The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 17, 1934, Page 1

VOLUME LV. No. 42. In Move To Dominate Government}. England, France And Italy Give Warning To*Ger-| The Kep West Citwen Ground IN SOME PARTS many To Keep Hands| (By Aasectated Press) VIENNA, Feb. 17.—Aus- trian fascists scored a big gain in their drive to domi- nate the government today with the elevation of another Yeader to a cabinet post, and the ousting of thousands of socialists from public office. They won, too, in Chan- eellor Engelbert Dollfuss’ failure to heed the demand of his own Christian social party that parliament be re- convened at once. death but their _ sentences were courts,” could halt ie guerrila waged against fascist by ragged bands of so- and no questions of machine guns This is the newest na today. city is a mass of gov- It is expected in most cases will let their children reward: Hl H ef =5F 8 zt i ts it declaration will be ad- understanding here is that the movement on the part of the three powers is intended to pre- ce Austtia’s independence. A manifesto is expected to be issued » within 48 hours, Premier Mussolini, espousing ef- forts to keep Nazi control away from Austria, proposed the three- power announcement. In France, Premier Doumergug has the backing of both houses of Parliament in any moves the gow lines outlined by Mussolini. ‘The chamber of deputies foreign affairs committee even went so! the navol station. far as to urge the Doumergue min- istry to speed action toward as- suring Austria's freedom. Palace—“The Masquerader.” Strand—“Lady For A Day” and “The Woman In His Life.” TOMORROW Chureh—Services at 7:00, 9:30 ad 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 and “> mm. ¥ kK. oi \ Bythias’ Memorial Services at 4 p. ne > Palace—“The Masquerader.” cnet eg For A Day” and ley, *s|NEW ihe 4 surrender ; {ZERO AND BELOW RECORDED IN PARTS OF NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND (By Associated Press) Temperatures of zero and below were recorded todaw in parts of New York and New England, while there was extensive snow and rainfall in Idaho and Wyom- ing. It also was somewhat . colder from the Ohio River to the Galt and South Atlantic coasts but rap- idly becoming warmer the Plains states and Mississippi Val- OFFICER AT NAVAL STATION LIEUT. HEIM_ RELIEVES LIEUT. JACKSON TEM- PORARILY in ice ‘yesterday temporarily reliev- ing Lieutenant W. B. Jackson. Lieutenant Jackson will leave jthis, week for Charleston, S. C., to ve, under treatment in the navy baspital there, and expects to be way for several weeks. Mrs. Jackson and daughter, Nancy, will remain in the Jackson quarters at the naval station until the lieutenant returns, COUNCIL ORDERS ALL DUE LICENSES TO BE COLLECTED ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO AUTO PARKING SPACE PASSED ON FIRST READING; OTHERS HEARD At the regular meeting of the city council last night, the matter of collecting delinquent licenses from various merchants, who have failed to pay up thus far, was tak- en up for discussion, and it was ordered that the chief of police, along with’ the license inspector, start at once in collecting this rev- enue, foree the ordinance pertaining to the operation of dance halls, in- cluding places where jitney dances and the like are conducted, by pay- privilege. An ordinance designating cer- tain-parking space on Duval street, near Fleming, for “for hire” auto- reading. There was a similar ord- tinance passed recently pertaining to parking space on Fleming, near Duval street. The request of Mrs, Andrew J. Page for automobile parking space in front of her place of business, corner of Duval and, Fleming streets, in order that she may give curb service, was granted. This matter was first brought before the council several months ago, land has been held in abeyance }since that time. This privilege specifies that automobiles will be permitted to park there for a: pe- riod of five minutes. After disposing of a few other matters of a routine nature, the [meeting was ordered adjourned. Two Sailors Of Goff Charged With Passing Counterfeit Bills At 3 o'clock this afternoon the secretary of the navy sent a radio message authorizing Rountree and Taylor be turn- ed over to federal authorities for hearing. They were arraigned before Commissioner Gwynn. The charges were read. Both plead- ed not guilty. Counsel for the defendants, Allan B. Cleare, Jr., then asked that the hear- ing be continued until a fu- ture date. This was agreed to by the court and the secret service operative, and formal hear- ing set for February 26. Bond was fixed at $2,500 each. In default of bond they were remanded to the county jail. N. J. Rountree and W. ieee Goff, are occupying the “brig” at They