The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 5, 1934, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service ‘Austria Appeals To League Of Nations For Protection Against German Aggression MAIL CONTRACT PROBE SLOWS UP TO SOME COMMITTEE DECIDES TO POSTPONE BRINGING ONE OF PERSONAGES BEFORE VAS hd dd Ret OnTIL LATER | SAFETY IN DRIVING | ‘Cabinet After Lengthy. Discussion Of Situation Decides On Consulting “League Body (hy EE Press) j VIENNA, Feb. 5.—Aus- tria decided today to appeal to the League of Nations to Have you ever stopped to think that by being a minute er two late you might save yourself injury and protect others using the streets and highways? There never is an where a motorist wait a minute or two. If such occasion arises, start your trip soonér. Remember IT IS BETTER TO SAY HOW SAFE THE TRIP WAS THAN HOW: FAST YOU MADE IT. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—The/ senate mail contract investigating committee decided today to pest- pone the bringing of William P. MacCracken before the senate for defying its subpoena until after Chairman Black had made a re- port on the cases of L. H. Britten, vice president of the Northwest Airways, and Wilbert Givving, Washington representative of the Western Air Express. Britten told the committee Sat-! _ protect her against aggres- sion from German: elements. ‘The Austrian cabinet, aft- “discussion of} ~ Austro-German ‘ situa- tion, unanimously decided to - empower Chancellor Doll- fuss to submit its dispute with Germany directly to the League at Geneva. Earlier in the day, Prince Ernst Von Strohmberg, member of the triumvirate governing Austria, defied urday he had taken half a dozen | letters from MacCracken’s air mail } files while they were under sub- poena and torn them up. REMEMBER, AUT OMO- BILES KILLED OVER 500 ' PEOPLE IN FLORIDA DUR- ING 1933. LET’S STOP IT. (By Governoe’s Committee on While MacCracken waited in Public Safety.) the sergeant at arms’ office under A senate arrest, Black prepared and JIIALSALS LS L read his report to the senate to see CAPTURED SUNDAY | LOOKING UP CARS BY LOCAL VISITOR’ WITHOUT LICENSE a8 LSay est Citze KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1934. The Italian newspaper Lavoro Fascista shows the Roosevelt program as a storm-tossed ship men- aced by three dange: ition. The pi lent is saying, news item: “ “You have to steer well in t! inst the carrying’ out of the program of Roosevelt many strikes have broken out and | there is opposition from some sects favoring’ inflation. co-nationals is dubious nd the rocks of industrial oppo- Printed with the cartoon is this For 54 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Strike Of Taxicab Drivers In New York Still Goes On; Further Negotiations Today IN PRISON CAMP REPORTED TODAY, SHOWN -WHERE ELEVEN| WHITE CONVICTS REFUSED TO PERFORM WORK AT WILDWOOD, FLA. Trouble Thought To Be Settled During Night Broke Out Anew Early This Morning (By Associated Press) New York, Feb. 5.—The city-wide strike of taxicab drivers, believed settled at a late night conference, flar- ed anew this morning when (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 5.—An- other strike in a Florida prison camp was revealed today in re- ports to the state prison bureau here. This one was at Wildwood where 11 white convicts refused to work last Thursday. Captain J. P. Lambert, in charge of the camp, reported by mail to- day he had quelled the strike and placed the men in sweatboxes} where he would keep them u they are ready to return to work. Meanwhile the prison buteau re- ceived no further reports on strike of 26 negro convicts at Belle Glade prison last week, and Chief publicity | papers, who are fond of demon-} clerk T. E, Andrews said he is con-| between 3,000 and 4,000 Bronx chauffeurs failed to ratify the terms of settle- ment. When Morris Ernest, nam- ied by Mayor LaGuardia as 'mediator, was informed of ithe Bronx action, he an- {nounced negotiations would |be resumed this afternoon. agreement effected by Ernest with representa- a; 1, The (NRA, REPEAL BIG: ‘for their own country. strating that, in comparison. with the chancellor and establish- ed Fascist control in Tyrol, ‘He replaced the elected; provincial government with! a commission of Heimwehr! soldiers, peasant league of-! ials and Catholic storm! yop leaders. MARKET TODAY: ‘TOTAL