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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
GOODS STOLEN
FROM STORE OF
JUAN CALLEJA
ENTRANCE GAINED or cARo.
LINE STREET SIDE or Es.
TABLlsHMENT, MORE THAN
SI2s WORTH TAKEN

The store Of Juan calIeja. at
the corner Of Elizabeth and Caro-
line streets, was forcibly entered
some time this morning and goods
amounting TO more than s12b
stolen.
Mr. Calleja told The Citizen the
thieves broke off the look on the
large door on the Caroline street
side and also the lock that held >
massive steel bar III place.
After entering the store the
robbers opened the small door 60
the Elizabeth street side and
carried their loot through that
door. The amount Of stuff taken
made Il necessary for the thieves
10 use ear or truck
Among the goods stolen were
four and 4 half cases Of condensed
milk. five boxes Of cheese. 81 the
sausages ia stock and . quantity
Of cigarettes.
After the goods were removed
the thiyess closed the doors and
replaced the bar on the Caroline
street opening and hung the bFok-
en- lock In slse Fingboit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
Further Disclosures Made During
Investigation OF Morgan Concern
Kidnapped Prison Warden And
Others Released By Conyicts
tBy Associated Press,

tBy Associated Presss
LANSING, Kansas, May ST.
Eleven conviets, including three
killers, were at liberty today, but
six hostages they took in = Mem
orial day escape from the Kansas
penitentiary here were safe.
Warden Kirk Prather and two
guards were released last night in
the hill country of northeastern
Oklahoma by six of the fleeing
prisoners and returned here today.
Three women whose car was
Communicated by the other five
prisoners reported this morning
they were safe at Pleasanton, Kan
sas, about 100 miles south of here.
A telephone call from Louise
Wood to her father. M. J. Wood,
who anxiously had awaited word
from her, his wife and girl chum
since he was thrust from the car
at noon yesterday, was the first
news received from the three.
Miss Wood said the men did not
modest them and drove on last
night after releasing them near
the farm home of George New.
They We're in custody of convicts
about ten hours.
Officers investigating the shoot
ing to death of Otto L. Durkee.
night Waterman at Parsons, Kan
sas, said it was possible he was
slain in an encounter with the
fugitives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
WITHOUT
LICENSE FINED IN
COURT YESTERDAY.
CASE OF M. A. KELLY, TRIED
BEFORE MUNICIPAL JUDGE
is BEING HEARD TO-DAY BY
JUDGE BROWNE

The case of NJ. A. Kelly, tried in
police court yesterday on a charge
of soliciting business in Key West
without having first secured an
occupational license, is being
heard in chambers before Judge
Jefferson B. Browne, of circuit
court this afternoon.
After being adjudged guilty by
the police justice. the defendant,
through his attorney George G,
Brooks. decided to appeal from
the decision of the municipal
judge and take the case to a high
er cour...
The case was opened this morn
ing and Judge Browne after hear
ing the evidence. called q recess
until 3 o'clock this afternoon at
which time attorneys. for the
city and the defense. were in
strueted TO have briefs prepared
TO file in the matter.
When this case was heard in
police court yesterday, Mr.. Kelly
had for witnesses a number Of
retail dealers who testified that
they ordered goods from Mr.. KEEL
" and the purchases were shipped
TO Key West direct from new
York.
Judge Harry Dongo heard the
evidence. advised the court that
he had read up the Law on this
case. bad studied the verdicts In
similar cases in Florida courts
and was convinced that the trans
actions came under the head %
interstate commerce. lie fined The
defendant $50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
ECONOMY LEAGUE
PERTURBED OVER
CHARTER MATTER
SENDS WIRE TO REPRESENTA-
TIVE ALBURY DIsAPPRov-
ING TIME SET FOR REFER
ENDUM ISSUE

