The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 26, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wiré Servica VOLUME LIV. No. 151. World’s Debt ‘Structure... Must: Be Adjusted): Claim:... ‘Made:By Ssialiietdiouains i American ” Delegaté To London Conference Is Heard In Stirring Ad- dress On Issues (By Associated Press) LONDON, June 26.—Senator James Couzens, of Michigan, American delegate, stirred . the the Key West'Electtic company in ‘tie’ matter: of the ‘suit of “Mrs.|” lishing some form of permanent bedy to act in an advisory capacity between organized * ereditors and organized debtors. The senator did not mention thé war debts but referred to in- debtedness in general, He warned that “this in no sense is to be con- strued as an invitation to debtors able to pay to scale down their obligations.” ‘Certainly it is not an invitation to default.” A worldwide action to reduce the burden of debt on individuals to raise prices and increase the demand for raw materials was urged by Couzens. Speaking before the chika mission on immediate measures for financial reconstruction, the repu senator said he did not believe 4 Y fe] tows asserted at the same time that purehasing pease! must be ereased by such measures as pub- lie works; that debt burden “must be lightened.” He cited measures already taken by the United States in these directions, India indicated to the. confer- ence its willingness to cooperate in the rehabilitation of silver, as Projected in a resolution by Sen: tor Key Pittman. This authoritatively disclosed meeting the conference. committee at which Sir George Shuster, India secretary of treasury, was present. Americans and others interested in habilitation said that this was the most important event which could have happened to force the pro- gram to a successful conclusion. India is the world’s largest holder of gilver with some 400,000,000 ounces on hand, LOOKING FORWARD To TRADE RESUMPTION LONDON: June 26.—Foreign sig nilnisters of Great: Britain and Soviet Russia today started nego- tidtions looking toward # resump-| tion of trade between the two na- tions which was broken off as a Yesult of the: controversy growing out of the trial in Moscow, la: April, of a group of British engi. neers charged with espionage and sabotage. Negotiations took place in the British foreign office, where Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet commis- sar for foreign affairs, called on Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon. FLORIDA BRINGS 71 PASSENGERS) The steamship Florida arrived 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon from Havana with 71 passengers, 29 aliens. She sailed 6:30 o'clock for Tampa with 26 passengers. Steamer Céiba arrived in port last night 8 o'clock and berthed) at the Porter Dock . company's! main pier, She took on bunkers! of oil, 70 tons of water and sailed) for Obregon, Mexico. | Power boat C. W. Powers bunkered at the Porter Dock this morning and afterward sailed for Collier City for cargo of sea food! products, i \, { j ' CAUSE FOR DIVORCE LONDON ords underscored by Mrs. Emily Punchard of this city in & poem resulted in her, busband being granted a divorce voted and not , Was admitted over the weekend. jot the musi NO MOTIONS ARE HEARD IN COURT CASE SATURDAY, ANOTHER SESSION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW TO HEAR MOTIONS IN SIMILAR DAM- AGE SUIT CASE ty Np» motions were: made Satur- day ‘afternoon:by attorneys’: for ed when ® jury awarded the plain-}- tiff $500 in her $7,500 suit for damages. The court convened Saturday morning 10 o’clock Judge Jeffer-| gon B. Browne announced it would! remain open until 5 p. m. to eae} any motion that may have been filed in tHe matter. None being filed the judge signed the judg- ment of the court. | Court will convene tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. It is expect- d that a decision will be rendered in the matter of a motion made by Attorney Wm. H. Malone in behalf! of the case of George M. Fox vs. F. E. C. R’y. company. In this suit for da s the plaintiff sued the company for | $50,000 and was awarded $12,000 by the jury. Mr. Malone filed a motion to have the; verdict set ide on thb grounds of excessive not _ according » to VATICAN BOMBING WORK OF SOLAMON DECLARE POLICE! ARRESTED RUNNING FROM SCENE; EXPLOSION RESULT OF STRAINED FEELING BE- TWEEN VATICAN AND SPAIN! - (Ny, Ansoctated Prenn) VATICAN CITY, June 26.