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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
ReUanped French Army Sought
To Stiffen Defense Of Borders
BY JOSEPH E. SHARKEY
nv Associated PreHsl

PARIS, Dec. 13.-Joseph Paul
Boncour, minister of war, wants
to reorganize the French army so
that it may be more mighty in de-
Tending the country's frontiers
against attack.
He indicated that he is going to
do this irrespective of the fate of
the French plan of disarmament at
the Geneva conference.
Emphasizes Defense
"We French" said the minister,
wish to live in an atmosphere of
national security and to feel at all
times that our borders are proof
against assault.
"We have no aggressive designs,
but / have become convinced after
conferences with high military Of
ficers. that we must fortify our de-
fensive strength. "And," he added
emphatically, II want to emphasize
the word defensive"
M. Paul Boncour already has
convoked several sessions of the SUI
perior council of war to study the
reorganization plans.
Man Power Decreasing
He is thinking too of 1885 when
France will have fewer young men
to call to the ranks. In that year
the boys born during the world war
are due to perform their military
service OF one year. The full eff
feet of the great war upon the
birth rate of France will be in evil
dence when that call comes.
The war minister is convinced
that he can reorganize the army
without increasing either the num-
Der of soldiers or the cost of main
tanning the big military machine.
I'm fact" he said, "we may pro-
duce an organization essentially
defensive with fewer soldiers and
at less cost.
what / am aiming at is a COW
ering army which would assure
the .inviolability of our national
borders. Al short-term army fur
nished with automatic weapons of
a power unknown in the great war,
would be immensely powerful in
protecting France against attack, ?
Beyond emphasizing the signifi-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
BRITAIN URGING
RECONSIDERATION
OF DEBT SYSTEM
ANOTHER NOTE TO WASHING
TON HOWEVER PROMISES
TO PAY AMOUNT DUE ON
THURSDAY
my Associated Press,

Great Britain returned to
debate the war debts with
another note to Washington
renewing a promise to pay
sos, $4,000 due on Thurs
day, reiterating the British
position as outlined in pre-
vious notes, and urging again
the Importance of a confer
ence to reconsider the whole
debt system.
The government in Lon
don has made it clear that
although the issue will be
debated in commons tomor-
row, no action by parliament
will affect the decision of
the cabinet.
In France the situation
was somewhat different.
Premier Herriot adhering to
the policy following the
British lead, prepared for
the transmission to Washing
ton of a note offering to pay
$50, 100000, due this week,
on condition that the pay
ment be applied against the
capital account.
Foreign affairs and fl
nance committees of the
chamber of deputies rejected
that proposal, voting instead
in favor of deferring pay
ment until the United States
consents to a conference for
revision of the debt struc-
ture. Attack on the govern
ment's policy began in the
chamber and there was a
threat of defeat for the.
cabinet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
Winter Brings Ice Skating
To Sacramento, California;
First Time In Its History
Snow Falls AT Brawley
Where No Such Weather
Was Ever Recorded Be-
fore
By Associated Press)

az j
Unrelenting except in
spots, premature winter kept
up its assault on the nation
today. Temperatures in the
east are sagging and mer-
curry drops we're forecast for
the south.
The midwest already
blanketed by snow promised
more but with temperatures
higher than those Of yester-
day when subzero readings
brought suffering to the
homeless.
In the first measurable
quantity on record, snow fell
throughout southern Cali
fornia's imperial valley as
winter spread a white robe
over the great American
desert.
For the first time in his
tory Sacramento had ice
skating, and snow fell at
Brawley, Calf. where there
is no record Of such weather
before, and it also covered
the ground at Yuma. Ariz.
Rocky Mountain states,
however, and Oklahoma be-
gan enjoying milder tenn
peratures.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
MORE WORKERS
EMPLOYED FROM
RELIEF FUNDS
SEVERAL DIFFERENT PRO-
JEcTs STARTED YEsTER.
DAY; QUALIFICATION PRO-
GRAM TO BE CONTINUED

