The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 30, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME L? . No. 128. *THE SOUTHERNMOST NE KEY WEST, FLORIDA, Government Forces Join In | | Observance Of Memorial Day National Salute Cf Twen- MAKE REPORT ON OFFICIAL sanibeck amicus ty-One Guns Fired At Noon Hour At Army Bar- racks Today is Memorial Day and all AUTO LICENSES MORE THAN SIX MILLION} DOLLARS TAKEN IN UP | TO MAY 15 TERMS FLORIDA PARADISE FOR TAY-DODGERS | Pertaining To ‘JAPAN BACKS UP BLOCKADE MOVE IN CONNECTION WITH SEN- ATE ACTION ON TAX MEASURE EXPLAINS REASONS OF .PRO- LONGING THIS METHOD AGAINST CHINA (Special to The Citizens TALLAHASSEE, May 30.—. Senate Passes Several Bills The Key West Citizen WSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. —. TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1939 ALBERTO. CAMERO ' WILL RECEIVE PAY AS CONSTABLE | SENATE PASSES BILL TO PAY SUSPENDED OFFICER: WAS DISCHARGED BY GOVER- NOR SHOLTZ Monroe County (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, May 30.— | Senator David Elmer Ward pass- jed House Bill 1599 today, which | jsets up a new charter for Key | | West. The Senator stated that! ‘ (By Associated Press) jhe had added several amend- | : TALLAHASSEE, May 30.—The j jments to the Bill as presented to government activities in the city | 1 have ceased in observance. Naval! TALLAHASSEE, 30.— U. S. Weather Bureau, (FNS) From December 1939, Army Barracks, Lighthouse De-:the date this year’s automobile partment, Post Office and govern- ment ves May Station, 1, tags were placed on sale, to May arbor are flying the national colors and only ¥ activities are being car-|had been collected by the Motor els in the s ss 15, more than six million dollars nece ried on. At 12 o'cle ‘alute of | Vehicle Department for license | k noon a national tags and title transfers, D. W. was fired at the Finley, Motor Vehicle Commis- Florida is rapidly becoming the tax-dodger’s, paradise of United States, a high state offi- cial stated while discussing the over-riding Senate’s action in the | (By Associated Press) SHANGHAL May 30.—Japan | has transmiited strong multiple United States, , England, France and the Nethe: { messages to the | the Senate from the House, in- icluding a provision calling for \referendum on the proposition. | The Charter Bill passed joriginally by Representative Ber- was Governor Cone’s veto of Senate jtands ireating on reasons for the | nie C. Papy on May 23. In er- Bill 338 which, in effect, remits nearly a half million dollars in uncollected chain-store taxes. “It used to be”, this official | prolongation of blockades along i Chinese coast. The messages contain informa- | Fors Associated Press dispatches | stated that Senator Ward had passed the Biil jast Friday. The ‘following day, Saturday, correc- | Senate passed Senate Bill 1000 by |Senator David Elmer Ward to Pay $674.27 to Alberto Camero. constable of Monroe County, who | was suspended on October 17, 11935, by Governor Dave Sholtz. The Senate took no, action.on jhis suspension at the’ 1937 ses- j Sion. Army Barracks. All WPA activities have ceased for the day, except the working at lighthouse force station ‘sioner, stated this week. Col-; lections for tags amount to $6,- 029,318.57; from title transfers, $148,107 50, making a total of $6,- said, “that the ability to dodge | tion to the effect that China is the payment of taxes through re- | employing the use of flags of the fusal to pay was the sole pre- The bill now goes to the House. tion of the wire came through, {stating that Ward had signified CHARGES PREFERRED In suspending the officer Gov- headquarters laying the concrete 177,426.07 from these two sources. floor and chipping the pillars. There are also working some of those employed on restarch work at the city hall and the county court house. There are none of the county officials working and all offices are closed except that of Sheriff Thompson which is ever open and always some member of the force in waiting. This morning at the city ceme- tery members of Arthur Sawyer Post 28 and the Auxiliary, and members of B. H. McCalla Camp, Spanish War Veterans and the Auxiliary, decorated the graves of those -who had passed on, either in war or peace. A flag, and flowers among which were lots of poppies, were placed upon each tomb. This evening at UNItS OF the apo mAs cCoast guard and ~ National Guard, jpanish War. Veterans, American Legion, the Auxiliaries, P. O. S. a