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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
PROF. DUNCAN
GIVES TALK AT
ROTARY MEETING
DR.. HIRscH, OF MIAMI. WAS
VISITOR TODAY: COMMIT.
TEES ON RED CROSS WORK
PRESENT REPORTS

The Rotary Club, at its regular
today. heard the reoprt
of committees from the organiza-
ton who were aSsiged to cooper
ate in the Red Cross drive which
was inaagurated here recently. DIR.
Hirsch, of Miami, was visitor at
the meeting today.
Prof. w. c. Duncan gave a talk
on Parent Teacher Association ae-
tivitieS, and the club voted to make
donation of $I2.50 to the Harris
and Division street organizations
to help in carrying out the pro-
gram they have outlined for as
sistance in many ways,
1t was also ordered that a check
be sent 10 the Red Cross. Saliva
ton Army and the Florida Chill
dren's Home Society at Jackson
vile to be used for Christmas
needs.
The club members entered into
a general discussion Of matters of
interest To the organization. and
the meeting was greatly enjoyed
By all in attendance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
STRIKES WOULD
BELFAST RESORT
OF LABOR BODY
LEADERS OF ORGANIZATION
GIVE EXPRESSION DEALING
WITH INSURANCE PLAN
AND THIRTY-HoUR WEEK
tBy Associated Pressl

CINCINNATI, Dec. Strikes
will be only a last resort" in the
American Federation of Labor's
efforts to establish unemployment
insurance and 30-hour week for
the American working man, lead
ers Of the organization said today.
The insurance plan and the six
hour day and five-day week have
already been ratified.
President William Green and
numerous other federation leaders
are among those who advRcated
peaceful attempts to gain their
detectives but Green himself said
1--WE must use force if NECESSARY
to obtain our demands for
shorter week.
By force" Green explained he
meant strikes. boycotts and pick
citing"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
BLASTS CAUSE
MUCH DAMAGE
in MONTREAL
TWELVE PERSONS SLIGHTLY
INJURED; TROUBLE CAUSED
FROM SEWER AND GAS
MAINS OF CITY
my Associated Pressl

MONTREAL, Dec. BLASTS
from sewer and gas mains ripped
through six square miles of north
ern Montreal during the night,
spreading terror among household
'ers, but only twelve persons were
slightly injured.
Damage from fire or explosion
was general, however.
One three-story building col
lapsed and many window panes
were blown out.
Firemen quenched several blazes
and five firemen were slightly
hurt rescuing endangered citizens.
Manholes flew high in the air
accompanied by flames tearing up
miles of paving.
The cause of the blasts was un-
determined.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
England S Second Note Dealing
With War Debt Delivered Today;
France Also Takes Like Action
Next Move Relative To
Dealing With Important
Issue Now Up To United
States
tBy Associated Press,

Europe summed up its
case in a plea today for
postponement of debt INSTALL
ments due the United States
this month, and the next
move is up to this country.
England's second note
to Washington, presumably
putting forward additional
data in support of its request
for delay, was delivered to
Secretary Stimson by British
Ambassador Sir Ronald Lind
say, and probably will be
made public today or to-
morrow.
With this out of the way
for the moment, psime
Minister Macdonald left for
Geneva for the disarmament
conference.
Another note from France
also has been firishcd an
will be presented immediate
" after the British communi-
cation.
II was reported Premier
Herriot will pay If he has to.
risking the life of his gov
eminent in face of parlia-
mentary opposition to pay
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01

sl2dghts on the schooner and by the
nth weather conditions were such
as to warrant leaving the anchor
age and coming to Key West.
AT the start of the voyage every
thing was propitious for peace
fl and quick trip. Within a short
time the vessel encountered strong
northeast winds shifting to south
west, and from then on until his
arrival the vessel fought winds of
varying force, and did not reach
port until November &c.
This is the first time in almost
Sc years that storm of such in
tensity has visited the coast, said
the captain. The last was in 1877
When more than 40 souls, all citi-
zens of Grand Cayman, were lost.
Anxious To See Families
Captain thanks, II years old,
is ah American citizen, but his
headquarters is at Grand Cayman,
of which island he is a native. All
members of the crew of IL are
from the same place, and all of
them except one are married. They
are anxious TO get 10 their families.
The schooner is now on the dry
dock undergoing repairs to the
ruddcr case and TO have the bottom
cleaned and painted. This will
take possibly four days. and as
soon thereafter a. practicable, two
days at the most, hopes the cap
tain and the crew, the voyage home
will be started.
One Of the incidents Of the trip
that is remarkable when all things
are considered IS that not one of
the tartie we're lost during the en-
tire time the hurricane ragged Il
was only when the voyage home
was started that few died. When
the schooner arrived at Key West
s75 we're al.yg.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
DISCUSS MATTER
OF IMPOSITION
ON RED CROSS
ADVISORY BOARD WILL TAKE
ACTION AGAINST PERSONS
RECEIVING ARTICLES UN-
DER FALSE PRETENsEs

