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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
old POLITICAL
ASSOCIATION TO
BE REVIVED NOW
WHEN ROOSEVELT ENTERS
WHITE HOUSE HE WILL BE
THROWN IN CONTACT WITH
SENATOR WAGNER AGAIN
By HERBERT PLUMMER
Thy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. ga
political association which has
been more or less broken for some
20 years win be revived when
Franklin d. Roosevelt enters the
White House March a.
The new president will be
thrown into close contact once
more with the man who taught
him much about the game of poll
tics-Senator Bob Wagner of New
York.
1t was 81 years ago that
Duchess county strayed off the
republican reservation for one of
the few times in history and sent
la young state senator to Albany
by the name of Franklin Roose-
welt.
The majority leader of the New
York senate at the time was the
stocky, politically-wise Bob Wag-
Iner.
Wagner offered counsel to
young Roosevelt, and for three
terms the freshman senator from
Duchess worked with or without
the party organization.
Then To Washington
Then came the election of Wood
row Wilson and Roosevelt was of
fered the job of assistant secre-
tary of the navy. He left Albany
with the good wishes of his
teacher.
The years passed and the paths
of Roosevelt and Wagner were in
different directions.
Wagner continued his political
career in New York state. He sat
as member of the senate court
of impeachment which removed
William Sulzer as governor of
New York. Roosevelt remained in
Washington for 10 years.
In 1919, after serving for a
while as lieutenant-governor, Wag-
ner deserted the legislative branch
of government for a fling in the
judiciary. For almost a decade he
was identified with the state
supreme court and for a few
months was member of the APP
pellate division. In 1926 he was
elected to the United States
senate.
Meanwhile Roosevelt had dis
appeared from the political scene.
Came 1928
Then came 1928 when the demo-
cratic party met to pick a success
sor to Governor Alfred E. Smith,
nominee for president.
The names of Wagner and
Roosevelt were heard again as the
two most likely gubernatorial can
didates.
Roosevelt was nominated for
governor, however, and Wagner
returned to the senate.
Now political fortune brings
Roosevelt to Washington---as
president.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
MILLER PLACED
ON TRIAL TODAY
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
AND BATTERY IN GRIM
INAL COURT

James Miller. colored, was plac.
ed on trial in criminal court this
morning charged with assault and
battery with intent to commit
murder.
This is the man who is charged
by Leroy Henderson, also eolored,
with having shot him, Henderson.
twice at Long Key on Sunday
night, January 10.
The following venire of jurors
was drawn from the box and or
dered summoned;
Bcauregard Lowe, Ulmont Rus
sci. Joseph Tiff. Charles S. Ma
loney. Eugene G. Pinder. Robert
Maddox, Willie Gibson, Samuel b.
Mccarthy. b. f. Brantley, r. G.
Bush. Eugene l.. Roberts, Thomas
III. Roberts, Charles G. Papy, Will
lard A. Albury, Otis w. Johnson,
John Kemp, Thomas Moore and
George w. Lowe.
Those selected to serve we're:
Charles G. Papy, Samuel b. Nc
Carthy. r. f. Brantley. Beauregard
Lowe. Robert Maddox and Eugene
l.. Roberts.
All evidence was heard and the
case argued BY 1880. Court re-
cessed and the jury was allowed to
go FOR dinner to return at 3 o'clock
and consider the verdict.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
nv. And Mrs. w. Kirke
BeGutifying Vacant LOl

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace b. Kirke
are overseeing the Identification
of the vacant lot next to the Colo
nial Hotel on Duval street.
Recently this space was cleared
by employees Of the Unemployment
Relief Council with the idea Of
beautifying IL. This work is be-
ing done by men assigned by the
relief council.
There are 25 workmen in differ
ent parts OF the city today and to-
morrow more than 100 others will
be placed ON different prospects in
the program Of Identification now
being carried out.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
Senate Committee Approves
sos Percent Beer And Wine
Bill After Much Discussion


fore the senate committee by
Grace Abbott, chief of the
Children's Bureau, as a
growing relief problem. She
said the exact number of
needy transients was hard to
determine.
Search for ways to an
economic betterment pro-
crossed on both sides of the
capital with the senate con-
templating studies to aid the
new administration and
house ways and means COM
niittee getting suggestions
from Secretary Mills. who
said economic rehabilitation
should begin with a balanced
budget, and should include a
vigorous federal reserve
policy toward easing credits
and lending American as
sistance to sterilization of
foreign exchanges.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
FLORIDA LEAGUE
OF DEMOCRATSIN
MEET AT ORLANDO
SESSION FOR PURPOSE OF
PERFEcTING STATE ORGAN
IZATION; GOV. SHoLTZ
HEARD IN ADDRESS
(ny Associated Press,


