The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 19, 1933, Page 1

——. Service VOLUME LIV. No. 119. France Takes | To Maintain Strong Army ae Day Wire Firm Stand This ls Substance Of French Reply To Hitler On Program Looking Toward Peace (Ry Aanocinted Press) PARIS, May 19.—Maintenance of a strong army was the French reply today to Chancellor Hitler of Germany. ' Premier Edouard Daladier cate- gorially rejecting a further cut in war expenses declared in the sen- ate that the French army is strong and must be kept strong. This firm stand suddenly squelehed the talk of a meeting between the premier and Hitler. The government also denied that stich a meeting was contem- plated, SOVIET TO JOIN IN CONFERENCE MOSCOW, May 19.—The gov- oor it ley phot today, accept an invitation to par- ticipate in “the London economic conference. Formal announcement to this effect may be expected in a few days. | Although the invitation was re- ceived several days ago, Moscow so far has withheld acceptance, RED MEN WACHTER PAYS — OFFICIAL VISIT TO LODGE HERE GREAT INCOHONEE OF ORDER GREAT INCOHONEE OF KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1933. MORGAN'S :: The Bank On The Corner By J. R. BRACKETT (Copyright, 1933, by The Associat- ed Press) NEW YORK, May 19.—J. P. Morgan makes no speeches. He gives no formal interviews. belongs to many clubs, but sel- dom goes to any of them. He comes to his bank about 10 o’clock, leaves about 5. And he goes home. Protestant Episcopal church. He yachts, plays golf and squash. Newspapermen do not write personality stories about Morgan because the details of his private life are as private as the business of his bank. He is one of the very few important figures American financial life who have j avoided the so-called personality | sketch, although a few have been attempted on hearsay evidence. Tall And Well Built He is a tall man, strongly cane His grey hair. surmounts a wide, | high forehead. Piercing blue) eyes lie below bushy eyebrows. He! smiles quizzically under a well-} Hei Sundays he goes to the! in| COOCCOOOOOOOOOOODSOSHLOCHCOSHODOOSSGOSOET ELSES clipped grey mustache. Blue eyes seem to run in the ; family. His father’s eyes were; blue, and so are those of his son,| Junius Spencer Morgan, next in} line, Junius Morgan is well over: six feet. He is wide-shouldered, | built on a strong framework. Deep! smile-and-laugh wrinkles mark his} face. His Biography Unwritten Biographies of Morgan, the el- der, founder of the house, dwell on his personal magnetism. Ther are, as yet, no biographies of the present head of the house, and no one will say much about his per-! sonal influence oy his activities in Controlling the affairs of the House of Morga: tablishment headed by J. P. Morga: to right) Thomas W. Lamont, S. tional and international finance. | the firm’s inner operations, as de-|if it were possible. He believed in, known in the financial : scribed by a friend, is cooperation! the Federal Reserve system when} on the theory that the right con- clusion generally is automatic af- e ter the problem has been fully ex-|the organization about, but also plored. Influence Widespread | The financial power of the elder} Morgan was iegendary, but it is; e e the partners of the great private banking es- n, here shown behind it. Among the other partners are (rear, left Parker Gilbert and Russel C. Lef fingwell, names well known in na- district, but to the general publie they are ; known only as names, and only ,2 few of the names are known. | Here are the partners: Arthur M. Anderson, Francis D. Bartow, Thomas Cochran, Harry P. {| Davidson, Charles D. Dickey, S. | Parker Gilbert, Edward Hopkin- it was founded some 20 years ago, and he not only worked to bring exerted his personal influence to get banks to join the system. The same friend: y that Morgan today believes the firm. iprobably true, in the opinion of, banking system should be son, jr., Thomas Stilwell Lamont, For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Bridge Committee Leaves Washington For Tallahassee WILLIAM R. PORTER AND OTHERS MAKING UP. ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE EFFORTS TO SE- CURE LEGISLATION FOR OBTAINING NECES- SARY LOAN FOR OUTSTANDING PROJECT By PAUL MAY Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen WASHINGTON, May 19.