The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 10, 1934, Page 1

~Giites last-year—~ Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUMELV. No. 36. Postal Savings Reveal Substantial Increase’: Governent Report Deals! With Amount Of Depos- its And Number scribing To System By PAUL MAY Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.— Postal savings deposits at Key ‘West in a year increased from $309,003 to $334,927 and the num- ber of depositors from 629 to 699, _ mecording to the annual report on lis pastad savlaas ov mitted to the speaker of the house of representatives by Postmaster General Farley. fT all Florida the increase in deposits was from $27,876,010 to $29,873,431 and the number of depositors from 81,605 to 92,214. The figures are for the years 1932 and 1933. There are 151 offices in Florida accepting post- al savings. Deposits in Miami are the largest in the state. The sec- ond largest are at Tampa. Farley reported that. postal sav- ings deposits in the United States at the close of the last fiscal year amounted to $1,187,186,208, an inerease of \$402,365,584 over the amount (for the corresponding | | | just sub- ‘The growth was | comparable with that of the fiscal year 1932, which. had an increase of $437,- 408,753, he said, + The postmaster-general report- ‘ed that there were no sectional Josses ‘duting the year 1933, In att; he said, all stater—as well as the ‘territory of Alaska. and the island possessions—showed “*in- creases in the baiance to the cred- it of depositors, The report also asserted that the “system is functioning as intend- ed by the farmers of the organic act—encouraging thrift and draw- ing money out of hiding while co- operating with, but staying out of, the business of banking. To have STEAMER OZARK In Key West U. S. COURT OF APPEALS RULES IN FRUIT CASE ORDERS STAY OF INJUNCTION ISSUED IN FLORIDA COURT PERTAINING TO ADJUST- MENT ADMINISTRATION (By Associated Préss) NEW ORLEANS, Feb. The fifth United States 10.— circuit court of appeals today issued an order staying an injunction issued in the southern district of Florida in which Judge Alexander Aker- man in effect held operations of the agricultural adjustment admin- istration unconstitutional. The circuit court stay was made effective pending a hearing on an) appeal March 21. it had effect of temporarily set- ting aside the injunction Judge Akerman issued to restrain the Florida control committee | from) interfering with interstate and. foreign shipments of citrus fruits grown in Florida. The circuit court stay was is- sued after a conference in cham- bers between courts, judge sand attorneys representing various in- terested parties. VESSEL FIRST CAME TO DOCK BUT WAS LATER TAKEN OUT IN HARBOR WHERE SHE IS BEING FLOODED With a fire raging in the for- ward ‘compartments the | Clyde- Mallory Freighter Ozark ‘arrived. in port this morning 5:30 o’clock. from New Orleans. The vessel was accompanied by the Coas' Guard Cutter Saukee, acting as escort, Immediately upon arrival, Cap- tain Dow, of the Ozark, reported to Agent Charles E. Smith the ves- sel’s condition. He explained W. W. Demeritt, administrator , of CWA activities in Monroe! county, and Frank C. the work, are making an inspection of Brown, | chairman of commitee on | projects today. Well satisfied with the progress of the work in Key West, Adminis-| trator Demeritt is looking for-' building that will mean a great! ward to other projects, if, and) when, the president's program for! the continuance of CWA and FERA projects, is approved by congress. He told The Citizen that at no time recently has the administra- tion of the work in Key West been questioned. At the beginning: of the work there was naturally some} confusion. This was when activities were; getting under way and many con- flicting orders were received, us- ually after others previously re-| ceived were being put into effect. ! Since man hour allotments, rates of pay and other matters of import had been straightened out, smooth sailing has been indicated | and the work has been rapidly ad- vanced, Future Plans Discussing future projects, Mr. Demeritt is enthusiastic over the proposition to request funds for the construction of an auditorium ie | ernoons, f bathing, plan parties and’ other » West Citizen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1934. Local Administrator Of CWA _ Program Conducts Inspection; Much Pleased With Activities at the southern terminus of Si- monton street. With a bathing pier in connec- tion and the usual facilities for rds, shuffle board and other games in the auditorium annex, opportunity would be afforded,for visitors and Key Westers to en- joy many pleasant hours. In the event the project is au- thorized, Mr. Demeritt says, it will mean the construction of a deal more than it first appears. In addition to the entertainment features that will no doubt be provided, it will mean a place of recreation where groups of visi- tors can gather and enjoy the aft- enjoy delightful ‘sea forms of social activity. On Large Scale It will also provide a where entertainments on a large. seale, such as the Cabaret given last night in the Athletic Club, ean be staged and presented in a structure perfectly adapted for this style of presentation, With the completed Key West ! Aquarium at one end of the city} and the auditorium and bathing pier at the other, Mr.