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

For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Associated Press Day Wire Service The Kep West Citsen VOLUME LIV. No. 66. PRICE FIVE CENTS KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1933. Father Kills Three At Wife’s Graveside Railway Mail Clerk ollcrry COUNCIL Plant City, Fla., Com- mits Act In Philadel- phia —- (By Ansoctated Press) PHILADELPHIA, March 18,—Gilbert Friend, 28- year-old railway mail clerk of Plant City, Florida, and his three young. children, were found shot to death to- day at the grave of his wife in Suburban Upper Darby. The bodies of the children lay close together on the mother’s grave, a blanket covering all but their heads. Each was shot through the heart. Friend, with a_ bullet wound in the head, lay be- side them with a pistol near- by. The children were Rob- ert, 8-years-old; Helen, 6- years, and Kenneth, seven months. The names of all the three stone of the grave of his wife who died last January. A note found in Friend’s car indicated he was. grief- stricken at his wife’s death, and killed the children and| DELAY IN RECEIVING FUNDS CAUSED BY BANK MORA- * ' TORIUM AIRS FINANCES DURING MEETING EFFORTS MADE TOWARD MAKING "PAYROLL; TAX COLLECTOR DION TENDERS RESIGNATION Practically the entire time of the city council at its regular meeting last ‘night, was taken up with the discussion of finances, this having been -brought about as the result of a petition signed by city employes requesting that they be given a part payment of the money owed them for services rendered in the past which is far overdue. Tt was stated in the petition that many of the empioyes were in dire need, showing where many of those involved were really not able to obtain the common neces- sities of life inasmuch as_ their erédit with various business con- cerns had become exhausted, with no other visible means of ob- taining food for themselves and families, _ Following the reading of the petition, Councilman Sawyer mov- _that.a certain portion of the ‘funds on hand be ited whereby each employe be paid $25 to apply on his past due warrant in order to furnish some relief as requested in the communication presented by the men making up the various* departments of the city. Withdraws Moti Mr, Sawyer’s motion, ther @iscussion, was withdrawn, with a similar one made by Coun- cilman Gwynn ,which was put to vote and failed to carry. Gwynn, Roberts and Sawyer voted in fav- or, with Freeman, Monsalvatge and Warren in opposition, making it a tie vote, which according to the rules, caused the motion to be as a majority vote is neces- sary to carry an issue, To have made the appropria- tion for payment of the men would have required the transfer of money from one fund to an- other which, according to the rules of the charter, is against 4the law, and Councilman Free- who worked one paid some time later, in receiving the funds cal the bank . mora- torium. Since this has been prac- tically settled in other parts of the state it is probable that allot- THREE NAMED ON SHIPPING BOARD SENATE COMMERCE COMMIT- TEE APPROVES NOM. INATIONS oe (My Anneciated Press) WASHINGTON, March 18. —The senate commerce com- mittee today approved the nominations of Hutch Cone, Florida; Gatewood Lincoln, te .the chipping beard. Mf Troubled By OVERHEAT- ING, Annoyed By LEAKING— Clean and Leak Proof Your Cooling System. wat foe $1.00 man, in this connection, refused to favor the matter, stating that he had always taken the same position whenever any matter of this nature had come up for con- sideration, He stated that he be- lieved in foltowing the law to the letter in this and all other like matters. Mayor Malone gave a_ short talk on the subject, stating that he felt that the men should be given some financial assistance if possible, and made every effort to devise some means whereby the city employes might be afforded some relief in their time of dis- tress, showing where they had ier been faithful in the per- formance of their various duties. Tn fact, all of the council showed a willingness to help the men pro- viding that the necessary funds could be produced from the prop- er fund set aside for taking care of payrolls. To Call Meeting It was tentatively agreed to call a meeting some night next {week when the merchants, tax- payers and all others interested, will be asked to attend for the purpose of discussing matters with the mayor and council in an en- deavor to furnish some solution whereby the city may obtain funds jief Council. Next week the flour | Miss Marion necessary to carry on operations. Fred J, Dion, tax collector and assessor, who has accepted a posi- tion with the Key West Realty Company as manager, tendered this resignation to the council last i pew to become effective March }31. | The resignation was accepted twith a vote