The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 30, 1933, Page 1

For 58 Years Devoted to the Associated Press Day Wire ‘ Best Interests of Key West Service VOLUME LIV. No. 76. British Gunboats Search Daring Chinese Buccaneers Piates Board Merchant| REQUEST MADE TO Ship And Wound Two Of Members Of Crew “ Aside From Other Acts (ity Aunocinted Prexs) NEWCHWANG, Man- churia, March 30.—British gunboats searched off the Manchurian coast today for a daring ‘gang of Chinese buccaneers who kidnaped four British officers from‘a British merchant ship. Fourteen pirates attacked the ship and wounded two Chinese members of the crew and carried off four officers. This was the second kid- naping of British subjects here by Chinese bandits in recent months, Other British vessels will be ordered to join in the search for apprehension of the pirates who were re- sponsible for | the incident GOVERNOR SHOLTZ MAKES PUBLIC AUDIT CONDUCTED FOR PERIOD COVERING TWENTY-ONE MONTHS (Florida Press) TALLAHASSEE, March 30.— Governor Sholtz today made pub- He some startling facts brought to light in a recently completed audit of the books of the State’ Board of Barber Examiners. | The board was created May 20, | 1931, and the audit covered its! activities for a twenty-one month period ending February 28, 1933. The original board members! were V. V. Voght and Stanley A.! Sweeting whose resignations were accepted, effective February 1, 1933. The third member, W. S. Matthews, was suspended membership January 26 of j from! this’ i closed that what few records were! kept by the board were so mixed! up and incomplete that it was dif-} fieult to gain an accurate picture | of its operations. | No daily record of cash was! kept, no record of deposits in banks, fees recived with applica- tions were merely noted on the envelope. Dates, application numbers and permit nambers wer so confused it was next to im- possible to check them. It was impossible for auditors to tell when any individual check, money order, or amount of cash} received with any one application! was deposited, as deposits made were listed in a lump sum and no record made of the items repre- sented. Many applications and certifi- cates were missing making the ef- forts of accountants very diffi- cult, | i LOVED WIFE’S NIECE CHICAGO.-Mrs, J. C. Lawes of this city testified in her divoree! suit that her husband had fallen! in love with her niece. \ Kidnaped By TURN IN DOHERTY DAY FUNDS HERE ALL AGREEING TO SUBSCRIBE TWO PERCENT, OF SALES ARE ASKED TO TURN SAME] OVER TO LOCAL CHAIRMAN All merchants, who agreed to contribute two ‘percent of their sales on the observance of All-; Florida Doherty Day in Key West ‘on March 10, are requested to turn over these funds to William R. Porter, local chairman of the ‘committee, who will in turn send same to the state chairman, for proper checking of receipts in connection with the state-wide event which was in appreciation of Mr. Doherty’s efforts in pro- moting the welfare of Florida on various occasions. The following is a list of those who agreed to subscribe the two percent: First National Bank, Joe Pearl- man’s Inc., Mrs, Andrew Page, Manhattan Restaurant, Dr. Val- des, Frank Lewinsky, A. Lucig- nani, Theo. Holtsberg, Kress Store, George Kantor, Odilio Dia: Grocery, Oriental Pharmacy, R. orn, Strand Theater, D. Gato & Navarro, Frank Holtsberg, Delmonico Restaurant, The Key West Electric Co., Cabre- ra Bros., ‘Palace Theater, Gates Shop, Ambrose-Cleare, Peter: Roberts’ Fish Market, Monsalvatge & Drane. dell, Berlin A. Sawyer, Drug Co., Pierce Bros. Long, Raymond Curry, F. H. Solomon, Sawyet’s Cydle Store, Richardson’s cery, John C. Park, Juan Calleja, Lumley & Roberts. Chester Tohmpson Curio’ Store, Maloney & ‘Peacock, Archer’s Grocery, J. F. Matchett, Olivieri’s Store, Key West Coca Cola Bot- tling Co., Norberg Thompson, G. C. Roberts Hardware Store, Thompson Plumming Co., Wm. Curry’s Sons Co., Paul Demeritt Bros., Allen B, Cleare. Columbia Steam Laundry, De- pression Grocery, Sweeting’s Ser- vice Station, Roker’s Service Sta- tion, Bethel’s Service Station, ‘Chas. Saunders Wholesale Gro- cery, Abelardo Lopez Grocery, R. & S. Service Station, Gomez Home Store, Herbert Weech Grocery, Busy Bee Bakery. Panama Meat Market, Sam Pin- der’s Cash Grocery, B. Weintraub Grocery. Frank Johnson, Lace- donia Grocery, The Gift Shoppe, George Parks Grocery, Diaz, Broth- ers, Francisco Castro, J, M. Fer- nandez, Fausto's Grocery Juan| Mayg, Lou Smith, Charles Smith, | South Flor Contracting and} Engineering Co. W. R. Porter, president of the First National Bank, to whom, as chairman of the local committee, | the collections were