The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1934, Page 1

eagles 5 aries = i ft Wee ise 8 gas, D pressed ‘the desire to file a brief in the matter and Acting State Attorney William H. Malone said he would also file a brief. The judge instructed the attorneys to have the briefs in court this morn- ing. At the conclusion of the session this morning Judge Browne or- dered the prisoner remanded, and he was again in custody of the sheriff. Later Judge J. Vining Harris, B} fixed bond at $500 for his ap- pearanee at the next term of - jcriminal court. HERE ON SUNDA ‘¥ WEST RESIDENT DIED ; 10Pumeral Services ‘were held yes- | terda: afternoon 4:30 o'clock for Thomae Strombow Demeritt, 64 Oppréssed by adversity over which they had no control; our govern: | fhent has financed the priming of | busifiess channels to restore health | toa fickened trade. “fn Florida, your government has sought to do its part. The cre-| confidence in the bounty of the new year may be justified to the fullest extent is the sincere, heart- felt wish of “Your Governor, “David Sholtz.” GREATER SPEED NOW DEVELOPED WITH SCIENCE AT THE THROTTLE “By HOWARD W. BLAKESEEE But the Hew imbtals to tongbén NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Mod-) ern Mercury has swapped winged} feet for a solution of lead—and/ that, Science says, is one secret of} the new, smashing speed records; of 1934. ‘Three days from London to Mel. | added to its fuel. He cited another | bourne, three hours from Chicago to New York, 12 from American coast to coast, all done this fall, are starters in a speed contest between air, rail, road and water. | Moreover, in the biggest race of | all time, the spectators. will ride as passengers, For science is add- ing the lures of comfort, quiet and safety to high speed devices ready in the laboratories in all four racing fields. One of these is a solution of; lead, put in gasoline for anti- place, but actually a speed food. j just in its beginnings. Gas ex-/speeds have risen 50 to 60 miles’ the machines are ready. To show what lead can do, F. R. Banks, British expert, told the Royal Aeronautical society of a 500 horsepower engine stepping up te 900 horsepower when lead was case when addition of four cubic centimeters of lead per gallon in- creased the climbing rate from ground to the 10,500 foot level by bout 38 percent. , “Octane number” is the techni- cal name of the power genie thus | DECEASED DIED ON SATUR- | DAY AFTERNOON AT HOME | i IN PEACON’S LANE ; { Enoch Wesley Baker, 80 years} Yuletide awe ane & PG. Bie | old, died 3:80 o'clock Saturday! ool hac on amgce aungep See added to fuels. This number now | 4fternoon in his home at $27 Pes-/who wore promet ant Gen seme ranges from 60 to 87. Fuel engi- neers are planning to go seon to an octane number of 100. i eon’s Lane. ; Funeral services are being held | | 4 o’clock this afternoon from the | Tie page Stect content tr sweets, Bere nam By able women < dorect FEA meen. Number “100” will mean en-‘ Fitst Methodist church, where the | who expremed 3 Gram: te de <= gines of 1,000 to 1,500 horsepow- er, They are likely to bring the tknock effect, a seeming common-'500 mile an hour plane. In the last two years plane body was placed at 2 o'clock. Rew. ! ‘George E. Summers is officiating. i Arrangements are in charge of | ithe Benjamin Lopez Funeral ome. : Pallbearers are: Charles H. plodes prematurely in high com-/ an hour, up to passenger cruising } : pression or supercharged. engines. ‘speed dround 220 miies an hour. | Lead makes the fuel burn . more; evenly. 