONE, “Mayor, of Key West.’ STEADMAN MADE LOCAL MANAGER WESTERN UNION WILL SUCCEED KIRKLAND, IN-| CUMBENT, WHO HAS RE- CEIVED ORDERS TO GO TO CEDAR KEYS STATION (By Associated Press) TAMPA, Dec. 30.—Ro- bert Johnson, negro, held for investigation of an attack on a young white woman, was shot and killed this morning | by a band of men who took | him’ from an officer as he ! was being transferred from the city jail to the county jail. The lynching took place in an isolated place 15 miles from the city jail. Graves, who reported he was kidnaped and beaten by the lynchers, said he was freed after the negro was shot down. Police reported they leased the negro to Graves at 2:30 a. m. when he appear- ed with warrants charging Johnson with petty larceny. A few minutes after they left police headquarters, | Graves said his car was stop- | ped and he was overpower- ed and*ftrced into the batk seat. re- G. R. Steadman has received no- tification of his appointment of the! Western Union Telegraph ‘company’s office at Key West, to become effective February 1. G. C. Kirkland, the incumbent, has been notified of his transfer to the office at Cedar Keys. This order is also to become effective February 1. | A dozen other cars, he Mr, Steadman has been with the! said, followed the lynchers company for the past 18 years; pes and has served in a number ofj to the scene of the killing. capacities and is now cable mana-| Johnson was arrested Sun- day night, and was partially ger for the company. i identified as the negro who In a conversation with The Cit- izen, he said the appointment came as a surprise to him, Two a weeks ago a number of officials, attacked the woman. including the president, were in Jail officials said Graves Key West and were in the com-} q; pany of Mr, Steadman most of the| Cd not explain why he call time. ed for the negro at such an However, there was nothing said| carly morning hour. of his being appointed as commer- i cial manager and when notifica-; The woman the negro is Eepnwesizersires he could hardly alleged to. have attacked, realize it. Ls ‘ is With the assumption of duties as} Was a cigar worker, and it commercial manager on February} was said to have occurred 1, Mr. Steadman will hold the : k same position that was held by| about a.-mile southeast ‘of |J..W Atkins up to the date of his retirement.’ '' That of cable| jand commercial manager. ed. Graves quoted the -negro Havana Special Arriving Today Has More Than ‘EDWARD MONTAGUE DIES IN NEW YORK DECEASED WAS ANNUAL VIS- ITOR TO KEY WEST FOR LONG TIME Edward Montague, 94 years old, died recently in Brooklyn, N. s of his death was received in Key West yesterday by friends of the deceased. Mr. Montague was an visitor to Key West, and on sev- eral occasions celebrated his birth- day here. He would leave New York by Clyde Steamship, Miami where he would spend a few days, and then come to Key West annual reach and remain for several months. His was a familiar figure on the streets of this city and that he had not arrived this season had been commented on by many of his ad- mirers and friends, (relatives and friends, as having admitted his guilt to mobsters, and expressing sorrow for the act. It was the second lynching in Hillsborough county in 25 25 160 Passengers; More than 160 passengers ar. | | rived on the morning train today,, GOVERNOR TO ost of them enroute to Havana,| BE NOTIFIED TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 30. | enforced stays in the United)—The lynching of Robert | | Johnson, negro, at Tampa, on|today was to be officially the train booked for Cube and 45\ called to the attention of for Key West, made vasiewabeue’ Governor Sholtz upon his re- and left on the S. S. Florida. {turn here this afternoon An appreciable number also! from Mobile, Alaba He jleft Key West for the Cuban capi- | is expected about 2:30 o’- tal, many of them refugees who; j bed been here since the regime of | clock. | Machado and had been awaiting peace and quiet in their land before returning. Rogelio Gomez,’ yesterday re-' cHIcaGo,—Miss Elsie Schu- leceived a cablegram from officials; man of this city had James Dur- jin Havana, authorizing him to! y . srrested when he teunted her | make arrangements for the trans-| ¢o. heving “skinny legs.” portation of ail citizens of Cuba, | whe desired to potent, and to — STRAND THEATER vide transportation “gratis' or: Richard Din—Madge Evans in all who would return. | poche 2 This Mr. Gomez did, and a nom-/{ | se wate en ea | ber of those who would otherwise! ger Pekerserigi aa — Matinee: Balcony, 10¢; Orches- i have been forced to remain in the/ | states are happily on their way to il] tra, 15-200; Night, 15-25¢ | uba, going back “home” from} i. jc eee mid PUT UNDER ARREST he where the negro’ was lynch-"'* p