The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 3, 1934, Page 1

_ Key West, Floridk, ‘has the most equable weather in the country; ‘with ‘an average _ range of only 14° Fakrenheit. cl CONSECUTIVE | DAY, CORDING TO REPORTS Coolardng | to its usual custom, The Citizen will not issue any orrow, (By Asnociatea Press) NEW YORK, July 3,—Swelter- ing heat held on yesterday in. the; Midwest andEast, but some re- The mercury in New York City. ‘touched 90 at 1 p. m. for the} fourth consecutive day. weather | _bureau,: however, | | predicted cooling thundershowers | would cause a break today in the scorching Weather that has gripped’ the East. for the last. 13 days, The heat drove an estimated 2,000,-| | 000 = persons to metropolitan be Palelack strom the naval admin: (Bis Aspociated Press) beaches Sunday. Ay ratic building and Major Ar-} WASHINGTON, July 3.—The| Somewhat cooler weather also; ; Sheppard, who will be the|comptroller vf, currency. issued a} }was forecast for most of the mid- expects. all who will par-4call today for'thée condition of all} west grain area, with scattred | é to be ready to form at National Banks at the close of Showers, probable in Missouri, | SENT OUT ‘BY comprrouer|: INGTON Two. week-end fatalities at St. || insurance ‘eorporation issued a call ' Louis inereased to 21 the list of | t, and thence to the corner of | for the condition of all state banks: deaths there fromm the heat wave. | ot affiliated with federal re.: *< Units in the parade will be Key. piney ps er oae A gi fad. ‘The temperature soared above 90 | ‘est police § officers, American’ tion the federal reserve system | for the fourteenth consecutive | 2 sot Deum and Bugle Corps, de-| called for a statement of condition ‘day. i ments of sailors and marines| ys of the same day from state: Kansas and Nebraska continued ; m the Destroyers Zane . and! banks which, are affiliated with the hot and dry with temperatures in “BE”, Flori Na-| the former state zooming again t a ‘century levels. At 1 p.m. Lin- ry ;Barracks, Key West Fire| feoln, Neb., reported 99 degrees. partment, Boy Scouts, Patriotic INJURED IN The Kansas drought, temporar- der Sons of America, Patriotic ily relieved over much of the state der of America, Tiget Tail Tribe, AUTO: ACCIDENT :in mid-June, was igrowing increas- | salpsered: Onder Re len in} jingly serious, S, D. For ‘nt A teorvlogist, sail ie” sit: Pace reducer to have their! uation was much -the same in Ne- ars decorated in holiday colors. | Victor Laisen, Clarence Sweet ‘braska, | Other features of the ‘day willjing and C. L. Gaudlin were prin-} Des Méines reported a 90-de be exhibition drills, 10:30 o’clock, cipals in an automobile accident gree reading at 2 p. m. and gen-, vby. members of the American Le-!last night which occurred shortly cratly cooler weather in Iowa. 11 9’clock,-horse race; 12 0 before midnight on Francis street; phe mercury {mounted to 85 at x “B “championship tennis | near Olivia. +St. Paul, after a low of 58 early in! match; 2 o'clock, outboard motor) The ear in’ which these young ; the day. 2:30 sailboat race; 3. men were riding was being driven! ‘A tornado, hail and. rain’ storm | itney dance. 5 iby Young: Larsen and -collidedoi3¢ ‘struck southwest of Vienna, ! £5 o'cléck will be held the! with a cat, owned by Joseph Lowe," "n” tate” Sunday, demolished, ing beauty~contest entries in Which was patked at the.curb. | ),ens, windmills and outbuildings have not been announced in| Larsen received a cut back of . Publishers and editors of 32 Fjorida: newspapers; R. T. Gallemore, Bartow; Frank Harris, Jr., Ocala; meet on the steps of the Administration building of | J. S. Nickel, St. Augustine; A. Bev Baker, Palatka; the new World's fair, ‘preparatoryito resuming their | Lyan W. Bloom, Lakeland; E. W. McCreary, Gaines. tour of the grounds which has ocewpied them for the ville; Wm. #1. og ona Lake Worth; George Costello Winter Haven; George