The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 8, 1934, Page 1

. Auditor Roy. E. Faulkner) tining pla Key ‘West. - ~ Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LV. No. 34. County Board Will Seek Fund From CWA For Construction Of Addition To Court House Bldg. Many Subjects Come Be-' GENERAL FARRELL fore Regular Session Of CTVES ADDRESS AT — Last}, ROTARY LUNCHEON REV. JAMES S. DAY TAKEN IN- TO RANKS OF CLUB TODAY; have offices outside of the court) ,aNNOQUNCE COMING OF DIS- house, will be supplied with tele-| tRict GOVERNOR phones at the expense of the coun- | ty is a matter yet to be decided. ‘County Solicitor J. F. Busto, in ® communication to the county ‘commissioners read at the meeting fast night, requested he be fur- ‘nished a telephone in his office. He set forth the saving it would ‘mean to the county and the differ- ent ways in which this appurte- Whether county officials, who General P. J. H. Farrell, United States Army, retired, gave an interesting and instructive ad- dress at the regular Rotary lunch- eon today, his subject dealing with army life. General Farrell gave a_ brief outline of his activities during his service with the United States forces, covering events during his experience in many parts of the land. Tye Key TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO IN MANY SECTIONS COLDER WEATHER OVER GREAT LAKES EASTWARD TO ATLANTIC COAST; MUCH SUFFERING IN NEW YORK (By Assvciated Press) Temperatures below zero were! recorded this morning in some sec- ions of Ohio, and mercury as low | as 30 below zero was listed in northern Michigan, while rain or snow was predicted for areas of the south. An unusually high barometer caused much colder weather over the Great Lakes region eastward to the Atlantic coast. 3 Lower temperatures were also found southward to the Ohio val- ley. Buffalo recorded a low during the night of while Toledo was four below and eight below zero, ae certain st La) s — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1934. he hits on the top of the In Germany, the “Laubfrosch” (leap-frog) ‘3 in his little gl often used'as a ba while in bad weath Hest Citsen For 54 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS |Action On Overseas Bridg Project Assured Within Ten rometer. In times of fair weather er he, goes down to the bottom. Days, Staies FLETCHER BILL WILL REGULATE STOCK EXCHANGE MEASURE TO BE INTRODUC- ED TOMORROW WILL ALSO COVER SUPERVISION OF “ COMMODITY UNITS | (Ny Associated Presy) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.— Chairman Duncan U, Fletcher, of the senate banking committee to- day said that at the request of | President, Roosevelt, his bill to be} introduced tomorrow for the regu-j lation of stock exchanges also would provide supervision for! commodity exchanges. | Fletcher said the form. of regu-| lation for commodity exchanges had not been worked out, but were W. R. Porter Secretary Ickes Promises Pending ‘Application Will Receive Immediate Attention AUL MAY Correspondent of The Citizen WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8.—Intervention by President Roosevelt assures action by the Public: Works Administration on the Over- seas Bfidge loan within 10 days, and by the time con- gress provides more money for PWA grants, it was said today by William R. Porter. Porter added he expected PWA action to be favorable. mance would facilitate his work. After some discussion the board decided to take the question un- ~ der advisement and give the coun- _ ty solicitor his answer at some fu- “fure date. * Present at the meeting were Rev. Jas. S. Day was taken in as a member of the club at. the meet- ing today, and was extended the glad hand, Eddie Strunk had as his guest. at the meeting, James Moore, of the Reedy Forwarding Company. Sebastian Cabrera, Jr., presi- dent of the organization, who pre- sided, annotinced that District Governor Eq Bentley, accompan- d by his wife, will be in Key Chairman Norberg Thompson, | ‘© » Commissioners Carl Bervaldi, :S Badger creel pee aia B. Warren and Roy Fulford; At-!the club. torney William V. Albury, Deputy] A committee appointed to Clerk Miss Florence Sawyer, Dep-; entertain the District Governor Pate dberif? Clemente Jaycocks, while here, and this body will be-! gin preparations at once in out- _ to aceord. him oa “% upon his arrival in “fhe question of requesting the} CWA to allot funds for constract- , b sing addition'to the county court | OUTLOOK was finally decided and the} ‘attorney was instructed to draw CA BP ® resolution and submit an ap- in the required form. : of