The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 19, 1934, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LV. No. 67. Army Mail Fliers First” Order In New Schedule Airmen Operating sytem! JOHN ROM ROOSEVELT Are Provided With Care- fully Inspected Planes Newly Equipped (By Axnsociate: ens) WASHINGTON, March 19.—Mail-laden army planes again zoomed over a skele- tonized system of airways with “safety first” the order of the day. Grounded for a week be- cause of a ten-man death list now raised to 11, army airmen took to the air again over eight routes. Flight operations started during the night. The war_ department awaited a board of inquiry report into the crash which took the life of Lieut H. G. Richardson at Cheyenne Sat- urday. When Brigadier General Oscar Westover, chief of air mail activities, gave the word that his men were “all set,” the fliers were provided with | carefully inspected planes, newly equipped for blind and night flying, and; with im-| proved radio facilities, ATTENTION TO MAJOR ISSUES HOUSE PASSED BANKHEAD _J COMPULSORY COTTON CON- TROL BILL; MEASURE SENT TO SENATE (Ny Ansoewnted Mrenn) WASHINGTON, March 19- Congress spent today getting some major business out of the way, and making more ready. The house passed the Bankhead and sent it to the senate, while the Fiesinger bill for the purchase of 1,500,000,000 ounces of silver was called off by Speaker Rainey at the request of President Roose- velt. The cotton bill, administration measure, would limit production in the coming year to 10,000,000 bales and levy a tax of 56 per- cent on the market value on staple produced in excess of quotas allocated to producers, Prospects for quick passage of the Philippines independence bill increased when Chairman Tydings of the senate territories commit- tee said he would call it up for vote this afternoon. The democratic national com- mittee reported to congress un- paid obligations of more than $500,000 compared with the de- fieit of nearly $200,000 report- ed by the republican committee as reminders of the last presi. dential campaign. WHERE TO GO Seeeccesece TONIGHT Palace—“Advice to the lorn.” Strand—“Flying Down to Rio.” ; TOMORROW Palace—“Advice to the lorg.” Strand—“Hi Nellie” Made Her Bed.” and COTY’S Face Powder and — 98e Perfume Sets, special GARDNER’S PHARMACY Phone 177 Free Delivery Love. | Love- | “She! ‘ABOUT 75 MEN ON FERA ROLLS START ON WORK | OTHERS WILL BE GIVEN EM- PLOYMENT TOMORROW; 305 ARE ALLOTTED FOR PRO- JECTS HERE Get “Safety | ENTERS HOSPITAL; i HAS APPENDICITIS, YOUNGEST SON OF CHIEF EX- lists of the FERA were put to POU MNFNGORS te ye ee this afternoon on different INSTITUTION FOR IMMEDI- projects that have been head see ted and approved. Others wi siecle cherish | be put to work tomorrow. | There are 305 men allotted for exclusive of About 75 registrants on the |work in Key West. (By Associated Prens) WASHINGTON, March 19.— jects and the balance of the allot- John Roosevelt, youngest son of, ment will be put to work as soon President and Mrs. Roosevelt, en-} s possible, said Administrator W. tered the naval hospital here to-| W. Demeritt. . day for an immediate operation} lew instructions sitate for appendicitis. | every worker being investigated as, John has been bothered with’ to his condition and needs before appendicitis for some time, and, he can be assigned to work and renewal of the illness brought the ' these investigations are, naturally,’ decision for an operation while; the cause of delay. he is here on vacation from school | Asked For Case Work at Groton, Mass, In a letter last week to head- John, who passed his eighteenth | quarters, Mr. Demeritt showed, birthday last week, went alone to/ that it was not possible to do the| the hospital after a hearty slap! necessary work of going on the back by his father, | house to house canvassing the con- Mrs. Roosevelt, however, drove | dition of each family head and his | to the hospital before the opera- | dependents in a brief time and tion. asked for 100 case workers to be The operation was performed | due to work in the emergency, by Captain Ralph McDowell, chief ; be employed only until the field surgeon, and was pronounced j had been covered, nee successful, | To this he received a reply ad-| — vising the imp* bility of this as thee were no provisions made ‘MANY BUYING TAX j for increasing the number of workers. Lack of the asked for CERTIFIC ‘ATES ON | stance is keenly felt by the ad- | ministrator and those who are d ppending on the ieee ee be is shown, Pursuant to instructions, Mr. MONROE COUNTY CLERK 1S) Demeritt is today naming commit- tees and