returned, / said that the total amount is ap-! roximately $100.00, CUBA BRINGS IN 73 PASSENGERS The S. S. Cuba arrived from Havana yesterday afternoon with! 73 passengers, 16 aliens and four! automobiles. Ferry Parrott came { | | | in from ; Havana at 4 o'clock with one car! weight and work hose. of horses, nine miscellaneous cars and six passengers. FREE Qne 9-inch Lime Pie or two-in-one Jig Saw puzzle with purchase of the deli- cious Betty Crocker 60c) BUSY BEE BAKERY LATE CAKE 900 FRANCIS STREET “| of seil by water, be KRep West Citsben —. KEY WEST, FLORIDA,’ THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1933. How Roosevelt Plans To Put 250,000 Unemployed To Work, ———$— $$ William V. Albury: Will Sponsor Bill To Legalize Sale Of f Beer In Florida William V. Albury, representa-jas being against any and all forms itive to the legislature of Florida.|of additional taxation. He does ;will be one of the co-introducers | not believe tht there should be any lof the bill to legalize the sale of! increase in taxes of any kind but ‘beer in the state. This, it is under-!that economy in government can jstood, will be one of the first ibring about the desired result ‘measures introduced at the session \ without taxation to increase rev- jof the body which convenes April) enue. ee vias : Another bill that will be intro- immediately upon passage 01 ‘i |ehis measure Mr. Albury will in- fees ae aerrrer nt a: = |troduce a bill to change the char- i - sats fi reais iter of the City of Key West, in county, catching of stone crabs jorder to permit the sale of 3.2/and crawfish in traps shall be pro- jer d wine in Key _ \ hibited. | is is necessary since Section (25, of the city charter of 1919, Areas cee Nunires rebahewae, {prohibits the sale of any malt or|°? the keys have either spoken, ispirituous liquors in Key West.|or written, to him on this subject, 'The prohibitory clause in the sec-|showing that these crustaceans, ition exactly conforms to the pro-/that are a source of income to a ‘visions of the Volstead Act, upon/great many people in Florida, are i which it was based, says Mr. Al- ‘beings trapped by the tens of thou- sands and should this continue i bury. be; within three years there will be The administration’s project for erosion prevention and flood control through reforestation is directed at providing unemployment relief on a large scale. Erosion, the wearing away of the top soil through draina, has rendered 34,000,000 acres of land unfit for agriculture. Approval of the project would result in such a call for men as that suggest bove. By F. B. COLTON water. About 34,000,000 acres a great water-power, forestation (Associated Press Science Writer)|of farm land have been totally, and flood control development, is WASHINGTON, March} destroyed by erosion so that théy one of the most serious sections, A »,|are useless for growing crops. explains Bennett. Fifty per cent 30. — President Roosevelt’s Most of this destruction has taken‘ of the land in the valley, he esti- plan to put 250,000 un-| place in the last 50 or 60 years. | mates, is too steep or too badly Much valuable work could be eroded for cultivation, and employed men to work On | done by unemployed men, Bennett employed labor could be used in prevention of erosion of farm lands and related re- believes in protecting remaining turning this land back into forests . f 3 g ng : He will also favor a bill to} Mr. Albury will leave over the poy Recap ly risiy Ryeitr oe ay Retain Wat: lexempt all homesteads from taxa-'highway in the morning and join forestation and flood con- pai fF a em ne 9°. { bsg ‘acetate’ ‘tion. He will assist in sponsoring Mrs. Albury, who is to leave over 5 penn and plan’ i or feast _ Forests on the steeper slopes of a measure making a flat license|the East Coast for Miami this aft- trol projects represents an bese a on: 8 fb ly (ridges help retain water in the for automobiles and trucks, Ve-|ernoon. After a brief stay in Mi- attack-on-a farm--problem ‘e Peer: presi |soil and prevent erosion of the hicles of 3,000, pounds or. less to ,ami they will drive to 1 regarded by experts as more serious than low crop prices. Erosion, or the washing away Another measure that will introduced by the representative|but few left in the waters along from Monroe is to have the board|the coast, Mr. Albury says. of adminsitration, instead of pay-; Another measure to be intro- ing the interest on bonds, pur-|duced is one prohibiting the use chase bonds at the market price.jof gill nets of less than 3% inch This, he says, will effect annual mesh in Monroe county waters reductions of $350,000 in Monroe! and another bill prohibi h county’s bonded indebtedness. juse of purse seines at any time. © ee tbre Tevel ‘slopes Where crops afe'pay $5 and over that weight to|/see where Mrs. Albury’ will” re- Good Land Decreasing planted. When steep ‘slopes are pay $10. {main for about one week and then Erosion is steadily decreasing, cultivated the topsoil is quickly; Mr. Albury expresséd bidisslt |rgteras the amount of good farm land, | washed away, making the land un-; — aa says Bennett, and represents a; fit for further. use, or at -best,) ee si BE RAs (SCE is wasting farm| permanent loss to the farmer.