The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 14, 1934, Page 1

_ Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LV. No. 39. Death Toll From Rebellion In Austria Reaches Thousand | Mark Socialist Women Fight Be- side Their Men Oppos- ing Government Forces Assembled (My As ocinted Prean) VIENNA, Feb, 14.—So- cialist women fought grimly throughout the night beside their men against an over- wheln wave of govern- ‘troops. is estimated that at least 1,000 persons have been killed. Today, after a short lull the battle was resumed through the streets still lit- tered with dead. The women fought like old nth “The government \ commander said they helped carry munitions ‘and reloaded rifles for their em- battled husbands and brothers who fought from the windows of their homes. Their resistance smashed by artillery. The state of civil war between, socialists and the government’ continued serious throughout the the of the American 1 was nation, but in‘éutlying regions Mitchell, Vero Beach attorney, | the government appeared to be. gaining the upper hand, | Engelbert Dollfuss, to retain control of) "decloredithe 80> i fight was “madness.” ‘At Linz, one of the bloodiest’ spots in the rebellion, the govern- ‘ment carried out its threat of sentences against rebels, a court martial sentenced al shoemaker to hang. was executed at 4:30 a, m. z government today summon- d all available man power to its) le and poured reserve troops in- ‘the capital. ‘Bpokesmen for the socialists eonfidently predicted victory, nevertheless, PLEADS HYPNOTISM BERLIN. — Fraulein Christine Landern of this city was acquitted of theft when she pleaded that her unele had hypnotized her, ' SOSSecooovececcoccsceeces | TO OPPOSE TRAMMELL CHAS. A. MITCHELL Candidate For Democratic Nom- ion For United States Senator MITCHELL ENTERS U.S. SENATE RACE} PROPOSES FAIR DEAL IN DIS- TRIBUTION OF WEALTH (Speeial to The Citizen) MIAMI, Feb. 14.—Chas, A. today announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination for: the seat in the United States sen- ate, now held by Park Trammell. Mr. Mitchell is at present coun- ty attorney and “has” “réprésented {Indian River County in the state legislature. He is president of the Young Democrats Club of Indian River County. He is married and has one child. He is a member of the Methodist church and is a Mason, Shriner and Elk, Mr.» Mitchell is past president of the Vero Beach Rotary Club. ALUMNI ASSN. TO CONDUCT MEETING A meeting of importance to every member of the High School Alumni Association has been call. é€d for tomorrow night by Pres dent Hollon Bervaldi. The meeting to be held in the High School Auditorium wil! be called to order at 8:00 o'clock. “SENATOR LONG'S POLITICAL STAR IS SETTING” Seeeoeoceoocoooccescoooes (By STAFF CORRESPONDETN) | WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14./ thing is wrong. And when Long! feels that way, there must be some SOCCSoreccceccoccosocecs KEY WEST, FLORIDA, ‘TOMORROW MARKS |" | ANNIVERSARY OF | MAINE EXPLOSION |UNITED SPANISH WAR VET- ERANS WILL HOLD EXER- CISES AT GRAVES OF DE- PARTED HEROES Tomorrow will mark the thirty- ‘sixth anniversary of the destruc- Htion of the U. S, Battleship Maine, | which terrible catastrophe occurr- ‘ed on the night of February 15, 1898, In commemoration of the event B. H. McCalla Camp No. 5, Span- iish War veterans will hold their annual anniversary exercises, » Officials of the city and county have been invited to participate in the ceremonies, and all organ- zations in Key West have been requested to be represented, A parade will be formed at 4:45 o'clock in front of the Harris school and led by the American {Legion Drum and Bugle Corps | will proceed to the cemetery where exercises will be held at the Maine plot, and the graves appropriate- lly decorated. | ©. J. Peat, who is chairman of the committee on arrangements, told The Citizen he expected de- tails from the ships in the har- bor, children from the public jschools and the convent, and teach- ‘ers from these institutions to at- tend. A number of addresses have been scheduled and songs will be isung by several well known solo- ists of Key West. There will be a firing squad! from Battery “E” National Guard to fire the regulation three volleys and a bugler will sound “taps.” IN NEW ENGLAND LIGHT SNOW REPORTED IN; NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND MAINE | Young or old, if your heart's as well as St. Valentine's. Much | “Concern lest the ul of the uprising in Austria will be its union with Nazi Germany, was expressed today in the capitals of Great Britain, Italy and France. London, through Captain An- thony Eden, Lord of the