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XIX; No. 66. FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, WEDN ESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1929. Price Five Cents MJUNCTIO forf Lauderdale IronulQiton Is lncreasinslWfl News LE SUITS TO VALID) a Nl I II II vuuni i uunuv PAULINA'S READY Place An Illuminated Xmas Tree In Your Yard or Place of Business Contract Let To Local Firm For Construction Of New Pompano Plant TOURISTS ARE REGISTERING AT C. OF OFFICE Returning Residents And Tourists Increase Population 1,500 Stated Sued for $200,000 Packing PlantTo Be Built By Seaboard Airline For T.

Sol Beville Jy. rJ 1 MORE -THAN 24 STATES New York Representation Lead3 List With 29; Ohio Next With 25 i Af i 1 This little girl is old enough now to look forward to Christmas with keen interest and you can just bet that her stocking is going to be full. Who is she? Paulina Longworth, daughte rof Speaker Nick Longworth of Congress and granddaughter of President Roosevelt. She'll be five in February, and this is her latest picture. An increase of between 1,000 and 1,500 in the population of the city of Fort Lauderdale in the last two months is estimated by various agencies and departments of the Chamber of Commerce.

Incoming tourists continue to come in and registrations at the Chamber are growing daily. Between one-fourth, and one-fifth of the winter tourists who stop in Fort Lauderdale during the winter season resistor at the Chamber of Commerce. Approximately 200 have registered since early November, the chamber records indicate. These tourists, together with regular citizens who have spent the last several months away from Florida and are recently returned, have boosted the population in the last 43 days by more than 1,500, it is estimated. Representation F' Twenty-four states and Canada are represented in the registrations at the Chamber of Commerce.

The chamber urges all visitors to register so that they may be reached in the. least possible time In the event of friends wishing to get in touch with them, or other It often happens that messages and calls come In for tourists known to (Continued on page J) LARGER SIGNS TO GUIDE AUTOISTS TO FOGG FIELD Girl Reserves Stranahan High School Ask Assistance In Making Merry For Fort Lauderdale Needy Families In order to make a "Merry Christmas" for the needy families of Fort Lauderdale the Girl Reserves of Stranahan High school have asked each home-room to make donations of food. Boxes have been placed in each room for the donations which will be given to the Salvation Army for distribution. Canned goods and non-perishable goods such as carrots, potatoes, and the like are preferable, according to Mrs. Griffith, sponsor.

POMPANO, Dec. 18. Hart and Johnson, contractors of Ert Lauderdale, were low bidders on the construction of a new packing plant scheduled to be erected here shortly by the Seaboard Airline Railroad at the intersection of the railroad and the Hammondville road, for T. Sol Beville, local grower. Flans for the new packing plant call for a one story structure 80 feet by 40 feet with an eight foot platform on both sides with overhanging sheds.

The location is on the right- of way of the railroad at its inter section with the Hammondville road. Work on the structure is expected to bejyu early next week and rush ed through as fast as is possible so as to have the plant in operation for the present season by the time toma toes and peppers begin to come in Mr. Beville is a well known grow er in this section and a packing plant operated by him will be a wel come addition to the farmers around Pompano. No definite information as to what the plans of operation would be at the new plant could be obtained at this time. Public Christmas Tree In Harding Circle, Hvo6d HOLLYWOOD, Dec.

IS. Hollywood City Commission voted $50 and granted permission for the use of Harding Circle for a community Christmas tree which is being sponsored by the Rotary and Ki-wanis clubs and the Associated Charities of Hollywood. Chief of Police Stout requests that persons having toys that they are willing to give for the tree shall send them to police headquarters where men on the force will repaint and repair them. "There are many who have toys that could be remade for others less fortunate," said the chief, "and if they are sent in without delay our men can fix them all up and make them as good as new for the youngsters who are to receive them." Jack Bartley Is chairman of the Christmas tree committee and is calling for contributions to be left at the office of the Hollywood News. HOLLYWOOD OFFICIALS BACK FROM CONVENTION HOLLYWOOD, Dec.

