The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 16, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire For 53 Years Devoted to the Service Best Interests of Key West The Key West Citsen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1933. PRICE FIVE CENTS VOLUME LIV. No. 40. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE ROOSEVELT DEMERITT HEARD [MAKING TRANSFER | SOCCeSeCeTeToreesescoresseoseseseLesesecesecsenee Mrs. Roosevelt Remains ~ Calm Following Attempt On Life Of Her Husband States She Proposes To Continue Carrying Out Program Of Activities Now Outlined ABy Associated Prens) ITHACA, New York, Feb. 16.—Mrs. Franklin D. Roose- velt gave expression’ today to fatalistic attitude in re- gard to her husband’s escape from an assassin’t bullets at Miami. “‘If they want to get you they can,” she said, “and 80 the only thing to do is just to go along and not __ think’ about such things any more than you have to.” E : She arrived here today to speak on a Farm and Home Week program at Cornell University. She heard of the shooting last night in New ‘York, but held to her / have a habit ‘of ‘doing things A said I would do.” She said she would not ask a secret service attendant for herself yor any member of her family as a result of the shooting. Nor will she change any of her plans, she said, including that of motor- ing to Washington in her roadster with her two dogs for the inauguration. “I am going to go ahead ‘and do as | always have done,” she said. WISTARIA NAME OF NEW VESSEL| DAYS BEFORE OLD ONE WAS BURNED Four days before the old light- house tender burned in the -har- bor of Key West, the new tender Wistaria was launched at Staten Island New York. The new Wistaria is of an en-| recover it, He then took the next! tively different type than the old. | It is a Diesel eicetric propelled | steel vessel and embodies many impro¥ements that are adapted to the service for which she was de- signed. H, B. Haskins, assistant super- intendent of lighthouses in this district, has written a letter to H. L. Beck, superintendent of the Sixth Wistrict at Charleston, S. C,,} where the old Wistaria first went} into s€F¥ice and has enclosed the story of the burning of the his-} toric Weeiel as deseribed in The| Citizen of February 10. When Mr. Beck was here on the} tender Cypress on January 25, he} spoke interestingly of the Wis- taria as shown from the records std wan aurprieed. to Searé Oistl the vessel was still in existence} a very fair state of preser-/ SEVERE NISHMENT | CHICAGO. seph Zargette arrested for out of the win-;| e went to a dance. | IN ADDRESS AT ~ ROTARY MEETING TAINING OFFICERS OF ITALIAN SHIP; OTHER MAT- TERS DISPOSED OF CO-DONOR OF HOME William W. Demeritt, superin- tendent of the seventh lighthouse district, was the principal speaker at the Rotary luncheon today, talk- ing ‘on the subject of emergency re- lief: His .remarks concerned plans now being adopted in other eities in handling relief measures, i] | and were quite interesting to those i} | assembled. W. L. Smith, Walter Fuller and Rev. J. C. Gekeler were guests of the club today. -Plans were com- OF QUARTERS ON Target Of Assassin’s Bullets Peccccccccccscoccccnscvcvesecoceeeseeoeaceccecce: NAVY PROPERTY j LANS MADE FOR ENTER-|COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE i AND LIGHTHOUSE BUREAU WILL BE LOCATED IN DIF- FERENT OFFICES At last the transfer of the U. S. naval communicatidn ‘service from the Number 1. building to| the old postoffice building ed | been started and at the same time} being transferred from the old postof- the lighthouse bureau is fice to Number 1 building. Men from both services are | engaged in the work and it is ex-| pected that within the next two weeks the transfer will have been completed and both services fined tioning in the new quarters, ' MRS. H.R. P. MILLER Mr, and Mrs, H. R. P. Miller donated the building and twelve acres of land at Umatila, Florida, for the Harry-Anna Home for Crippled Children. Proceeds of Charity Day at Hialeah Park, Mi- ami, February 27, will go to the home. On that day at the races, gate receipts, money from sale of programs, the track’s share of the ‘the remark “f)pari mutuel receipts and the day’s| salary of all track employes ‘will go to aid Florida’s.cripped’ chil- dren. DIAMOND PIN ‘LOST AT PARTY IS RECOVERED pleted for entertaining the offi- cers of the Italian training ship that will arrive at Key West Feb- ruary 21, while arrangements were also taken care of for observance | effective as soon as men are avail- of Pan-American Day, April 14. | able for the work of moving equip- Several other matters were dis-|ment and furniture effecting the posed of, with all present exchange. thoroughly enjoying the noon-day| While the orders are considered