| capable of growing only small, 4 ljand: in the United States faster Low prices for farm products} crops. 1 than in any other civilized nation; may some day rise, but rich soil} The increasing amount of ow r mi in recorded history, says H. H.| wasted from’ fields never cen be} oroded land, from which water| H . rae Bennett, erosion specialist of the} replaced: flows more easily and quickly, is| eh Department of: Agriculture. th some sections of northern] resulting in larger floods than} er S He estimates that of the 350,-| Missouri, in fields planted to corn) formerly in streams and causing; , 000,000 acres of land under culti-! yeat after year, erosion has been;them to dry up in summer in- * xe vation in the United States, be-| known to wash away in 12 years|stead of maintaining a uniform ee neeeopeeernt tween 100 and 125 million acres|the rich seven inch-deep topsoil,; year-round flow. (By Aencciated Press) have lost all or most of their|leaving only unfertile subsoil be-|. The “clean-cultivated” crops,!_ DETROIT, March 30.—A small Detroit's banking situation, said valuable top soil through erosion.|low. Nature would require about] such as corn, cotton and tobaceo, ‘Powder bomb lowered into the/he was awakened by the noise Slopes Aid Erosion 3,000 years to build back this|are most favorable to erosion be-'basement of the home of Rev./and sudden shaking of the house, Three-quarters of all cultivated| seven inches of topsoil. cause there is a.minimum of plant Father Charles Coughlin in Royal) He warmly criticized Detroit land is sloping and hence subject} The Tennessee valley, ‘eticks| suatactal to bind the soil in place Oak exploded directly under the|bankers, and opponents of the to the erosive action of running! President Roosevelt has proposed! and help it absorb water. jpriest’s bedroom today but caus-/new bank plan and himself had jed only a small amount of dam-)been criticized in turn. asec IGE MENT DRT TRO jage. No one was injured. | Detectives, who started an im- Father Coughlin, who has be-| mediate investigation df the MORE CLOTHING JAP ANESE SEIZE ‘HOLD UP ISSUING come one of the central figures bombing, were unable to uncover lin the heated controversy over |any clues. WILL BE GIVEN RUSSIAN TRAIN; SLIPSTOOBTAIN | POOR’ OF CITY), .resr ive FREE FLOUR NOW Si cmc ——— Outbreak Against Jews IDENT AS RESULT RED CROSS CHAPTER ORDERS ANOTHER ASSORMENT TO BE DISTRIBUTED INCLUD- ING VARIOUS KINDS | ter has ordered another assort-} : | ment of clothing to be distribut-;Soviet government was making til April 5. ed to the poor and needy of Key! materials over the railway to the ber of these slips outstanding and) i e | It is estimated that pcs ' West. families, approximately 3281 per- sons, in the city are in need of} The order sent off this after-| kind of assistance. noon includes infants, girls and} light-} Infants! and! girls, and | vests for women and union suits} { Trousers for men, knickers for; women’s hose and men’s shirts, waistsuits for boys, unionsuits, bloomers for men, boys, overalls for men and boys, jumpers for men and play suits for boys, Blankets and comfort- ers and bed sheeting. } Upon the arrival of this cloth- ing announcement will be made as OF DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO NATIONS (By Aaueel lated Press) TOKYO, March 30.—A new in- cident in the long series of dis-! putes between Russia and Japan over the Chinese eastern railway z jwas reported today in the seizure} The Key West Red Cross Chap-jof a Russian train and freight by | Manchukuo’ border guards. A Japanese dispatch said the unauthorized shipments of war Pacific seaport of Vladivostok. APPARATUS GOES TO BRUSH FIRES Apparatus of the fire depart- ment was called to two brush fires today. One on the county road in the rear of the home of Abe- lardo Lopez, was responded to by No. 3 station. Prompt action on the part of the firemen quickly extinguished) the flames. The fire on Caroinie street would have proven disas- trous, is the opinion of Chief Ba- ker, had it mot been for the prompt action of residents in the vicinity telephoning exactly