Work on the projects planned
by the Monroe County Council for
Unemployment relief started for
the first half Of December yester-
day.
Continuing the Identification
and mosquito eradication work, 20
men were put to work on the golf
course, 10 on the road and boule-
ward ant 10 at the American Lee
gion grounds.
Future assignments, for which
workers have already been select
ed, call for 20 men at the woman's
clsb park and library areas; 20 at
the American Legion grounds; for
one day; 15 to report to Karl
Thompson, who has volunteered to
oversee the work, on Palm avenue;
40 men, 20 tomorrow and 20
Thursday, at the colored park; 10
on Margaret street; 20 in the cem-
etery; 20 on the boulevard; 10 on
Washington street and 20 in the
area at Olivia and Georgia street.
There will also be 20 women as
signed to sewing the material that
has been assigned to the local Red
Cross chapter for clothing for the
poor and needy. This group viii
work for three days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
MANY SCHOOLS ON
ACCREDITED LIST
FOR THIS STATE
ALL OF MoNRoE's WHITE IN
SITUATIONS APPEAR; RE.
PORT COMPILED BY STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
(By Associated Press,

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Dec. 13.
The state board OF education
has placed 527 elementary schools
and 266 high schools or the ac-
credited list in Florida this year.
The list of accredited elemen-
tary schools included 511 for white
children and 16 for negroes.
The list of accredited high
schools includes $50 public schools
and two private schools for white
children and II public schools and
three private schools for negroes.
An accredited school is one
whose teachers, courses and facili-
ties meet all requirements of the
state board of education.
Schools in Monroe county
on the accredited list are:
White elementary schools:
Division Street. Key West;
Harris, Key West; Rock Har-.
Dor; Matecumbe and lsla.
snorada.
White high schools: Key
West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
LARGE STRUCTURE
FOR CONTRACTING
co. BEING BUILT
NEW BUILDING TO BE HEAD
QUARTERS OF SOUTH FLOR
IDA CONTRACTING AND EN-
CHEERING FIRM

Work on the new building to be
erected by the South Florida Con-
tracing and Engineering company
on White street is under way.
This structure is being erected
on the grounds adjacent to the of
flee of the company and when COM
pleted will have taken in the of
flee building and present a solid
front 66 feet long. It viii be 20
feet deep.
The stucco front of the office
now in use is to be torn out and
the whole face of the building is
to be made of imitation brick.
There viii be one main door in
the center, six feet by eight feet
with four large windows on each
side, says Ralph Russell, superin-
tending the work.
When the entire building is
ompIeted it win, with the exeep-
tion of the office. be used as a
display room. The immense stock
of sash, doors, blinds. roofing,
tools, paints and all other of the
material that is used in the con-
struction Of homes or stores will
be attraetively arranged in the
compartments and on the shelves.
f. A. Strunk. Jr.. manager of
the company, said today that this
building viii afford the people Of
Key West an opportunity to gain
an idea Of the immense and varied
stock carried BY the company and
is an addition that has been long
been needed.
Situated as il viii be on White
street, enc Of the main thorough
fares. these show rooms viii be
easily reached BY contractors and
those who contemplate building or
refarnishing their homes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
4awzawAsg1Awzag
g Jags" Furnished
Many From Residue
Found In Demijohns

Bootleggers seem to be get
ting careless with the goods
they handle. They do not
drain the garafones complete
ly of the contents, but leave
a sufficient quantity in them
to furnish comfortable jags
for at least several men.
A certain dealer in other
classes of liquids purchased
about 20 demijohns today.
When they were delivered it
was found that several Of the
containers carried liquor, for
gotten by the owner.
This residue was being
poured ont on the ground
when several old topers gath
cred round and holding out
their eupped hands secured
that lone gig one" that is so
frequently needed on the
morning after the night be-
fore.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
HILLMKLOTT NOW
BACK in GERMANY
FOUND IN EXILE AT HOME OF
FORMER KAISER IN
HOLLAND

AMSTERDAM. Holland, Dec.
ls.-Franz HiIlmklott, who eluded
guards and made his way into
exile at the home of Former Kaiser
Wilhelm at Doom yesterday, was
put across the frontier into Ger
many this afternoon.
Police considering him mentally
deficient decided not to prosecute
him,
he was found armed with a
dagger and pistol in tower over
looking Wilhelm's study.
The man insisted he had no
homicidal intent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
Masonic Lodge Holds
Election or Officers

Election u officers for the en-
suing year was heid last right BY
Anchor Lodge Is2. r. and A. II.
in the Scottish Rite hall The
following were elected:
Charles s. Lewe. woFshIpfnl
master; W. Garry Harria. senior
warden: VI. Z. Dauahtry. Junior
warden: william Vassas waa re-
elected treasurer ard John G.
Park .sas re-siee9sd secretary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
CHANCES NAME

