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VOLUME LIV. No. 45.

United States ForcesIn China May Become

Jeopardized By JapsOther Governments Will

Be Informed Of PlansIn Extending MilitaryOperations '

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TOKYO, Feb. 22.—TheUnited States and othergovernment* which maintainmilitary forces and spheresof influence in Peiping andTientsin area will be in-formed that Japan may becompelled to extend militaryoperations to those cities.

The foreign office an-nounced today that ambas-sadors of the principalpowers will be told that theJapanese army has no in-tention of carrying the cam-paign into Jehol province,south of the great wall ofChina, unless Chinese re-prisals force such action.“There is real danger of abackwash from the Jeholcampaign on our garrison atTientsin or in a massacre ofJapanese at Peiping/* saidthe foreign office spokes-man. “In this event our army

will be compelled to moveto protect them. Barringsuch unfortunate develop-

f j * in • 'ments, fighting will be con-fined to Jehol," he said.

Small Force In AreaThe United States has a small

military force in the area alongwith other powers which par-ticipated in the Boxer protocol ofINI.

m This document provided forpunishment of China after theBoxer uprising in Pieping, main-tenance by foreign troops of com-munications between Peiping andthe sea and fortification andpolicing of legation quarters.

Possibility that the Japanesearmy will occupy the ancientChinese capital and its port ofTientsin, developed with the an-nouncement of determination toannihilate the army of MarshalChang Hsiaoling, North China warlord.

MANY SPONGE SOLDDURING PAST WEEK

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APPROXIMATELY $1,500 LAID

OUT IN PURCHASES OF

PRODUCTS

During the past week therehave been a number of Males ofsponges in small lots, the entireselling bringing to the ownersabout $1,500. One lot of sheepswool sponge brought more thanSSOO, averaging about $4.35 perbunch. Other offerings in smalllots brought nominal prices.

It is the opinion of some dealersin this article that the market isslowly recovering from the slumpK has been experiencing since he*

h fore Christmas and that the nextMrs months may see normal pricesHheing paid.“jKh. Meres Sponce and Trading

today shipped •'< bales

n# ..f s, ! ..ins, \\nor ' ■t in the H-nda maikets.

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JAPANESE ARMYHALTED DURINGWESTWARD MOVE

INVADERS PLAN TO SWEEP

ON TO JEHOL CITY WITH

FORCE OF 50,000 ALONG

WIDE BATTLE FRONT

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Driving westward toward thecapita! of Jehol, the Japanese armywas reported to havo halted atPeipiao, 30 miles from the Man-churian frontier at the terminus ofthe railroad from Chinchow.

Chinese resistance has been in-effectual, and the invaders plan tosweep on to Jehol City with 50,-000 men operating along a 200-mile front at Peiping.

A Chinese announcement deniedthat Japan had captured the tow-v

of. Nanling, halfway between theManchurian border and Peipiao.

Japanese dispatches from Man-churia said the Chinese commanderof the Lupeh district army had de-serted and offered 19,000 men to

Manchukuo.

ASSASSINATIONOF PRESIDENTS

NOW RECALLEDTHREE HAVE MET THIS FATE;

LINCOLN, GARFIELD ANDMcKINLEY; ATTEMPT ALSO

MADE ON LIFE OF THEO-

DORE ROOSEVELT

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NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—ThieeAmerican presidents met death atthe hands of assassins. A lunaticattempted to kill President Theo-dore Roosevelt on September 1,1003.

Abraham Lincoln was shot by J.Wilkes Booth in a Washingtontheater on April 14, 1865.

President Garfield was shot byCharles J. Guiteau in a Washing-ton railway station on July 2,,1881.

President McKinley on Septem-ber 6, 1501, was assassinated byLeon Cxolgosz while attending thePan-American exposition in Buf-falo.

Mayor William J. Gaynor ofNew York was badly wounded byan assassin's bullet aboard a steam-er in New York harbor August I>,11*10.

Tho wounding of Mayor Cermakof Chicago, recalls that on Octo-ber 28, 1803, Carter H. Harrison,then mayor of Chicago, was assas-sinated.

There have been many attemptson the lives of European rulers,but comparatively few on Ameri-can political leaders. WilliamGoebel, governor of Kentucky,was killed on January 30, 1000.Frank Steunonberg. former gover-nor of Idaho, was slain in Decem-ber. 1005.