J. E, Creech, district b OF SHARP 6f inspection he had found, with) seprinG whve WHICH SWEPT the exception of some necessary erbine » everything in excellent} AMERICAN SECURITIES ition, i R ts Collectibics MARKETS SHOWED TEN- Tax Collector Frank H, Ladd’s}. DENCY TO SUBSIDE Teports showed collections deposit- ed in the First National Bank dur- ing the month of January amount- ed to $1,659.01. Funds sent to ‘the state board of administration mounted to $575.72. - Sheriff K. O, Thompson’s re- port showed collections for Janu- ary amounting to $164.92. Tt was moved by Commis- sioner Fulford and seconded by Commissionér Warren The Citizen be designated as the official organ of the county for the year 1934 for the purpose of printing the delin- (By Aacociated Press) Doumergiie might be able to set up a strong government in France and successfully bridge political crisis, prompted a’sharp rise in French francs’ and recovery in French bonds in principal world markets today. The dollar closed lower in Paris to an équivalent of 6.41 cents to quent tax list, The affirma- | the franc, and in New York the tive vote was unanimous. franc later rose to 6.45, the clos- Judge Hugh Gunn’s report of} est it has come to new parity of licenses issued during the month|the devalued dollar. of January was submitted, read,| The dollar held steady in Lon- approved and ordered placed on} don, but the pound strengthened file. in New York. C. Sam B. Curry’s report of ac-| The selling wave which swept @ivities of the criminal court, of;through American _ securities which he is clerk, for the month of } markets yesterday tended to sub- January was read and filed. side. Officers’ Reports Semi-annual reports of Con- stables Edney B. Parker and Al- berto Camero was read and placed on file. \ Deputy Clerk Sawyer advised the board that the first dividend | from the race track funds, $1,500, | had been received this week and} asked how it was to be disposed! of. Instructions were given to} Place the amount in the general) revenue fund. Many inquiries are being receiv- All bills were ordered paid sub- at The Citizen office from dif- ject to the audit of Clerk Ross C.; ferent parts of the country. rela- Sawyer. nies os Re ee aa BLS Track Arrives Tonight | Frequently these queries are an-! = with—— Strawberries, qt. ‘ Celery, large bunch Green Cabbage, 3 Ibs. Oranges, each = Grapefruit, large, 3 for Carrots, bunch Se Spinach, ib Se TIFT’S CASH GROCER Phone 675 1117 Division St. jter referred to other sources of eid information with the request that 10 106 le We Typical of ‘these communi- cations is one received in the mail teday from F. E. Lang- ley, of 2001 Brambleton, Ave., Norfolk, Va. Mr. Langley asks for a copy of The Citizen of recent { | { | i Prospect that former President ig Various Inquiries Received By The Citizen Relative To Rea Estate Situation In Key West jSwered by this office or the let-! New York City only six above. There was widespread suffering in New York state. COMPLAINTS ON DOG-POISONING| CHIEF OF POLICE ELWOOD SAYS NO ONE AUTHORIZED TO CARRY ON PRACTICE »Chief-of “Police “Ivan Elwoot stated to The Citizen today that he has been receiving numerous complaints about dogs being poi- soned in many parts of the city. Mr. Elwood says that no one has been authorized to carry on this practice, and states that the throw- ing of poison on the streets is a flagrant violation of the law inas- much as it becomes dangerous for human beings, especially the chil- dren, who are liable to come in gontact with the poison. Chief Elwood says anyone caught in this practice will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. WHERE TO GO eecvccvcecoooes TONIGHT Grace and Truth Hall—Lecture on “The Church, the Bride of Christ.” High School Gym—Basketball between Homestead C. C. C. and Key West High. Palace—“Lucky Texan.” Strand—“The Dark Hazard” and “Above the Clouds.” TOMORROW Athletic Club—Woman's Cabaret. Grace and Truth Hall—Lecture on “The Church, The Pearl of Great Price.” Palace—“Lucky Texan.” Strand—“The World Changes and “The Dark Hazard.” Club date, in order that he may form an opinion of Key West. He cites his having received a }tive to the real estate situation in}booklet from the chamber of com- merce but it goes not carry the exact information he desires. While he appreciates it he writes, it is too brief, He would particularly like to estate association or organization from which fuller information can be securéd. He is especially interested in real estate for resi- dences and wouid lik to learn how much of this us available, with