The advisory board of the Red
Cross. chapter met yesterday to
decide on action to be taken
against persons who have imposed
on the chapter and received goods
under false pretenses. 1t was de-
cided to send letters to the per-
sons who are known to the secre-
tary as imposters, and ask that
the goods received from the chap
ter be returned. If the goods are
returned no action will be taken,
but in the event no attention is
paid to the letters sent, the chap
ter will publish the names of those
who received goods under false
pretenses as being in need, thus
taking from worthy charity cases
garments that were rightfully
theirs.
According to chapter officials
one of the white women who re-
ceived goods under the plea that
she was in distress, has a bank ac-
count and renting property. An
other who imposed on the chapter
is woman who owns an automo-
bile and a radio and is not at all
in need.
These are only two cases men
toned, but it is known at chapter
room that several have garments
and material for clothing who are
| not in need, and to offset further
! impositions on the chapter. and to
assist in helping those who really
are in need, the directors decided
on action.
1t was well known that during
the distribution of flour persons
having high salaried positions re-
ceived flour, not one sack, but sew.
eral and in one instance as many
as nine in one family were served
| it was shown.
The chapter officials ask thai
persons have some conscience in
asking at chapter rooms for help
as the secretary is busy all day
land frequently is unable to make
immediate Investigations, and give:
help on the word of the applicant
This will now be discontinued, anc
only those known after inyestiga
ton to be in need will receive helI
from the local chapter. Decision:
on such actions were taken yes
terday, and it is hoped that those
who received goods and garment;
under false pretenses will return
them and avoid further complica-
tons, it is stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
Captain Ebanks Relates
Experience When Vessel
Encounters Heavy Storm

Eve are all anxious to
get back home and see our
families" said Captain Allie
o. Ebanks, of the schooner
Angelina c. human, owned
~ Norberg Thompson, which
was given up as lost, but ar
rived safely last Saturday,
with a cargo of turtle.
Telling The Citizen of his ex-
perience Captain Ebanks said that
high winds and heavy seas kept the
schooner anchored under the lee
of Mosquito Gays from November
2 until November II.
November Is. the terrific hur-
ricane struck that section with
full force and ragged continuously
for four days. Most of that time
the men were kept below decks.
The captain estimates that the
greater part of that time the We
locity of the wind was between 30
and 100 miles an hour, though at
times il must have been much
more. During the entire period
there was nothing to do but await
the cessation of the blow.
Puts Trust In Vessel
Knowing that he had a stauneh
vessel, strong from trucks to keel,
and having made every prepare
ton to combat the fury Of the
elements. the captain and has crew
felt in no great danger, except
that one can never tell what viii
happen when at the mercy of wind
and sea.
However. on the night Of No
vemher I6 the wind ahated. the
seas began TO cease their on
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
RELATIVE TO STORAGE

Actual storage space at the
naval station, available at this
time. is estimated to be sufficient
for the storage of between 100,-
900 and $4,000 bales, it is said.
1t is believed, however, that
should those in charge of the
matter so desire, frame structures,
covered with corrugated iron, per-
fectly ventilated and waterproof,
could be constructed on the land
adjoining the submarine base to
house a million bales. and possibly
more.
This method of housing will, II
Is believed, be advantageous in
many ways, and would prove much
cheaper than paying for storage
in less unavailable places.
One of our local business men
who has had wide experience in
storage matters, said today that
he believed that practically all OF
the cotton brought here, if so de-
eided, would be brought in ship
ping board vessels.
Most Of these larger vessels. he
said. carry from $4,000 to 10000
bales. That they can be handled
readily and with the least expense
possible. at Key West. leads him
to believe that as large quantity
as accommodation can be found
for will be stored here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
HOPEFUL OF
FLAT REPEAL
PROHIBITION
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS TO-
DAY WERE OPTIMISTIC;
GARNER SAYS PROSPECTS.
ARE LOOKING GOOD
mr Associated PRESS,