Among other assassinations ofworld famous leaders arc: Em-peror Alexander 11 of Russia in1881; King Humbert I of Italy in1000; President Madero of Mexi-

co in 1013;King George of Greece;in 1013; Archduke Francis Fer-

; ditiand of Austria-Hungary inI 1014.

Cuba Sails For HavanaCarrying 82 Passengers

The steamer Cuba sailed 2:15o’clock yesterday for Havana with82 passengers *nd a heavy con-signment of mail.

Steamer Florida arrives! yester-day afternoon from Cuba with 108pasengew, eight aliens.

Coast guard cutter Tuscororacame in 10:30 o'clock this morn-ing from St. Petersburg and berth-ed at the naval station.

NEW AILMENTNOW TO BOTHER

MAYOR CERMAKDEVELOPMENT OF COLITIS IS

ONLY CAUSE FOR CONCERN;

BULLETIN SAYS HE SPENT

RESTLESS NIGHT

(lly Associated Press)

MIAMI, Feb. 22.Six physicians attend-ing Mayor Anton Cer-mak announced in

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official bulletin todaythat he was somewhatbetter, and that colitis isthe only cause for pres-

ent concern. “We be-lieve this will improvewithin a short time,"they said.

The physicians werein consultation for morethan an hour before thebulletin was issued.Cermak spent a restlessnight.Mrs. Gill is improving

rapidly.

ANGLERS NOW SEEKSAILFISHRUNNINGIN NEARBY WATERSJOHN C. HAYES, VISITOR,

SUCCESSFUL IN LANDING

ONE WHILE FISHING MON-

DAY AFTERNOON

There are a great numbep ofsailfish being seen in the watersnear Key West these days, andnumbers of anglers arc out everyday seeking the beauties.

John C. Hayes and A. E. Otto,attorneys from Washington, D. C..who have been here several weeks,are ardent fishermen and thoughother kinds of fish .have beencaught during their stay, theirfirst sailfish was caught Mondayafternoon.

Mr. Hayes was the successfulangler on this occasion and hiscatch was a little over five feetand weighed 45 pounds.

Mr. Otto hooked one with a sixthread line but lost it. This fish,says Mr. Hayes, was one of thefinest he has ever seen and he Hasbeen coming to Key West everyseason for years. With such alight line, however, it was not safeto keep the necessary strain onthe fish and it threw out the hookand made off.

These visitors are out this af-ternoon. They expert to remainsome time longer hoping to getsailfish that are finer specimensthan they have taken on formervisits.

NEWSPAPERS OFSTATECOOPERATEON‘DOHERTY DAY’

THIRTY-SIX DAILIES INCLUD-

ING THE CITZEN, FOSTER

MOVEMENT IN CONNECTIONWITH ALL-FLORIDA EVENT

Thirty-six daily newspapers illFlorida, including the Key WestCitizen, will cooperate to makeAll-Florida Doherty Day, March10, one of the most pretentious

events in the state’s history.- AnnoumKMMrnt of -tfre mobilizi

tion of the state press in behalfof the state-wide appreciation ofCol. Henry L. Doherty, whoselavish expenditures in advertisingFlorida are credited, in largemeasure, as responsible for thebumper tourist crop, comes fromMiami today, where the movementwas launched last week by the Mi-ami Daily News.

A state-wide committee, chair-maned by E. C. Romfh, presidentof the First National Bank of Mi-ami and, recently mentioned inpress dispatches as a possibility forsecretary of the treasury, has beenappointed to actively sponsorDoherty Day. Key West is rep-resented by the publisher of TheCitizen.

Other members of the All-Flor-ida Doherty Day committee are:Hal Leyshon, executive secretary,R. T. Gallemore, A. H. Chapman,V. H. Morgan, H. M. Davidson,Hector K. Elwell, R. S. Miller, R.H. Gore, Carl Nanton, H. B.Moore, W. M. Pepper, Jr., E. W.McCreary, W. A. Elliott, GoldSanders, S. 11. Farabee, H. L.Rood, Charles A. Cook, R. N. Dosh,Martin Anderson, H. D. Harkread-er, O. G. Davies. Sam Ellis. Her-bert Felkel, L. C. Brown, C. C.Carr, R. L. Dean, D. B. Lindsay,Roderick Arkell, E. Menninger, J.A. Cawthon, D. B. McKay. E. D.Lambright, D. H. Conkling, J. Ed-win Baker. M. M. Lee, RussellKay, Frank B. Shutts, D. J.Mahoney, R. A. Reeder.