ORLANDO, Jan. 23.-More
than 100 delegates representing 80
county organizations of the Florida
League of Young Democrats gath
cred here today to perfect a state
organization
The morning session was featur-
ed by a lively discussion over
whether membership will be limit
ed strictly and without qualifica.
ton to those under 35 years of age.
A recess was taken to enable
delegates to hear an address by
Governor Sholtz.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
Vote OF Missouri Legislature
Eliminates Lame Ducks In All
Future Sessions Of Congress
NOW BECOMES PART OF CONSTITUTION OF
UNITED STATES; EFFECTIVE NEXT OCTO-
Der; CONGRESS TO MEET FIRST PART OF
JANUARY; NEW PRESIDENTS WILL ALSO
BE INAUGURATED IN SAME MONTH

WASHINGTON, JAM 23.-The Twentieth
Amendment, eliminating defeated legislators from
participation in the government henceforth and has
tening Inauguration of the president and the meet
ing time of each congress, today became part of
the constitution of the United States.
Submitted to states by congress last March, it
was ratified today by Missouri which is the thirty
sixth and last needed state to approve this modernza
ton of federal machinery.
The amendment will become operative next Octo-
Der Is.
After that each regular session of congress viii
begin January every year with no fixed time for
adjournment, and each new president will be in
augurated January20
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
Another Heavy Blizzard
Strikes Far West; Three
Frozen Bodies Recovered
Three Persons Still Re-
ported Missing; Recover
One Body From Snow
Crushed Cabin

NY hAnOctANeu IrECHby
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.
23.-Winter whipped the
far west with a new fury to-
day as the toll of last weeks
bIizzards mounted to three
dead and three missing.
Searchers found the bodies
of three miners after they
were frozen to death.
The body of Charles
Smith, 62, prospector, was
recovered from the ruins of
a snow-crushed cabin in the
Sierra Madre mountains.
Rescuers were led to the
cabin by Henry Mercer,
Smiths partner, who fled in
his underwear when he
heard an avalanche coming
down the mountain.
James Sorrells and Kent
Wood. Texas miners. were
found frozen to death ON a
Nevada desert.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
Coiored Woman Brought
To City From Marathon
To Obtain Medical Aid

Jnanita Alexander. colored,
was brought 10 the city from Mara
thon on the noon train for medical
attention. She was suffering such
physical agony her screaming led
those who heard her to believe that
she was insane.
She was taken to the county jail
and a physician summoned. He
administered treatment 10 which
the woman responded and in a
short time became normal The
physician said that the great phys
icaI agony the woman wzs suffer
ing was the cause Of her mental
condition and that she was perfect
III sane.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
JAPANESE DONATE
TO MISSIONARIES

CHANGCHUN, anchu no.
Jan. 23.--General Nobuyoshi
Muto. head of the japanese mis-
sion in Manchukuo, gave 5000 yen
tS630l to Christian missions re-
Gently, The donation went to sew
eral American institutions in the
Tungpien district east of Muk-
den.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
New Manager OF Pirates
Cove Arrives Here Today

Herbert Wilks, new manager Mt
Pirates Cove Fishing Camp. was
an arrival from New Lork this
morning. He will leave this af-
ternoon for the camp and assume
charge.
Mr.. Wilks IS accompanied BY ].
Conderman, manager Of the Flor
ida branch Of the William ]. Burns
detective agency with headquarters
in Miami. Mr.. Conderman. who is
booking after the interest Of Mrs.
Wright. viii stop at the Cove with
Mr.. Wilkx.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
The Collier-Blaine bill to
legalize 3.05 per cent beer
and wine won approval to-
day of the senate judiciary
committee after an attempt
to limit alcohol contents to 2
per cent was rejected.
The committee adopted
an amendment to prohibit
the sale of sos per cent
beverages to children.
The Volstead law modi-
fication proposal now goes
to the senate but win
promptly be referred to the
finance committee for con-
sideration of its provision
levying a tax of $500 a bar
rel.
A new army of tran
sients" moving across the
country was described be-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
BOYS GET GOOD BREAK