Scouts, Boy and Girl chool Patrols and pupils, mble in parade forma- Division and Francis and on White street and march to Bayview Park where Memorial Day Services will be held. Following is the Opening, Ame: the Hospitality Band. The as- sembly will be directed b; George Mills White. Invocat Rev. A. L. Maureau, Saint Ma Star of The Sea Church. Introductory remarks, of Ceremonies Arthur H. pard, American Legion. Duet, “Lead Us in the Paths of Pea J. Lamont Galbreath, Mr. and Mrs. George Mills White. Medley selection, “Campground orites”, Seredy, Hospitality Band. Memorial address, William V. Little. Selection, Hospitality Band. salute and Taps, Detachment U. S. Army. Benediction, ‘Rabbi Lazarus Lehrer, of the Synagogue B’Nai Zion. Colors, National Anthem, Hos- pitality Band. 5:45 o'clock program: , Played by Master Shep- ALBERT ROBERTS RETURNING HOME NOW EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE IN WASHINGTON Albert G. Roberts, employe of the U. S. Public Health Service in Washington, in a letter to The; Citizen, gives the information th his examinations will concluded on Saturday, June 3, and he proposes to leave on June 5 for. Key West. On June 5 he and a party of four friends will leave for a trip down over the Atlantic Coastal Highway, and a few days later will arrive for a vacation in his home of Key West, and meet his host of friends and relatives. Yesterday, Mr. Roberts was confirmed in St. Patrick’s church in Washington and recalls the fact that six years ago he was given instruetions at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic church in Key | West by the late Rev. Francis X. Dougherty, bet ‘A comparison of the records of the Motor Vehicle Department for this period of time during the past four years, supports the often repeated statement of Gov- fernor Cone that the natural in- crease in state revenue will am- ply take care of the increased costs of government if reason- able economy and good business practices are observed. The records show that total collections of this department from December 1, 1935 to May 15, 1936, amounted to $4,867,906; for the same period in 1936-37, the amounted to $5,522,909; for the same period ih 1937-38, they amounted to $5,787,202; and for the present term they reached a high of $6,177,426. This shows a steady year-by-year inc! , the present total being, $1.309,520 more than the total for the same period i436, The same increases are-shown' in the number of automobile li- cense tags issued for the years reported above, jumping from a total of 355,394 for the period of December 1}, 1935 to May © 15, 1936, to 430,506 for the, same period 1938-39. \ The revenue received by the Motor Vehicle Department is earmarked for the teachers sa!- {ary fund. {it doesn’t pay anybody to pay, AGE ASSISTANCE | GIVES NUMBER OF PERSONS HAVING NO OTHER INCOME | endof the session in spite of Gov- | Praétitally five out of every six |persons granted Old Age-Assist- ance in Florida since. the: State Welfare Board was inducted into office on July 1, 1937, do’ not j have any other sou of income ,and are totally. dependent upon |the monthly chee which they receive from the state. Figures made public here to- day at the state offices of the Board reveal that 31,707 persons were added to the Old Age As- sistance rolls during the period July 1, 1937-April 30, 1939. This is exclusive of the 10,838 who were placed on the rolls by the former State Board of Social Welfare and is inclusive of those who have been removed by death r other cause. Of this number, | 25,054 received no other income. Old Age Assistance grants are ‘paid by joint federal and state funds and are limited to persons 65 years of age who are in need. ‘ The federal Social Security, Act provides that matching funds shall be on a basis of not more } than $30 per month ver recipient. . Memorial Day Dancé TONIGHT, 9:00 TILL ? CLUB CAYO HUESO Featuring JOHN PRITCHARD AND HIS SWINGSTERS Coolest Spot in Town _] NO COVER - NO ADMISSION j eae { } rogative of the real estate owner. With the real estate owner al-! lowed his taxes to become de- linquent for several years, some method was always provided whereby he could settle his ac- count with the state through some form of adjustment, while | the little taxpayer who went right on paying his taxes year; after year always got it in the neck. The Murphy Act is the latest and most efficient law of that kind we have had. “But”, this official continued, “the other forms of taxpayers | . .. . : |four nations on boats bringing in informal passage”, which means war. supplies. Code viclations are conlained in jthe messages. Reactions of the four govern charges. Definite cases of Iniernationat | | merfts contacted will reveal some “skepticism” of the truth of the! | the Bill would be delayed. The referendum clause attach- ed to the Bill presumably brings the question of a new city char- ter to the electorate of this city at the general elections held next November. ANENT GAS TAX ity Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, May 30.