The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 12, 1932, Page 1

VOLUME LIII. No. 242. Measure For Abolishment Of Fee System In:Floridas: Adopted By Convention In Tampa} Favors Manager Be Se- lected To Direct Affairs In Each County Abolishing the fee system | and having the affairs of the; counties in Florida placed under direction of a man- ager are two of the out- standing measures adopted at the convention of Florida County Commissioners at Tampa last week. William V. Albury, attorney for the Monroe county commissioners; who attended the convention, was| @ returning passenger over the) highway last night. i Commenting on the plans of} thé convention My. Albury said! that it is proposed to amend the constitution of the state of Flor-! ida in order that the affairs of| counties may be handled by a manager, who will be responsible for the conduct of his office to} the board of county commissioners of each county. It is also proposed, said Mr. Al- bury, to abolish the fee system, to allow the manager to fix the salaries of county officials and his actions to be subject to the ap- proval of the board. Several coun- tes are now trying this system ‘nd pronounce it a successful ex- periment. One of, the other “proposed ansatitiacnté Ta: the” constitatio that was endorsed by the conven- _ tion is the proposal to appoint an- other judge to the supreme court, taking seven instead of six. This Will abolish the three commission- | ets and save thousands of dollars to the state annually. Many other matters were con- sidered by the convention, said Mr. Albury, but those mentioned are ‘the ones that will have the great-i est effect on the affairs of Mon- ‘foe county. 3 » Practically every county in the! state was represented, Mr. Albury! of the prisoners that 7 | tiary. constitution | ha' Commissioners PRISONERS LEAVE | INEARLY MORNING FOR PENITENTIARY SPECIAL BUS SENT DOWN TO TAKE THEM TO RAIFORD; RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WITNESS DEPARTURE Kermit Kerr, Julins; Watson, H. C. Parker, Leo Parker, Barl Wells, and Earl Weech, left thid morning. shortly after 6 o’¢lock in the state prison bus for Raiford peniten- Kerr and Watson to serve sentences of 20 years and the oth- ers to serve sentences of two years, Long before daylight groups of relatives and friends assembled at i the prison to say farewell to the prisoners. Given an early break- fast they were permitted to re- ceive relatives in the jail for one hour before leaving time. Fathers, mothers, wives and chil- dren weeping and praying, offer- ing words of good cheer to. the prisoners and in the same breath supplicating them to meditate on their errors of the past and come back prepared to lead better lives. It was one of those scenes that bring back the biblical pronounce- ment that “The way of the trans- gressor is hard.” Hard for those who have transgressed and must pay the penalty of their trans- gressions but harder still is the penalty of suffering that must be paid by the wives and children, mothers We erred. country scenes such as that of this morning awaken little or no inter- est. They are occurrences that happen weekly. But in Key West where a prisoner is seldom guilty of an offense that results in a penitentiary sentence, the interest aroused is general and the sorrow for and sympathy with the fami- lies of the offenders is felt by the | - whole community. 8. E. Ritch, guard from the pris- on at Raiford, assured the families long as 4nd Commissioner Roy Fulford|they behaved — themselves they Tepresenting Monroe, Final action on these proposed would receive good treatment at the prison as well as an education In many cities throughout the we ene By WILLIAM GAINE. os (Hy Ansceintes Breas): NEW. YORK, Oct. 12.—Meet! “Miss Fifth Avenue,” the most, stylish model on the avenue of; style. © Her name is Leone Sousa, and: she’s a brunet five feet 10%! inches tall... She’s 23 years old and her weight is 130 pounds, A committee of stylists chose Miss Souse as “Miss Fifth avenue”! in connection with the observation of the Fifth avenue association’s twenty-fifth anniversary. Shops along the street nominated their leading ‘models, and she won over | 25, finalists. _ Miss Sousa was born in FE) nore, Calif. When she was at. tending “high school, her teach- ers “flunked”? her because they} said she ‘wasn’t ‘proficient in her) sewing work. That came as quite a blow to her then, she recalls, be- cause at that:very time she was making’ her own tailored suits. Very becoming they were, too, as Miss Sousa remembers them. The 'title “Miss Fifth Avenue” came to the former California girl not orily becatise-of her ability