FELLowsvmLE. W. va
When . freight truck with marbles
aboard was wrecked in this city
youngsters arrived from every di.
rection and seooped up "megs" and
shooters" By the poeketfui until
the Police arrived.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
GIVES RULING ON
SEARCHING BOATS
COAST GUARDSMEN CANNOT
BOARD VESSELS WITHIN
CERTAIN DISTANCE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--
The supreme court ruled to-
day that British or Canadian
rum running vessels cannot
legally be boarded. searched
or seized by coast suardsmen
when more than an hours
sailing distance from shore.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23

lest they grow up in ignorance
reflection on our civilization" she
said.
Mrs. Ferguson has inherited not
only substantial deficit in the
general revenue fund, but faces the
necessity of providing approx
mately $4,000, 900 for the public
school fund in the next two years,
liz the schools are to be maintain
ed at the standard set in recent
years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
Gardner's Pharmacy

The only DRUG STORE in
Key West where a Reg
istered Pharmacist is always
on DUTY.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
STORM TAKES
EIGHT LIVES
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE ALSO
AT SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA,
TODAY


tffy Ass@<Inssd H'resst
SYDNEY. Jan. z3.--Eight
persons were killed and wide
spread damage caused to-day
BY . violent sssrm striking
Sydney and ssrreandfag
e0unfry.
MAny streets here we're
awash and part Of thu Sea-
freas prossaads swept awsy.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-11
STATES WATER PROGRAM is
PLACED BEFORE LEGISLATURE

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. IL. -
Assured of powerful legislative
support, the statewide water pro-
gram was placed before the Cali
fornia state legislature today.
eliminating studies lasting u
years, and upon which the state has
spent more than $1,000,0O0, two
measures were introduced simultan-
eously in both houses of the legis-
lature.
One proposal embodied the con-
stitutional amendment recommend
ed by the joint legislative commit
tee authorized by the 1881 legisla-
ture. This bill laid the foundation
for state participation in future de-
velopment and distribution of the
waters of its rivers
The other proposal followed close
ly one prepared by the so-called
governors committee" authorized
two years ago, and outlining a
$l60,000,000 project which joins
flood control and. flow regulation
of the Sacramento river with the
irrigation requirements of the
parched San Joaquin valley
Both measures would be voted
upon by the people two years hence
before becoming effective.
Senator Bradford S. Crittenden
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-11

of Stockton headed the list of sem
ators sponsoring the bill, the others
including Andrew Schottky, Mer-
ced; j. l. Wagy, Bakersfield; Frank
w Mixter, Exeter; Will r. Shar-
key, Martinez; John B. McColl,
Redding, and James M. Allen,
Yreka.
On the assembly side, the bill was
proposed by Assemblymen Ford A.
Chatters, Lindsay; Clifford S. Ang-
lin, Richmond; Rodney L. Turner,
Delano; Albert F. Ross, Redding;
Charles Dempster, Los Angeles; F.
G. Clowdsley, Stockton; Melvyn I.
Cronin, San Francisco; Thomas A.
Maloney, San Francisco, and Ed
ward Craig, Brea
Certain fundamental require
ments we're laid down by the con-
stitutional amendment for all pro-
jects receiving state support. These
were:
They must be self f-sustaining and
self-liquidating and contracts must
be signed to insure this before any
bond can be sold or construction
started.
Areas in which water originates
cannot be deprived of any water
required for complete future de-
velopment.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-11
VALLEY TO VOTE TOMORROW ON
TWO IMPORTANT PROPOSITIONS

Division No. l - Calexico "a"
precinct, Imperial Irrigation dis
trict office in Calexico; El Centro
"a" precinct, Wilson school house
in Ell Centre; Heber precinct, r..
Robertson's store in Heber; Mt.
Signal-Alder precinct, Mt. Signal
store; McCabe precinct, McCabe
school house; Silsbee precinct, Sils-
bee school house; Seeley.New Riv-
er precinct, Community hall in
Seeley; Dixieland precinct, Dixie
land garage in Dixieland; Date
Eucalyptus precinct, Eucalyptus
school house.
Division No. 2-El Centro "B'
precinct, Mckinley school house in
Ell Centro: Ell Centro &C" precinct,
Lincoln school house in Ell Centro;
Dogwood-Smith precinct, Acacia
school house; Mesquite Lake-Grape-
fruit precinct, Mesquite school
house; Hulse-New River precinct,
John w. Poore residence, 4 mile
west of Imperial; Imperial pre-
cinct, Imperial city hall; Lavender
precinct, Annie M. Schartz ranch
house, one mile south east of
Brawley; Boulder Dam-Sunset pre-
tinct, Sandia store.
All polls will be open between
the hours of 6 a. m. and 7 p. m.
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-11
Canadian, Fleet
Visits On Coast