—The |Senate yesterday passed Senate | Bill 1133, introduced by Senator !Elmer Wai rd, permitting Monroe! ernor Sholtz charged that open igambling was being carried on in Key West, and that he was suspending Constable Alberto Camero for malfeasance, mis- | feasance, incompetency, neglect of duty, and accepting bribes while in office. Governor Sholtz, suspension order against Camero further ‘charged that there were 20 bolita {gambling houses in Key West and 50 bolita peddlers who can- jvass from house to house and in- {duce women and children to buy |numbers from one penny’s worth have seen how well this system works, and they are now trying to get the same benefits by re-} { ig ese Na a ‘SENATE COMMITTEE | County to use. surplus gas tax | to any amount they care to place. fusing to pay their taxes. Senate Bill 38 doesn’t even make the offending chain stores go through any form of legal proceedure to settle their unpaid takes, it sim- ply forbids the state comptroller: collegting’.them.*More than $400,- 000 of taxes in this form are now in litigation and the Lord only knows how much money the to- tal of this. form of unpaid taxes will really amount to. This see 5 : : |can be seen from the street, and This bill provides taat in alljthat the said Constable Camero is a frequenter of such places, ! : ‘AGAINST WM BOYLE funds to buy in school bonds. That the gambling operations ° + ass i | } jcounties of the State of Florida | {than 12.974 and not more than NEVADA DISTRICT JUDGE | G16. suthorized:.and.pmpow- TURNED DOWN ~~ Tered to any surplus. which |accrues under the terms of Chap- ter 14,486 as an investment in (Ry Ayeocinted Press, any obligations of any’ city, spe- WASHINGTON, May 30.—Wil- cial school tax. district or board {of public instruction, the —pur- liam S, Boyle, Presidential nomi- chase price of such obligation to; PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE FOR having a population of not less|and has,failed to make any ar- which collapsed one week |rests of gambling, operators. Gamero was also charged ‘with ‘accepting bril places for allowing them to oper- | ate unmolested. A successor to the Constable, ; who held office in District Two :of Monroe County, was not im- | mediately appointed. { from gambling: SPECIAL! | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | money would go to the schools if | collected, and those school offi- cials who have bitterly complain- ! . ed of the injury the Murphy Act |# Navada was turned down to- did them, will find that Senate |day in a Judicial Committee vote Bill 338 smacks them again in the same place. \in the Senate. The vote was 4 . : 1 “It is becoming apparent that / 9 2, influenced chiefly by the Nevada Senator's personal dislike to the appointment. VECKER GOING- ON VACATION ernor!Cone’s statement that: tie! Friends of Mr. and as S..P: will:weto such a bill—and those |Vecker, of Raleigh, N. C., have who-know hi rsure be will [been advised that their son, Paul keep: his words ? wen ever, this} W. Vetker, second year student sales tax act may be tossed, into ig: yale, plans to.leave New York neseet 1S apc PRE ine 13 to spend a vacation in he can eithBriacéept/it or let the *“ f state go without funds, Colombia, S. A. nee for the post of District Judge any tax”, this official said. “All a party has to do is to just re-! fuse to pay, come into the Legis- | lature and ask that his unpaid taxes be remitted, and he is given | relief. “Legislative generosity in ex- penditures and in cancelling un- | paid taxes will probably result in | the passing of a sales tax at the} “A-sales tax can be collected; Young Vecker spent a gvod| the compensation for the Monroe ard Fruit and Steamship Co., ar-'84ve enough milk in the last in|County Tax Collector Frank H.!riyed from New York yesterday ,Y€@ to supply a family with a because the poor man pays it on/deal of his younger days the food he buys, and he either }South