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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17
France Still Awaits
Word From U.s.. For
Revising Debt Issue
More Definite information
Sought Which May Re-
verse Decision For Meet
ing Obligation
tRy Assoclated Press,


PARIS. Dec. l7.-With
Joseph Paul-Boncour strug-
Cling to form q ministry, in
dications were today that
France still was expecting
something more definite from
Washington on debt revision
if the chamber is to be in-
duced to reverse its decision
and pay December interest.
Such was the official view
expressed at forenoon. Act
ing Premier Herriot declined
PAUL. oncour's offer to en-
ter the new cabinet but as
sured the premier, designate,
he could count ON Herriot's
cooperation in the chamber.
The high official asked what
form of French view was
necessary TO extract the debt
problem from its present
deadlock.
He replied that II the
United States in some form
or other could clearly give
the French nation q promise
that debts will be revised,
he believes the French cham
Der might alter its decision
to postpone payment.
Opinion was growing here
that the Franco-American
difference had been allowed
TO develop out Of al pro.
portions and could easily be
cleared away.
One Of the means heard
and mentioned was that
Washington authorize Ann
bassador Walter Edge viz
tually to open debt negotia-
tions by making preliminary
inquiries concerning the
French attitude ON debts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17
RELIEF WORKERS
ARE PAID TODAY
MORE TO DE EMPLOYED FOR
OPERATIONS NEXT
WEEK

The last Of the $1,000 for IN
employment relief work vas paid
out today ~ Arthur Sheppard. who
visited the men working on the
various projects and distributed
the funds.
Others are 70 be employed naxt
week and a list Of those 70 be piae.
ed and the projects on which
they will work Is being made ready
today.
z. A. ssrunk. Jr.. treasurer Of
the county council. sid today thar
he has reeeissd 5000 81 the De-
ember allotment for Monros coun-
II and the balance 81 $1,000 q
expected 20 be On hand not later
than December %.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17
Theaters Of The Future Rise In New York
Houses Rockefeller Center Go Thoroughly Modern
By WILLIAM GAINES
Thy Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Out of
the depression have risen two
t'theaters of the future" to en-
terrain New York's show-going
public.
Late this month huge theatric-
al venture enters the operating
stage when S. L. Rothafel, better
known as Roxy" opens his two
new show palaces, the "RKO-
Roxy" and the "Radio City Music
Hail."
Defying the financial jinx that
has made managers complain about
too many theaters in New York,
the two new ones will add approx
mately 10000 seats to the city's
accommodations for recreation
seekers.
Movies In New Roxy
The Music Hall, called the larg-
est indoor theater ever construct
ed, has 5000 seats. 1t opens De-
cember 27 with "a pageantry of
the entire ttheater," Roxy has an
nounced. The bills, expected to
be changed monthly, are to include
minstrelsy, the circus, orchestfas.
ballots both modern and classical,
variety in many forms, large
chorus, large symphony orches-
ira, dramatic sketches and spec
tacles.
This house, equipped for motion
pictures, will show them only oc-
casionally to supplement the stage
show, if present plans hold.
The new Roxy. with 300 seats,
is scheduled to open December 20.
Emphasis in this house will be on
motion pictures, but it will have
stage entertainment also.
Both theaters are equipped for
broadcasting of features from the
stage, with radio innovation-the
ribbon ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for
the first time.
/ Everything Is Modern
The theaters have a certain SIM
ilarity in the ultra-modern design
of their limestone exteriors, orna-
mented with metal stripping and
plaques, and the egg-shape of their
auditoriums. The folderols of old
fashioned theater architecture are
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17
ALLOTMENT FOR
CHRISTMAS HELP
AT POSTOFFICE
APPROPRIATION FOR EXTRA
SERVICES PROVIDED BY EF-
FORTS OF POSTMASTER
GENERAL FOR KEY WEST
BY PAUL MAY
Special washington Correspondent
s,f The Citizen

Oh I0c OhttZeM
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec, II.
AN allotment of $73.36 for
extra help at Christmas at the Key
West postoffice was made today
by the postmaster general. This
limit Of cost is tentative. it was ex-
planned, and will be increased if
the rush of last-minute mail JUS
titles a larger force than at the
present is expected to be required
there.
Some weeks in advance all post
masters were authorized to receive
applications of persons who would
be available for the emergency
work when called. Reports indi-
cate that the number seeking such
work is greater than ever.
First to be given this extra work,
under the order issued, are the
qualified substitutes listed as car
riers or clerks. Many of these have
had little work to do because of
falling off in volume of mail and
to some extent the regular force
has been taking off extra days in
addition to the furlough days in
order to enable these men to earn
something through the year.
After the substitutes have had
assignments of Christmas work,
postmasters have been advised to
choose as extra men who have de-
pendents and need the work. Pay
for all such extra work is at the
hourly rate for regular employees.
How soon extra work starts de-
ponds upon the volume of mail. Ex-
ira work hats at midnight Christ
mas eve, with little of it resumed
the day after Christmas for a clean
up of incoming packages and cards
that were mailed too late to get
through by Christmas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17
Freak Temperatures
Recorded In Weather
Throughout Country
Some Sections Show Low
Drops While Compare
tive Warmth Reported
From Other Areas
o,y As.oelated Press,


