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

Key West, Florida, has the most equable weather in the country; with an average Best Interests of Key West range of only 14° Fahrenheit. PRICE FIVE CENTS Physician Terms Health Of | Insull Poor; Plan For His ‘hited States Public. Health Approves Use Of KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1934. ~ | eoeeaee * BE xen WHEN’ WASHINGTON HEADLINERS PLANE IS LOST ‘Li'l Arthur’ Robinson, Riaeer Of. Roosevelt Biajscts ! FOUR FRENCHMEN AND TWO!) ROBERT C. ANDERSON? SIX BELIEVED TO Here By FERA Unit Surgeon In Charge Hart Has Been Notified Of Action; Stone An- nounces Change (By Associated Press) JACKSONVILLE, May 9.— Julius F. Stone, Jr administra- tor, announced today that the United. Gtates Public Health De- partment had approved the use. of the Marine Hospital at Key West by the Florida Emergency Relief Administration. : , The administration will pay ENGLISHMEN ARE THOSE FIGURING IN DISAPPEAR. ANCE OF PLANE DAY RELEASED FROM JAIL ON | COURT ORDERS} | (By Asnociated Press) LE BOURGET, France, May 9. — Four Frenchmen and two Englishmen were believed killed today when a large trimotor pas- DEFENDANT SIGNS RECOG./senger plane disappeared on a flight across the English channel. NIZANCE BOND; RELEASED! jt was believed to have plunged into the channel between Dieppe, IN EUSTODY, OF ROO ta cea, and New Haven, England, AND HARRIS sinking jmmediately. The plane, attached to the regu- lar . London-Paris service, was sought-on both sides of the chan- day, afternoon ordered the release Nel by air. and. by sea several of H, E. Day from the. county | hours before hope was abandoned. jail to remain with his family un-! TA til the case is: disposed-of. THE! CITIZEN SERIAL Attorney . George _G. Brooks: ( Judge Halsted\'L. Ritter yester- the personnel, medical costs and repairs to the buildings, Stone said. matter of Day’s confinement in ; prison and showed that his in- ;earceration was affecting his health, This is the first step.in the gen-|. He made.a plea for his. libera- tion on these grounds and after a rehabilitatio: Key West. r he: 5 Ps jconsultation with customs offi- Dr. Hart, surgeon in charge of | cals, including P. J. Gavin, special the hospital, been. notified of ®gent, the judge deferred his de- oe we © jion until 4 o'clock in the after- WALTER C. BROWN WROTE i | “MURDER AT MOCKING: (ity Axsociated Press) H | WASHINGTON, May 9.—Down' there on the republican side of the, {senate chambers a man is slumped j \behind his desk until little more! {than head and shoulders are visi-} ble. i ! Suddenly the galleries see a! :full-length figure uncoil. A stiff {forearm with levelled finger stabsi ;Straight at the _ presiding officer! jand an excited, high-pitched voice, } 'eries ‘Mr. President!” | | The commotion is Senator Ar-! jthur R. Robinson of Indiana, “Li'l; | Arthur” back in the Hoosier state | [where his stature is contrasted | j with the towering bulk of James; :Eli Watson. He’s in the fronti jvank of the anti-administration' faction. | ; It will be the burden of the sen-! | ator’s declamation that the na-} jtional economy act was the most: j unjust, unfair and indefensible law! ever enacted by a “cowardly coi gress,” that the NRA is a_ fool’s, paradise or that the administration} is trying to gag its critics. : With Gesture | He will slap his thighs in true! Watsonian campaign fashion, keep spreading his hands - at arm’si length, describe an are with-jut-j ting elbow, put as much snarl as; eral stage a first class show. | HOUSE,” WHICH BEGINS | Possible into his voice and in gen- cratic Robinson read into the Con- jgressional Record’ 18 pages. of Arraignment Friday | pet Maintenance Of Former Utilities Czar Costing Government Eighty Five BY US. JUDGE Sess |SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS! = | IN FEDERAL PENITEN., i (By Asnocinted Presa) { CHICAGO, May 9.—Sa TIARY; PRISONER TAKEN .ui, who slamped on « cot in the TO DADE COUNTY JAIL county jail heopital teday, is an jill, forlorn old man of 74. In United States court.shortly! © The one time utilities jafter 4 o’clock yesterday after-) was .n,prisoner becayes he coulda’t {noon Judge Halsted L, Ritter sen-! i to 19) Tate the bail ef $200,000. His keep is costing the govern- -»|ment, which charges him with mail tteneed {moprths impri j eral penitentiary at. Atlanta, G land to pay a fine of $25. t | Alfonso was found guilty, at, ‘the morning session, of smuggling; jaliens into the United States, The jjury heard the evidence of only fone witness, a young Cuban wom- lan, introduced by the proseemtion. | | There was but one ballot tk nt ‘by the jury, it was said, and each . i eae Bae fof the 12 jurors voted — guilty.