de- scription of the offerings. ithe letters be answered. Ie in touch with the local real Werner Hahmann, in the German. humorous weekly, Kladderadatsch, shows the American dollar as the “Laubfrosch” being watched carefully by foreign financiers. They are asking: “How Will the World Economic Weather Be?” ; of |such as fill a part.of the Parisian | press.” Economic writers in Der. Deut- » Now it is “the former land boundless possibilities.” * Some writers caution Germans | ; cy to withhold judgment of the Roose- see the fluctuating dollar as Fer monetary policy, declaring! a “fight to the end with Wall BI ¢ NEWS that America’s supply of gold is!Street interest who, through the |such as to permit her to clamber | Federal Reserve bank sysem, have back aboard the gold standard, been able practically to control being’ studied today by Ferdinand Pecora, committee counsel, and his staff. Fletcher explained the bill will be introduced tomorrow so hear- ings could begin next Tuesday. : “We've got the project definitely off the shelf at last,” Porter said. “Oppo- sition from certain quarters ; held us up a long time. I | know personally that our ap- JUDGE GUNN HAS By TOM WILHELM (iy Associated Press) BERLIN, Feb, 8.—The Ameri- can ‘dollar has become a star:per- . Because of...th@ir own... experi- ences with inflation, Germans read eagerly of the United States’ monetary moves, and they are most interested in ‘the inflationary aspects, Save for stories of catastrophes little foreign news is printed in can money manipulation are. giv- en a good deal of attention. Change Deseriptidn Of America ' Since the dollar was pushed off the gold standard, German news editors have altered their appella- tion for America. It used to be the “land of boundless possibilities.” | former on Germany’s news stage.) Germany, but articles on Ameri-| | wagon over night at a devalued dollar price. Political writers make capital out of the inflation theories in America, The Nachtausgabe wrote: “At present it is impossibe. to forecast where the American ex- periment will end; ‘The German’ ‘people can be thankful that the government under the leadership of Chancellor Adolf Hitler in the fight against, unemployment. will stay away from all money experi-! ments. The way chosen is not light, but all the more surely must lead to success.” See Fight With Wall Street The Deutsche Diplomatiseh-Poli- tische Korrespondenz, a tip sheet : i c sent to. editors and’ reflecting|the center of ‘American ‘ports tary to the president, it is advised news for Germany, largely be-, views of government circles, sug- gests that the American financial experiments will have a far-reach- ing effect on world markets and cautions against “panicky reports ‘American gold movements.” | Naturally President Roosevelt is America’s chief news personality so far as Germany is concerned, Running him a close second is Senator William Borah, whose ac- ‘tivities are followed closely here {because his strictures against the of the Polish Corridor scheme. Interested In Liquor News | America’s liquor situation, too, |has attracted attention, with Ger- {man vintners and distillers wel- coming the. additional created by repeal but bemoaning the fall of the dollar, which tend- | ed to give German exporters a jlower. price for their goods. _ ; ‘Track athletics and boxing’ hold cause of Max Schmeling. Interest in American movies, particularly animated cartoons, is fairly great. money, Edward Bremer was home | today after 23 days imprisonment | in am unlocated hideout. | Wounds about the head which |he had away by a suffered when ang were healed, Dr. and “very, very nervous.” summoned of Ithy brewer, Dr. Sprafka was jscom after the son | Bremer, ed home after being thrown out | Bremer, wealthy, St. Paul banker, | $629 39: }kidmaped and held .for $200,000 bonds, $4 | on a highway near or at Roches- | ter, Minn., last night. He was re- j wang of six or seven.sche v | leased by three members of « of six or seven. Bremer was un shaven. ed | ] with an unannounced amount of|‘dressed men in an } | ' j | victim was weak and exhausted) and mothers will be spared th: | agony of = similar ordeal.” Edward Bremer, Wealthy Banker, | Kidnaped, Released Last Night; |. Ransom Amount Urannounced (By Associated Press) ST. PAUL, Feb. 8.—Ransomed).ter, who said he saw two well- automobile bearing a New York license at Lewistown, 37 miles from Roches- | ter about 3 o'clock this morning. Adolph Bremer issued a state- ment of thanks to all who aided in the search, adding it was Joseph Sprafka said, although the) earnest prayer that other fathers NO DETAILS ; WERE GIVEN ST. PAUL, Feb.’ 8.