Nature mixed hodge
podge of elements for the
nation today. Residents of
northern plain states were
greeted by sagging tempera-
lures while in other sections
of middle America a mete-
geological sOmersault has
brought comparatively warm
weather.
Rising temperatures were
due throughout most of the
east and south, but Atlanta
reported a belt of sleet and
snow from Arkansas to
Georgia.
Some highways in north
ern Mississippi were blocked
by high water, hampering
traffic and an Atlanta wo-
man was killed when struck
by an automobile in . blind
ing sieet storm.
Charlotte had minimum
of 20 degrees. a record for
the season, with sleet and
snow. Oklahoma expected
q break in the cold snap but
south Texas gulf coast points
anticipated chilly weather
after the cold wave that
claimed two deaths.
Snow was predicted for
the east and much of the
middlewest by tonight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17
N. {. Hall Left For
Hospital Yesterday

n. c. Hall, assistant agent Of
the F. f. c. ny. company, strick-
en- suddenly while in his office
yesterday morning. left in the af-
teraoon for the company hospital
in st. Augustine, for treatment.
He was accompanied By Mrs.
Neva Hall Martin, VINO will 70 d.
rect 90 st. Augustine, and Miss
Wanda Allen, who vas here with
Nrs. Martin visiting. She viii
stop in Miami. returning home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17
PLAYER
KILLED in AUTO
ALABAMA STUDENT WAS RE,
TURNING FROM GAME IN
SAN FRANCISCO
cry Associated Isresxl
BOWLING GREEN,

DO w L1ANG ORLCANp
KY, Dec. IA Uni
versity of Alabama foot
ball player was killed
and another slightly in
jured when their auto
mobile overturned on a
sleet-covered road near
here as they were re-
turning from a game
with st. Mary's in San
Francisco.
The one dead is John
Huffman of Toledo,
Ohio.
A third player es-
capped injury.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17
LONG HIDING

ossISISG, n. Y.A record
for hiding within Sing Sing Prison
in this city has been set by =
convict who remained missing for
approximately 70 hours
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17

conspicuously missing in both, and
intricate lighting systems are de-
pended upon for much of the color
effect.
Each house boasts of long strides
forward in engineering. Modern
contributions to the science of
acoustics, lighting and handling of
stage settings and properties are
stressed. Triple elevator and re-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17
NOTED AVIATRIX
REACHES FRANCE
AMY JOHNSON ARRIVES AT
LIE BouRGET FROM
DRAM. ALGERIA

tRy Associated Pressl
LIE BOuRCET. France, Dee.
i7.--Amy Johnscn, noted
Britain fiier. arrived here TO-
day from oran. Algeria.
She left the Afriean city at
daybreak en- the final stage
Of her rssarn flight from
capetswn 10 Lendan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17

volving stages, contour curtains
and, in the music hall, a color or
gan with 900 controls--to direct
the house lighting schemeare
just few of the improvements.
Particular treatment of the
lounges. smoking rooms and wom-
ems powder rooms by outstanding
mural and decorative artists gives
the two theaters an elaboration
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-17

seldom found before in places Of
entertainment.
In the Roxy, the mems smoking
room is decorated with photo mu-
rails enlargements of photographs
six feet high commemorative his
toric events in aviation and other
fields. This is the first time, it is
said that this form of wall decora-
ton has been used.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
6. P. D. TEAM
CAN CAPTURE
TITLE TODAY
By SID KATZNELL

