The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 7, 1934, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LV. No. 33. United States Gold Stock New High Mark: Climbs To Increased To Seven Billion Dollars; $500,000 Over; Preceding Day In Sub-| stantial Gain (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb 7.— stock continued to grow today, reaching a new high of more than $7,000,000,000 or United States gold $500,000 increase over the preceding day which also showed a substantial gain in the government’s profit on dollar devaluation. The profit increase cated most of the new gold received was coming from hoarded metal for which the government still pays’ the old price of $20.67 an ounce. Treasury officials were in- terested but would not com- ment.on developments in Paris and what effect they may have on world money conditions. The prevailing opinion was that should disturbances create public sentiment in France, the French people might. seek to demand gold ig and create al. ‘to’ tha’ which existed in the United States a year ago. Such a development( if it reached major proportions, would force France off the gold standard. SEEKS PRISONERS (By Annccinied Press) MADRID, Feb. 7,—Reeurrent reports that a number of Spanish soldiers still are held prisoners of the Moors in the Sahara have giv- en rise to a proposal in the Cortes pag an expedition be dispatched to settle the rumors. « The Moors took many prisoners in the 1925, but after the final Spanish Since thern there have been pe- riedic reports that some of the prisoners still. are ‘held:as slaves in remote desert ee Japan Fearing indi- combats of 1921, 1924 and} \eeeeeeaews THE HIGHWAY PATROLMAN There may have been some jon in years past to con- the motor-cycle “cop” in an unfriendly light, but the modern highway traffic officer is the safe driver's best friend. The old time “cop” gruff and unfriendly. principal job was to bri revenue from fines. He’ im wait for the unwary mo- torist and make an arrest for the slightest infraction. The modern officer is cour- teous and friendly toward the safe driver. He is more in- terested in keeping you from ‘breaking the laws than in catching you in the act. chief job is to make the hi safe; not to produce rev- was REMEMBER, AUT OMO- BILES KILLED OVER 500 PEOPLE IN FLORIDA DUR- ING 1933. LET’S STOP IT. (By Governor’s Committee on * Public Safety.) V hdd deel ude ue ude a ROOSEVELT NOW FAVORS REDUCED INTEREST RATE PRESIDENT INSTRUCTS AT- TORNEY GENERAL TO IN. VESTIGATE ALLEGED IR- REQULARITIES, aia 7 om deat AID cena — (my ‘Annoclatea Presa) WASHINGTON, Feb. : 7.—De- lineation of President Roosevelt's attitude questions of the hour was brought out at the White House today that he favors a tbroad policy in reduction on in- terest rates on outstanding obli- gations of industry of forei; ernments and allother forms of isoued The president also told the at. gov- torney general to go to the a investigating alleged irregulari- ties in war department contracts. STILL PLENTY LEFT PHILADELPHIA.—Amy Moul- ton of this city bit off the end of her tongue when she fell down a ee flight of steps. Attack By Other Nations Starts To Map Out Her Own Program (ny Annoclatea Press) TOKYO, February 7.—,;statement attributed today Japan’s neighbors, America, | to Major General Eiko Tojo, Russia and China “knowing} chief of the war offices of Japan is likely to be con-jthe military investigation bu- fronted with various 349 eae national difficulties in No-| He said Japan “‘must work vember, 1935, are steadily | out our program without giv- preparing for war” was the! ing other nationas a chance to thwart us.” PRESCRIPTIONS | It is shown that Japan is | becoming rather skeptical of A graduate registered is always on]) t existing events, with the as- duty at this store to fill pompies that the Japanese your prescription. twould be outdone in the WE FILL THEM FOR jevent that they become lax gh hy nd IN H in the matter of making pre- | Parations for any eventuali- ?, Gardner’s Pharmacy ties concerning probable ereee Her, ~ Fee Delteot? I hostilition. MONROE GETS QUOTA OF RACE TRACK REVENUE CHECK FOR $1,500 RECEIVED} AT OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK YESTERDAY; QUICK ACTION ON SHOLTZ’ ORDER Monroe county commissioners are-in receipt of the county’s quota of race track funds for the, month of January. The check for $1,500 was received at the of-/ fice of the county élerk yesterday. Receipt of this check follows closely upon the announcement of! Governor Dave Sholtz, published | in The Citizen of Monday, in which he shows this method of dis-| ‘tribution will be followed until the! end of the racing season. It is the governot’s idea to pro- vide these funds to the different | counties in order that the longest | school term possible may be pro- vided’ by using such portions of the race track funds as may be allo-} cated by the different counties to the school funds. The intention of Governor Sholtz is to have these funds dis- tributed at- intervals of 15 days and continue in that manner unti} the final distribution is made. CONSUL C. LOWE WILL ACCOMPANY SEAMAN ON TRIP MAN WHO HAS BEEN UNDER TREATMENT AT MARINE HOSPITAL ORDERED SENT TO HOME IN ENGLAND ‘British’ “Vice “Corisul™*Chaties Lowe will Teave over the East Coast this afternoon with G. W. L. Evans, apprentice British seaman, who ‘has beenat the Marine hos- pital for treatment. Young Evans was ‘passing Key West when taken ill. The captain had him _ brought ashore and placed in the hospital for treatment. In the meantime the owners of the ship were communicated with and instructed that Evans be sent to England from New York, the British vice consul to attend to all details, Mr. Lowe expects it may be Jnecessary to accompany Evans to New York City and there make all arrangements for his being sup- plied with passage for Liverpool. HUGE BOMB SET OFF IN HAVANA SHOWROOMS OF CUBAN ELEC- TRIC COMPANY BADLY DAMAGED A, Feb. 7.— A huge bomb set off at ss -ON-W-veRser MUCH FROM AMERICA By ELMER W. PETERSON (By Associated Press) |: STOCKHOLM, Feb. 17.—The ‘man on the curb in Sweden, more}! responsive to American influenee |’ rin his every-day life than he will jadmit voluntarily, looks westward across the Atlantic with a certain amount of confusion. He is uncertain whether to ac- cept the United States as being fundamentally— (1) SENSATIONAL: ‘Ad- dicted to gangsters, skyscrap~ ers, kidnapings,' Mae. West slang, bizarre contests to de~ termine the most perfect back, marriages. op roller skates or in airplanes,» and payment of fabulous salaries to such persons as Greta Gus- tafsson Garbo, originally of. Sweden. 2) CREATIVE: Building ing up something quite new in the way of life and living,” and giving forth a flood of ideas on clothes, machinery, transportation, communica- tion, amusement, and the like. EXPERIMENTAL: At pres- ent establishing a close and complimentary kinship with Sweden (and Scandinavia in general) through political, so- cial and economic experimen- tation. American, ‘Rush’ Amazes While protesting vigorously at accusations of so-called ‘“Ameri- canization” modern Sweden man-| ages, nevertheless, to give good: evidence of westward-looking’ ad- miration by riding almost exclu sively in American automobiles, reading. American. literature rang- ing from the “confession” maga- zine type to Nobel prize winner Sinclair Lewis, popularizing Amer- ican plays—as many as four wi running simultaneously recent! itockholm theaters—and playing American music extensively in res- taurants and dance halls. American “fads,” American “wealth,” and Amcrican “biggest and best,” are popular subject matter for irony and humor in the Swedish press and the “rush” of American living is difficult of un- derstanding, especially; for the old- er generation. There is a marked belief, more- over, that America is lacking in “culture and tradition,” although the younger generation, less crit. ical, can become wildly enthus- SWEDES ADOPT; To peaceful Sweden big city life in America is scrapers, gangsters and de: ry hurry. This cover from the Swedish magazine fusion of s! drawn by Prof. Gustaf Olof Hjort éver-pyramiding mass of stone, coacrete and steel. the stream of motor cars, symbolize the the dagger and revolver to the left whil threat to law and order. lidstic over a visiting jazz orches- tra: from New York. Undertone Of Understanding Basically, however, as reflected herself closer to America than otter European countries, con- scious that there is no political coloring’ to her attitude. Although fa“large percentage of news ‘from Mmerica:‘is' of the sensational va- riéty, aiid although most of the analytical comment feeds in from} English and German news agen- ciés, there'is a pronounced under- tone of respect and understanding. ‘Wide discussion of certain of} Sweden's institutional achieve- ments as being worthy of consid- etation in America, such as the Bratt, system of liquor control, the; Swedish program of managed cur- \ency, and the like, has done much, joreover, to foster a feeling that this country has much in common with the United States, Socialist Press Admiring Socialist Sweden in paraticular finds gratification in the present program of the Roosevelt admin- startling con- somewhere in a “Sunt Fornuft,” zberg, portrays America as Airplanes and the suggest gangeter istration and the socialist press is openly pleased and admiring. Some at least of the misunder- standing which exists regarding of high-pressure