The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 10, 1933, Page 1

For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. No, 59. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1933. The Key West Citisen PRICE FIVE CENTS ZANGARA SENTENCED T0 DEATH Hoarded Gold Pours: Into Banks From All Sections Estimated That. Over Bil- DEMOCRATS OF Of Coun lion Dollars To Be Backi STATE TQ MEET Into Government Cof- fers Soon (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 10. —Gold was hot today— sizzling hot. It burned fingers and. seared con- seience-stung hoarders into action. By the thousands ll over the country they scurried to banks to purge themselves of the yellow stain which the govern- “ment decreed ‘will ‘be a passport to prison. In vanity bags, steel chests, trousers’ pockets and armored cars it pour- ed in. Fear reviving confi- dence aroused their con- seience and newly acquir- ed knowledge were send- ing it tumbling back into government coffers. One estimate predicted $1,000,000 in hoarded gold will be back in a few days where it will be useful. It was believed in the adsence of official figures that perhaps $200,000,000 of gold has been restored to the federal reserve sys- tem throughout the coun- try this week. MONDAY NIGHT} CAUCUS AT TALLAHASSEE TO BE HELD FOR PURPOSE OF NOMINATING VARIOUS OF- FICERS AND ATTACHES (iy Associated Preany TALLAHASSEE, March 10.— Frank Webb, chief clerk of the house of representatives, today issued a formal call for a caucus of democratic members of the} house at 8 o’clock Monday night, April 3, to nominate officers and attaches, A caucus of democratic senators ‘will be held at the same time, but the senate caucus means less than the house gathering since holdover senators already have selected their candidate for president— Senator Futch Leesburg. New senators and the entire membership of the house—20 sen- ators and 95 representatives— will be sworn into office at the opening of the regular session of the legislature Tuesday noon, April 4. VI III aL aa LS: APPRECIATION To the Chamber of Com- merce, County Commissioners, the City of Key West, business houses and merchants, who in cooperation with The Key West Citizen, sponsored in Key West the All Florida Doherty Day and made it the success it proved to be, are due the commendation of this community. Tha: also are appropriate to the committees which de- voted their time and effort to induce the local business men to join in the movement | to further a Florida adver- ing program on Doherty Day. VII III Ii as Roosevelt Calls On Congress For Power | To Reduce Expenses) (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 10.— President Roosevelt called on con- gress today for dictatorial powers te reduce veteran's costs and fed- eral salaries, promi that if it complies that “there is reasonable prospect” for a balanced budget within a year. The democratic phalanx of the house and senate, though not with. out dissent, set out immediately te do his bidding, expecting by to have hundreds of mi saved the treasury. The f dent said it will have piled up a $5,000,000,000 deficit by June. “T-am pointing at a definite road,” declared the president, and he asked that he be allowed to take it “at once without even waiting for the beginning of thej next fiscal year.” Even before the message tread to the senate and threats of determined were evident, The house democratic leade arranged to bind their prepo |derant majority caucus }get a bill through by Wednesday if possible. After hearing the pre imessage the senate feces: [til tomorrow to prepare ltion to carry out a progra: was} house, | dispute in a to will rest with him t authority over admini: aim to slash caused by compensation for no! service connected with disabil* \ tie: } ties, cost BANK SITUATION DISCUSSED TODAY BY W. R. PORTER PRESIDENT OF KEY WEST IN- STITUTION UNABLE TO SAY WHEN BANKS WILL RE- SUME REGULAR BUSINESS William R. Porter, president of the First National Bank, said to The Citizen today that to predict when the banks would be open for regular conduct of business is impossible. Changes have been made so frequently in the orders govern- ing this phase of the situation, said Mr. Porter, that many banks} in New York have been open for a brief time, closed for another period and opened again. When the orders come advising that sound, liquid banking in- stitutions are permitted to open for regular business the Key