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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
Said New York Governor
Win Refer To Incident
OF Ousting Forces In
Next Address

NEW YORK, Oct. IT,
The New York Times says
Governor Franklin D. Roose-
welt will announce his OPP
position to immediate cash
payment of the soldiers
bonus in an address at Pitts
burgh Wednesday.
At the same time the
paper says he is expected to
link his disapproval of the
bonus payment with q pro-
gram calling for relief of
destitute war veterans with
machinery similar to draft
boards of World War days.
While the program for re-
lief to be offered along with
opposition to cash payment
has been kept secret the
article continues Il is sug-
gested that the governor viii
propose that boards see to It
that needy veterans who hAd
active war service be assured
of relief during the depres-
sion.
II also indicated, the Times
says. that the governor will
take the presidents admin
istration to task in respect to
veteran relief measures. and
will have something to say
about the ousting of the
Bonus Expeditionary Force
from Washington.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17

VISITOR LAYS MUCH
STRESS ON BRIDGES

Mrs. II. r. Giles, of Middle
boro, KY, believes in the
future of Key West and is
confident that after the
bridges are built there will
be wonderful changes for the
better in this city and on the
Florida Keys.
Mrs. Giles, who is promi-
nent in the business and social
life of Middleboro, was the
guest of her brother-in.law,
D.. b. Giles, car foreman at
the r. E. c. terminals and
Mrs. Giles for the past six
weeks.
While here on this, her
second visit, she spent a great
deal Of her time fishing and
considers this the ideal place
for lovers of the sport. She
left Saturday for her home
and expects to pay another
visit next year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
COURSON VERDICT
! MANSLAUGHTERI IN
MAILLEFERT CASE
HIcGlNBoTHAM, OTHER DE-
PENDANT, AcQUITTE D;
PAIR TRIED FOR SWEAT
BOX. MURDER
my Assaelatea Pressl

JACKSONVILLE, Oct. IL
The jury late Saturday afternoon
trying George w. Courson and
Solomon Higginbotham, former
prison guards. for the "sweatbox"
murder of Arthur Maillefert.
found Courson guilty of man
slaughter, acquitting Higginboth-
am of the charge. The jury de-
liberated two hours and sixteen
minutes.
Charles NJ. Durrance, state at
torney, in his closing argument,
made a stirring address to the
jury, charging the defendants with
one of the most brutal murders
ever recorded.
He dwelt at length on the mat
ter relative to the chain placed
around the youths neck when he
was placed in the sweatbox, de-
scribing the proceedings as being
equal or exceeding barbarous ac-
tivities of ancient days.
The verdict of manslaughter
brought against Courson. who was
former captain of the guards at
the prison camp where Maillefert
was found dead in the sweatbox,
calls for a sentence of from two
to twenty years in the state peni-
tertiary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
ADDED WEIGHT
TO FORCES OF
BRIDGE CORP
EDWARD c. FINNEY, OF iNTE-
RIoR DEPARTMENT LATEST
ADDITION TO WORKERS OF
PROPOSITION
a. each day pa..e. more weigh.


A each day passes more weight
10 being added to the official
forces of the Overseas Bridge
Corporation. The organization now
has allied with ii Edward c. Fin.
nsy. solicitor of the interior de.
partment.
Saturday Mr.. Finney gave his APP
proval of the project and stated,
after a conference with Chas. r..
Pierce and Ernest Cotton, attorney
and engineer Of the Overseas
body, asked the opinion Of the in
terror department for a report on
the project, he would most heart
lily endorse it and recommend the
loan.
With this high official heartily
in accord with the proposal and
the assistance Of Edward f. Gam,
bfother-in-law of Vice President
Curtis and that of c. Hawley. of
the traffic department Of the Tex
as Oil company, added to the cor-
poration. Glenn Skipper says that
he feels more hopeful now than
at any time since the application
was made.
Today Mr.. Skipper, in company
with general counsel for the cor
,poration, H. II. Taylor, Charles
Pierce and Engineer Ernest Cots
ton, are meeting with experts of
the board of engineers and Of
fieials of the legal department of
the finance corporation and dis
euss the technical points of the
proposition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
DISTRICT HEAD
OF RELIEF WORK
ARRIVES TODAY
MISS DOROTHY M. cRISWoLD
MET ON ARRIVAL BY WILL
LIAM w. DEMERITT, CHAIR
MAN LOCAL COUNCIL