—Wm. R. Porter and the Overseas Bridge Committee /left Washington Thursday night in high hopes that their campaign to obtain a fed- eral loan for construction of the bridges will be a success- ful one. The group left for Tallahassee where they will dis- cuss with members of the state legislature pending legis- lation concerning the bridges, they said. The public works program was seen by the group as another chance for the bridges. “Not that we have lost hope of obtaining a loan from the R. F. C. or that we have changed our plans in that direction”, Porter said, “but it does mean that we now have two chances for putting the project over. | am highly hopeful of success.” Porter said the group will return to Washington in about ten days. In the meantime, Congressman Mark Wilcox said to- day ke will immediately start trying to interest those ex- pected to be charged with administering the bill in the project. Both he and Senator Fletcher said they will OF RED MEN GIVES TALK AT SESSION) HELD IN HALL waiting to gauge the It goes along Wall Street | many observers, that the influence) even more strongly centraliz- |Thomas W. Lamont, Russell C.'do whatever the committee suggests in getting the bridges apparently extent of world opinion as to the! usefulness of the parley. CANTON GOVERNMENT MAKES STATEMENT. LAST EVENING W. P. Wachter, hone “Head “of the -) the ved: Order..of official visit to Tiger under! Tail Tribe No. 19, last night in the ing te =< fg gone i e ina ‘obably no officer of any or- in which the Nanking government) ganization visiting a local lodge is preparing to pe Japan to} ever received a more enthusiastic exert direct influence over affairs| reception than Mr. Wachter, it is of all China. said, And the lodge was treated This fe was set forth in @!to one of the most instructive stifement addressed to the League|talks on the principles of the or- of Nations to signatories of the} der that it has ever been privilged nine-power treaty including the: to hear, is the verdict of the mem- United States and Russia. bers. i t The speaker spoke of the his- GERMANY ACCEPTS tory of the Red Men from the BRITISH PLAN time of its inception to the pres- GENEVA, May 19.—Germany|ent, outlinnig the. vicissitudes secepted the British disarmament| through which it had passed, plan today as a basis for an agree-! emerging triumphantly, and is to- ment te be reached by the world; day one of the strongest and most on in disarmament conference.. Count Rudolf NadoIny, German delegate, on informing the confer- enee of his government’s decision, said “I bope this will be regarded eo eo eee mod- eration. His qitire address was con- ciliatory. Manifestations of ap- proval gteeted him. FEELS SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED WASHINGTON, May President’ Roosevelt considers the general tenor of both his peace message and the Hitler speech has improved \the whole tone of the, Geneva ference, and has dis-) tinetly the international sit- uation, } } BROUGHT TO CITY THREE GIVEN HEARING ON VAGRANCY CHARGE BE. FORE JUDGE GUNN } Dan Rolie, Melvin Rolle and Joseph Rolle, colored _brothers,| were brought to Key West over! the highway late yesterday by Deputy Sheriff C. O, Garrett, of Rock Harbor. The trio was given a hearing before Judge Hugh Gunn, on a charge of vagrancy, and held un-; der bend of $100 each for ap-! pearance at the next term of crim-/ inal court. : Thomas Brooker, white, was also, a prisoner in custody of Deputy Garrett, arriving yesterday. He i ing held for the authorities at Port Lauderdale, embezziement. He is domiciled in the county; jail, awaiting the arrival of an of- ficer from the sheriff's office of} Broward county. i ' charged . with influential orders in the United States, he said. After the tal a reception was held for the visitor at which most of the members of Tiger Tail Tribe had the pleasure of meet- ing the head of the organization in the United States. Today the Great Incohonee is out fishing with Frank O. Roberts ‘and Sidney Thompson, of the local tribe, and Mesdames Greatha Hall, Miriam Carry and Mamie Russell, of the degree of Pocahnotas. This afternoon Mr. Wachter will leave over the East Coast for Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he will preside at the Great Coun- cil of the state to be held May 23. MONROE RETAINS ITS CIRCUIT COURT (Special to The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, May 19. —Senator Arthur Gomez succeeded in having the sen-; ate adopt an amendment to the recircuiting bill affecting | circuit judges whereby Mon- ‘roe county retains its circuit and its judge. Under the amendment Monroe county will be the twentieth circuit. GET PAID TODA Payday today at the offices of the Emergency 2elief Council. also a summons for 52 men to start work tomorrow morning. and oth- ers for Monday, was sent out. Distribution of funds this morn- ing amounted to $139 and tomor-/ dis! row will see one of largest bursements of the month of May. that his decisions are able when needed: that ‘his way is easier than was his fa- jcompletely dominant in the finan. partners. of the present house spreads even} further. | Morgan’s today may not be as ed under the government. Morgan’s strength lies not alone in Morgan. He has