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

Assotiated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. No. 147. Monetary Affairs Hold Attention°Of Economic ~~ Conference In London Stabilization Of Dollar * Still Pending Before Meeting Attended By Many Delegates (By, Associated Press) LONDON, June 21.—The American _ delegation received hi 3 fresh instrnetions fons from’ Roosevelt The American ‘delegation’ had-a conférence ‘late today’ with ' See- retary Hull. , Earlier there was a meeting attended by James M. Cox, Ram- say MacDonald, and James P. Warburg, American expert ad- viser. Whether the meeting with Mac- Donald had anything to do with ‘the president’s message was matter of much speculation tonference circles, but the con- ferecs are sitting tight. FRANCE/ PLEDGES HER FULL AID LONDON, June 21,—What was taken by many delegates to * ; ; é ELECTORS VOTE ON MILLAGE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEN MILLS ARE FAVORED IN SPECIAL ELECTION YES- TERDAY; TRUSTEES ALSO **NAMED IN BALLOTING ~ In the special tax ‘school’ * dis- tritt “election held yesterddy’ ‘in ‘Monroe county there were votes cast in which 78 out of the total. number voted for 10 mills to be levied for taking care of the operation of the various schools. In connection with this three school trustees, Ed Strunk, Willard Albury and Abelardo Lopez, were reelected in the vote cast. There were four voting pre- cinets, two in the city of Key West and two on the keys. At the Harris school building} there were 31 votes cast, 30 in favor of 10 mills and 1 for five mills, At the Junior-Senior School there were 42 votes cast as follows: 19 for 10 mils, 14 for 5 mills, 6 for 8 mills, 1 for 3 mills and 2 for no mills. _ The count shows there were 30 votes cast in the two key pre- cincts, Matecumbe and Rock .Har- bor, in which 29 voted of 10 mills and 1 Es yee In an interview with local Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion Melvin E, Russell, relative to the election, Mr. Russell states that while the 10 mills voted yes- jterday is quite an increase over jh, was signal papers which the immedi away. To arri You our entire aid.” He also said “large currency fluctuations will not only im- peril national money’s economic structures, but also threaten mod- is founded en- tirely on eredit,” F Despite offfeial denial it was re- ported in the conference lobby that at an earlier private meeting of the steering committee today, Bonnet raised the question of the eonference’s future if stabilization Was not achieved immediately. James M. Cox represented Ameri- cans at this session. Senator James Couzens char- wens said “he em- phasized stabilization but gave no the amount which the board has been allowed during the past two years, which amount was set at} five mills, nevertheless it is felt that the new amount will be quite necessary for carrying on opera- ti looking to a full year’s schdol term which will begin coming fall. In connection with this,’ superintendent shows where Tangements have been made many curtailments during the coming term, which will at the same time afford facilities suf- ficient to keep the schools on the accredited list, and at the*same time furnish all necessary studies and instruction that any. school may expect. : He states that probably . the matter of increase may be _.mis- construed. in the ‘minds pf many who are prone to imagine that the schools are being . over-financed, but states that this is not the case by. any means. He says that Monroe county hools were able to carry on for full term at the session just, closed, with the exception of the elementary institutions having been closed just two weeks prior to the regular time at which the Junior-Senior High Schoo! ter- minated its activities, Furthermore, he states, that it was only through the careful study and management of the school officials that the Monr@ schools were able to operate for the full term, with the possible exeeption of the short curtailment in the elementary grades, in face of the fact that many other schools of the state were forced to close way in advance due to the lack of necessary funds. Decrease In Funds the ar- for the} High; the} he Key West C —. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1933. /HEC ° aoce eee i By FRANK’f. WELLER’ * (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 20.