SAN PEDRO, Jan. IL. U.P)-
Canada's Pacific fleet was anchor
ed in San Pedro bay today for a
brief visit before proceeding to
Magdalena bay in Central Amer
ican waters for annual gunnery ex-
erciseS.
The fleet consists of the spick
and span new destroyer, Skeena,
and her small consort, Vancouver.
The Skeena attracted wide at
tention among United States sea-
men who viewed it as the very lat
est in British destroyer design.
Commander G. c. Jones of the
Royal Canadian navy, the skipper,
said the craft demonstrated its
seaworthiness when it bucked a
southwest gale off Cape Flattery
last Saturday.
The two craft will leave Satur-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-11

will have a capacity of $4,000 sec
ond feet to Siphon Drop where the
Yuma water supply will be divert
ed. From that point to Pilot Knob,
near our present point of diversion,
the canal will have a capacity of
$4,000 second feet At Pilot Knob
will be wasteaWay structure
where water not required for use
of the district can be turned back
into the river or into the canal for
Mexico. Here will be a power drop
of approximately SIS feet. From that
point the canal has capacity of
10000 second feet through the sand
hill section to where the main line
to Coachella takes off. From the
point where the Coachella line
takes off the main canal will con-
tinue westerly through four power
drops aggregating 100 feet past
Calexico to the Westside Main
Canal.
1t is now rather safe to assume
that the cost will not exceed $780,
100000 and ought to be less than
that figure.
The costs under the contract are
repayable to the United States
without interest over a period of
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-11
SAYSFUG|T|VE
STORY TAME

LOS ANGELES, Jan. II. W.P)-
Robert Burns film story Il Am A
Fugitive From A Chain Gang" is
a Sunday school picnic" compared
with actual conditions in Georgia
prison camps, Charles Soaring, Jr.,
81, told county officers who ac-
cused him of forging checks total
ing $4,000 against an airline.
Soaring, alias Lieut.. Walter In
gram, said he himself is a fugi-
tive from a Georgia prison camp
to which he was sentenced in At
lanta for forgery, officers said. He
said he served time from last May
to August when he escaped in a
truck.
II saw the picture" he said, re-
ferring to Burns story, land all
I can say is that compared with
conditions as they are it Is a Sun
day school picnic"
Soaring was arrested in San Jose
on a warrant charging him with
forging 100 checks here.
IT understand the producers of
Robert Burns story have been sued
for Misrepresentation" said Scar
ing. That's a laugh. Conditions
as exposed in the pcture are
Sunday school picnic compared with
conditions as they actually evist."
Soaring said he was convicted
in Augusta, Ga, last May of for
gerry and sentenced to two terms
on the Forsythe county chain gang.
He escaped from chain gang on
truck is August. In his leap
from the truck he broke his ankle,
and slowly made his way to Los
Angeles, he said.
mo man will ever take me back
to the chain gang alive Soaring
added. ''Im going to plead guilty
to these charges and take my med
lcine in a California prison, rather
that go back to Georgia and be
treated again, as I was for almost
four months, with such utmost in
humanity"
Soaring described what he term
ed the 'horrorS" of the torture bar
rel, the sweat box and the whip
pings which he had endured. He
said that at the time he was SEN
fenced, he was suffering from as
thma, but that he was sent to a
camp without medical attention
and SO forced to remain there un-
til his escape.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-11
SeUen Cases In
Traffic Court

Seven traffic cases were called
in Judge Myafields court this
morning, two of which were con-
cerned out of town residents, who
answered by letter.
j. NJ Mcguire, charged with
faulty brakes, received a SIS sus-
pended fine; Andres Dias of Los
Angeles, on a charge of cutting in,
answered by mail; Joseph Mayo,
cited for failing to observe a boule-
ward stop, was fined two dollars;
Clyde Jack Of Brawley, on failure
to observe a boulevard stop, was
given a fine of two dollars, sus-
pended; Daisy Grande, charged
with driving on the left side of the
road, and Martin Nisperos, charged
with failure to observe a boulevard
stop, failed to appear, and Oscar
Ulmer of Inglewood, charged with
cutting in, answered by letter.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-11
Smith Reynolds
Child ArriUes

