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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
HOUSE OF HORROR
BURNS TO GROUND
SCENE OF RECENT SLAYINCS
TAKING PLACE AT
TAVERNIER

The blouse Of Horror at Tav-
ernier. SO called by jewellers in the
vicinity. where James Roberts,
ST.. and Leroy Woods were killed.
has been set on fire and burned
to the ground.
This news was received in the
city today by county authorities.
from arrivals who came yesterday
from the scene Of the wholesale
butchery, when in addition to the
two men the wife Of James Rob-
erts, Jr. was killed and her body
found near the beach.
The reason set forth for burning
the house is that since the killings
superstitious negroes have avoided
the building by day and night and
some Of them. with q desire 70 re-
move the last reminder of horror,
decided 20 buru the building and
its contents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
Four Members OF Drum
And Bugle Corps GiUen
NeU Rank Last EUening

At a regular weekly meeting of
the Knights of Golden Eagle Milf
tary Drum and Bugle Corps held
last evening, Manuel Domenech,
Jr., was unanimously elected to
membership and extended a glad
hand upon his entry into the ranks
of the organization.
During the meeting Captain
Charles Sands appointed Emil
Sawyer as first class private, Fred
knight, corporal, and John Me-
Mahon and Bert Watkins, color
sergeants.
There were several matters of
much Importance TO the corps dis
eussed with number of speeches
made by different members, and
the session, it is stated, was one
of the most interesting held in
months.
At the conclusion of business,
the corps fell in ranks for a prae-
tice drill, which consisted of
various maneuvers, the result of
which was said to have been very
satisfactory to the commanding
officer and his aides.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
Delinquent Minor Under
Arrest Has Been PGroled

Edison Knowles, who was ar
rested some time ago as a deiin-
quent minor, has been released by
the probation officer and paroled
to Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ID. Glib
son, of the Gibson hotel.
Knowles was arrested and
charged with distributing cards
which were against the law. Later
on, from his testimony, woman
was arrested by the sheriff's Of
flee charged with contributing 20
Knowles delinquency.
She was arraigned before Judge
Hugh Gum on Wednesday and she
was bound over in bond of 500
for trial at the March term Of
criminal court.
II was learned at the aheriffs
office today that Knowles Is to
be under the Jurisdiction and
supervision Of the Gibson family
during the day. bat must report
AZ the Jail each night NJ $40
o'clock until further orders.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
ALBERT BAKER
DIES in TAMPA
DECEASED RESIDED IN KEY
WEST PRIOR TO TAKING
UP HOME THERE

Albert Baker, formerly of Key
West, who for the past several
years has been making his home
in Tampa. Fla. died in that city
yesterday morning at the age of
81. Funeral services are to be
held there tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Baker is survived by his
widow, two daughters, Mrs. George
Hinde. Of Tampa; Mrs, Benjamin
Sweeting, Of Miami, and one son,
Albert, Jr,, of Miami.
One sister, Mrs. Charlotte
Curry. who left four weeks ago
from Key West 10 be with her
brother. Three brothers, Milton
and Norman Baker and George
Sawyer. all of this city. One
granddaughter, Dolores Hinde, of
Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
LOOKS FOR COURT
RULING in FAVOR
OVERSEAS CORP.
THIS is VIEW OF ATTORNEY
WILLIAM ". ALBURY, WHO
ATTENDED HEARING ON
RoSENTHAL PETITION

That the supreme court will
render a decision in favor of the
Overseas Bridge Corporation in the
hearing of the George j. Rosen-
thai matter is the opinion of At
torney William V. Albury.
Mr.. Albury attended the hearing
on Wednesday of this week in
Tallahassee and satisfied himself
after hearing both sides of the
question thrashed out before the
supreme tribunal of the state, that
Mr.. Rosenthal has an exceedingly
weak case.
Asked what he believes will be
the next move of Mr.. Rosenthal
Mr.. Albury replied that he thinks
he will secure Writ of Certiorari
from the supreme court of the
United States in, effort to fur
Their delay the action of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation
on the application for the loan.
A Writ of Certiorari is issued
by a superior court directing an
inferior court to send up to the
former some pending proceeding,
or all the record and proceedings
in a cause, before q verdict.
1t may also serve to bring up
the record of case already term
mated, if the inferior court is not
one of record, or in cases where
the procedure is not according to
the course of common law.
In the event that Mr.. Rosenthal
does take the matter to the Unit
ed States supreme court, the mat
ter will be quickly disposed of,
says Mr.. Albury, as the question
at issue is a'public one, and these
are usually terminated very speed.
lily by the higher tribunal.
Mr.. Albury is of the opinion
that the decision by the state su.
|preme court will be handed down
within the next 10 days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
FORCE
in RELIEF WORK
TOSTART MONDAY
PLANS CALL FOR EMPLOY
MENT OF 22s MEN; LAST OF
JANUARY ALLOTMENT TO
BE EXPENDED