West institution will be among the first to be benefittel by the order, Mr. Porter stated. Much of the stringency would) be relieved if business houses and individuals would agree to accept checks from responsible persons, said Mr. Porter. Under the exist- ing conditions every one will necessarily experience some incon- venience, but the general belief in banking circles is that the sit- uation will be clarified in a short time. COUNTY BOARD SENDS MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT ASSURE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NATION HEARTY SUP- PORT IN PROGRAM TOWARD ECONOMIC RECOVERY As a matter of cooperating with President Roosevelt in the pro- gram outlined by the chief execu- tive of the nation toward econom- ic recovery of the nation, _ the board of county commissioners have sent the following telegrams: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, Wa: gton, D. C. Offici: Fla., as loyal American County, citizens you your program. We sincerely be- lieve it will be successful. N. THOMPSON, Chairman Board of County Com- missioners. of Monroe wholeheartedly support in Duncan U. Fletcher, Washington, D. C. Assure President Monroe coun- ty officials support program. Have confidence as loyal Americans. Accept with patriotic fervor hard- hips for public welfare. N. THOMPSON, Chairman Board of County Com- missioners. CARD OF APPRECIATION ilies I wish to express my: apprecia- tion to Mr. Ramon Delgado, agent tS) of the Peninsular Life Insurance| Company, for his kind attention ompt ser of the insurance with la issued on my hus- eyberg. sted me in every way the papers in con- claimand paid me s than one half hour er the proofs of death was pre- to him. 527 Division MRS. EUGENIA FREYBERG.} rid-lx ice rendered in the} Rich American Trade At Stake As French Call Empire Parle COCOCOOOTO SOOO OOOO OOOOLOOOOSOOOO OOOO OOOO OOOOOOOOODO OOOO OOOOOO OOOO OO OOO COED France is to have an empire trade corfetence to offset last year’s British gather The French flags flies around the.world, this lands off Newfoundland and in the West In FRANCE. CORSICA, SYRIA FRENCH INDO=' CHINA. TAHITI § NEW CALEDONIA at Ottawa. p showing possessions on all contin including ie~.| county court house last night a piece of South America, isles of the Pacific, a colony between India and China, a mandate in Syria and huge sections of northern and equatorial Africa. (By Associated Press) PARIS, March 10.—The United States has a $134,000,000 stake in the French empire trade con- ference to be held here shortly. Premier Daladier summoned an imperial preference meeting to stimulate business between France and her colonies and _protector- ates. It Will besimilar to the one held by the British in Ottawa last year. The premier said the ence would be a prelude to world economic conference which France is preparing. The United States sold France confer- the; for/low in the | $121,800,000 worth of merchan- dise and $12,700,000 to her pos- sessions in 1931. The trade bal- ance favored the United States by $49,000,000. The French empire is the world’s second largest. It covers 4,696,000 square miles and has 61,615,000 inhabitants. It buys chiefly foodstuffs and machinery. A scheme for coordinating the exchange of colonial products for manufactured articles of the mother country has been lying fal- colonial office for years. It was started¢during the war when French ministers were scouring the globe for raw mater- ials to keep the big guns boom- ing. This report has been dusted off by Albert Sarraut, minister of colonies, who had_a hand in draw- ing it up. It will be used in the forthcoming sessions, The chief difficulty foreseen by economic writers is that French wheat farmers and wine growers will object to having North Africa wheat and wines come into France duty free. Various Banks To Resume Early Operations Under New Orders Issued By Roosevelt WASHINGTON, March 1 (By Associated Press) 0.