The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 22, 1934, Page 1

Rp ks Tat 9 NaS Ded re te an DW a OR ees A Foch. Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LV. No, 46. Immense Throng Assembles For Funeral Rites Of King Albert Rulers Of Many Nations And Thousands Of Others Take Part In Procession Today ‘(By Associated Press) BRUSSELS, Feb. 22—Bel- gium buried her king today Albert the valiant. Kings ‘walked in the funeral pro- eession and also commoners. Hundreds of guns salvoed and church bells tolled. Behind wooden barriers crowds that in places_ were backed to a depth of 250 yards watched the solumn kened the funeral “killed Saturday mountain climbing, to that of France’s Marshal It drew an even more brilliant line of titled mourners. Active and future rulers of many of the world’s remain- ing monarchies, high offi- cials of democracies and » leaders of allied armies, es- corted the king’s coffin from _ the grand palace to the crypt at the little grey church near 1@eeerecoccccoecoooooooeR To Be Honor Guest Of Local Rotary Club Pecccccccoccce ED. R. BENTLEY Governor of Thirty-Ninth District) of Rotary International ED. R. BENTLEY, -ROTARY OFFICIAL, WILL VISIT HERE: DISTINGUISHED VISITOR a BE HONOR GUEST AT LUNCHEON OF KEY WEST ROTARY CLUB TOMORROW Ed. R. Bentley, Governor of the Thirty-ninth District of Rotary In- ternational, will be honor guest at the luncheon of the Kep West Ro- tary Club tomorrow. The lunch- | ficial Washington had « holiday | | change to a debate on controver- the royal castle at Laeken.! con today was postponed in order Brassels became a vast! camp for the sad occasion. “ Thousands of visitors of ev- “ea aa spent the True to a Belgian custom, | no women took part in the} ceremonies, but 30,000 or 40,000 Belgian war veterans} ‘passed before the coftin| prior to the funeral ‘march.| a Sawyer, who was arrrest- on a charge of selling infoxi- was arraigned today’ in Hugh Gunn’s court and the read. He waived prelimi- y hearing and was bound over to the criminal court in bond of defendant in this case is} “the attendant at the beer saloon of Albino Morales where Palen lager was found by ‘Colonel Hol- land McCormick, state investiga- tor for the beverage department, The arrest was made by the sher- It's office. Golonel McCormick modified the charges that are prescribed by the state, which provides that Where foreign beer is sold, is “Subject to a fine of from $1,000 te $5,000 or from 1 to 5 years * the penitentiary or both. accompanied bye! Rotes: and Rotary nng, that this distinguished Rotarian will be able to be present. On his arrival, accompanied by Mrs. Bentley, he will be escorted to the Parish Hall and attend the luncheon. After this he and Mrs. be taken for a ride, Tn the evening Mr. Behtley will be guests at an ii formal reception to be given at the Woman’s Club. For this event an interesting musical program has been arrahged by J. J. Trevor. For Saturday a fishing trip is; planned and if the weather proves to be as good as it has been for the past several weeks, Mr. Bent- ley will have the thrill of his life, say members of the local club. Widely Known Ed. R. Bentley is a widely known lawyer of Florida and for many Years has been secretary-treasur- er of the Florida State Bar Asso-/' ciation. He has been Department Commander of the American Legion and president of the Flor- ida Aviation Association, He attended the University of Texas, University of California, Texas Christian University and Cumberland University, in which latter institution he was Dean of Journalism. He holds B. A. and LL. B. degrees and is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He became a Rotarian in 1919} when he helped organize the Mc- Allen Rotary Club (Texas); serv- ed twice as its president and be-| cause of his outstanding work with! boys. was elected a life honorary | member of that club in 1924. He! became a member of the Lakeland | Rotary Club in 1925 and was its| president in 1930. He assisted in} organizing the Rotary Club in} Monterey, Republic of Mexico. | _ Rotarian Bentley's chief public interest is in education and avia-| | as that on Christmas Day. MOST OF CAPITAL ENJOYS HOLIDAY; |. CONGRESS WORKS, ROOSEVELT PLANS TO VISIT BURIAL PLACE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON IN COMMEM- ORATION OF BIRTHDAY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Of-' today except the senate and house! which kept ahead with manifold activities ranging from investiga- tion of the New York stock ex-| ial veterans legislation. President Roosevelt planned to motor late in the day to Mount: Vernon where George Washing-} ton is buried in commemoration"of | the birthday of the first president. All government departments were closed, | Richard Whitney, president of | the stock exchange, told the house interstate commerce committee that the proposed Fletcher-Ray- burn legislation for