The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 7, 1933, Page 1

- Sr nt fem, a ul B 1 WR petteeet - Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. No. 32. Midwest Preparing For Coldest Wave Of Season Blizzard Already Descend-| 7°97 SIGS LSS A ed Upon Many States With Temperature Read- ings Below Zero Uty Annoctated Prens) * CHICAGO, Feb. 7.—The midwest prepared to stoke furnaces today as advanced warnings were received of what meteorologists said would be the coldest wave of the season. The cold has already descended in Minnesota, the ‘Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Montana with reporting temperatures of more than 20 below zero. Snow drifts added to the discomfort in Minnesota and North Dakota and some highways:were reported to be blocked. numerous cities FORECAST LOW DROPS FOR SOUTH NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 7. —Announcing the approach from the west of a severe cold wave which may bring a40 degree drop as far south as New Orleans, meteorologists today.,<issued storm warnings posted: slong the gulf coast area from Florida to/Texas. Precipitate drops in tem- perature were. forecast for nearly all. southern | states, and » north Louigiana and north Mississippi wére warn- ed to prepare for sleet and snow tonight with the mer- cury dropping low as 10 de- grees in those states and Arkansas. JAMES CORBETT SERIOUSLY ILL PRACTICALLY ALL HOPE ABANDONED FOR RE- COVERY (My Agsoctated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 7.— Hope for recovery of James J. Corbe former heavy- weight who i: viously ill with a heart ail- vq ment, has been abandoned by his physician, Dr. Willard Dickie. “His condition is such he might go at any time,” Dickie Mrs. Daley Arrives With Body Of Husband Enroute | To Fort Smith, Arkansas Mrs. Thomas Daley was an ar- rival on the S. S. Cuba yesterday! afternoon from Havana, accom- panying the body of her husband} that is being taken to Fort Ark., for burial. Mr. Daley, well known banker! of Arkansas, and Mrs. Daley, left Miami Friday on the S. S. Mo-! hawk, taking their car, for a lengthy stay in Cuba. He taken ill shortly after landing at AMERICA’S 10 BIGGEST PROBLEMS —as a noted sociologist sees them. Prof. William Fielding Ogburn discusses this absorb- ing and vital subject in a se- of 10 daily articles begin- ring today in The Citizen. Professor Ogburn, a prom- inent member of the Univer- sity of Chicago faculty, was research director of the Presi- dent’s Research Committee on Recent Social Trends. V ak ahiuhudeuteuteudeaten JAMES ROBERTS COLORED SLAYER GIVEN HEARING PROCEEDINGS CONDUCTED BY E. R. LOWE, JUSTICE OF PEACE; HELD FOR ACTION OF GRAND JURY James Roberts, Jr., colored, who killed his wife and father at Tav- ernier, Fla., sometime during the night of Wednesday, January 18, was given a preliminary hearing in the office of ‘the sheriff yes- terday afternoon. The hearing was held by E. R. Lowe, justice of the peace for the Third district, in whose jurisdic- tion the crime was committed. Roberts was remanded to jail with- out bond to await the ection: of; the grand jury. But one witness was called to testify. Chief Deputy Clements Jaycocks, who told of Roberts’ confession to having slain both his wife and father, claiming self de- fense. The slain man was found in the home occupied by the family. The body of a younger man, Leroy Wood, was also found in the home. The woman was found about 200 feet from the house. Asked how Woods came to his death Roberts said that he was killed accidentally by the elder Roberts during the affray. Woods’ body disclosed 14 wounds when the autopsy was held. Roberts was first quizzed by Sheriff K. O. Thompson after the killing. After the grilling exam- ination he confessed to killing his father and wife, in self defense, and still sticks to that story. RECOMMEND REMOVAL OF DAVID BARRY CASE OF SENATE’S SERGEANT: AT ARMS TO COME UP FOR DISPOSAL AT SESSION THIS AFTERNOON (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Im- mediate removal of David Barry! as the senate sergeant at arms| for writing in a magazine an article that some members of| congress accept bribes, was recom- | mended today by the senate) judiciary committee. The case comes up the senate {late this afternoon for final de-| termination. i seca! Tt was generally conceded the} col mmittee’s recommendation will} ‘be adopted, Barry already being! under suspension. A motion by Senator Robinson, | republican of Indiana, to recom-! officer to resign was rejected. — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, Ten Great Problems Of America---What Are They ing relentlessness, as the chartline at bottom, prepared by Col. Leonard P. Ayres, lem facing America, says Prof. William F. Ogburn, of 'the University The Key West Citwen TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1933. illustrates. Solution of of Chicago (By Associated Press) What are the 10 biggest problems facing America today? Where should we begii considering a national ‘‘plan”? The big problems not all apparent to most of us. Many of the gravest questions lie in the future, their begin- nings now visible only to the trained eyes of statisticians, s0- ciologi: and economists. !William Fielding Ogburn, research director of Presi- dent Hoover’s Research Committee on Recent Social Trends, revealed in the report of the president’s committee. ident Hoo- communal Professor Ogburn’s research work for Pr. ver’s committee touched every phase of Ameri: life. Hd is professor of sociology at the University of Chi- cago, former president of the American Sociological society and of the American Statistical