The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 9, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. . No. 7. Fletcher Ready To Cooperate Of Loan For Bridges Swamped With Letters From. Key West Citi- zens; Ruth Bryan Owen Also Lending Aid By PAUL MAY it WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. —Swamped with letters from citizens of Key West asking | that he lend his assistance in} HOLLYWOOD MAN NOW SUSPECT IN RECENT ROBBERY TURN TAKEN _IN . INVESTI- GATION OF BETTY COMP- SON’S CASE WHO VALUABLE JEWELRY In Matter LOST (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.—A sensational turn in the investi-| gation of the $37,000 Betty Comp- son jewelry robbery, was forecast} today bv authorities who said a Hollywoed “man about town” is under surveillance for this crime, as well as for other recent film; colony rebberies. They said this man has served; as the intermediary ior victims and robbers in the past, and his arrest would astound the film} colony. The actress continued her ef-| forts to have police stop the in- MRS, SCHILHAUER TO REVEAL STORY ‘FREE LOVE NEST” WIFE OF BANDMASTER FOUND SHOT TO DEATH WILL COME FROM SECLUSION, ATTOR- NEY STATES (By Axssociated Press) CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—Attorney James Burke told police investigat- The Kep West Citen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1933. That Technocracy Question panama Ses 19) ‘OOK JAN 1300 HOURS TO FABRICATE AN AUTOMOBILE. TODAY IT TAKES A MAI 90 HOURS TO FABRI BETTER MODEL. Cecccccccscoccoooooccs | For Mayor Malone Mayor Wm. H. Malone said today that it is his in- tention to call Chief of Police Ivan Elwood and Captain ‘Laurie Roberts into confer- ‘ence, relative to traffic law enforcement. Courts have decided that To Regulate City’s Traffic Conditions beneficial in more ways than one. Another plan, which needs the cooperation of county officials, is to have an arrangement concluded whereby all minor offenses against the peace of the city be tried in police court and not carried be- fore criminal court. Under this arrangement the peo- ple of Monroe county will be sav- ed many dollars and the city be securing a loan for the con-|ing the. slaying of Edwin ae . . hauer that the bandmaster’s widow struction of a bridge from) decided to “reveal that their home became a free love nest where married couples shared husbands Senator Duncan U. Fletcher {|2"d wives indiscriminately.” 7 He said Mrs. Frances Schilhauer Key West to the mainland, ; vestigation, claiming she is sisted the police. CONCERT GIVEN © threatened with death if she as- today announced he is “ready to render any possible as- sistance when the applicant corporation is ready to take up the matter.” Fletcher said he could do nothing until the applicant again reopened the matter and that it is his understand- ing that “nothing can be done now because of pending f 4 x the office of Congress. man Ruth Bryan Owen it was said that a number of letters asking assistance in securing the loan are being received there also. | “Mrs. Owen is ready to help all she ¢an,”. it was said. “But we have heard nothing from the applicants recently. It has been at least several weeks since we have’ heard anything from them. Of course, itis up to them to open the negotiations.” Repeal Resolution would come from seclusion in the home of friends and tell the “whole truth of her life.” Schilhauer was found shot to death on December 10. W. M. IGOU DIES TODAY AT EUSTIS FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE; PROMINENT AMONG MANY ORGANIZATIONS Uy Associated Press) STIS, Jan. 9.—W. M. Igou, 62, Lake county senator for 14 years and former secretary of state, died at his home here today following a ling iliness. He was president of a farm im- plement company and was prom- inent in church, fraternal and. civic circles and one of the first mem- bers of a committee of ‘50 to or- ganize a new clearing house as- sociation of.,.which he was direc- tor. He also was vice president of the first state bank here, He was appointed secretary of state by former Governor Carlton but was forced to retire because of ill health. He Is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs, Howard Gamble, of Eustis, two sons, Mayor Douglas Igou of Eustis, and Hugh Igou. “Seat To Senate By Committee After Favorable Report RACE HORSES (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan, —Acting with unexpected speed the senate judiciary committee today sent the prohibition repeal resolution to the senate. with a favor- able report. Limiting the ratification period to seven years, the 9.;reimburse it for any losses