Voicing their disapproval of the
action taken on the Key West city
charter amendments by Repre-
sentative Albury as proposed by
the Economy League, that body
went on record last night as being
irrevocably opposed to having the
referendum on the charter held in
November.
Members held thot the state
ment of Mr.. Albury that the ref
erendum can be voted on in the
November elections and become
effective at once is ridiculous.
The new charter provides for
six councilmen. one of whom is
selected as mayor and another
selected as president. The old
charter provides for seven council
men and the mayor to be elected.
In the new charter practically
all of the officers, including the
city clerk, chief and sergeant of
police. are appointed by the mayor
or elected by council and the
mayor acts as police justice. In
the old charter there is a captain
of police provided for to be elect
ed. The chief of police, police
judge and city clerk, are all cleo
tive offices.
The Economy League fails to
see how all of these offices can
be filled by an election and the
new charter, which provides for
fewer councilmen and practically
all offices to be filled by appoint
ment. become effective at the
same time.
As an expression of its views
the league sent the following tele-
gram to Representative Albury
last night:
Economy League repre-
sents more than 1000 voters
III Key West. We demand
that you amend the charter
bill to provide referendum ON
July rs. or you win be held
responsible for failure. Your
statement that charter can
be adopted by referendum Ia
November and beeoms Inn
mediately effective 10 re-
dicuIous.
When the vote was taken as 10
whether on not this telegram be
sent. the vote was unanimous.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
Italian Moves For Lower Lira Value
Seen AS Economic Conference Nears
By ANDREW BERDING
nv Associated Press)

ROME, May 31.-Restabiliza-
ton of the Ira on lower basis
appears the chief hope of Italian
business men and bankers of the
world economic conference in
London.
international economic prob
lens, tariffs, gold standards
none of these has as much in
terest to them as the restabiliza-
ton.
By some the conference is re-
garded as giving Mussolini an OPP
portunity of lowering the lira's
sterilization point, something that
many manufacturers and mer-
chants have been wanting him to
do for more than five years.
High Lira Mussolfni's Pride
To Mussolini the high stabiliza-
ton of his currency was matter
of prestige. The lira became worth
more than the French franc. It
was given a ration of 10 paper
to the dollar, S2.46 to the pound
sterling, and 1855 to the gold Ira.
And he has since defended that
valorization as q matter of pres
tige and policy.
In his famous Pesaro speech,
which he later requoted to the
council of ministers, he said:
81 should like to say that we
shall conduct the economic battle
in defense of the Ira with the
most strenuous resolution, and l
say from this square to the whole
civilized world, that we will de-
fend the Ira to the last breath,
to the last drop of blood"
Some Want Lower Lira
To manufacturers and export
ers, however, the situation was
not so clearly defined. Some be-
lieved that the Ira had been sta
bilized too high.
They had been doing fair ex-
port business under less val
liable Ira. The revalorization of
the currency made competition
more difficult for them in the in
ternationaI selling market.
AS Dlussofini admitted, the sta
Utilization increased the value of
the Ira by 50 points with ref
erence to the pound sterling) as
compared with maximum quota
tions in August, 1926; by %
points in comparison. with 1925
and the first months of 1925 by
Is points compared with the quo
tations of November December,
1922.
Exports Fall Since 1927
Exports fell off following 1927.
and there were many protests.
but to all Mussolini returned a
decisive "No."
Now, however, the situation is
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
sHoLTZ MAKES
LAST APPEAL

You have only about forty
eight hours left. sholtz said. shut
you still have time to do some
thing constructive for the COM
mon people. Get II out of your
heads, there will be no extra ses-
sion now and so far as l know
there viii be none later"
The governor again said he
would veto the $500, 900 school
appropriation voted by both
branches Of the legislature in
separate bills.
He indicated he would veto the
debt funding bin unless the ref
erendum clause inserted by the
house was stricken.
He said he signed the state Of
fieer's salary reduction bin to-
day but considered Il .unfair."
Asks Speedy Action
He asked speedy passage of
measures eliminating offices, re-
dneing county salaries and elimi-
mating some judicial circuits.
Some disposition should be made
Of beer revenue and the automo-
bile tax bin should not be allow
ed 70 die. The governor was &C
eompanied by the cabinet and j.
y. Hodges, chairman of the State
democratic executive committee.
and Sholtz declared heads Of the
state government and the demo
cratic party were behind him.
The governor said Il viii be the
legislatures responsibility il the
schools fail To open in September.
Regarding Fands
He said the last legislature did
q fine thing in approprlating ST.
100000 but III fooled itself, il
fooled the people aud the schools.
There wssa't enough money 70
pay the appropriation. Schools
expected Il and failed to levy Snf.
(centinued on Page Foarl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
FOREST WORKERS
LEAVE FOR CAMP
BIG CROWD AT STATION TO
BID FAREWELL TO
YOUNGSTERS