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL.
Democratic leadership to-
day appeared optimistic
over the possibility of the
house adopting a flat repeal
of prohibition Monday.
At a press conference
Speaker Garner said: 1T
looks like prospects are
good. OF course it depends
largely on how many votes
the republicans give US.
Garner was not ready to
predict there would be tf1
necessary two-thirds vote.
In the meanwhile mem
bers Of the house judiciary
committee prepared to meet
tomorrow in executive ses-
sion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
MACHADO ISSUES
DECREE BEARING
CUBAN LIBERTY


Ivy Associated fressf
HAVANA, Dec. 1.--Presi-
dent Machado issued a de-
cree today restoring con-
stitutional guarantees in all
provinces except that of
Havana.
The constitution was sus-
pended in 1880, in the face
of a threatening rebellion,
and the suspension has re-
manned in force since, except
for brief intervals, when
guarantees were restored
during congressional cleo
tions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
Move For Swedish Republic
May Mark Kings Jubilee
BY ELMER w. PETERSON
(By Associated I'resHl

STOCKHOLM, Dec. Work
ing on governmental problems with
a new social-democrat administra-
ton which, theoretically at least,
would like to have Sweden a re-
public, King Gustaf V will cele-
brate the 25th anniversary of his
reign on December s with his
popularity undinlinished.
1t is not unlikely that the left
wing of the riksdag will this year,
as it has done Before, introduce
resolution to change Sweden to
a. republic. It is more than likely,
as has happened before, that the
resolution win be voted down and
that with the aid of the social
democrats.
Kings Personality Counts
In the continuance of this para.
doxical situation, King Gustaf has
unconsciously played dominant
role. His personal popularity, his
entire accord with changing politi-
cal trends, and his valuable SER
vices to his country, have given
Sweden little reason to dispense
with its royal family.
The human side of the king has
helped to establish this feeling. The
Swedes like to boast of his agility
on the tennis court where he fig
ures in tournaments on the Riv-
.iera as "Mr. G." They like to see
him ride by on parade, sitting as
erect as the youngest officer.
They appreciate his prowess as a
fisherman and hunter and his
skill at bridge.
Royal Power Limited
In the constitutional government
which Sweden enjoys the king is
neither figurehead nor dictator. In
the exercise of authority he works
with, and is limited by, his cabinet.
Conduct of foreign policy is con-
stitutionally in his hands but the
riksdag exercises an effective con-
troll over it. He may declare war
or conclude peace, but only after
consulting the cabinet.
King Gustaf is, in effect, a
regulator" in what can be termed
a democratic monarchy. He serves
much as a permanent president
would serve in modern republic,
as a balance wheel removed from
politics, as a personality represent
ing the idea of the Swedish state.
His reign has been both peace
full and troubled. When he as
cended the throne on December 8,
1907, the union between Sweden
and Norway had just been ended,
creating a lively political situation.
Two years later Sweden exper-
fenced a general strike which
threatened to develop into a revo-
luton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
SIX LEAVE FOR
EUROPE WITH NO
TICKETS BOUGHT
RUMoRED MARALYN MILLER
AND D N ALVARADO,
MOVIE PERSoNAGES UNIN-
TERRITORIAL STOWAWAYS

NEW YORK, Dec. l.-At
least six people who bought no
tickets and signified no inten-
tian of sailing were on the
high seas today bound for
Europe on the liner Bremen,
and there was a rumor that
Marilyn Miller, stage and
screen star, was also uninten-
tionally a stowaway.
A wireless message from
the Bremen listed the people
as Don Alvarado Couple,
Tierney, Mrs. Murray, Miss
Murray, Miss Herd"
Rumors were published re-
Gently that Miss Miller, for
merly wife of Jack Pickford,
had become engaged to Don
Alyarado, movie actor. There
has been no confirmation of
these reports.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
Seeking Storage Space
For Cotton In Key West
In Hands OF Corp. Head
Army Quarters Would Be
Placed AT Disposal OF
Farm Board If Sought
Officially
by PAUL MAY
Special Washington Correspondent
Qf The Citizen

