The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 29, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wiré Service VOLUME LIV. No. 127. Morgan House Business Greater In Depression » Time Than Boom Period Stating Evidence Brought] JAMES ROBERTS Out Relative To Smell] ¢1VEN 20 YEARS Amount Paid In Income BY COURT TODAY Taxes PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER FOR MURDER OF WIFE; SECOND SENTENCE: IMPOSED (hy Associnted Press) ‘WASHINGTON, May 29.—J. P. Morgan and Company reports to senate investigators show the firm made nearly $10,000,000 ‘on sale| ~ and -underwriting © securities ner’s paid only $48,000 in income | tiary this morning, after he plead- te ed guilty to a charge of man- tax to the United States. . slaughter for the murder of his This startling evidence was wife, Hazel Louise Roberts, on January 10. baptiphy out while the Peaking This is the second sentence that committee investigation. of the|has been imposed by Judge Jef- Morgan house remained in recess! ferson B, Browne on Roberts on until Wednesday, and gave a hint|charges of murder in the first de- of the amounts that twenty part-| gree following true bills returned ners must have been able to de-| by the grand jury. duct from their income tax re-} The first sentence for 20 years turns under the law permitting} was given the defendant after a ital losses. to be subtracted) jury found him guilty of man- profits, slaughter when charged with mur- From these earnings also were| der in the first degree for killing deducted running or overhead ex-| his father. This was on May 1. penses of the firm. Almost as} One week later Roberts surprising was the evidence that| ied for killing his wife and a the great banking house made jury found him guilty of murder in} » James Roberts, Jr., colored kill- |FOREST WORKERS more on sale securities and its un- derwriting business in each of the two “ jon years” than they had in the boom year of 1929 it paid an income tax in the first degree. Qn motion of his attorneys the court set aside the verdict and granted a new trial, In the interim it was agreed be- tween defense and , prosecution TO BE EXAMINED” BY MAJ. DUNCAN RECRUITING DETACHMENT) TO ARRIVE IN KEY WEST TOMORROW TO MAKE SE- LECTIONS FOR WORK MEMO | A Major G. A. Duncan, personal of the State; Emergency Relief Council, representative will arrive tomorrow morning to make selections of men to be as- signed to the reforestation camps. The major will be accompanied by an army recruiting detach- ment who will examine all of the men whose names have been for- warded by the local council. It undrstood that other names are to be added to the list} forwarded to Tallahassee in order that other men will be available should some of those who have applied be rejected. At first it was understood that} selections of the Monroe group would be made when the official arrived on June 2, and prepara- tions were made to have all in readiness on that date. | This morning W. W. Demeritt,; chairman of the local council, re- ceived a telegram announcing the arrival of Major Duncan and the army group as set for tomorrow. The telegram asked that suit-} able rooms be furnished for the examinations with two © type- Plan Memorial Day Service For Tomorrow For National Park Mrs. Owen Presents Credentials To King {By Associated Pressy COPENHAGEN, May. 29.—,time coach with .coachmen and : 1. With all traditional old world] ee eee cones ana ve Ruth} She was accompanied to |palace by Counsellor Winship. States { After Mrs. Owen presented her credentials and after she had ‘ talked to the king on world topics, her credentials to King Christian} che presented the counsellor to today. the king in accordance with tradi- tion. is The king’s chamberlain drove}’ The queen. then received Mrs. her to the residence in an old- Owen in special audience. Urses Provision Be Made For Public School Fun (By Associated Press) ARTHUR MORGAN ’ TALLAHASSEE, May 29.—De KNOWS BUSINESS claring the legislature tb “en pomp and ceremony, Mrs. the: Bryan Owen, United minister to Denmark, presented trial”, Speaker Tomasello today told the house there will be need Bill Sent To House For Consideration; Proper- ty Situated In Monroe County (By Associated Preas) WASHINGTON, May 29. —The senate passed and sent to the house a bill es- tablishing the Everglades National Park in : The ‘bill by Senators Fletcher and Trammell sets square miles of Dade, Mon- roe and Collier counties for the proposed park. This proposed park is a matter which has been un- 'der consideration for a great length of time, and one in which great interest centers among the people of Florida — especially. . 