18. Mayor Pringle and City Manager Burgoon, who attended the convention of the Florida League of Municipalities at Lake Wales Monday and Tuesday have returned to Hollywood and report the convention the most inter esting and important that ever they attended. Mayor Pringle stated that many matters of importance and even grave concern were brought before the convention. The scenic beauty of the section, and particularly the setting of the Bok singing tower made an impression on the mayor, he said. Mayor Pringle made a side trip to KIssimmee.

LIQUOR CRAZED MAN KILLS THREE IN W. VA. ROMNEY, W. Dee. 18.

(JP) Three persons were killed and three others were wounded by a liquor crazed man who visited them at their homes here early today and shot them down with a shot gun. A justice of the peace, the county jail er, and another man were slain. An eleven year old girl and two women were injured. OF EDUCATION Suits Brought By Four Free-holders; Refunding Bonds Of $370,000 AUTHORIZED BY VOTERS Purpose Is To Have State Supreme Court Pass On Matter Four injunction suits for the purpose of having the state supreme court pass upon the validity of certain refunding bonds to be issued by the county board of pub lic instruction in the amount of $370,000, have been filed in the Broward circuit court by John B. Gregorys, William CL Bretz, Paul Vogelsang and Horace II.

Powers, as taxpayers, against Glen Dixon, George E. Mill-, er and C. L. Brown, as members of the county board of public instruction. Authorized By Freeholders The issuance of the special refunding bonds was authorized by vote of freeholders of the various September and subsequent decree of validation by Judge George W.

Tedder of the Broward circuit court. To Supreme Court Robert J. Davis, who is attorney for the taxpayers bringing the injunction suits, said this morning that the purpose of the proceedings is to have the state supreme court settle two questions which the issuance of the special refunding bond issue involves, first, whether or not the Special Tax School Districts may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying interest due and unpaid on outstanding bonds, and secondly, whether the Special Tax School Districts may isy j. bornd for- thc-pw pose of refunding outstanding bonds which have not yet matured? Request for a ruling upon these questions by the state supreme court has been asked by the attorneys of several bond houses interested in purchasing the refunding bonds, John M. Gerren, county superintendent of public instruction, said this morning.

NTFLEfCHER TO ASK THAT PORT BECHARTED Writes Letter Concerning The Request Made That Battleship Anchor Here HOLLYWOOD, Dec. A letter was received from Senator Duncan U. Fletcher today by Secretary William J. Cozens of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce which indicates that there is little if any likelihood of a battleship being ordered to anchor at Port Everglades, as requested in a joint letter sent to the senator by the chambers of commerce of Fort Lauderdale, Dania and Hollywood. Senator Fletcher promises to take the matter up with the Coast and Geodetic Survey to ascertain if the entrance to the port and the harbor itself ever has been charted.

The inference to be drawn from this, it was pointed out, that the war department hardly would order a battleship into a harbor that had not been charted. Senator Fletcher states in one of his letters that he was taking the matter up with the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Commerce, and wiU see if he can get them to chart the harbor. He also said' he was taking it up with the chief of engineers. IMPORTANT MEETING OF JUNIOR C. OF C.

TONIGHT The Fort Lauderdale Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet tonight at the commission chambers of the city hall at 7 :30 o'clock, according to announcement of I Rick-ards, secretary of th civic organization. Several Important matters, including the golf tournament being staged by the junior chamber and the proposed changes in the city charter, will be discussed at meeting tonight, Mr. Rickards said. All members of the organization aTe requested to be present. REVIVAL MEETING A union meeting of all the workers of the recent revival crusade will be held tonight in the Baptist church at The variou churches dismiss their mid-week services to join in this eervice which will be addressed by Dr.

Powers. The conservation of the results of the meetings will be the study of the evening. Dr. Powers is remaining C. Of C.

Calls Upon Citizens To Help With Festivities "Fort Lauderdale, a Christmas Tree Town," is the slogan set by the Chamber of Commerce in its campaign to induce more families and business houses to place illuminated trees in their yards during the holiday season. Last5 year there were 25 or SO lighted trees on lawns in various parts of i the city and this year it. is hoped to have double that number. The Chamber of Commerce is offering handsome prizes, first, second and third for the handsomest tree in the residential section and first, second and third in the business areas. Trees may be arranged for any time during the Christmas season, but the judging will take place between December 24 and January 31 by special prize-awarding committee.