The Unemployment Relief Coun-
Gil will put 225 men to work Mon
day for one day. This group of
workmen and the tasks to which
they will be assigned will use up
the last of the January allotment,
for Monroe county.
For February, it is said, the same
amount of money is to be allowed,
$4,000 to be received weekly. The
first check for the month was to
have been mailed from Tallahassee
on January %, yesterday, and will
be here in time for a new force
of men to be assigned to the diff
ferent projects, beginning Feb
ruary 1.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
Funeral Services For
Mrs. Sarah Saunders
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
Jane Saunders will be held to-
morrow afternoon 1 o'clock from
the First Methodist church, Rev.
]. G. Stradley officiating. The
body viii be placed in the church
2 o'clock.
Pallbearers have been selected
as follows: Charles Matthews.
Thomas f. Roberts. Charles Hill
ton, Robert Knowles, Sam Pinder
and Harold Pinder. Funeral ar
rangements in charge of Lopez
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Saunders died $50 o'clock
Thursday morning in the home
100 Southland street after a long
illness.
She is survived by one son,
Gerald. who arrived from his home
in Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the noon
train today. Two brothers, Claude
Saunders and John II. Saunders.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
One Killed And AT Least
Twelve Persons Injured
In Philadelphia Blast
cry Associated PressI
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. %.

lila DELE lila, Jan. 20.
A terrific explosion at
tributed by police to anti
Fascist bombing today killed
Mrs. John Di Silvestro, wife
of the supreme master of the
Order of Sons of Italy in the
United States, and injured at
least IL other persons and
demolished the Di Silvestro
home.
Di Silvestro, attorney and
former Italian consul here,
was not at home at the time
of the blast, but arrived five
minutes later to find the
place in ruins and rescuers
searching for his family.
The injured are four of Di
Silvestro's children, Miss
Marie Guernio, governess
and secretary, and at least
seven other persons, oc-
cupants of nearby resi-
dences.
Physicians said none of
the injured were in serious
condition.
The blast rocked the
neighborhood and blew resi-
dents from the beds and
shattered windows within a
radius of more than a block.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
MADE
FOR MAINTENANCE
OF ROADWAY IA
MEMBER OF
STATE ROAD BOARD GIVES
INFORMATION TO REPRE-
SENTATIVE VIM. ". ALBURY

Tentative allotments for the
maintenance of Highway IA and
the bridges now spanning the wa
ter gaps on the route, amount to
$98, 900, according to information
given Representative William V.
Albury by w. P. Mooty, member
of the road board for the Fourth
District.
Mr.. Albury returned from Tai
lahassee yesterday. While there he
discussed the matter of mainten-
ance of the road with Mr.. Mooty
and Lawrence Bow, road engineer
for the district, and was told that
plans for taking care of the road
and bridges had already been form
ulated.
For the road proper SOS, 900
has been specified and for the
bridges 100000. In the event of
damage or loss of bridges by fire,
storms or any other cause, the re-
pairs or requirements will be made
from the emergency fund.
Mr.. Albury said that Tallahassee
presented an appearance as though
the legislature was in session. Sen
ators and representatives with
groups from every county in the
state could be seen at the capital.
Some of the groups numbered
as 20, all looking after the inter-
ests of their communities and
allotments of funds for the
betterment of conditions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
Cuba Sails For Hauan0
Carrying So Passengers

The steamship Cuba sailed
1895 this afternoon for Havana
with So passengers and 496 sacks
of mail. She arrived from Ha.
vana yesterday with 65 passengers,
Ia aliens.
Steamer Florida is due 10 ar
rive S:45 o'clock this afternoon
from Cuba with 10 passengers,
eight aliens.
Yacht Maseotte, with II. r.
Plant, owner. and party on board,
is reported to have been placed
in readiness TO sail from Miami for
Key West and will arrive about
Wednesday of next week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
STRIKE AT AUTO
PLANTS EXPECTED
TO END MONDAY
WoRKMEN OF BRIGGS MANI
FEATURING COMPANY AND
FORD MOTOR WORKS WILL
THEN RESUME OPERATIONS
fny Assoeiated Pre..I

