The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 18, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. No. 15. Mysterious Slayings In Hollywood Attributed To Operations Of Gangsters TECHNOCRACY’S BIG SHOT WAS Believed To Have Been Result of Attempt By Gunmen To Control Li- quor Supply ACCUSED OF SABOTAGE DUR- ING TIME HE WAS ENGAGED IN WORK OF CONSTRUCTING GOVERNMENT PLANT (By Anacelated Press) HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 18. —Three mysterious slay- ings today sent police squads into action to pre- vent further bloodshed in Ae rls carag A jis new thing called “Tech- what they said was an at- nocracy,” which is getting such tempt of eastern gang- widespread attention just now, sters to control the film|takes on a certain local interest colony’s liquor supply. seston fact that ~— see its chief exponent, is said t Only one of the dead been suipleved hace giving the men were identified. He} construction of Plant No. 2, and . hi ith i age snipe porestews said ates fe eonlagion Sth. hie sob ice ave n as a workman in a cement gang. nA on boot! hi * According to Allen Rese is MEER, ere. who has written’a series of articles He and his companion <a. the subject of Tesknocency sad é sponsors for were killed when Meager’s| poraid-Tribune, this man Scott car crashed into an. elec-| was later associated with the I. W. tric light post after sever- — other Communistiec activi- al shots were fired andthe, At a congressional investiga- (By MARCY B. DARNALL in the Florence, Ala. Herald) UNDER CHARGE third man was found shot to death near ‘Beach. Police said the latter an- swered to the descriptio: r~ot-a former boothegger a sociated with Meager. KEY WEST TAKES — SECOND PLACEIN EXPORT MATTERS EVEN EXCEEDS JACKSON. VILLE IN BUSINESS HAN. DLED DURING NOVEMBER 1932, REPORT SHOWS In a report issued by the col- leetor of customs for Florida’s district pertaining to exports and imports fdr the month of Novem- ber, 1932, Key West takes sec- ond place on the list in exporta- for that period, having han- led business to the amount. of 247,591, exceeded only by the port of Pensacola, This eity even takes precedence over Jacksonville, which is consid- ered the largest business center of the state with Tampa taking fourth place on the list, In the matter of imports, how- ever, Jacksonville leads all other cities of the state with business for the month in question reach- ing $503,540. This is only another demonstra- tion of the importance of Key West relative to this class of busi- ness, which should give the Island City its rightful place among the other cities of the state. The re- port follows: Expor' Tampa .. Key West .... Jacksonville Pensacola Fernandina Boca Grande .... Apalachicola St. Augustine West Palm Beach . Panama City .... Fort Pierce -- $ 198,410 247,891 220,184 442,519 15,697 50,037 104,448 1,691 159,214 Totals— $1,440,091 Imports Tampa mF ame Key West Jacksonville Pensacola Fernandina Miami _.. Boca Grande Apalachicola St. Augustine .... West Palm Beach Panama City Fort Pierce -. $285,384 19,246 503,540 0 2,327 66,363 70 e ° 867 43,213 Totals— $921,010 Long | in tion into the building of Plant No. 2, J. K. McKenzie, a government ispector of construction, testified that Scott was an incompetent workman, eniployed for a short time and then discharged because his fellow workmen insisted that he was really a German spy. This was confirmed by W. S. Landisg a superintendent of the American Cyanamid Company. It appears that Scott made this disclosure inevitable by his foolish claim to having been the “chief technician” during the construc- tion of the Muscle Shoais project, as set forth in press agent . pub- licity when Technocracy was first sprung upon an unsuspecting world. Scott also claimed to hold the degree of doctor of science from one of the greatest universities, a claim since discovered to be false. In fact, he holds no degree of any kind, but, according to the Herald- | Tribune writer, he has had “an ob- }Scure career of twenty-odd years on the outer fringes of the en- gineering profession.” So much for Mr. Scott for the present—but what about Techno- cracy? What Is Technocracy? This writer has read everything he has been able to get hold of re- garding Technocracy—magazine articles, news dispatches, speeches, special newspaper reports, edi- torials and what not. But he con- fesses his inability to tell what it is all about—and most writers seem to be in the same boat. It appears, however, that idea is that the machine age is re- sponsible for the depression and most of the other ills from which we now suffer, and that a com- plete overturn of our economic system is necessary before we can obtain relief. It pretends'to offer some sort of miraculous panacea for all these ills. Among other things it declares that the capitalistic system is doomed, that the price system must be abolished, and so