4 The passage of the bill — was the termination of a IN ENGINEERING’ for a special session by Septem-/ long fight by Florida rep- |ROOSEVELT SELECTS MaN| **" unless an approproation of|resentatives for establisn- CAPABLE OF LENDING AID) $7:500,000 annually is provided ment of the park, which it and paid to public schools. of $11,000,000. that if the accused would enter aj "Stere 9"d. two, male steno- Schedule for Memorial Day serv-. Harris school on Southard street plea to manslaughter the state would be satisfied if. the court would accept the plea. mee morning when the charge ad to the accused, Attorney » $8,131,000,/ W. ©. Harris stated that the de- fense would enter a plea to man- Morgan company, “company, its Phila: ‘figures were in 1929, $2,936,000; 1930,| was $6,780,000, and egies THREATEN hake (OF slaughter if the court would agree. SENATOR GLA S ee Asteroer Geo. G. Brooks sNSHINGTON, May 29,—| asked the bench if the plea was Ss ‘Glass told: newspapermen| acceptable and Judge Browne said Tabs cesccing aamemer Meal gtet f att as a in the. presence 0: attorneys result of his challenge of the} for the defense and prosecution, course. of the senatorial investiga-| Roberts signed the plea and was tion of the Motgan Company. afterwards sentenced by the court. “Many more insulting letters; There is another indictment that were not anonymous” also| hanging over Roberts, charging have been addressed to him, he; him with the murder of Leroy disclosed, saying “this'is the result; Woods, 17-year-old colored youth, of the mob psychology the investi-| who was slain at the same time gation has produced,” Roberts killed his father and wife. —— Tt is understood that this case has been passed for this term of MAN court. ABSTENTION FROM FOOD FOR PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS CHARGED WITH THREAT TO CUT WOMAN AND HER CHILD - Ernest Whitehead, colored, is in the courity jail and will have 90, days in which to think over his threat to carve up a woman and} her child. " POONA, India, May 21.—“In The case was called for trial| God’s name I began this fast, and Saturday afternoon in court of} in God’s name I end it,” said Ma- Peace Justice Rogelio Gomez. It! hatma Gandhi today as he broke was proven, undeniably, that) three weeks of voluntary absten- Whitehead had told the woman tion from food in an mtouch- that he was going to cut her and}ables” case by sipping a glass of the child when ever he got the orange juice. chance, He began the fast at noon May Judge Gomez thought the mat-'8. The end of the fast was as im- ter over for a few mniutes and}pressive as its beginning. thin Metided thet & change of at-|. He was wholly without food for mosphere would bring about three weeks and forty minutes. change in the attitude of White-/One hundred and fifty men and head and sentenced him to three! Women and a score of newspaper- months in the county jail. men were admitted to his room, (By Associated Press) “I am glad Untouchables are but whatever it may be I know he will give me strength for it,” have necessitated manufacturers! in the north raising the prices on TO MEET FRIDAY William Mendell, merchant on : Dayal street. is in receipt. of & Chairman of the Emergency by him have advanced in price to | the body is to be held in the Gn apbrectahle: catent, rooms of the chamber of coms pereent and indications are thatithe most vital importance to be within the next few weeks further |considered it is the desire of the }here with us. I do not know what God expects from me now | : . | Gandhi said. ‘RELIEF COUNCIL Recent changes in the maarketl everything including wearing ap-| parrel, say local dealers. { letter which advises that a num-| Relief Council William W. De- ber of the standard brands handled | Meritt announces a meeting of In some lines of clothing the; merce 7:30 o'clock Friday night. advance in prices is as much as 25; As there are some matters of aivances in wholesale prices will'chairman that e member of be announced, the council be present nd from there march to the ce: tery where seryices will be held for the honored dead I wars. hers present. Mr. Demeritt Footed hae these matters will ‘ices a8 outlined by local organiza be attended to. ‘Rooms selected: for® 4 Services will ‘be wider the’ ai- mys a prbins ere ag rection of robes 5 ae, Post. in the ithouse of a ing. © Fy sorni % The principal address will be de- Ali of the men who have been eee a og aed at 8 o'clock, livered by Charles H. Ketchum, ted are to report at 1 o'clock] Im the afternoon services are to! commander of B. H. McCalla in the afternoon and be ready for} be héld in the Maine Plot in the|Camp. Music will be by the choir examination. city cemetery. ‘Those ‘who wilt of the First Baptist church. gs participate are members of the|’ Mémorial exercises will be open- AWARD $96,996 j following bodies: | Page; of the Baptist church, and Arthur Sawyer Post, Number) the benediction will be offered by {28, American Legion; B. H. Mc-/Rev. J. G. Stradley, of the First AMOUNT ALLOWED AS OVER- ASSESSMENTS ON IN- Calla ‘Camp Number 5, Sanpish| Methodist chureh. COME TAXES War Veterans; American Legion| | During the ceremonies each of Auxiliary, the Post Drum and! the organizations will place # x {wreath on the Maine monument. Bugle Corps and Troop 5, Boy|The three customary volleys will Scouts of America. |be fired and taps sounded by thé At 4:30 o'clock the organiza-/ color squad of the onc and bugle tions will assemble in front of| corps. Higher Freight Rates On fa Pineapples Being Sought Frank Wolkowsky, Miami mer- chant, as administrator of the es- tate o: father, Abraham Wol- kowsky, was awarded overassess- ments of income tax for the years 1927, 1928 and 1929 amounting to $96,966.67. David Burnet, com- missioner of internal revenue, an- nounced at Washington. Satur- An assessment totaling approxi- mately $100,000, which had been made, was protested by Abraham Wolkowsky before his death. The assessment grew out of the identification of various bank ac- eounts by accountants who worked on Wolkowsky’s books for a year. CHURCH PROGRAM _ A very interesting program was| from Cuba with'13 cars of pine-|"* application filed with the in- Rr eck tte vena People’s | 8PP!es: 6,058 crates and five mis-| terstate commerce commission. Department. | cellaneous cars. = Dr. S. W. Rogers gave a very in-! hes ve talk on “Who Is A | MEMORIAL SERVICE (TOMORROW NIGHT Miss Evelyn Niles was in charge fe the program. se i FLORIDA BRINGS 71 PASSENGERS The steamship Ficrida, of the| Fates om imported pineapples, Charleston, By PAUL MAY Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen | WASHINGTON, May 29.— Cancellation of present freight P. and O. S, S. company, arrived| from Key West from Havana Saturday afternoon Virgin irginia, to and destinations in the with 71 passengers, 18 aliens. The vessel sailed 6:30 o’clock for Tam pa with 27 same group, and substitution of at higher rate, was proposed Instead of the present rate of 99 1.2 cents per standard box or crate, a rate of $1.07 1-2 per | hundred pounds would be made JUDGE BROWNE HAS | applicable, under the new propo- EXCELLENT RECORD al ec a {there will be a special il JACKSONVILLE, May 29.—In! service held in the Trinity Church,{*® Cubam pineapples imported eview of the. Semmens which a colored, tomorrow evening at 8| through the Port of Key West. been going on in the senate with) 10.4 j z | reference vo Judicial circuits, it} |e. atary at Bethany} _Oftisiale of the commeres com- {is "Sra eratitying to Nhe friends! iu ye rend and a special menage) "Aree indicted that the soni \ for years judge of the Twentieth| by the minister. The choir will| cation would probably be granted, } Circuit (which intludes Monroe} give two selections. F leounty, though he has officiated] will close at 9 p. m fin adjoining counties) to know {that on review by the Supreme/ | Court of Florida of 26 cases tried iby him, 22 were upheld, with; PONTIAC, M (three reversals in @all and one in! were found gui }part, which is something to be highway sign proud of. ‘here ree i Rev. DeRarritt annour sal. The service} i HOLIDAY NOTICE May 30. Memorial , being a legal holiday in the tate Florida, we will not be T open for business on that day. ear, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK UF KEY WEST. may27-29 Tueulay, tte led with. a prayer by'Rev..W. © P. IN ACTIVITIES OF TENES- SEE VALLEY PROGRAM wf ca eh gene Rar i By HERBERT PLUMMER” (iy Atnoctated Press)’ WASHINGTON, May 29.— Those who registered surprise when Presiderit Roosevelt chose a college president to direct the vast Tennessee. valley conservation program sniffed that the “brain trust” gets a new member, seem’ to have another guess coming. Arthur E. Morgan, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, can qualify for membership in the Roosevelt group. But he had other qualifi- cations that the president may have considered in choosing him for the task of administering his pet project. The scholarly more-than-six- footer from Ohio is rated high ae a civil engineer. The president for weeks back has been turning to him for advice in determining} suitable men to aid fulfillment of | the Tennessee valley program. The Tennessee valley project is in the field ‘about which Morgan knows most. Since he started his engineering work, back in 1902 with only a high school education, he has planned and supervise?