Association, vice-president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Professor Ogburn will outline America’s biggest prob- lems as he sees them in a series of 10 articles in The C each article dealing with a separate question that Am soon must face. The first article appears below and others will follow daily. their causes is the first his series on “America’s 10 Biggest Problems.” For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Great Britain Plans To Pay Probably Two Billion On War Debt SAID AMOUNT WOULD REPRESENT SETTLE- MENT OF LITTLE LESS THAN FIFTY PER- CENT OF TOTAL NOW DUE; FLAT PAY- MENT TO BE OFFERED IN ARRANGEMENT «By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Widespread interest was created here today by dispatches from London \describing a prospective British war debts settlement plan on a lump sum basis involving amounts from $1,- 250,000,000 to $2,000,000,000. For some time reports have been current that Great Britain would make some lump sum offer for a final settlement, but usually the sums mentioned ‘had been under $1,000,000,000 or more in line with the Lausanne reparations agreement, A sum of $2,000,000,000 would represent a settle- | ment slightly less than 50 percent on the total amount now due. FIGURE TO SETTLE ONE THIRD LONDON, Feb. 7.—Reliable sources put stamp of authority today on reports that Great Britain would seek to settle its American war debt immedi- ately with a single payment. : The new British debt commission is expected to offer a flat payment of about one-third of the sum years of intensive study of our social life, and from a; lifetime of study and observation, I have picked these ten. If I had been allowed to choose a dozen or a score | the list would have included some which the reader may 4) note. as-censpicuous by their absence. _ Lhave-tried to.be guided by a sense of what is practicable for the near future. These will, I hope, serve to direct the attention of! the manifold agencies which determine our public policies toward the most severe stresses of the future as well as toward the opportunities for directing our steps forward. 1. How to End Depressions Our present economic distress with its millions of un- employed and its tens of thousands of bankruptcies and} its tens of millions of lowered incomes is not a collapse of} civilization. It is merely the downward trend of the busi- ness cycle. The trend has been so that the farmer was justified in re- marking that “it was too bad hard times had to come along with the severe® marriages, increase the suicide} rate, cut down the budgets for ed-| ucation, spread the terror of un-j of into millions | MANLONG SOUGHT : | tectives By WILLIAM FIELDING OGBURN Research Director, President’: Research Committee On Recent Social Trends I have been asked by The Associated Press to select the ten most important problems before the American| people. From the hundreds set forth by the report of the president’s committee on Social Trends, the result of three business depression,” and many of us are warranted in thinking it the beginning of the end. But good times will return. But what a wreckage will be left in the wake of the depression! These influences spread far and wide. They lower the standard of living, decrease the number of employment homes, reduce incomes, ruin busi- nesses, and increase crimes. Depressions have some good ef- fects, They force us to clear out the dead wood, and eliminate the accumulated wastes of more pros- perous times. There is better (Continued on Page Four) DETECTIVES GET BY AUTHORITIES ONE KILLED AND FIVE! WOUNDED DURING SPEC- TACULAR RAID STAGED IN NEW YORK TODAY (iy Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—A bat- tle in the house of death where | | only a blue spurt of bullets lighted) for two detectives who got their) man and four more. | Louise Marciano was killed and| | five persons wounded before De-| George Seclandt 'Michael Petrizzo, fighting through | and} was) mend permitting the 73-year-old! ambush, dragged Pasquale Russe | house engineer, left |from a huge ramshackle house| W. DEMERITT ON INSPECTION TRIP LIGHTHOUSE SUPERINTEN- DENT ON BOARD IVY LEAV- ING THIS MORNING W. W. Demeritt, superintendent of lighthouses, left this morning on the tender Ivy for an inspection trip of stations and aids to naviga- tion on the west coast. The ten- der sailed at 9:30 o'clock. Carl Rom, senior radio electri- \cian, left on the vessel for Egmont | Key, for an inspection of the darkness, won high praise today | radiobeacon and other apparatus in connection with the light. Paul Atwell, carpenter _fore- |man, Willard Albury and Robert] Knowles, were also on the Ivy work on the light station and other going to Sanibel Island for repair structures on the island. W. J. Schoneck, assistant light- on Power Boat 31 yesterday for Tortugas, STRIKE CALLED AT MOTOR WORKS THREE THOUSAND WALK OUT AT HUDSON AUTO CAR COMPANY (By Associated Press) DETROIT, Feb. 7.—Of- | ficials of the Hudson Motor Car Company announced to- day that 3,000 employes went on strike demanding a 20 per cent wage increase and time and a half for over- time. The body plant reopened Monday after a week's shut- | down. | Asks Contributions For Local Hospital The matron at the Hospital reports that Mercedes funds for! MAN CLAIMED ‘BROKE UP HOME’ SLAIN TODAY, Commissioners: TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 7.