— | With world military and economic disarmament in the balance, the United States has maneuvered in- to position for what some observ- ers consider an equally quick swing to international cooperation or considerably greater national self-sufficiency. No particular act by the special session of the seventy-third con- gress apparently was aimed in ; either direction, but the cumula- tive effect of the legislation seems to give the administration econom- ic and monetary powers which | could base the nation’s progress either on extensive ~ international trade or more purely domestic business. Two Weapons Available Two principal weapons’ were forged in the congréss which, while 103! conceived’ in accordance ‘with the; | plans for domestic recovery, none- | theless have tremendous interna- ; tional importance, | First, the president has the | power to reduce the gold content | of the dollar 50 percent, other in- | flationary powers, and more or less arbitrary authority to stablize the dollar in international exchange. These provisions give power to move the price level up or down, depressing or accelerating foreign trade. Secondly, together with powers already possessed to raise or lower traiffs 50 percent, he was given addition uthority in the Nation- al Industrial Recovery act to raise | tariff barriers if a flood of impor- | tations threatened to destroy the | benefits of the act. A flood of ; imports would react against do- | mestic sellers of the same goods. Industry Control A Factor State control of production, | bor and prices in so far as possible under the ‘the various currency pions eat are declared to make it possible KING UP’ON se * " -SelbiGudticlesiey “Or Intermationaliam eee CIENCY, E eice FARM, oF BOONES eINZS NORE TROL, Se one CONTE PS toward economic self-sufficiency ?, nded enacted legislation believed way, on the one side living fernational cooperation. for the nation to achieve the most; nearly absolute nationalism attain- able by any nation in the world. Diseussions at the London eco-~ nomic conference concerning stab- just-| ilizatton of the currencies of the ‘at-temporary ‘levels “inditate’ the importance of this. new presi- dential power. At whatever level ee Is the United States tending toward international cooperation or The session of congress by many to enable it to more and more to just the other relying on world trace and other enterprises clependent on the dollar is fixed in relation to the pound and other moneys, it could help total foreign trade con- iderably, in that business men might negotiate without fear of losses from rapidly fluctuating ex- The congress gave the president no powers on debts or arms cuts. HUNDRED CUBAN PRISONERS FREED LEAVES ONLY THIRTY-FOUR FOR TRIAL BY MILITARY COURTS (By Avseciated Press) HAVANA, June 21.—It was reliably reported today that military authorities were Preparing to release more than a hundred political prisoners... There..are no charges against a The release’ wou leave only 34 which are te be-tried by. military courte. 'R. FARRINGTON LODGED IN JAIL | NEGRO CHARGED WITH AS. { SAULT ON WILTSIE | RUSSELL } | Rudolph Farrington, colored, is a prisoner in the county jail | Awaiting hearing for an assault }made yesterday on Wiltsie Rus- sell, an employe at the pineapple ifactory. He is charged with as- sault and battery with intent to kill. | Russell was attendant at the entrance gate to the factory and |was instructed to keep out’ all } persons who were not employed jor had not been given petmission i to enter. Attorney General Explains — Status Of Tax Certificates | | e 1 All tax certificates and liens} { for delinquent taxes against real | estate for the year 1931 and all} {previous years, where they are held by the state, shall be held in- tact, without sale, and without | enforcement in any manner until the first day of July, 1938. This is set forth in Section 1 of the Futch Bill passed by the recent legislature “and in the opinion of Cary D. Landis, attor- ney ®eneral, is a legislative man-} date... Continuing his. analysis. of the bill the attorney general writes: “It is my opinion that where suits ‘are now pending for the jforeclosure or . enforcement ~ of} ;such tax. certificates held by the} | staté, that these suits are stayed for the same period, and nothing further can be done in such litiga- tion yntil July 1, 1938. It is fur- ther ny opinion that with ref-| erence to any such tax certificates; held by the state that no such certificate or lien, held by the; state shali be sold or transferred} to any one under any conditions | except to the bona fide owner of) the fee title. Given Privilege “In section 2 it is shown that; the bona fide owner