The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 9, 1934, Page 1

iated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LV. No. 8. AUTO ‘Key Westers Struck By VOLUNTEER FIRE Machine Last Night 13] DEPT. ELECTION Attemp*t Made To Board _ Street Car (By Associated Press) _ MIAMI, Jan. 9.—Injuries received when struck by an automobile while attempting : to board a street car last might proved fatal today for B. D. Jenks, 65, retired post- office employe, visiting here from-Key West. J. ©. Peyton, 51, of Miami; was said by police to have been the driver of the ma- chine, but was not arrested. The inquest was set for to- morrow. Jenks suffered internal}, injuries, loss of blood and a fractured leg. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Sarah Louise Jenks, a daughter, Mrs. Meroba Hood and two Brothers, Alec S., and Harry, all of Key West. | SET FOR TONIGHT NO OPPOSITION AGAINST IN., CUMBENTS EXCEPT SEC- OND ASSISTANT CHIEF; AL- BURY TO OPPOSE TORRES Every detail is in readiness for the big event ofthe fire depart- ment which happens’ every two years, Election of officers: to serve for the ensuing two years. Voting will begin’ 6) 0’clock this evening and end at 9 0’clock. While there is only one of the officers with an opponent, Leroy Torres, second assistant chief, op- posed by Charles T. Albury, this MANY ARRESTS IN STREET PARKING | OF AUTOS HERE CLEANING DURING LATE HOURS Activity of the police depart- ment on night duty caused dismay among the motorists, when awak- ening this’ morning they found tags calling for their appearance this afternoon 3 o’clock in police court. Captain Everett R. Rivas told The Citizen that street cleaners night after night have to leave un- cleaned spots on the streets be- cause motorists continue to park cars in defiance of the ordinance prohibiting this practice. Not only‘ do drivers and owners disobey the law’ relative to — this particular infraction, but prac- tically all laws and ordinances covering driving and parking are continually disobeyed, said Cap- tain Rivas, and he intends to put a stop to all of these infractions if haling the drivers and owners contest has aroused a great deal of interest. Booths are assembled and plac- ed in position in the rest room of Number 1 station. Ballots, print- ed as usual by The Artman Press, are in readiness and ready to be handed to the members. of the Volunteer Department who are the only ones allowed to vote. The Australian Ballot System is used in these elections and the same secrecy as‘to the balloting is maintained as is ina regular state wide election. Incumbents are Harry Baker, chief; Charles Olivieri, first as- sistant chief; Leroy Torres, second assistant chief; John Roberts, sec- retary; William T. Archer, treas- urer; Dr. H. C. Galey and Dr. Wil- their election last night and the following were elected: Mitchell eorge Johnson, William T. Archer, secretary; Victor Roberts, treasurer. OFFICERS’ WIVES LABOR ON SUBWAY (By Associated Press) MOSCOW, Jan. 9.—Wives of 2650 Red Army officers attached to the Moscow garrison retently contributed a day’s labor each on the Moscow subway, shoveling out dirt along with regular workers. They labored the customary seven hours, and the construction. managers said they over-fulfilled their “‘program.” The project has gripped popular imagination until groups ranging from factory workers to school children clamor for permission te; devote to ‘the “metro,” the “social work” that all good citizens are called upon to contribute above their regular jobs. Backing By House Democrats (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—Sure of their strength, house demo- ‘erate made it a point today to tell President Roosevelt that his pro- gram would be dispatched there, but the outlook was not so san- guine in the senate for such mat- tere as the St. Lawrence water- The Senate was in recess while the president worked .on his mes- sages advocating ratification the treaty and asking federal guarantee of the principal as well as interest of farm credit bonds. Liquor regulation for the Dis-! ratified and foes were emphatic in| She is kidna| jtribe whose triet of Columbia was all the house proper had ready to work on. (ee PALACE THEATER Montgomery Players Present BACK FROM BROADWAY Comedy-Drama Matinee, 10-20c; Night, 15-25¢ of; The committee ground away at tax and appropriation bills and looked ahead to other big items of extending the Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation loaning au- thority for several years and pos- sibly adding $1,000,000,000 