DETROIT, Jan. 26.--Of-
fieiaIs Of the Ford Motor Com
pany today said they expect
ed the strike at the Briggs
Manufacturing c O m p ny
plants TO end Monday, and de-
eIared within six hours" af-
ter 5000 Briggs employees
will return TO work when
Ford plants throughout the
country forced into suspen-
sion will resume operations.
The Briggs Company fur
nishes automobile bodies 90
the Ford Company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
Storm Strikes New
England Coast With
Many Ships Battered
Disabled Freighter En-
counters Seventy Mile
Gale Losing Propeller In
High Seas
tBy Associated Press)

tBy Associated PressI
Battered ocean liners beat
their way to storm-shattered
ports today as the worst
northeaster in recent years
reared down the New Eng
land coast.
In the meantime, deep in
snow from more than 10
days of storm, the highlands
of the far west where life
and the property damage
steadily mounted, hoped for
clear skies, but were
promised more whirling
flakes for tomorrow.
The death list in the
Pacific storm reached eight.
livestock was reported suf-
fering from cold and lack of
food as snow buried their
grazing ranges.
The disabled freighter
City of Delhi tossed help
lessly in high seas off the
Nova Scotia coast as a 10
mile gale spread destruction
along the coast and en-
dangered other vessels in the
North Atlantic. The freighter
lost its propeller in the high
seas.
Many sections of Cape
Cod were cut off from COM
munication, and scores of
families along the Massa-
chusetts coast abandoned
homes to high tides which
carried away scores of cot
tages and weakened sea
walls of a dozen coastal
towns.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
Monroe County Council
On Unemployment Relief
To Meet Tuesday Morning

W. W. Demeritt, chairman Of
the Monroe County Council for
Unemployment Relief announced
today that q meeting Of this eoun-
ell viii be held Tuesday morning
at II o'clock, in the Chamber Of
Commerce instead Of that evening
rs was previously announced.
The time for this meeting was
changed because the benefit en-
tertainment for the Woman's Club
viii be NJ Garden TheAter that
evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28

return here. "No street cars, no
noise, no troubles and life is easy
there. We expected the Leckie
party to be greatly excited at our
arrival. but none of the men SEEM
ed interested in finding out what
was going on in the world.
"There was no excitement when
our rescue vessel arrived, either,
but by that time understood why.
I hated the thought of leaving the
place"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
ROOSEVELT AND
LINDSAY TO MEET
FOR CONFERENCE
BRITISH AMBASSADOR LEFT
WASHINGTON BY AIRPLANEI
TO-DAY, PROCEEDING To
WARM SPRINGS. GA.
tBy Associated PresS)

WARM SPRINGS, Jan. U.s.
President-elect Roosevelt today
invited Sir Ronald Lindsay,
British ambassador, to meet him
here for a talk on economics, war
debts, and disarmaments. The
ambassador left Washington i'm
mediately by airplane for the
conference.
Only the most general discus
sion of subjects to be gone over
in the March conference between
Great Britain and the United
States on debts and economics, is
contemplated by Roosevelt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28

They are charged with keeping
order, and live with the treasure
seekers.
Recently a group of San Diego
fishermen was shipwrecked on the
island. They were courteously
cared for by the fortune seekers.
When rescue came they did not
want to leave.
81 would be happy just living on
Cocos Island the rest of my life,"
one of the fishermen said on his
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
LIST POSITIONS
COVERED
CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION SHOWS VARIOUS
GOVERNMENT EMPLOY
MENT IN KEY WEST OPEN
FOR APPOINTMENT
ny PAUL MAY
Special Washington Correspondent
Of The Citizen


Special Washington Correspondent
OF The Citizen
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. %.
According to the "Spoilsmans
Handbook" prepared by the Civil
Service Commission in response to
a Senate resolution calling for a
list of all positions not protected
by Civil Service, the following
patronage and semi-patronage
jobs are open in Key West:
Agriculture department, two
plant quarantine collaborators,
salary, $l20.
Treasury department, Public
Health Service, 26 attendants,
with salaries ranging from $2,oSo
to 1870.
Treasury department, Public
Health Service, a laborer, with
salary of 81 1850.
Treasury department, Public
Health Service, a second cook Mt
1880 and q carpenter at ST.
40.
Treasury department, custodian
service, so cents per hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28