L. Burr, Jr, Winter Haven. past twe days, From left to right: Grant Thomas, Third row, left to right: C. M. McLennan, Orlando; Lakeland; T. C. Harris, St. Petersburg; Clyde Pat! ernest Lyons, Stuart; Fred S. Jones, Sebring; Louis Patterson, Daytona Beach; Peter Schaal, Sanford; Anderson, Orlando. Top row, left to right: John Clay Russell Kay, Tampa; Frances Clarke, Ocala; Wm. H. ton, T. C. Brooks, E. Ross Bartley, Wright A. Patter- Coe, Sarasota; Brack Cheshire, Bradenton; Lawton} son, Earl W. Brown, Col. C. W. Fitch, Harry Illion ) COMMISSIONERS ~ RECEIVE LETTER ~ ON BRIDGE BONDS ,STATE TREASURER’S COM- MUNICATION READ AT SES-/ SION HELD AFTERNOON FIRST ‘AD SUGGESTIONS FOR JULY 4TH ‘Safe and Sane’ Holiday Still Results in Many Painful Burns (Special to The Citizer) NEW BRUNSWICK, J., July 3.—Simple rules for prevent- ing accidents aid treating minor Fourth of July injuries were is- sued today by the Red Cross Products Division: If You Must Celebrate Do not allow young children to set off f:re-crackers, No matter how small the fire-cracker, keep all matches at a safe distance, Use a long toreh. . Do not lean over the fire-works—set them off at arm’s length. Do not attempt to relight a fire-cracker that did not work, The spark may be smouldering in the fuse. Keep away from/it. Do not put powerful fire-crackers under cans or glass, Don’t fool with fire-works, If An Accident Happens held o’clock yesterday afternoon a let-| ter from State We,N. Knott of Monroe and) county commissioners 4 Treasurer submitting offerings Call a doctor. Calm the patient—keep all bystanders back If clothing sticks to burn, do not pull it off. Contact to air is painful—cover burn immediately. olive oil or carron oil with sterilized absorbent cotton. a surgically clean gauze or bandage, do not. use un- County highway bridge bonds was read. Price offerings ranged from 31 flat to 34 1-2 flat with three de- linquent coupons attached to the} YESTERDAY, ; At the meeting of the board of | ‘PRICE FIVE CENTS Governor Sholtz Lays Great © Stress On Florida’s Exhibit ln Century Of hopes Fair ‘HENRY H-HORTON, | FORMER TENNESSEE! GOVERNOR, DEAD ONLY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF STATE TO FACE IMPEACH- MENT CHARGES; _ YEARS OLD (Ry Aasociated Press) ;> CHAPEL HILL, Tenn., July 3. !—At the peaceful country home | where he found rest after his t j bulent years in Tennessee politics, former Governor Henry H. Hor- j ton died yesterday in his sixty- ninth year. The only chief executive of the | State ever to be the target for im-| | { peachment proceedings, Horton | weathered the storm in the spring ged summer of 1932, As speaker of the state senate, | Horton succeeded to the governor-} i ship October 3, 1927, in 1928 and re-elected 1930. His term expired January 17,' ! 1933, and he left Nashville im-; mediately to spend the rest of his | days in the quietude of hi: in farm. ! It was shortly after-his re-elec- tion in 1930 that the then gover- of a storm. Four banks with dnrgestate,.deposits:failed: and. al- most $7,000,000 of public funds were tied up. | Horton’s political allies, Luke I j and Rogers Galdwell, were inter- ested in these banks. ea | A movement for a legislative in- vestigation of state affairs swept | ton joined. A few days after the investiga-* |tion ended eight articles of im- | peachment were pr WAS. 68 upon the’ | death of Austin Peay; was elected! nor found himself in the center! Two of Governor) the state and in it Governor Hor- i Mayors In Various Ci- | ties Relative To Its Con- | tinuance 2 i (Special to The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, July 3.