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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
T Associated Press)
BRUSSELS. Feb. 22—Bel
gium buried her king today
—Albert the valiant. Kings
walked in the funeral pro
cession 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
march.
Some likened the funeral
of Albert, killed Saturday
while mountain climbing, to
that of France’s Marshal
Foch. 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
the royal castle at Laeken.
Brussels became a vast
camp for the sad occasion.
Thousands of visitors of ev
ery circumstance spent the
night in the streets to obtain
good vantage places along
fonte of*tlfe ■pfbcetesfoit.
True to a Belgian custom,
no women took part in the
ceremonies, but 30,000 or
40,000 Belgian war veterans
gassed before the coffin
prior to the funeral 'march.
RSAWYER BOUND
OVER FOR TRIAL
Harry Sawyer, who was arrrest
•d on i charge of selling intoxi
cants, was arraigned today* in
Judge Hugh Gunn’s court and the
charge read. He waived prelimi
nary hearing and was bound over
to the criminal court in bond of
1100. | .
The defendant in this ease is
the attendant at the beer saloon
of Albino Morales where Cuban
Uiger was found by Hoi- j
land McCormick, state investiga
tor for the beverage department.
The arrest was made by the sher
iffs office.
Colonel 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 SI,OOO
to ss,ooo or from 1 to & years
in the penitentiary or both.
One Army Flier Killed And
Two Otners Forced To Land
CLEVELAND. Feb. 22.
Fog, snow and a low ceiling
played havoc with the army
air mail schedule in the mid
west today, bringing death
to one flier and causing two
others to make emergency
landings.
Lieutenant D. O. Lowry,
To Be Honor Guest Of
Local Rotary Club
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ED. R. BENTLEY
Governor of Thirty-Ninth District
of Rotary International
ED.R.BENTLEY7
ROTARY OFHCIAL,
WILL VISIT HERE
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR WILL
BE HONOR GUEST AT
LUNCHEON OF KEY WEST
ROTARY CLUB TOMORROW
Ed. R. Bentley, Governor of the
| Thirty-ninth District of Rotary In-
Iternational, will be honor guest at
the luncheon of the Kep West Ro
tary Club tomorrow. The lunch
' eon today was postponed in order
■ 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.
Bentley will be taken for a ride,
accompanied by Rotes and Rotary
Anns, and see .the interesting
sights/ * * '
In the evening Mr. and Mrs.
Behtley will be guests at an in
formal reception to be given at
the Woman’s Club. For this event
an interesting musical program
has been arranged 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 j
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 j
boys, was elected a life honorary!
member of that club in 1924. He!
became a member of the lakeland S
Rotary Club .in 1925 and was its ,
president in 1930. He assisted inj
organizing the Rotary Club ini
Monterey, Republic of Mexico.
Rotarian Bentley’s chief public
interest is in education and avia
tion development and the law ap
pertaining to this new field.
out of Chicago for Cleve-i
land, nosed into the woods,
near Deshler, Ohio, and was!
killed, but threw the mail
free before the crash.
Two, who were forced
j down, made landings with
out serious mishap.
®tjc Etp Wt&t Ctttjcn
MOST OF CAPITAL
ENJOYS HOLIDAY;
CONGRESS WORKS
ROOSEVELT PLANS TO VISIT
BURIAL PLACE OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON IN COMMEM
ORATION OF BIRTHDAY
my Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Of
ficial Washington had a holiday j
today except the senate and house,
which kept ahead with manifold;
activities ranging from investiga* J
tion of the New York stock ex.
i ,
change to a debate on controver-!
sial veterans legislation.
President Roosevelt planned to J
motor late in the day to Mounts
Vernon where George Washing- j
ton is buried in conunemoration’of j
the birthday of the first president. |
All government departments were j
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
OBSERVED HERE
STORES CLOSE DURING AFT
ERNOON 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
as that on Christmas Day. All
windows *closed. 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, i
At the Country Club the birth- j
day of the first president will be j
celebrated with a formal dance, (
at which a number of officers and
out of town visitors will be guests.
FILM UNIT WILL
RETURN TO CITY
SCENES MADE HERE SENT TO
HOLLYWOOD FOR DE
VELOPMENT
After securing thousands of
feet of thrilling scenes in the wa
ters near Key West, the Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer unit has gone fur
ther north.
Film that was recorded in Key’
West has been taken to the stu- j
dies in Hollywood and is being de- j
veloped. The scenes of Captain
“ Caswell fighting the sawfish and
other thrilling shots are to be add
ed to later in the year.
It is the intention of the unit
to return the latter part of April !
or early in May, and continue mak
ing the sequences for the “Deep ,
Sew Thriller” to be based on ad- i
ventures in th tropica.
KEY WEST. FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934.
Honored By Americans Today
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In 1789 George Washington stood on this spot in lower Manhat
tan and took the oath as the nation’s first President. Today, on the
two hundred and second anniversary of his birth, skyscrapers sur
round the scene but Washington’s statue stands as a reminder of
his greatness.
Local Officials Communicate
With Trammell In Efforts To
Have Marines Quartered Here
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
tern 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.
S. Antares. Very evident best
movement would be to quarter
these marines at available marine
barracks at Key West naval sta-|
tion, which are now vacant and I
ample.
“Respectfully urge your quick j
action as chairman of committee.
on naval affairs to see that these'
marines are stationed at Key;
West, assuring you that the citi- j
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
j ing. from Senator Trammell:
“Your night letter relative to
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-|
part men is are closed today. If can
not reach them today, Mr. Porter
and myself will call on secretary)
lof the navy tomorrow morning
and urge that marines be landed,
and camped at Key West.”