9e The Citisen
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Dec. 1.-The Federal Farm
Board today gave E. F..
Creekmore, 535 Gravier
street, New Orleans, the
manager of the American
Cotton Corporation and of
the Cotton Sterilization
Board, full authority to seek
storage space in Key West
or elsewhere for the millions
of bales of cotton held by
the organization.
The Farm Board, while
financing the purchases and
bearing the expense of
storage, it was explained,
does not get any report on
negotiations for space until
after the deals have been
closed by Creekm0re.
The army quarters at Key
West would be put at Farm
Board disposal if officially
asked fogy 1t was said by the
quartermaster general.
So far, however, it was
said, no cotton had been
stored in these buildings any
where but that other federal
departments are using some
of them, bearing whatever
expense is involved.
At the navy it was also
said the same effort would
be made to accommodate
any federal department
which applied for storage
space with the expense
borne by the department.
Officials here said that
any arrangement would only
come to them for final APP
prevail and that the deal
would be known first by
Mr.. Creekmore.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
SMITH OFFERS
REORGANIZATION
PLAN FOR N. Y.
SAYS BOROUGH SYSTEM HAS
BECOME ANTIoUATED,
MAYOR WOULD DE 81.
PREME EXECUTIVE

NEW YORK, Dec. ALFRED
II. Smith today presented 60 the
Hofstadter legislative committee a
detailed plan for complete re-
organization Of the city govern.
ment under which the mayor would
be supreme executive officer with
the legislature Of the two houses,
city senate and city assembly nn-
der him.
He said the borough system
adopted SIS years ago had become
Anticipated and that il was time 10
decide whether there be five cities
or one city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
Avocados viii Be Brought
In Free Of Duty According
To Ruling OF Customs Court

United States Customs.
court has rendered its deci-
sion relative to the admis-
sion of avocados into this
country, and according to
Attorney w. HI. Malone, the
fruit will be admitted free of
duty.
In communication received
from the court headquarters at
201 Varick street, New York, by
Mr.. Malone, he is advised that the
case of the Florida Avocado Grow
ers Exchange versus the import
ers of avocados from Cuba has
been decided and the protest is
overruled.
This case was heard in Customs
Court which convened in Key West
in March of this year, with George
M. Young presiding. Lyman Ward,
assistant attorney general, repre-
senting the United States, Francis
M. Dola the FLORIDA Growers and
the importers represented by j.
Lancelot Lester, with VIM. H. Ma
lone, associate, representing the
p. and o. S. S. company.
Ordinary Fruit
The association claimed that
the avocado is just an ordinary
fruit, to be classed with bartlett
and other pears, and should pay
q duty of IL cents per pound.
The importers contended that
the avocado is a distinct fruit, from
family entirely different from
all other pears. That it had been
admitted free of duty for many
years and should continue so.
Contending that the tariff act
of 1880 reads that all articles that
were admitted free of duty in 1897
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
Assistant Secretary
OF Macy Scheduled To
Arriue I'm Near Future

Ernest Lee Jahneke, assistant
secretary of the navy. is scheduled
to arrive in Key West in the
near future. While The exact date
of his coming has not been defi-
niteIy learned. it is possible that
ii Glay be on or about December
i6.
What the main object Of his
visit is is not specifically known.
but il is said that he viii remain
here several days on business mat
ters connected with the station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01

shall continue to be so admitted as
long as the reciprocity agreement
is in force between the United
States and Cuba, the attorneys for
the importers felt that their case
was sound.
They asserted that as ayocados
were then and have since been adj
mitted free, should a duty now
be placed on them, the reciprocity
treaty is void and the tariff act
of 1880 must be abrogated.
Case Ably Handled
The case of the importers was
ably handled by Mr.. Lester and
Mr.. Malone. In court, Mr.. Ma
lone conducted the examination of
witnesses, while the briefs were
prepared by Mr.. Lester.
Those acquainted with the tech
nical questions involved as well as
the legal aspects of the case, con-
slider the last brief prepared by
Mr.. Lester a masterpiece.
1t covers every phase of the
case, all government rulings con-
corning the avocado, the reciproc-
ity treaty between the United
States and Cuba, all tariff acts
and pertinent paragraphs relative
to the issue and covers seven
pages of legal cap, concluding
with;
"The distinction between the
ordinary pear and avocado, or avo-
cado pear, also known as alligator
pear, is well set forth in Treasury
Decision 22603 and it is contended
by the importer collectors CLASH
fication of avocados, avocado
pears, also known as alligator
pears, under Paragraph $50 Act of
1897, Section SIG Act of 1880, as
free of duty is correct and that
the plaintiffs protest should be
overruled."
1t therefore appears that this
brief carried great weight as the
court has ordered that the PRO
test is overruled."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
Mr. And Mrs. E. Archer
Return From Motor Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. Kills Archer, who
had been motoring 70 points II
Florida, have returned. on she
trip they were accompanied ~
Mrs. Archer's brothers, Phil and
Giynn Archer who remained Is
staske, Fla. The trip included
visits 70 Tampa, ST. Petersburg.
jacksonville and Gainesville. ans
was greatly enjoyed BY the parsy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01