of thanks being ex-! ltended te Mr. Dion for his effi- cient services during his tenure of office. Seecccccccooueees YOU AND YOUR MONEY ee No. 6---When The Dollar Goes Abroad COC CCOOCO TO TOCOEO OOO OOOO OOOOOEESEOO CEOS OD EOSOSOSOSAOOSSOSSOOOOOOOOOOOSOC® ABy Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 18. — Newspaper headlines blare: “Dollar Strong In| England,” or “Dollar Slumps} As Bears Raid.” i At home a dollar is a dollar. What then makes it subject to speculative maneuvering in another country? In international trade all the monies of the world are traded in much as any other commodity, and their prices are posted, as are prices of stocks on stock ex- change boards. Monies are bought and sold and fluctuate in price. The monies are bought and sold because the world’s merohante and travelers need foreign money in exchange for their own, Francs and pounds will not pass over the counter-in an American store; dollars are not money to a London tailor and a French res- taurateur. These monies must be changed in the local monies be- fore they are good at home. Such transformation of one money into another makes up for- eign exchange, and they are rae ried on by dealers who buy and sell money as demanded. In normal times, monies of the important countries are on the gold standard. The dollar is de- fined as 23.22 grains of pure gold, the pound at 113 grains, the mark at 6.53 grains, and so on. By J. R. BRACKETT | ‘ Be Wey, 5.22, GRAINS = 23.22 = Why ‘What makes the dollar fluc- tuate in terms of foreign ex- - change? Partly, it is due to the variable demand of for- eign business men who need dollars for their transactions. On the gold standard, the par value relation among several money unite is indicated above. values in gold determine the pat MAN ARRESTED ON CHARGE MADE FOR POLICE CLAIM TO HAVE SO- LUTION IN PLOT AGAINST WIDOW OF JAMES PATTEN, “WHEAT KING” (Dy Associated Press) EVANSTON, March 18.—So- lution of an alleged $50,000 ex- tortion plot against Mrs. James Patten, 75-year-old widow of the multi-millionaire “Wheat King,” was claimed by police today aft- er the arrest of a man they said confessed to writing her five let- ters, The man is Axel Peterson, 52, landscape gardner who police said was once employed by the Pat- tens, General Charles Dawes and his brother, Rufus Dawes, presi-} dent of Chicago’s coming World Fair and Northwestern Univer- sity. | Authorities said Peterson might be turned over to federal offi- cers for prosecution. Peterson was arrested when he attempted to meet Mrs. Patten at the place he designated for her to deliver the money. MUCH FLOUR IS GIVEN OUT HERE! MORE THAN 900 SACKS DIS.| TRIBUTED IN LAST THREE DAYS ia During the last three days of this week more than 900 sacks of flour were distributed from “the store room in rear of the light- house quarters. In-charge of the distribution is Thomas L, Kelly, general storekeeper. Those receiving the flour this ly one another. Thus the pound is worth $4.86 (113 grains divided by 23.22 grains). England is now off the gold standard, and the value of the pound has fluctuated according to the international de- mand for it. As long as a countty remains on the gold standard the fluc-| tuations are not likely to be wide} because gold standard monies are redeemable in gold. When there is fear that a country will go off the gold standard, its mioney may decline in terms of other monies. All the transactions among na- tions—goods and securities bought and ‘sold, tarvelers’ expenditures, debts and services—are involved in arriving at international balances, In normal times gold} will -be shipped by that country which has accepted more goods and services than it has expended. If the exchanges were exactly, even all debts could be paid sim- ply by cancelling one against the other. At present the United States’ international balance is favorable. Most of the world owes it more both currently and over the long- term than it owes them. For that reason, aside from fluctuations arising from talk about changing the gold standard, the rest. of the} world cannot long sell dollars, but must buy them. Some economists hold that the dollar would not slip far even if the nation left’ the gold standard because of general need These; values of the monies in terms of, for dollar exchange. VID aaOa aaa, Man Loses Flour And Automobile Ride Too After’ : of flour yesterday, an applicant decided that it was rather heavy to carry to the central part of the city and started to seek some one with a car to give him a “lift.” One whom he sought was home to dinner so he decided to ask another friend for the ride. To make the request it necessary to enter a building. Placing the flour against the building he went inside and after receiving the promise of a ride, went out, but when sought his flour it was gone. it disappeared. No one saw who or what took it nor when nor where = it went. Lf hud ah uta, deutull BILL CARR IS BADLY INJURED ARKANSAS FLYER HAD AUTO. MOBILE ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT (My Associated Presa) PHILADELPHIA, March 18.