CAMBRIDGE. Mass.c hees.
hara" iSn't = COED business name.
Henry n. chseihsm % this city
told the court in pesftionin< for
authority to change his name 70
Cheshans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
WILL RESUME
INQUIRY INTO
STOCK MARKET
SENATOR FLETCHER OF FLOR
IDA is MEMBER OF SUB
COMMITTEE TO HoL D
HEARING
lny Assorlatea pressl

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.--The
senate banking committee today
ordered a resumption Of the IN
quiry into the stock market and
appointed a subcommittee to con-
duct hearings.
1t will be headed by Senator
Norbeck. South Dakota republican,
and includes Glass, Of Virginia;
Fletcher. Of FLORIDA, democrats;
Cousins, of Michigan and Town
send OF Delaware, republicans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13

canoe of automatic quiek-firing
weapons the minister said he was
not yet in position to reveal the
scheme of organization. But he
went as far as this:
II believe in the possibility of
defending oHr country By mobiles
ing our national army in its en-
tirety.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13

''This system implies, however, a
thorough instruction both of con-
scripts and reseryists.
rs, means minute attention to
the problem Of mobilization be-
cause necessarily the period of
mobilization will be longer under
system of short term conscript
service"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
REJECT WAGE
CUT PROPOSAL
RAILWAY BROTHERHOOD NOT
IN FAVOR OF TIME
EXTENSION

thy Associated Pressl
CHICAGO, Dee. i3.-RaiI.
way Brotherhood delegates
rejected today the proposal
Of railroad manAsemsnss that
the deadlins nsxs January
81 for tsrmiaasisn ef the
pre.sat temporary 10 per
cent wage rsdastion Of rail
emplsyes be sxtsnded In
dsfinissly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13
NO NEWS FROM
BRITISH FLIER
ON FLIGHT FROM cAPEToWN
TO LONDON SEEKING
NEW REcoRD
my asseelasea Press,

LAGOS. Africa. Dee. ia
Amy Johnson, British fIier,
who seeks = new capetown 10
Londoa record, left NJ , A. N.
Eastern Standard time from
DuaIa Amsroons. according to
uaeonfirmsd reports
No news Of progress has
been received since she passed
over Losnd. yesterday naern-
ing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-13


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The Washington times., 1932-05-06
\VHIAT1c RNIAIc Where and

Banquet-Association Of History
Teachers of Middle States and
Maryland. p. m, Raleigh Hotel.
Inspection Trip-Shade Bake
Committee Of the Washington
Board of Trade. 8 p. m, Chesa.
peake and Potomac Telephone
Company.
Recital-Dance groups Of the
Columbia Heights Community
Center. 8:l5 p. m, Powell Junior
High School.
Decentralization Science, by
Paul Stark Seeley, Of Portland,
Ore, 8 p. m, Fourth Church of
Christ. Scientist, Sixteenth and
Meridian SITS. N. w.
Operetta-StuaSt Junior High
School, 8 p. m, Stuart Junior
High School Auditorium.
Convention-Phi Sigma Epsilon
Sorority, Mayflower Hotel.
Meeting-Phi Sigma Epsilon So.
rority, 9 p. M, Mayflower.
Card Party-Stephen P. Nc.
Groarty Post of American Legion,
8:15 p. m, Chestnut Farms Au.
ditorium.
Luncheon-American Law In.
stitute, Pennsylvania State com
mittee, Mayflower Hotel.
Meeting-Department Of super
intendents of the National Edu
cation Asso iation, Hamilton
Hotel.
Meeting-The American Coun
Gil on Education, Brookings Insti
tute.
Meeting-Ohio Girls Club, in
stallation Of officers, 8 p. m, 1926
Massachusetts, Ave. N. E.
The Washington times., 1932-05-06
UNIT ASKS
SCHOOL TAX

A special system of taxation
for financing the District schools
and an elective Board of Educa-
ton were proposed last night by
the John Burroughs Citizens AS
sociation meeting at the Bur.
roughS School,
On the recommendation of the
associations school committee, a
three.fold program for financing
of the public school building and
improvement program was ap-
proved.
The plan would have school
items segregated from other items
in the District appropriation bill,
to be financed by a special school
tax, and further recommends that
the money secured by this tax
be expended by District officials
chosen by the people of Wash
ington,
The Washington times., 1932-05-06
B j s TERMINAL
!. SITE STUDIED