publicity methods ‘in Sweden, with the result that {news of Americans competing in pancake-eating contests and the like is too often received and ac- cepted at face value. American motion pictures, likewise, not in- frequently are taken seriously as being p cross-section of actual life in America. Proud Of Lindbergh One of Sweden’s chief sources lof pride, on the other hand, is the |list of Americans with Swedish blood, such as -Colonel Charles Lindbergh, who have won interna- tional fame. (In addition to Colonel Lind- ibergh, Americans of unusual: pop- ularity in Sweden include a long list of motion picture stars,. es- pecially such comedy artists Laurel and Hardy. A number, of American writers are widely popu- ‘ar. whole, held in high esteem. For Violating COUNTY CLERK ON| dawn today badly dam- aged the showrooms of the Cuban Electric com- pany, but was the sole disorder in with a_ called strike which affected the capital. WARNING Flying of kites in in the City of Key West is prohibited ‘by law. All persons are warned that any violation of ordinance will sub- ject them to arrest, and will be punished according to law. Police have been ordered to. strictly enforce the law. This practice is not only unlawful, but is dangerous as well. Persons coming in contact with electrically-charged wires and lines are liable to serious injury. It is; also dangerous to electric lighting! and fixtures in homes and places; ‘of business, Parents are positively ordered to see that their children do not fly kites in the city limits. WM. H. MALONE, Mayor. connection general scarcely feb7-3t ROAD TO RECOVERY EXPECTS TO BE BACK AT DU-| TIES IN COURT HOUSE NEXT WEEK ! | County Clerk Ross C. Sawyer is now on the road to complete re- jcovery from a recent attack of | | appendicitis and the operation fol-} lowing. He is still confined to his home {but is not abed during the day time. Many friends have called and yesterday he enjoyed a j bridge game with several cronies. It is expected he will be allow-! ed out for a ride later in the week | and feels fully confident he will be back in his office by next week. MEXICO NOW PLANS FOR COFFEE BANK) (My Associated Press) VERA CRUZ, Feb. 7.—A bank/ for coffee producers is to be open-| ed here with funds advanced by/ |the national agricultural * bank. } j | NRA Withdraws Blue Eagle From Childs hahor jie (My Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. NRA today snatched down its first! Blue Eagle in a case involving a violation of child labor provisions, acting just as Admit ator Hugh Johnson was prepared to oppos: s for a general 30-hour } | | week in American industry before | '"&: the house committee. The national compliance board announced by unanimous vote to withdraw the Eagle from the laun- dry of Moss Lugena, of Hannibal, | j Mies. | worked his son, under who was found to have than three hor The board said a day. regardless of | relationship, child labor will not! be tolerated under the NIRA. EJECTED FROM WEDDING ST, LOUIS.—Mrs. Louise May ipf this city was ejected from her daughter’s wedding when she went credit{to the bridegroom's home without | an invitation, COUNTY BOARD MEETS: TONIGHT, PECTED TO BE HANDLED DURING SESSION “speed” of. American life, | | Americans i to th } Sicuig Svadish grasa Swed octyl sree eee ee ener President Roosevelt is, on the | | ONLY ROUTINE BUSINESS EX.| | f For 54 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West After ‘ Forcing serrrerees UNSTEALABLE AUTO PLATE WAS STOLEN State automobile license plate T-15-353, one of those that are said to be unsteal- able, has been stolen. The theft of the tag was reported to the office of Tax Collector Frank H. Ladd this morning. On January 26 this tag was purchased by Manuel Naranjo to be used on a Model T Ford car of the vintage of 1925. The owner resi at 1201 Duval street. Sometime ago, Mr. Naranjo went on a picnic on the keys and with a party went fishing. He left his car, as has been PRICE FIVE CENTS Paris Mobs Continue. Rioting Daladier Out Of Premiership During Day Wild Scenes Enacted In Capital City As Troopers Charge Huge Crowds On Scene (By Associated Press) PARIS, Feb. 7.