has the priv-} ilege to pay off and discharge at} any time any one or more of such liens without regard to the num-| j ber of years of unpaid taxes ¢x isting at the time of payment, | | | provided the owner pays the | charges together with the interest! | Sergeant TEAM MATCHES NOW PLANNED | ONE TO BE HELD ON SATUR- DAY AFTERNOON AND ALSO ANOTHER ON SUNDAY; MANY GUARDS TO COMPETE The rifle team of Battery “E” C. A. ,.265th Regiment, Florida Nation! Guard, will have another practice Saturday afternoon and one Sunday. Members of the whose marksmanship ciency placed them in and who compose the team are Joaquin Romaguera, Corporal Leonard T. Curry, Cor- poral Victor E. Watkins, and Privates Richard Russell and Fer- nando Stirrup. Practices are held at the U. S. army butts at Fort Taylor and are under the supervision and di- rection of Lieutenant Leslie E. Russell. It is proposed to hold these practice meets each Thursday, Saturday and Sunday until tel time arrives for the team's dej parture for the state rifle meet! company and effi- the i amount due for taxes costs and } from the first day of April in the |%t Camp Foster which is sched- Roosevelt Discusses Many Issues With (By Associated Press) GLOUCESTER, June 21. '__ Roosevelt interrupted his cruise for a couple of hours here today to discuss * inter- nationaland domestic af- fairs before proceeding | up the coast. Colonel Edward M. House, intimate Wilson ad- viser, boarded the yacht just after the ‘president awoke. Lewis M. Douglas, budget director, scrambled aboard} a little later to talk over the! veterans’ compensation al- lowances. JURY AWARDS MRS. SWEETING $500 DAMAGES AMOUNT ASKED FOR IN CASE BEFORE CIRCUIT COURT a WAS. $7,800; ELECTRIC CO. DEFENDANT IN SUIT Shortly after 5 o’clock yester- day afternoon the jury in the case ef Mrs. Annie T. Sweeting versus the Key West Electric company, awarded the plaintiff $500 dam- ages. $7,500 was asked. This case arose out of injuries received by Mrs. Sweeting while riding on a bus of the company which collided with a post when the driver attempted to avoid an accident. The driver of the bus, it was shown, was given the choice of running into an automobile driven by a woman or swerving from the course. He chose the latter ex- pedient. . When the bus struck.the post the impact threw Mrs. Sweeting forward, The injuries received were caused by contact with the money receptacle of the bus. In- juries were principally to the lips and teeth. . Jurors on the ease ‘Were Henry F. Saunders, Alfredo Barroso, Gerald H./ Adams, Miki Pinder, J. W. Marayek and Cruz. There was no session of court this morning. Judge Jefferson B.| Browne, ordered a recess until 10 a. m., Saturday. ‘ THREE MORE OF STATES GO WET: NEW HAMPSHIRE, IOWA AND} CONNECTICUT FAVOR Ines, to say nothing of every other j the |Constraction” Of Many Vessels Will Get Un- der Way July 1; Much Labor To Be Used Party Leaders pes WASHINGTON, June — 21.—. Dimes. Sy hee es QUESTION CAUSED’ "GREAT. 4... 9 REVOLT/IN SENATE JUST). BEFORE CLOSING TIME epidnisee: GREAT FIGHT WAGED : July 1. Ya) hae By HERBERT PLUMMER Roosevelt ex plained (bby Asmoctnted Prensa) WASHINGTON, June 21.—The| $40,000,000 would be.spent ee revolt in the senate on ships now under con- against e . struction and at least $46,- pensation to veterans may have knocked into a cocked hat some/ 000,000 starting the new of the outside impressions as‘ to hirty ” ship ‘pro the lineup in the changed poli. “tl -two gram approved by the tical front on capitol hill. It concerned that group of in- ident dependent. republicans led by P lent under the public Senator George Norris, and, al-) works funds. though the president’s program won out in the end, there were} Secretary Swanson has lively moments before this result oi ensued. said 85 percent of the nav- During all the previous trying : : é and protracted. experiences.ot the} al construction goes to la- gotten the impression that « this group was about the only tranquil one in Washington. It was unusual for these in. dependents too. Ordinarily the independents in congress are the tempestuous ones that bring grief to those in authority. saicibiiiens Of course, it’s true that “Young Bob” LaFollette of Wisconsin|BELIEVE STORMS FORCED broke loose for a while during the} 7y7694 TO LAND IN SPARSE- senate’s investigation of the house ¥ of Morgan. He endeavored to Y SETTLED REGION prove to the senate that a part of} \ betlalth hast, <add the opposition to the proposed St. tniaueicaee Lawrence Waterway was linked (By