Parade And Street DanceIn Connection With PlayParents of the cast of “Radio

Revue" have been invited by Mrs.Virgil Cordero to be their guestat Thursday night’s performance.

There will be a parade and streetdance on Duval street this after-noon in connection with the Revuein honor of Washington’s birth-day. The parade will start at 5:00o’clock.

There are over 50 numbers inthe revue representing all oT thewell known radio stars and movieactors.

CampbeD Sets New WorldRecord At Daytona Beach(Dr Associated Tress)

DAYTONA BEACH,Feb. 22.—Sir MalcolmCampbell set anew worldautomobile speed recordof 272.108 miles per hourand made an amazingaverage to two runs.

On the firsf run theBriton travelled 273.556and on! the second 270.676,for an average of two-wayrecord of 272.108 miles perhour.

The beach was hardpacked and the weatherfine.

He exceeded by 21.860miles an hour his old rec-ord of 253.968 which wasestablished here last year.

He was clocked over ameasured mile in 13.16seconds on the first run,and 13.30 seconds on thesecond round for theelapsed time of 13.23.

Mrs. Isabelle CatesCelebrates Birthday

Mrs. Isabelle Cates, motherof Jonathan Cates, said to hethe oldest white resident ofKey West, is today cele-brating her ninety-thirdbirthday anniversary.

There was a family reanionat the home today, with manyfriend* also calling to ex-tend congratalations to thepioneer resident on the com-pletion of her ninety-thirdmilestone.

Many Articles TakenFrom The Citizen Are

Broadcast Over RadioThe Key West Citizen

continues to be one of thefeatures of the tri-weeklybroadcast sponsored by theFlorida State Hotel Commis-sion.

Notice of this has boon re-ceived at this office in thefollowing letter from MiltonBacon, official broadcasterover the Florida network:Editor,Key West Citizen:

This is to inform you thatduring the past thirty days Ihave broadcast fourteenexcerpts from your publica-tion in the tri-weekly broad-cast of the Florida Air Dis-patch over the All-FloridaNetwork; Stations WDAE,Tampa; WDBO, Orlando;WJAX, Jacksonville; WQAM,Miami; and WRUF, Gaines-ville.

Your paper was given ver-bal credit f >r the origin ofthese articles at the time ofthe broadcast.

Thanking you for yourcourtesy and cooperation intelling the world about ourgreat state, I beg to remain,

Very truly yours,MILTON BACON.

lit? West CitizenKEY WEST. FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1933.

Washington Returns • Care-Burdened Successors. .———j |

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toko? ffmtod" shone through the wav period ♦ courage and fsibh U Hours*

A little juggling with history—and Washington has stepped for-ward from his niche in revolutionary history to visit some of his suc-

cessors on his birthday. The famous President stands first in thelong line of chief executives who have helped to shape American his-tory. Following him, the list includes Thomas Jefferson, famed for

hi* part in the establishment of the new republic,.'Abraham Lincoln,who battled to keep it united, and Woodrow Wilson, its leader duringthe dark days of the World War. Then, with President-elect FranklinD. Roosevelt at his side, the “Father of Hisi Country" points to theinspiration of the past as a challenge to the future.

AN INVITA TIONThe parents of the cast of “Radio Revue” are

invited to be the guests at Thursday night’s per-formance. Please call at Frank Johnson’s Thursdaymorning to receive tickets from Mrs. Cordero.

Parade and street dance on Duval street, nearSouthard, this afternoon at 5 o’clock, in honor ofWashington’s Birthday, given by Mrs. Cordero.Everyone invited to help celebrate. Music by Rudyand his All Florida Americans.

VISITORS ENJOYFISHING OUTING

PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS

MAKE LARGE CATCHES IN

KEY WEST WATERS

Mr. and Mra. John Mitchelland Mia* Etaia M. Drury, ofGwynedd Valley, Pa., in KeyWet for the fiahief here,hare enjoyed the greateataport they have ever had inFlorida, they aay.

Daring the three daya theyhave been out on the launchBarbara, they have caughtupward* of 1,000 pound* of

choice grouper, hoth blackand Naaaan, yeliewtaila, mut-ton, f iah, barracuda and mack-

erelSome of the apocimena

weighing between 45 and 50peundi have been photograph-ed and theae the party wiltcarry hack with them to ahawwhat can actually La donewhale fiaking in the water* jaround Key Waal.