on. It also predicts, or at least Scott pre- dicts, that unless its theories are put into practice we shal have twenty million unemployed in the United States in two years, But just how to put those theories into practical operation has not yet been disclosed. It seems evident that some form of Socialism or Communism is suggested, but the (Continued on Page Four) \[20 Years Of Service | As A Registered Pharmacist | J. A. MENDOZA {8 Of The Pharmacist Staff Of Gardner's Pharmacy Your prescriptions filled only by experienced registered Druggists Free Delivery } ' ' i |B Phone 177 i its) Tiny Waves, fn: KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, Harnessed By Marconi, Increase Secrecy On Air Lines By OSCAR LEIDING (ity Asnociated Prexs) LONDON, Jan. 18.—Guglielmo Marconi, noted Italian inventor, envisages great things to develop from his latest radio research, His experiments deal with the harnessing of tiny electrical waves —called micro-waves—less _ tha! one meter long. Marconi has found it possible to | provide radio communication fre |from electrical disturbances, yn- high degree of secrecy due to the sharp directional qualities. Waves Put To Practical Use The detailed story of his re- Great Britain. First example of the practical use of micro-waves, he said, is furnished by a system installed for a 12-mile communication Kink be- tween the Vatican City and the Pope’s palace at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome. “It provides,” Marconi said, “the my opinion, a new and economical cation eminently suitable for use at places separated by moderate distances,” . Experiments Begun Years Ago He explained that the problam of ultilizing the very short waves was not a new one to him, some of his earliest experiments 38 years ago having been devoted to them. Systematic study was started 18 months ago and by October, 1931, he was able to give his first dem- onstration. In the experimental work, spe- cial receivers and were devised. The system makes use of a reflector antenna made up of a series of horizontal rods sup- ported by copper tubes not unlike a miniature ladder bent into a smooth curve known as a parabol- ie reflector. Marconi explained that electro magnetic waves under one meter M. CHEVALIER AND WIFE ARE GIVEN DIVORCE: OF JUGOSLAVIANS; COURT ACCEPTS ARGUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES AND ISSUES DECREE 4N ACCORDANCE ON RECIPROCAL GROUNDS (iy Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 18.—Maurice Che- valier and wife, Yvonne Vallee, were granted a divorce today on reciprocal grounds. The court in short judgment accepted “arguments of ~ both sides, Chevalier was married to Miss Vallee, music-hall singer, in 1927. He filed a petition for divorce last July and subsequently his wife filed a counter petition. He charged she caused public scenes because of her jealousy. She said Chevalier refused to see her when she went to Holly- wood and told her to go back to France. J. Mendoza Observes His 20th Anniversary As Pharmacist Today J. A, Mendoza, on the pharma- cist staff of Gardner’s Pharmacy, is today observing his Twentieth anniversary as a registered phar- macist in thestate of Florida. He is also one of the oldest pharma- cists in Key West. Before coming to Key West, Mr. Mendoza practiced his pro- fession in Kentucky and several other states of the Union. Mrs. Amelia Sawyer Is Reported Seriously Ill Mrs. Amelia Sawyer, of 1024 | Southard street is reported seri- | ously il! at the home of her sister, | Mrs. Mary Anderson, 513 Grin- j nell street. | ‘fortune some time ago of receiv- jing a broken arm from a fall, re- teently contracted influenza, and her condition has become critical during the past few days. affected by fog and 6ffering a! search was told here by the inven-} tor before the Royal Institution of} means of reliable radio communi-j eoccccccoce eecccceccce eo | Odd Antenna Sends Ulira Wave. DIAGRAM SHOWING RECEPTION OF TINY LIGHT-LIKE first example of what will be in! § Guglielmo Marconi, delving into the mysteries of tiny waves only centimeters in length, has found that they follow the curvature of the earth to a certain extent, as indicated by sketch. The special herring- bone like reflector antenna shuwn above was developed for taneous reception and transmission. jt inaudibility, the signals assum- {as quasi-optical waves, the general) ed a slow and deep fading and lief being that communication ; maintained an average intensity up iwith them is possible only when the;to 110 miles from Rocca di Papa. simul- in length are usually referred to For the past year he has been! employed at Gardner’s Pharmacy. | Mrs. Sawyer, who had the mis-| | within visual range. | Using 57 centimeter waves from |a station at Roeca di Papa, signals have been received aboard Mar- coni’s yacht “Electra” well -be- yond the optical range, however. In August, communication was kept up to beyond 58 miles but 72 miles, instead of fading aw: ITALIANS START DENOUNCING ACTS BITTERLY-WORDED ACCUSA- ‘TIONS ARE MADE IN CHAM- BER OF DEPUTIES RELA- TIVE TO CERTAIN ACTIONS (Ry Associated Preas) ROME, Jan. 18.