Government Printing Office
,, Swatsmen can win the first half
championship of the Depart
mental Baseball League today at
5 o'clock on the South Ellipse
by taking the Agriculture Gag,
gies" into camp.
Manager Shomo, of the Print.
ers, anticipates little trouble from
the "4Aggies," but as baseball is
so uncertain he's taking no
chances and will use either Frank
Corkins or Bob Lyons on the
mound.
Union Printers and Commerce
will battle tomorrow on the same
diamond for fifth place. The
winner will be placed in Section
A and the loser in Section B
when the second half series of
the Departmental loop gets. under
way.
An important meeting Of the
managers of the Departmental
League will be conducted tomor-
row night at eight bells in the
luxurious green room Of the Gov
ernment Printing Office.
c. lstructs See Action
Washington Constructioneers,
who have been playing honest-to-
goodness baseball in the second
half series of the industrial
wheel, play Dixie Pigs, winners
of he first half, today at 5
o'clock on the East Ellipse. The
Pigs are having tough time in
getting started in this series, but
Manager Hugh Waldrop believes
his boys will get going in due
time.
Two old rivals lock horns in
the Georgetown Church loop to-
day at Sis o'clock on the West
Ellipse when West Washington
and Eldbrooke Churchers play.
Potomac Insect League lists
four games this week. Tuesday
the Hawks play Ashton on Monu.
ment diamond No. 3 at II a. m.
and Marberrys tackle Hawks on
the same diamond at l p. m.
Gru0ge BaGCle
Thursday, Marberrys see action
again, this time with the. Ashton
diamonderS on Fairlawn diamond
No. l at II a. m, while at l
p. m. on the same field the
Washington Orioles engage the
MarberryS.
The annual grudge battle be.
tween the lCorby Bakers and
Statesmen will be in order Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock on
the East Ellipse. Carl Dennison,
pilot of the Statesmen, has nomi-
mated Half Pint" Palmer for
mound duty, while Zip" Poole,
Washington's ablest m n a er,
who will run the ship for the
Bakers, has pulled a Connie Mack
and won't name his boxman un-
til game time. The Statesmen
have yet to defeat the Bakers.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11

The reasons are clear and
simple. First off the bat the
Chicago White Sox are in town,
and a pesky collection of ball
players they are despite their los
ing showing of yesterday.
Next the st. Louis Browns are
due to arrive Thursday, and if
past performances mean anything
the GriffS are in for plenty of
trouble because of the Missouri
teams unusual faculty of being
able to win games over Manager
Johnson'S men.
Must Watch Tigers
And finally, the Detroit Tigers
will be here following the Browns,
in fact next Monday, and the
manner in which Manager Bucky
Harris has this club playing these
days, it's a pretty safe bet that
they'll make "Our Griffmen" play
plenty of up-to-the-minute base
ball before triumphS are regis
CereQ, II any at all.
In regard to the down and out
showing these clubs have turned
in against the Griffs, the records
reveal Manager JohnSon's men
have Jared best against the White
Sox who are here right now.
Counting yesterdays game, the
GriffS have beaten the Sox six
times in eight contests this sea-
son. This is an O. k. showing any
way you look at it.
But against the Browns and
Tigers things have not gone so
well. Eight games have been
played with the first mentioned
team and in only one have the
Gr1tfS come out on top.
Tigers, Indians Tough
Against the Tigers, the Griffs
hold an eVen-stephen record, the
actual wins and losses being
three apiece. The same sort of
800 percentage is held with the
Cleveland Indians, just by matter
OF record, and the actual figures
tell that the Griffs have won
five times against the Peckin-
paugh-managed club in 10 games.
On the whole, the Griffs can
be said to be in for some tough
times before this current home
stand is ended. Of course Man
ager JohnSon's men may make
that good showing they've been
hoping to make since returning
to Griff Stadium from their re-
cent swing out West, but this
remains to be seen. They GER
tainly didn't get off to the best
start against the Cleveland In.
dians who were their guests last
week.
Unless it rains again, forcing
doubling up the next day, only
one more .double-header is on
schedule for the Griffs during
this home stand. It will come
against the Detroit Tigers, next
Monday, July 18, the day before
the Sam Rice Day celebration.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
Finnish Sensation
Suffers Strained
Riuht Lea Tendon

HICAGO, July 11.-Paavo
Nurmi, Finland's great athlete,
was suffering from a strained
tendon in his right leg today as
he rode westward toward Los
Angeles and the Olympic games
in which he hopes to compete If
his amateur status is recognized.
Headed by Nurmi, the Finnish
advance contingent Of II distance
runners, a coach and two trainers
paused in Chicago yesterday en-
route to the Coast. While his
team mates repaired to Dyche
Stadium, in Evanston, for a brief
workout, Nurmia had his leg
treated. The tendon was strained
during the brief overseas voyage,
it was revealed.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
NINE HIT FEAT.
ALL-T|NE MARK

