The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 1, 1933, Page 1

‘For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Associated Press Day Wiré Service VOLUME LIV. No. 103. Sen Twenty Per Cent Tax On Cigarettes; Other Measures Up (Ny Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, May 1. —With the senate still in ‘week-end recess until late this afternoon, the house o- day received an avalanche of 69 new bills, House Receives Bill For BELIEVES BOND ‘ BILL WILL HELP MONROE GREATLY REPRESENTATIVE ALBURY ACTIVE IN ITS. PASSAGE; RELATES PROCEEDINGS RE- LATIVE TO LEGISLATURE Representative William’ V. Al- including } bury believes that House Bill Num- one calling for a 20:per cent} »&" 84, providing for the county ‘tax on ‘cigarettes, while the to buy bonds at the market price instead of paying ihtérest on the senate committee took: up} county's: indebtedness: ‘will be the drafting of a measure to| passed this week. : te and tax © legalized Before leaving yesterday after- beer and wine. ‘Aside from introducing noon for Tallahassee, after spend- ing the week-end with his family, Mr. Albury told The Citizen that this bill had already passed the the new measures on various) house, had received the approval legislation, the house did nothing other than call upon] week. _ congress to pass the Wilcox of the senate committee and he was sute would become a law this Thi~ measure is one of the sev- eral to be fostered by Mr. Albury. bankruptcy bill and begin: He, before leaving for Tallahassee consideration of a proposal early in April, opined that this would save Monroe county about " ealling for a complete re-| $350,000. Yesterday he said he vision of probate laws. was sure that under the present conditions the county will save The senate set 4 o'clock | $400,000. for reconvening, and it is ex- Asked about the beer bill he re- ied that he feels satisfied that pected then to have its joint| ‘he measure will be in perfect committees report on the compromise bill to tax and on the’ measure late this af- ternooii, the:House recessed shape to meet with the appr§val of the several committees and the. legislature and will be passed deep interest to the city is the Road and Bridge bill. This will be introduced week after next, Mr. Albury said and is sure of passage. Viewing the accomplishments of and) the legislature since it convened, Mri Albury expressed the opition the) that the constructive and. econom- dasines hive’ aited ‘by that] i¢ program: of . Governor Sholtz a VISITORS-ON _ FISHING TRIP TO SAND KEY ;will pass the legislature in its én- tirety and’ be pleasing to the peo- ple of the State. Just before getting on the train the representative said that before the legislature adjourns, which he is satisfied will be on the appointed date, the people of Key West and Monroe county will realize that he has kept all of his promises made before he left for Tallahassee. most or rary or rour-BEER RETURNS TO TEEN ARE CONNECTED IN VARIOUS WAYS WITH PIC- TURE THEATERS A group of 14 visitors from Tex- as, Georgia and Florida are today @t Sand Key playing havoc with the fish in that vicinity. They ar- rived yesterday and immediately embarked on a waiting launch for the fishing grounds. Anglers all, most of them have been in Key West on former fish- ing trips, coming for their annual visit to John Carbonell, of the Strand theater, and most of them are owners or managers of pic- ture theaters. The group is headed, as it is every year, by E. J. Sparks, own- er of a chain of theaters in Flor- TWO STATES TODAY LEGALIZED PRODUCT IN TEN- NESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA (My Associated Presa) ATLANTA, May 1.—May Day brought legalized beer to North Carolina and Tenes- see today for the first time im a quarter of a century. Legalization of the bev- eragé became effective at midnight in both states. STRAND THEATER To the Theater-g = Public: Although our patrons are en- ida. One of the guests has been} joying the double program policy, here several times before but not on one of these trips. This is George Gibbs, ship builder of Jack- sonville, in whose yards the Mon- roe county ferries were construct- ed. Others in the party are Frank Bishy, real estate; James Spratt. capitalist; Bob Milam, attorne: A. ©. Thornten, Lock Crumley, Gay Kenimer, Roger Pai man- agers of theaters in Florida; Nat Williams, manager, of Thomas- ville, Ga. Shell Sparks and Lon Sparks, | i | we have decided to change the pro- gram on account of its length and because of the coming hot summer days. So