luncheon, only temporary it is believed by STR. ‘STEEL PIER Secretaries of the navy and de- partment of commerce signed the} documents recommending the changes last week, making them the exchange of buildings will be passed without any objections. | | VESSEL WILL BE. USED FOR REPRESENTATIVE : EXCURSIONS AT WORLD'S _& GOODWIN. % + °FAIR ele Fie \ this session of congress relative to DIED FROM INJURIES RECEIV- ED IN FALL FROM WIN. DOW; FOUND DEAD The steamer “Steel Pier” for- merly the S. S. Miami of the P. and 0. S. 8S, company, has been }sold to a man in Chicago, who Will use it for an excursion boatirun- ning out of that port ‘during’ the World’s Fair. > Charles Lunn, Jr., who was captain of the vessel last year when she was running excursions out of Atlantic City, has received (Ry Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.— Representative Godfrey G. — Goodwin, of Minnesota, was found dead of injuries receiv- ed today in a fall from a win- President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt Leaves For North; Cermak Reported In Critical Condition’ IMPROVEMENT ON PLANS FOR PROTECTION ROOSEVELT AT INAUGURATION MARCH 4; LARGE FORCE WILL KEEP LOOKOUT VALUABLE SAID TO BE/a letter from the former owner, J. Cravat, and advised that in the WORTH $500 BELONGS TO /event he desires to go captain un- F R AN CISCO RODRIGUEZ, der the new ownership, a first dow of a local hotel. Police said they did know if he had fallen jamped from the window. not or (By Associated Press) MIAMI, Feb. 16.—President-elect Roosevelt call- RESTAURANT OPERATOR Francisto Rodriguez, restaura- teur on Duval street, lost a dia- mond pin valued at $500 while on ‘@ party last night, and this’ morn- ing recovered it. He went out riding with some friends and during the ride a little liquid refreshment was suggested. At a place where beverages are supposed to be sold the party went, One of, the inmates place went. out to “hootch.” Returning the a the of secure with necessary, the drinking started and i several rounds were imbibed. During the merriment Francisco lost his diamond pin, ad despite threats and persuasion failed to step and reported the matter to the shoriff. A visit to the place where the party was held was made and one of the inmates was arrested. Later this morning, Hattie Smith, color- ed, while sweeping trash, it was said, from under the piano, re- covered the pin and it was later! returned to the owner. The Smith woman was quizzed and” another Viet Lioyd was also ¢ being held on pending investigat iff's office. wo: ion by the sher- {STRAND THEATER) The Home Town Theater Today Double Feature FACE IN THE SKY See Page 3 for Reader on This |) Picture ~ also —— HOT SATURDAY hesecipaes 10-15c; Night, 15-25 Sd ' al Goodwin, republican, was not reelected. Steamer Cuba Brings 53 Passengers From Cuba class recommendation will be giv- en him, Building And Repair Activities Slow Down Building and repair activities for the first six weeks of the ‘year showed an unprecedented activity for the season and permits issued exceeded those of many past years. Suddenly the demands for per- mits for work has ceased, however, and not one has been issued from the office of Harry Baker during the past week. The steamship Cuba of the P. and O. S. S. Company, arrived yesterday afternoon from Havana with 53 passengers, six aliens. Ferry Parrott arrived in port. 3:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon) with six miscellaneous cars. Steamer Brazos, of the Clyde- Mallory lines, is due in port to- morrow from Galveston enroute to Jacksonville and New York. TO THE PUBLIC Mr. John R. Scott has a financial plan by which the circulating medium can be materially increased, a plan that will apparently greatly assist business | in the community and in the meantime be of great benefit to the city and county governments in their financial problems. Apparently it will bring about liquid credit and increase revenue. Mr. Scott has gone over this plan in detail with me, and I have had the honor to sug- gest additions to his plan, whereby the city and county ean participate in the benefits. It is desired to present this plan in detail to the business men of the city. I mean by business men the merchants, landlords, employers of labor and laborers themselves, and city and county officials. |} The laboring man teday is extending as much credit | as he receives. H | I therefore, as Mayor of the City of Key West | | call upon all of the above described citizens of Key || West to meet-in the County Courthouse at 8 P. M., Monday night, February 20th, for the purpose of hearing Mr. Scott outline his plan and for the pur- pose of general discussion and for the further pur- pose of perfecting such organization as may be re- quired toe put