the location of the fire and the speedy BU7 'ON WILL START; NUM- BER OF SLIPS NOW OUT- STANDING | No more application slips for |Red Cross flour will be issued un- There are a num- |these will be good for flour upon |Presentation, | On April 5 the second distri- bution will start. The first to behefit will be those persons who are members of the Red Cross and can produce evidence that they are members. The second distribution will be made to workers whose names are carried on the Emergency Relief Council's list. Until these have been served no others will be considered. | After these have received their sacks the residue will be given to the poor and indigent who have been proven actually in need and worthy of assistance. There remains at this time in the store house at the lighthouse department, 1335 sacks, 160 | hese APRIL 5 SECOND DISTRI-| i | | | i t acts of vandalism. Still Continued Today’.. (iy Associated Press) | BERLIN, March ected turned today to the very man — hold responsible for the anti-; semitic feeling in Germany, | Chancellor Hitler himself, and to} f "President von Hindenburg, who reated the present government. In the last despairing attempt to prevent the nation-wide boy- cott scheduled for Saturduy, pre- | mature outbreaks continued in) various cities resulting in wide-} spread damage to Jewish business establishments. \ The national Socialist party} which is sponsoring an organized ban on Jewish business and pro-| fessional activity ordered to begin | Saturday, disapproved of these, In some cities its storm troops: were able to suppress outbreakx. The radical element of the Nazi party is seen as still triumphant as a boycott proclamation has been’ sent to all parts of the country. | i large THROWN ATOP OF AUTO CALIFORNIA HAS NEW EARTH SHOCK WIDE AREA IN SOUTHERN SECTION EXPERIENCED TODAY {By Associated Presed LOS ANGELES, March 30. —A wide area of Jouthern California centering in the vi- cinity of Long Beach and Los Angeles was rocked by « sharp earthquake today. Tremors lasted five sec- onds, but no damage was re- Teday Deuble Feature PRIVATE JONES to hours of distribution. At the response of the department. and 1175 small. The original meeting of the Red Cross Chap-| The other, on Caroline street on’ number was 560 large and 2400| EVANSTON, Ul—Henry Por-' ter yesterday it was decided tojthe lot where the debris from the small, hence there has been ter of this city was thrown from|| See Page 3 for Reader on This have distribution made to the) Charles Sawyer home that was 400 large and 1225 small sacks of his motorcycle onto the top of an/ Pheture whites on one day and to the) burned is piled, called the pumps the flour distributed, a total of aute that struck his machine and | Matinee, 10-15e; Night 15-28 colored folk on another day. from Ne) 1 station. +1625. escaped with a few bruises. i PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘Roosevelt Studies Plans To Find = Funds For Putting Force To Work — Confers With Other Of- ficials Relative To Status Of Program As Outlined (By Associated Preas) WASHINGTON, March 30. — President Roosevelt studied his revised budget today to find funds. for put- ly on the forest conservation Program about to be author- . ized by congress. He called in Secretary Woodin — and Lewis Douglas, director of the budget, for a lengthy look at the whole new government finan- cial picture to find out how things stand as a result ef recent economies, and what can be spent. The senate banking committee voted to ask for additional author- ity in its investigation of private bankers, because of objections raised to its inquiry by the J. P. Morgan House. The Black five-day-week and six-hour-day bill was approved by. the senate judiciary committee. The measure would compel all for by members of the agriculture committee as they bate in private exe ystem to “iricrease efficiency and dave $250,000,000 to $300,000,- 000 a year” ‘was recommended to the house military affairs com- mittee by Colonel William Mit- chell, former army air _ corps chief, CABRERA NEW HEAD OF LOCAL ROTARY CLUB MOST OF TIME AT MEETING TODAY TAKEN UP IN ELEC- TION OF OFFICERS FOR EN-_ * SUING TERM There were two outstanding’ ents in connection with the Rotary luncheon today, which was the annual election of - officers, and the other, the celé- — bration of “Young” Bill Bates’ birthday, who has reached the 69th milestone of life, Mr. Bates joyed by those partaking thereof. Sebastian Cabrera had as his | guest, James Roberts, who was re- cently appointed as city tax col- lector-asnensor. Vesey Johnson was also on the program for an anniversary bitth- lebration, but the club mens- +