federal con- trol of the mart would “destroy free and open market for securi- | ties.” An invitation was extended to Charles Francis Adams, former navy secretary, to testify Satur- day before the house naval sub- committee about airplane and en- gine contracts let during the Hoo-} ver administration when he was in congress, BIRTHDAY OF WASHINGTON IS OBSERVED HERE Local Officials Communicate With Trammell In Efforts To Have Marines Quartered Here STORES CLOSE DURING AFT- TEERNOON HOURS; GOVERN- MENT ACTIVITIES CEASE IN MOST DEPARTMENTS |.) In celebration of Washington’s Birthday Anniversary, many plac- es of business closed for the aft- ernoon in Key West, both in the | retail and wholesale trade. All members of the Retail Mer- chants Association agreed to close for the afternoon and these plac-| es of business suspended activities | at 1 o'clock. Government bureaus and branches in every department are | observing the day. Naval, Marine! and Army activities are suspend-} ed, except the necessary patrol, guard and police duty, At the postoffice it was stated there would be no mail delivery. The observance will be the same} All} windowseclosed, First class mail | arriving on the afternoon train! may be distributed to boxes, and mail be taken from and to the train. No other work is being} done, A number of entertainments are planned for this evening. Private} gatherings have been arranged | and a number of parties scheduled. | At the Country Club the birth-| day of the first president will be} celebrated with a formal dance, ! at which a number of officers and ~ out of town visitors will be guests. | { ! tion development and the law ap- pertaining to this new field. One Army Fler Killed And’ Two Otners Forced To Lan SCENES MADE HERE SENT TO HOLLYWOOD FOR DE- ‘ VELOPMENT After securing thousands of |S, Antares, KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934. Pocccccvcvcsccccccccccccesoccecceccccccooceccocee | Honored By Americans Today In 1789 George Washington s tan and took the oath as the natio two hundred and second anniver: round the scene but Washington’s his greatness. tase spn nicesee ayo 4 gta os Efforts are being made by local authorities in conjunction with Senator Park Trammell and Wm. R. Porter in Washington, to have the marine forces on the U. S. S. Wyoming station at Key West for their period of drill maneuvers and recreation. To this end a telegram was sent to Senator Trammell yesterday by J, Frank Roberts, president pro | tem of city council, as follows: “Understand 500 marines on board the U. S. S. Wyoming are to be quartered in tents at Port Ever- glades, Florida, and on the U. S. Very evident best) movement would be to quarter | these marines at available marine } eoceccccesocces tood on this spot in lower Manhat- first President. Today, on the ry of his birth, skyscrapers sur- statue stands as a reminder of their preference for Key West and the naval station accommodations. Was First Plannd It was learned today on unim- peachable authority that several days ago orders were received to| have the plumbing arrangements at the naval station and the sani-| tary systems placed in condition.} Before activities along this line | were well under way, a rescinding | | order was received and operations jalong the lines set forth were| stopped at once. It is understood that several of- | ficers from the. Wyoming left this | | week for P erglades to look} Sover the situation and report on the facilities at that place for | handling the marines. From another source The Citi-| zen was informed that there was | when providers will be barracks at Key West naval sta-/ tion, which are now vacant and{ ample. “Respectfully urge your quicl action as chairman of committee nothing definite as to where the { marines are to be stationed as, in | the opinion of the informant, the \ course to be pursued would be def- on naval affairs to see that these ; are stationed at Key! ' suring you that the citi- | marin West, as zens are definitely interested in| your action and will appreciate | favorable results.” Replies Immediately That action on the part of the senator was quick, as requested, is! shown by the following reply, re- ceived by Mr. Roberts this morn-} from Senator Trammell: “Your night letter relative to ing. | landing marines in your city was) received. Had matter up with | | admiral in charge yesterday but/ unsuccessfully. Mr. Porter and myself will contact authorities; here as soon as possible, as de. partments are closed today. If can- not reach them today, {and myself will call on secretary of the navy tomorrow morning feet of thrilling scenes in the wa-jand urge that marines be landed iters near Key West, the Metro-/and camped at Key West.” Mr. Porter’. | Goldwyn-Mayer unit has gone fur- } ther north, CLEVELAND, Feb. Siteat ol out of Chicago for Cleve- Fog, snow and a low ceiling|jand, nosed into the woods dios in