Prizes will go, not to the most expensive tree, nor to the one with the most lights, but 'to the tree which, is the most artistic and which is the most tastefully setoff. Householders and merchants planning to enter the contest are requested to register, giving their names and addresses, at of Commerce, so the judging committee will not overlook them. Rotary Reports On Havana Good Will Tour Today A report of the recent good-will tour to Havana, Cuba, made by the 39th district of Rotary, was given before the Fort Lauderdale Rotary club today at its regular weekly meeting by J. Mitchell Goberna of Miami. He stressed the opportunity and responsibility Rotarians have in promoting the mutual understanding necessary to commercial advancement between this nation and South American countries.

L. Lewis of Malmi briefly reviewed shipping at Miami's harbor. The club voted to send flowers to the son of one of its members Frank Needham, who is confined by illness, and in memory of the late S. P. Snyder stood in a minute's silence.

Owing to the fact that Christmas and New Year both fall on Wednesday the meetings for the next two weeks will be on Tuesday both weeks at the regular hour. SNOOK WILL NOT BE EXECUTED FRIDAY COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 18. UP) Failure of the Ohio supreme court today to pass on two motions for review of the case of Dr. James H.

Snook, deposed Ohio State University professor, and slayer of Theora Hix, will not result Friday in his execution, it was said by court officials today. Although, the stay of execution granted by the court ends Friday, the petition in error as of right filed by Dr. Snook's attorneys will automatically stay the electrocution, it was said. PARKING PROBLEM HOLLYWTOOD, Dec 18. The parking problem was brought before the city commision today by Commissioner Macready, who advocates parking in the center of the boulevard.

Several vigorous protests were made against the idea, among those opposing it being Jack Bartley, T. D. Ellis, and others. Mr." Ellis stated, however, that the tourist had little opportunity to park when business men of Hollywood left their own cars in front of their places of business all day. locker enrollment is increasing every day.

Mr. Skougland was a visitor at the pool Tuesday, and signified his intention of making it his beach headquarters, by making preparations for swimming instructions for his wife and daughter. A great many others are already starting their lessons, and are nsing the pool daily. Ann Benoit, champion -Wrigley swimmer, aad the Rawls family, the Coral Gables talent and a num. ber of professionals will appear in a special hoUday program Christ mas day, for the benefit of the American Legion post auxiliary, WIFE OF SOLON Mrs.

William E. Brock, wife of the new United States senator from Teunessee, is shown above in her latest picture. COMPLAINT I MADE OF BEACH APPEARANCE Hollywood Woman Wants Beautification And Lighting HOLLYWOOD, Dec 18. Complaint of the appearance of Hollywood jBeach and a plea for its beautification and Ughting were made to the city commission today by Mrs. Eby and others representing the Hollywood Beach Apartment House Owners' association.

Mrs. Eby declared the appearance of the beach to be gloomy and disheartening. "This is supposed to be the land of flowers and sunshine," said Mrs. Eby, but there is nothing growing at the beach and there are no lights to speak of at night. It would take so little work and money to make it attractive, I wonder why it isn't done?" Mrs.

Eby also asked that some action be taken about music at the beach. "We have nothing there to attract the tourist and if something isn't done at once the visitors are going to leave, and our town will dry up," declared Mrs. Eby. Other members complained of the recently enacted ordinance ordering sips down. Four Feet Long Counsel of the apartment house owners was asked by Mayor Pringle in making the objectionable ordinance conform to their ideas.

As it reads no sign shall be more than four feet long, three feet wide or be elevated more -than two feet above the ground The owners complained that they had been served with notice from the city that aU signs must be taken down. FORMER EMPLOYE WILL SUE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD, Dec. IS. Formal notice' was given the city commissioners at today's meeting that R. C.