Seal, is expected to inform Chan- cellor Hitler of Germany within { (By Associated Prens) Temperatures below zero were. recorded today in practically of the New England section. Light snow fell in northern Michigan and Maine, while clear weather prevailed elsewhere over the nation. | |hour-period ending early today, | had experienced a low niercury of New York City, during a 24 OZARK SAILS FOR MIAMI YESTERDAY; SHIP UNDAMAGED { four degrees above zero. [FORT MYERS MAN | "IN SENATE RACE, i JAS. FRANKLIN WILL OPPOSE | EXCEPTION OF THAT CON- Concern Felt Relative To Results Over Austria’s Trouble; Many Views Expressed In M Privy | Washington Star Says Woodring, Assistant Secretary Of War, Is a Now Expected To Resign Office The Kep West Citwen WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1934. CHARLES PONZI RELEASED FROM . PRISON TODAY GAINS FORTY POUNDS DUR- ING IMPRISONMENT; DE- PORTATION WARRANT IS SERVED BY OFFICIALS | (By Associated Press) | BOSTON, Feb. 14.—Charles! | Ponzi, 40 pounds heavier after 11} years and seven months impris- onment, stepped out into the free, but frigid air of a prison point to-| | day, through with get-rich-quick | | bubbles, and hopeful only of hav-! ing a chance to work, He was not quite a free man, | | ; however, as United States immi- i ; Sration inspectors were on hand | with a warrant for his deporta- i { tion to Italy. ! TWO NEW MEMBERS ‘ADDED 10 RO AMERICAN LEGION REV. JAMES S..DAY AND J.) MARCOZZA TAKEN IN LAST) NIGHT; OTHER MATTERS ARE HEARD in the right place, this is your day Two new members were added to the rolls of Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, American Legion last night. Rev. James S. Day, for- merly of Vallejo, Calif., post, and Comrade’, Mareozzo, who was a member of Post No. 15, Washing- ton, D, C. Both of the new entries to the local organization gave interest-| ing talks which were greatly ap-| preciated, Members of the post and atter srs s on Austrian | independence. | The French cabinet decided to give Chancellor Dollfuss’ govern- |ment economic aid and plans to| {enlarge quotas on Austrian goods jand join other countries in ex- | tending credits, | Official comment was lacking in, the | Rome, but many Italians expressed ; auxiliary were notified of the} | fears Nazis will get the upper hand| ceremonies in commemoration of | ‘in the little neighboring country./the Maine catastrophe which are| to be held tomorrow under the} | auspices of Spanish War Veterans! r tomorrow at the plot in the ceme-| KEY WEST, 8 a. m., Warmest City in United States PRICE FIVE CENTS Senate Completes Action 0 CWA Appropriation Measure; Bill Goes To White House SUBMARINE BASE | NOW COMPLETED | 'PROJECT HANDLED UNDER’ CONTRACT BY E. D. SLOAN OF S. C., Is TURNED OVER TO GOVERNMENT { Work on the repairs to the sub- marine base has been completed and the project has been turned over to the government. The contract for this work was awarded to E. D. Sloan, contrac- tor of Greenville, S. C., and was |started about six weeks ago. Mr. Sloan came te Key West and looked over the situation and then returned leaving in charge L. D. Huff and J. C. Kinlock, who were in charge of activities from January 4 unt.l the completed con- tract was ready to be submitted. While here Messrs. Huff and Kinloch were guests at the Hotel Colonial and left over the highway Sunday, for their homes in South Carolina. ‘BIG DECREASE IN PUBLICATION | OF NEWSPAPERS OF 212 IN PERIOD OF ONE YEAR; LARGEST DROP WAS IN NUMBER OF WEEKLIES (Special to The Citizen) PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 14.—A marked decrease in the number of newspapers published in the United States and Canada during 1933 is revealed in the sixty-sixtl edition of Ayer & Son’s Di rectory of Newspapers and Peri- odicals, just issued for 1934. i tery. | An urgent invitation was ex-| j tended to the Legion Drum and | Bugle Corps to take part in the) {ceremonies. They are to meet} at the hall at 4 o’clock and then ! proceed to Harris school where the | parade will be formed. | Captain John Delgado, of the {drum corps, made an offer to (BY AssociatedPress) equip .officers of Arthur Sawyer; WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The! post with uniforms, to be used at; tos} Parades and” other ceremonies ; which he said will greatly enhance the appéafance ‘of the officials: hen appearing in public forma- | tions, Anouncemeitt was made of the } | Washington Evening Star }day that Harry H. Woodring, sistant secretary of war, “ie ¢: Hi | pected to resign shortly.” The number of newspapers de- creased 212, from a total of 14,- 174 at the beginning of 1933 to a total of 13,962 at the beginning of the current year. The largest drop was 189 in the number of weekly newspapers, while newspapers lost only 7. There are now 2,005 dailies (including foreign language dailies) and 11,- 357 weeklies in the United States and Canada. Trade and business publications suffered even larger losses than newspapers during the last year, the total having decreased 282, from 3,000 in 1933 to 2,718 this year. The number of general pub- daily| REPAIR WORK AT |Deadiock Between Two Branches Of Congress On Outstanding Issue Broken Today (By Assoetated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb.— 14.—The senate today completed congressional act‘on on the $950,- 000,000 appropriation bill for CWA and dis- tress relief. It now goes to the White House. ISSUE CAU3ES HOT DEBATE WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, —The CWA is broke, and unless congress does some- thing about it, 4,000,000 workers may not get their | pay envelopes Saturday, | The senate ‘and house were deadlocked over the details of a bill that would provide payroll money and more. It is the $950,000,000 CWA re- lief bill. Two things may happen if the bill is not enacted quick- DIRECTORY SHOWS DECREASE ly. First, 4,000,000 employes |}may spend the weekend | without their pay. Second, they may find themselves out of jobs, tech- nically, at least. GIVES WAY IN DISPUTE OVER IMPORTANT BILL WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The enate today gave way in its dis- ute with the house over the $950,~ ‘000,000°CWA appropriation _ bill, | but a motion to reconsider its ap- |proval of a conference report still {impended before this important appropriation to meet current | Civil Works’ payrolls could reach jthe White House. Continued federal subsidies to keep stars and stripes afloat are assured, Cancellation of airmail con- , tracts, having brought into ques- ‘tion the Roosevelt marine policy,” a presidentia} press conference to- day threw cold water on any idea of abandoning help to American SI It became known that the presi- ipping. dent has selected a cabinet com- FREIGHT TAKEN OFF VESSEL resignation is looked for regard-! 3, ON FIRE RELOADED WITH less of the outcome &f investiga. and Department Adjutant Howard | tions being made of Woodri sit of Department Commander lications, however, increased e S, Clark, of St. Petersburg, 220, and now totals 4,156, as development embracing flood con- against 3,935 last year. trol, decentralization industry, re- Counting all known publications forestation, agriculture and. trans- bY mittee to make a plan for internal Rowtan, who are to arrive from ‘. Washington political leaders {fire to the smoke. {| A. GOMEZ, INCUMBENT, AND who have thus far.regarded Sena-} The continual jolts he receives | tor Huey P. Long Imaulgently dali patronage Baits as ehorenn | WULEIAIE Vs AUB URY ‘one might condone a prankish’ boy | revelations of the recent senatorial | are cog ny-werad - ee ain of hia away” m the voluble uisi- | forces in the New Orleans mayor- | " anan. It seems evident to his alty election; and the ‘ena by James A. Franklin, Fort Myers, comrades in fillbusters and gallery! weariness of official Washington |*'t°™¢y and member of the gestures that, as one astute lead-|with his exuberances, are of late |“™erican Legion, that he will be Ps er of his own party said this week, |having a telling effect on the |* °*didate for state senator for “his political star is setting.” —_| Kingfish who hitherto has insisted ‘M's district. The “Warwick of Roosevelt”! he relished opposition and even The candidate is a member of | though he may be, and as such | courted it. the law firm of Henderson and meriting consideration f: : : | Franklin. Sdministration allies soggy Whether the black-eye episode; Ye will he opposed by two can- SIGNED TO KEY WEST After an inspection of all parts lof the ship affected by the fire made | Which raged in the forward com- } partment for more than 50 hours, the Clyde-Mallory Lines Steamship Ozark was pronounced undamaged any way by officials. All of the freight that had been removed, except the 41 tons con- signed to Key West, was placed back on the ship and she sailed Announcement has been ami. 