--Demeritt vs many hundreds of visitors will come to Key West and enjoy | their visits in. a greater degree | than they do now. He intends to make every effort to have the auditorium project passed by the state and United States CWA administrators when} funds are made available, |New French Government Maps Out Program Of Activities In. Dictator iD (By Associated Press) PARIS, French government today set up a Feb. 10.—The new four-man dictatorship headed by to handle! Premier H Doumergue foreign affairs swiftly and vigor- ously, and strike hard against pos-| sible German union with Austria. With Doumergue, the dictator- ship.is composed of Vice Premiers Tardieu and Herriot, and Louis) Barthou, minister of foreign af- | The dictatorship intends to seek with Premier Mus- solini of Italy, and Little:Entéente of Balkans, for. strong. support of Chancellor | Dollf Austria, and for a‘general solution of the egreement 3 of Central European situation. Continuance of Austrian viewed by the dependence ew French cabinet ter, superseding problems of dis- armament. | | place, } | | | 4 4 ' { Flying du Pont Youngsters Scorn Sea And Jungle Peril Qn South American Jaunt x * 4 ALICE DU PONT 8 When Alice du Pont of the wealthy Delaware family stood be- side the plane ri which she and her brother, Richard, took off from Miami for a Latin American flight, she had only a laugh for the thought'of the dangers of sea and jungle ahead, ia Eiy..Adsociatelt Prensa) MIAMI, Feb. .—Like young pwith the explanation of their de- jlay en route from Haiti as hav- birds’ trying their wings, two’. “ fi youthful seions of the wealthy” du '"¥ been due. to stopping at an in- viting island beach for a swim. Pont family are sailing over blue/| seas and green jungles in an air-| There was still plenty of time, plane tour of Latin America. | they figured, for journey Unlike the birds, Alice du Pont, | through Pa 21, and her brother, Richard, 235 | South ‘Munering have planned where they are go-|"", ip i oing, and approximately when they; They have allotted themselves will get there and when they will,three months for the journey. But return, for both are licensed|time is not the chief factor. The pilots. -|main thing is to see all that’s They were a happy, eager pair| worth seeing. when they hopped from Miami| The young adventurers come by Beach in their own plane recently, ! their flying honestly. Their father, with Havana as their first stop,!A. Felix du Pont of Wilmington, and with laughing scorn for the; Del., is an aviation enthusiast and dangers ahead. |so is their older brother, A. Felix, As their itinerary unrolled, its'|Jr. In fact, Alice learned almost flexibility was shown when they everything she knows about flying their ntral jlen a victim to the poisoner who day. For 54 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Paris Was Scene Of Grea Rioting During Night With Wild Shooting Over Streets ANOTHER CANINE | BECOMES VICTIN FROM POISONING MRS. CHARLES CURTIS, OF CAROLINE AND SIMONTON STREETS, TELLS LOSS OF PET Several Fatalities Report- ed; Police Seize Rendez- vous Of Communists’ Ac- tivities (By Associated Press) . PARIS, Feb. 10.—Com-’ ABOUT) munist bands which had created a night of terror were cleared for miles of. Another household pet has fal-|riot-ridden streets early to- Reports told of sev- appears to select as his prey dogs, eral fatalities. Shots were \that are known to be freely exchanged. |not only as family pets, but from There was hand-to-hand hig Sait ase reagan fighting and pitched battles valuable, | i Hartley Albury and Enrique Esquinaldo have been ‘named as Mrs. Charles Curtis, Caroline z i and Simonton streets, yesterday @¢ross burning barricades. ,afternoon reported to The Citizen Thousands of police partici- the death by poison of the high ed i 5 against bred terrier that had been the pak d in the drive 8 family pet for many months, | rioters. Not only was the terrier of ex-| Police seized Place de la cellent pedigree and a costly pet,} z ss ‘but it was more like a member of Republique, communist ren- the family. and the especial canine | dezvous. There were 100 friend of Curtis Meltzer, son of 5 Se Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Meltzer, and a} or more hot fights simultan- {grandson of Mr. and Mrs, Curtis.