—Italo-Jugoslav | Telations are strained again, re- calling the dangerous point they reached in 1927. Bitterly-worded _interpellations have been made in the chamber of deputies and the senate on Jugo- slavian anti-Italian actions. Anti-Jugoslav and occasional anti-French demonstrations have! been made at Milan, Rome, Naples, | Venice, Triest and Zara. Stone Lions Started Fuss Newspapers print repeated ac- cusations against the neighboring country, and reproduce correspond- ing statements published in Jugo- slavia. Stone lions centuries old were the outward cause of the latest tension. _ They stood in the public square of the Jugoslavian village} of Trau, near Spalato. Lions’ of} St. Mark, they were symbols of the former domination of Venice over that territory. On a recent night they were blown to bits dy dynamite. Italian Papers said the action was inspired and countenanced by Jugoslavian authorities. Parliament Airs Grievance Students paraded in Mila shouting “Down with Jugoslavi: Dalmatia is Italian!” The Italian government’s atten- tion was called officially to the/ idynamiting by interpellations inj parliament. Deputy Dudan called} the Trau incident “unheard of! vandalism,” and demanded: “What will our government do to safeguard the international) jconventions imposing on the gov-} jernment at Belgrade respect tex} |civilization in Dalmatia?” Naval Plans Cited A few days later came the flews) jef the death of a young fascist,| Carlo Lusino, shot by a Jugo-/ slavian at the border. The Italian! papefs said the Jugosiavian had jbeen given a silver medal. ! i zontal direction. transmitters; two ends of the radio circuit are|They became progressively weaker then, and were heard for the last time on the yacht 125 miles away. In one test, the angle of recep- tion wa’ investigated by _ titling the reflector. The conclusion reached was that of the waves from the distant station came to the receiving station from a hori-| « LAID OFF CREWS ON FERRY BOAT ARE GIVEN PAY MORE THAN $2,000 DISTRI- BUTED TO TWELVE MEM- BERS LET GO IN RETRENCH- MENT PROGRAM More than $2,000 was paid out yesterday and today to the 12 members of the crews of the Mon- roe county ferry system, who were laid off on January 15. These men were asked to re- ceive one month’s pay for Novem- ber, and the balance when the money was available, which would be within a few days. Seven of the men agreed to ac- cept, but five others decided that if they were laid off they should be paid as soon as their time expired. The seven who agreed were paid at once for the month of No- vember. The other five, Thomas Woody, Frank del Villar, Ralph Brunelly, John Cruz and Gerald Labrada started libel proceedings against the ferries. Soon after the papers were is- sued from the office of U. S. Com- missioner C. Rodney Gwynn, the money was available and the five plaintiffs were paid up to date, yesterday. The seven others, non-objectors, were paid in full today. KID CHOCOLATE DUE HERE TODAY ENROUTE FROM HAVANA TO NEW YORK FOR TITLE BOUT (By Ansociatcd Press) HAVANA, Jan. 18.—Kid Chocolate, recognized in New York State as the feather- weight champion, sailed 10 A. M_ today for Key West en- route to New York and will hit a title match January 27 with a seaman, Tom Watson, English titleholder. The Key West Citizen , 1933. Criminal Court Awai Criminal court met this morn- ing and recessed shortly before 11 o'clock. The reason for no session is that a number of very material witnesses are out of the city. Sheriff K. O. Thompson left over the highway this morning to summons the absentees and it is expected that they will reach Key West in time for court tomorrow, at which time the case of Ed Sims, charged with aggravated assault, is to be tried. Witnesses for the case of Louise Knight, charged with unlawful pos- session of liquof, are among those being summoned. This trial is set for Friday morning -10 o’clock. Leroy Henderson, negro, who was shot, it is alleged, by James Miller at Long Key Sunday night, is expected to be well enough to appear in court by Saturday. Arrival Of Many Material Witnesses Wanted ee For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Hoover And Roosevelt To Sit In Conference At White House Friday Assumed They Will Renew Discussion of War Debt And Allied Problemns During Meeting Recesses (By Associated Préss) WASHINGTON, Jan. | Should the attending physician’ 18.