Miss Dorothy NJ, Griswold, in
charge of the Unemployment Re-
lief Work in this district, arrived
this morning on the Havana
Special. She was met by William
w. Demeritt, chairman of the
Monroe County Council.
There are a number of matters
relative to the unemployment
situation in Key West to be taken
up. Certain conditions are met
here that are peculiar to Key West
and special provisions will, it is ex-
pected, have to be made TO take
car@Df them.
1t is proposed to have some of
the women applicants who are
seamstresses work in making up
garments from the material as
signed by the Red Cross. There
are approximately $500 yards of
this material and the needs of
some of the people in Key West
for clothing are urgent.
These and other matters. per-
tanning to the use of the money
assigned to Monroe county are TO
be discussed at conferences to be
held by Miss Griswold with the
local council. As Miss Griswold
will remain here for tive days at
least it is confidently expected that
all questions of the disposition to
be made of the funds. regarding
the class of work etc, viii be
cleared up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17

THREAT MADE in
ROBBINC OF BANK
LETTER ASKS $4,000 BE PAID
WITH DERsT ANDiNG
THAT PLAN UNDERWAY
WILL BE ABANDONED
tHy As.oeIasrd Pre.sp

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Oct.
l7.-Federal and city authorities
are investigating a threatening let
ter received by Homer L. Fervu-
son, president of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company and head Of the First
National Bank Of Newport News,
demanding payment of $4,000
with robbery Of the bank as an al
ternatiye.
The letter Is understood to have
declared the writer is prepared TO
state he knew Of . plan to rob
the bank and demanded the money
IS = price for sesin9 that the
plan was abandoned. One arrest
was made but no charges are yet
preferred.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
CIRCUIT COURT
CONVENES TODAY
JURORS FOR TERM DRAWN
AFTER COURT GETS UN-
DER WAY

The October term of the circuit
court met this morning in the
county court house with Judge
Jefferson B. Browne presiding and
all court officials present.
Jurors for the term were drawn
from the box as follows: Charles
A. Roberts, Thomas j. FELTON,,
William P. Williams. Albert Betan-
court, Joseph Baker, Thomas HI.
Roberts, James Russell, William
Knowles, Jr., Arthur S. Griffin,
Andrea Navarro, Joseph A. john
son, S. o. johnson. j. F. Cherry,
James H. Adams, ]. w. Marzyck,
John f. Lowe, George F. B. Rob-
erts and Grover C. Albury.
On the docket being sounded the
case of the Homestead Grocery
company versus John A. Russell
was dismissed.
The case of the Orange State
Oil Company versus John Esperdy,
Jr., was set for tomorrow morn
ing, 1880 o'clock.
The case of Mrs. Annie E..
Sweeting versus the Key West
Electric company, suit for DAM
ages, was passed informally.
The case of C. w. Curry versus
IT. Reginald Pritchard and others,
was added to the docket as court
had adjourned. Disposition of
this matter will be announced to-
morrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
Dawes A Committing Banker Now
Role OF World Figure Left Behind AS He Becomes Private Citizen
BY r. A. RESCH
tny Associated Preskl

CHICAGO. Oct. 17.-.'Hell m
Maria" Dawes, world figure of
yesterday. has become plain Gem
muter Dawes today.
Far from the scenes where at
attained international renown,
Charles Gates Dawes is more thor
oughly a private citizen, albeit a
tremendously busy one, than has
been his lot since pre-war days.
AT 81, his energy undiminish-
ed, he has plunged into the job of
guiding Chicago's newest down.
town bank-an institution capital
lied at $4,000. 900, which succeeds
the old dawes bank"
And for the first time in 20
years or more he has achieved al
most complete personal privacy.
His friends say he enjoys it.
Busy Banker,
Ever since he left the Recon
struction Finance Corporation last
summer, General Dawes has been
Immersed in the day-and-night
task of planning the reorganiza-
ton of the Central Republican
Bank and Trust Company, always
known as the Dawes bank.
Now that institution, which was
the outgrowth of Dawes first
banking project in Chicago 80
years ago has been succeeded by
the City National Bank and Trust
Company, with the ex-vice-presi-
dent as chairman of the board. He
held the same post with the Cen
trail Republic.
Thus "Hell m Maria" Dawes has
dropped the role of an almost per-
ennial public servant for the work
aday routine of big city banker.
A commuter Now
Like thousands of other BUSH
ness men, he commutes daily from
his Evanston home to his down.
town office-sometimes on the
elevated train, more frequently on
steam railroad line. Only oc-
casionally is he driven to work.
Leaving home about $3.50 or 8
in the morning, he usually arrives
at his desk about 10. Often he
doesn't get home at night until
$50 or z o'clock. Seldom does he
retire much before midnight.
Sometimes conferences hold him
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
KEY WEST HAS
HIGHEST DEATH
RATE In 1880
STATISTICS COMPILED SHOW
2Is FOR THAT PERIOD; COM.
PARSONS MADE WITH
OTHER SECTIONS
ny PAUL MAY
Special WnshiHEton Correspondent
Of The Citizen