attending to other mat- ~*KEPT BUSY ANSWERING |ters in connection with the new set-up of work and projects as AM YANQUIRIES RELATIVE | «ined: bythe aiiiinistration, TO HOLDINGS Committees Named ; Three committees were named; | toda: Wage Scale Committee, Grievance Committee and Quali- fication Committee. On the first are B. C. Moreno, superintendent of engineering,| FERA; B. D. Trevor, business member and Paul secretary of the Carpenter’s ion, Named on the second comm tee are A, H, Sheppard, director certificates. of the work d ion; B. C. Mo-! One of the most important | "2% M Nleen Williams, direc-} sales was consummated Saturday | tor of relief division and J. S. when Elliott B, Smoak purchased Moore, treasurer. This body will tax certificates for Indian Key.| listen to all grievances, real Other purchases were recently ‘fancied, and decide all questions made by Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Car, | coming within the committee’s cadin, of Chicago, Il. One of | Jurisdiction. these was for 20 acres, aaathes | On the third committee are) for 10 acres and inquiries have|"amed B, C. Moreno, Ralph Ru been received concerning a piece | 8° ll, superintendent of constru of land of five acres. j tion and M Minnie Porter Har- Clerk Sawyer is today making | '!S: SUP of women’s work, up the certificate and other| body will determine the fit-) necessary papers in connection | Ss of an applicant relative to! with the proposed purchase of a! the work assigned and in all mat-/ piece of land north of Rock! tets pertaining to qualifications} sos containing 70 acres. ote decisions, * SOUTHERN STATES, ing has siersaaed the business in) PREDICTION FOR TONIGHT, the office of the clerk very ma-| terially during the past few IN SOUTH WAS GENER- ALLY COLDER weeks and has had the effect of influencing a number of delin-| An Many inquiries are being receiv- ed by Clerk Ross C. Sawyer re- lative to land on the Florida ibility of pur-| ates for some of the more valuable holdings,” This information is readily giv- en by Clerk Sawyer and the in- formation sent out has resulted in a number of sales of these Un- quents to pay up. ANNOUNCE DEATH OF R. B. SULLIVAN Snow came to Tennessee, Ala- 1 | COLONEL IN MARINE CORPS; MARRIED DAUGHTER OF MRS. FRANK BROWN bama, Mississippi and Arkans | ter. today as a closing gesture of wine! | | { | | The fall was general over i H north Alabama, Colonel Raymond B. Sullivan, U.S. M. C., in command of the marine barracks at Bremerton, ; Washington, died early this morn- jing from a heart attack. This news was received in a telegram to Frank O. Brown today. The colonel was for a time in } command of the marine barracks fat Dry Tortugas and during that period of duty married Miss | Eleanor Chamberlin, daughter of Mrs. Frank C. Brown, A host of jfriends in Key West will learn} with regret of his passing. | The body will be taken to Washington, D. C.. accompanied| by Mrs. Sullivan. Interment will) ibe in Arlington Cemetery, It snowed at Memphis from midnight to dawn following a Sunday sleet. Arkansas had three inches of snow in the northwest portion, while several Mississippi cities reported freezin, tempe: res accompanied by a light snowfall. The prediction for tonight for the South was generally colder with rising temperatures tomor- those employed on federal pro-| from to! F. Roberts, | or} KEY WEST, FLORIDA, The Kep West Citwen MONDAY, MARCH, 19, 1934. KEY WEST 8 a. m. ........ 69 Warmest City in United States PRICE FIVE CENTS National Defense One Object i By CARL C. CRANMER | (By Associated Press) | WASHINGTON, March 19.— | Delivering the mail is not the | only job of the post office depart- | ment. | Under present laws it has un- | dertaken also to foster a merchant marine and to pioneer in air transportation. In common with most large countries, the United States sub- sidi its merchant marine, and; in this country governmental aid has taken the form of liberal terms for transportation of inter- national mails. Not Paid By Weight These ocean mail contracts, let under the merchant marine act of 1928, are now under fire, along with airmail contracts already an- nulled as a r It of a_ senate! committee investigation. This law authorizes rates not} exceeding $1.50 a mile of out- bound voyage for mail on seventh} sels, or $12 a mile on| vessels of first class, with a slid- ing le for intermediate clas< vessels, regardless of whether one bag or one ton of mail is carried ; on the trip. Under this system the post of- fice department has paid to ocean mail carriers during the five} fiscal years since enactment of the law a total of $89,646,364. On| a weight basis the carriers would; have received $12,935,546, ac-! | cording to department caleula- | tions. Ships Must Be American Last year the contractors re- ceived $26,000,000, compared! with $3,000,000 they would have ceived if paid on a weight basis, ! In one case an ocean carrier; | would have received $10.40 for: | mail on a weight basis, but re-! | ceived $211,985 under its con-| tract. However, creation of a mer-| chant marine, augumenting na-} tional defense and extending the| American flag on the high seas | were other purposes of the act. | The law provides contracts can be awarded only to the lowest re-! sponsible bidder, who must be an, American citizen. Ships used | must be either American-built or of American registry prior to} 1928 and during the term of the; contract. Building Specifications Set The ships must be officered by American citizens and manned; by a crew of which half are Amer-| icans for the first four years of | | the contract. For the next six | years of the contract the crew must be two-thirds American. The law also requires the ships be built according to specifica- tions approved by the secretary of ! the navy, or otherwise be suited for prompt and economical _con-} — version into auxiliary naval ves-| sels. The postmaster general in his contract can stipulate that a cer-! tain number of new vessels _be| built or old ones reconditioned. ; Under such conditions 54 new | vessels are required in ~ 43 con-| care now in force, others | | are conditionally latte and 61 old ships are required to be recon- structed. By last July, 32 of the new ships had been built and 40) | of the old ones had been recon: | structed. The total cost of construction j and reconstruction under the con- | estimated at $160,000,-; } | | i | | tracts is | 000. Loans Aid Consruction The merchant marine act of 1920 also created a $25,000,000 fund with the United States ship- | ping board to be used for loans to encourage ship building. t Prior to 1891 ocean carriers/ were paid only the postage earned for carrying the mails. But the formation of the Uni- rsal Postal Union in 1874 pro- vided reciprocal agreements by which each nation to deliver of foreign origi free of ge in its own territory and n all postage receipts for mail coun- ma re to be delivered in foreign tries. As a result the United States (Continued on Page Four) ae HELENA RUBINSTEIN’S Toilet Preparations fecluding All Shades of Rouge and Refills KEY WEST DRUG CO. re ; tomorrow over the Ocean lines with United Sta tes mail contracts get paid a cer- tain contract rate that has nothing to do with the weight of the m of a policy calling for the foster I carrier. Liberal terms for tra nsportation of mail are the result ring of 4 merchant marine. Here is a scene in one sea-going post-o ffice. Representatives Of Motor Car Industry Dise Bearing On (By March Aw NEW YORK, Leading representatives of the vast motor car industry went in-! to executive session today to lay! | down a line of action against a | threat of a strike which may di rupt the industry. Every important section of the manufacturing busi- participated the ence with the exception of Henry Ford, hand. Leaders called together to deal automobile ness in confer- who always plays a Increase Way H. E. DAY DUE HERE TOMORROW ‘LEGION COMMANDER MADE TRIP TO LAKE CITY FOR SHORT STAY H Arthur Legi Day » Key West East Coi mn, will return the information telegram by Mrs Mr. Day, who i: ser st week or Lake Vetera go was expecte return ANNOUNCE DEATH MRS. JOHNSTON : Mrs. V. of a telegram death of her r Joh Fort M at tend lone} uss Conditions Impending Strike ated Press) 19.—| with the threat of a strike which | has been set for Wedne: | prised directors of the Automobile Chamber merce. of tional General Hugh Johnson, NRA administrator, waited in his hotel | nearby, ready to lend a hand if} called upon. The meeting was executive and what was going on behind confer-/ ence room doors as the strike was discussed. The strike outgrowth of possibility the the American Fed- | eraion of Labor’s contention that | manufacturers are seeking ideal only with company unions. Was ‘Government Receipts Shown To Over Two Billion (My Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 19.