For diversion the treasure hunt
ers Ego pigging." That is, they.
hunt for wild pigs in the jungle, or.
they swim in the warm surf.
There are no mosquitoes, rep.
tiles, flies or other insects on
Cocos Island. Coconuts, palmet-
tos, berries and the pigs constitute
most of the food available. The
island has no native population.
although Costa Rica, which owns
it, has posted 10 soldiers there:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
DIR. D. M'SWAIN
DIES in ARCADIA
SUcCUMBS TO HEART AT.
TACK; MEMBER OF SURG
ICAL CONGRESS

ARCADIA, Jan. 2S.-Dr.
Daniel McSwain, 81, promin-
ent Arcadia surgeon, died to-
day following a recent heart
attack.
He was a member of the
Southeastern Surgical Con-
gress, DeSoto Hardee High
lands County Medical Society
and Florida Medical Society.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-28
WOULD NOT KISS BIBLE

TH0RvERToN. Eng.--John F.
BeedelI. Of this city. refused 10
kiss the court Bible when called
as q witness. declaring it was Gin
decently dirty from long USE
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-29
Sharkey and Camera at Even
Money as Battle Approaches
Giant Italians Position With
Bettors Has Improved
During Training

New York, June 2s.-(F-Jack
Sharkey, the temperamental ex-sailor
from Boston, will defend his heavy
weight championship Of the world
against Italy's man mountain" Pri-
mo Camera, In a 15-round bout at
Madison Square Gardens big battle
bowl on Long Island Thursday night
A crowd of 10000 is expected to
cram the bowl and pour more than
$250,O00 into the Golfers Of the garden
and Of the milk fund, which shares in
the receipts.
The disparity in the sizes Of the
contestants; Cameras undoubtedly
great improvement since the Boston
COB handed him an artistic lacing at
Ebbets Field two years ago; Sharkey's
temperament, which has betrayed
him into costly mistakes in previous
bouts, gave the meeting a flock of
angles" which still had the faith
full jittering around in search of
favorite Thursday.
Sharkey started out with an edge
in the betting, but the confidence of
Cameras hackers pounded the odds
down until Thursday the fans were
faced with the unsual situation of
having champion rated at no better
than even money against the chal-
lenger.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-29
AlsO-Rans Get Chance
In Track-Field Meet

Chicago, June 2e.-tP-The Also
Rams Of Americas amateur cinder
paths were to get their chance Thurs
day.
AS an inaugural feature Of the an
nual National Amateur Athletic IN
ion track and field games, every
hopeful who has failed to win an i'm
portant race or field event was group
ed in the Junior class for a series of
tests at Soldier Field. No records
were expected but stirring battles
were promised In every event.
The heavy Smelling on outdoor rec
ords opens Friday when record field
of women and men engage in the SEN
Tor championship events. More than
100 women stars will shoot at the
marks in the afternoon with record
field Of 389 men athletes, many of
them Americas greatest track and
field performers, blasting for new
worlds records under the arc lights of
Soldiers Field at night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-29
Faribault Will Have
Juvenile Net Meets

Faribault, Mimi, June -. - The
Northwestern Junior and boys tennis
tournament, sponsored by the United
States Lawn Tennis association, will
be held on the crushed rock courts at
Shattuck School here July 10 to 10.
The junior tournament is open to
contestants under 10 years Of age ana
the boys tournament Is open to those
under Is.
Reservations are being made with
J. r. Wheeler Of Shattuck School.
chairman q the committee IA charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-29
State Trapshooters
Assembling at Forks

Grand Forks, N. D., June 29.-lP)-
Approximately fifty marksmen from
the northwest were expected here
Thursday for the opening Of the 38th
annual trapshooting tournament Of
the North Dakota Sportsmen's associ-
alton.
Shooting was to open with three
preliminary events Thursday in sing
les. doubles and handicap divisions.
Friday will see firing in the first half
of the state singles championship and
naming Of the state doubles titlehold-
ier. The last half Of the singles event
will be fired Saturday along with the
handicap championship.
The state skeet tournament will be
11yed Saturday,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-29
CHAMP GUS MORELAND STILL
IN THICK OF GOLF TOURNEY
Beats Neil Smith of Dallas and
Owen Covey OF Salt Lake
Wednesday