Special Washington Correspondent
OF The Citizen
+ WASHINGTON, d. G., Oct. II,
The death rate for Key West
during 1880 was A points higher
than that for the average for the
entire, United States, according TO
a report made public today By the
census bureau.
During the year the average
rate for the country Is given as
Ill per thousand of population,
that for Key West as 1873.
There were 20s deaths in Key
West last year as compared with
2i6 the year before when the Key
West death rate was 1913.
In all Of Florida last year there
were 1902 deaths, the state wide
death rate being 40. a. com
pared 10 q rate Of 1913 for the
state in 1890, when there were
1929 deaths.
Last year the urban death rate
in Florida was 1877 as compared to
q death rate Of lie in the rural
community.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
Cuba Sails For HaUana
Carrying So Passengers

The steamship Cuba sailed this
afternoon for Cuba with 50 pas
sengers. she arrived Saturday
with SIS passengers. sailed for
Tampa and returned this morning
with SIS passengers
The coast guard cutter Gresham
arrived Z o'eI0ek yesterday morn
ing and docked as Pier B, naval
station. She sailed tins morning I
c'esoek after taking IN water.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
WALLACE DAVIS
REFUSED REVIEW
OF COURT ACTION
FORMER PRESIDENT OF AsHE.
WILLIE INSTITUTION WAS
CONVICTED FOR MAKING
FALSE STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, Oct. IT,
Wallace b. Davis, former preai-
dent Of the Central Bank and Trust
Company, Of Asheville. North
Carolina, which closed in 1880, was
refused review today By the
supreme court 81 his conviction In
the North Carolina state courts on
. charge Of making q false state.
ment On the condition Of the bank.
Davis was sentenced from five
10 seven years in addition 70 be-
ing sentenced 20 prison for com
spiracy with Luke Lea and Luke
Lea, Jr.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
Four Children Burn
ToDeath Today When.
Blaze Destroys Home
Mother And Two Daugh-
ters Escape In Disaster
At New Castle, Penn
sylvania

NEW CASTLE, Penn, Oct.
17.-Four children were
burned to death as fire de-
stroyed their home near Vo-
liant, about is miles north Of
here today.
The dead are Della Rider,
Betty Hedglin, Jack Hedglin
and Lottie Hedglin.
Mrs. Hedglin was seriously
burned while trying to save
her children.
She and two other daugh-
ters escaped the fire. The
father was away working in
a coal mine when the home
caught fire.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
FLOOD WATERS
AROUND SOUTH

ATLANTA. Oct. The deep
south fought its way out Of flood
waters today while rain clouds
driven out of that territory ahead
OF a tropical disturbance blowing
in from the Gulf of Mexico loosed
their torrents over northeastern
areas of Dixie.
The weather bureau placed the
center of the storm in the vicinity
of Birmingham, Alabama.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
Claims Roosevelt To Oppose
Cash Payment OF Bonus; Will
Favor Relief For Destitute
Unemployment Relief Work
Starts Here This Morning

Unemployment relief work start
ed this morning in Monroe county
with 212 men. Groups are at the
golf course, cemetery, city park.
the area in the vicinity of Casa
Marina, Whitehead street park.
and Douglas school grounds.
Originally there were $50 men
selected to start this morning but
IL whites and seven colored had
secured work in the meantime and
reported to the county council
that they would not need the re-
lief tasks allotted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
WILLASK JURY TO
INDICT S. insult
HIS BROTHER AND OTHERS
MAY BE INCLUDED. IT
IS STATED

CHICAGO, Oct. States At
torney John A. Swanson said to-
day he would ask the grand jury
70 indict Samuel InnnII. ST., his
brother. Martin. and perhaps
Others on i charge " violating the
Illinois blue sky Laws By ssilsg In
sugI Company stoxks whiie the
companies were insolsent.
They have already been IN
dieted for larceny and enbexzle-
msnf.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17