commencing tomorrow (Tuesday)we will give the public the following program: A NEW FEATURE EVERY DAY, spiced with our usual stand- ard of short reelf consisting of news, comedies and educationals. A double program feature will be shown on Saturday, Sunday and Monday only. We hope our patrons will ap- brothers of BE. J. Sparks, of Tex-| prove this change which is done as; W. G, (Snake) Richardson, | with the sole intention of pleasing south eastern division manager of | them all. the Universal Pictures Corporation) REMEMBER, we change the sad Bill Krause, who is an em- program every day; hence if you ploye of Mr. Sparks and attended | wish to see any special picture, you to ali the details of arranging the | must come on the day it is adver- fishing outing. | tised. . The has planned to remain, Sincerely, to please you, vatil or Friday. i THE MANAGEMENT. ° (iy Annoetated fren) CAMP ROOSEVELT, Luray; Va. May 1:--The ring of the #X through mountain wildness*is sweet music | to the 200 young men faced with hewing out a home here in the! first camp set up under the presi-| dent’s conservation plan. i As each pine crashes the men} are closer to a home on the shag-; gy side of Massanutten mountain,! seven miles west of Luray. From Cities And Farms They have gathered from cities, and farms where doors are closed against the unemployed; where a cup of coffee is hard to “rustle”, and a man’s strength begins to slip. In a day they dropped from) modern civilization to the life that faced Daniel Boone and his kind. Everything had to. be done at once; the forest floor was clear- ed for the camp; tents and a kit- chen were set up; kindling ‘chop. It took work, but it is done with! pride, boyish boasting, grins‘and snatches of ‘song that float ‘off with campfire ‘smoke ‘to the dark humps of ‘the Blue Ridges across the valley. “Say, this is the life!” ex- plodes a yellow - haired boy, Frank Marshall, of Maryland. Of course, it doesn’t look much now,” and he waves his hand to muddy “company streets” and a chill, gray sky, “but give us a little © time.” He stopped to grin as two boys trotted by with pine boughs in their arms. “There goes the floor,” he explained. He led the way proudly to the Square army tent that is his| “home” with five other young] men. the edge. Barracks bags filled with clothes stood in an orderly pile in one corner. In the center @ small, iron, coneshaped stove ve off warmth. A “buddy” ep West Citisen KEY WEST. FLORIDA; M Army cots stood spat his boots. Anothet was writing] | home te mother, using the side of a crate for a desk. An impro- vised rack rung over the stove held drying towels and wash cloths. Routine Is Simple “The routine is purposely sim- ple,” says Captain Leo Donovan, the world war veteran, taken from Ft. Washirigton to launch this ex- periment. “We have avoided ‘mili- tary discipline, We hardly need it. ©The men are so eager to} work.” | The day’s program in- ‘eludes: 6 a. m., rising bugle; 8 a. m., ready for work after dressing, eating and straight- » rest and 1 p. m., work; 4:30 p. m., rest and recreation; 5:30 supper; 7 p. m., some talk and inging and “so to bed.” “We don’t work them too; hard,” ‘says Donovan,, “some of them aren’t strong enough. But I can see a change for the better the first week, including | those ing days at Ft. Washing-| re never seen a group of} men with better spirit—and: [’vei Life in the forestry camp that Luray, Va., is. keyed to a busy routi above. It’s all part of Uucle Sam’splan the same time furtherconservation projects. and at never seen a hungrier lot.” “Ail the comforts of home,” grinned: curly-haired Barney Tay lor from Texas, as he looked] around his tent home. “Running water and steam heat.” | i} ONDAY, MAY 1, 1933. the ‘government has set up near ‘ine, indicated by the four pictures to aid the unemployed been in Virginia. “Two nights,” answered Sert. R. H. Nesbit who is enthusiastic about this assignment. “That means bed for us early tonight,” grinned Taylor. e Speculative i (ulative markets opened with today dropped to_new a [mew stampede of buying and the dollar low levels in relation to European {gold currencies. In the meantime the American | dollar and French france moved erratically in the London ex- change market owing to happen- ings recently in the United States ‘and France which caused revision | of views regarding the immediate | future. The stock market here surged up $1 to $3 a share in the first ; half hour as leading issues traded in blocks of one to 20,000 share’ and the ticker fell nearly quarter of an hour in arrears. The upsurge attracted profit, , taking, however, and several _ is- ‘sues soon slid off from the best. 