—A bomb, which exploded yesterday in the portico of St. Peter's, was manufactured in Spain and brought here by Démetrio Solam- on, who carried a Spanish pass- port, police declared today after they had arrested Solamon, charg- ing him with. planting the explo- Authorities asserted that the explosion wa: strained relations. between the Vatican and Spain, following the Pope’s encyclical of June 3 and! excommunication of members of | the Spanish government. The bomb caused a panic in a crowd of Holy Year pilgrims. Four persons were injured but there was little property damage. Solamon was arrested when he ran from the scene. A identified Solamon as the man who had deposited the package with him an hour the Leone FAIRBANKS, JR., SERIOUSLY ILL CINEMACTOR TAKEN FROM ‘HOME OF MOTHER TO HOSPITAL before | i (Ry Assectated Preas) NEW YORK, June 26.—Suf-| fering an attack of pneumonia, | Dougias Fairbanks, Jr., was said} to be in a serious condition today at Doctor's Hospital to which he; i He arrived from Europe Friday with a bad cold which grew more serious, Mr. Fairbanks was taken t< hospital from the home of mother, Mrs. Jack Whiting. wif eal comedy actor, the c i KEY WEST, FLORIDA, What's A Depression To:U. X. A.’ est Citisen MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1933. Members? They Work--And: Thrive=Without- Money Cceeccveeseces There’s no money but work aplenty for members of the Unemployed Exchange of Oakland. Be- low, a class of the exchange’s “College of Barter” is at work. At the upper left a worker ing touch to one of the exchange-made gold mining mills, and at the lower right a foundryman fi prepares his mold. Farms, factories and field units of the excha: by short wave wireless, the girl in the upper right being one of (By Associated Press) which has attracted notice from gives’ a keep in touch with headquarters communications workers. change by the purchase of com- result of present | OAKLAND, Cal., June 26.—A| cooperative industrial organization based on “moneyless economics” has ousted fear of the depression from the lives of 3,000 persons ; supporting it. : | ‘ It is the Unemployed Exchange; of Oakland—popularly termed the *U. X. A.”—an unusual business and sociological experiment that rew from a cooperative, wood- touch. ~"| chopping venture in which there sar een were several jobless men to one ax. Living Standards Raised Within a few months the result was a highly organized industrial group, with activities _ extending [from Alaska to Guatemala and| providing for its members al standard of living higher than! many had known in the days when! they worked for money. Today its “College of Barter” is a formally organized institution which holds regular classes and; social workers and professors modities difficult to obtain through throughout the country. eee The “U. X. A.” operates an iron! While the organization’s | fi- |foundry, a portable and a sta- nancial philosophy discourages the tionary sawmill, large. ranches usé of money, it manufactures in held by lease or in fee, stores, its own foundry gold recovery commissaries, dental and medical machines on contract or for its offices, fruit dehyrators, a flour’ own use in obtaining gold for den- and cereal mill and various other tistry. businesses, including real estate Deals In Many Things and insurance. A short wavs! An emissary of the “U. X. A.” wireless service: keeps ité various has.been sent to Mexico and Cen- -. &} tral America to arrange for. trad- Commodities Are ‘Currency’ | ing reconditioned second-hand. There are 26 organizéd “operat-| automobiles for coffee and de- ing séctions,” each under the di-; hydrated bananas. rection of a “co-ordinator” elec-' It received thousands of pounds ted by the workers. ‘of reindeer meat from Alaska on In bartering, the basic com-| trades and in exchange. It is in- modities are gasoline, wheat and terested ina venture to swap alfalfa. The “currency” system | California oranges: for furs and is one of “points” related to| articles manufactured’ by the these three commodities. An} Eskimo’ and Indians: hour’s labor is equivalent to 100} “We are swamped with work,” points. says Carl Rhodehammel, chairman The money that filters into the: of the co-ordinator’s committee. organization is converted into the “Work never seemed so plentiful. organization’s own medium of ex- It is simply pouring in on us.” RIFLETEAMTO | LEAVEHEREFOR | CAMP ON JULY 5 MEET WILL BE caetian AT CAMP. FOSTER; REGULAR: PRACTICES HELD PREPAR- ‘ATORY TO LEAVING { The rifle team from Battery! 