to wear creations at the exclusive} shop where she works; but because ; she is such a stunningly gowned: girl on the streets as well. And,/ a large number of the frocks and hats that have brought’ her her reputation are her own creations. ! She designs and makes them her-| self. Now her highest ambition is to) have a Fifth. avenue style shop of her own. That has eclipsed her earlier goal—a stage career which lured her to New York. | Miss Sousa has a good soprano} voice, and still is cultivating it.) This season she will go into an-| other musical production here. “I just use’ the stage to make money now,” she says. “When I hhave: enough, I'm going to open OCTOBER CRISIS FOR DE VA-| LERA PREDICTED IN CON-| NECTION WITH TARIFF WAR PRECIPITATED en Of Models Rule She’s*New York’s ‘Miss Fifth Avenue’ KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1932. eeccesdeccococe s Styles Realm; Leone Sousa, a transplanted irl, is “Miss Fifth Aven- ue,” the most stylish mocel on New York’s famous street of fashion shops. Miss Sousa, shown above, was chosen for hi ppearance and ability as a model as well as her beauty. She desins and makes clothes, too. British Troops Rushed To (By Associated Press) BELFAST, Northern Island, Oct. 12.—British army troops | yushed to Belfast today after riot- IN SWEATBOX CASE ing similar to that which resulted lin one death and more than 30 i ATED “THAT & AILLEFERT, tious injuries yesterday, which broke out again today. ON ONE OCCASION SAID HE} a Quiet was restored by police RATHER (KILL SELR" EM last night after a stern quasi mili- REMAIN AT PRISON \ | i tary rule was clamped down on | the city. For 52 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Application And Plans For Bridges Laid Before R.F.C. By Delegation This Morning DOHERTY MAY TAKE PART IN | BRIDGE MATTER REPRESENTATIVE OF DOH- ERTY INTERESTS IS HEARD IN CONNECTION WITH PRO- POSITION PROPOSALS FOR PROJECT NOW OCCUPYING ATTENTION OF ENGINEERING BOARD; PROSPECTS FOR IMMEDIATE APPROVAL ENCOURAGING; ROSENTHAL HAS COM- PETING PROPOSITION : * By PAUL MAY Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—Consideration of pro- posals for the construction of a connecting highway | between Key West and Miami is occupying the time of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation today to the virtual exclusion of other matters. Plans of the Overseas Bridge Corporation were laid before the board this morning by a delegation in- | eluding citizens of Key West and of Miami, and a for- jmal application for a loan of $10,700,000 was made. A competing proposition for a bridge and high- way system is scheduled for presentation to the board this afternoon by Dr. George J. Rosenthal, represent- ing the “Overseas Highway.” Included in the delegation which was closeted -+with the engineering board from 9 to 12 this morning » weré W. R. Porter, Key West, Judge H. H. Taylor, B. M. Duncan, state highway engineer, and Ernest Cot- ton, bridge expert for the state highway commission. That the Overseas Bridge Corporation proposal has the complete approval of the state highway de- partment was indicated by Mr. Duncan. “Of course the state doesn’t back private undertakings,” Duncan said, “so you can’t say it is behind this proposition.” Plans for the bridges and connecting highway { by PAUL MAY Speciai Washington Correspondent of The Citixen WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. —Possibility that the Henry L. Doherty interests may be thrown into the fight for the bridge loan was indicated when Charles Moon, Miami lawyer and Doherty repres tative, arrived at the conf; ence room shortly before the completion of the morning session. ‘ Mr. Moon, although stating his intention of returning this afternoon to attend a further conference on the question, insisted that he was actually in Washington with @ colleague on another mat- ter. | “I haven't had a chance to talk with Mr. Doherty about this proposition,” he said. “I ~- dean't know-how -he stands on it. We're not committed one way or another. I’m just look- ing into it to see if we might be interested.” Hinting at “underground channels,” Mr. Moon said “if we do go into it, we'll try to do something through another anglé of | approach, where: it) will do: some good.” et When astonishment was; ex- pressed’ that! there! should be any other angles of approach to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation than through the front door, Mr. Moon replied | “well, you mever ¢an_ tell. There are such things as un- ehanges in the constitution will be|if they so desired } Quiet continued throughout the| derground channels. We're taken at the annual convention in 1938 which is to be held some time prior to the session of the legis- lature, \Another Democratic _ ~ Visiting members were guests of Meeting For Friday the Tampa body at» luncheon Fri-| The Roosevelt and Sholtz Club png ae slaht fons ad ban- which was formed last week at an eS ee tere jenthusiastic meeting in the county . ‘ ‘ t house will * ‘The following day all of the vis- pores : ‘ itors were taken to the Tampa gee chia oS re . Portland Cement company mills! see aeasaas n B.:Cleare, Jr., which, said Mr. Albury, was a;'8 making arrangements for a | ' } ' postage rates has been the re- | |that October would be a critical (By Adsoctated Presa) DUBLIN, Oct, 12.