SALES APPROXIMATE. LY $1,562; FAIRLY GOOD PRICES PREVAIL DURING ACTIVITIES FRED LEE TAKEN OUT IN COMPANY WITH DR. ROB- ERT 0. VAN DEUSEN AND ALBERT W. JOHNSON Fred Lee, of Beech Haven, N. ey is probably the happiest man Lin Key. West, today, having, taken, “yesterday the largest sailfish of fjiconse, FORCE OF DEPUTIES ASSIST-' ING IN DETERMINING WHO’ | ARE STILL MINUS AUTO TAGS AS REQUIRED | Sheriff K, 0. Thompson and his. force of deputies today began to investigate owners and drivers of cars and trucks which are being operated: withoat the 1934 “state: the season. The catch weighed 87] Few owners and drivers seem pounds, was 7 feet 3 inches long|to be acquainted with the laws and of 26 inches girth. Sse egal amiuoad op this morning, “All they can do is sen, Mr, Lee was out as the guest} to arrest me and tell me to keep of Albert W. Johnson on the yacht; off the street until I get a li-' Ungav. After the usual success | cense.”” | in catching a number of other In this he is mistaken and is NEWS TO ITALIANS By ANDRUE BERDING (ny Ansoelated fren) ROME, Feb. 5.—Italy’s — reac- tion. to-America *has become more serious, contemplative and more understanding in recent months. There has been much less print- covering this class of infractions.ipq about Hollywood and Ameri- Van Deu- As one driver said to The Citizen can crime, and efforts to interpret what is going on in Washington, New York and the United States at large have been apparent. Less Hollywood News Less material about Hollywood and the inside stories other countries, Italy's situation is | fident the men there returned to, tives of chauffeurs and cab NRA Taken As Compliment ec The same conclusions stand| Paradisieal. : ; good for the talk of the general! There is one American _ topic | public. | that receives as much space ‘in With reference to Mr. Roosevelt! Htalian papers as ever, but from # fhe Italian reaction may be divid-| ‘ferent angle—prohibition. ted into two sections, one being on Repeal Gets Attention the NRA and the other on the} Instead of the bootlegger, gang- monetary policy. The first they|Ster, widespread-drunkenness type follow with much interest, in the|0f story of the past, newspapers ‘belief. thab.the . American codes| are eagerly printing are an imitation of and therefore| repeal of prohibition as it affects | 4 g stories of the)” work toda: GIVES STATUS ON PROHIBITION LAW VIOLATORS CANNOT BE TAK- EN TO FEDERAL COURTS FOR TRIAL a compliment to the fascist cor- porative state. The second they don’t like at all. For several rea- {sons: Many fear that because of the dollar the lira may eventually be threatened and the value of their * |lira savings impaired. Many other thousands have invested in dollar bonds of the Italian government . hereby given the opportunity to fish came the surike’ that every learn that the law provides that operating a car or truck without the required license after Febru-' ary 1, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or six months ungler longs for, a sail fish. After the fish was hooked and leaped into the air severa? times, the oecupants of the yacht real of the} sad Italian industrial firms float- stars is receiving space in Italian] oa i, New York. newspapers partly because the; papers are trying to give as much; Bond Incomes Reduced publicity as they decently can to! Their income from these bonds the struggling Italian movie indus-|has been reduced from 30 and 40 ed that it was a magnificent speci- Activity a tacthe Sponge | bes and began to caution Mr. Lee ‘market this morning, several small | Jots being offered for sale. Total'** wales amounted to approximately $1,562, — ss yore the lots offered there ‘were four that brought fairly good These were purchased ‘for $391, $460, $106 and $506, Yespectively. Other smaller lo’ brought about $100, _ One of the buyers told The Citizen he expected there will be imcreased activity by the end of the week as other boats are ex- pected to arrive by Thursday and| their catches for sale on| in jail. A Not only is this true but each’ to the handling of the rod and] day the car or truck is operated | , }ean be considered a separate of-: After the excitement and physi-|fense and the same punishment} but fortunately there was no oc- casion for the doctor to pre- REPORTED IN MANY "SEC. TIONS OF SOUTH dividuals, but this was the only of the boats, it