— College running days are over for Bill Carr, Arkansas flyer, who thrilled the athletic world with a record-breaking performance in Olympic games, Hospital reports today definite- stated he suffered multiple fractures of both ankles and fracture of the pelvis in an auto- mobile accident last night. His general condition is good. WIFE RETURN HERE Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Ford, who came to Key West March 8, in ‘CERMAK’S WILL FILED TODAY IN _ ESTATE OF LATE CHICAGO MAYOR WORTH $250,000 IS BEQUEATHED TO FAMILY AND CHARITIES (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, March 18.—An es- tate valued at $250,000 was be- { queathed to charities and to the family of the late Mayor Anton Cermak in a will filed today in probate court. Cermak, who was shot down in Miami with a bullet of Guiseppe Zangara, Italian, intended for nt Roosevelt, left the bulk of his estate to his immediate family, and distributed $17,000 to charit i The steamer Cuba arrived yes- terday afternoon from Cuba with 76 passengers, five aliens. S. S. Florida sailed yesterday for Havana with 34 passengers, 10 from Tampa, 24 from Key West and 152 sacks of mail. The freighter Brazos, of the Clyde-Mallory Line, arrived last night 8:35 o’clock from Galves- ton, Texas. She discharged and after taking on large shipments of sponges, cigars, sea food and live turtles, left at 9:50 for New York. OF HOSPITAL NO Miss Olga J. Lopez, daughter of | ‘week were registrants on the lists|C°™pany with the noted writer,| Mr. and Mrs. Juan Lopez, 422; lof employes of the Emergency Re- | Marjory Stoneman Douglas and! Ame’! S. Manley, well street, who recently un- derwent an operation for appen- will be given to those applicants | known architect, arrived over the/dicitis, has been removed from who have been investigated and shown to be indigents in urgent; need of assistance. ; | WE SELL GOOD j;USED CARS) i] Weekly and Monthly Payment I] Gate & Navarro, Inc. highway last night for another brief visit. At the Chamber of Commerce this morning the visitors said they liked they former visit so much ‘ot saw so little of the beauties of the island they decided to re- they caught bet casual glimpses of ‘on their previous trip. local hospital to her home, and it is stated that she is rapidly. Wilcox Making Efforts To Have Reopened Representative _ Proposes Introducing Bill In Con- gress For This Pur- pose Key West Navy Yard Hoping To Have Beer Bil On Law Books .«_|BIG DEPOSITS (By Ausociated Press) WASHINGTON, March Members of congress today took advantage of a breathing spell— recess until Monday—to analyze country-wide reactions Ro Pr: dent Roosevelt’s farm relief pro- gram on which they set for action early next week. Agricultural committees of both houses in the meanwhile plumbed broad possibilities of the complex measure with prospect of action before the end of the day. Administration leaders predicted committee approval of . the _ bill without change. The beer bill on the law books by Monday night, was the aim df congressional leaders as they ar- ranged a week-end conference to help decide whether the new beverage would contain 3.2 or 3.05 per cent alcohol. ‘Conferences were necessary be- cause the house refused to accept the senate aniendments reducing the alcoholic content and adding wines and prohibiting the sale of drinks to youths under 16. In the meantime congress is go- ing to keep at work on Roosevelt's new deal until about May 1. CRIMINAL COURT BURY ACQUITS R. LEWIN OF CHARGE UNUSUALLY LARGE, NUMBER’ OF WITNESSES INTRODUC. ED BY DEFENSE AND STATE DURING LONG TRIAL After being out less than 30 minutes the jury in the case of the state versus Roy Lewin, charged with embezzlement, returned a verdict of not guilty as charged. The last of the evidence in this case was in yesterday when court adjourned at noon. Court was re- cessed until 10 o'clock this morn- ing. J. F. Busto, county solicitor, had the opening and closing argu- ments. The defense attorney was Wm. H. Malone, whose argument was brief. Judge J. Vining Harris deliv- ered a lengthy charge to the jury after which they retired to the jury room a few minutes before 1 o’clock. Members of the body were: J. R. Russell, Charles W. Richardson, Hilary A. Crusoe, Monday Night AT LOCAL BANK SINCE OPENING ‘MORE THAN $50,000 OVER AND ABOVE WITHDRAWALS IN FIRST TWO DAYS AFTER RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, the first two days the First National Bank was opened for business since the moratorium, deposits amounted to more than $50,000 over and above withdraw- als. This, said