These men will work for three
days at So per day. AT the end
of that time they win be paid
promptly as the check for $4,000
allotted for the first Is days in
October is in the hands OF the sec-
rotary of the county council.
AS soon as this work is complet-
ed another group Of applicants will
be selected. These win be en-
ploycd as soon as the allotment of
$4,000 for the last half of Octo-
Der is received.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
PARACUYAN ARMY
SEXES HIGHWAY
WIPES OUT BoLIvIA's "PADiL.
LA REGIMENT" STATE.
MENT SAYS
aus AssecIalea I,rcssl

ASUNCI0N, Paraguay, Oct. II.
The army general staff an
nounced today that the Paraguay
an army operating against Bolivia
in Gran Chaco wiped out Bolivia's
"Padilla regiment.
The statement says it has also
captured section of q highway
which dominates an important
area.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
Several Highways Submerged
FromHeavyR Rains In Alabama
fR, Associntc,l f.rsssl

BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 17.-Rain
drenched Alabama residents look
ed with apprehension on rising
streams that have already caused
some families in Walker and
Tuscaloosa counties to seek higher
ground.
Several highways were sub
merged in that section, and farm
ers reported loss of livestock and
damage to crops not yet harvested.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
Correction In Two Names
OF Election Inspectors

Errors in two of the names of
inspectors appointed in the second
district were made when they were
handed in to The Citizen last week.
The attention Of those interested
is called to the following: The
name listed as George r. Sawyer
should read William r. Sawyer and
that of George F. Archer should
be Charles Archer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
THE BLONDE VENUS
PRAISED BY THE PUBLIC AS
AN OUTSTANDING AT.
TRACTION

Owing to the rain Saturday
night many of our patrons could
not get to see the extraordinary
attractionRe Reason why and to
please our patrons, the Blonde
Venus viii be shown again tonight
at the Monroe Theater.
It is said by those that saw the
picture Saturday that Marlene
Dietrich renders a masterful per-
Torrance.
The story is a beautiful heart
threhbing drama. Music and songs
are blended with very good taste.
Its safe 10 say that the Monroe
will be crowded tonight as there
are many who wish TO see the
Blonde Venus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17

TALLAHASSEE. Oct. IT,
Nominees of the Liberty party for
state and national offices in Flor
ida today asked the state supreme
court to order their names placed
on the printed ballot for the gem
eral election.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
FIVE CHILDREN
DROWNED TODAY
AUTOMOBILE PLUNGEs OVER
EMBANKMENT IN SEC
TIoN OF ONTARIO
lBy AssociafeI Presal

GLEN MILLER, Ontario,
Oct. l7.--Five children were
druwned today when their
automobile turned over. an
embankment on Trent canal.
Two bodies were recovered, !
and four adults and a child
escaped.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17

no public pronouncements- much
less public appearances-since his
last return to Chicago.
His associates smile when they
recall the statement he made few
years ago when commissioned to
study Santo Domingo's currency:
81 feel that ! have just one good
job left in me-
Since then he has been ambassa-
dor to st. James, chief of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation,
and leading spirit in the reorgani-
zation of a huge Chicago bank
each task requiring more strength
than the preceding one!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
New Parties Strive To
Have Names On Ballot
1ny AsnocIa,ea Pressl

The Communist party is also ex-
pected to renew its efforts to get
on the ballot although it had a
petition denied last week by three
of six justices.
They were told they could refile
the petition today when q quorum
of justices was present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17

OF STATE FUNDS
LIBERTY COUNTY NOT IN.
cLuDED; FAILS TO SEND
IN REQUIRED REPORT
tny Aaeeelasea Fre.sl

TALLAHASSEE. Oct. IT.
The ssate department Of pab-
lie instrsetiea today aa-
neansed the superintendent
Of $zss.777 10 GO seassies.
Liberty eoaaty vas an
shared because Il did net send
in thu Required repcrt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
BUILT OWN COFFIN

PANA, Ill.-The oak coffin
which he constructed eight years
AFRO was used to bury Villa u.
Casey Of this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17
ssessesseesssesssesseess
TODAY,S EDITORIAL