During the world war with Swe-
den pressed hard in the matter of
neutrality and with some disagree
ment on the subject in the coun-
try, King Gustaf made good use
of his calm patience.
His reign has been character
lied by political demonstration,
by extension of the franchise to
women, by the up movement of
social democrats and left wing
groups, by marked social reforms,
tremendous ihdustriaiization and
modernization along all lines, and
radical change in the whole in
ternational situation. in northern
Europe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
MADE SELF AT HOME

MONTcLAIS. II. J.W When
owners of home IN this city re-
turned from q vacation they found
Erie Morley. an introuder. who
admitted he Rad lived il the HOUSE
Tor twO mOntha.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-01
BECOMES THIEF

yINELAND. N. j., Because his
mother couldn't give him money
ito take girls TO movies" Paul
Matthews, sehoolboy of this city,
became thief.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-29
ZOO WORKERS
DEMAND RELIEF
ALL. Backs Bosses;
Calls Demands Foolish

UTICA, N. "a group of 200 IN
employed workers, hearing that relief
funds we're completely exhausted, and
that they were faced with starvation
went to City Hall and demanded to
speak to Mayor Donnelly and to put
their demands to the city.
"A committee of six was elected to
draw up and present the demands.
The demands were endorsed unan-
imously, providing a minimum cash
relief of $15, no evictions, free gas
and electricity for the unemployed.
The Mayor said they we're "imposs-
ible," and asked they be placed on
"file for consideration. :.
At mass meeting called the next
day over $50 workers attended and
decided to form an Unemployed
Council. The city boss politicians are
counting on the support of the A. F..
of L., headed by Mike Walsh, present
of the Trades Assembly, to help ex-
pose the demands of the workers. In
an interview with the capitalist press,
A. F. of L. leaders were quoted as.
saying that the demands of the starv-
ing workers for relief was foolish"
because all funds we're exhausted
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-29

ton of Tennessee officers in pre-
venting the students from entering
Kentucky. The committee will be
composed Of Robert Hall of Colum-
bia University; Pauline Daum, grad
uate student of New York Univer-
Sity; Arthur Goldschmidt, Of Column
bia University; Maurice Pavlon, of
the University of Tennessee, and j.
M. Leboit, teacher in Jamaica Con-
tinuation High School.
Pauline Daum is the student who
was told by one of the Kentucky
deputy Sheriffs:
"You little rat, I'd like TO take
you up that thar hill and skin you
alive and throw your fur down TO
your friends"
The complete delegation now in
cludes representatives from Harvard,
Colby, Carnegie Tech, University of
Wisconsin, University of Tennessee,
University Of Cincinnati, Columbia
University, New York University,
Hunter College, College of the City
of New York, day and evening ses-
sions; Smith College, oxford, Union
Theological Seminary. A consider
able number in the delegation are
college graduates, now teachers or
instructors in the various high
schools and colleges.
Before leaving Knoxville the stu
dents made public their protest
against the forcible inclusion of a
reporter Of the Knoxville Journal in
the second bus of the delegation and
the attack upon one of the members
of the delegation when he protested
this act.
J. M. Leboit. a teacher in the ia
maica Continuation High School, was
thrown from the bus, beaten and
kicked as he lay on the gravel after
having protested against the placing
Of the Knoxville reporter in the bus
When the students threatened to
force a United States marshal to
guarantee their passage over fed
eral highway, Harlan County dep
uty sheriff laughed, took a handful
of bullets from his pockets and said:
1--WE have these for United States
marshals."
That there was no conflict be-
tween the Kentucky officials and the
Wall Street government at Washing