For 53 Years Devoted to theBest Interests of Key West

PRICE FIVE CENTi^

Roosevelt Completeslist Of Selections

For Cabinet PlacesCOUNCIL MEETS

WITH GROOMSONBUS PROPOSITION

MATTER OF DISCONTINUANCE

OF SERVICE TO BE TAKENUNDDER FURTHER ADVISE-

MENT

The city council, in special ses-sion last night, conferred with B.L. Grooms, manager of the KeyWest Electric Company, pertain-ing to the matter of the company’srequest for the city’s permission todiscontinue the bus line service inKey West. No action was takenhowever, and after a lengthy dis-cussion, the council informed Mr.Grooms that the city wr ould takethe matter under advisement afterwhich another meeting will becalled at which time it is expectedthat the issue will be definitelysettled.

One of the contentions in theproposals submitted was that thecompany would not agree to can-cel the entire street lighting in-debtedness as requested by thecity, but would, however, agree tothis, providing that the companybe allowed to deduct the amountof its current taxes out of the total

indebtedness in question.Another counter proposal from

the Electric Company was that itwould agree to reduce the streetlighting from $23 to sl9 a lightper year, with the understanding

j that the city enter into a five-| year contract. The city had asked| that the rate be cut to $lB perlight.

Slate Contains One Sur-prise, Daniel C. RoperFor Secretary Of Com-merce

(Hr Associated Press)

(Copyrighted By AssociatedPress)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Word reached informedquarters in Washington to-day that President-electRoosevelt had completed theselection of his cabinet, andthat the list contains onesurprise, that of Daniel C. *

Roper, South Carolina, forsecretary of commerce.

The complete cabinet slateas expected by democratshere to be announced shortlyby Roosevelt follows:

State, Cordell Hull, Ten-nessee; treasury, WilliamWoodin, Pennsylvania andNew York; war, George H.Dern, Utah; justice, Thomas

;J. Walsh, .Montana! post-! office, James A. Farley, New(York; navy, ClaudaA. Swan-ion,** VirginiaHarold Ickes, Illinois; agri-culture, Henry A. Wallace,Iowa; commerce, Daniel C.Roper, South Carolina> labor,Miss Frances Perkins, NewYork.A third, request made by the

city previously was for a 10 per-cent reduction in the generallighting system, this to be paid tothe city as a virtual sales tax, withthe same five percent deductionfor prompt payment of bills to re-main in effect.

These are the provisions underwhich the city would agree toabandonment of the bus service,all of which were gone overthoroughly at the meeting lastnight.

QUIET OBSERVANCEOF WASHINGTON’SBIRTHDAY IN CITYPRACTICALLY ALL GOVERN-

MENT PLACES CLOSED FOR

ENTIRE DAY; MOST STORESSHUT UP AT I O'CLOCK

l This February 22 is the twohundredth and first anniversary ofthe birth of George Washington,and the people of Key West are‘observing the occasion in a quietmanner.

All government activities wereclosed down for the day except thepostoffice which closed, as on theseanniversaries, at 10 o’clock in themorning. The First National Bankw§s closed all day.

The public school* of Monroecounty did not give any holiday toteacher* and pupils. The Conventof Mary Immaculate and St,Joseph’s College held no session*of study.

While some- stores remained*open until late this afternoon, the)majority of Mores oa Duval street jflowed at 1 o’clock.

In many sections of the city >flags were unfurled and a num- \her of homes displayed buntingand flags from early morning untilson down.

Selection of Ickes, poli-tical ally of Senator John-son of California, was hailedas recognition of westerninsurgents who bolted Hoo-ver and helped ele :t Roose-velt.

Roper of South Carolina,was former commissioner ofinternal revenue underWoodrow Wilson, and wasan important supporter ofWilliam Gibbs McAdoo.

Information is HomerCummings of Connecticut,

will be governor general ofthe Philippines. He was

chairman of the DemocraticNational Committee in 1920.

Selection of Hull andWoodin was formally an-nounced. Walsh is under-stood to have accepted sometime ago,, and Swanson yes-

terday.

Daughter Bom To Mr.And Mrs. Chat Carey

Mr. and Mr*. Charles Carey oflflJamorada, announce the birth ofa fine girl this morning at thehome of Mr. and Mra. Tony Arthur•t 406 William street.

Mother and daughter are re-ported as doing nicely.

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