Several hundred Key Westsrs,
old and young. were ct the F. E.
c. station yesterday afternoon To
bid farewell and good luck to the
81 young white men who were
selected for reforestation pro-
jects.
There was also quite q number
Of colorsd folks 10 give q happy
send off TO the six colored youths
who were going into camp for
training and then he sent to re-
forestation camps in Florida.
Like good soldiers who never
fail TO answer roll call, all Of the
candidates we're At the station
promptly as the hour named. and
Major Duncan and Captain
Graham were pleased 10 note. they
uaid, that they seemed 80 reaiize
what promptitude meant. which
was one Of the first things 10 be-
learned.
Then the train departed far
Jacksonville. the boys weTe gSsea
q rDuxsng rheer. The white youth
ARE 10 be encaaped ut Fort Screw
en-, Ca. for their training period.
rs vas az first iatenaed 70 segd
shew to Port 0gieshorpe, bit fhga
order wns LATER changed Tie
eolorsd yoaths are destined Tor
Pert h~nnSESs. Ca
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
Earnest Yates Known As Ham
By Federal Radio Commission
BY PAUL MAY

Special washington Correspondent
OF The Citizen
WASHINGTON. d. c., May 81.
To most people ham il either
the neither portion of a pig, or
= very bad actors but Ernest An
thony Yates, 4 Coeonut Drive,
Key West, is a ham and proud Of
il, which proves that sthe word
has a third meaning.
Yates was granted license by
the Federal Radio Commission to
operate an amateur radio station
al his home. To him and the
$4,000 other amateurs whose
messages crowd the short wave
lengths each night. a ham" ia =
fellow operator. and the term APP
plies Unfortunately to man Or
a woman.
Familiarity with radio con-
.srustion. repair and operation.
and with the International Morse
code, !. the requirement for is
saanes Of al amateur Eeense- Per-
mission 10 .ransais AT any time.
dsy o. night. and to sead % re-
seive messages far Fri~nd. -
Ions as M pay Is accepted. Is >
pArs ef The Essass grant.
Yates Ieeaas !. Eoea fer three
yeara. His saasiea has hesa 49,
.sxn~d the salI l~sssrs W4cFB
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
Senate viii Reconsider
Action On Amount Fixed
In School Appropriation
ShOItz Reiterates Appro-
priatiOn Amount For
Various School Activi-
ties In Florida
GBy A.soelated Press,

TALLAHASSEE, May 81.
Shortly after hearing
ShoItz plead for a school APP
preparation not exceeding
SIS, 800, 900 annually, the sen.
ste voted to reconsider iss
action in appropriating ST.
100000.
Almost at the same time
the house 81 to 81 voted
against resolving itself into
a committee of q whole to
consider the governors mes
sage. Representative Rob-
ineau made the motion.
There was a chorus of noes,
and roll call was demanded
and taken.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
Third List OF Customers
Favored By House Sub
mitted At Senate Com
mittee Hearing
tBy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON. May si.-
Senatorial Investigators into J, r.
Morgan and company today OBJ
tanned a third list of favored GUS
toners of the rich firm.
This was one showing persons
who were allowed 10 buy atosk in
the United Corporation utilities
stock holding organization domi-
mated by Morgan at $24 below
market price.
Again the names of John w.
Davis, former democratic presi-
Dental candidate, and now counsel
for Morgan. and that of General
John ]. Pershing were included as
they had been on earlier lists.
Other names were George +.
Baker, John ]. Raskob, Norman II.
Davis. Secretary Woodin, William
G. McAdoo. r. B. Mellon, William
A. Mitchell, Richard Whitney and
Company and Frank Polk.
Investigators were also inforn-
ed that the Morgan firm obtained
option warrants from the United
Corporation before there was
law authorizing issuance of such
options.
George Howard, president of
the corporation, in testifying to-
day said he had legal advice that
the options were within the law,
however.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
SCIENTISTS GO
OUT ON YACHT
HEADED roR LoccaRurAD
KEY To REGIH RTsTAncH
WORK

Tire aroap ~ scientists ssh
arrsset - shs tiseana spseaI tss-
srfaay iefi this nl9fHsn1 81 -
yasht Anton Disnrn. Ter I<sgksfs
lleaA Key - begin tkeir ssaa
ard exgersmensa ~ ths Gasne
laboratory
III tbs party ere DF. s 8 Ianss
anenshi. lJr. ~. ". GE1ert. ug
n. Kopae. IL. r. G. gsaFA aaa
Or. II. Uaxby. nr q. Tsnds. Ns0
was % arrive yesterday. s4sas Is
uvea ne EAss C0azs toasy. msls ~
nsain hers gnsil toaosrow an5
leAve n - ns0rning for I.ees-
hena Eer On aauaek.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
CHINA AND JAPAN
SIGNS TRUCE TODAY
ARMIsTicE DEALS WITH &C.
TIvITIEs IN NORRIS
CHINA AREA