is said,|C*Pture- seribe. . Dr. Van Deusen had a nibble. The fish left his line and went to ave met with great success ae ; i id ae back - exceptionally! P)R - VAN DEUSEN TO GIVE LECTURE AT HIGH SCHOOL lahoma and extreme northern Tex. (By Assuciated Press) Light snowfall from Minnesota to the New England coast was recorded on weather maps today long with a snow area coming the country from the Pa- cific Ocean, « rains over uch of W: northern C: Nevada. North Carblina, Te: » Ok. rnia and part of | | | try. One explanation of the decrease in crime news is that many of the American crime leaders,. from King Capone on down, have been of Italian origin, and Italian news- papers have concluded that to print news of this type of their percent as their dollar dividends are converted ‘into lire. Most of the articles printed in Italian news- papers on Roosevelt’s monetary policy condemn it. American unemployment, with figures and deductions, receives a perennial position in Italian news- Fears:Of: Rioting ‘Agtinst ° | COURT HEARING Soldiers To Be Assembled (By Associ: PARIS, Feb. 5.—Fear of more , | Serious rioting, brought heavy re- ated Press) jwar veterans and young patriots ! : s, jall were planning manifestations Italian wine exports. An Américan decree on liquor imports is given as much space as the biggest in- ternational story of the day. The depression has brought Italy a better understanding ‘of | America, forthe reason that Ital- jians returning to their homelahd from the Unjted States have talk- ed about thé new world to their relatives and friends. Lindbergh Holds Headlines There is only one American fig- ure of the pre-crisis years who still has full entre to Italian newspa- pers. Fading away are Charlie Chaplin, whom they call Charlot; Douglas Fairbanks, Al Capone, Hoover and Jimmie Walker—but Lindbergh preserves his promi- nence. His recent tour through Europe “got a play” even on the busiest days in the newspapers. | baa BE ARRAIGNED LATER IN CRIMINAL COURT AS VAGRANT | Eddie Pender, of North Caro- | lina, will face trial at the next | term of criminal court on a charge inforcements of soldiers into Paris| simultaneously with the reconven-! of being a vagrant. today. | jing of parliament. Authorities fearing police de- Pender decided he wanted to cultivate a jag and to that end be- (ity Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—The supreme court ruled today that persons charged with violating the national prohibition law before its repeal | companies called for the | strike to end at 7 o’clock this | morning. Spokesmen for the cab , drivers, however, said rat- ification by the men them- jselves would be required » ‘There were mass meetings throughout the night. iss | Under the terms of settle- | ment reached last night, cab companies and drivers agreed to a 50-50 division of the ‘disputed tax fund. ‘ FIVE DESTROYERS REMAIN IN PORT BAINBRIDGE ARRIVED SAT- URDAY AFTERNOON FROM CUBAN WATERS cannot be tried for such offenses in federal courts. eve WHERE TO GO Seereccccccocooccccscees TONIGHT Grace and Truth Hall—Lecture} on “The Kingdom of God and) Kingdom of Heaven.” Parish Hall—Card Party. Strand—“Duck Soup.” Arriving from a tour of patrol ; service in Cuban waters, the De- stroyer Bainbridge came in port Saturday afternoon and berthed at Pier B, in the naval station, to Palace—“The Avenger.” take on fuel oil. . The vessel will iwemain for a recreational period. TOMORROW ¥ Destroyer Goff is scheduled to Grace and Truth Hall—Lecture| sail about midnight tonight «fer on “The Church, the Body of}Cuban waters, relieving the De- Christ.” |stroyer J, Fred Talbott which is Parish Hall—Oyster Supper. bdue to arrive sometime tomorrow. Scottish Rite Hall—Sock Social. ){ Other vessels in the harbor are Strand—“Prizefighter and the|the Destroyers Reuben James, ind “Above the Clouds.” [Jacob Jones and McFarland, Roosevelt Making Ready For New Legislation Aside From “e nin peng on oe can be meted out to the offender. e coveted prize, Mr. Lee gave every evidence of being on the Hverge of « collapse, it was sds LIGHT SNOWFALL IN SOME PARTS, g¥ heyy that of Mr, Johnson, but evaded|FREEZING © TEMPERATURES the hook and made off. There was a number of sail fish seen by other groups and in-} IVY LEAVES FOR =| WEST COAST TRIP| ’ F FAIRMOUNT Set i DIRECTOR 01 as had freezing temperatures dur.