CLEVELAND, July 11.-Johnny
Burnett, Cleveland shortstop, was
congratulated today on his feat
of making nine hits in one ball
game-a new record for the major
leagues.
Burnett came to bat II times
in yesterdays 18-inning game with
Philadelphia Athletics. He clicked
off seven singles and two doubles.
The AS won the ball game, how
ever, Is to II. Jimmy Foxx, of
the AS, made 6 hits in 9 times
at bat, including three home runs.
Burnett'S record of nine hits in
a single game tops anything in
the record books. The best pre-
vious mark was seven hits in one
game made by Wilbert Robinson,
of the Baltimore (National League)
club against st. Louis on June 10,
1892. Robinson hit six singles
and a double in seven times at
bat.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
An Old Custom

It has not been infrequent in
base ball annals that ball clubs
have shouldered financial set
backs entailed by players who
seemed to get in jams through
the medium of simply playing
hard base ball-playing for
every corner and every ad-
vantage.
Whether the Yankees entirely
condone Wild Williams unpro-
voked attack on Carl Reynolds,
will be proven by the amount Of
Wild Williams financial loss
they assume at this time.
The bad feature about a ball
clubs remitting fines and
salary deductions to ball players
who come under. the wrath Of
the league head is that the
practice tends to make a player
feel he can get away with about
anything he chooses and that
his club will stand by him to
the extent of taking up the
loss in money.
The practice Of assuming
these deficits has been diScon-
tinued by the Washington ball
club, President Clark Griffith
tells us for the very reason
mentioned.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
STARS
BEAT ARMY

Baltimore took no chances with
the Army Leech Cup netmen yes
terday, toting over the most gilt
tering aggregation of racquet
weilderS that has come out of the
oyster-shucking village in many,
many moons.
In spite of this mighty turnout
Of stars, they could only win by
the narrow margin Of 5 to 4, and
the Army can point out that
Dolf Muehleisen, their ace of
aces, did not play singles.
If he had been, the story would
have been different. The Soldiers
showed their greatest strength in
the doubles. Summaries:
sINGLEs-Eddie Jacobs OBJ defeated
Lieut.. 8. K. Robinsn, 6-2. Ga; Billy
Jacobs (B.) defeated Major Gordon, g.
0. 6-4; Alex Kelles (B.) defeated Cap
tain Drake, 6-4, e.; Lieut.. Dave
Hedekin (A.) defeated Colvin. GO, Z
s; Bob Elliott GB.l. defeated Lieut.. Tom
DOUBLES s-Dolf MuehIeisen and Lieu
tenant Robinson defeated Eddie and
Billy Jacobs. 90, 4-6. rs; Kelles
and Colvin defeated Helms and Dort
6-4, 4-6, H.; Hedekin and Van
Vliet defeated Elliott and Rudy, 2-6,
81, Ga; Drake and partner defeated
Griepenkerl and Robinson, IS. Is,
81.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
NURM| To KNOW
STATUS z DAYS
BEFORE CANES

LOS ANGELES, July 11-Paavo
Nurmi of Finland, the greatest
distance runner in the world, will
not know until two days before
the start of the Olympic games
here July 80 whether or not he
can compete in what he hopes
will be the most brilliant contest
of his career.
This was disclosed today with
the announcement of S. Stan
kovits of Hungary, that the coun-
Gil of the I. A. A. C.-the world
governing body of all amateur
sportS-will meet here on Thurs
day, July %.
On the following day the "con-
gress"-the gov erning g body in
which all Olympic nations are
represented-convenes.
Status Challenge
The status of Nurmi as an
amateur has been challenged on
the grounds or reported irregu-
larities in his travelling expenses,
and as such will come before the
I. A. A. F.. council and possibly
before the congress itself.
1--WE will finally have the Op-
pOrtunity of meeting the Fin
nish amateur authorities face
to face" said StankOvitS, genial
secretary of the 1. A. A. F. and
probably the greatest living au-
thOrity on track and field rec
OrdS.
"In the past we have carried
on considerable correspondence
with the Finnish executives,
but we are looking forward to
q direct and personal discus
sion of the question:" StankO-
Wits added.
May Appear Personally
It is even possible that the
great distance runner himself,
who will shortly start training
here for the Marathon, may come
before the I. A. A. F. Council to
plead his case. The Finnish anna
teur governing body has placed
the stamp of approval on his
amateurism, after an investiga-
ton. but whether the supreme
council that conveneS here will
follow suit is another question.
The president Of the I. A. A. F.
Council is j. Sigfrid EdStrom, OF
sweden. Other members in ad-
dition to Stankovits are Karl Won
Halt, Germany; Bo Ekelund,
Sweden; Sir Harry Barclay, Eng
land: Paul Mericamp substituting
for j. Genet, France; and Murray
Hubert, United States.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
BOXING LESSON
|SPRON|SED