—Edward G. ransom, was Rochester, at t night at 8 released alive of the fed-! justice, nounced today. Hanpi did not say if the ran- "| of $6,916.13, he told an-! jsom was paid, and would give no He had been either blindfolded | geraits, but said Bremer was re- \or his eyes taped during his im-!leased unharmed by three men in prisonment, friends of the family ® small sedan. } Bremer was seized by abdactors jem the morning of January 17, Possible clue to the gang was) sively after he had taken his given by Douglas Street, chauf-|child to an exclusive school for irks. feur for Dr. Waltman Walters, ® tk Mayo Clinic physician at Roches- was found a short distance away. automobile MANY USE BONDS ‘AND CASH TO PAY THEIR CITY TAX TOTAL OF $6,916.13 RECEIVED BY COLLECTOR SINCE NEW REGARDING PAYMENTS j > 1 atroatthe city council at a meet- January 30, | adopted to receive bonds and warrants together with indebted- ing on Tuesday, resolutions cash in liquidation of ness due the city, Tax Collector |Sam Pinder has received a total The Citi- items of indebtedness are lrepresented in the total. These are divided as to amounts and payments as follows: | Indebtedness, 78. Cash, $176.36; |, $1,278. Cash, $89. $49.80. Cash, $6.87; bonds, 9.80, $4.80. Indebtedne Indebtedness, $24 $18 Indebtedness, $4.80 } Indebtedness, 5.98. none; warrants, $5,488.98, Indebtedness, $14.55. $12.61; warrants, $1.94. $14.55. Cash, Cash, Cash, Total, STRAND THEATER Edward G. Robinson in THE DARK HAZARD Richard Cromwell-Robert Arm- strong in Above The Clouds Matinee: Balcony, 10¢; Orches- tra, 15-200; Night, 15-25 Versailles treaty include criti¢isms|” markets ' LAW WAS PUT IN EFFECT New Fre TO UNEMPLOYED, COMMUNICATION COMES VELT SHOWING MATTER IS REFERRED TO CWA UNITS Judge Hugh Gunn in receipt of a letter from President Frank-} lin D. Rooseveit relative to the matter of unemployment in Key; West. { In the communication, which is, signed by Louis M. Howe, secre- that the matter of unemployment has been referred to the Civil Works Administrator. The deplorable condition of numbers of families in Key West! was brought to the attention of| Judge Gunn‘and while he realiz- ed that certain rules were to be followed in the allotment of funds to the different states, he felt it incumbent upon him to call at- tention to conditions. To do this in an effective man- |ner he decided to take up the mat- ter with the most, powerful man jin the United States and the; father of the idea of national re- | covery. i | | HELPED BY).RED HAIR | BROCKENHURT,. Eng.—Miss Diana Harvery of this city, willed $6.000 to a boy she saw in an orphan saylum, because he had red hair. PARIS, Feb. 8.—Premier Desig: j nate Gabfqn Doumergue, whore | new cabinet may be formed to-| night, seemed today to have wns ed Paris’ two days of rioting and | | terror. The 71-year-ol& former presi- ; FROM PRESIDENT ren nch Premier Starts On Duties In An Endeavor To Form New Cabinet And Restore Peace (By Associated Press) | LETTER RELATIVE |2nc2ton.'s bein worked on boards of review of the Pub- lic Works Administration. “Senator Fletcher carried our case to the White House afterwards Senator. Tram- mell and I went to see Secre- tary Ickes. The secretary interrupted to say he had a memorandum which had just come to his desk regard- jag our project, and he Promised our application would receive immediate at- tention and to be expedited as much as possible.” FLORIDA BRINGS 101 PASSENGERS The Steamship Florida arrived yesterday afternoon from Havana with 101 passengers, Of this num. ber there were 17 aliens. Ferry Parrott sailed last - night for Havana with a full load of cars containing merchandise, The vessel was held up one trip be- cause of the strike of longshore- men in Havana. The Cabin Cruiser Sue J., of ‘Miami, arrived in port late yester- day afternoon and is berthed at the Porter Dock company. bitter fighting between ricters and mounted guards which swept Paris. Today, reinforced bands of la. borers went to work cleaning up the debris left from last night's conflict. dent took only 15 minytes atter| The riet dead were counted st his arrival today to tell President! 12, and injured and wounded into Albert Lebrun whet he meant to| thousands. do. Then"he immediately started| Veterans of the National Union to carry out his program. pleased with the surrender of the On all sides it was freely ad-| cabinet of Edovard Daladier, left mitted that Fragce was close te last night's fighting to communists civil war and revolution im the) and hoodlums.