| probably Ihis boldest attack. Helrne maximum sentence that 1 Suggested that ihe action of the { fraud and bankryptcy violations, 85 cents a day. Jail bars seemed to break his spirit. ‘To add to his troubles, the jail physician, Dr. Francis McNamara, examined him and said his condi- tion was “bad.” For his. neighbors, Insull had six other prisoners, including 13- IN TODAY'S ISSUE If he i ciently aroused, the jaudatory clippings from Indiana administration ‘amounted to mur-iP¢ imposed by a judge in a case) year-old George Rogulski, accused the change, Stone said, and it: is’ noon. Green, regional ad- to set the machinery !- At. that hour he had Day, | brought before him, allowed him to sign a recognizance bond and jreleased him in custody of At- terneys Brooks and W. Curry Walter C. Brown, whose tery serial, “Murder at Mocking House,” starting today, May 9,1 - in The Citizen, got off to a good! witnesses to the ‘unusual sight of. cormorant, penguin and sea! Yon ip. bathing. and | » di ‘ing themselves as” tases oo { can. FT, WORTH, May daughter was bora to Mr. Mrs... Elliott Roosevelt. here © The animals ares the , property :,, last, night. of Thomas M, Howell, capitalist The nddaughter New York; Who'artived Sunday: Winaiod m Havana after’ a voyage. to; daughter-in-law of the presi- Many points in the west coast and’ | i ted“ South America,.in his. Yacht Tha-| ot er eles Tia. | mieely today.” . Companions of Mr. Howell are’ 2 ri fi John P, Bickell, Toronto, Canada; ! Mrs. eer is the for. mer Ruth Coggins of Fort Worth. and Charles H. Thompson, Miami and, Rebert Mazet, of Plandome, Long, Island, N.Y. i Claim One Of Men In Kidnap Associated Press was told by-an | YLAND ENJO authoritative today ” ’ INCITY ree that | ernie: pier re wet kidnaping plot of June Robles, 6-/ year-old heiress, was now in the | custody of authorities. ‘| It also was told that a written) document giving details of ihe plot and locations where the child! has been found, penned by the man. SEA; ING STAY HERE secreted, was - Charming young women visitors te Key West yesterday were Miss Not formally under arrest, wer} Francis Austin and Miss Florence the subject of any charges, the) necder, of Cambridge, Maryland. man has been in custody for. | They motored to Miami and on week. « {arriving there decided te com- ‘Tha document, it ‘was learsed, | Pete the trip along the coast of ~ {the United States and visit the implicates him.ge.one of four Per | southernmost city in the country. sons in the kidnaping of the gitl) Desiring to view the scenic from her home here, April 25. “beauty of South Florida and ex- Others in the plot were deserib-|Perience the thrill of a train trip i over the sea, Miss Austin and ee nnn a meatal thee ane ME © mam whose nationality was Bet! ii and came in on the Havana | Special. Before leaving on the after. [noon train for Miami these visi- ED BY TRAIN TRIP over’ ENTERTAINED DUR-' ; Start on a writing career with his very first book, | It was “The Second Guess,” “which—“believe it or not,” he says, “was accepted by the first! publisher to whom it was submit-} ited.” H jbarangue may continue for more ‘than an hour. He is characterized | mys-|#5 4 persistent and nagging debat-! the senate er. Finished, he will busy himself with a furious shuffling of the books and papers on his desk to cover up his'emotion, or slump back under his desk to imply that he considers the democratic hue and cry he has aroused unworthy of retort. i newspapers, Robinson vs. Robinson bgttles in legend. That is ex- ‘plained partially by the fact that Arthur Robinson always goes for a foeman he considers worthy of his steel. He attacks only the key men of the administration. ’ A constant critic of the recov- ery program since the day of Pres. ident Roosevelt’s inauguration, Robinson has centered his fire on: It’s hard to draw him into de-}the, well known economy ~j> Here “was. material. eneourage-| bate -#fter he hay poured liquid Wet; “with ite reductions of conr tal officer. ‘Mrs. Robiitson, eredit-| t. Tha’ ,ment to a Philadelphian whose in-|fire on the administration, so the pensation for veterans and federai ; terest in literature caused him es abandon a buisness career for writing. He says: democratic leaders the strategy of b had adopted, ng him into! employes, he attacked not only in the senate, but on speaking tours. jan outburst on some topic for. Last summer in Indiana he lam- “As long as I can remember I | which it has made special prepara-;basted