to the agency’s capital. The ways and means commit- tee, where all tax legislation must originate, heard representative Patman, of Texas, condemn tax seerécy as a “badge of fraud.” The bill tightening income tax laws was expected to be ready by next week Advocates of the St. Lawrence} treaty in the senate profess confi-| dence in their ability to get it) their denial. The Roosevelt message going, up tomorrow should bring an) hearty focus. j | FEDERAL PAY i CONTINUES Jan. x. | President Roosevelt today by exec- | WASHINGTON, jutive order continued the 15 per- cent pay cut for federal employes ths. 4 for another six mont into police court will have any ef- fect, evcccceccoces eevcece Serial a la Crusoe Enforced Jungle Visit Is Basis for New Story Five months’ isolation in Yuca- tan gave Herbert Jensen the in- spiration for writing “Blond God- dess,” a new serial starting in The Key West Citizen today, Jengon went to the seacoast with an expedition seek- ing the haunts of sharks; a com- mercial fishing firm wanted to know where the finny warriers could be found in the greatest ibundance, © yes ages 4 Human warriors, _ however, started a revolution and Jensen was trapped in Yucatan. Mail could not be moved in or out; his funds soon were exhausted and Jenson had to live “off the land.” During this enforced residence, Jensen heard wierd stories «and legends of the Mayan tribes whose prehistoric homes were in the Yu- JENSEN catan jungle. He visited the ruins of their almost forgotten civilization. “Blond Goddess” is the result of his research, al- though it was not written until} ten years later. Jensen, author of recent popu- lar novels, tried several profes- sions and avocations before start- ing his writing career. He has a “ HERBERT Mexican |’ The Key West Citisen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1934. Budget Needs, Dollar Value --UncleSam : s B alancing Task By FRANK I. WELLER «By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—What | effect federal ments of $10,000,000,000 within ; the next six months is going to have on the “dance of the dol- lar” is a vexing question on Capi- tol Hill, On January 5 the RFC gold+ purchase price had completed its twelfth day at $34.06 an ounce compared with the $20.67. The previous high - had been $34.01 for an even longer time on December 7. Between the two dates the gold value of the dollar declined from 64.1 cents to 63.5 cents. Gold Content-Compromise?- With unprecedented’ peace-time borrowing ahead, there:seems. to be more sentiment. among *:con-| servatives and: inflationists:-alike for the president’::to © call» ‘their spokesmen: together on a common ground—namely:a compromise on the gold content of the © dollar. They say that to remove unce! tainty would bring “fear-frozen”. deposits out for investment. ‘ Senator Thomas of Oklahoma’ says there is a possibility of Mr. Roosevelt cutting the gold value of the dollar to 50 cents by in- creasing the price of gold to 4 an ounce. For the sake 0: stability, James P. Warburg, former monetary advisor to the president, and other champions of “orthodox money,” have indicated. willingness, to go along with a 50- cent dollar. Economy As Credit Guarantee At present one of Mr. Rvose- velt’s closest advisers appears to be Prof. George F. Warren who would tie the purchasing power of the dollar to the rise and fall in the general commodity price level. The president’s message to con- gress was interpreted as indicating he had no intention of ‘steering’ away from that course. Rather, it appeared, he sought to entrench it by making federal statutory economy a guarantee for government credit. He hoped to borrow more by keeping normal expenditures at a minimum. Some believe he’ hoped, too,'to head off congressional ion for an in- crease in veterans’ compensation or full payment of the bonus— which might necessitate some out- right inflation. The approaching congressional campaign is considered a strong inducement for those who will be candidates to advocate payment of the bonus. ‘Profit’ From Inflation In that event, some inflation- ists say, Mr. Roosevelt could de- clare a 10-cent dollar, impound a treasury “profit” of $3,600,000 000 on reserve bank gold and is- ag .. There is a much different: atti- Areasary, In the first ing to borrow $6,- 900,000,000 and not $10,000,000,- 000... That other $4,000,000,000 represents ‘matarities which’ uspal- ly até wiped out by trading the bondholder new paper for the old. Nor is it anticipated that the $6,000,000,000 will be borrowed all at once. The practice is