charged with passing counterfeit | bills of $5 denomination. They were arrested at the re- quest of H. F. Tyson, secret serv- ice operative, and Everett R. Ri- vas, captain of night police. Several nights ago the atten- tion of Patrolman Franklyn Aren- berg was called by a woman who displayed two of the bills, She said they were counterfeit. He started an investigation of tthe matter and Constable Ray EL} f P. Hall—Knights of} wood found three other bills. | also contacted the men who were / He supposed to have passed the spur- ious Bills and had them in a car while investigating. Consult Commissioner The matter was reported to Captain Rivas who, the next morn- Commissioner Gwynn then made arrangements *to have a secret service operative come to Key West. He arrived yesterday and in company of Captain Ri- vas started a thorough investiga- tion, first reporting the situation to the commanding officer of the Goff and Lieutenant Commander D. H. Godfrey, senior officer of the squadron in Key West. Both of these officers assisted in every way possible and did all they could to smooth the way for a eheck-up on the affairs'of the} men and the ship. | Every man on the vessel was called on to display all paper monies. No other spur- ious bills were found. Establish Identity Later a group of sailors were lined up on the dock and the wom- an who had first reported receiv- unhesitatingly indicated the two men, Rountree and Taylor. The men were held in custody j;at the request of the secret serv- tain and this morning were placed in the “brig” pending news from Washington, Seem the status of the men, as the secretary of the navy has been re. ers to the federal authorities for trial on a charge of passing coun- terfeit $5 bills. If the request is granted, the men will at once be given a pre- Hliminary hearing before U. S. Commissioner Gwynn who wil! fix their bonds and determine their } disposition while awaiting trial. Another Bill Found (Continued on Page Four) —SPECIALS— Nice Fresh Veal, Spring Lamb Strictly Fresh Eggs, doz _ Peanut Fed Hens and Fryers 1 | It was also decided to fully en-| ment of the regular license for this } mobiles, was passed on its initial | ing the bills was called. She wore! ernment may see fit to take along | sailors from the U. S. Destroyer a mask to hide her identity and| ice operative and the police cap-) The expected advices will deter-) quested to surrender the prison-| 32ef) tien KEY WEST. FLORIDA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934. 000000000 2SS OOO OOOOOOOCCOOSOOOOOEOSOOOOOOOOOOOOEE Sky Map Of Entire Country Planned By New U. S. Weather Bureau Chiet Pee eoocococcosooccceeceNs® By F. B. COLTON (Associated Press Science Writer) WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—A daily map of America’s weather three or four miles up in the sky, showing conditions prevailing in the upper air over the entire na- tion at once, will be the basis for a plan of increased accuracy in forecasting now in preparation. Actually there will be a series} of sky weather maps prepared daily, perhaps several times a day, showing temperature, amount of moisture in the air and wind di- rection at different levels up to three or four miles, They will be part of the forecasting system {known as “air mass analysis” i | ‘air | which the new chief of the weath. fer bureau, Willis Ray Gregg, plans to introduce on a large scale. Planes To Chart Air Daily, under this plan, airplanes } of the weather bureau, army and| navy will zoom up from airports lat 20 to 25 strategie points over | the United States. They will} climb to 17,000 feet or higher, carrying instruments that make; an automatic record of tempera- ture and moisture of the air from; the ground up and back. At the same time small pilot balloons; ! will be released and their drift at; different levels watched to learn} how the air is moving. t The maps made from these data! will fit one above another like the, floors of a building, and will give an accurate picture of behavior of the warm and cold masses of air | whose movements are the cause of weather changes which govern- ment scientists seek to predict. Root Of All Weather The meetings of these mass‘ are at the root of all weather,! Gregg explains. The warm air,’ full of moisture, moving up from the south, rides up over an ad- vancing mass of heavy, cold polar, ‘air along what is known as a PYOYT TI I iii) “Air Mass Analysis” is the name of the plan by which Willis Ray Gregg, new head of the United States weather bureau, will try j to improve weather forecasting. Planes will be launched from stra- tegic points to chart the sky. “warm front.” The rising warm angle anl speed at which the warm air cooled, its moisture con-; air rises. Much of this, says Gregg, denses Meanwhile the cold air is push-|air mass analysis. ing under the warm air mass on an-| weather, ! division before being short gusty squalls of snow, over small areas. Roosevelt. Sharp ch and wind direc types of weather. Duration severity of such storms depend upon the wind direction, amount of moisture in the air and the vised airways over the States. \FARLEY 10 MEET WITH COMMITTEE WILL ATTEND EXECUTIVE SESSION TO BE HELD IN JACKSONVILLE (By Associated Press) JACKSONVILLE, Feb. George Hills, of Jacksonville, to- 17.