1t was learned today that the
site of the first of possibly two
: projected buildings offering ter
minal facilities for many Of the
~ bus lines operating through
the city will be bounded by C and
Sixth Streets and Pennsylvania
Avenue N. w. The main portion,
1t was learned. will be at the
northwest corner of the last two
named streets.
The property has a frontage Of
approximately IS feet on Pennsyl.
vania Avenue, nearly 10 feet on
Sixth Street, and 1888 feet on C
Street.
Construction of the new build.
Ing Is expected to start within 80
days. It will be a one-story and
basement brick and stone struc-
ture, the ground floor of which
Will serve as a merchandising
center and the basement, a bus
terminal,
The Washington times., 1932-05-06
Blair Road Stretch
VIII Be Widened

OF the nine bids for improve
ment of Blair Road between Sligo
and Flower Streets, Silver Spring,
opened by Commissioner Lacey
Shaw, Ward Caddington and
Harry B. Shaw, county engineer,
yesterday the lowest was made by
M. Cain Co., of Washington.
A half-mile stretcn will be
widened, graded and drainage in
stalled for $2,774.30. The work
is to be completed in so days.
Latimer and Malone of Washing
ton entered the second lowest bid.
The Washington times., 1932-05-06

Meeting-American Law Insti
tute, all day, Mayflower Hotel.
Meeting-American Bar AsSo
citation, Mayflower Hotel.
supper dance-Georgetown
University Foreign Service School
Mayflower Hotel.
Or egon ecture-U n d c
Auspices Of the American Legion
8 p. m. Mayflower Hotel.
Concert Washington Strin 6
Quartet, 8 p. m, Shoreham Hotel
Dance-Appl. Blossom Ball, lC
p. m, Shoreham Hotel.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for Child
hood Education, all day, Willard
Hotel.
Dinner-wesleyan Alumnae
Association, z p. m, Willard
Hotel.
Dance-Massachusetts state
Society, 8 p. m, Willard Hotel.
Dance-Lambda Chi, 8 p. m.
Hamilton Hotel.
Performance-"The Rose and
the Ring" by the Sock and
Buskin Club of Macfarland Com
munity Center. 1880 p. M, Audi
torium of Petworth School Build
ing, Eighth and Shepherd Streets
Lecture-"The Lure of the
Great Northwest" by Frank
Branch Riley, 3 p. m, Congress.
Sional Club.
Exhibit-Sketches of old houses
in Ohio and Alabama, by Milton
Smith Osborne, all day, Fine
Arts Division in the Library Of
Congress.
Luncheon-Phi Delta Phi
Fraternity, ! p. M, University
Club.
The Washington times., 1932-05-06
CAR CRASH KILLS WOMAN

Mrs. Roberts and Miss Cullen are
said to be in a serious condition
at Sibley Hospital.
In the other automobile, driven
by Miss Katherine Cuskey, II,
these were injured: Miss Cuskey,
cuts about face, hands and legs;
Miss Mary Bennawait, 16. face
cuts; Miss Katherine Bennawait,
18, cuts and bruises; Henry Den.
mis-, IS, head cuts, and Pauline
Hoffman, IT, cuts about the eyes.
These latter are all from Ian
caster, Pa.
The Washington times., 1932-05-06

The homicide squad today in
vestigated the automobile crash in
which one woman was killed and
eight other persons injured at
Twenty-Second and Otis Streets
Northeast yesterday.
Mrs. Lucy Cullen, So, Of 507 B
st. N. E., died two hours later at
Sibley Hospital.
The injured are Richard Rob
ertS, So, and Mrs. Dora Roberts,
So, both of 2211 Kearney st. NE,
and Elizabeth o. Cullen, 80,
daughter of the dead woman.
The Washington times., 1932-05-06
DENTAL BROADCAST

Municipal and State govern
ments would save more than
100000 annually if grade
school children had healthy
mouths, the D. c. Dental Society
told radio listenrs last night in a
broadcast over station WRC,
The Washington times., 1932-05-06
GLASSFORD TO TALK

Superintendent of Police Pei
ham D. GlaSsford will talk on
crime among young people in an
address before the Christian En-
deavor and Young Peoples groups
Of the Trinity and Takoma Pres
byterian churches of Takoma
Park, Sunday evening.
Evening star., 1932-01-11