—Gov- jor Dave Sholtz today addressed a letter to all Florida mayors, in | which he pointed out the serious- ness of the situation now confront. ! jire the Florida ‘World’s Fair com- | mission, and asked for the active | interest of the best citizens of the |state to raise $30,000 necessary { ;to insure that the doors of Flor- ila Hall remain open for the full period of the fair. “I take the liberty of designat- jing you as chairman of this move- ment in your city,” he said in a personal letter to each Florida jmayor. “Florida has captured the attention of the entire world |through our Exposition in Flor- ida Hall at Chicago. “Ft would be one of the greatest mistakes ever made to allow Florida's exhibit to jclose on August First. Unless ad- | ditional funds are raised at once this is inevitable. In order to maintain Florida’s exhibit through- out the entire period of the fair, it is necessary that al subscrip- tions made by the county ¢ommis- sioners be. turned into cash imme- diately and that an additional $30,000 be raised among Flor- lidians, anik xprione.citier ofthe state. Appreciates Interest “Appreciating your deep con- cern in this maater, and realizing that you may be depended upon to | patriotically lead in any movement | affecting the welfare of this state, I therefore take the liberty to , designate you as chairman of this movement in your ¢ “Lorenzo A, Wilson, chairman of the Florida World’s Fair Com- mission, will immediately send ,on 10 farms. Crops were damag-! led and pigs, sheep and poultry’ (killed in the. path of the storm, ! approximately one mile wide and; | nted in the; vou suggestions and plans and give It was voted by the board/ house of representatives. The ‘you every assistance in securing ta atéept the bids.. Bonds pur-| principal charge was that the gov-! your quota, which will be set on chased amounted to approximate-} ernor had conspired to let Lea and ‘a capita basis. Mr. Wilson der that ‘the: spectators will not. the left eat, and was taken in an bona ww before hand who they are.! ambulance to the Marine hospital 180. there will be a display .of , where first aid was given. He was orks, Chief Harry. M.. Bak-,then returned to his home at.1315 | with ready to use band-aids—small strips attached, © slight cove with water-proof adhesive If paris 2 gauze pad: per | | | io Fiickto, July 3.—A battle “ sharp jab of the crustaceans’ saw- - oe may be that long ‘large tank filled with salt water “of the fire department, will be Petronia street. -Gauldin’s injury charge. The day’s entertain was ‘a cut-om the head and Sweet-j will close with an “Indepen-;ing was uninjured. Dance” at the Athletic club.| Both cars were damaged, Gms And Lobsters Fighting Real Battle Of The Century; ABy ansoctated Press) | ! toothey spine; duck under it nal _ {smack the lobsters with a sting! 'S tail. sgored—wan waged in full fury today at the Shedd Aquarium. pte principals were a dozen ‘u (a species of fish) on one and four spiney lobsters on the © other. - The fighting pit was a e the deciding knockout punishing counter attacks, slash- ing @nd flailing about with their} rapiers, until they. drive their ag-! gressors from the corner. The it out, There was still another ialony i: to the boxing profession. Sinister’ -and sea weed. The spectators, were legion, ioing into the twenty-second ara each one 24 hours in , the grunts were far ahead | points. They had their op- ents. backed into a corner and| a carrying the battle to them.| brawl. e grunts, weighing in at may-! encounter between the spider and! # pound, follow the style ex-| ified by Max Baer,. The lob- coming in at approximately} ame weight, belong to the} Charles Doyle of the aquarium era kchool, The fish rush in,! lent some measure of confirma- bing and weaving; draw a i tion to the ugly gossip~that-was | being bruited about. He revealed coupled with observations that the! fence and spar without getting) over any really heavy punches. But there was some. support from proponents of the scientific|P- ™- exhibition against the . sidewalk recalled: as. slow but interesting, | too. 20 miles long. ; Injured. 