—President Hoover {agree that he can appear at the: | trial, this case may be brought be-| and President-elect Roose- | fore the court at this session. In the case of Sims, the assault was committeed at Channel 5,! again at the White House jsome time ago, E. R. Lowe, jus- Frid lay mo. rning presum- Democrats Abandon Hope tice of the peace, heard the case and said that the evidence adduced at the preliminary hearing showed ably in cog get —— for nes that Sims struck another and much| Cord on pressing interna- older man over the head with a| ¢j double barrelled shotgun. | tional problems. The man who was struck manag- Although the White ed, after being wounded, to wrest the gun from Sims, broke it on a| Louse declined to say to- | rock, and threw the pieces into day that the invitation for the water. : ) “The eas for the assault, as this second parley came given by Sims, is that the other| from Hoover, it was as- S ‘si him and usin; vile oe : a) Scaeeladgeaee watches was sumed in official circles forced to resent. Sims, according | that such was the case. to Judge Lowe, is hard of hearing. In well informed re ters it was taken for granted that Hoover and Roosevelt would renew | velt will sit down together id For Balancing Budget At This Session Of Congress (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—Con- gressional democrats today aban- ‘doned hope for the enactment of any budget balancing legislation at this session, and acknowledged that plans session of the new congress tackle the task. Twelve stra situated house members belonging to the ‘ways and means commit! that has jurisdiction over all revenue legislation, agreed to drop all tax proposals between now and March 4 Asked by rewspapermen when et for the special to ically the special session will be sum- moned, Speaker Garner said “I could tell you but I won’t.”, The threat of cloture to limit ate on the Glass ban! bill was met by a little band of fili terers in the senate with asser- tions no business will be trans- acted by unanimous consent from now on. A challenge was hurled by Sen- ator Thomas, democrat, of Okla- homa, when Senator Watson, In- diana, republican leader, arose to ask unanimous consent to make a previously announced speech on disarmament without displacing tor Glass, democrat, of Vir- ginia, from the floor. Marlene Dietrich And Maureen Q’Sullivan To Leave Film Colony Soon (By Assocint-a Press) HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 18.— Two of Hollywood’s foreign- born actresses, Mar’ Die- trich and Maureen O'Su' = today announced their in’ tion of saying farewell to the film colony. Miss Dietrich, who had con- siderable trouble with her studio over the selection of stories as well as a director for her productions, said she will leave next spring for her mative Germany to join her husband, Rudloph Sieber, Ger- man film director. With Miss O'Sullivan its « case of homesickness, she said. Friends say the Irish actress lost all interest in Hollywood since she broke off her sup- posed engagement with James Duna, actor. HOLIDAY NOTICE Thursday, January 19, 1933, Robert E. Lee’s birthday, being a legal holiday in the State of Flor- ida, we will not be open for busi- ness on that day. FIRST NATIONAL KEY WEST. BANK OF janis-it | ANOTHER STORM FOR CALIFORNIA SMUDGE POTS USED IN CIT- RUS GROVES TO PREVENT FROST DAMAGE (By Assoctateé Press) LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18.— Lowering barometers indicat- ed 4 new storm bearing down on Southern California. Smudge pots were used in citrus groves to prevent frost damage. Mr. and Mrs. Howard To Return Here Today, Mr. and Mra. Henry Hotard! are expected to return to Key West this afternoon on the light-| house tender Ivy from a trip to Tortugas light. Mra. Howard is president of the American Mer- ehant Marine Library Association. | The Ivy left Tortugas 6:40 o'clock this morning end will stop) at Glama Wreck and Sand Key} light station before returning to/ port. discussion of the war debt and allied problems. Although the outcome of the recent conference between secretary . Stim- never made public, there is speculation that this meeting paved the way for Friday’ parley. DECLINED TO DISCUSS VISIT NEW YORK, Jan. 18.— President-elect Roosevelt today declined to discuss the visit he will have with President Hoover in Washington Friday. He only waquld admit to newspapermen that he had been invited by Hoo- ver to the meeting. POLICE HOLD JAPANESE IN RAID STAGED MOVABLE PROPERTY AND VALUABLE RECORDS DE- TROYED AT ‘YOKOHAMA BRANCH OF SEWING CO, (By Ay ted Press) YOKOHAMA, Jan, 18.—Police held 138 Japanese today following a raid on the Yokohama branch of the Singer Sewing Machine Com- pany. All movable property and valu- able records were destroyed. Richard McCleary, representa- tive of the company, who is in Japan in connection with its labor difficulties, said the loss will “likely reach several hundred thousand yen.” A yen is equivalent to 20 cents. Seven persons were injured. STRAND THEATER The Home Town Theater Today Double Feature THE MONKEY'S PAW See Page 3 for Reader on This Picture —Akeo— THE CONQUERORS Matinee, 10-15¢; Might, 15-25. about