|eously over an area a mile Talking with The Citizen yes- ‘ terday over the many deaths of| Square in northeast Paris, bie by poiayny paver Wm, ve While the night-long Malone said he had investigate q = i the matter and had satisfied him-| fighting raged, Premier Dou- self that individuals in no way|mergue ordered . proclama~ connected with the city were re-},- . sponsible for administering the tions posted calling upor all poison. Frenchmen to “do your Employes of the different de- ” tne : partments of. the city had been duty’ by yatralning Spas Kquizzed and none of them had any|-Yiotings** ~~ =o knowledge of the matter. As a matter of fact, it is necessary for |a person purchasing poison for START TAKING | killing dogs to get a signed order ‘from the mayor to be able to pro- C cure any toxic ingredient from a 7 drug store, and none of these have; é been issued by the mayor. Me. Malpas said he chad “been | ARSE MYe ALBURY 'ANG EN: considering making arrangements} RIQUE ESQUINALDO SELECT: for an appropriation of $50 by city council to be used as a fund to pay| =D FOR’ WORK OUTLINED any person delivering stray dgs to the city hall. The person delivering the ani- mal wound be paid 25 cents, ‘The enumerators to write the census dog would be held three days |for, the department of commerce awaiting the call of the owner. If/" Key West and are today begin- the owner wanted his dog he would thelr Ris - pay to the city $1. If no claim) 7 sown eter the Pith Din for the dog was made, it would be |. of Peck sada ste “nf humanely put to death, possibly ‘ict of Florida, has appointed the Postal Savings System coupled | that the fire was discovered yes- with anything in the nature of | terday morning when the ship was pure banking and the business of | about 240 miles west of Key West. exchange in this transitional pe- ried, involving, as it would, great- ly increased cost of administration and an inharmonious relation to the president’s efforts to put. the banking business of the country on its feet, would appear unwise.” GEO. N. SCHRAMM, ~ ENGINEER, LEAVES ENJOYS TWO DAYS OF FISH-| ING DURING SOJOURN IN KEY WEST George N. Schramm, _ testing, engineer with the American Sheet} and Tin Plate company, who was! in Key West ‘several days in con-! nection with experiments being; conducted by the American So-} ciety of Testing Mater left! It was decided to enlist the serv- ices of the Wrecking Tug Re- lief and in a short time water was being pumped into the ship’s for- ward hold. This method was maintained for sevearl hours. Jt was then found that little or no headway was being made, as that part of the vessel contained large ship- ments of flour, consigned to this port and other cargo for Miami. For Key West, the cargo list show- ed 41 tons and for Miami, 1,500 tons, It was then ordered that the ship be towed to-Man O’ War har- bor and the forward compartment be completely flooded, as this was deemed the only way in which all parts of the area in which the fire is confined could be reached by water, Agent Smith, who is on the ves- sel, sent a boat in shortly after 3 o’clock for a gang of men that was taken to the vessel. It is expect- ed the hatches.are to be removed yesterday for his. home in Pitts-| and a thorough examination made burgh, Pa. jto determine the damage to ship In Florida; Sixty-Mile Storm — Does Great Damage At Stuart (By Associated Press) Feb.; dows, tore storm JACKSONVILLE, 10.—Snow, most foreign elements in Florida, was re- ported for the first time in} pain city groves were denuded years. Attorney General} py stones as large as marbles, and Cary Landis, enroute from, truck crops in that vicinity were Tallahassee to Jacksonville| buried under an icy blanket. . eae Three shrimp boats of a fleet) oe panied ee Chikt Joe jof 50 which weathered an all- tice Fred Davis, telegraphed | night storm at sea, were piled on- the general's from | to the beach there, one a total iss | % = and the other two badly damaged. pendioon thas - RAO a casws eccamtelte ally on snow makes it impossible to) the beach. drive further.” Much colder weather is fore- Later they returne, roofing from of’, hundreds of homes and left drifts | piled to a depth of six to eight | inches, office “sleet | cast for tonight, and caused the arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico,'from them. by chloroforming, and taken sea by the scavenger boat, In this way the mayor believes to Claims Policy. Of Cooperation." , Demonstrated By ae Z ny 1 3 neh rt Co. In Flying 10.