42:30 p. Showers and cooler weather were forecast for Chicago, where the mercury rose to 90. The temperatures neared the} feentury mark in Kansas City, but | cloudy skies gave hopes for show- jers. { WHERE TO GO “TONIGHT Cuban Club—Dance. Raul’s Club—Dance. Palace—“Monte Carlo Nights” and “The Fighting Rookie.” Strand—“The Line Up” and But the lobsters come back with! «The Lone Cowboy.” TOMORROW Parade—10 a. m. Athletic Club* — Exhibition never stand, fin to leg, and slug; Drills, 10:30 a, m. oe Club—Horse Race, 11! Athletic Club—City Champ Ten-| rumors flew around. They were’ tis Match, 12:30 p. m. Athletic Club—Outboard Mo- combatants seemed ‘content to, ‘tor Race, 2 p. m. Athletic Club—Sailboat Race, | p. m. Athletic Club—Jitney Dance, 3 Athletic Club—Bathing Beauty} That widely publicized! Contest, 5 p.m. Athletic Club—Firework Dis- the snake out at’St, Charles was| Play, 8:30 p. m. Athletic: Club — Independence ince, 9 p. mM, Palace—‘Randy Rides Alone” and “Holiday.” Strand—We're Not Dressing” and “The Line Up.” , the real names of . the _ battlers, ‘The grunts are really: haemulon! ‘scivrus. and* the lobsters are) | panulirus angus. They were taken from, the waters of Key West,| | Fla., and brought here” in ™ big ‘tanks, Why, they’re stable een DANCE Tenight From 9 Till ? CUBAN CLUB Bob Thompson's Orchestra No persons were) $73,000. The funds used in the purchase ly \ (Special to | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 3, {—The membership of the national j organization of the American Le- igion on June 22 surpassed the en- tire total for 1983 when the 768,- {000 mark was reached, according ito a tabulation of cards and du just completed at national head- quarters here, H. L, Plummer, sistant national adjutant, nounces, Florida on that date had reached 85.69 percent of its 1934 quota, with 8,456 mem- bers as compared to 7,127 on as- an- same date last year. Eight departments, exceeding their 1934 quotas, as of June 22, are lorado, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Oklahoma Utah, Puerto Rico and Italy. Thirty-one states exceeding their entire 1933; membership, including the above states that also have ex their 1934 quotas, but not includ-| ing the departments of Rico and Italy, are Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, | Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, | Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mon- tana, Nebraska, North Dakota, | Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South |Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washing- ton, Wyoming and Mexico. Membership, as of-June 22, was japproximately 100,000 ahead of last year at the same date, nation- or states, & departments — or Puerto, of these bonds are from the gaso-( the eherere nae line tax { purchases ' are Legion Strength Passes 1933 Mak OSs ‘Shown To Be In Excess Of 768, 000 . | ministration. Present at the meeting were rman Norberg, Thompson, ihiskibhers B. B. "Warren and rl Beryaldi) Clerk Ross ©. Saw- r, Attorney William WV. Adbury; ally, Plummer said. i . Tax Collector Frank H. Ladd, Tax! of delegates to which each depart. Absesor Jt Otte Kircbheiner and ment is entitled to representation | » few interested citizens, } % The number, ‘The Citizen) at the national convention is bas-), Resolutions in connection with ed upon membership thirty days! the FERA rehabilitation program ‘prior to the opening of the con-!in’ Key West were presented, and | ention, he pointed out, and add-\after a unanimous vote were or- ed: jdered sent on the afternoon train] “Many of the departments at;to Tallahassee for Governor Dave the present time are in the midst | Sholtz. of intensive membership efforts,! Tax Assessor Kirchheiner pre. and from all indications, the na-j sented the tax books for the year {tional organization will experience | 1934. The books are complete ja healty increase in numbe with. all needed assessments Edward A. Hayes, national com-| corded. mander, in a letter to each of the it was voted to a 11,003 post commanders, in re-| sented. viewing