—Signs that! the Irish farmer, hard hit by the Free State’s tariff war with Great Britain, is becoming uneasy, have been so numerous of late that President Eamon De Valera gave} speech, Several observers have predicted month for’ the administration, bas- ing this conclusion upon estimates that the farmer could not hold his cattle beyond then without meet-} ing undue hardships, De Valera’s talk discussed in- creasing demands that the key) controversy with Engiand over) ‘and indemnities be submitted to| negotiations. But he added: i “The fight is on and we ate/ going to stick it out.” j Some of the elements most) hostile to the administration have) arted a campaign with the slogan | jo taxes, if no settlement.” This! ‘ paign preceding the last genera election, De Valera’s party prom ised the farmers from thi land indemnities. But, the argu ment goes on, the idemnities | have been retained and, in addi-/ tion, the controversy over them) has led England to erect a tariff! wall that shuts Irish cattle out of | what had been its best market. | As an offset there is an admin-/ istration program designed to erease wheat growing and thus cut down Treland’s dependence} upon the sale of cattle in Eng-} land. Also home industries are! being encouraged, housing plans: are being pushed and new markets for Irish products are — it. ity Associated Presn) JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 12.— Testimony that Arthur Maillefert just prior to his death in a sweat- | box at Sunbeam prison camp de-| clared he would kill himself rath-} er than remain in prison, was giv- hold another|them special attention in a recent} en the jury at the trial of the two ! former guards today. Herbert Romines, native of Oklahoma, sent! up for two years from Manatee’ county for forgery, was the wit- | ness, | Romines said he drove the truck | on which Maillefert was brought | back to camp after his escape from ! a heavy barrel and his fruitless| dash for freedom “through the | woods, “Jersey, what. in the} world am I going to do with you,” Romines quoted Captain George } Courson, defendant, as saying} when they brought Maillefert back | to camp. “I’ve done everything in} my power to conquer you,” he said, | “Captain, there isn’t any way you! are going to keep me except to kill me, if you don’t kill me I am | movement recalls that in the cam-/ going to kill myself,” he said the youth replied. “Well, Jersey, I'm not going to kill you but I am going to keep you,” he said the! captain answer Barker Wires Sheriff Relative To Mitchell J. 0. Barker of the bureau of identification of the Miami police department, wired Sheriff Niles today if Robert J. Mitchell was wanted in Key West. { If not the sheriff is requested to send all of the papers he has in connection with Mitchell. This he did. @ Several days ago Mitchell and i which have prevailed for the past early hours of today, but shooting/ broke out again shortly before! noon. A bus was wreeked by a mobj and every available armored car} was brought into use by police. Wholesale arrests were made during the morning rioting caused by unemployment, with mobs de-; manding additional aid from the! government, START WORK AT SMITH SHOALS PLATFORM ON SITE BEING| BUILT BY LIGHTHOUSE DEPT. WORKERS } Actual work of constructing the working platform on the site for Smith Shoals lighthouse started this morning. The tender Poppy; went out for this purpose. For several days the tender has remained berthed at the dock, toad- ed with material for the work, but was forced to await more favor- able weather cenditions than those few days. As soon as the working platform is finished the seven pilings for the | foundation will be driven and from then on the erection of the sta- tion will be continued without in- terruption, it is said. j { County | Commissioners To Meet This Evening The second regular meeting of the Monroe county beard of com- | just trying to see what we can find.” “I wish you would keep