SHANGHAI. Chinss Nay 3l,--
A fog1.Ai armissiee in North China
warfare was signed today ~ mill.
tafy Representatives IL China ard
Japan ut Tangku.
The truce provides for dernil-
sarixation Of the area bounded b.
the Great Wall on the north. ihe
Piping iiakdeu railway on the
cart ard Peiping sa.yuan railway
on the west, for dissolution &C the
Chinese volunteer cospa ig this
srea. and for resumption - gsil
traffic hetwssu Feiping ard shan.
haikman.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
BRAZH. PLANS FOR
TWO NEW CRUISERS

RIO ~ JsAkiistp. Mag 81
Twp i ,go-ssEa efEisera ars snr
cansea ii Brzxif'a iz-yeas aayGi
snoseYnszatlaa pgogFasa. re mst-
naer 81 mAxsae reveAaed IL his
asnaal regogt. Bisla CO Their
eaassruesiea pFeaMhsy wi -
Asae4 s1aH.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
LIBRARY HOURS
TO BE CHANGED

The CTsIxaH has bers respected
a. state that the opening h0nr of
the kny Wee Fablir T.ilsrary. -
ginning tomsgroN. Jane /. assI fse
FROM / 70 q 81
Al whe have oceaessr - Yssss
sAe lnzsisasiok arc asked 10 kesp
the new tinaS *4s in mara IL 0fssss
"a pwsTens any iaeoHvsnsenss shas
raay be eAasea ~ ealing as ARP
ether h0uY exeeps - xt@s@a.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31
U. S. MAY FORCE
MACHADO OUT FOR
PEACE ON ISLAND
OPEN REBELLION DELAYED
IN AWAITING ACTION; BE-
LIEvE WELLES WOULD
START NEGOTIATIONS

HAVANA, May 31.-Only
prompt action by the United
States government will avert q
bloody open revolt against the
regime of President Gerardo Ma
chado is the belief of observers
who are keeping in close touch
with the revolutionary movement
here and abroad.
It was confidently expected by
the Cuban revolutionary junta,
with headquarters in New York,
that the arrival of United States
Ambassador Sumner Welles in
Havana would mark the start of
Washington's negotiations for a
settlement of the Cuban problem.
An underground revolt has been
in progress for many months,
during which many lives have been
lost. mostly of students who OPP
posed President Machado. But an
open rebellion had been postponed
pending long-awaited action by the
United States.
Understanding With United States
Now, however. a crisis seems to
be nearing rapidly. Gen. Mario
Menocal, former president of the
troubled island, who led the ILL
fated revolt in Oriente province in
1881, is said to have broken with
the rebel junta in New York and
is reported to be making plans for
direct action against Machado.
The junta, according to informa-
ton from well-informed sources
here. had an understanding with
official Washington not to make
an offensive until the United
States had had chance to induce
President Machado to resign. But,
apparently, Menocal despairs of
ever seeing that come to pass.
However, the possibility of Ma
chado's resignation under pressure
from the United States is not as
remote as Menocal may suppose.
Reports that the president has his
yacht all provisioned and ready to
sail at a moments notice lends
color to the belief that he plans
to resign in favor of q provisional
government and flee the country.
Army Disaruntled
There is another factor that
may also play prominent part in
a change of government. Disaffec-
ton has been growing in the fed
eral army back of the president
for some time.
Soldiers are behind in their pay
from two to four months and
many officers and men are re-
ported ready to 60 over to i the
rebels Should this disaffection
become widespread, there would
be nothing for Machado to do but
make a hurried exit. For, without
the army, he would not stand a
chance.
Prominent Cubans state that ii
is only the army and the secret
police that have kept Machado in
power so long, It is the secret
police. under the leadership of
Arsenic Ortiz, on whom Cubans
lay the blame for the reign of
terror on the island.
mark Of Ortiz"
IL Machado goes. Ortiz will 90
with him--that is. if he is lucky.
For the police chief is the most
hated man on the entire island.
Cahans speak in whispers about
the mark of Ortiz If you are
stranger, the phrase will puzzle
you. until they cautiously explain
that whenever a body is found on
the outskirts of Havana with a
bullet hole in the spine at the
base of the skull. the victim is
known TO have received the per-
sonai attention Of Chief Ortiz
himself.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31

with President Roosevelt on an
States.
different. Both the dollar and
the pound sterling, to which the
ina was proportioned,s are off the
gold standard. The Ira has an
artificially high valuation in re-
lation to the dollar and the pound.
Tourists are being scared away,
exports to America are declining.
And now comes the world ec-
onomic conference. opening June
IL, with all nations apparently in
accord that something must be
done to remedy the currency sit
uation. Here, say bankers and
business men is Italy's chance to
lower her sterilization point, with
out loss of prestige.
But they insist that the resta-
bilization shall be thorough enough
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-31