incurred, was advsnced be- fore the senate committee by C. A. Miller, president of the Reconstruction Finance Cor- poration. The house rules committee voted tu give privileged status to legisla- tion making available $103,- resolution proposes to repeal/000,000 for crop production the Eighteenth Amendment, loans this year. protect dry states from ship-} Asserting he did not be- ments of liquor and permit}lieve either a proposed raise congress to legislate againstjin income taxes or sales levy return of the saloon. could be enacted this session, The vote of 10 to 4 marked |Representative Rainey, of Il- the first time the standing )jlinois, democrat floor leader, congressional committe ap-|advocated strenuous efforts proved of the measure to re-|to balance the budget FOR PATIENTS AT HOSPITAL KEY WEST MUNICIPAL BAND RENDERS PROGRAM FOR BENEFIT OF PATIENTS AND MANY EMPLOYES Patients and employes of the Marine hospital were given a mus- ical treat yesterday afternoon when the Key West Municipal band, ‘conducted by A, Barroso, played the first concert of the sea- son. The organization was seated in front of the main entrance to the building and the grounds and win- dows of the hospital were throng- ed with listeners. Promptly at 4 o’clocx the pro- gram started and from then until 5 the selections from a group of well known composers filled the air with melody. The program: March, selected—Morse and Sul- livan. Symphony, “I Diavoli, Rossi”— E. Rivela. Overture, “Princess of India”— K. L. King. Fox trot, “Bye Bye Mr. Dry” — M. Siegel. Ballet and Tell”—Rossini. Fox trot, “Happy Days Are Here Again”—Ager. Overture, “The White Queen”— O. Metra. march, “William March, “The Path of Glory”—H. | J. Woods. Other concerts are being arrang- ed for the future that will be an- nounced as soon as dates are. ARRIVE TODAY: TWO CARLOADS OF ANIMALS ARE ENROUTE TO HAVANA Two carloads of horses arrived in Train 75 this morning enroute to Havana. They are part of the more than 500 horses that will be winter race meeting. Many of the horses have passed | through Key West and been han-| dled by custom house brokers here. | In all more than 200 have been’ shipped from this port on ferries | of the F. E. C. Car Ferry com-} pany. Jadge J. V. Harris Goes To Miami Yesterday; Will | Preside At F. Pine’s Trial igiving the residents here an in Cuba by January 21 for the) Machines have reduced the number of hours men must work to produce a unit of goods, and, accordirg to Technocracy, have reduced | them more than production has gained. While the country was grow- ing and before the machine reach ed its present efficiency more and more hours were needed to produce enough goods, but with efficien- cy, hours went down—and, says Technocracy, so did employment be- cause fewer hours of work mean fewer men. By J. R. BRACKETT }hours, or one man 162% eight- (Copyright, 1932, By The Associat-| hour days, to fabricate an automo- ed Press) bile in 1904, whereas today it re- NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Man-|quirés only 90 hours or 11% eight- hours is another phrase, long aj hour days. friend of the engineer, that Tech-| Employment Decreases Cited nocracy has placed in America’s} In 1920, Scott sa: it actually mind with new emphasis. | required 210,000 workmen to-fab- It is in the reduction of the num-) ricate all the automobiles produc- ber of hours per man needed tojed. If the methods of 1904 had produce a unit of product that been used to produte the same Technocracy envisages much of/number of automobiles, the indus- greater ones in the future—trousjmen instead of the 210,000. These bles in the form of growing un-}figures are given to show the as- employment. ¢ tonishing~advance. in .mechaniza- At Columbia university, where!tion, and Scott says similar statis- the group of engineers who call tics are true of most industries. their studies, Technocracy are at} W. W. Hay, engineer and con- work under direction of Howard)sultant with the Mayflower Con- Scott, are several dozen charts, solidated company; says such a cal- showing principally two lines—jculation includes only a small part one of production, the other atiae the men who actually were re- man-hours. quired to produce the whole auto- The production line on this chart} mobile, since it omits parts and goes upward, the man-hour line| accessory makers and others who downward. For instance, Techno-|had a share in making the finished cracy says it took 1,300 man-| machine. Navy Airship Akron Maneuvers Over Key West This Morning The U.S. S. Akron return- for service aboard her sister ing from Guantanamo Bay,!ship, the Macon, now under