Mr. Doherty’s name out of this,” he added. “I don’t know whether he’s going into it at all, and I wouldn't want him mixed up in it prematurely,” AGED CHINESE RESIDENT DEAD JIM KEE, 89, WILL BE BURIED AT 5 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON Jim Kee, 89 years old, died yes- terday afternoon shortly after noon, at his home, street. Though born in China Kee was an American citizen and had been a resident of Key West for 51 years. Funeral services are to be held residence, Rev. A. L. Maureaa, S. J., of St. Mary’s Star of The Sea church, .. offieiating. Pritchard’s Funeral Home in charge of ar- rangements. Survivors are his widow, two daughters, three sons and seven | grandchildren. STRAND THEATER The Home Town Theater Today HAT CHECK GIRL See Page 4 for reader on this pictare. 326 Amelia! jlinks proposed have been presented to the state board jof highway commissioners, however, and approved, he ee When asked regarding the plans of Dr. Rosen- ‘thal the state highway engineer said that as far as he |knew no sueh plans had been submitted to the state board for approval. Le Sanction by the state is a requirement upon which {construction of any bridge for public use must bé con- 'ditioned, he said. ee All data necessary to prosecution of the loan | plication has been presented to the Finance Corpora- jtion now, Mr. Porter said at the conclusion of- this |morning’s session. The delegation plans to remain in ‘Washington for several days, however, to argue its case before the legal division of the Corporation and probably before the board of directors, he said. “They may not know it yet but the Reconstruc- | this afternoon 5 o'clock from the/ tion Finance Corporation is going to grant this loan,” [Judge Taylor declared as he left the morning's confer- ence. “We ought to be getting an answer pretty soon, | too,” he added. Colonel Frank E. Lamphere loaned to the Recon- struction Finance Corporation by the corps of army lengineers, and who headed the board which heard the |Key West application today, declined to comment on a He also refused to discuss the Rosenthal proposal, saying that “It hasn’t been presented yet and. I don’t know anything about it.” ee ® |] Matines, 10-18¢: Night, 15-25 Mr. Rosenthal visited the corporation yesterday, it was learned from another source, to make his ap- board today.” missioners will be held this eve- ning 8 o'clock in the cogmty court sult of decreased revenue to Administration men say. these; another prisoner, James Cloonan, and other measures will enable the; were taken to the Monroe county [atthe me “to get through [line and advised to keep ay from house. MONROE THEATER | what all agree promises to be a) Key West. Sheriff Niles is of the; No questions outside of the reg- CHANDU hard winter, De Valera’s f{foes/opinion that Mitchell may again/ular routine heave been scheduled ‘think otherwise. lie im She tolls of the ew. “for consideration, 1H Matiens, Sites Wieht, 10006 highly. interesting. ds. well ‘as edy-| Umber of speakers and will have ¢ational experience. ~ program ready by Friday morn- ing. It is expected, and hoped, that TAKE PASSPORT a larger attendance will be pres- ent Friday than last week when FROM IN jthe club was formed, as the | weather at that time was threaten- ing and many remained at home, : . who would have otherwise at- ORDER ISSUED TODAY BY) tended. STATE DEPART- a Cee oe ea Several Boats Leave For Fishing Groands _ (My Ansoctatea Press) WASHINGTON, Oct, 12.—Thel Heverel of the fishing’ boats, o- state department has instructed: Pecially the smaller craft, which the American legation in Athens to | have been held in port during the} take up the passport of Samuel! Past week owing to high winds,| Insull, Sr. No word had been re-!have sailed for the fishing} ceived this afternoon, however, stounds. i whether Insull was willing to sur-| Many of the larger beats, with) iidaatiacteabint, possibly a few exceptigns, have Without the passport it would been making regular dhily trips be impossible for Insull to enter/t® points not so far distant from another country. j Port. Greek officials could deport) With winter coming on the boat-| him if they saw fit. If reported men expect that their catches will) he probably would be sent back to be materially increased from now Ttaly, the country whigh he left o”- when he went to Greece! Once in Italy it would be a sim- ple matter for the United States te extradite him. ADVISORY — Advisory 10 9..m. No informs tien concerning Mexican disturb- ance, but it is probably central not. far from frontier with decreased) intensity. rete in question, is shown in | today’s leading editorial. as fey iy