PHILADELPHIA, Jan IL. U.P)-
The posthumous son of Smith Rey-
nolds, mysteriously slain heir to
the Reynolds tobacco millions, and
his actress mother we're ''doing
well' at Philadelphia hospital to-
day.
The baby was born last night to
Libby Holman Reynolds, Broadway
torch singer, who was indicted for
the murder of her 20-year-old hus-
band, but later was cleared. 1t
may be one of the richest infants
in the world, since it is the prob
able heir to its fathers 100000
to $20,000,000 share of the fortune
R. j. Reynolds left his four child
rem.
Mrs. Reynolds was in a "high-
ly nervous state" when she enter
ed the hospital some eight hours
before the child's birth. She was
accompanied by Mrs Louisa D'A.
Jenney of Wilmington.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-11

Residents of Imperial Irrigation
district will go to the polls tomor-
row to cast their ballots in spe-
cial election called for approval
OF disapproval of the amended ALL
American canal contract and the
refunding bond proposition.
Everything is in readiness in the
"a precincts of the five divisions of
the district for the election which
will play so important part in the
progress and development of this
irrigated section, district officials
said today.
Proponents of the two propos-
itions have made. faithful effort
to acquaint the public with all
phases of both the amended canal
contract and the refunding plan in
order that voters may be thorough
ly familiar with them.
The amended contract differs
little from the contract overwhelm-
ingly accepted by voters in the spe-
cial election of last February IL,
when the final count was five to
one in approval of the document.
The fact that the amended con-
tract approved by the government
gives Coachella Valley but 80 days
to present petitions of inclusion,
eliminates possibility of prolonged
delays to actual development of
the great water way. Years have
elapsed since the launching of the
All-American canal fight and the
present contract brings construc-
ton closer than ever before.
The refunding bond proposition
is presented to voters after study
and conferences extending over
more than a year and is believed
to be the best that can be ar
ranged to tide taxpayers over the
present depressed economic period.
A postponement of principal pay
mentS, reduction in interest rates
and creation of a sinking fund by
means of which the district may
purchase its own bonds at par and
thus control its own bonds are the
highlightS of the plan.
In the case of the contract elec-
ton large favorable vote will go
far toward bringing it to the i'm
mediate attention of government
officials in Washington and will
be great aid in getting construc-
tion underway, district leaders be-
lieve.
Will Impress Bondholders
In like manner an overwhelm-
ing acceptance of the refunding
plan will make favorable impress
sion upon bondholders, who will
vote upon the plan following the
special election tomorrow.
Voting places in the two diviS-
ions in which Ell Centrans and res
idents of surrounding territory will
cast their ballots tomorrow are as
follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-11
STATE LEASE
SCRUT|N|ZED
BY PRObERS
Senator Inman Charges Rental
For San Francisco Annex Is
Exorbitant.
HEAVY LOSS THREATENED
Declares Transaction Handled
Through Dummy Owner In
Order To Hide Deal.
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent


SACRAMENTO, Jan. 11.-De-
claring the state of California
would lose, approximately S1,000,-
900 if the lease of a state building
annex at San Francisco is carried
through the entire term of 25
years, Senator j. M. Inman today
declared his senate investigation
committee would attempt to dis
cover the real owner" of the
property.
The lease was signed by ROLAND
A. Vandegrift, state director of
finance, on July 27, 1881, Inman
said, and obligated the state to
pay rental of more than $4,000
year.
Testimony will be introduced to
show that a reasonable rental
would not exceed $27,500 a year."
he added. eThis would mean a
yearly loss of approximately $4,000
to the state.
II believe the evidence will re-
veal that Burke, the lessee, was
merely a dummy, having received
$50 for the use of his name. It
will remain for the committee to
discover the real ownership.
II have been informed that the
facts about this lease can be pro-
cured from Walter r. Varney,
Louis H. Miller, Harry Magee, and
Harry s. Burke. These men have
been mailed letters asking them to
appear before the committee to
testify. If they refuse it will be
necessary to subpoena them"
Contains Option
The lease contains an option un-
der which the state is entitled TO
buy the property at the beginning
of the lease, Inman explained. He
declared it is his belief that the
land and building itself would not
| have greater value at max
imum than $250,000, which would
mean a loss to the state Of $780,
000."
Two suits are now pending as a
result of the lease. The first, In
man said, was filed by certain San
Francisco citizens through a tax
payer, and asked cancellation of
the lease because of unconStitution-
ality and fraud.
"State Controller Ray L. Riley
refused to issue the warrants ord
cred by Vandegrift covering the
payments due under the lease" he
said, land Vandegrift petitioned
the supreme court for a writ of
mandamus to compel such pay
ment. The court ordered this
writ, but later granted a rehear-
ing"