| Four separate demonstrations) | gan accosting pedestrians on Du-| VESSEL LEFT SUNDAY heme & PARK AQUARIUM TO AD-|ing the night, while most of the fections as a result of Daladier’s| val street and asking for the loan, WITH H. B, HASKINS DRESS PUPILS TOMORROW dhe eva’ £ ousting of Jean Chiappe as Paris| of 50 cents. : : z ae ‘ eka sed ap-| police head, began filling Paris| | He = S ass ges sented | j n is + | Chiappe’s popularity was dem- scheduled a; Program Already Announced (By Asncet WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—Pres' st the new cabinet | ier Daladier a 4 Press) nerely sanction the bill proposed there, He has sent to the capitol » spe- of Pr already | preheat ' jovertaxed when the ministry ion that police would be he, asked for assistance. With H. B. Haskins, assistant Petactassedl we ched| dent Roosevelt was said today at) is onstrated when. a . hage |.-throng} superintendent of lighthouses on! board; the Tender Ivy sailed la it it for the west coast of Flor-| Dr. Robert 0. Van Deusen, di-| ON rector of the aquarium at Fair- mount Park, Philadelphia, Pa., will appear before the pupils of FISHING TRIP, | P. Chastaine, district supervisor } Inspection of the lighthouses at! the high school tomorrow and de-! of the Western Union Telegraph Sanibel Island, Gasparilla Island: and Egmont Key will be made by! Mr. Haskins, Also the depot ati Egmont. liver a lecture on biology. Professor Horace O’Bryant has been anxious to have the students company, who came to Key West jto formally instali G. R. Steadman jas local manager of the company, }at the schools hear a lecture on| completed his work Saturday eve- Replacements of buoys are al-fthis subject from one who is re-| ning. se to be made after which thejcognized as an authority on bio-| Mr. Chastaine said he had a tender will go to Tampa and have! ® number of tubes in the boilers’ replaced after which the hull and boilers will be inspected. H At Tampa, Mr. Haskins will leave the ship and proceed to Fort! Lauderdale to discuss arrange-| ments for lighting the intracoastal: been fixed at waterway from Fort Lauderdale| morning and all interested persons} cellent fish. jare invited to attend. to Miami, logical studies, pleasant visit and rounded out the Dr, Van Deusen, who is in Key! stay with a fishing trip yesterday West in the interests of the locallas the guest of Mr, Steadman on aquarium, was approached by Pro-|his Launch “Dot.” fessor O’Bryant and graciously} He and Mr. Steadman experi-' agreed to give a talk. fenced good luck on the trip and The hour for the lecture has! returned early in the afternoon 10:25 toemorrow}with more than 50 pounds of ex- Mr. Chastaine left: for Miami yesterday. presented to parliament tomorrow. Royalists and organizations of Drive The 1934 cheered him as he finally quit pre- fecture at noon teday, giving way} ito the premier’s appointee, Bonne- jfoy Sibour. America’s Leader in the Low Priced Field MELTZER MOTOR CO. | Constable Ray Elwood and asked \for a loan. Refused, he offered | a can of soup for sale and the con- | stable took him to the county jail aoe. | Wale instructions to eat the SOUP. it CHEVROLET FRANK GATES TRIED TODAY Frank Gates, charged with non-| support of his wife and children, was arraigned in the court of Judge Hugh Gunn this morning \for preliminary hearing. | He was released on his own re- | cognizance bond of $100 for trial jte White House to be watching the progress of his program on Capitol Hill with a readiness soon propose legislation on new sub- jects, including control of stock cial report of the administration committee on ways of controlling stock exchanges. A special report by Secretary | Roper on operation of the securi- ities law and recommending hanges, will be sent to the White {House for the president’p decision | lexchanges and mendment to|in a few days. i 2 ‘es The president was also ready to the securities act. |make a statement on his policy for He favors a bill guaranteeing iprincipal of home loan bonds and extending authority of the home loan board to make loans for mod- ernization of homes. whether he will propose this in a {at the next term of criminal court.'separate mecsage to congress or However, there is some question | jthe government on sugar control. STRAND THEATER i, The Four Marx Brothers DUCK SOUP Matinee: Balcony, 10¢; Orches- tra, 15-200, Night, 15-256