The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 5, 1933, Page 1

efter Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. No. 133. American Airman ew Record On Flight To Moscow Fifty-One Hours And 37 Minutes Was Time Be- tween New York And Destination (My Aancciated Press) MOSCOW, June 5.—-Jimmie Mattern, American round-the. world flier, arrived in Moscow. _ When he reached Moscow he was 51 hours and. 37 minutes out of New York City, three hours ahead of the Post and Gatty time. Mattern was dog tired but “feeling fine.” After taxiing his ship to a standstill, the ‘was gathered up by a half dozen Soviet aviators and tossed into the air several times in the most enthusiastic reception ever given an American airman here. Mattern said he hoped to hop a non-stop at least as far as No- vosibirsk, about 1700 miles east, on leaving Moscow. He landed here after having from Norway. Texan ing New York, gl’ of, which he Norway, but he od e fit. Explaining his action in flying via Oslo, Mattern said he en- countered low pressure . area about 400 miles out over the At- lantic which coated his plane, with fee and forced him finally © to tarn notth.: Ya Although’ he had fuel for sev: hours more flying he was so weary with the battling elements he was forced to land in Nor- way. He first landed on Jomrruland Island on Norway’s south coast, 70 miles southeast of Oslo, whence safety, after it was feared he was lost at sea. A private plane was sent to the island to give aid and Mattern s0en took off for Oslo field After a brief sleep he roared east toward Moscow. GREAT SPEED IN LIGHTHOUSE WORK OPERATIONS AT FOWEY ROCKS WITHIN FEW DAYS & The working party of the light- house department, under the di- rection of Paul Atwell, has made such progress at Fowey Rocks that all tasks are expected to be completed within the next few days, weather permitting. As soon as the party returns another will be assembled and proceed to Rebecca Shoals where the lighthouse structure is to be @eraped and painted. As on the job at Fowey Rocks, as many men as possible who have their names on the emergency re- lief lists will be used. This ap- plies to unskilled labor, STRAND THEATER TODAY Double Feature BONDAGE —also— RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS Matinee, 10-15e:; Night 15-25¢ MONROE THEATER RIDERS OF THE RIO Matinee, 5.10c; Night, 10-20¢ FEDERAL AID PROMISED FOR HOME OWNERS FARMERS’ INDEBTEDNESS To! ALSO BE GIVEN CONSIDER- _ ATION IN LEGISLATION TO _BE PROVIDED By J. R. BRACKETT (tly Associnied Prenn) NEW YORK, June 5.—Debt of America’s home owners is great- er than that of America’s farmers, federal statistics show. To relieve both burdens is the aim of projected federal legisla- tion. |The mortgage debt of the farmer is about $8,500,000,000, to the small home owner about $20,000,000,000. is $35,000,000,000, including large apartments, office and other big buildings, held by virtually every leading institution in the nation. Resembles Farm Plan The new administration plan to aid the small home owner is simi- lar in action and effect to the farm plan. It proposes to re- duce both the face of the mort- age and the interest rate through 5 rent, tor. saeiual. sarerset of,.debto It is directed toward those home owners whose homes have a value not exceeding $10,000, the pres- ent limit set by the governmnt. There are no statistics avail- able to show what proportion of the $20,000,000,000 of home mortgages these $10,000-and-un- der homes represent. But the proportion is sizable in amount and preponderant in number of debtors, statistics indicate. The home owner seeking aid under tne proposed plan simply would approach the new Federal Home Owners’ Loan corporation either directly or in cooperation with the individual or institution who holds his mortgage. Reductions Sought The loan corporation would seek to reduce the face of the mortgage, give the original lender bonds with interest guaranteed by. the government for this re- duced amount, and take over the mortgage at a lower rate of in- terest. No published figures show how many mortgages are in danger of foreclosure, but the government expects about $2,300,000,000 in new financing to be enough for the needy cases. Some home! owners have objected to the plan] on the ground it should larger mortgages so that owners in metropolitan § areas where the proportion of homes costing-more than $10,000 is larg- er, would receive more benefit. Easing of the home mortgage; burden is held important not only to the home owner alone, but also cover home} | j {in many cases to the holder of the} Marjory lines, arrived from New! j mortgage. Billio: Loan institutions find selves with billions of credits in the form of mortgages which may become liquid under the new plan, Private, authoritative statistics; show that 27.5 per cent of the to-} tal assets of life insurance com-| panies is in urban real estate,/ 52.8 per cent of mutual savings, banks; 90 per cent of building and loan associations, and lesser! percentages in national banks,! commercial banks and other insti- tutions. | hese securities are of more im-| iportance to leading institutions! in Credit “Frozen” | them-| | jthan are farm mortgages. While} y¢.)vina Fulford, who will stop in| harbor at Eregili, jthey will be reduced in amount’ funder the government plan they! Arthur, after which she will go to} ‘will be replaced with mor liquid Tampa for a stay with other rela-| i thre {bonds enabling the ite carry the more easily and te pr institutions ng debtors eee eeecceees coocee By SIGRID ARNE (ity Ansociated Press) WASHINGTON, June 5.— “Timmie,” the most famous cat. known to Washington’s official life, is receiving visitors again with something of his old non- chalance. Timmie has’a most “un-cat- like” love for the society of birds, a characteristic which has greatly added to his visiting list among the great and of the capital. Had Duck Companions The cat, belonging to Bascom Timmons of Texas, newspaper- man, and last year’s president of} the National Press club, was happy all winter with a pair of| duck companions. The trio ate from the same plate and when Timmie curled up for the night the ducks slept next, to him or on top. of him as the; situation permitted. But the ducks grew too large for apart-) ment house living and had to go. Timmie mourned and refused to eat. Mr. and Mrs. Timmons capitu- lated. They bought him a fluffy, baby chick. The erratic cat is happy again and the chick shows no surprise at his odd-foster mother. Coolidges Started It Timmie’s strange desire fo’ bird companions arose when Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidge sent canary’to the Tithmons house- then. The canary hopped around him, tweaked his whiskers and hopped away twittering excitedly at his| act, turning into a_ veritable,) own playfulness. Timmie seemed near-great; al yp West Citisen — KEY WEST. FLORIDA, MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1933. Pn pesesooececcoosos { toward a canary and pet ducks, shown resting comfo nd “Timmie”. was un a baby chick for company. | jto think it over and decide that 'the little, feathered person was i quite all right as a companion. {ship spread and John J. Pershing, came to visit. For the general Timmie could usually be coaxed to put on his boxing {furry The fighter. general For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Roosevelt Urges Balanced Budget - Public Works Program “Timmie,” the Washington cat that early showed friendliness is happy again. The ducks, one rtably with him, outgrew the happy until his owner bought him , chuckled and the cat arched ‘pack for an approving pat. In his lighter moments he plays his The news of the odd friend-' hide-and-seek and “‘cat polo,” aj many famous! game he originated. He bats the! Total debt on urban real estate| hold. The cat was a mere kitten! persons, among them Gen. ; | ball for a goal and his owners, |for want of a better name, have decided he is playing a_ feline form of polo. | But he does it only when the ;mood moves him. MAY ORDER ANOTHER IN. VESTIGATION DEAL|ING WITH ESCAPE OF SITAMORE FROM RAIFORD (Ry Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, June 5.— Saying he was not satisfied with Teports which were made to him, Governor Sholtz said today he may order an investigation separate from the one being conducted by Nathan Mayo into the escape from Raiford of Harry Sitamore, dapper jewel thief. Mayo was at Gainesville today for graduating exercises and will go to Raiford tonight to continue his investigation.’ FLORIDA BRINGS 82 PASSENGERS The steamé@r Florida arrived Havana with 82 passengers, 34 aliens and 400 bags of sugar. The vessel sailed 6:30 o'clock for Tam- ipa, with 37 passengers. Ferry Parrott arrived from | Cuba Saturday with 18 carloods of pineapples, 7,926 crates and one ear with the fruit in bulk. Freighter Comal, of the Clyde- York this morning with freight for Key West. She sailed later for Tampa with heavy cargo, a large frozen| Part of which consisted of beer in| cases. |KEY WESTERS LEAVE ON TRIP Mr. and Mrs. John F. and their sons, John F. Dyson, Jr. and Jack Matthews, left this morning, over the highway, for Fall River, Mass, for an extend- ed visit with Mr. Dyson's mother. They were accompanied by Mrs. Miami for a visit with her son, tives. Escorting the party were Mr. FIRE APPARATUS ANSWERS 2 CALLS INE SENT IN SATURDAY AF- TERNOON AND ANOTHER YESTERDAY | lor where grass and trash | burning near one of the bat. teries. Chief Harry Baker said that there was a quantity of ammuni- tion stored nearby but the flames were extinguished before reach- ing the danger point. Yesterday another fire red on Von Pfister street, near the 0. This was quenched without any damage resulting. | ‘LEAGUE DELEGAT ‘OFF TO LAKELAN i H paarvers | Delegates from Key West to the ' | Young People’s Church League | Assembly to be held this week in Fire gpparatus was called out Saturday afternoon.to Fort Tay-! were oceur- home of C. Ackerman. | 345 Saturday afternoon from’ 1 akeland, Fla., left dve> the high- | | i way yesterday morning. The delegation, headed by Nor- man Lowe, who has become quite | \ popular in the ranks of the or-| { indefatig- | [RELIEF FORCES — | MAY OBTAIN PAY INCREASE SOON i CHAIRMAN OF LOCAL COUN- CIL_ MAKING EFFORTS TO | CENTS AN HOUR William W. Demeritt, chairman of the local relief council, is mak- ing an effort to have the allot- ment for work in Key West in- creased which will enable workers to be paid a trifle more than the 15 cents an hour they now receive, | During last month 1,399 men | were meployed. Of these 890 are i white and 509 colored. | these was paid $1.20 for a working | day of eight hours. | In a letter which clearly jalyzes the situation in Key West, i Mr. Demeritt asks J. C. Huskinson, | in charge of the’State Relief Coun- jell at Tallahassee, to increase the | Key West allotment at least $1,- | 000 in order that the men may be | paid 18 cents an hour, which is | the pay being received by employes ‘of the state road department. ‘INJURED AIRMAN NOW RECO . | INCREASE AMOUNT TO 18° Each of} i an- } ‘CRIMINAL COURT CONVENES TODAY FOR JUNE TERM | LARGE DOCKET FOR PRESENT | SESSION; JURY DRAWN AND} SUMMONED TO SERVE DUR. ING PROCEEDINGS One of the longest dockets that! has appeared on the: records of} criminal court in many moons was) ,; sounded by Judge J. Vining Harris; when court convened this morning. Just after court was convened the following jury was summoned, the names being drawn from the box: William Bullard, George Morton, Angel Torres, Joseph Felton, C. G. Babcock, Herman Albury (Peck), Lawrence Higgs, third, William Cullingford, Ralp! Fine, Howard Lowe, Perey M. Roberts. Tomas Valdez, Clarence |S. Higgs, John Fleming, Theodore | Albury, John Walker, Charles; H. Ketchum and Jose P. Renedo.} Disposition of cases on the docket was then made by the court. Joseph Lowe, charged with de- sertion and non-support, nol prossed. “County Solicitor Busto} showed that the accused is taking} care of his family. Stanley Wilkerson, drunkenness, nol prossed without any cost to the county. Ed Sims, aggravated assault, passed for the present. Lucy King, unlawful possession of lottery tickets, set for Tuesday. Ramon: Oliva, setting up a lot- tery game, 3 J et, erty x lien without the con- sent of the owner, nol prossed. Mittie Torres, aggravated as- sault, set for tomorrow. Francisep Torres, unlawful possession of liquor, held over un- til later in, the week. Mary. Williams, petty’ larceny, passed, for’ the, present. Edward Pent, unlawful pos- session of liquor, ordered to be ;in court tomorrow or bond will be estreated. Zola Braxton, having cating liquor in possession. for Friday. H Evans McGrew, charged with \ setting up a still and manufactur. } ing liquor, pleaded guilty. Will} be sentenced later upon the ar-} rival of Deputy Sheriff ©. 0. | Farrett from Rock Harbor. Jesus Sanchez, setting up a lottery game. Set for tomorrow. Jesus Gomez, conducting a gambling game, pleaded guilty.