'SEARCHING FOR | KIDNAPER AND GIRL SLAYER ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT AB- DUCTION AROUSES:’ FARM- ERS IN'KAN. .S WHO BE- GIN EXTENSIVE HUNT (Ry Associated Press) BONNER . SPRINGS, Kansas, May 1—An attempted abducting ofja: 16-yearold girl, 12 hours after the body of six-year-old Nadine Vobel Love was found, spurred farmers and officers to an intensive hunt of woeded areas near here today. Searchers expressed the opinion j that the man who seized Mrs. Nel- lie Black near a farm home last night might be the kidnaper-slayer of Kansas City, Kansas, school ena New Stampede Of Buying As - Markets Open = syuc|WAPLES’ CASE STARTED HERE THIS MORNING | CHARGED WITH MURDER OF | HARRY ANDERSON; JURY HANDLING CASE | COMPET- ED THIS AFTERNOON William P. Waples, charged with first degree murder, was placed on | trial this morning in circuit court. Waples-is alleged to have stabbed Harry Anderson on the night of November 12. Anderson died sev- eral days later. Saturday morning a venire of 50 jurors was dtawn from the box and summons were sent out at once. Of the entire number only 27 were available for service and these appeared iit court this morning. Before the panel was secured the venire was exhausted and it was necessary for Judge Jeffer- | Son B. Browne to draw a special ;venire of 12 more. Shortly after j2 o'clock this afternoon the panel was completed. Those selected. to ‘try the issue jare: Virginio Mendoza, Louis M. | Johnson, John Kline, w. ‘Mtalgeat, pegs meee ent : Bush, John Lopez, Harry H, Bak- er, Charles Gibson, Jonathan Cates, Vernon Hicks and Eddie ? state at- torney, is, répresenting, the state and Louis:A. id'is the attorney Periz a NEPHEW OF HAVANA ‘SATURDAY NIGHT That brought a shout of Iaugh-|had two-candle power last night—| girl, whose body with a jumping|INCIDENT HAPPENS ON DU- ter frem his five tent mates. Rains; cut our candle in half and burned rope knotted about her neck, was have made the ground soggy. Riv- julets trickle across the floor of} the tents, strike the little army both ends. A Song-Bird On Hand “Say, you ought to be here at found near the scene of the at- tempted abduction of i Black. Cursory examination by the cone-shaped stoves and send up! night,” Taylor went on to visitors.| coroner indicated the child was steam clouds. Every piece ofecamp routine is) interesting. ' “Say, how long must our cand les last,” asked a da yed youngster of 18 years. His name} was John Talbot. His home had! “We've got a song-bird in the lot. The first night we arrived so late! we just. had to put up cots and} sleep out under the stars—that is, we tried to sleep. The singer kept a dozen or so entertaining us all night,” OIL FIRE RAGED IN TEXAS TODAY, } HUNDREDS OF HOMES ARE} VACATED IN TOWN OF | GLADEWATER. & (Ry Agsoctated Prees) GLADEWATER, Tex., May 1.—Hundrede of homes were vacated today as an oil fi raged on the edge of the city. A refinery with a capaci of 500 barrels daily was de- | stroyed and flames attacked the plant of a larger refinery. | Many cabins and several tank ware were destroyed. | FIRE DESTROYS A one-story building on Angela street between Florida and Pearl streets was destroyed by fire neon teday. The building was old and dilapidated and was a menace to jsarrounding property. The fire department responded and was assisted by the engine from Key West barracks. Chief, Herry Baker was thankfal for the ‘aid from the U. S. forces. t down to j prisons } war liberation of land the police | inmates. Much Violence In May D BELLIGERENT BRAZIL STATE QUIETED NOW} ity Associated & » SAO PAULO, Brazil, May summer staged three- extent that months reb quieted uc two have been closed a ers left the twe juil: pargied the The New DeLuxe j t i | he i | streak of violence inte May Day| 1. |_The state of Sao Paulo, which | °*** | last Reported ay Observance (ity Associated Iressa) A thunder of bombs in the art of Chicago, shot a livid @ today. A series of deafening shook buildings, spread blasts fear in the loop district, and did con- | siderable damage. AN ordered ar- communists were rested. Among the targets were the branch of Marshall Field and Com- pany, and the Hilinois Beil Tele- phone Company headquarters. Police attributed the terrorism to radicals celebrating May Day. PLYMOUTH On Display Today sia; Nazis throngs roaring triumph in Germany; bayonets gleaming in of renewed revolt in Cuba; leftist ' peaceably. attacked. Mrs. Black