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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 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 ••••••••••••••••••••••••< Ugl. Bk %. 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 SSKSB • • ~v . . , * ' ’ 5 1111 I mi " W ■ v * *#-S3B Wig ii f : ‘ Ifill t/ i ■ ••’ •:! Wimi - t -' V . im* v H- m lllii 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! f 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 * 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 IBy A •aorta tea Cress> 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, STRAND THEATER " Jean Parker-Tom Brown in TWO ALONE Fay Wray Nile Aether In MADAME SPY Maths—t Bel—y, lO*t Orsfces , tea, 18-Met Night, *-**