The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 20, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. Nevada Town Completely Snowbound When Blizzard Sweeps Down From Alask Sisty-Mile Wind Cawses'SHOLTZ’ PROGRAM Three Ships To Put Tol()F ECONOMY TAKES No. 17. ED. SIM'S CASE CONTINUED UNTIL -MONTHOFMARCH|As French Deputies Balk At Budget} PROCEEDINGS IN CASE OF COLORED WOMAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF LIQ- UOR FOR TOMORROW William V. Albury, attorney for Che Kep West Citsen —, KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1933. COCCCOC COCO CORSO LCSD OCOLELOOLELCCDELOOOOOOOECRR Debonair Paul-Boncour Defies Foes 200 0000000000000000000002220 0020 ER2CAD2OCCSOOOOES (My Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 21.—Joseph Paul- Boncour, the slim, - bushy-haired; independent socialist who succeed- ed Edouard Herriot as premeir of France, has encountered early dif- ficulties with measures for cutting expenses and balancing the budget. Close friends of the premier called the cabinet he formed in De- For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS $130,000 For Key West Waterway Approved Today Negro Slayer Brought To Key West; Used Machete Allotment Of Project Recognized As Es- sential Along With Work Outlined For Inter- Pedro, California Ed Sims, charged with aggravated | cember “provisional” and predict- assault, made a motion this morn-}ed that it would not last long be- ing in criminal court for a con-|fore the attacks of an unruly leg- INMANY OFFIC — LIST OF GAME WARDENS AND HOTEL COMMISSIONERS AF- FECTED IN MOVEMENT MADE PUBLIC TODAY (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.—Three persons were reported missing, high- ways blocked and the Ne- vada town of Ely com- pletely snowbound as a new storm swept down from Alaska today. Those missing are Jack Blackmer, . trapper in northern Sierra, and two fliers, Harry Clark and E. M. Moore, who were last seen over Las Vegas, Ne- vada, in a plane which it is feared was lost in the bliz- zard. The snowstorm swept sections of Southern Cali- (Ry Ansociated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 20. —A list of game wardens and hotel commissioners affected by Governor Sholtz’ 50 per- cent reduction economy pro- gram was made public today. Two wardens have already been released. and 17 others will be dropped February 1. Two hotel commissioners id six others will furloughed without pay February -. The economy program also extended ito forest servi and livestock sanitary service where afl field workers will be placed on half time sched- ules. Sea From Port Of San tinuance of the case: The attorney showed to the sat- isfaction of the court that the only witness the defense expects to use is a man named Foster, a fisher- man, who was out on his boat and could: not be reached in time for court. Considering the motion of the attorney for a few moments Judge J. Vining Harris conceded that the motion was in order and injus- tice would be done the defendant should the important witness be absent from the tnal. The judge therefore ordered the case continued until the March term of court. C. H. Nestles, the complaining witness and Ivar Ols- on, another witness, Were in court. The case of Louise Knight, col- oréd, charged with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, commonly called “shine”, will come up for hearing tomorrow. Four Lose Lives When Freighter Hits Storm (By Associated Press) } 4 fornia’s.rich citrus areain] NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—east of Cape Race, New f heaviest|The British freighter Save si Exeter City battled heavy ee Atlantic seas today in a Snow melted quickly as} storm that cost the lives of it hit the ground, and dam-|her master, third officer xpected and two members of the so ome Rages Piercy, damaged her be negligible. considerably and caused The storm left scores of} her to flash distress calls. families homeless, driven} The liner American from their residences by the overflow of waters of] the freighter, 600 miles ordinarily dry washes in| - Canoga Park and Long Li Beach districts. : eut. High winds, accompany- ing heavy rains, reached a velocity of 60 miles an hour.at San Pedro, and forced three ships of the United States fleet out to D sea. e (Bs Associated Preas) AYTON, Jan. 20.— Lieutenant I. A. Woodring, The heaviest rainfall} test flier, was killed today was at Newhall where} when the engine of his ex- nearly seven inches were} Perimental observation plane! rded exploded at a 2,000 foot altitude. CADET WARREN GETS In 1930 he received con- ‘EXCELLENCY MEDAL’ gressional recognition when (Special to The he brought important Jap- CULVE! Pie wigpice anese treaty documents to Jr., 511 Eaton, Key West, son Washington from the west of Dr. and Mrs. W. R. War- | coast through unfavorable ren, has been awarded the R. | weather in record time. 0. T. C. “Excellency Medal” for proficiency in map read- ing and sketching, at Culver | 10 OF MISSING AIRMEN LOCATED an —____.._____...| LAUSANNE, Jan. 20.