the accomplishments} It was decided to hold a. meet-' ‘which he said have kept pace withing on July 18 at which the board the membership record, pointed | |will hear complaints a receive jout that the national quota do ap imony as to the v. “« this year is 904,000, and that rly assessed in the books. A f n be attained if the Shee nites notice of this meeting app ‘effort is continued the next thir-|in another section of this issue. | ty. day: “Let your record and; {mine show that the task of com-, pleting the numerical strength of | {the legion has been as successful cept them as pre-} ue of prop- HOLIDAY NOTICE Tomorrow, July 4, 1934, company will not be for, busine: HE. KEY WEST COMPANY. \gram,” he said. “It is always the open inal, intensive effort that brings |. HOLIDAY NOTICE | Wednesday, July 4, 1934, | dependence Day, a legal holiday; in the State of Florida, this bank |will not be open for business on) {that day. j THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK., ily2- 2ti DANCE TONIGHT RAUL’S CLUB Script 60c Ladies Free Prize Will Be Given In-} eded!as every other part’of our pro-| dependence Day, the office of this| fitting observance. ELECTRIC! American heart, jly3-1t| dence. | Caldwell dominate certain depart | ments of government for their | financial gain, he to receive in re- (turn their support. After bitter debate the house, voted, 58 to 41, against impeach-' ing the governor and arraigning j him, before the senate. Princeton, Ja¢kson county. bama,. Febriary (17, 1866. taught school and_ practiced | before moving to his farm, from which he was called to the gover- nor’s chair. j Besides the widow, governor leaves one Wilhoite Horton. former John the son, re-| On motion duty carried | Mayor W. H. Malone is request {ing that the people of Key West {join in the patriotic celebration |tomorrow and cooperate with the Kappa Pi Y Club of Key West in} day one of happiness His m making the jand enjoyment. sage to sithe people is as follows: | “The Fourth of July for the past iseven years has not been adequate lly celebrated in Key West. ‘The lanniversary of Ameriean Indeper dence should never pass without It re that period in our history ‘received all that ent when we is dear to the political indepen i “At grea ce and arduous Mabor, the Y Club of Key | West has undertaken a fitting en- tertainment for the people of Key West, for the Fourth of July, r viving a custom which has some- |what fallen into neglect. | “I therefore, as mayor of the {City of Key West, respectfully re- | Governor Horton was born at? Ala-| He! law} and a handful of other patriotic citizens have done _ practically everything so far accomplished for {the Florida exhibit. Our need is man-power. We want you to re- cruit the active interest of your best citizens, not only to subscribe | but to work for the exhibit “The seriousness of the situa- ition now confronting the Florida World’s Fair Commission in m taining the Florida Exhibit at A |Century of Progress was thorough- ly discussed at a state-wide confer- ence held in Jack: last Fri- jday, June 22, and attended by over a hunc public officials lund citizeng,” he also enid: onville a ed Mayor Malone Issues Message On Patriotic Celebration Tomorrow West cooperate ir Fourth of July a memorable one. it as far as practicable bu houses to close, men be least a partial vacation all join in the festivities auspices of tt a holiday in making request, iness n and that lgiven under the Make thi a holiday on the calen- club. spirit as well a {dar “I am confident will be of it benefit to our entire 7 lation and will tend to show ° country at large that Key West appreciates its privileges and grateful for the benefits of the ast.” STRAND THEATER William Gargan-Marion Nixon in THE LINE UP —also— THE LONE COWBOY Matinee: Balcony, 10c; Ocrhes- tra, 15-20c; Night, 15-25¢ it TRY A BOTTLE TODAY. 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