— day announced that Postmaster General Farley is attending tate | democratic executive committee | meeting here next Wednesday in} his fficial capacity as national ; chairman. WM. V. ALBURY IN SENATE RACE |MAKES FORMAL ANNOUNCE-| MENT IN COLUMNS OF THE | CITIZEN TODAY 1 i | William V, Albury, who is now; |representative to the Florida leg- islature from this district, makes | formal announcement in the col-| umns of The Citizen today of his | |candidacy for State Senator from the twenty-fourth district. Mr. Albury, who is also Monroe ‘County attorney, has made an jenviable reputation in his capacity fof representative in the House of | Representatives, particularly, in lconnection with his various duties | |representing the people of Key | ; West and the entire | Monroe, | Mr. Albury is well and favor- county of} jably known in Key West and other | se! } Another of the bills was found Parts of the district, and his num-| American, w lin the automobile in which the! Tus friends predict that he will|the West Indie: jbe victorious in his proposed race | j for the senatorship. | ROSES AND FLORAL PIECES PHONE 597 i South Florida Nursery || | ricultural commitee. | vestigating con jworth of | the techn jand 30 de Roosevelt Forwards Legislative — Proposal To House Chairman For Regulating Commodity Exchanges (By Associated Press) © WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Both | proving the emergency air ‘bill today, eliminated h. * the senate and house are in tl OT hich:wenids hase nec the weekend recess today, but a few; master general members attended a session of the | 'racts with private carriers, house agricultural committee, and! i learned of a letter President: day at midnight, 148 pilots and planes will make 68 trips each day Roosevelt has written endorsing in principle the Bankhead bill for | and cover 40,830 miles. | TO DROP MANY compulsory control of cotton pro-| FROM CWA ROLLS duction. WASHINGTON, Feb.’ 17. President Roosevelt also sent Civil’ Works Administration legislative proposals. for regulat) | payro]l next Friday instead of exchanges, to! ing commodity Chairman Jones of the house ag-/,), ROCKEFELLER LINDBERGH GETS ase Pag ee WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.— | Members of the senate air mail in-| rittee said today/STANDS TRIP TO WINTER they are inquiring into the gift, HOME AT ORMOND of Pan American Airways stock] BEACH WELL opinion warrants to Charles All Lindbergs several weeks ago, in| the} (By Associated Prees) persons | ORMOND BEACH, Feb. {J . Rockefell In committee hearings it has} — Se been developed that Lindbergh re-| around the house today. rived app: imately 250,000} Se eee ee tccctal Ais| wstenditanicintiagtcwall aad tock asa gift. He is’ hig household said he was feeling iviser for that firm.| an warrants were f stock at 15 It is now The Pan se route extends to and South Amer. ica, still holds its air mail cOon-jeg for some time. tract, | The committee would not give PROSE BUSHES the value of warrants received by'fl _. E the noted flier. — Awiiten Pinks, Rede, ver lows, etc. answers to a sent to questionnaire all nt in aviation industry. committee 11— Transport Pan A for the + However, due to a weakened ng aro condition as a result of his recent ‘ilimess, no visitors are beig allow- ELIMINATE SECTIONS OF AIR MAIL BILL 10¢ Each WASHINGTON, Feb: 17.—The | CENTRAL house post office comulittee in ap-|§ 805 Fleming St. id falls as rain or snow.|can be predicted by the method of |inals and is anchored in the stream. Gregg served 16 years as head other so-called “cold front.” This of the weather bureau’s aerological jcauses another kind of appointed rain or, the new bureau chief by President His job was explora- s of temperature tion of upper air secrets and or- on go with both) ganization of the weather report- andjing system that now serves the 25,000 miles of government-super- United After the army air corps takes charge of flying the air mail Mon- ; 490,000 as previously decided up- KEY WEST, 8 a. m. 68 Warmest City in United States PRICE FIVE CENTS Resubmission Of All CWA Projects In Monree County Will Take Place At Once YACHT SACHEM IS PLACED ON WAYS | THREE-MASTED