Dance, Chi Sigma Sorority, Mayhower
Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1932-01-11
ALEXANDRIA POLICE
BEGIN 1881 TAG WAR
Twelve Tourists Are Arrested
for Not Having 1882
Markers.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January IL
Automobiles of II tourists were detained
here last night by local police in enforc-
ing dead license tag laws of foreign
States The majority of the offenders
were dismissed by Judge William S.
Snow in Police Court this morning with
warnings to procure 1892 tags i'm
mediately.
Only one of nine tourists driving with
1881 North Carolina license tags who
were arrested and had their cars i'm
pounded last night was fined by Judge
Snow. Richard Moon, Ills Randolph
avenue, who was operating on North
Carolina tags, although living in this
city, was fined $40 and costs.
Mrs. A. w. Dickens of New York, an
artist, who, with her husband, was stop
ped on Potomac Yard Bridge last night,
was forced to continue to Washington in
taxicab when local police took over her
car and refused to accept any bond.
Dickens was dismissed by Judge Snow
this morning when he explained he and
his wife had been travelling and had
been unable to get 1882 New York tags
Oliver Wendell Smith of 1913 D street
| southeast. Washington, was fined SIS
and costs for driving on 1881 Maryland
tags. Another driver from Connecticut
was dismissed.
| All Of the tourists were loud in their
complaint against Alexandria police for
their enforcement of license laws of
other States, and many stated that they
had not been informed of the expira-
ton dates of their tags. Local police
were working on a list of expiration
dates furnished by the Virginia State
Police Department.
Evening star., 1932-01-11
LEWIS DRAF IS BILL
FOR RIGHT TO WORK
SWope Job Sterilization Plan
Extended by Proposal of
Maryland Democrat.

A bill to legalize the right to work
and to place on the Federal statute
books the Gerard Swope plan for en-
ployment Stabilization has been drafted
by Representative Lewis, Democrat. of
Maryland, and q member Of the power
full Ways and Means Committee Of the
House.
Lewis, in stating his proposition yes
terday, said trade associations super
vised by the Federal Trade Commission
would be utilized to accomplish the
purpose Of the bill.
MY bill contemplates introducing the
principle Of IegaliZed right to work
and eQuipartition of employment" Re
said at also includes the Swope plan
for sterilization OF employment, old-age
pensions, life insurance and disability
Insurance and unemployment insurance.
Benefits for Workers.
these benefits. under the Swope
plan, would go to workers having Job.
But the Swope program, otherwise ex-
cellent, makes no provision for the
men at the gate for the disemployed.
My bill does"
swope, president of the General
Electric Co., outlined his plan to the
Senate Manufactures Committee more
than a month ago
Lewis would give the right to work
the legal sanctions enjoyed by property
rights by declaring. in law, that an
equal share OF employment is prin-
ciple of social justice and placing the
duty OF providing this employment on
the trade association Of the industry.
ITO make the rights thus legallzed
effective for the unemployed workers,
the bill employs the idea of national
trade associations referred to in the
Swope plan, with supervision by the
Federal Trade Commission" Lewis said.
Equal Representation.
"The bill gives equal representation, |
three members to the employers, three |
to the employees and three to the con- |
suming public, in the management |
boards of these trade associations"
The board would ascertain monthly |
employment quota, and the employer
exceeding this quota would pay an ex-
else tax equal to one-half the wages OF
such overtime into the unemployment
compensation fund. The disemployed
could sue to enforce his right to work.
The bill applies to corporations en-
ploying not less than SO persons, doing
an interstate business, engaged in man
ufacturing. mining, transportation,
electrical communication. building con-
strlction, distribution of gas and pc
troleum and the transmission Of cleo
trical energy.
Evening star., 1932-01-11
LIQUOR PR0BERS READY
TO TRY 52IN CHICAGO
Defendants Include Men and Won
en- Described as Members of
Capone Syndicate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, January 11.-After gath
ering evidence for more than a year,
Government prosecutors had their wit
nesseS called today for the trial of 50
men and women, described as leaders
and workers in the powerful Capone
liquor syndicate.
Some Of the big names in the Chi
cago liquor industry will be missing.
Another branch of Federal service, the
Internal Revenue Bureau. has already
brought about the conviction of AL
Capone, himself; his brother Ralph
Sam and Jake GuZik. and Frank Nitti
for income tax evasion.
There remained, however, Robert
Besse, former States attorney of
Whiteside County; Thomas Harrigan,
wealthy Chicagoan Morris Fink, presi-
dent of the Sugar Supply Corporation
Of Chicago. and a host of others,
charged with being rum truck drivers
and alcohol cookers.
Evening star., 1932-01-11

Card party, benefit st. Teresa's
Cstholice Church Of Anacostia, 1909 v
street southeast, $50 pm.