Kershaw would sue the city for damages sustained recently while in the service of the city. The notice was given by letter from J. W. Kieve, attorney, on behalf of his client Serious and painful injuries were sustained by Kershaw, it was claimed, and-he bad been assured that his physicians' bills would be paid by. the city, it was alleged, but these promises had not been fulfilled according to the attorney's letter.

The commissioners referred the matter to the city attorney. WILL LAND AT FIELD HIS AFTERNOON The Ford tri-motored all-metal 14-passenger monoplane, which is being brought to Fort Lauderdale under the auspices of the Pellet Motor local Ford dealers, is scheduled to land with a party of local citizens at the Merle L. Fogg airport be tween 1 and 1:30 p. m. this afternoon.

The big ship will be in Fort Lau derdale during this afternoon and most of Thursday and will make passenger flights over Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood. AT DINNER TONIGHT The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce will meetin a dinner session at 7 o'clock tonight at Las Olas Inn. The gathering will be more or less of an informal nature. i c'1 A. Increases In Lights and Water HOLLYWOOD, Dec.

18, The rapid influx of winter residents is indicated by the 215 new meter connections reported by the Hollywood office of the Florida Power and Light Company. This is the number of new subscribers net over the number of cut outs, so it represents a large number of new residents. It is noted in this connection that the newcomers are renting houses rather than apartments, or that individual family houses are being filled first. A large number of new water cut ins is reported at city hall also, the number running over a hundred for the past month. Airmen Say Landing Field Is Better Than Any On This Trip Better directions and larger signs to guide motorists to the Merle L.

Fogg airport, cutting down of trees and obstructions in an area around the field to improve landing facilities and other improvements are now being made, tinder the direction of Manager Albert Padags, of the Kenosha Aircraft Co. -Members of the first aircade of uie history of Florida, who stopped 1 ovrr here Monday, said that the IteiWing field at the city airport in Colonel Walter J. Riley, above, multimillionaire business man and Chicago politcial power, is defendant in a suit for $200,000 for alienation of affections, filed at Hammond, Ind by Arnold II, Kunert, Hammond city clerk. The suit accuses Riley of winning from Kunert the love of his wife, Mabel Kunert who was -Riley's private secretary prior to her marriage. DIEHL BROIIERS FILE TWO SUITS AGAINSTA Including I.

Berns, Merchant; Ask For Damages Two suits of $50,000 each charging slander and libel were filed late yesterday in Broward county circuit against C. Ef Farrington, and I. Bernst, local merchant, by the Ranger Realty an operating company of Diehl Brothers, an investment concern interested in the purchase of tax certificates in Florida with main offices in Miami and Miami Beach. Outgrowth Injunction Tie suits filed are purported to be an outgrowth off injunction proceedings brought against the Ranger Kealty joined with the city of Fort Lauderdale, Glenn E. Turner, as city manager, and Frank A.

Bryan, as clerk of the circuit court of Broward county, to, prevent the issuance of tax deeds upon certain property in the city of Fort Lauderdale. The exact cause of action in the two damage suits for libel is not known definitely owing to the fact that the bills of declaration have not been filed as yet with the clerk of the circuit court. Both R. Saunders, local attorney who represents the Ranger Realty Company in these actions, and Charles Gray, local agent of the Diehl Brothers and associated companies, refused to make any statements this morning relative to the exact' grounds upon which damage suits for libel against Bernst and Farrington are being brought. STORM WARNING POSTED FOR VIRGINIA CAPES WASHINGTON, Dec.

18. (JP) The weather bureau today issued the following storm warning: "Advisory southwest storm warnings ordered 11 a. Virginia Capes to Sandy Hook and southeast warn ings north of Sandy Hook to Boston Disturbance over Tennessee of con siderable intensity will move north eastward or north-northeastward and cause strong south winds Thurs day from Virginia Capes to Sandy Hook. North of Sandy Hook mod erate shifting winds this afternoon will become strong east and possibly southeast late tonighj with overcast rainy weather. WATER CHARGED WITH ELECTRICITY.