Associated Press) up with the Morgan list of favored} MEXICO CITY, June 21,—A investors. But there were few) widespread search was such departures. As Some Saw It Political observers in the capi- tal thought they had explanations for. their tranquility, Some: be- lieved’ that-it -was because many | storms forced s of thenr had backed Roosevelt in : the campaign and thus had a man of their own choosing in the White House. Others, pointing to thé Roose-| sate, velt legislative program, asked| leaving why the independent republicans should raise a howl. Weren't they seeing many of the principles of government for which they have fought so long being written into the law? Those may or may not have been the reasons for the spirit of} cooperation shown by that group toward the administration before elt on veterans’ compensa- (Ry Assoctated Presa) reduction in com- ‘ | tion. But they did -kick over the; NEW YORK, June 21—The traces on that issue and in typical: case of Charles E. Mitchell, chare- fashion. ‘ed with defrauding the govern- If you can picture a man with} ment of $850,000 in income taxes, the reputation for fusurgency| was given to « federed court jory that George Norris of Nebraskajat 11-25 a, m. The maximum prison sentence. if convicted, is ten years and = maximum fine of $20,000. RICHVILLE, Ind—A wedding years ago by Mrs. member of his group, lined ap in | MAY LOOK FOR _ DEFINITE RESULTS } NEW YORK, June 21.—Ray-| mond F. Mole: iti ~ | don today, self Rear ery on | eral decrease of approximately) almost five minutes before he was) The superintendent also said! Farrington, a strong and husky} 2 j that funds from the state license | negro, portals to force his way, Y*#" following that for which the pers ~g saline sperms Selene tags which had heretofore been|in the gate and when eae» qeemzarbe. bougihonsoinr) Blog Sy arm on Russell! received by the schools have been|remonstrated the negro M’CANN FAMILY way to bring it about.” | struck| 9 Bercent (heretofore 25 percent) materially decreased, with the|him on the side of the head. Rus-| Pe? annum together with the fees} . I . fof the circuit court incident te Monree schools expecting a gen-| sell was knocked out and it ‘Wasl such payment. “In other words, the owner of pect “definite results” from the| $15,000 from the state for the| restored to consciousness. BO ligeend banalag scare icgferetioe work of the American delegation | Coming term in the way of funds,} The negro, it is said, was injtime and pay eff sad p Sarid st thi Uicnamic Dantorsnes. which readily shows the necessity| jail sometime ago charged with) any particular yeat of such un-| Moley is accompanied by Her./f the increase in millage as voted| breaking and entering the home| paid taxes without reference to} bert Bayard Swope, former news-/in yesterday's election, of the Marine hospital nurses on the unpaid taxes of any other year. ; paper executive, | In conclusion, Mr. Russel! stated| Whitehead street. | “Ik is also. provided in the same} 2.2. CANE jthat he feels that the public will) _ jsection that where the tax } COSTLY THEFT j be well-satisfied with the increased! STILL GAME AT 102 | tificate is held by @ private per- building for an indefinite stay. [|*ta iron country the people bave/went an appendicectomy yester- [millage allowed when it is taken| json, firm or corporation, the bona! The lieutenant left over the East | «lected Mine Helmi Lakkarila, 22,|day at the Marine BALTIMORE—For stealing a into consideration that the fnnds| RECTOR, Ark.—Although he is/ fide owner may redeem such cer-| Coast yesterday to take command) Village attorney. She ix the only} Reports from shirt fvom « laundry, James Kelly will be expended only where they}102 years old, John Still of this|tificate ax now provided by lawlof the cutter Saukee at St. Pe-| women to bold auch a post inidey shew that be bes of this city wes sentenced to five! become essentially ry in{city reeently married his second] withent paying any lien or claim) tersburg and bring the ship to Key| northern Minnesota snd one of from the anesthetic aud is years in prison, ithe cperation of the institutions, ) wife. (Continued on Page Four) West, the few in the United States, ne easily sa can be ©: | Lieutenant John — uw bead | Coast Guard Service, Mrs. MeCann ‘ . and three children have taken| MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn... Jane) Heary B. Haskins, assistant euper- cer-igaartments in the Woman's Club! 2!—Up im this northern Minne- intendent of lighthouses, ander neces ‘