| ; Will be sentenced. tomorrow.! Witnesses discharged and para- ;phernalia ordered destroyed. |_. Francisco Maebin, setting up a Keno game. Passed ‘temporarily.! | Tom Terry, breaking and en- | tering and grand larceny. Pleaded| {guilty to trespass. Other charges! | withdrawn. Was in jail for two! jmonths. Sentence suspended if} lleave the city at once. | | Edward Cartwright,’ charged} | with driving automobile while un-) intoxi- Set} der the influence of intoxicants. iSet for Wednesday. Dyson | jBanization through his } jable efforts in promoting tt 2 wel- | fare of the league, were guests of Mr. Lowe on the trip, leaving in| R. PUCKETT AND WIFE GO TO, his commodious automobile which furnished ample room for the pleasure and convenience of the league contingent. The other members comprising the delegation were Misses Louise Ketchum Virgerine Lowe, Mar McMahon. Mary Whitmarsh, Susan | Past 18 weeks, was a patient in drankenness. Was awe Kin and Joe Peacon. SPENDS MILLIONS TO IMPROVE COAL FIELDS + Associated Prensa) ANGORA, June in behaif tof Turkish coal production, the } Turkish government has decided to spend $16,000,000 to build a railroad connecting the town of Filios with a new modern Black | i ' on Sea. The railroad will be completed ears and the harbor in jsix. t jothes assets frem forced liquid-|as far as No Name Key and re-/of coal annually, as against th ation. mained antil the ferry left. ‘present output of 1,500,000 tons mining; ” MIAMI SATURDAY AFT- | ERNOON | the Marine hospital with a broken | back, left Satarday afternoon for Miami accompanied by Mrs. Pue- kett Mr. Puckett is an aeronautical inspector in the airways branch of the department of commerce and ral months ago was in a plane that crashed. Examination showed him suffer ing from a fractured vertebrae jand he was ordered to the Marine hospital for treatment. From the first he showed = re- markable improvement and con- tinued without any sethacks Whe: he boarded the train he was able to do so without any assistance. Before leaving he told The Citi-{ ‘ This coal region can, it is e&& xen he expected to do light duty | ect their and Mrs. Rey Faulkner, who went timated, produce 5,000,000 tons for several months, until he can j Manuel Pla, desertion and non- | support of wife and children. Set! for tomorrow. j | William Russell, colored, | jcharged with peeping through a; |window in s colored home.| | Pleaded guilty. Had been in jail! | 57 days. Sentenced for that} | period and discharged. i in jail for Discharged. | vagrancy, wet: more than 30 days. dames Griffin, for Wednesday. | Lacy King, same charge, be tried after Griffin ease. Albert Curry, profane guage, passed for preserit Nina Ellis, profane language, set for tomorrow. } Moses Green, charged with as} sauit and battery, pleaded guilty.{ Sentenced to 40 days in jail,! ‘starting from time of arrest. He! had been im jail that length j time so was ordered released. V. Lowe, aemnlt and battery, ; Bennie Pierce, axisult and. battery. Case sct for Thursday. | F. G. Skines, selling beer with-' will ' ton! i i EXERCISES OF COMMENCEMENT BEGAN SUNDAY REV. GEKELER PREACHES BACCALAUREATE SERMON IN AUDITORIUM OF HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING Commencement exercises of the Key West High School were pen: ed yesterday morning when’ Rev erend J. C, Gekeler, of the First Presbyterian church, preached the baccalaureate sermon at 11:00 o’elock in the school auditorium. The subject of Reverend Geke- ler’s message to the graduating class was: “The Investment of Life.” His message was both in- teresting and instructive. Rela- tives and friends of the class filled j the auditorium. The program was as follows: Processional, Hymn, “Come, Thou Almighty King”—Congregation. Chorus, “Remember Now Thou Creator”—-Glee Club, Seripture reading. Violin solo, “Sixth Air Varie”"— Alfredo Barroso. Sermon, “The Investment of Life”—Rey. J. C. Gekeler, of First Presbyterian church. Hymn, “O, Worship the King” —Congregation. Benediction. Recessional of graduates. M. KELLY LEAVES | FOR. SALESMAN FOR GROCERY COMPANY RELEASED SAT- URDAY ON COURT ORDER M. A. Kelly, salesman for the Interstate Grocery company of New York, who was arrested and j fined in police court Tuesday on a charge of doing business with- out a license, was released Satur- day on an order issued by Judge Jefferson B. Browne, out of cir- cuit court. Mr. Kelly left Saturday after- noon for his home in Jacksonville. Before leaving he told The Citi- zen he had been doing business in |} Key West for 16 years and