265th Regiment C. A., Flor-| races! Guard, has received | instructions to be at Camp Foster for the state rifle meet on July 7.) It is the intention of the local, team to leave Wednesday, July 5, | checking booth attendant! over the highway, remain for the! under date of June jnight in Miami, and the next day! bomb | jeave for Jacksonville and be there! nee because of the anxiety of | local proposition. in readiness on the specified date. Governor Says Accumulation Of Work Causes Delay In Naming Bridge Commissio Delay in the appointment ef es prea the preciation of Mr. Gomez’ splendid cooperation throughout the ses: due, writ Oe eee **! sion of the legislature and assur- | Governor Sholtz to State Senator | ing him it was a genuine pleasure | Arthur Gomez, solely to the vast‘? work with him. j ‘accumulation of work awaiting the| Up to date, however, the |governor on his return from “| conference with President Roose-} velt. | and at 10 o'clock this morning Mr. Gomez wired the governor as z follows: “Before the legislature} closed everybody interested agreed} Mr. Gomes wrote the gov ernor | pon appointments of certain com- 12, asking} missioners in overseas bridges that the appointments be made at! | matter. This project is primarily We are seri- jously handicapped until these ap-; |pointments have not been made; i CIGARETTES, HAM,' ‘GREAT RISEIN rf {Ss | i | { ; ‘THIEVES ENTER ENTER PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘Overseas: Bridge Plea May Be Made To SEeeTTeae |EMDEN BELL SAID TO BE LOST AGAIN {By Associated Press) SYDNEY, June 26.—The elusive belli of the German cruiser Emden is believed by police to be on its way to Germany. Prized here as a relic of Australia’s naval victory off Cocos islands, it was first stolen last summer and dis. covered by detectives buried in a hill. It was then. placed in the war museum, but a month ago disappeared again. Common- wealth officials searched a Bremen-bound steamer but were unable to find the relic. kkk uke duke dds’ URGE ON CLOSER COOPERATION IN TRADE MATTERS NEWLY APPOINTED GOVER- NOR OF PUERTO RICO AD- VOCATES UNDERSTANDING WITH FLORIDA © + Ay, Suneotated Prem, JACKSONVILLE, June 26.— Closer cooperation and under- standing between Puerto Rico and Florida in the effort to commerce and effect “a satisfac- tory dissipation of our mutual problems”, was utged in an ad- dress here today by Robert H. Gore, newly appointed governor of Puerto Rico. Pointing out that the island is halfway between the North and South American continents, Gore declared it is “in the years ahead of us, to be our post of contact with Latin Americans of South and Oentral America.” He continued “Florida is very wise to recognize that in obtain- ing the trade of Puerto Rico she is establishing herself as the en- try port to a vast commerce that must develop between North and South America.” expand MENOCAL'S CAFE | SATURDAY NIGHT | CHICKENS AND OTHER| ARTICLES TAKEN; SECOND) TIME PLACE IS ENTERED | P Members are Lieutenant W.! the people of Key West as to who; Curry Harris, coach; Sergeant twill be the appointees. He also {Joaquin Romaguera, Corporals cited that in some quarters it was Leonard T. Curry and Victor E. sag said that the appointments, Watkins, Privates Richard Russell is tala: tall ace he Giucat and Fernando Stirrup. Fas commissioners are appointed and/ qualify. “Every day’s delay, hampers our! {efforts in the matter of securing jthe loan. I appreciate how busy! Menocal's restaurant at the cor-; iner of Charles and Duval streets; jwas again visited by thieves. The} | burglary occurred Saturday night} jand practically a clean sweep = made by the marauders. Practice was held yesterday and and he felt that it was just to him) 1. are but will you not please| This is the second time the! \ will be held again today. leaving will ae tr pas : of the people of Key West. peaw~aad are le held, L. Replying on June 20 the gover- ‘The principal prize offered at/nor wrote advising Mr. Gomez to ‘the meet is the Taliaferro Trophy. ! | say that delay in the appointment) | This goes to the team with the! of- the commissioners was in noj | highest score and each member! way due to his influence. The! receives a bronze medal and $5. lishes the individual championship | number of bills passed by the re-; at the meet, receives a gold medal) cent legislature and his trip to and $25. | Washington prevented his giving the commission matter the serious ‘consideration it deserves. But, his letter indicates, the commis Burglars} sion would be appointed within s tol few days. Governor Sholtz in concluding ec} his letter writes he was taking the MONEY IN ; GUN BARREL SEATTLE, whe stole a Paul E. Milk $70 in currency «tuffed de barrel Wash. japportanity ORIGINAL of expressing hi | tremendous accumulation of work! The team member who esteb.' necessary to pass upon the large! ap; tare wrapped up in the proposi- tion of the bridges and we will be, grateful for your proimpt action. | — for a favorable wire.” STRAND THEATER THE CIRCUS QUEEN MURDER See Page 3 for reader on this]. picture —eleo— THE WHITE SISTER Matines, 10-15e: Nigh? 15-28< MONROE THEATER SMOKE LIGHTNING Matines, S-10c: Night, 10-20 panionwitteacnal Other; to have these erroneous impres-| make these appointments at once./place has been looted. The first) days for preliminary firing before sions eradicated from the minds’ Hopes of all peoples in this county, time the losses were few and not of great consequence. This any the thieves took everything avail-{ lable except the furniture, counter, / jiee boxes, water cooler and the| {floor covering. | Pive boxes of cigars, ies) cartons of cigarettes, two chickens. | one ham, s stock of condensed! wilk and fast but not least the None of the smokes or food) jstufis have been recovered. The! leash register was. This was found! jin the building on Charles street) {te the rear of the restsurant with! jan contents mining. These con- prised of several dollars in cash) jand = gokl watch thet the! [proprietar was keeping a friend, ILLEGIBLE At Washington During IF APPLICATION FOR LOAN IS SHOWN TO BE FAVORABLE, IT WILL STILL REQUIRE AP- PROBATION OF STATE PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATOR WHO HAS NOT BEEN APPOINTED AS YET ; By PAUL MAY Speeial, Waxhingtom Correspondent ef The WASHINGTON, June 26.—A plea’ on b the Miami-Key West Overseas Highway ‘this request: for a hearing has: been grante gressman Mark Wilcox said today. The congressman has made formal uses for a hearing but as yet a definite date has not been decided upon. There, is some chance that it may be held this week, the congressman said. "J. L. Lester, of Key West, will collaborate. with Wilcox in presenting the highway plea to the board. Lester has been in Washington most of the time for several weeks, helping transfer to the public works board the voluminous bridge data compiled during the negotiations with the R. F. C. Judge H. H. Taylor, of Miami, another meInber the highway committee, went to Florida last. week: with an expert of the roads bureau of the departmen E of agriculture for the purpose of preparing addition- : al data. Neither Lester nor Wileox know when - plans to return. The board, which will hear Wilcox and Lester, technically known as the board for the emergency ad- ministration of the public works program, includes Colonel Sawyer, public work administrator; General Johnson, administrator of the industrial recovery act; Secretary of War Dern, Seeretary of Interior Ickes, and Director of the Budget Douglas. Wilcox pointed out that regardless of the attitude taken by this group, any Florida project must re- ceive the OK of the state public works administra- r, whe has not yet been appointed. Wilcox said that this position, whose holder is de- cided by presidential appointment, will probably be ‘filled shortly after the return here of President esacinae now on a vacatjon { trip. EIN TTOMATOESPART OF RELIEF AlD [SHIPMENT IN MIAME DESIG- | NATED FOR DISTRIBU- i TION IN KEY WEST | There is s large shipment of tomatoes in Miami designated for dintrinvation to the needy in Key | West. This forms @ part of the “tue information wes rescived bx wes a telegram to W. W. Demeritt, ‘chairman of the relief coun- jell a6 follows: —— COTTON ve REACH HIGH LEVELS TODAY DURING TRADING IN STOCK MARKET {By Aascctnte® Frees) NEW YORK, June 26-— Cotton sod “farm . belt” stocks boomed in the New York markets todey, Chicage grain prices soared spectaculariy. In very heavy trading cot- tom futures climbed $2.50 to $3 0 bale, reaching the highest int & aoa re POUR MILK ON BLAZE FORT COLLINS, Cole. — Be "G. A. (cause of the scarcity of water on Demeritt it looking. their farm, Mr. and Mire. Bd Cam-| situation and endeavoring peau of this city poured skinned] cure the necowary trurking mitk on a blaze which (hreatened, ties for handling eases nd their home, no wired Mz, Duncan, E i 743 27 if a Ps