— Government receipts for the 1934 fiscal year which ends June 30, | today reached more than $2,132,- 500,000 more than was collected | ‘ in the entire fiscal year of 1933, when receipts came to about $2,- 080,000,000, New taxes, including those on | Agriculture processing and distill- ed spirits, were important contri- butors to the larger revenue. ONE CASE STOLEN MILK _— One case of milk Was part of the groceries and commodit last Friday night Florida East ( rec from a past Rail. overed late n packages were ¢ ch was robbers. It és ad was carr bile and the Pp case of mill hile oleae was com-| Com-| Cummings Claims America’s Of Subsidies For oe Mail} [Jnderworld Has More Armed Forces Than Army And Navy Bee ee | | i i] | a sum equivalent to three months} , | navy department liminary : ” *|on char the public was not informed of |)“ | fore eee General Makes Statement At Meeting Of Senate Judiciary Com- ' | SAILORS TRIED BY COURTMARTIAL | | GIVEN SENTENCES, mmittee | TWO WERE ARRESTED IN} KEY WEST, CHARGED WITH PASSING COUNTERFEIT! MONEY DURING TIME | (By Associated Pres: WASHINGTOD 19.—Attorney Gene: March ral Cum- mings said today that Ameri- has Orders recently iss‘ed by the! armed men than the United Navy, Department show that N. J.} \States army and navy com- Rountree and W. Taylor, sailors, } charged with passing counter-; bined. feit money, have been tried by} The statement was made Taylor was sentenced to three}in the senate judiciary com- months’ imprisonment and to Pay | mittee as it began consider- ca’s underworld more | court martial. pay and Rountree was sentenced, ing a group of bills submit- to serve two months {ted by the justice depart- These men were : West early in ment to aid the government sted in Key February. re} ordered them | in war on gangsters. turned over to the federal courts! for trial. They appeared before U. Commissioner C. Rodney Gwynn} and after the hearing Mr. Gwynn! got in communication with em-! tion, inent naval authorities with the result the men were turned over | to the department for trial. Speaking in a calm and quiet voice he called on con- gress to enact strong legisla- asserting “there | more people under arms in | the underworld today than jin the army and navy of the | United States.” Cummings outlined legis- | tive proposals, and explain- ed they are necessary cause of the “twilight zonc* » authority between state ONE HELD ON BRIBE CHARGE;! Psa aA jand federal jurisdictions CASE DEALS WITH MAN| which has afforded roving SAID TO HAVE BEEN ROB-' }, ands of criminals an oppor- BED ON STEAMER are ‘THREE HELD ON | ROBBERY CHARGE WERE RELEASED be- | tunity to operate with suc- William Taliaferro, Kentu John A, Alexande t. Augustine, | Fla,, John Wesey Burn Lima, Ohio, and Herman Roberts, “Crip” | of Key West, were hearing Staurday of being implicated in} the robbery of a passenger on the 3. Florida, aliaferro, YACHT SACHEM REPAIRED HERE GOES TO MIAMI VESSEL WAS BROUGHT TO KEY WEST AND PLACED ON’ WAYS FOR EXTENSIVE RE- PAIRS AND OVERHAULING given a pre-} night T Burn: Robe t th the and : hearing be-} Justice of F e Rogelio there being no probabl ch to hold them, Alex- rer t await hearing on charges of attempting’ to bribe an offic J. Vietengruber, fore leavir said he while the Havar turn did not The were released Gomez, cause on ander w was anded of Collings- rges be-| prida, He two men boarding continued te i to re Saturday but Yacht Sachem, which was paired in Key West after being badly damaged by pounding on the rocky at Turtle Harbor, sail- ed Saturday for Miami, The vessel, three 4 schooner auxiliary, with the own- Ralph Metcalf, and party Mayg| board, encountered heavy weather omobile| While cruising off the coast of » Name! Florida early in February. k to the city] Making for the Jay-| Turtle Harbor the and| aground and pounded for seme time before she was floated When the damage was ascertain- it was decided to bring the ssel to Key Went. 8 | We F i by gangway He and was expect West was on the ma men were arrested by Dep-| p to went entrance yacht and brought bi Ch Deputy Clements Justice ce Gomez Deputy Deput being Claude y M alleges that Alexan to di od aft-| r of-| certain}! ested, ed hin is the fered to ve which Alexan and © nb ‘ee war placed on the Mari Railway on Feb- ruary 17. (Orders sent to New York f pecial oak lumber for lthe repairs brought quick results and 10 days later the meses ent arrived vis Clyde-MaHory steam to be heard e DR. PEREZ GOES TO MIAMI SUNDAY WILL TAKE OVER PRACTICE OF DR. GEORGE SHIELDS, TEMPORARILY at once started to re the keel Work was a long nd make extensive repairs to in bad shape. st week the was completed, The representa- ve of the underwriters inspect ed the vemel and pronounced ready for sailing. The following day the yacht came off the wa was said to be in first cla place section of work wher for Mi- over the and and take charge k FLYING DOWN TO RIO Matizee: Balcony, 10; Orches- | tie, 18-20c; Night, 15-25¢ | wren te daring his absence. ;