it on 117 oceasions. thave been intensely interested in’ i books of all kinds, having started | jay own collection of favorites | when a boy. And so when I start-) kansas, majority Jeader in the Ment, recognition of Russia andyridors, He never has been known | : : senate, had started a long, ramb-/the attitude of the United States to ride the subway tram from the combining business with pleasure |); ed writing it was simply a case of; T have found mt and work with play. | the arrangement very satisfying.” | Satisfaction began with the first | book and increased with the sec-} | | | 1 s | i 1 j | WALTER C. BROWN { | “Laughing Death,” publish-| ed in 1932. Brown recalls his! pleasure when Dr, William Lyon j Phelps complimented him on that, i he did, more recently, on “Mur- der at Mocking House.” In this mystery story the an- swer to the murder riddle does not! {appear until the last chapter, but | before that time The Citizen {readers will have tracked down jelue after clue. The sustaining threads of suspicion and motives are picked up early and lead into a tangle through which Sergeant * Harper methodically picks his way, many times retracing his steps to begin anew, but finally following through to the solution. Heading the list of his “person- al enthusiasms and hobbies.” Brown places his wife—they have| theen married several years and) ‘Murder at Mocking House” is dedicated to her—andj adds “my tion. { Robinson vs. For example, Joe Robinson of ; Robinson iz encomium of recovery meas-} ul The Indian Robinson pounced out to dis fits in his state and malice aforethought, then, the Former Senator Luke Le FLORIDA TAKES | 58 PASSENGERS, Steamship Florida sailed yes erday afternoon from Key West for Havana with 47 first class, six second class passengers, 137 sacks of mail, three automobiles and one ton of freight. Ferry Parrott arrived from) Cuba yesterday afternoon with 20 cars of pineapples, 17 with 8,322) crates and three in bulk, one car! lof lumber, 65 sacks of mail and!iff Lawrence Brown and ‘two miscellaneous cars, WHERE TO GO Other administration _ policies Robinson has attacked have been ferring the senate floor and hi repeal of the eighteenth amend towards payment of war debts. But it was the cancellation of Jaim any bene- air mail contracts and the fatal/He has no particular with | crashes of army pilots that brought’ sports, but when vacationing he demo-i Robinson to his feet for what was, likes to fizh and hunt. | Son Under Sentence Taken To North Carolina By Officers Z (My Axswcinted Press) NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 9.— In two automobiles equipped with a machine gun and an automa | rifle, Luke Lea and Luke Lea, Jr, were started for North Carolina for bank violations. The Tennessee supreme court |turned the former United States! Paisiey, assistant U. senator and his son over to Sher- deputy of Ashevilie whom Governor Hill McAlister had ‘named as agents {when he ordered the Leas extradi-! marshal, . tion more than a year ago. Palace—“ Strand every Wom- an TOMORROW St. Paul’s Church Lawn—An- nual May Day Festival. Palace—“ ¥- Strand t Monte Cristo” and “Once to Every Wom- * } “ARRIVING TONIGHT jtore told The Citizen they had en-/ favorite pipes, historical and mys joyed their visit to the utmost tery novels, the theater, Scottish yand this can be understood, it is}terriers and midnight lunches.” fsaid, as they were en’ The first installment of “Mur- Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Truck arrives 7:30 o'clock {Be on time! Bargain Prices! The supreme court room was packed to capacity to hear the o ‘der turning the ex-publisher and, W ‘his elder son over to the custody %°Y. Mrs. Lillian Lovegrove, até, headquar of North Carolina. A crowd of hundred poured down the capitol steps to several see the Leas enter the automobiles parked across the street. Neither of the defendants made a staie- ment. Lea, Sr., is onder a ix to year prison sentence. His sen has an alternative of paying a $25,000 fine or two to four years in prisen. ot ae i : {of this kind is imprisonment for] of kidnaping and causing the Repds Detective ‘Stories _ VE Years and a fine of $2,000. | death of little Dorette Zeitlow, Robinson is a prolific writer, Atiormey J. F. Busto, for the |two and a half years old, ichiefly on the same subjects he | defense, made a motion for a new Insull will be arraigned Friday Peg ile isiooties ‘trial which Judge Ritter advised] with his eon, Samueh Jr. and a And JUDGE RITTER : : ihe would deny, As it was. an- | Hp: séaia dituctive storise and\ tS eee ene | : erst and nounced an