many active Thomas Lamont gene- icial field as was. the Morgan’s of rally is considered as one to whom | reached through conference of the many financial minds in the firm. Every morning the meet with Morgan to discuss the problems of the day. The partners! generally lunch together in their “yesterday, because the int! i and. immense growth of the coun- try and the coming of the Fed. eral Reserve system necessarily stress. ‘ According to friends of Mor-; gan, he would not attempt to ex- niany-important decisions are re- Algo comparatively well ferred. known are Russell Leffingwell and . Parker Gilbert, one-time agent- ‘have made the influence of indi-, general of reparations directly in partners viduals much less, even in times of charge of the payment of the hun- ‘dreds of millions by Germany to tell the world about Morgan's. the Allies. Other partners are as important own dining room. The keynote of ercise dominating influence, even: within the firm and are as well| Leffingwell, Horatio G. Lloyd, Harry Sturgis Morgan, J. Pierpont | Morgan, Junius Spencer Morgan, jr., Thomas Newhall, George Whit- ney, Harold . Stanley, Steele and Edward T. Stotesbury. They'll Be Witnesses From among this group the congressional committee, soon to investigate private banking, will choose the witnesses who are to In the words of a customers’ man in a small brokerage house: “It’s going to be a swell show.” oa ALERTNESS LIGHT KEEPER SAVES VESSEL; SEEING LAUNCH AND OCCU- PANTS IN DANGER, W. H. PIERCE HAS BOAT SENT OUT TO RENDER HELP | Alertness on the part of W. H. | Pierce, keeper at Sombrero Key| lighthouse, was instrumental in saving a launch and its occupants; from a dangerous predicament yesterday. Ilr, Pierce saw the boat, about 25 feet long, wallowing in the waves about 4 miles south-south-; east of the light. After watching} the vessel for about one hour he decided ‘that the occupants were in trouble. He phoned the local office at once, started communication with} other agencies. J. N.° Costar,/ agent for the F. E. C., was asked! to call Marathon and request that aid be sent. ‘The local U. S. naval communication office was asked to |radio the coast guard explaining | pet vessel’s predicament. Late yesterday Keeper Pierce phoned the local office advising 1 call, had arrived on the scene, tak-! je the launch in tow and was! {headed in the direction of Mara- | thon. | Keepers and their assistants at j the lights on the Florida Reef are , continually on the alert night and j day watehing vessels for any sign j of distress and when anything out het the ordinary occurs, they im- mediately telephone the local of-| fice, giving all available informa-' tion, i Track Arrives Tonight With lead of FRUITS and VEGETABLES, incleding Extra Tender Corn and Fresh Straw- berries. TIFTS CASH GROCERY |’ PHONE 675 jreduce expenses and consolidate ; message to a joint assembly of Sholtz. Asks Legislature For Great Powers Toward — Cutting State Expenses! (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, May 19.— Governor Dave Sholtz today the Florida legislature for traordinary executive powers” to governmental activities. Personally delivering his third | senate and \ouse, the chief eve- cutive told lawmakers he would not call an extra session, and warned them it will be their re- sponsibility if they fail to enact vital legislation during the four- teen remaining days of the reg-/ ular session. No More Tax Burden burdens; He said no new tax must be placed on the people and that any increase in appropria- tions will unbalance the state bud- that. some boat had answered a &** “It is useless, he said, for the! legislature to give further con- sideration to a general sales tax and ty an appropriation of more than $5,500,000 annually for schools unless two thirds of the senate and house can pass these measures “over my veto.” The governor said he came be- fore the legislature as a “duly con- stituted spokesman of the people whose patience has been stretched! near a breaking point by Isck of sufficient progress during the past 48 days.” Of the seriousness of the pres- ent conditions, Sholtz said: “While! the legislature debates means of solving a $600,000,009 bonded debt on the basis of ability te pay, thousands of our people are seeing their lifetime savings and i | ARTHUR MORGAN MADE CHAIRMAN OF COMMISSION Charles; ROOSEVELT NAMES PRESI- DENT OF OHIO COLLEGE FOR POST ON TENNESSEE possessions snatched from before] VALLEY AUTHORITY their very eyes by a legalized) swarm of tax buying vultures.”