to issue bonds, notes or bills . as money actually is needed. The last issue was for $950,- 000,000 and was oversubscribed three times at 2 1-4 percent: The} “public” is chiefly banks and cor- | porations with idle surplus re- been a soldier, aviator, engineer,! importer, salesman ‘and shark fish-| er. A ai A lieutenant in the air corps) during the world war, he saw serv- ice in France then went to China. A traveling urge carried him to! Alaska, Panama, Mexico and other} Central American countries. He is anative of San Francisco and California is his “permanent”; home, ! “Blond Goddess” is the story of | Janice Kent, a movie star, who! goes to Mexico with a studio out-| fit to film a picture against the background of the Mayan ruins.| ped by a half-crazed' leaders intend to crown her as their goddess—but} only after making of her a human sacrifice. An adventurer and explorer, Frank Grahame, who knew Janice! serves. Such reserves are said to/ statutory | be stacked high it financial insti- tutions for lack of commercial outlet. How Banks Buy Bonds | Banks buy government bonds by ! subscribing at the treasury and| engineer and H. D. Mendenhall, | jear-marking currency in their own vaults for government account. It is drawn upon as. needed, fre- quently months after it was sub- scribed. Qn December 27 the federal re-| servé banks had $2,432,000,000/| of government securi nearly | two billions more than in Decem-| ber, 1929, and meinber banks had well over an additional $1,000,- 000,000. They are counted upon heavily to support any new issue lest failure to absorb it lessen the value ef those they already own. Federal reserve member banks in 90 cities on December 27 had | To The Money Markets budget require-| COC Ceeeeee oes SOOO SSOOOOSOOOOOSHOOOOSOOOOSOOOOOOO Uncle Sam, faced with the prospect of unprecedented peace- time borrowing to meet regular and emergency needs of the fed- {| eral Budget, may turn to federal reserve member banks, among oth- ‘a| er lending sources. Listed above are statistics pertaining to this Potential market for his securitie s. Claims Economy Was Reason For Delaying Election In Filling Vacancy In omy was advanced today by George M. Wallace, assistant at- torney general of Louisiana, as the reason for delaying a special election to fill a vacancy to the house of representative caused by the death of Representative Boli- var E. Kemp. Testifying to the house elec- tions committee in defense of the election of Mrs. Kemp to succeed her husband, the assistant attor- ney general was asked by Repre- tive McDuffie of Alabama Officials Pay Visit To Works Administr: ind Feder- al Relief Emergency Administra- tion, arrived in Key West today. Charles K. Dodd, assistant state civil works éngineer; A. H. Chaun- cey, safety director; W. C. Dis- brow, engineering inspector, ar- rivéd 10:15 o'clock im one of the Coast Guard planes from Miami. Henry B. Crawford, regional state engineer arrived over east coast and were met at the train by those who arrived by! ed and that which is to be done. | PARAGUAY ENCASES UD cmy Awscctated Press) ASUNCION, Jan. 9.—Paraguay | has placed in its national war museum 10 Bolivian battle flags captured in the Chaco war and in Hollywood, trails the tribesmen | $10,866,000,000 ef demand de- | the white banner of truce raised te their jungle lair and attem & rescue, is himself captured and condemmed to die. | ‘The ‘story starts in The Citizen! | 000,000, deposits and $825,000,000 of gov-| ernment deposits. Money in cir-| culation totals around $5,800,- House Of Congr ‘ (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—Econ- waited five months to call an elec- tion. “An election is expensive and the parishes were broke, and the governor thought there would be some other election which cou!d be coupled with it,” Wallace said. “Was it true ballots were print- ed before an election was called?” asked Representative Perkins of New York. “No sir, ballots were ordered printed without the name and ‘ E printed on the night after the committee met.” n ity Prominent officials of the Civil! plane and officials from the local) council, They are this afternoon in con- ference with W. W. Demeritt, di- rector of C. W. A. in Monroe and other officials. They will go over the work accomplished, that to be finished and inspect the methods being used by the ad- | ministrative and constructive forces in Key Dest. Another important arrival was Mrs. Louise Wilson, assistant di- rector of woman's work projects, jwho came in on the Havana Spe- cial and was met by Miss Teen