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon for * j handling of war department con- tracts. The paper said “Woodring re- cently incurred criticism for his article in a magazine referring to civilian conservation camps as a | potential military asset and was asked for an explanation by the White House. A wide breach al- as developed between Wood- s of the general rin Tampa February 20. They will attend a special | meeting ‘of the post to be held at 110 o’clock in the morning. After Point in newspaper and periodical ¢ this they will leave on the Steam- ship Florida for Havana to meet with Havana Post No. 1. and re- turn on the afternoon of Febru- jary 24. TRAVEL T0 CUBA SHOWS INCREASE i wise he might receive, yet within |" the Sands Point, L. L, wash- | didates in Key West, Senator Ar-| Mi the last few days the jowled boss; from the Creole country seems al-| most convinced himself that some- | SS eS Track Arrives Tonight ——-with-—_ Large Avocado Pears, ea Celery, large bunch -. Beets, Carrots, White Tw nips, bunch, .... Green Cabbage, 3 Ibs. - Oranges, each _.... Fresh Tomatoes, Ib . Fresh Onions, bunch, - Broccoli, String Beans, Egg Plant and Squash. TIFT’S CASH GROCERY Phone 675 ch 15¢ . 10¢ room ot his pelting with ancient eggs on an appearance in Virginia , Representative William V. Albury,|both damaged and thur Gomez, the incumbent, and/| Freight consigned to that port, undamaged mean much to the fiery gentleman | who, however, has not yet made|Was to be unloaded and the ve from Louisiana, he does not say. , But the word seems to have gone out in the inner circles here that it is best toe give him a wide berth. | |And nowhere else than in Wash- jington do “rats desert a sinking jship” more quickly. Huey is stand- ing more alone teday than since jhe surprised and delighted, then} | entertained and stimulated, and still later inflamed and tired much ,of the official capital, Even his teolleague, Senator John H. Over- jton, has joined those who remem- | jber other engagements in Long’s presence. But matronly Senator | Hattie Caraway keeps her own | show “Scarlet Love” TM17 Division St. | counsel. Fae jhis official announcement. Seccccccesecsceses WHERE TO GO TONIGHT Palace—“Bitter Sweet.” Strand—“Orient Express” and “The Big Shakedown.” | TOMORROW Palace—“Bitter Sweet.” | Strand—“Long Lost Father” and “Orient Express” Midnight ville, directed to proceed to Jackson- ville. 3 The Ozark, it is understood, will resume her schedule between New Orleans, Key West, Miami and Jacksonville, and it is expect- ed will arrive on schedule. G. V. Schlichter, adjuster averages, and John S. Ken ar- go surveyor, both of New York, who were here investigating th fire and the results. left over the East Coast yesterday afternoon for headquarters. Another official, here in the in- terests of the underwriters, wa: of ed for Miami where he fs located. over policies in STEAMSHIP FLORIDA TAKES 234 PASSENGERS TO HA- | VANA YESTERDAY awing up speci- arding of con-| tract equipment,” the paper SINGS “AMERICA” With 234 passengers from | points on the east and west coasts the Steamship Florida, of the P. and O. S S. company, sailed yex jterday for Havana. The vessel also carried two tons of freight, eight automobiles and 118 sacks of | mail. Ferry Parrott came in yester- {day afternoon from Cuba with jsix carloads of sugar, one of to- | matoes, two tankage, one of pine-; BATH, Me.—Mrs. Arthur Keat-. of this city has a parrot that sings one stanza of “America.” STRAND THEATER Heather Angel-Norman Foster in ORIENT EXPRESS Chas. Farrell-Bette Davix in THE BIG SHAKEDOWN n and vaude-| George Bernard, who also depart-!} Matinee: Balcony, 10c; Orches. }/ apples, 73 sacks of mail, baggage, tra, 15-20c; Night, 15-25< and six empty cars, i in the United States and Canada, there are now 20,835, as compared with 21,109 in 1933. The highest history was reached in 1917 with a total of 24,868. SPONGE SALES. TOTAL $2,484 GREATER ACTIVITY EXPECT- ED IN OFFERINGS IN LOCAL MARKET TOMORROW Sponge sal 4. Several lots of fine wool were disposed of. Buyers said the sponge were of excellent qual- ity. . There were only three lots of any size. One sold for $1,068, an. other for $95]-and the other for $415. There were a number of smaller lots amounting to about $50. It is understood there will be a great deal of activity in the market tomorrew as a numbcr of vessels will have offerings on the dock, most of them of fine grade wool, oday totalled $2,- ortation. In closed session the senate elec- ions committee considered peti- ‘one by Lou‘sianans seeking to oust Senators Long and Overton from the senate. Ban’ Notes. ‘No Toys’ Gan thi Pole Fo~ Gift< (fie Aevoetated Preant MADRAS, Feb. 14.—“No toys, please,” is the heading under which the Mahatma Gandhi, now touring India on the depressed classes, writes in a news- paper. He urges localities through which he passes not to try to set up records in “presenting toys and the like.” “Some give little silver cups, some trays, some present other fancy things not easily portable. I cannot induce buy- ers om the spot to bid for numerous things, and, how- ever tempting they may be behalf of i