—The | Amidst mixed reaction to the ad- |ministration’s cancellation of all the! domestic air mail contracts, effec- ltive nine days hence, the senate jtoday, sitting as a court of one, approached a verdict in the con- tempt trial of three aviation com- ger schedules was declared today pany officials while it awaited the : jarrest of the fourth defendant, President Wittiam P. MacCracken, former assi: nt secretary of commerce }for air. Apprehension of MacCracken was expected monentarily. FLORIDA TAKES With NEW YORK, ; ; ‘ Feb. policy of cooperation with army in flying air mail and “100 percent” maintenance of passen- by Capt. Thomas B. Doe, of the Eastern Air Transport. The Eastern Air, which operate south of New York to Miami, wa one of 12 companies cited in an of annulment order Postmaster the city, will be rid of the hun- dreds of .pariahs that roam the streets by-day:-and night, and at the same time owners of valuable canines will be afforded an op- portunity of recovering their pets. KIDNAPED MAN FREED UNHURT ROBBERY YESTERDAY IN KANSAS 1 } | ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas, ‘Feb. 10.—W. J. Kirkpatrick, kid- 'naped by three men who robbed ‘land, Kansas, yesterday of $2,000, —— was released unharmed today at these two Key Westers for the work in Key West. This is not the usual form of census wherein each home is visit- jed, and names of dwellers taken. , Only places of business are check- (ed with a view to getting a clear outline of the business conducted for the year 1933. NEW ORDERS FOR NATURALIZATION Aliens seeking naturalization may now present their petitions in United States court to be heard the first Monday in May. A court order to this effect was received by C. Rodney Gwynn, clerk of the federal court, this week, These petitions were for- jmerly heerd on the first Monday jin November. WHERE TO CO ‘the Goodland State Bank of Good-| seeseccocccccooscesocoss TONIGHT Palace—“The Bowery.” While here Mr. Schramm enjoy- | ed two fishing trips and each time; proved his ability as an angler.| During his stay he was guest of Lieutenant W..B: Jackson, officer} in charge at the naval station, and; Mrs. Jackson, and L. M. Pierce,} who is in charge of the experi- ment station of the society of testing materials, AUTO REPAIRS AND SERVICE) That will please the most eritical and cargo. DIES AT AGE OF 115 PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Ed- mund Cooper, of this city, believed to have been one of the oldest white men in the world, died re- cently at the age of 115. —SPECIALS— I abate. tal when the weather did not { ; to warn growers tral Florida. north and cen- The most disagreeable weather, of the winter penetrated north and northwest Floritia, while Key! West was the warmest spot in the United States and summer ih sports were the order of the day.| At Stuart, far down the east coast, an intense hail storm wa: described as ‘unprecedented in this section,” accompanied by al G0-mile gale which beat out win- ——SEE THE—— 1934 Chevrolet Carload Shipment Received Today MELTZER MOTOR CO. Open Tonight d to the capi-! Fiorida State Marketing Bureau{ | “Our present 79 PASSENGERS 70 tinue passenger rupted. wherever 5 and to With continue flying maik.on and nine first % pasesngers econd, the Steamer ida of the P. and O. S. 8. pany sailed for Havana yester- t all passen-! schedules pay us or not anti! the army ger and mai! whether they can take over and operate on a €o! day. On the vessel were two automo- dd 244 sacks of mail for business-like basis,” he said, ed Havas Freighter Brazos, of the Clyde- Mallorly | , arrived from Gal- Tveston 10 o'clock last night and sailed 12:30 this morning with shipments of sponges, live turtle, jeanned turtle and an assorted 10.— cargo from Key West. Doe said the company receiv contracts in open bidding and “no charges have been made against this company.” ever SENATE NOW AWAITS ARREST OF MacCRACKEN WASHINGTON, ~Feb. ' Strand—“The World Changes” Cameron, 14 miles from here. and “Miss Fane’s Baby is Stolen.” TOMORROW j Church—Services at 7:00, 9:36 LOS ANGELES Andrew and 11:00 a. m., and 7:30 and Browne of this city had James|8:00 p. m, Simpson arrested as a nuisance}, Palace-—The Bowery.” for snoring so loudly that he was} Strand—“The World Changes” kept awake, and “Miss Fane's Baby is Stolen.” STRAND THEATER Pan! Muni-Mary Astor in THE WORLD CHANGES Dorothea Wieck-Baby LeRoy in Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen Matinee: Beleony, 10c; Orches- tra, 15-200; Night, 15-25 ARRESTED FOR SNORING ROSES AND FLORAL PIECES PHONE 597 Seuth Florida Hevsery })