America-is thoroughly fa- pays or goes hungry.” miliar with Spanish’ and was telected president of the Spanish A. M. AD. AMS BRINGS “* of Yale University. CARGO ‘OF TURTLE | ARRIVES IN POR Two-masted schooner A. M.! Adams, of the Thompson Fish! Co., arrived yesterday from the| Steamship Alamo, of the Clyde- coast of Nicaragua with a cargo{Malory Lines, arrived in port of live turtle for the Thompson {5:15 this morning with a small interests. amount of freight for local mer- The cargo of the vessel is being | chants and sailed at 6:50 for removed today and the items; Tampa. checked by the company. The: "SIS SIS SSM, usual number of turtles was brought—about 300. [Not Allowed To Lean On His Honor’s Bench SAVED BY CAN | (By Axnociated Press) HADLEY, Minn —E. C. Grimes| Ohne: city crenitee | 8) Ebe| cea: Okla Seer 30. New dignity has come to Dis- can in his shirt pocket with say-| ing his life in a traffic accident. - cheated ney. Grand River boom town where once the law was The can deflected a sharp splin- ter of the steering wheel which| ¥ jabbed his chest. ee to a tree in a jail. cs. STEAMER ALAMO HT Fi - SPECIAL! [ Biven | uf BANANA SNOW and DEVIL'S FOOD LAYER CAKES ___ Maloney Brothers 812 Fleming St. iF F i f 33¢ Bakery Phone 818 OPIOID IMM: a g i 8 _§ E & } be agreed upon by .the county! There was no trial of the case commissioners and the governing ‘authority. of the taxing unit were padded with many names of University of Miami students. STEAMER CEIBA . following the suspension. | whose obligations are sought. Representative B. C. Papy MIAMI, May 30.—District At- |tion of all race track funds that of Public Instruction for the used for general school purposes, About Compensation ! | Relative to Funds INVESTIGATING Another bill also passed by the! senate was House Bill 1223, by VOTING FRA amending the 1931 law relating to ~ the use of race track funds. (Ry Asenciatsd: Presa) This provides for the disposi- ! i \- | are now or may hereafter become | eedey of Dade County: was. to | due or apportioned Monroe coun- day investigating reports that the | i> Mra ore. ta be paid the Board ‘registration lists of Coral Gables county of Monroe, Florida to be placed in the County General School Fund of said county and and repealing all laws, whether general or special; in conflict herewith. The senate also passed House | | Bill 941, introduced by Repre- | ‘sentative B. C. Papy, relative to} Steamship Ceiba. of the Stand- | Ladd and Assessor J. Otto Kirch- jafternoon at 3:40 o’clock and _ heiner. beg \docked at the Porter Dock Co. for This bill is to repeal nas a supply of fuel oil and water. | 17880 Laws of ivalapr rel gpa The pumping operations were fe conse nar Sok jeoncluded and calibration results lectors and assessors, 4 jshowed the tanks to have taken |does not equal the eer gaa 31,513 gallons of oil. The vessel is $2,400 wee pee ae per | Sailed at 7 o’clock for Frontera, penses not to ext , Mexico. annum in counties having a pop- | _ |ulation of not less than 13,300; | and not more than 13,360, aceord- []GHT TENDER | COMING SOUTH ; | eer ing to the census of 1935. i New Tender Zinnia, of the ‘lighthouse department, assigned ‘YMCA UNITS HOLD _ MEET IN TORONTO (By Associated Press) TORONTO. Ont. May ; t } Over one thousand seceetaties a rsuili of Sti Augustine. |¥.M.C.A.'s in the United States; It was said at the headquarters headquarters at Key West, was 30.—/this morning at 7 o’clock report- ‘ed at Matanzas Inlet, 18 miles | ‘ ,that the next port at which mail Se ST OER ng, red dl Sade chal 1 ention in.Palm Beach, and should be ad- a aces im‘ dressed: care of the keeper at | this city today. West Palm Beach, Earl Menges. i os | TRAFFIC RISES COLLEGE BOYS COME HOME SAN FRANCISCO—Travel | Ignatius Lester, Hilary Albury, |Muir Woods National Monu-;Paul Mesa, Paul Sawyer and | ment, a grove of giant redwoods Jesus Carmona, all pupils at ‘near here, has increased 220 per, University of Florida, arrived cent since the government this week from Gainesville for bought out a toll road to the point and threw it open. COMES TO PORT: jto, the Seventh District with; Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit [Damy Day, Notorious Pubic Enemy, Kile By Rat '"GOOOOM IIIs Soin By Bullets From Ma- String On Dog Means | chine Guns; Companion ‘Telephone The Office’ | ee | Injured When Auto Cap- (By Associated Presa) ST. JOHN, Kans., May 30. sized —Like the St. Bernards of Alps’ fame, the dog of Dr. Ernest Baker, St. John Veteri- narian, carries things around his neck. Instead of refresh- ments for the weary. how- ever, it is a message. When Dr. Baker isn't in the office, but is wanted there, his staff turns the dog loose with a black shoe string tied to his collar. He never misses finding his master around town. The string means: "Telephone the office. 