Cuba, circled over Key Westjconstruction at Akron, Ohio. T. H. Pittman, manager of the local telephone com- pany, says that the exchange went “topsy turvy” this slowly, after which it headed |morning when the blimp ap- for Miami where the air-| peared over the city with ship is due to arrive at 4,practically everybody in o’clock this afternoon. The town calling up over the Akron will remain there over} elephone telling their friends night, leaving tomorrow about the incident. morning en route to Lake-} He says the operators had hurst, N. J., its home port. \the busiest day yet, but The navy’s “Queen of the nevertheless they failed to Air” was sent to Guantanamo | get excited with the volu- jfor warm weather tests and|minous calls and went right tactical maneuvers, and on sticking the “plugs” in as tested newly - constructed /rapidly as the calls were re- moring facilities there. jceived. The Akron, which is un- —_—————- der command of Commander |Sea Scouts Ask For Frank C. McCord, has a} Renewal Of Charter length of 785 feet over alll Ship Number 3, Sea Scouts, hay with a maximum diameter ?Plied for a renewal of their char- ; jter and expect to have a flourish- of 132.9 feet, having a gas‘ing organization within a short this morning at 11:15 o’clock, excellent view of the blimp it big as maneuvered jbenefited to a certain extent. the automobile is a danger- Persons tried before criminal court when found guilty, have a fine im- ous machine and rules and |posd and the costs of court in ad- regulations must be made} dition. Many persons are forced : e jto remain in jail because of their commensurate with the dan-!pbeing unable to pay the fine and today’s troubles, and perhaps evemjtry would have needed 2,940,000 | ; ger, said the mayor. To do this it will be necessary for the police department to give their hearty co-operation to the mayor, he said, to the end that rules and ordinances relative to traffic violations will be carried tout. An informal meeting with the | members of city council is to be held also, at which time a num- ber of matters of the greatest im- portance to the city and citizenry, are to be discussed. Mr. Malone has some _ original | ideas regarding city government} and feels that with the complete co-operation of the council he can have them made effective and costs, and the county loses the fine and costs and is forced to feed the prisoners. z If they were tried in police court they would have a nominal fine imposed, which they would probably be able to pay, and in this way the city would be bene- fited. Other plans touching on condi- tions extant in city affairs are being studied by Mr. Malone and as soon as they are ready will be made public. The support of the people and the co-operation of the officials in both city and county will enable the mayor to make changes, introduce new ideas that will prove of lasting benefit to the city, he feels, ” TWO MORE LINERS RECEIVE DAMAGES W. JENNINGS DIED TODAY ONE FROM FIRE AND OTHER WITH BROKEN PRO- PELLOR } (Dy Ansociated Press) PARIS, Jan. 9.—Two more French passenger liners were re- ported damaged today, one by fire and the other by a broken pro- @llor, as preprrations to drydock the burned Atlantique at Cherbourg. Meantime an investigation into the mysterious fire that caused 18 deaths on the Atlantique is under way. Many Still Have Habit Mailing Letters At Old Postoffice Bldg. Although the new federal build- ing has been occupied since last September, many folks continue to mail letters at the old postoffice. Time and again this has happen- ed and each time employes of the lighthouse service, which still re- mains in the old building, have been called ‘on to open the office and get the letters for their own- ers. This happened again today. The letters were given the owner and made PRESIDENT OF MILLIONAIRE JEKYLL ISLAND CLUB (By Annociniod Press) BRUNSWICK, J —Wal- ter Jennings, 74, president of jonaire Jekyll Island Club, died today. He was a director of the Stardard Oil Company of New Jersey for 30 years. FIRE DESTROYS © SMALL BUILDING: BLAZE MORNING; OTHER FIRE ALARMS SOUNDED Fire was discovered in a small! shack near the Catholic church $12:55 o’elock this morning. An alarm was sounded from Box 35. The apparatus responded but made }no effort to save the building | which was worthless. | All the efforts of the fire figit- ling forces were directed toward keeping the flames from spreading. | The department answered a call \yesterday shortly before noon from | Box 331, Francis and, Division lstrets. The fire was discovered in the Lumley apartments and readi- ‘ly extinguished. Chief Baker es- DISCOVERED THIS | 