} The governor told the legisla- tors there were 10 bills before them for passage of which he deemed essential to “keep faith with out people.” He listed them as the appro- priations bill, education measure, motor vehicle licenses, redistrict- ing circuit judges, county officers salary bill, homestead measure, workmen’s compensations, debt funding bill, eliminations of boards measure and the bond pur- chasing bill. For Safeguarding “In addition to these bills we} must have a bill to safeguard tax- ridden property owners from los. ing their holdings until such time as our bonding situation is ad- justed, and proper and equitable! tax relief is given.” Asserting he knew it impossible to effect all economies and con-| days sein my the. povernse et | OMT A the legislature to pass a i i MILK SPREE IS NO "EXCUSE FOR ACTION “granting to your governor as chief executive broad powers in! «My Asenctated Preaes adjusting or reducing items of ex-} LISBON, May 19.—An ex- (Ry Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 19.—President Roose- velt today named Ar- thur Morgan, president of Antioch College in Ohio as chairman of the Tennessee Valley au- thority. The president regards Morgan’as exceptional- ly qualified. He was in charge of flood control work in the Miami river in Ohio, and associated with sim- ilar developments. | penditure made by any state de-; partment. bureau, board or com- mission under any levy or appro-} priation, provided that the total appropriation for such bodies shall not be exceeded. i “In the interest of economy and the general welfare of the state I am going to request extraordinary executive powers in consolidation of any or all statutory afficex.; buresus, comminsions; boards or departments and in transfers of) duties, pwers and appropriations) of ome to another from time to) time as may seem most economical | for the best interests of the peo-} ple of our state.” } FL hh hedindckeadea) provided for by the program, EDITOR'S NOTE: Since the foregoing telegram (was received The Citizen has been advises that Mr. Porter | will arrive over the East Coast tomorrow to spend the | weekend with his family and leave Sunday afternoon to be in Tallahassee Monday with the Monroe delegation, DELEGATES TO ATTAINS GREAT | MIAMI MEETING SCHOOL RECORD} . RETURN TO CITY YOUNG LADY GIVES REMARK-| SEVERAL MEMBERS ATTEND- ABLY ELOQUENT VALEDIC-| ING POCAHONTAS AND RED TORY AT COMMENCEMENT| MEN SESSION GIVEN HON- EXERCISES LAST NIGHT ors BY ASSEMBLAGE Miss Mary Elizabeth Brantley,; Members of the Degree of daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. E.| Pocahontas and Red Men, who Brantley, gave a remarkably elo-| were attending the convention in quent valedictory at the com-/| Miami, are beginning to return in mencement exercises of the Con-|small groups over the East Coast vent of Mary Immaculate last eve-| and highway. ge a isk titent returned over the highway yeater- uring the six years rant- “ ley halebeee 6 endian of the con, |remurned over the highpay yester } vent, she has so acquitted herself day, accompanied by Frank 0. lin every grade as to win the com- Roberts. Mr. Symonette returns mendation of the teachers and the, with an honor that came as a sur- approbation of her class mates. jpriso to him. He was given the In every phase of her studies highest honor in the state, next this brilliant scholar has each year/to the Great Sachem, that of gone beyond the necessary require-| Great Senior Sagamore, of the ments and four times has won the reservation of Florida. highest average medal, which is| Frank 0, Roberts, who left Key given by the alumnae of the in-| West a member of the finance stitution. jcommittee, returned yesterday The medal presented_jast eve-| with the title of Mishinowah.. ning is a beautiful example of the; Of the members of Minoca jeweler’s art. A shield of delicate-| Council. Degree of Porahontan, ly engraved gold, embellished with! Mra. Bernice Parks received the small clusters of forget-me-nots| degree of Great Pocahontas, the and carries the inscription “Vie-| highest gift of the order, Mra. trice Palma”—Palms of Victory. Parks will visit with her sister, Other medals gained by Miss; Mrs. H. 8. Brown, in St. Peters Brantley during the period of ber’ burgh, before returning home. attendance at the convent sre, Arriving this morning from Mi- one for application, one for music| ami were the members whe wete and four for typewriting. j honored at the Great Council of = od Pocahontas, Mrs. Annie Raker, VERNOR SIGNS |i corore"Socd’acot G0 Alice Curry, Great Second Scout; (My Ascoviated Preant Mrs. Mary Oruz, appointed a mem- ther of the judiciary committee. TALLAHASSEE, May 19. | —Governar Sholts today sign- tennis od Sevnte Bit Ne. 94, by Senator Arthur Gomes, of STRAND THEATER Moaree county, smending TODAY —Donble Featere— BETTE DAVIS in lows referring to duties of plot commissions, sppoint- meat acd sumber of pilots. EX-LADY See Page 3 tc. Reader On Thic Picture ~ he BETTY COMPTON in Destination Unknown Matinee, 10-180; Might 15-26«