The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 21, 1933, Page 1

VOLUME LIV. No. 95. Beer Bill To Be Taken. UpIn Senate: House Favors Consolida- tion Of Tax Assessors ‘And Collectors In Dif- ferent Counties (Mg Ansocinied Presa) - TALLAHASSEE, April 21. —The senate today set 4:30 (Monday for special and con- tinuous consideration of bills te legalize and tax beer and) | senate in lieu of two » beer bills passed by. the house and one beer bill previously introduced in the senate. “The house approved résolutions calling for con- stitutional amendments. to consolidate offices of county tax collector and tax assessor |: ind to eliminate all but two justices of peace and table districts in each RIVER LEVEE HIGH WATER REPORTED OVER TWENTY-FIVE HUN- DRED ACRE SECTION; CREST EXPECTED TODAY ¥ (iy Assnctated Press) KENNET, Mo., April 21,—St. Francis River . levee..gave way ‘three miles west of here today. flooding 2,500 acres. Another levee . prevented the water from inundating a large varea, reaching as far south -as ‘Senath. Levee broke a. moment; after a, national guardsman ‘walked over.it in course of patrol duties. The river was flowing over the levee several miles up the river from the new break and 500 men used sandbags in an effort to pre- vent the barrier from washing away. The flood crest is expected here late toda: ~ch| FISHING PARTY Bey West Citisen Cove Creek Dam Key To New ‘Power Empire’ __ Visioned By Congress For Tennessee — By FRANK I. WELLER (Hy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 21. —aAn almost. forgotten spot on the rugged Tennessee terrain 300 miles from ‘Muscle Shoals—the proposed tsite of Cove Creek dam in the Clinch river—becomes | the most important point in the Tennessee watershed un- der bills in create the Tennessee valley authority. It is there that the first shovel would strike earth and the first dollar would. be spent. in the.ad- ministration’s ambitious scheme. to awaken; the industrial possibilities of the vast territory which for-14 years has looked to Muscle Shoals development for leadership. For as many years congression- ’al bickering over the question of private or public development of power and fertilizer resources of the government’s $150,000,000 war-time investment near | Flor- ence, Alabama, has kept incumbent | construction along the Tennessee river in the background. $10,000,000 Asked As Start The house bill authorizes imme- ‘diate appropriation of $10,000. 000 to begin ‘the administration program, $2,000,000 of which is! to be made available for work on congress to | nn KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1933. | | cone Mholilge gantic scale. Where A Mighty Tic decrneut Is Proposed ©290000052008 80000010 0000080080000 POWER <¢ NITRATE PLANT. wastage $100,000, Bills before congress propose development of the power resources of the Tennessee valley on a A dam at Cove Creek is the first proposed constructio: in the present project, combi =~ [MUSCLE SHOALS [- GRAND, JURY SETTING For Washington 53 Years Devoted to Best Interests of Key West - PRICE FIVE CENT: ‘MacDonald Arrives In Today; Will Confer With Roosevelt — ‘FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE FACES ROBERTS, IN CASE FINDS THREE TRUE BILLS AGAINST COLORED MAN IN MURDER CASE At 2:10 o’clock this afternoon | the grand jury in circuit court | found three true bills against) | Premier Will Fill Discuss War Debts And Various Other Inpettaat Issues At Capital (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 21. —With the arrival today of Prime Minister MacDonald, Great Britain and the Uni- ted States will come together in an atmosphere charged at once with high hope and en, 1 | James. Roberts, colored, charging grave reality to set upon ! ; him with murder in the first de- t led.sk of ini 1 | gree. | { \ He is charged with the. murder | of his father, James Roberts, Sr., | his wife, Hazel Louise Roberts, and Leroy Woods, 17-year-old colored youth, who made his | home with the family. Judge Jefferson B, Browne has ! appointed Attorneys. Wm, H. Ma- ‘Tone and Allan B. Cleare, Jr., to defend Roberts. The first case to be tried is that of the murder ‘of the father. \for Tuesday, April 25. This has beeen set | finance and commerce. - With eyes of the world cestered on the White House, President Roosevelt made ready to welcome Britain’s noted statesman late today for free friendly talks from which not even the thorny problem of war debts wil! After the trial date was set the! be barred. bench advised that at 10 o'clock the proposed dam. Muscle Shals tomorrow morning he will draw a proper becomes’ just one of the problems incidental to develop-| ment of the entire-valley. Work on Cove Creek dam is in flood control with the impounding of a water supply to “feed” the dams in the river below during the dry season. Under the program, Muscle Shoals would be brought “up to date” for the manufacture of nitrates for fertilizer and explosives and a tremendous new supply of electricty for industrial pur- | poses be made available, manufaciurirg and'employment stimulated and navigation encouraged. { venire of 50 jurors from the box to act in the trial, Judge Browne convened court Former Premier Her- riot of France, and other leaders among statesmen of keeping with the president’s desire | to stimulate employment and busi-| yj ness in the Tennessee valley. En-| ¢, gineers have estimated it will cost | $34,400,000, It will be 225 feet ightily to navigation of the river in the current calendar year pro- its channel of 658 miles vision is made in the house bill ing capi usly until it emp-| for government issuance of $50,- ties into the Ohi: iver 67 mi 8 000,000 of 3 percent bonds to be from the Miss: | offered the public in $10,000,000 Large areas will be inundated | ‘this morning 9:30 o'clock. The! foreign Jands will follow to jury was summoned. cpa? ee in court the question was asked any presentment was to be ered upon forces of deflation aa Foreman Sidney Thompson replied! The plant, with its quarry, cost the government $55,000,000 and with the $44,000,000 Wilson Dam power plant comprises the entire manufacturing. unit expected to that no conclusions had been ar- 5 motoriéts STAXING-TWO WEEKS - per All deep sea inhabitant in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean are here! warned that “a determined effort ‘istarts today to diminish | their -t number by many of all kinds. piscussion ON RATIO BE. “TWEEN POUND AND In this deep plot! for robbing the sea of its inhabitants are some of the keenest ‘and most expert fishermen that can be found in Key West, than where no keener ean be found. This marauding expedition has been plotted and planned for the past weeks. Now that every scheme for the eradication of deep sea life in these waters has been’ perfected the party leaves today. The hunters are under the lead of Captain Paul Demeritt, who will use his good and, staunch|. vessel the .“Paula.” . Associated with Captain Paul are Cad Cole, purser of the Florida; Roy Rob- erts, head city salesman for Ca- brera Brothers; Charles Williams, dauntless searcher after pis- catorial species; and Donald Wil- liams, famed. disciple of Isaak ¢ party will go to Marquesas, and after depleting the waters in that vicinity, will return to Sand Key. There the treasures and other things secured will be eaten or hidden, after which they will come to Key West... They expect ‘ ga be absent about two eos Exercises At Saint Paul’s Parrish Draw Large Crowd St, Paul's parish hall a last night with members this church and their friends of whom were interested in ce of the church which presented by means of photo- of the early days; representations of those "= beauti- ives feasts of the church} ecclesiastical year. a part of the centennial anniversary of St. Paul's church, now being ob-} Tonight there will be a public reception in honor of the Right Reverend John DU. Wing, bishop! of this church, followed by an or- gan recital played by Charles Rob-} organist. was} begin about 9:30 o'clock, ord- ing to announcement made. Organ Recital Program L—(1) Adagio from “Moonlight Sonata,” Beethoven; (2) Melody in G-Mimor, Schu- mann; (3) Offertoire, Schuler, IL—Vocal solo, Mrs J. ness,” Scott, TH.—Seletion, St. Paul's choir, “Come Ye Faithful,” Sullivan. TV,—Vocal solo, Mrs. L. R. Warner. ¥.