— FRESH TONIGHT] |Captain W. L. Hope and Presh Florida Cabbage, Car-§| Lieutenant Hinley, reported | rots, Stringless Beans, Spinach, a search Fiectda Kay Temeter, ot Gf nee * through! per Ib. jthe Alps for Bert Hinkler, Also Oranges, Apples, Tan- | British flier, who disap-| ane esi — — |peared 13 days ago on a) Tift’s Cash Grocery }j\flight to Australia, PHONE 675 ‘located today at Vetrroz. Foundland. The loss of life was re- ported in a radiogram from Captain Giles Sted- man, master of the Ameri- can Merchant. He apparently found it impossible to lower life- boats as he reported the weather “considerable un- hail.” Woodring, Test Flier, Killed; Two Of Missing Airmen Located |H. LOPEZ LEAVES FOR MIAMI; WILL MEET M. MENOCAL CUBAN CONGRESSMAN ARRIV. ED HERE WEDNESDAY; CLAIMED MACHADO SAID HE WAS NOT WANTED Herman Lopez, Cuban congress- man, left over the East Coast yes- terday afternoon for Miami where he will meet with General Mario Menocal and other prominent men in the business and social life of Cuba. Mr. Lopez arrived Wednesday afternoon on the S. S, Cuba. His leaving his native home, he told The Citizen yesterday, was not} voluntary. He was told by Presi- dent Machado that his activities were displeasing to the powers that be and advised that to be safe he must leave Cuba. This, Mr. Lopez says, he im- media did because he realizes the fate that has befallen others leave Cuba is a command. islature. War Debts An Issue The government went into pow-» er after Herriot was dethroned for advocating payment to America of the $20,000,000 interest due De- cember 15 on the war debt. Parliament opened the New Year with two flaming financial questions on the agenda. -These were: How to balance the budget with-! out taxing too heavily and reduc- ing salaries of federal employes. What to do about the war debt owed to America, the interest in- stallment on which it refused to pay. Follows. Herriot Lead On the last question, Premier Paul-Boncour has chosen to follow Herriot in accepting the will of the chamber of deputies and not pay the debt unless the legislature votes to do so. through the same mill that ground down the Herriot cabinet. The stocky little premier—he is only 5 feet, 2 inches tall—is a good | match for his political foes. He is vigorous and generally is accorded rank with Herriot as one of France’s best orators. He is what thé French all debonair. He can convulse a din- ner party with a gay, improvised speech or more a stodgy interna- tional conference to applause in behalf of a principle. Before -he- bovame: & possibilit for the premiership he used to af- fect plaid checked trousers and white spats. When he left the so- He recognizes that he must go Fi Joseph Paul-Boncour, stocky premier of France, faces possible overthrow by parliament because of money measures. cialist party a year ago he dis- carded the former for “suit pants” and changed his spats to gray. He attended League of Nations sessions in colored shirts with soft collars, a vivid contrast to’ the other statesmen rigid in white choker collars, cutaways and striped “foreign office trousers.” Mayor Malone fairs of Key West and through the columns of The Citizen he is telling the peo- ple of the city just what’s what in the plainest , and most forceful language. In the following statement the situation is analyzed and set forth: “The city government of Key West has reached a is never be- fore equalled in its history. The revenues from all sources have stopped. The city is now without funds to carry on any of its ac- tivities. “The taxpayers and citizens must come to the rescue or all municipal operations must cease. It is impossible to carry on gov- ernmental business or any other jbusiness, without income. “The board of public works has been forced to discontinue the op- eration of the street sweeper, thus permitting trash and debris to ac- cumulate on the streets. Surely we cannot afford to have our city in such a disreputable condition or ito present an untidy appearance. “It is the boast of the Key West- er to the stranger within our gates that we are clean and sanitary. {And that, with our climate, is the attractive asset. “But the seavenger service must discontinue. This in turn will affect our health and general welfare. The city must have rev- enue, and it is now incumbent upon the taxpayers to come to the rescue, and pay their taxes or at least a portion of them. } “Every official in the city real- izes the financial depression that jis affecting our financial and |commercial life, and is at heart in} jsympathy with our people. Never-| theless a portion of the business} mast filter through the city} | treasury. j | “The city council stands ready} jand willing to adjust any reason-! jable complaint any taxpayer may; ltax collector has been instructed’ Gives Views Relative To City Affairs Mayor Wm. H: Malone Merchant, 15 miles away,| favorable, strong westerly | said today that things have went to the asistance of} gale, high seas, rain and|reached a crisis in the af- to receive partial:payments on ac- count of taxes. If a taxpayer can- not pay a whole year he can at least pay a portion and extend the final payments over several months, “But it is a fact that cannot be disputed that some revenue must be received or the city government must discontinue all of its activi- ties. And this will be a calamity worse than the exodus of our cigar factories, the closing of the naval station or any of the calamities that have hit us. “fam, therefore, through the columns of The Citizen, calling on the taxpayers and the citizens of Key West to come to the rescue, pay taxes and let us function as best within our power, until we pull through this crisis, It is our patriotic duty, and to our selfish interest to do this. Money can- not be expende? more advan- tageously at this time than to pay taxes and preserve the health and well-being of our community. “We cannot preserve our health without revenue and our only source of revenue is the taxes from our people. We therefore must pay.” Regular Meeting Of City Council Tonight There will be a regular meet- ing of the city council held to- night beginning at 7:30 o'clock, this being tne second regular ses- sion of the month. Nothing aside from routine business was scheduled today to come before the meeting. STRAND THEATER The Home Town Theater Today Double Feature MAN AGAINST WOMAN See Page 3 for Reader on This Picture hie THE LAWYER MAN jand knows that an invitation to/ have, and in addition to that the || Matinee, 10-15¢; Night, 15-25¢ ;}erts under examination. In Killing Of Victims James Roberts, confessed slayer of his wife and father, was brought to the city from Tavernier on the morning train and is now in| the county jail. They are ‘all colored. Another who was killed, a@ young negro about 18 years old, is alleged to have been killed by the older Roberts. This statement) was made this afternoon! to State Attorney George G. Brooks by James Rob- Being warned that any- thing he might say would be used against him and whatever he said must be voluntary, Roberts said, un- der oath, that he had killed | his father and wife in self} defense, but that the young man,Henry Woods, had been accidentally killed by the elder Roberts.during the melee. When he stepped off the train at the F. E. C. minals in the custody of E. R. Lowe, justice of the peace, and his son Floyd, there was a crowd of pos- sibly 600 people awaiting to see him. The bodies of his victims arrived on the same train. After the killing Roberts went to a cistern nearby, got down in it and changed his clothes, bathing] ter- and returning to the scene of the! crime. His actions were so sus- picious that he was placed under: arrest and given a severe ex- amination. / b Under the grilling, which was continuous and in which he was caught in a number of lies, he eventually confessed and told Sheriff K. O. Thompson of his atrocious acts. In his confession, which will be brought to Key West this after- noon by Sheriff Thompson, ,he is said to have told that he was having ‘a quarrel, or fight, with his wife which ended in a general fracas. During this he secured a ma- chete and began hacking and cutting every one in the vicinity, eventually cleaning out the house when there was no one else to kill. It is said that some one escaped with his child, about 3 years old and probably saved his life. The child, Roberts’ sister and other members of the family who were at Tavernier, returned on the noon train, Judge Lowe, who left for Ta- vernier yesterday, said that the house in which the crime was com- mitted resembled a shambles. The walls were covered with blood and the clothing hanging in the room and the bed clothes saturated. Arriving at the scene of the crime the judge, acting as coro+ ner, formally empanelled the jury. After viewing the bodies and in- vestigating the crime the jury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree against Roberts. Acting on the findings of the jury, Judge Lowe issued a warrant for the arrest of the confessed slayer, charging him with murder in the irst degree. Friends of Sheriff Thompson are saying that his handling of the case reflects great credit on his ability and the which the murderer was captured and forced to confess, is more like the work of an old and experienc- ed sheriff than one who has with- in less than three weeks taken over the reins of office. Hoover And Roosevelt. Agree On Discussion Of War Debts (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. —President and President-elect Roosevelt in; today’s White House con- ference agreed upon discus- sion of war debts with rep- resentatives of Great Britain Hoover to take place early in March after the change of ad- ministration. The statement issued at the White House following the meeting, said official| talks with Great Britain would include also economic problems of the world and “ways and means for im world proving the situa- tion.” Secretary Stimson was in-|7esterday im approving « resolu-' to| Hen suthortsing the preckdent ‘| the House and be enacted structed Immediately initiate Britain arranging for a pro- jected conference. Roosevelt made no state- ment when the session was over but said he planned to) do so after leaving the city’ in mid-afternoon for a_ trip to Muscle Shoals. FRANCE LABELED “THOROUGH INGRATE” WASHINGTON, 20.— Democrats overrode republicans on the house ways and means com- mittee today and voted against all proposals for passing tax legisla- at the short session. je was thus left to an unavoidable special session of the new congress. The house approved an amend- ment to the war department sup- ply bill that would stop retirement pay to all former army officers whose incomes are more than $3,- 000 annually. Jan. Congressional action was com- pleted on a bill to turn over 350,- 000 bales of farm board cotton to the Red Cross to provide clothing for the needy. Reconsideration of senate action as .,, | declare an embarge on exportation! | negotiations with! of arms to tresbled world areas’ into law. was sought by Senator Bingham, republican, of Connecticut. France was labeled a “thorough Robinson, democrat, of Indiana, in an address criticizing that nation’s war debt payment default and ex pressing opposi' or reductions. speed with coastal Route By PAUL MAY Special Was WASHINGTON, Jan. 20—An_ allotment of $130,000 for the Key West waterway that would bring it well down to Key Largo and aid fruit and vegetable growers in get- ting better transportation service to northern mar- kets was approved today by the House Rivers and Harbors committee in its first tentative checkup of pending projects. Out of fifty or more such requests considered, only nine, including that from Key West, met fav- orable action. Important work in the Southern Florida area is assured by the attitude of the com- mittee, which found it necessary to declare this is more worthy than many other proposed \ expendi- tures, all to be severely curtailed in the interest of reducing government ex- penditures. The Key West work was recognized as essential to make fully effective the extensive work that has been done and is outlined to the north in the inter- coastal waterway. An economic survey re- vealed that this compara- tively slight outlay would mean much to the whole tip of the state. The com- mittee has adopted a policy of approving only such projects that have real merit and setting aside those only of benefit to a few waterfront own- ers. By pruning as they go along ‘the committee hopes to frame a bill that | will stand the scrutiny of \the economy experts of | limgrate” im the senate by Senator