had never before been molested. His arrest, he says, while caus- ing him a great deal of incon- venience and delaying his itinerary of ‘travel, has proven one thing that is that he has a host of friends in Key West. Not only among the merchants with whom he does business, but also citizens in other walks of life and many officials. id He ‘eels satisfied that, after the comprehensive and far reach- ing decision and opinion of Judge Browne, more care will, in the fi jture, be taken in causing the St enrolled in rest of traveling salesmen who GET PAID TODAY Today is payday at the office of the local Emergency Relief $16.56 on the keys. This the largest payday for employes of the council during ithe pact several months and usex| lup practically one quarter of the) forced by allotment for the month of June. NEW TIRE SHOP OPENS UP TODAY The Rocky Road Tise Shop is of Grinnell and Division streets hy Charles Wells and Walter Carry. The shop ia specializing in retreaded tires. The managements siates that these tires are as good as new and diseard the braces he is wearing, Ot @ license. Case will be tried have stocked up tires and tubes to then resome flying. jam (Cortineed on Page Four) fit any make of car, Says New Taxes Must Be Added To Finance Any Increase In Vet: erans Expenditure (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June President Roosevelt passed ‘on to the recalcitrant senate his com- mand for a balanced budget in a talk today with Chairman Harri- son of the senate finance commit. tee. : Senator: Harrison, | Mississippi, was called to the White House just before the finance committee » met to vote on new levies to fi- nance the public works program, The president last night warned ‘house leaders if they adopted the senate increase in veterans expen- ditures they must add new taxes to pay for $170,000,000 cost. House leaders will debate at a special meeting tomorrow what action they will take on the presi- dent's ultimatum. In the meanwhile Speaker Rainey told newspapermen that if the house was faced with the © alternative of rejecting the senate limitation or approving new taxes, it would “aecept limitation and refuse to levy taxes.” Rainey said the president was working on a plen to liberalize cuts on such a basis that no vet. eran whose resulted directly from service will be cut more than twenty-one per cent. ; pi sae cara caches HOUSE APPROVES ANOTHER PLAN WASHINGION, June 5.— Overwhelming house approval was given another Roosevelt na- tional recovery proporals, the Rayburn measure, to improve the condition of the, nation's railway systems. Creating a federal coordinator to effect economies and scale down capital investments in rail systems through “suspension anti- trust laws, the bill now goes beck to the senate for adjustment of differences between the two branches. The measure also places hold- ing companies under the jurisdic- tion of the interstate commerce commission and repeals the re- capture clase of the 1920 trans- portation act, thus cancelling $26,- 000,000 in government claims against carriers for excess pro- fits. The bill protects labor by pre- venting the discharge by railroads! of any employees thfough con- solidations, eliminations of sery- icgs or, terminal facilities. VETERANS FOR FOREST WORK WASHINGTON, June 5.— | Quotas of 25,000 veterans to be forest conservation jeorps have been allotted each of the 48 states, and Florida will have | g00. | Selection of the men will begin jJune 12 and regional office will ibe at St. Petersburg. | VAN SWEARINGEN TALKS AT HEARING | WASHINGTON, Jane 5.-—-For- | mation of the Van Swearingen | railroad dominion with the help of | Council and distribution is being) J, P. Morgan and Company was R. J. R. Puckett, who, for theg John Fields pleaded guilty to, made of $910.26 im the city and/tervely told to senate investiga | tors today by O. P. Van Swear jingen, one of two brothers from Cleveland, This abrupt shift of inquiry ax ¥ & 10 te Z vole om the committee postponing unti! to row a decivion on whether to look into pefional income tax returns jof three Morgan partaers, Thoms, &. Lamont, William Ewing snd Harold Van Swesringen calmly detailed from the prepared statement of | relationships between bis interests and the Morgan firm. GRADUATION CARDS RECEIVED TODAY Also Suitable Graduation Gifts KEY WEST DRUG CO. PHONE 40 ‘ | °f being opened today st the corner!