—(1) Andante from “Sona- tina”, Rogers; (2) Vesper Bell, Agate. Vi—Selection, St. Paul's den! ior choir. Vil—Voecal solo, Mra J. Roberts. VITL— (1) Ave R. s. Maria. the} high with a reservoir of 83 square '@ miles in the Clinch and Powel river valleys to protect Knoxville, Chattanooga and neighboring points from floods and to supply water'in dry seasons. Doubles Shoals Capacity A .réport on the house bill says ws dam ‘will more; than. double thie amount, of primary -. electric power nbw.availablé at;the Wilson dam (Muscle Shoals)‘ and at all ‘other dams on the Tennessee riv- er below it. It will contribute Dirigible Macon, Successor (Mayor Malone Discouraged To Akron, On Maiden Flight (By Asoclates P Asnociated Press) AKRON, “April 21.—The dirigible Macon, largest of its kind in the world, and successor to the lost Akron, poared through the air to- day on a maiden flight, pre- liminary to winning the navy’s approval. The craft carried 105 per- sons, including 11 officers, with Captain Algeg Dres:l in command, eight members of the naval board of inspec tios and 31 engineers and | ene of the Goodyear wthe.dam. It is, con that highways, railroads town and villages will have to be moved in one gigantic engineering! feat to make way for the reser- voir. The development is an in- tegral part. of a program estimat-! ed.to require 20 years, to ,com- plete. Bond Issue Proposed While the $2,000,000 proposed for initial work on the dam is ex-j pected to cover all the activity the project can be staffed to complete and even i 4 blocks as development of the val- dey--calls. for additional funds. The senate bill sets no limit on the issue, cognizant that: if it re- quires $34,000,000 for Cove Creek dam along the broad plan of de- velopment it will) require many hundred: thousands of dollars with- in the mext decade. It is estimated that $10,000,000 will modernize nitrate plant No. 2 sufficiently for Muscle Shoals to compete with private industry in the cheap manufacture of nitro- gen. j Zeppelin Company, — build- ers. After the Macon was aloft an hour and a_ half,| Captain -Dresel sent radio| orders to dismiss the ground erew until late today, dicating the ship will remain} aloft well over 11 hours. The dirigible flew in this} vicinity for an hour and then cruised over Cleveland. | in- There was no announce- ment as to what coursé the | flight will take. | woversserss Tucker Boosts The Citizen In the “Ten-Year-Ago” column in teday's issue will be found the boost that Evangelist Tucker gave The Citizen during the time that he conducted revival services | “All you , Key West folks should subscribe for The Key Weet Citizen, and all you | business men should advertise im ite columns. It's @ real geod paper. It carries fresh. up to the minute news, and it is standing leyally behind this revival campaign.” } NEW EXPRESS RA (GOES INTO EFFECT) The Railway Exptess Agency,: today’s | Paper a new low rate on express! } | j | i jInc., is announcing in 1 | matter which’ has recently gone| tinto effect. According to the management, | jthis mainly affects | tubes and accessories. auto Track Arrives Tonight VEGETABLES, including Fresh Corn and Fresh Strawberries. Over Attitude Of Many In Relation To Scrip Matter, CHICAGO STUDENT -| | HELD FOR RANSOM RELEASED TODAY, CLAIMS TO HAVE. BEEN TREATED WELL BY CAP- TORS; POLICE BELIEVE PART OF AMOUNT PAID (By Associated Preant CHICAGO, April 21,—Appar- be put into production’ by bills now pendingyin. congress, «. Broadly, it is contensblated Muscle Shoals shall be used for} the experiment and commercial production of low-cost fertilizer and electticty, the latter to be of. fered for sale to states, municipal-! ities and cooperative organizations preférably or to private companies | agreeing ot price regulations. As a last resort government-owned transmission lines would be structed and power sold direct to the consumer. When , The Citizen called on! Mayor Wm. H.. Matone today) ne~ lative to the scrip issued by the| | city ‘and its effect on the balinens | Jlovseae of Key West, the mayor | seemed to be very much dis- ; jcouraged over the attitude taken| | by some of the business people. } “It is unfortunate that a large! number of our people do not feel) disposed to cooperate with the} city’s efforts to relieve the condi- tion of distress prevailing at pres-| ent. readily agree to accept the scrip! and to pass it on in trade, “Some of these have found; themselves holding the serip with | “Browne then con- | } Npagnenealnent res rived at up to that oes Judge; til’ 2 o’clock this afternoon. ‘SEEK THREE MEN orderell & recess un- © STR. CUBA HAS 29 PASSENGERS _ INSLAYING CASE Steamship! ie sella | 72386 RIDING 1.N AUTOMOBILE: BEARING FLORIDA LI- _ CENSE Uly Agnoeinted Preay BALTIMORE, April 21.