2 } i Fuel Did It When Lieut. Francisco Agello } set a world’s-record of -440.6759! miles an hour it was primarilythe | ‘There were three main factors in this speed jump—first fuels, sev- fond propeller changes, and third, design changes. New Speed Factor Seen 4n231935 will see-2 fourth, a years old, who died Saturday aft-| fuel which permitted high engine new speed factor. This is the new ernoon in his home in Skippens’{ performance. It showed what may | “‘airmass” forecasting of the U. be done by feeding machines some *S. weather bureau. Air-mass is the Lane. c The ceremony for the dead was in the chapel of Lopez Funeral of the new substances, i His fuel was largely _benzol, | analysis of the upper atmosphere. It is made possible by planes co- Home and was held by the Con-| alcohol and lead. Benzol is really | operating with the weather men. gregation of Brethren, with Cope-ja high explosive, made from coal | land C. Johnson and P. Monte-|tar. Fuel experts say that in war-|temperatures, winds and pres- cino officiating. time it would not be available be- Survivors are the widow. Mrs.|cause it would be taken over for Ella Demeritt; five children, M Margaret Saunders, Bronx, N. Miss Ruby Demeritt, Asheville, N.| for more than a few hours at top | without making explosives. Engines cannot stand this diet; C.; Mrs. Lois Busto, Mrs. Ethel] speed. They cannot yet stand all Watkins and Andrew Demeritt, of Key West, Four sisters, Mrs. John Peterson. Mrs. Maria Higgs, Mrs. Louisa Parks and Mrs. Charles Johnson, and one Senkies:| Ben Demeri MAN IN CASE NEW BRITAIN, Conn.—Aiding searchers all night in looking for. a “missing man” after a fire ia this city, Ignatz, Kepulinski dis- covered next day that he was the man they were looking for. that lead can give them either. | CHRISTMAS DINNER |; PLAZA RESTAURANT | MENU—75c Tomato Juice ;Cocktail ream of Chicken Soup i Celery and Queen Olive Salad }| Choice: Roast, Milk Fed Tur-]j key, Oyster Dressing, Cran- |! berry Sauce } Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Brown Gravy Baked Fresh Pork Ham with Apple Satice Creamed Diced White Potatoes Candied Yams Pickled Beets Stewed Sweet Corn { Choice: Pumpkin Pie, Hot}; From air-mass data—that is, the sures aloft—the weather men mathematically forecast the level] where planes will find the most favorable winds. There is almost any long flight. HOTEL GUESTS ~-COME-ON P TLE ARE STOPPING AT CASA MARINA Lieutenant and Mrs. B. B. Bat- tle. of New York City, arrived Saturday in their private plane, making the trip in 10 hours and 30 minutes. They are guests at [the Casa Marina. Yesterd . and Mrs. Battle tried the fishing and returned in Mince Meat Pie jthe afternoon with a large catch. Hot Rolls—Corn Muffins—Bread |! Seed Tea Coffee | Among the takes were a number of exceptionally fine Spanish mackerel. ption such a level for} Ketchum, Sam Pitder, LeohPea- con, Steadman Pinder, William H. Sands and W. S. Eakins. ; | Mr. Baker ic survived by one ‘ sister, Miss Janet Bakers brother. Charles Baker and .um- ese nieces and nephews. |MISS N. LESLIE | WIDELY KNOWN TRAVELER j AND WRITER TAKES UP i WORK THIS MORNING Miss Nifia de Lisa Leslie, wide- ily known traveler and writer, this ! week becomes connected with The Citizen and will occupy the chair; of society editor. : | Miss Leslie is amply qualified | ; to take care of this section of The! {| Citizen. She has been copnected/ ith a number of the larger pu i : i ) | LIEUTENANT AND MRS. BAT-'lications in the United States and |has had valuable experience in \both newspaper and magazine i work. } She will cover alf Social activi- j ties and ‘will be happy to receive advance notices of events which are scheduled and record them! afterwards. i i te and belp oe of Gee tortumat- thes they tle Harber Seu Monroe- “Le Oucarachs” Palace— ~“Thenwoter Go-Reund ~ tion which fer that sectson { weworks wil te prewcuted a» cording to ee WM 8 BALORE Mayer of Key Wee. To Our Cucomer ond Fricads dec24-1 INC. DISTRIBUTORS OF WAGNER’S BEER, WISHES EVERYONE EVERYWHERE ) tt “ bile re Isiah a* i ve 5 Oi HUF hit! iil I TM tht trhl rete rin the ‘ 5 pal rity