1 iat CLELEOEL TS 100-YEAR-OLD HOUSE TO BE DEMOLISHED COLLAPSED ONE WEEK AGO tentiary for about ten months DURING HEAVY KNOWN AS OLD LANCAS- for murder. cones SEVERAL INJURED IN AUTO STRIKE caster home on Whitehead street) TWO POLICE OFFICERS RE- near the corner of Southard PORTED TO BE ON IN- a. JURED LIST (Ry Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, May 30.— | Racketeers today killed Danny | Day. notorious “public enemy”. | | | a companion when the murderers Day was riding in his car with ‘pulled up alongside and pumped | bullets from machine guns into | The companion was not hit by |any bullets. However he suffered Ja fractured skull when the car |Swerved into a tree and over- lturned after the driver had boon | ruck. Day had been out of the peni- RAIN; following an eight-year “stretch” | | i Preparations are now getting! , under way for the tearing down | during a heavy rain. | The house is said to have been | on the land for more than 100' (iy Asnociated Press) ‘years. In recent years the entire | DETROIT, May 30.—Gun fire Toof became covered with aj and several injuries occurred to- luxuriant vine and it is believed + - : . that the weight of the vine, which | day in connection with the strike was sodden with water, was too|in progress at the Briggs Auto- much for the dilapidated struc- | a ture to withstand, and the larger ™0bile Body Works in this city. part gave way and sank. ‘Conflicts between pickets and The entire building was unoc-| cupied at the time of the col-| lapse, and it did not cause any | Cs . in convenience to people at the Two police officers were reported time. However there have been} on the injured list and several complaints made since about the! | __ danger of a further falling of the ‘ivilians were struck by part of the structure which re- ‘mains. A call at the scene made by , The Citizen was rewarded by in- formation given by Santiago Fer- nandez, who purchased the struc- ture, that he was preparing to tear the remainder down and ,;cart it away by truck. He ex- {pected it would require several days to complete the work. RECORD COW SAN JOSE, Calif—Johanna Hester Prilly, a Holstein Freisian cow owned by Thomas Haas, non-union workers broke out. | { clubs | and stones. One deputy sheriff was shot, not seriously, while in | pursuit of a car of “hoodlums”, reportedly imported for strike | breaking duty. 3 ‘OIL-CARRYING SHIP ARRIVED Oil-carrying vessel Gulf Spray arived in port yesterday morning from Tampa with a cargo of gasoline for the local agency The} which are distributors for the |company. quart a day for 50 years. Her record was 41,414 pounds. animal is valued at $4,000. | ‘MAN, WHOSE GREATEST DESIRE WAS ees eee . Toiled As Hard On Relief As In Any Other Position eee eee eee TO WORK, FINALLY BURNS TO DEATH (Newsweek's News Service) NEW YORK, May 30.—Seven: March, as he huddled near the Pososig ago, Mario Izzo came alone|fire to keep warm, his bathrobe jfrom Italy to America. He set-| caught fire and he was burned to tled in Aliquippa, Pa., earning his Meats: -\ Herne. beitied Gn Ale living by working at odd jobs. A\°C@"- He was | m | quippa’s potters’ field. lyear ago j ive out, and he {Petacientis ani on relief. | But Izzo’s philosophy of hard But Izzo insisted on working! work had made him a symbol for his weekly check of $3.60.jand, when townspeople last Every day for six hours, the|month decided to rebury him wizened little immigrant swept; with honors befitting a hero, the the narrow, crooked alley in|Pennsylvania General Assembly which he lived, likewise the) passed a resolution calling on all nearby streets. “You give me/|state agencies to cooperate in ob- money to live”, he told the non- te taining a plot and erecting a plussed relief officials. “I keep|monument. this town clean like table”. Last week, with 700 attending This spring he became ill andjservices in St. John’s Church, , Was taken to the county poor|Mario Izzo was buried in St. Jo- farm. There the tottering, 63-|seph’s Cemetery. His epitaph year-old Italian tried to will be his own words: “My , wanting to be “honest with bread it tastes sweet, and I feel that has been so |me”—but he