KILLS MAN MEMPHIS, Dee. 18. (JP A thin film of w-ater which covered concrete of the Memphis to Bristol highway at Stanton, proved a death trap for Alvln Bledsle, 22, a truck driver. The water was chare ed with 13,200 volts of electricity from a high tension wire which had been blown down during a wind trocuted. when he stepped from his trocuted when he steped from his Blizzard In Northwest KANSAS CITY, Dec.

18. (Whipped by a freezing north wind, a snowstorm of near blizzard proportions settled over much of the middle west today, with temperatures dropping to new seasonal lows in southern states. Rain which fell here yesterday morning froze in solid sheets of ice over the streets. Oklahoma, which has been enjoying a belated Indian summer, shivered before a prairie gale which brought temperatures of 12 to 18 degrees. In Oklahoma the mercury sank 30 degrees in 15' hours Texas was threatened with a cold wave today.

JbTSft Lauderdale is better than that of any other field visited on the trip. Fogg Field was once the old South Side Flagler links golf course and it has one of the finest and smoothest turfs on the east coast. The ground is hard and pilots are not bothered with shallow sand, which Is the nuisance of some of the larger airports of the state. (Jeorge Ilaldeman, who led the aircade, praised the field and said he would stop over here at every op portunity. INDICATIONS POINT TO A HEAVY DOCKET Union Meeting Negro Churches Rev.

P. Raymond Powers who has just dosed a revival meeting in Fort Lauderdale where most of the white churches cooperated will preach before a onion meeting of the negro churches Thursday evening at St. John's Methodist church, 234 NT. W. 5th Avenue.

All negroes of Ihe city are invited to this, meeting at 7:30. Dr. Powers was raised in Virginia where he jjrew up to know the negroes well. He appreciates them and desires to help them before he leaves the city on Saturday. HOLLYWOOD CASINO POOL MANAGER SIGNS HERMAN HUNT NOTED SWIMMER Petit jury for the January term of county court is being drawn by County Judge Fred B.

Shippey today. Indications at present point to a heavy docket for that term of court, many cases scheduled to be tried during the present term having been carried over, in addition to the large number ot cases arising since the commencement of the present court term. GOODMAN ENTERTAINING rflOM FLAG-POLE PERCH Fred J. Goodman, world's champion flag-pole Bitter, now performing on top of the Sunset Theater, went to his perch- at 0 this lDornins where he will remain for two days aad nights. He is stiver-' tislng the picture, "Flight," now f-howing at the Sunset, and will entertain with a number of stunts.

Mr. Goodman wants all to be present at the Sunset tonight to see something interesting. Contract Calls For Shows In January, February And March The 1930 season at Hollywood Beach casino pool will be the most interesting and brilliant in the history of Hollywood. Thomas J. Tetersen, manager, stated today.

Manager Petersen has signed Herman Hunt, the well known water impresario and coach, to stage a series of ten shows at tlie pool during the season, the contract calling for two shows in January, four in February and four in March. The shows as a rule wiU be staged on Sunday afternoons, but the contract provides for two exhibitions a month on dates other than Sundays. Has Trained Many M. G. Douglas, swimming and diving coach from the Pacific coast, already is coaching at the pool, and has a number of pupils.

He trained Martha Stager, of Portland, for the Catalina. swim, Martha received her first instructions at the Portland natatorium, and won the prize after thirty 21 hours steady swim. Happy Kuhn, the 16-year-old wonder, 1920 Olympic world's champion diver, was another of Douglas's students, and he has trained eight other world champion swimmers and divers, among them Eva Schultz, diver and breast stroke swimmer; Olive Gotterdam, lG-year-old Seattle "girl Tommy Blankberg, Marvin Kelson, sensational swimmer of the last Wrigley marathon Wedmer sisters, of Seattle; George Young and Eddie Keaton, the present world's champion, are under contract with Douglas and probably wilj be in Hollywood during the winter. Marvin Nelson is now oa his way'to Hollywood and will be in his traiinng camp at Hollywood Beach by January 1. Pool In Good Condition The pool Is in prime condition, said Manager Petersen, and the charitable funds to be used for purposes.

1 truck to the wet pavement, Jin the city nntU Saturday,.