the plan in practical operation. Please attend this meeting as it appears to me of vital im- portance to our community. H Respectfully submitted, i W. H. MALONE, Mayor. | { ed at the Jackson Memorial Hospital here today to say goodbye, and to encourage the five victims of the would-be assassin who sough# his life last night. He found Mayor Cermak, of Chicago, in a critical! condition. : Roosevelt said to the Chicago mayor: “Tony, you're looking great. You'll be up soon,” to which he replied: “E am feeling badly, but want to be in shape for the inauguration.” Mrs. Joe Gill, Miami, was fast losing ground. She underwent a blood transfusion just before Rooseyelt arrived. The others werd declared on the road to re- covery. Roosevelt left at 10 A. M. by train for New York, saddened inexpressibly by the shooting. Upon arrival at Jacksonville the party will be joined by Governor David Sholtz, of this state, who will accompany President-elect Roosevelt north as his special guest. Just why the governor is making the trip has not been diselosed. MORE PROTECTION AT INAUGURATION WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Plans for protecting Franklin D. Roosevelt at the inaugural here March 4, were being revamped as the result of the attempted as- sassination at Miami, with the expectation that congress will be asked to increase the appropriation for handling the crowds during the inaugural parade. The public order committee has arranged to greatly increase the force to be brought here from outside to sup- plement local police. HOOVER GUARDS OWN SAFETY WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—President Hoover shocked by the attempt upon the life of Roosevelt today was found doubly alert to guard secret service agents watch- ing over his own safety. Z COMMITTEE REVERSES ACTION . WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Reversing its previous ac- tion following an attempt to assassinate Roosevelt, the house judiciary committee today favorably reported the throw of the government by force or resistance to federal or state authorities. A s Mayor Cermak Of Chicago Beside Roosevelt Struck By Bullet; Seriously Wounded President-Elect Unhurt OTHERS WOUNDED WERE MRS. JOE GILL, MI- AMI; MISS MARGARET KRUIS, NEWARK, N. J.; WILLIAM SINNOTT, NEW YORK, AND RUSSELL CALDWELL, MIAMI; PRESIDENT HOOVER WIRES ROOSEVELT EXPRESSING REGRETS AT INCIDENT . «(By Associated Presa) MIAMI, Feb. 16.---A gunman who hates all governments, tried to assassinate President - elect Roosevelt here last night and failed as five shots he fired struck five other persons, one of them Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago, with an old fashioned pistol, : Guiseppi Zangara, native of Italy, shot wildly in- to the crowd gathered about ee occ of Roose- velt in Bay Front Park just as the next president eside con- Mayor Cermak, standing just behind the Roose- velt car, was among the first hit. The bullet lodged in his abdomen, and an operation is contemplated, but not immediately. : Shocked and startled, Roosevelt waited to pick up the Chicago mayor and sped to a hospital with him. He remained there to visit other victims and cancelled his train departure for New York. Firing blindly into the crowd, the assassin made five shots good. FOUR OTHERS ARE WOUNDED Besides Cermak, he wounded Mrs. Joe Gill, Miami, shot in the abdomen; Miss Margaret Kruis, Newark, shot in the hand; Willian Sinnott, New York policeman, shot in the head and Russell Caldwell, Mi- ami, shot in the head. ° Utter confusion prevailed for a few minutes as the crowd milled about the secret service men and police pounced on the gunman. Women screamed. Looking back from the car. Roosevelt waited for Cermak to be lifted in and waved reassuringly to the crowd and told those near “tell them I am all right.” Returning to the yacht of Vincent Astor from which he just landed after a fishing cruise, the presi- dent-elect issued the following statement: ; “I am deeply moved by the serious injuries in- flicted upon my friends tonight and I am remaining in Miami to learn in the morning of their condition. | am entirely unharmed.” : The assassin was grilled by officers at the jail and told a disconnected weird story. CERMAK’S CONDITION DANGEROUS Mayor Cermak today was given a fifty fifty chance and a bulletin issued by physicians described |his condition as “dangerous but not immediately crit- ical.” In the meantime, Mrs. Gill's condition took a turn for the worse and was described today as “most crit- |ical”. Others were believed out of danger. President Hoover immediately communicated Slick bill for heavy penalties om those who advocate over.| Vitti Mr. Roosevelt by wire. He said: “Together with every citizen I rejoice that you (Continued on Page Four)