— Three men in a Florida li- censed automobile were sought today for the slaying of a policeman following a holdup of two bus drivers here. Patrolman John Block died shortly after he was wounded in the street where he was stationed on the look- out for the robbers’ esr, _ found | lo'dlock yesterday for Havana with 29 passengers and 180' sacks of The ferry Parrott arrived from > Havana yesterday afternoon with two cars of pineapples, 700 crates, one car of mail and three miscel- laneous. Freighter Comal arrived 10:05 o’clock last night from New Or. leans. The ship sailed at 11%45 for Miami and after discharging ——_ port will shil for Jackson ie. Freighter Colorado is aa in from New York.Monday morning = will sail to Tampa and. am: ie. Roosevelt's Money ‘niflation Program Given dine | _ OfSenate Banking Committee (By Assovintea Pressed WASHINGTON, April inflation” program started through congress today with the endorse- io unharmed, Jerome Factot,!no chance of using it. The rea-/ | ment of the senate banking com | {9-year-old Northwestern Univer- sity student, held captive by ki [napers for $60,000 ransom, WAS! have freed today by abductors and re- turned to his mother’s apartment. Some police were inclined to be- lieve at least a part of the ransom ; demanded was paid, but Factor j himself denied it. The boy's father, whe express-| ed a desire to deal with the kid-} napers himself, left home tast tires, | night on @ secret trip which gavel an injury to anybody. rise to the belief that be had made! ‘lease. son given is that so many people | have refused to accept it, a great, number of them claiming that they | large amount oi -hand. “It is impossible for everybody | | mittee, The committee made an amend- ment authorizing the. federal re- 21— There are a few people who president R welt’s “controlled mittee amendments, was approved’ by the rules committee, Speaker Rainey said at a pres conference the ‘administration's sgn, to accept 100,000,000 war debts from « foreign na pene would result in “placing sil- ver on a sixteen to one basis/” WELLS TO BE NAMED AMBASSADOR TO CUBA WASHINGTON, April 21.-— to have a large. block of the scrip _serve board ta place « cheek om in President Roosevelt was ready to- on hand, for the reaggu that so much has not been issued. The | benefits to be détived by the com-| jmunity cannot be successfally de- { nied, Only $2.800 has been insued / by the city, about twenty cents, per capita for the population of ik Key West. Certainly that caanst ibe such an inflation as to cause “For this movement to he a guc- —————————— | arrangements for the youth’s re-|cews, to help the city employes,’ jand to augment the revenue of * tation by requiring member banks: ito increase or decrease their re- serves against deposits as the sit- uation required. Representative Dies of Texas introduced a reselation for con- gressional investigation into “lob- ibying activities of Ogden — Mills (former secretary of treasury) and other lobbyists” seeking te; Police quoted the boy ax saying’ the city, then all the business peo- | defeat the program of the presi- With lead of FRUITS and|ihe was unable to recall details of ple, laboring people and landlords! dent. his abdection or release imust cooperate. Every time an! ithatche was treated well by ———- refuses to accept scrip, | be places an obstacle in the way) the plan's success and places’ A rewclution granting the! Roosevelt Tennessee Valley pre- gram. the right of way im the program will ince following selections, and will|bert; (2) Large, Handel. | CIOTTILLSs (Continued on Page Four) "house and blocking all but com- day to name Sumner Wells, ansist- ant secretary of state, as ambas- sader to Cuba, The Home Town Theater See Page 4 for Reader On This Picture wieght MEN MUST FIGHT