The death toll resulting
from fire during 1881. and
ths total economic loss in con-
neeticn sherewish, is given in
today's leadiag editorial.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17

downtown evenings, but whatever
his hour of retirement Dawes in
sistss on nine hours sleep. Il
HIS social life, never extensive.
has been negligible in recent
months. Formerly he played golf
occasionally, but his clubs have
lain idle this year. q
On politics he has been mum
since June, when he squelched re-
ports preceding the republican na-
tional convention that he might be
q candidate for denomination IS
vice-president.
And except for a few state
'ments pertaining to the banks
reorganization, Dawes has made
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-17

The Strand tonight viii show
Wild Girl. with Charles Farrell
and Joan Bennett.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-02-25
OAKLAND HIGH NEWS

An educational program was rem
dered in the commercial room on the
afternoon of February 10. Talks were
given by Oma DeBerry, Mary Muir
ply, Marcy Junkins, Hazel Real,
Joseph Sollars and Mary Merrill. The
program was conferred about the life
of George Washington and at its
conclusion a short talk was given by
Mr.. E. S. Smith.
Both the boys and girls basketball
teams motored to Davis last Thurs
day night and were defeated by the
scores of SO to "a; girls, 81 to 8. Rice
with seven field goals and seven out
of eleven fouls led the scorers. But
Ter also made two field goals for Oak
land.
On Saturday night the teams went
to Thomas and were again defeated,
the boys losing 1921 and the girls
% to ii. Peddicord, Ray, Rice and
Maroney each made two field goals,
while Butler contributed one.
Tuesday night the o. H. S. team
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-02-25
WELL ORGANIZED

Last Sunday memorial celebration
called for a parade. The parade was
held and was made up of local orga-
nizations, people taking it as a matter
of course.
But a bystander, from another
town, was amazed at the extent to
which Oakland had become organized.
"There is not another town this size
or twice as large that has the COM
mand of so many organizations" he
said.
And that's a fact. Having the
organizations with US all the time, we
do not realize that Oakland is unusual
in that respect. But just stop to con
slider. Oakland has an active Ameri'
can Legion drum and bugle corps OF
about 80 members; Boys band of
about so members; a junior drum and
bugle corps of rs members; a boy
scout troop of 40 members; and a Lee
gion auxiliary, a Band auxiliary, a
Scout auxiliary, to keep the organiza-
lions on the move; volunteer fire
department of 35 members; Rotary
club of 80 members, besides a num-
Der of social orders and other organi
cations that are ready at any time to
do their part for Oakland.
Try and find another town like it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-02-25
WAR ON DEPRESSION

The first forty-eight hours of the
American Legion's campaign to Sc
cure jobs for the unemployed was very
productive. 1t was reported at ma
tional headquarters at noon of the sec
ond day that 1857 persons had been
given positions. Wisconsin led all the
other states in the number of those
who were placed. New York City
made a poor showing -thirty-two jobs
the first day-but it was explained
that the complete organization is not
yet functioning and that when it is
the results will be much more salts
factory. But the most gratifying fea-
ture of the drive is the way in which
it is being received by employers.
Even where they are unable to take
on any men they commend the spirit
back of the movement and predict
that it will do much good. Some con-
Germs giving jobs asked that publicity
be withheld on the ground that it
would create run of the jobless on
them which they would be unable to
satisfy.
The reports received thus far are
from sixty-nine communities in twen-
ty-nine states. 1t is obvious that,
when the movements gets into full
swing in all parts of the country we
may look for more cheering news.
The American Legion is being assist
ed in it's work by the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, the American Legion
Auxiliary and the Association of Ma
tional Advertisers.
Executive Director Mckee said on
Friday: "The initial results show
that it is not beyond the power of the
American people to put 100000
wage earners or more back on pay
rolls. Some of the smallest commun-
tiles have shown that by complete or
ganization and united action each
town can solve it's own unemployment
problem. The larger cities of the
country present more difficult prob
lem in organization and are starting
slowly, but we are confident that
complete organization will be even
tually effected and that good results
will be achieved"
This spirit of optimism is contag-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-02-25
PROTECTION FROM FIRE

No matter how efficient fire de-
partment is, or how valiant are its
members, they must have water to
fight a blaze effectively. This has
been demonstrated again and again at
such places beyond the reach of the
city. This was most recently demon
strated at the fire on Tuesday.
Had there been supply of water
handy, it is certain that the building
could have been saved. With spring
on every farm, what better form of
protection than to build small dam,
creating a body of water that might
be used in an emergency.
This foresight might save your
home in the future. With the Oak
land Fire department within call, and
a water reserve on the farm, almost
any fire could be fought successfully.