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Governor Sholtz Appoints — ~ Four New Members To Serve As Highway Commissioners Chief Executive States All Were Drafted With None Seeking Appoint- ment (By Asacetated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 9. —Governor Sholtz today an- nounced the acceptance of requested resignations of five highway commissioners and the appointment of four of five members of the new board. B. C. Treadway, Tavares real estate, insurance and citrus man, was named from the state at large. Roy Ott, Ocala, auto- mobile dealer, the second congressional district, after he resigned as a mem- ber of the state forestry board. J. A. Asbell, Panama City, contractor, from the third congressional district, and W. P. Mooty, Miami, q A f th from fourth district. Sholtz. said he would mame a member from the first district later. He added the new com- missioners were drafted by him and none sought the.ap- pointment. Treadway was named chairman of the new com- mission. REDUCED RATES FOR SHIPMENTS STRAWBERRIES INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM- MISSION TAKES ACTION IN DECIDING COMPLAINT FIL- ED BY GROWERS WASHINGTON, Jan. 9,—Re- duced freight and express rates on fresh strawberries from Florida to northern markets were ordered to- day by the Interstate Commerce Commission in deciding a com- plaint brought by Florida grow- ers against a railway express agency and railroads serving the state. W. J. Schoneck and Hilary Albury | timates the loss at $50. then decided that the next person! A brush fire near Olivia and that mailed a letter in the building | Georgia streets called out the ap- will have to break in to do so. |paratus yesterday afternoon. The Not exaetly break into the/cail was from Box 333. Within a building, but will find it necessary ;few moments the fire was quench- jt break through stripes of heavy jed. adhesive paper that have been |accurety paside over the mailing | Florida Sails For C. pe Carrying 78 Passengers The S. S. Florida sailed for Ha- vana 12:15 o'clock this afternoon \Criminal Coart Is | Opened And Recessed The commission found the ex- press rates unreasonable and di- reeted a new rate amounting to 120 percent first class freight rate to be put into effect. Freight charges on strawberries shipped by ordinary freight was ordered fixed at first clans rate applicable. The old rates are based on what is known as commodity rates and the change will bring about a sav- ing to shippers as much as 75 cents a crate. The new rates will be establiah- ed on or before April 20. STRAND THEATER GRAND HOTEL Judge J. Vining Harris, of Mon-\Volume of 6,500,000 cubic | Nady Fac ies Maou “aaecind |with 78 passengers, many of them roe county criminal court, leftifeet, The overall height is|skipper with Donald Cormack and; Sheriff K. 0. Thompson open-|race horse folks, who have shipped jyesterday afternoon for Miami] g é Darnell Pinder as mates. Meetings |ed criminal court this morning st; horses to Cuba. jwhere he will preside at the trial / 146.5 feet with a gross lift Of | sre held om the aca scouts barge |10 o'clock, meking the regular an-| The Florida arrived Saturday jof Fred Pine, Dade county solici-'991.5 tons. Its maximum anchored off the air station. ;Rouncement as preseribed by the afternoon with!20 passengers, 46 jtor, which began this morning. [ a : | Twelve young men have signi-jlaw. jaliens. Many of the passengers Judge Collins, of the Dade Speed is 82.8 miles per hour.|+,.4 their intention of signing up| Immediately afterwards he an-were students of schools and eol- county criminal court, was dis-| Several of the members of when the registration books are|nounced that the court would re-'leges in the United States who iqtalified in the case and Governor) ss opened, and C. Sam B. Curry, or-|cess. owing to Judge Harris beinz have been spending » vacation with David Sholtz requested Judge Har-\the 61 officers and men OM ggnizer, is satisfied with the out-|called to Miami, until 10 o'clock |their families in Havana and other ‘ris to preside at the hearing. this flight are being trained ‘look. z Monday morning, January 16. parts of Cuba, peal the Eighteenth Amend-jthrough economies. ment since it became effec-| The house met and ad- tive 13 years ago. journed immediately out of A plan to make the indus-|respect to the deaths of Rep- try begin functioning on nor-|resentative Kendall, of Penn- mal bases immediately with |sylvania, and Robert Butler, the government agreeing to of Oregon. See Page 3 for Reader on Thin picture Matinee, 25-35; Night, 25-40 MONROE THEATER HELLO TROUBLE Matinee, S-10c; Night, 10-20