Colorado Springs, Colo, June o.
P-Champion Gus ,Moreland Of
Dallas Thursday met Johnny Daw-
son, Chicago stylist, in the quarter
finals Of the trans mississippi golf
tournament.
Moreland Wednesday nosed out
Neil Smith, Dallas, on the 18th green
and went eight holes to beat Owen
Covey, Salt Lake. Dawson eliminated
E. j. Rogers, Oklahoma City, 7-6,
and Verne Stewart, New Mexico, 81.
Paired in the other quarter final
matches were zell Eaton, Oklahoma
City, and L. B. Maytag, Newton, Ia;
Lawson Little, San Francisco, and
Frank English, Denver; Ben Cowd-
cry, Omaha, and Howard Creel,
Pueblo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-29
WILL DEFEATS COMPANY A
Homers and Triples Frequent in
Wednesday Evenings
Doubleheader
STANDINGS

Diamondbau stars of the state high
way department Wednesday evening
went on q rampage in the last inning
of city league game to score 10 runs,
wallop the A. o. U. w. entry IL to 4
and knock their victims from tie for
first place.
The result gave the o. H. Will and
company ten sole possession Of the top
rung Of the ladder.
The viii outfit defeated Company
A IL to 6. The shuttle put the high
waymen in second place and the club
men at third post.
Adam Brown, Workmen twirler, had
built up q 4-to-2 lead over the road
builders but five hits, five free passes
to first and two errors brought de.
feat in the last canto. Brown al
lowed nine hits in ell, striking out
six. G. McCrorie Of the highway de-
partment and H. Fortune Of the
Workmen were the only performers to
get more than one hit. 6chwahn Of
the Workmen and F1agg and Fischer
OF the highwaymen clouted home
runs.
Hit For Distance
Long distance hitting featured the
WILL Company A contest. M. Hummel
allowed the national guardsmen nine
hits, four of them home runs. All Of
Company AS runs were scored on
homers. Four-base clouts were sent
on their way by Masseth, Flagg, H.
Potter and r. Potter, the former two
bringing in one each with them.
The seedmen touched Paul He'd
strom for IL hits. including one home
run, four two-base bingles, three
triples and five singles. Wetch hit
the home run and j. Aller secured two
triples and Spriggs one. E. spriggs
hit safely three times in four trips
while DOC Priske hit safely three times
in as many attempts.
Hummel famed nine soldiers while
Hedstrom whitfield four seedmen. The
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-29
Yesterdays Stars
(By Tho Associated presa,

Wy Au0 AO0OOI8tS0 kFCD)
Bill urges, Cubs-FIit homer and
five singles in two games against
Phillies.
Heinie Manush, senstors-Had per-
feet batting day against Cleveland,
hitting single and homer with bases
full In first inning.
Paul Derringer, Reds, and Sam Les
lie, Dodgers-Former pitched six-hit
ball to win opener, latter hit four
straight in nightcap.
Al Simmons, White Sox-Knocked
In three runs against Athletics with
three hits.
Fred Farmhouse, Braves-Blanked
Cards with three hits in second game,
Lou Gehrig, Yankees - Touched
Detroit pitching for double and two
singles.
Steve swetonic, Pirates, and Gus
Mancuso, Giants = Swetonic pitched
Pirates to victory In first game, Man.
cuso won second with homer in 10th.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-29
Stanford Racketeer
Endurance Champ

Haverford, Pa, June 29.-(P)-
Regardless Of who wins the 49th
annual national intercollegiate
tennis championship tournament
now in progress at the Merton
Cricket club, endurance honors
must 60 to Stanford's Joe Cough
lin.
Although he has played only
seven sets and three matches In
his triumphant march into the
quarter-final bracket, the west
coast racquet wielder has COM
peted In a total Of 106 games, and
computed In time, has been on
the courts longer during the
tourney than any other Of the
eight survivors.
In one of these matches-that
second-round record-b r ker
against Egbert Miles Of Yale, in
which one set went to 81 games
Coughlin was on the court almost
three and half hours. He and
Miles each lost 10 pounds weight.
Thursday, the Stanford ace was
to stack up against Dick Murphy
Of Hamilton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-29
Winnipeg, Superior
Are in Warm Battle

st. Paul, June 29.-(R-Six per-
centage points separated Winnipeg
and Superior for leadership Of the
Northern League as a result Of a
pair Of victories for the Blues over
Brandon Wednesday.
Winnipeg stayed in front with an
8-to-1 win over Crookston In seven
innings but Superior won both ends
Of q doubleheader with Brandon,
1873 and 8-3.
East Grand Forks and Moorhead-
Fargo were halted by darkness at
the end Of six innings and the score
was ! to I. Thursday East Grand
Forks was to play at home against
Winnipeg and Superior was to con-
tinue its series at Brandon.