Hollywood and is being de- played havoc with the army sae) Veloped. The scenes of Captain air mail schedule in the mid-|. Deshler, Ohio, and Was! Caswell fighting the sawfish and t other thrilling shot: to be add- & today, bringing taal but threw the mail ‘ots are to | ed to later in the year, to one flier and causing two | free before the crash. It is the intention of the unit April cid ts make ehereaskce| Two, who were forced to return the latter part of Apri landings. |aown, made landings with-| ine the sequences for the “Deep or early in May, and continue mak- Sea Thriller” to be based on ad- Lieutenant D. 0. Lowry,’ out serious mishap. ‘ventures in the tropics, West has been taken to the stu-| touch with Admiral Chas. S. Free-} Film that was recorded in Key) | initely determined by the situation | in Cuba. Be that as it may, those inter- | ested in Key West are determined | to leave nothing undone in their | concerted efforts to have the ma- | rine contingent quartered at Key West and are confident that with | ithe assistance of Senator Trammell | and Mr. Porer their efforts will} be rewarded. | eecceccce i WHERE TO GO ee ecco TONIGHT Athletic Club — Washington Birthday Dance. | Harris School — Washington | Birthday Entertainment. Palace—“Woman’s Man.” Strand—“Madame Spy” “Two Alone.” and) { TOMORROW In addition to the above ef-j | forts Mayor Wm. H. Malone was this morning preparing to get in j man, U. S. N., in command of the} | Special squadron, and set forth the advantages of the marine bar-| racks and navy accommodations at Key West naval station. Councilman J. Frank and Councilman Joseph Cabrera have contacted a number of offi-/ cers and men of the marine ton- | tingent on the Wyoming, they told | The Citizen, and all have signified Roberts | { |DEMERITT TAKES UP QUESTION OF RELIEF LAY-OFF MATTER OF DISTRESS HERE PLACED BEFORE AUTHORI- TIES AT TALLAHASSEE BY LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR Realizing the calamitous results that may ensue to certain families laid off from CWA work this week, W. W. Demeritt, local administrator, took the question up with Tallahassee. Both by telegram and _ letter, Mr. Demeritt set forth the actual situation in Key West and Monroe county. He called attention to the deplorable condition of fi- nances of city and county govern- ments, endeavoring to impress on the executive officers the dire consequences that will result with the stoppage of revenue to 526 families. Receives Reply In reply to the telegram the following was received this morn- ing: “You are authorized to give direct relief to all former CWA employes in actual need. Each family must make new application. Have each case carefully studied before relief is given, except in real emergency cases where gro- cery orders should be given pend- ing case. work study. No work relief can be provided at this time.” Which holds out no prospects for those who are to be stricken from the rolls tomorrow, except that of securing a food order or the small gmount of money given in direct relief. Checking Up Today Today the entire clerical force is busy checking up on the in- | dividual cases and a statement of the number of dependents in each instance is being prepared for the guidance of the office in naming those to be dropped from the lists. Those considered most in need will be retained, It is expected that the list. will be completed this afternoon and tomorrow a statement will be is- sued showing the names of those, to be'¥etained in service until fur- ther orders are received. The list of those to remain will contain 699 names. This is pur- suant to instructions received from Tallahassee. There will be 526 names dropped from the rolls, as there are 1,104 men and 121 wom- en listed, making a total of 1,225. ; EXPECT 100 OR MORE IN LEGION BEAUTY PAGEANT CONTESTANTS CONTINUE TO ENTER DAILY; MUCH IN- TEREST SHOWN BY MER- CHANTS IN CONTEST H. E. Day, commander of the local post of the American Legion, and Ted Pauly, in charge of ar- rangements for the legion Beauty Pageant, are confident there will be fully 100 contestants when the affair is staged next Monday night. They called at The Citizen of- fice today and said that 75 mer- chants in Key West had agreed to sponsor beautiful Key West young women and by Saturday the full list of contestants will be in readiness. There is an eagerness on the part of the merchants, said Mr. Pauly, that shows what deep in- terest they are taking in the mat- ter, and it appears that the pag- eant in Key West will rank with the most ‘successful that has been ) arranged in the state. Professor Horace O’Bryant, of the high school, has given every assistance possible, and those in charge are happy over the coop- | eration received from this source Both Mr. Pauly and Mr. Day “| will eall at the convent tomorrow ~4| morning at 10 o'clock and talk | “Four Frightened People.” JUST TWO MORE DAYS