} coristruetion of some 75 water control projects. * The ambitious St. Francis valley reclamation work in Arkansas and the Miami conservation project at Dayton, Ohio, are pointed to as evidence of his handiwork. In A Familiar Field i In taking over the Tennessee! program, he is returning to fa-; miliar territory. He was the su- pervsiing engineer in 1907-09 for federal government draintge in-| vestigations and was in charge of; designing reclamation works in the! southern states, Also, he was at one time chief} engineer of the Miami, Ohio, con-; servancy district for flood control, and later served in the same posi-! tion in the Pueblo, Colorado, con- servancy district. | He drafted the revised drainage! codes for Minnesota, Arkansas, | Ohio, Mississippi, Colorado and New Mexico, and has been consult-| ing engineer on drainage and fiood | control projects all over the na- tien. Neo Mere Theorist i That he is regarded as a prac-j tical engineer and not a theorist’ is evidenced by the enthusiastic reception of hic appointment to; the post by the Ohio senators. Senator Bulkley, of Ohic, long be- fore his appointment, was an- nounced, deciared that Morgan was| fit in every respect to take over’ Incidentally, in taking thin got-) ernment position Morgen eaves) the xame college that Senator Fess of Obie left to enter the senate.! Fess was president of Antioch col lege for 10 years. is considered will be a great shall come out of the 'POPPY DAY IS jer of the local brauch, told Th: | Knowles, \PLAN TO REMOVE drawing card to that section of the state in which it is Tomasello offered an aménd- ment to the general appropriations - shoo} ft state’s gen- eral treasury if other revenue provided by law fails to amount to seven million, five hundred thou- sand dollars. The house did not reach a vote before lunch recess. Shortly before the house struck from the appropriations bill a section authorizing the governor and budget commission to adjust all appropriations so long as the total amounts set for ¢ach depart- ment are not excedesd. Sholtz has said he will veto any bill calling for more than $5,500,- f 000 for schools, The senate will give special continuing consideration to the seven million, five hundred thou- HIGH SCHOOL LIST FOR THIS YEAR CONTAINS 48 NAMES There will be a large class. of {graduates of 1938 at the High - School thiv year, the list showing Piece ge ee Tih, who wil consindy thas ase The bill, as does the Tomasello| work at the close of the present amendment, calls for money toj term. come from the general revenue The names follow: fund if. regular sources fail. Kathleen Ottolee Ackerman, Florence Mary Ackerman, Ralph Dominguez Amable, Jr., Sarah Elizabeth Ayala, Edna Pear! Bear- up, Louis Benjamin Birs, John PF. Biackwell, Jr... Howard Butler, pee Camero, Helen Louise Cay- EVERY FLOWER SOLD EARLY / ‘ness, Alda Coto, Joseph Anthony Cruz. IN DAY, LEGION Elva B. Eequinaldo, ©, Harold BERS STATE | Fetton, Joseph M. Fernandez, Jr., Violet Ruby Filer, Mary Perez de Guzman, Sylvia Isabel Guito, Fan- American Legion Poppy Day ininie Elizabeth Hansen, John B. Key West Saturday was an un-| Hayes, Maud Elizabeth Johnson, qualified success, say members of |Ida Emma Kerr. the organization, Not only was} Nellie Louise Kirschenbaum, every poppy sold at an early hour | Joseph William Knight, Frederick but after they were all gone mauy | Epgene Knight, Jr., Peter Thomas calls were made for the flowers. (Knight, Dorothy Mayfield C. PB, Hogebvom, post command-|knowles, Deborah Artertisn | Kathryn Elizabeth Citizen there were only 509 of the} Lightbourn, Abelardo Lopes, Jr., flowers ordered, a5, in the opinion! Jennie Fae Lowe, Maynard Victor of the members, the sale of these,’ Lowe, Celia Martinez, under existing conditions, would! Generosa Martines, be considered good, Mayg, John Charles McMabon. Members of the auxiliary start-| Armande A. Navarre, Phillip Pork ed out early in the morning and | Niles, Walker Randall Page, Mar- by early evening the five bundred/ garet Perez, William ©. Pieres, poppies were all gone. Members! Maicoim Randolph Pinder, Rose’ of the selling group were surpris- | mary Saunders, Ralph Sierra; ed at the quick rexponses made by) Maricttn Diaz Siiveira, Anna the people of the city and report! Charlotte Tuttle, Clara Helen that etter all the flowers were | Yates. & sold folks calied at their home to 7 purchase them, but were disap-' pointed. i — TODAY ~ YS Com AD See Page 2 for Reader On Thin Picture LIGHT STRUCTURE The lighthouse department. an-| nounces that Tampa Bay. Spark-/ man Channel Inner Rang¢ front! light No. 1, i te be dincontinwed| temporarily, and the structure re- moved about June 15. i