Bent upon giving Billy Landers
the boxing lesson of his life and
automatically avenging a dis
puted verdict lost at >Portner
arena this past winter, Benny
Schwartz today awaits the sche.
duIed eight round main go Of
tonight's boxing show at Twin
City arena.
A semi-final shoots Nick An
tonelli against Joe Bruno. Char
ley Thompson faces Jimmy
Moran in one six, and Billy
Essinger engages Fred Kelly in
another. Billy Hooe, Mohawk
Club welterweight is slated four
heats against Battling IzZy" in
the curtain raiser.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
Pick Ups and
Put Outs
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Perhaps those Eastern schools
will revoke their radio ban be-
fore the opening kickoff now
that NOtre Dame and Ohio
State University have decided to
continue football brOadcaStS
.Bucky Greene is honey
incoming in Havana, Cuba
:. Dorothy POyntOn was only
13 years old when she competed
as a diver in the swimming
events in the 1928 OIympics. ,.
GoIdie Ahearn tells all that Ben
ny Schwartz will Shellac Sailor
Landers in their bout, which
tops the Twin City A. A. fistic
show at Laurel, Md, tonight. ,.
Dink TempletOn, Stanford U.
track coach, claims his pet, Ben
Eastman, can step the 400
meters in 46.4 seconds when
under pressure Blazing Ben"
must have hObbled around the
track on one leg when looking
at the heels of Bill Carr, if one
believes Templeton isn't stretch
ing Eastman's ability.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
Sportsmanship

Gene Tunney pleads for bet
ter sportsm n hip among
nations in an article on the
Olympics in the August Cos
mopolitan. He predicts that
mans increasing leisure due
to the machine will mean an
increasing interest in thlet-
les, and urges that we work
to make the Olympic games
Of the future a symbol of
good will as they were in the
past.
"Great good can come from
these International athletic
conferences if we will take
advantage Of what they Offer" !"
he says. "A good sportsman
CON always show the way to a
sleight-Of-hand statesman. So
1t is possible that the Olympic
competitors may serve best
the cause of diplomacy in the
future.
"The games should be
purged Of all natiOnalism. An
american understands that the
German competitor who runs
100 meters in the same time
that he does is just as good a
man. And vice versa"
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
REYNOLDS Saw BlouU
Coming, Says Bill
Dickey, in Views

Bill Dickey, suspende e d
catcher of the Yankees, today
broke his silence to the New
York World Telegram regarding
the clash with Carl Reynolds
in Washington on July 4, from
which the Senator emerged
with a broken jaw.
"It has been written that 1
struck Reynolds when he was
not looking, and that is not
correct" said Dickey. Had
Reynolds done the right thing
and slid, nothing would have
happened. But saw him COM
ing for me. 1 set myself. I
realized that he was in an ugly
mood and decided to beat him
to the punch.
'Tt's too bad That the blow
did so much damage. But Reyn-
OIds saw it coming. 1 never
have hit a man who wasn't
looking. In fact, I haven't hit
many in my whole ife."
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
Fine Is Stiff One

Clark Griffith, who has been
around baseball for so long he
admits he was present at the
very birth of the professional
game, says he does not remem-
ber any fine in regular season
baseball any stiffer, or as stiff,
as the $1,000 plaster put on Bad
Bill Dickey.
With the salary forfeiture
which Bad Bill will suffer for
30 days, or until August 4, the
Yankee catcher's total loss will
near the $4,000 mark, quite an
expensive luxury, therefore, that
poke at Carl Reynolds jaw!
It is just possible that Col.
Jake Rupert will remit tn
salary to Bad Bill. But it isn't
likely that even so wealthy a
club as the New York Yankees
can see fit to pay Wicked VIII
nam's $1,000 fine in addition to
remitting his salary. if indeed,
It sees fit to do either.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
SpengLer Nine Wins
Legion Series Game

Spengler Post displayed old.
time form yesterday and slaugh.
tered the Bunker Hill Post in
an American Legion Series con.
test, IA to- /.
After taking that 4icking from
the Spengler Post. the Bunker
Boys got sore and trimmed the
Stuart-Wolcott Post, IA to 10.
Although George Washington
Post baSeballers were unable to
collect but three bingles off
Pitcher Raiford of the Lincoln
Post, they punched them to
score one run, enough for the
victory.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
Army Medical Center
Lists Rinq PrOqrQn1

The Army Medical Center will
hold another outdoor boxing
program on their ball field July
Is. In the main event of
rounds Nick Antonelli, well-known
featherweight, will meet Sammy
Romano. the MedicoS' ace.
This bout promises to be one
Of the best ever offered. In addi-
ton, nine preliminaries are on
the card.