Wm. R, Porter, pres- ident, was the one feature out of the usual normal business of the institution and was gratifying in the extreme. Now, he told The Citizen, we are working on a regular normal basis and “pro- ceeding along the even tenor of our way.” The only restrictions placed on withdrawals are those against hoarding. This phase is covered in two paragraphs of a regula- tion sent out by the secretary of treasury, the gist of which reads as follows: ¥ % “No institution ~ shall permit any withdrawals by any . person when such institution, acting in good faith, shall deem that such intended for hoard- “Any banking institution, be- fore permitting the withdrawal of large or unusual amounts in cur- rency, shall require said person to furnish, a full statement, -under th; showing the “purpose » fér which the currency is needed.” MRS. E. NORCISA DIES THIS MORNING Mrs, Esperanza Norcisa, 38, died 5 o’clock this morning in t home at 617 Southard street, Fun- eral services will be held at 5 o'clock this afternoon from the residence, Rev, A. L, Maureau, S. J., of St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholie church, officiating. Pritchard’s Funeral Home in charge of arrangements, Survivors are the husband, Louis Norcisa; two daughters, An- gela and Esperanza; four sons, Mario,’ Henry, Robert and Louis. Three brothers, Oscar, Ralph and Christ Knowles, J. P. McDermott! John Disgdiertt, of Tampa; three and Charles S. Lowe. CUBAN DIPLOMAT sisters, Mrs, Rogelio Plano and Mrs. Caridad Martinez, of Tampa and Mrs. Casilda Velar, of New York. MAKES STOP HERE SALVATION ARMY Armando Mencia, Cuban mem-/ ber of the secretariat of the League of Nations, arrived on the Cuba yesterday from Havana en- route to Geneva, Switzerland, During his short stay in Key West, Mr. Mencia was the guest } WANTS CLOTHING The Salvation Army is making tan appeal to the citizens of Key | West for discarded clothing which of Cuban Viee Consul Armando|™*y be used by the many who Lopez. The visitors told The Citi-) zen that he has visited Key West on a number of occasions and {have agreed to sew are in need of same at this time. It is stated that many women garments has a number of friends in the | provided the material is furnish- city. i He calls Key West the city of) beautifal young women and has) a decided preference for blondes. | —e———— } ‘Any one having clothing to con- i tribute can send same to the local ayy headquarters, Double Feature » CLEAR ALL WIRES || See Page 4 for Reader On This Congressman Mark Wil- cox is taking up the matter of activity at the Key West naval station and is working assiduously to the end that the station be re-opened. He will introduce a bill in con- gress within the next few days to this effect. In reply to a letter from State Senator Arthur Gomez he writes as follows: “Answering yours of March 13, I am sure that you will be interested to know that I have been at work ever since the moment of my arrival in Wash- ington on the matter of securing the re-establishment of the naval station at Key West. “IT have had a long conference with the committee on naval af- fairs and I have just arranged for a conference with an admiral who is in charge of this particular activity. If necessary, I shall in- troduce a bill in’ the house in the next few days directing the re- establishment of the ‘station “in Key West. “TI believe, however, that I fed be able to secure an execu der which will accomplish apart of what we are to do and / “Please assure the people of ey West that this is one of my major objectives and that I am constantly at work on it. Just as soon as there are interesting de- velopments, I shall wire you so that you may in turn advise the people of Key West. With kind- est regards, 1am, “Sineerely yours, “J, MARK WILCOX.” The letter to which the fore- going is the reply was also sent to President Roosevelt and Sena- tor Fletcher. At the beginning Senator Gomez called attention to the elevation of Senator Trammel to the chairmanship of the com- mittee on naval affairs and cited that fact that as Senator Tram- mel was always friendly to Key West his assistance toward the de- sired end would be given. Calling attention to the four year enlistment period now, Mr. Gomez suggested that an amend- ment to the military ‘and navel laws could be made that would permit many men who are out of employment to enlist in the dif- ferent services for a period of one year, and enable them to out- live the depression and at the same time be of service to the country. So far the letter to the presi- dent has not been answered, but Senator Fletcher's reply, received at the same time as that of Con- gressman Wilcox, gave assurance that “it will afford me pleasure te co-operate with the congress- man in the matter referred to.” GENERAL HARRY BURGESS DIES WAS GOVERNOR GENERAL OF —-WE BUY D CARS OR CASH