VESSEL WILL | | UNDERGO EXTENSIVE REPAIRS The three-masted Schooner ; Yacht Sachem is being hauled out; on the Key West Marine Railway; today and will undebgo extensive | jFepairs to the hull aud keel. | | During a heavy wind last week the yacht went aground near! Turtle Harbor in the vicinity of, {Key Largo and suffered consid- | erable damage to both hull and ikeel. | It was the intention of the own-| er to have the vessel repaired fur- | ther up the coast but in that sec-' tion there were no marine rail- | ways that could handle a vessel of this size and it was brought to Key West. | Yacht Antonio from Pittsburgh, |Pa., arrived in port this morning, |took water at the F. E, C. term- ‘HIGHWAY FERRY FLORIDA KEYS TAKES ITS BERTH AGAIN AT PORTER DOCK COMPANY PIER TAKEN OFF WAYS, § SS everal New Projects To Be Requested; Reports Being Compiled To Cov- er A.l Activities Resubmission of all CWA projects in Monroe county is to be done immediately. Re- ports to cover all work ac- ! complished, and that will be done and sent in at once. New Projects to be re- quested by the local council are several in number, but the outstanding ones are the proposed auditorium, Negro municipal park and airport. All of the data relative to these are being compiled to- gether estimates of costs and man hours and will i be sent to Tallahassee at the earliest possible date. In the opinion of W. W. Demer- with itt, administrator, all of the pro- jects now under course of con- struction, and this includes the aquarium, and all repair work, in- cluding the city hall and county court house, will be completed in a short time, provided materials jare received when needed. Among the projects that are be- ing resubmitted are those pertain- ing to women’s work under .the CWS. This work has been of great benefit to many others than \ After being on the ways for about two weeks the Ferry Flor- ida Keys, of the Monroe county system, is back at her berth at the Porter Dock company. She came off the ways yesterday. There is still a great deal’ of work to be done on the vessel, es- | pecially to the deck and house and {it is expected it will not be ready for service for several weeks, The Ferry Key West is also at mail the Porter dock and is to be taken sections out for overhaul and repairs. This Post- will be done as soon as the ways negotiate con- is unoccupied. ‘JACOB EDWARDS BURIED IN MIAMI Jacob Edwards, who die¢ in Mi- ami on Wednesday, was buried in that city yesterday, according to advices received: in Key West. The deceased.is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sophia Edwards; four sons, Earl, Mortimer, Edward and Charles Edwards; four brothers, | William and Lewis Edwards of \Key West, and John Edwards, Tampa, and Winner Edwards, Mi- ami, also three grandchildren, | | fa plans {to drop 572,500 persons from its | 1 | of, 22 | ' BAD MIXTURE {: S818) Art Shipley this city accidentally mixed jcaliber cartridges with smoking tobacco and shot a hole through \the rim of his hat when he lit up | those who are working, it is | Shown, | Principal Activities At the work center in the pub- lic library building, sewing, mak- ‘ing of garments, weaving mats, hats and rugs are the principal ac- tivities. The completed produc are distributed to those who are on the direct relief lists, Other projects ‘include assist- ants to janitors in the public schools, Among the multifar- ious duties performed by these women is rebinding and repairing books. Helpers and cleaners are as- signed to work at the Mercedes charity hospital and one seam- stress works repairing bed clothes and garments, Another worthy and very bene- ficial work is that being carried on at the community nursery. The women assigned to these tasks have carried on in a manner that has received the commendation of local persons as well as strangers. Helpers have also been assigned to tasks at the Marine hospital and another group at the County home for old people. FLORIDA TAKES 116 PASSENGERS The Steamship Florida of the P. and 0. S. 8. company, sailed for Havana yesterday with 101 first class pessengers, 15 second, two tons of freight and 164 sacks of mail, | E pipe. | j | NEW YOPK, Feb. | Seven persons, including two | children, perished in a fire! which swept a five-story ten-! ement house on lower East | Side early today. | The barking of a dog _awakened one family in time to escape. Firemen rescued many by ' der. i } j Seven Persons Die In Tenement — House Blaze In New York City (By Associated Press) 179.—y A search of the ruins is being made in an effort to determine whether there were any more fatalities as a result of the blaze. May Robson-Yarren Williams 4 Lady a Day Matinee: Balepny, 106; Orches. tra, 15-206; Niels, 15-286 4 ‘ ® 4