eppeal will’ be taken, | :is a stuilont of territorial affairs, /Homect an eppeal will be taiens| He and Mrs, Robinson occupy sue e -Snpereeventt {Pa a: : i é nd 00 for the prisoner. | Mabelomsisen (aie teins tite cha Announcement was made by the! dren, one son is a consulting en. ser Nl attorney this bond could not be} Leineer in Serene pasar brace vq {secured at such short notice, and | shiniy dataglitaie ta marvied iow wav. {te prisoner was ordered taken to 4 the Dade county jail to beheld! pending arguments. He lefi yes-} terday afternon in the custody of{ S. Marshall Harry} d with being an astute politician. | ‘acts as her husband’s campai, manager, ahs The senator dresses quietly in} “°'® i | {taitorea blues, grays and browns. oe | 'He ix not known as a mixer, pre-} IN SPONGE SALES ffice to the cloakrooms and cor- {capitol to the senate office build- i fing. He walks for the exercise A scene of unusual activity was! bent for that on the new sponge dock this} | morning when a number of tots of | excellent wool and other grades! ere disy of. j The largest lots sold brought} $607 and $510 respectively, while tether lots were sold at $240,; 3 $151, $141 and $118. Aj number of smaller lots sold for! about $300, bringing the sales fo the day up to approximately $2,-/ ‘AND PARTY OUT FISHING TODAY. | There were a few sales Monday; cussed 6° gopaney {and yesterday, nti eye 2E JERFER- aid, to . SON B. BROWNE; r COURT OFFICIALS “EBAVE) — | YESTERDAY , “i ‘ Roose fees Se j Officials of United States court, who were in attendance at the ses- tion held Monday and Tuesday,, UNT NOW | IN NEW OFFICE j were: i { W. Sanders Cramiling, avictanc FERA U district attorney; William A.° S. distr Edwin R. {clerk of court; Earl F. Sprige, dep- ruty clerk; Mise Francis Hughey, jelerk to the U. S. district | Leo Mack, e attorney; ACTIVITIES OF SOCIAL SERV. ICE TRANSFERRED TO LIGHTHOUSE BLDG, ' deputy Jacksonville; HL 8. marshs!, Mi- j Social service activities of the Federal Emergency Relief Admin-! Ritter, Mrs. istration in Key West were yes Mrs. W. S.jierday transferred from the of. judge's secte-'fices in t vlonial Hotel te the lighthouse! Lowe, deputy U ami. Judge Hal (Ritter, her ckard and the intending to leave this afternoon. , 1 They remained over to ¢ day's fiebing at the in conforr Judge Jefierson B. Brow and’ >, went out this morning with At terney George G. Brooks s« prin cipal angier. nis transfer is in! instraction to! cs concentrated : with chance made effective 1 FERA offices ave riaation reis-" relief or direct retiet! can he secured at the rooms in Favors Big !today to receive penalties imposed and who left yesterday for Miami, !-— ~ al brother, Martin, the latter also un- der indictment with him at the bar beside the former utilities czar. CANDIDATES LINE DP.FOR ELECTION... THIRTEEN HAVE QUALIFIED FOR PRIMARY TO BE HELD ON JUNE 5 Thirteen candidates nave qual- fied with Clerk Ross C. Sawyer and the Democratic Executive Committee. Names and offices for which they stand are as fol lows: Representative to the ture—-Aquilino Lopez, Bernie C. Papy. Judge Criminal Court of Rec. ord-—4; Vining Harris. County Solicitor—J. F. and Allan B. Cleare, Jr, School board—Clarence Pierce, Allan B, Cleare, Sr., and Ralph K. legisla Jr. and Busto |Jobnson Sounty Commissioners — Wm. R. Porter, Braxton B. Warren, Carl Bervaldi, Norberg Thomperon |and Roy 8. Fulford. Sugar Bill; Tax Measure WASHINGTON, May Roosevelt's attitade on war debts and silver was defined in part for toning world today the hite House. At capito’ Avenue arguments of the moment tnd to do with stock exchange ontrol and legal procedure wility gate cases, Here atd there legislators clus- tered in private, however, to as- Sexs the latest turn on contro- versies yet to come. They were not long learning that the president, after his press confetence, signed the sugar con. trol bill, and planned to do the tame with the $417,000,000 tax Dill tomorrow. There was divided opinion on his reduction of suger tariff by half & cégt per pound. ney end of Pennsylvania in Ralph Beilamy-Pay Wray in ONCE TO EVERY WOMAN Kay Frances-Ricardo Cortes in this stracture. Mis Ileen Wil” liams, social service secretary, i end her assistants, cose workers ‘ ¢ Asked if he expected to pay the! and others. will be found im the MANDALAY ; a j during their stay by J. M. Boykin, der at Mocking House” appears, jdepaty ‘collector of internal rev-jin today’s issue of The Key West tenue. in fine, Lea, Jr., said “I haven't any office formeriy used by the engi-! r ecre. ‘ Matinee: Beleony, 10c; Orches- tre, 15-20, Might, 15-25