—France ousted one governmnet and called for another today, but howling mobs which forced Premier Daladier to resign today continued: their riot- ing. Daladier*resigned even as done on hundreds of other oc- casions, in what he consider- ed a secluded place, safe from prying eyes and _ restless hands. After being away on the picnic he returned to start on the homeward trip. When he saw the car everything: ap- peared to be all right except that the license plate was missing. TI III LID OM M. TO START WORK ON INTERIOR OF CITY HALL S00 REPLASTERING CEILING AND, WALLS OF ASSEMBLY ROOM “EXPECTED TO GET -UNDER- WAY MONDAY MORNING Replastering the twalls of the assembly room of city council in the city hall is expect- | ed to start Monday morning of next week. This project, which covers the for some time but has been ham- pered by lack of material. Now that the material has been received and all of the necessary sand, cement and lime is in read- er the plastering will be start- ed. Other work on the structure has been proceeding and much has been accomplished by the workers. THREE NAVY SHIPS IN HARBOR TODAY DESTROYER J. FRED TALBOTT ARRIVED AND SAIL- ED AGAIN U. S. Destroyer J, Fred Tal- 7.—The | Regular meeting of the board of county commissioners will be held 8 o'clock tonight in the of-| | fice of County Clerk Ross C. Saw- yer. | stroyer Jacob bott arrived in port yesterday aft- ernoon from Cuban waters. She was relieved by the Destroyer ff, which sailed Monday night. The Talbott sailed this after- noon in company with the De- Jones, both ships The regular office of the clerk bound for Mobile, Ala. ceiling andj complete overhaul and repair of; jthe building, has been under wey is now being repaired and painted; U. S. navy ships in the harbor by CWA employes and business is this afternoon are the Destroyers | being conducted in the rooms in Bainbridge, Reuben James and , the southwest corner of the nae McFarland. ing. Only the usual routine matters | jare scheduled for consideration tonight, Deputy Clerk Florence | Sawyer will be in attendance at) the meeting in place of her fa- | ther. Key West's WHERE TO GO (special to cccccccccccccccccoccsoce | WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Key TONIGHT | West returned to a prominent po- Grace and Truth Hall—Lecture on “The Church, the House of , God.” Palace—“Lucky Texan.” Strand—“Above the Clouds” he Prizefighter and the { i sition among Florida cities building permits issued during the ‘month of December, after report- ing no activity for the preceding month, according to information received here today from the De-! | partment of Labor. | The cstimated cost of the work is $53,302 and the in- crease is in keeping with the rest of the state which report- ed = general revival of sc- tivity. The new operations include residential, $2,500, non-residential, $30,802, and and Lady.” TOMORROW { Grace and Truth Hall—Lecture} on “The Church, the Bride of} | Christ.” | | Palace—“Lucky Texan.” | Strand—“The Dark Hazard”) and “Above the Clou ‘ for| |crowds" stoned © mounted guards stationed in Place de {la Concorde where yester- day rioters were shot by po- lice and military machine guns. The government placed , the official death toll at-six ‘citizens, but unofficial esti- mates said as many as 50 ; Persons were killed. | Shortly after Daladier and his | cabinet resigned, President Le- brun offered the premiership to Senator Louis Barthou, who serv- ed France as premier from 1910 | to 1912, ; ‘The announcement that Dala- | dier was out did nothing to tem- per the angry mood of the ds ‘which “gathered” at™ two on ints which were the hot spots of yes- terday’s mad battles, Mounted guards, with their horses whirling and stamping at | their work, pushed their way into the great square where yesterday machine gun bullets shined, The horsémen formed a hollow fyuare attempting to beat back | the crowd and disperse it from the gathering piace, The crowd gave like water hit by a rock and flowed back just as relentlessly, Police, wearing glistening steel helmets, combined into smail groups and fought their way in short rushes into assembling mobs. They made even less impression than the mounted men. Then, enraged by persistent tacties of guardians of order, individuals in the mob picked up paving blocks and loose stones and started throwing them. Estimates of yesterday’s wounded ran as high as 1,000, The premiership was offered later to Gaston Doumergue, for- mer president, who first refused, and then agreed to try to form a new government. HULL INFORMED OF MARTIAL LAW WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Sec- retary Hull was informed today by a telephone conversation with Ambassador Jesse I. Straus, in the embassy in Paris, that martial law was in force in Paris, but not | throughout the nation, Substantial Increases § Shown In ‘The Citizen) additions and alterations to existing structures, $20,000. The department reports a gen- eral decrease of 31.5 pereent in the number of new construction projects for the entire country during December. The cost of the | work, however, is slightly higher jthaf that of November, STRAND THEATER Richard Cromweli-Robert Arm- strong in Above The Clouds Max Baer-Myrna Loy in The Prizefighter and the Lady Matinee: Balcony, 10¢; Orches- tra, 15-200; Night, 15-25¢ | | i