Then You Will See BROADWAY THROUGH A KEYHOLE The Big Musical of 1934 PALACE THEATER the matter over with the sister superior and others in charge of | the classes. Atrangements are now going | forward to decorate the high | school auditorium, where the pag- | eant will be presented in the most | beautifal way possible in keeping with the display of feminine beav- ty that will greet all who attend. For 54 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Man Confessing Plot Hangs NEW PROJECTS STILL SOUGHT FOR KEY WEST STANDING IN REQUESTS FORWARDED TO APPROVAL Despite the fact that almost { half of the employes on CWA rolls will be laid off tomorrow, appli- cation for new projects for city and county are being forwarded} to Tallahassee, pursuant to structions. One of the most important of these is the Community House and{ Auditorium which was asked for! by resolution adopted at a special! rmeeting of the city council Mon- day afternoon. Plans for this structure are now being prepared and in the event) the application receives the fav-| orable endorsement of Tallahas-| see and Washington, will be one! of the most perfect of its kind in Florida. Other projects that received) endorsement by the council are extension of the municipal } port at Stock Island; Bertha street to be connected with White street; by the boulevard; resurfacing the following streets: Angela, Thomas! Petronia, Olivia, Amelia and Vir- ginia. Extension of all beautification in- PRICE FIVE CENTS To Kidnap Himself Today | ‘Attempt Frustrated By Plucky Resistance Of E. P. Adler, Of Davenport, lowa (Ry Associated rressy CHICAGO, Feb. 22. — Twelve hours after he con- fessed to an abortive plot to kidnap Emanuel Philip | Adler, Davenport, Iowa, pub- lisher, Fred Mayo, of Bir- mingham, Ala., alias Charles Phillips, hanged himself in a Marquette police station cell today. He died soon after police found him suspended by his necktie from the cell bars. They called to take him before Jack Lacey, alias Wy- man, his alleged confeder- ate, arrested today. GRILLED FOR | 15 HOURS air-} CHICAGO, Feb. 22.—A prisoner’s dramatic confes- sion that he plotted to kid- nap E. P. Adler, Davenport, projects on city streets; work on} Iowa, publisher for $40,000 waterworks building; extension ransom marked a new vic- work on water mains and pumping station. Extension of constguc-/ tory today in the drive to end tion of Aquarium. The board of public instruction| the snatch racket, has made application for erection] The plot was frustrated by of a school building at Islamorada, } the plucky resistance-of the 61-year-old piiblishér “ant bank president. and county commissioners ask for ‘Constriction alte beautification oF When Charles Phillips, | alias Fred Mayo, and one ac- a proposed park at Islamorada. complice, slugged him with NEGRO CONVICT KILLED TODAY, ja blackjack yesterday in the INCIDENT HAPPENED NEAR: them off. DeLAND WHEN PRISONERS Phillips, captured a short STARTED STRIKE time afterward, admitted after 15 hours questioning le that he and his companion gan, negro convict ‘at the state; known as Jack Wyman of road camp near here, was killed | Des Moines, planned to put by a guard today as negro prison-| 2 . ers started a short-lived strike, re-| Adler into @ trunk and ship (By Associated Press) zDeLAND, Feb. am fusing to come from the barracks him to a south side flat to for work. Only one shot was reported fir- ed, and that killed Logan. The negroes, after fighting among themselves for a time, soon submitted to discipline. awhit, ransom negotiations. Wyman was captured this morning in a south side ho- tel, and taken to headquar- An inquest was ordered for) later in the day. } ters for grilling. General Sandino, Famous Rebel, Killed By National Guardsmen; Brother And Two Others Slain MANAGUA, Feb. 22.—General Augusto Sandino, famous rebel, was killed with his brother, So- crates Sandino, and two friends by national guards- Nicaragua, (By Associated Press) these acts of ‘some individual guardsmm and has ordered im- Sodieti investigation and is re- questing congress to give him nec- essary facilities to maintain pub- lic order.” All outgoing messages were censored, Reported slain with Sandino were his former general, Uman- men on the outskirts of Man- zor and Estrada. Sandino came to Managua from his Riceeco colony last week to terminate arrangements for the final disarming of of his followers. hat the action of fia nacional! | STRAND THEATER | that the action of guardia naci |} Jean Parker-Tom Brown in TWO ALONE Fay Wray-Nils Asther in MADAME SPY agua, a government commu- nique indicated today. The government statement said “The government officially states in killing Sandino was contrary to instructions of President Sacasa to guarantee lives of Sandino and his followers while in Managua. “The president severely reproves| Matinee: Balcony, 10¢; Orches- tra, 15-20e; Night, 15-25