reported a” man seized her but fled when her hus* band saw her plight and ran to her aid. TWENTY YEARS | WAS SENTENCE GIVEN ROBERTS | CIRCUIT COURT WERE LAST | WEEKS James Roberts, Jr., colored, who was convicted of the killing of his father, James Roberts, Sr.,° in circuit court last week, was today VAL STREET; ATTACKERS WERE SEVERAL CUBAN MEN; LEFT OVER HIGHWAY Angel Izquierdo, nephew of the mayor of Havana, was'set’ ‘upon and beaten by several Cuban men on Duval street Saturday night. The incident oecurred near the corner of Fleming street, Mr. lzquierda purchased a ticket at the window of the San Carlos theater and just as he concluded payment was accosted by some- jone who asked a question. As |soon as the reply was given Mr. j Izquierda ‘was assaulted, He started to make his way to in the attack, it is alleged, and he ‘and face. No arrests were made. © at night he stated that he woGid like to get away from Key West. Mayor Malone instructed l Alberta Camero, motorcycle of- i fieer, to escort the young man yes- lterday morning to He twas taken on the mototeycle by \Officer Camero, who took him P MAYOR BEATEN UP| PRICE FIVE CENT: Democrats Refrain From Forcing Vote On Inflation Proceedings Investigation Of Activi- ties By Private Bank- ers Agreed Upon For May 23 (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 1. —Democratic leaders aban- doned their effort to force a vote today in the house on the inflation amendment to the farm relief bill after fail- ing to obtain unanimous con- sent for the ballot. Ferdinand Pecora, counsel for the senate banking com- mittee, notified Chairman Fletcher he would be ready to proceed with an open in- vestigation of J. P. Morgan and Company and other private bankers, May 23. © The senate judiciary com- mittee approved the nomi- nation of James Biggs, North Carolina, as solicitor general of the United States. Opposition of the Amer- ican sugar refiners to the 30- hour work week bill on the ground it will “scrap” Amer- ican industry and prove un- tee by Charles Crisp, former Georgia congressman. Regulations governing dis- tribution of gold to indus tries having jJegitimate/ uses foryit, was) issued. by the expiration of the time set for all gold other than small in- dividual sums to be turned in to the government. TWO KIDNAPED UNION MEN GET ~ RELEASE TODAY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY AU- THORITIES INVESTIGATING WARS BETWEEN GANG- STERS IN CHICAGO (My Associated Preve) CHICAGO, May 1.—Two kid- naped union officials were releas- ed unharmed by abductors today | 4 CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS | his hotel. Several others joined and immediately were taken into FATHER; CASE TRIED IN| was badly bruised about the ead. custody by atthorities investigat- ing # reported war between gang- sters for control of the teamsters union. The men are Fred Sass and Mor- tis Goldberg, seized Friday by Roger Touhy and his gang of re- puted former convicts. Today they were pushed biind- jsentenced by Judge Jefferson B j'0 Matecumbe where two officers! sided from the kidnapers car and | Browne to 20 years in the state | prison. | In passing sentence the judge said: “You have been found guilty |by « jury of the crime of man- slaughter and the court | you to be guilty of that crime. It hed the judgment of the law that you, James Roberts, Jr. for the jerime for. which you have been j convicted, be imprisoned by con- lfimement im the state prison at | Before sentence was pamed At- ‘torney Wm. H. Malone, for the dadge Browne. ; radicals demonstrating and mil-| However, the court granted the | says the chairman, ions in labor ranks celebrating} defense 60 days in which to file | scribed noms a bill of exceptions, jwere awaiting to secompany him safely to Miami. i There will be 2 meeting of the ;Monroe County Emergency Relief Around the globe the day found’ hard dabor for a term of twenty | Council held im the rooms of the muttitades parading in Red Rus-) (20) years.” . lchamber of commerce 1i o'clock tomorrow morning. ' 1 Chairman W. W. Demeritt par- Peru where President Sanchet/ convicted man, made a motion for |ticulariy asks that all members be | Cerro was assassinated; rumblings|a new trial This was denied by | present. Thin meeting is the one shold attend. ao it fe pre- by the tules and reguis- headquarters. j meeting that all imued irom picked up by police. They said they did not know where they were held captive os they were blindfolded the entire time. 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