—President Roosevelt today signed an execu- tive order making possible resumption of early banking operations in substantial volume. Under the order of the secretary of the treasury is given the authority to issue licenses to federal reserve member banks to reopen. Application for li-| censes will be filed with district federal reserve banks. State banks not members of the federal reserve will be allowed by Secretary | Woodin to reopen after obtaining approval from the proper state banking au-| thorities. WASHINGTON, March 10. | tive order or regulation will be issued shorily directing all federal reserve mem- | for breath with « blazing blanket] | | | March 6. ber banks desiring to reopen to apply for license to secretary of treasury. Ap-) plication is to bq filed with the federal reserve bank in each district. He also authorized banking institutions to complete for their own account Mr./or account of their customers payments on subscriptions for treasury bills sold | liberately set fire to the blanket. The campaign of silver advocates for aid to restore metal to monetary pow- ler w. as renewed in the senate by President Protempore Pittman. time the presidential proclamation kept rigid restrictions clamped tightly about ‘operations of the nation’s banks. i E anatical Assassin To Die In Electric Chair OPTIMISTIC OVER BABY BOND ISSUE PROPOSITION EXPLAINED AT MEETING LAST NIGHT; CIR- In the mean-| CULATING LISTS FOR SIG- NATURES OF MERCHANTS Mayor Wm. H. Malone feels satisfied that the proposed baby bond, and coupon medium of ex- change will go through, he told The Citizen today, and John Rice Scott, father of the idea concurs in Mr. Malone’s opinion. There was an atfendance of representative businéss men and citizens at the meeting in the t and Mr. Malone thoroughly explaine: the entire program, the method of procedure and the manner in which the issuance and redemp- tion of bonds and coupons is handled. There are three lists being cir- culated today among business men and individuals, securing signers to the pledge which was written by the mayor. The list that was being presented by Mr. Scott, a 11 o’clock this morning, contained the names of more than twenty who have consented to purchase bonds in amounts ranging from ($10 to $150, Mr. Scott told The Citfzen that he was satisfied that his list would be subscribed 100 per cent and he was led to believe that the others would show the same. He said he was exceedingly optimistic as to the success of the proposi- tion. DISCOVER FIRE IN JAIL CELL PRISONER HAS NARROW ES- CAPE FROM SUFFOCATION LAST NIGHT Prompt action on the part of city firemen last night, in all | probability, saved a prisoner in the city jail from death by suf- | focation. Shortly after 11 o'clock fire- men of the night watch smelled xmoke in the sleeping quarters. ; Gradually the odor of burning cloth became more pronounced and Firemen Franklyn Arenberg, Cleveland Dillon and Everett Rivas | started to investigate. | On reaching the engine room |they found it filled with smoke jand saw it was coming from the {city jail. Reaching the cell tier ithey heard the prisoner holloring Secretary Woodin announced today an execu-|and on reaching his ceil found |him standing at the door gasping | behind him on the bunk. Mr. Rivas reached in, extinguished it. The supposition }is that the prisoner either drop- | ped a cigaret while asleep or de-| BENEFIT CABARET Saturday Night CUBAN CLUB Music by Howard Wilson pulled| |the blanket through the bars, and| -ForMurderOfCermak MALONE AND SCOTT! Denounces Court After Sentence; Shouted He “Was Not Afraid Of Chair” (By Associmted Press) MIAMI, March 10.—De- nouncing the court and shouting he was not afraid, Guiseppe Zangara, fanatical assassin, who tried to kill President Roosevelt, today was sen- . tenced to death in the electric chair for the mur- der of Mayor Anton Cer- mak, of Chicago. italists,” Zangara shouted at Circuit Judge” Uly Thompson after sentence was passed. “I'm no afraid — that chair. You is crook man. Put me in electric chair,” he asserted. Then the Italian, who shot five persons in a fu- tile effort to kill Presi-* — dent Roosevelt was led from the courtroom by ° ‘deputies. 3 ; Zangara blamed “cap- italists and stomach trou- ble” for his murderous de- sire. 4 ' Zangara’s time of death, was not set in the cou sentence. : In Florida the governor sets the week in which thy execution must be made The state prison superi tendent decides the day ‘and hour. ; | Zangara is already 1 i ider sentence of 80 years |for conviction on charg of attempting to | Roosevelt and three o }er persons, the lat wounded by his bullets. Lewis Twyman, one the attorneys, appointed: by the court to defend Zangara, said as tar as he knew there would be further move in the —_—_—— eC i “" The Home Town Theater Today Double Feature LUXURY LINER © See Page 3 for Reader on 1 Picture ——+*heo—_ THE KING'S VACA’ Matinee, 10-18¢; Night,