Williams, social service director. Mrs. Wilson will confer with the! Miss Williams and Miss Millie, ‘ Porter Harris on matters pertain- ing to women’s work accomplish- WHERE TO GO eeccce | Palace —-Montgomery Players | present “Back From Broadway.” Strand—“Bombshell” and “The oe to Romance.” Pts posits. and $4,339,000,000 of time| over Fort Boqueroni when that! Palace—Montgome -y Players For 54 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS French Newspapers Charg REPAIR WORK AT CITY HALL ' WELL IN HAND THIRTY MORE MEN ADDED TO FORCE; REMOVAL OF PLAS- TERING IN ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS PART OF WORK Good ‘progress is being made on the repairs and:painting project at the city hall with Civil Works Ad- ministration forces under the su- pervision of Foreman Urban Beth- el. On this project there were 24 men working before this morning when 30 others were added to Tush the removal of plaster from -} the walls in the assembly hall, All of the plastering is to be taken out, laths scraped and clean- ed and preparations made for re- placement of the walls which were so much in need of repairs it was decided to remove all of the plas- tering. It is expected that within the next four weeks the new walls will be completed and other details of the renewal work in this part of the building finished. WILLIAM WAPLES GETS ACQUITTED - | DEFENDANT WAS PLACED ON TRIAL ON CHARGE OF AG- GRAVATED ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON William Waples was found not guilty in criminal court today on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, to wit a knife. The assaulted party was Hector Castro, who claimed that he was assaulted by Waples and the latter (drew a knife and attempted to in- flict serious injury. On the jury were Lain Dobbs, Alfred Cook, Octavio Recio, George Schreiber, Arnold Henson and Sumner Sweeting. Prosecuting Attorney J. .F. Busto presented the case for the state. Waples was his own de- fense. | WASHINGTON, Ja 9.—Paul | master I, told senate inves- tigators today that Post Master ; General Brown awarded about 5,- 000 miles of air mail contracts without competitive bidding after | congress had specifically refused | him his authority. BROWN DENIES | CHARGE MADE NEW YORK, Jan. 9,—-Former | Postmaster General Brown today {declared that no official corres- | pondence from his files had been {destroyed prior to his leaving of- | fice last March. | SENATE COMMITTEE ; HEARS WITNESSES WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. — A postoffice employe told senate in- vestigating committee today some of Postmaster General Walter ; Brown's files, beth official and } personal, were burned a day or stronghold fell to Paraguayan be-! present “Back from Broadway.” |two before the democratic sd- |siegers in October, 1932, after a/ [stregste of more than a month. Strand—“King For A Night” land “The Right To Romance.” | ministration came office ilast March. inte | \ Pawnshop Figure Was Slain By Secret Service Agents Claim Stavisky Was Too Well Acquainted With Activities Of High Po- lice Officials (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 9.—Open charges that Serge Stavisky, founder of the fallen Bayonne municipal pawn- shop, was slain by secret service agents, because he knew*too much involving high police officials, were published today in the Socialist Populaire and Com- munist Humanite. Other opposition papers questioned the truth of the statement by authorities that Stavisky shot himself in the head when surrounded late yesterday near Chamonix. The newspaper Action Francaise, calling for a huge demonstration before the chamber of deputies to- night, said, “Down with thieves—down with a sassins.”’ nat? Premier... Chantomon. lest no time in revamping his endangered cabinet as a re- sult of the midnight resigna- tion of Colonial Minister Al- bert Dalimier, accused by police of indirect).‘implica- tion in the Bayonne scandal, He named Licien La- moureux, labor minister, , to replace Dalimier, shifted :Marine Minister Eugene Frot, to labor and under- secretary, and William Bert- rand into Frot’s post. Thus with Stavisky dead and Dalimier out of the cabinet, with “certificate of good conduct,” Chautemps hoped’ public indignation would subside. Hear Testimony On Burning Of . Files By Postmaster General (By Associated Press) Hemdorsom, former bicletant Books| under the air mail subsidy law. STRAND THEATER Ann Harding-Robert Young in THE RIGHT TO ROMANCE Jean Harlow-Lee Tracy in BOMBSHELL Matinee: Balcony, 16¢; Orches- tra 15-20; Might 19-286