In addition to the above ef-j
| forts Mayor Wm. H. Malone was
; this morning preparing to get in j
; touch with Admiral Cha*. S. Free- j
j man. U. S. N.. in command of the
special squadron, and set forth
the advantages of the marine bar-1
racks and navy accommodations
at Key West naval station.
Councilman J. Frank Roberts
and Councilman Joseph Cabrera:
have contacted a number of offi
cers and men of the marine con
; tingent on the Wyoming, they told
The Citixen, and all have signified j
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
along the lines set forth were
stopped at once.
It is understood that several of
ficers from the Wyoming left this
week for Port Everglades to look
! over 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
) nothing definite as to where the
| marines are to be stationed as, in
| the opinion of the informant, the
I course to be pursued would be def- j
i initely determined by the situation j
! in Cuba.
Be that as it may, those inter-!
| ested in Key West are determined 1
to leave nothing undone in their j
I concerted efforts to have the ma
: rine contingent quartered at Key!
West and are confident that with ;
! the assistance of Senator Trammell
and Mr. Porer their efforts will
be rewarded.
WHERE TO GO
TONIGHT
Athletic Club Washington
i Birthday Dance.
Harris School— Washington
! Birthday Entertainment,
j' Palace—“ Woman's Man.”
Strand—“ Madame Spy" and ,
“Two Alone.”
TOMORROW
Cuban Club—Dane#.
Palace—“ Woman's Man.”
Red Men's Hall—Cootie Party,
i Strand—“ Madame Spy” and—
Strand-—“ Madame Spy” and
| “Four Frightened People.”
JUST TWO MORE DAYS
TWb You Will See
BROADWAY THROUGH
A KEYHOLE
The Big Maoical of 1934
PALACE THEATER
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
when providers will be 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-
I ments, endeavoring to impress on
the executive officers the dire
consequences that will result with
the stoppage of revenue to 526
families.
Receive* 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 amount 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 jsho wing the names of those
to be"retained 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
BEAUTYPAGEANT
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 reeeived from this source.
Both Mr. Pauly and Mr. Day
will call at the convent tomorrow
morning at 10 o’clock and talk
the matter over with the sister
superior and others in charge of
the classes.
Arrangements are now going
forward to decorate the high
school auditorium, where the pag
eant will be presented in the most
beautiful way possible in keeping
with the display of feminine beau
ty that will greet all who attend.
Man Confessing To Kidnap
Plot Hangs Himself Today
NEW PROJECTS
STILL SOUGHT
FOR KEY WEST
COMMUNITY HOUSE AND
AUDITORIUM AMONG OUT
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 in
structions.
One of the most important of
these is the Community House and
Auditorium which was asked for
by resolution adopted at a special
'meeting 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 air
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
projects on city streets; work on
waterworks building; extension
work on water mains and pumping
station. Extension of construc
tion of Aquarium.
The board of public instruction
has made application for erection
of a school building at Islamorada,
and county commissioners ask for
construction'' alftT beafSlifieHtloff Of
a proposed park at Islamorada.
NEGRO CONVICT
KILLEF TODAY!
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INCIDENT HAPPENED NEAr|
DcLAND WHEN PRISONERS
STARTED StRIKE
<t*r AMnrIION Press!
zDeLAND, Feb. 22.—Sam Lo
gan, negro convict at the state
road camp near here, was killed I
by a guard today as negro prison
ers started a short-lived strike, re
fusing to come from the barracks
for work.
Only one shot was reported fir
ed. and that killed Logan.
The negroes, after fighting!
among themselves for a time, soon 1
submitted to discipline.
An inquest was ordered fori
later in the day. 1
General Sandino, Famous Rebel,
Killed By National Guardsmen;
Brother And Two Others Slain
MANAGUA, Nicaragua.
Feb. 22.—General Augusto
Sandino, famous rebel, was
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killed with his brother, So
crates Sandino, and two
friends by national guards
men on the outskirts of Man
agua. a government commu
nique indicated today.
The government statement said
“The government officially state*
that the action of guards* national
in killing Sandino was contrary
to instructions of President Saimaa
to guarantee live* of Famlino and
hi* followers while in Managua.
“The president severely reproves
For 54 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Attempt Frustrated By
Plucky Resistance Of E.
P. Adler, Of Davenport,
lowa
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CHICAGO, Feb. 22.
Twelve hours after he con
fessed to an abortive plot
to kidnap Emanuel Philip
Adler, Davenport, lowa, 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
j CHICAGO, Feb. 22.—A
prisoner’s dramatic confes
sion that he plotted to kid
nap E. P. Adler, Davenport,
| lowa, publisher for $40,000
ransom marked a new vic
tory today in the drive to end
the snatch racket.
The plot was frustrated by
the plucky resistance of the
61-year-old publisher ahH
bank president.
When Charles Phillips,
alias Fred Mayo, and one ac
| complice, slugged him with
' a blackjack yesterday in the
Morrison hotel, Adler fought
them off.
Phillips, captured a short
time afterward, admitted
after 15 hours questioning
that he and his companion
known as Jack Wyman of
Des Moines, planned to put
Adler into a trunk and ship
him to a south side flat to
awftit ransom negotiations.
Wyman was captured this
! morning in a south side ho
tel, and taken to headquar
| ters for grilling.
I Bj /UwelaM Frsasi
these acta of *om* individual
guard sen ra and has ordered im
mediate investigation and is re
questing congress to give him are.
e <aary facilities to maintain pub
lic order.”
All outgoing messages were
censored*
Reported slain with Sandino
were his former general, Uman
tor end Estrada.
Sandino came to Managua from
his Riococo colony last week to
terminate arrangement* for the
final disarming of his followers,
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MADAME SPY
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