—At- torney General Landis advised Comptroller Lee that boards of county commi: cannot legally reduce or increase all tax ssments in the county once y are made by the assessor. The county comm have power on particular of | property, either lowering it or to make it conform with ‘general levy in the county, Landis ruled, but cannot legally apply general reduction or increase to all prop- the county. asked the opinion in con- nection with action of Collier county assessmerts of 50 percent by blanket action. Landis held this action was il- legal and without effect. CLERKS ADVISED Boards of county commissioners | have no power to change any as- | sessments after copies have been | {delivered to the tax collector, is} the opinion handed down by Cary AGGRESSOR ANGERED On LEARNING OF VICTIM HAV- ING PAID WIFE ATTENTION; HAPPENS IN JACKSONVILLE (By Ansociated Presa) JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 7.— Telling officers that “he broke up my home and I shot him,” L. C. 1 Yates, 22, today surrendered {shortly after R. L. Causey, was shot six times and killed in a | paint shop where both were em- | ployed. Police said the shooting cul- | minated an argument between the {men over Mrs. Yates, who they were informed had separated from ther husband. Caba Sails For Havana 42,/ 'D. Landis, attorney general for Florida. | The attorney general is very ex-! iplicit in his interpretation of the | law in a letter sent to the clerks | of court in the different counties of the state, one of which was re- ceived by Clerk Ross C. Sawyer.: The opinion sets out that the }powers of the board of commis- sioners as an equalization board are special and limited when act- ing as such at the time and in = manner prescribed by law. Section 931, of the Compiled General Laws of Florida provides) that the board of county commis- sioners shall have full power to equalize the assessment of the real | estate or personal property of their respective counties, and for} that purpose may raise or lower | | the value fixed by the county as-) | sessor of taxes, on any particular-| }piece of real estate of item or! now allocated for settlement in next 50 years. Have No- Power To Make Change In Assessment, Ruled (By Asscctated Preas> the: authority of the law to.maKe a general ‘reduction ‘or “increase in all the values fixed by the as- sessor, as this would not equalize the assessment or correct any dis- criminations made by the assessor in fixing values for taxation pur- poses. After the rolls have been com- pleted and certified to be correct the county assessor is required to issue and annex to one of the rolls a warrant as provided by law, a copy of which shall be re- corded in the minutes of the board of county commissioners af- ter which it is provided: “And the county commis- sioners shall not have power sessment af- ivered to the tax collector and comptroller and the orig- inal filed with the clerk of court. inty commissioners al power in mak- tax assessments, but only such special and limited pow- er as a specially conferred by statute to secure equaliza- tion of tax values. The spe- cial and limited power to equalize awessments having been exercised, and the duty completed, the statute does not either expressly nor im- pliedly give authority to have a subsequent meeting to change assessments fixed in due course of law.” Hence it can be seen that when the rolls are certified to be cor- jrect and turned over to the tax collector, comptroller and the clerk and the required warrant attach- led to one copy the assessments must stand. STRAND THEATER The Home Town Theater items of personal property. | The board is without authority Taking100 Passengers, to make assessments or to change} Havana and died Sunday morn-| Immediately prior to the com-| Jag charged him with homicide. |i" company with Keeper Andrew|the operation of the institution / ing. }mittee action Professor William] jAlbury, to check up on needs for;have become practically ex- Si etic | Johnstone of the George Washing-! wae’ ree* i repairs to be made atthe station. | hausted, and states that any con- 002 University, denied the reports! for the slaying of Anthony D'An | tributions made at this time will) The steamship Cuba sailed this the values fixed by the county as-| be much appreciated. jafterncon from Key West for Ha-'sessor of taxes, on any particular! SES | There are five patients being vana with 100 passengers. She equalizing the assmements as) Mrs. Nick Woynovitch of Chi-\taken care of there now, it is arrived yesterday from Cuba with! made by the county assessor, and, pga Omergan abreast | x cage, recently brought her hus-| shown, who are as follows: Wil-| 64 passengers, seven aliens. {in making such equalization they) ending congress in the article GARDNER’S PHARMACY | against widespread belief that it Phone 177 Free Delivery, ¥®* corrupt and had cited John- stone’s teachiggs Today Double Feature He Learned About Women | See Page 4 for Reader On This | Picture i ht him many weeks j that he taught his political science! toaio, whose body was found in; DISORDERLY HUSBAND students that there was corrup- a blarket on a vacant lot. | tion among national legislators. Russo, they said, paid D’Antonio| Barcd bed tentitiel he wes dela ee ee aceite Parachute Jumper Matinee, 10-18<; Night, 15-25< cou ata him a bride, and then |) ind before court on a disorderly/jiam Pitcher and Edward F.John-' Tanker Gulf Spray arrived to-| gre limited to the matter of either | i im because the girl wasn’t! conduct charge, alleging that he| son, Key West; Charles Culmer,| day from Tampa with a cargo of; raising or lowering such values up to specifications. The two de-| sient with his shoes on and threw! Nessau; Louisa Haekey, Cuba, and| gasoline for a local distri buting on particular property. | ‘ tectives were uninjured ashes on the floor. Harry ReCornaz, Missouri. plant. The board is therefore without