.el OF the franc, not leave ~, as al
present, 80 percent higher.
On other points of the confer
ence Italy hopes to see a reduc-
tion of tariffs, a return of other
nations to the gold standard, on
which she herself is thoroughly
based with nearly SO percent COW
erage, and elimination of ex-
change restrictions.
Italy wants also a drastic seal
ing down of intergovernmental
debts. But payment on these, as
II Duce himself has outlined,
should be made by exchanges of
goods and services, Italians say,
and not by the transfer of money
or gold.
The Redwood gazette., 1933-03-16
District Champions

Winners of high school district
basketball Journeys last week include
last years state champions, Thief
River Falls and three other teams
who played in the state tourney last
year: Balaton, Princeton and CHS
holm. Albert Lea, Bemidji, Fari-
bault, Mountain Lake and Mankato
won in their districts last year.
1, Lanesboro; 2, Albert Lea; 8, Ro-
chester; 4, Faribault; 5, Winnebago;
6, Mankato; z, Mountain Lake; 8,
Luverne; 9, Balaton; 10, Redwood
Falls; IL, Montevideo; IL, Brownton;
13, LIE Sueur; IA, Red Wing; Is, St.
Paul Central; 16, Princeton; II, Min
neapolis North; Is, Chaska; 10, Hold
ingford; 20, Willmar; 21, Elbow Lake;
%, Alexandria; %, Detroit Lakes;
"a, Brainerd; 25, Rush City; 26, Two
Harbors; q, Biwabik; %, Chisholm;
20, Bemidji; 80, Ada; 81, Thief River
Falls and 80, Warroad.
The Redwood gazette., 1933-03-16
Redwood Plays BaLaton in
Region Tournament Friday
Redwood Girl Hurt
Slightly in Quake

Miss Arlene Sampson returned late
Wednesday from Long Beach, Cali
fornia, where she saw the depreda-
tions of the earthquake which killed
more than 100 persons and injured
thousands Friday night. Except for
a slight injury which she suffered on
her hip, she stated that no Redwood
Falls vacationists or relatives of
Redwood Falls persons were hurt in
the quake.
Many families have received reports
from relatives and friends in the
stricken area saying they are safe.
Carlyle G. Jaehning talked with radio
operators in several cites in the quake
area Saturday, night and received re-
ports on Is names given him by resi-
dents here. He could not reach Long
Beach as stations there were not in
working order but he talked to ne e.
by operators. In Los Angeles citiz-
ems had been asked to use the teie-
phones as little as possible but an
amateur radio operator went through
the list of killed and injured publish
ed there and found no one on the
Jaehning list.
The Redwood gazette., 1933-03-16
Pipe Breaks, Station
Flooded With Steam

A deluge of hot steam met Aug
ust Kraemer, manager of the Scenic
City Coop Oil station, Monday when
he opened the door of the station at
6:45 a. m. The steam pipe in the
basement had burst, filing the build
ing with steam.
After waiting several minutes while
the steam escaped, Kraemer opened
the basement door where. he was met
with another barrage. After the
floors had cooled and the steam clear
ed away, he entered the basement
and turned off safety valve.
An examination of the building
showed that paint on the ceilings and
varnish on woodwork was marred.
AS the steam evaporated, water ran
down the walls to the basement and
floor and through the window sills to
the outside. The basement floor was
covered with more than half inch
of water.
The Redwood gazette., 1933-03-16
Delhi Home Burned
to Ground Sunday

The large Irwin Draeger home at
Delhi was totally destroyed by fire
Sunday morning while Mr.. and Mrs.
Draeger and their daughter, Elva,
were at Danube. The fire is believed
to have started from defective iue.
Smoke was noticed by the Frank
Clarke family and the alarm was
turned in but the scarcity of water
prevented saving the house. Neigh
bors worked several hours to keep
the fire from spreading to out build
ings.
There was no fire in the stoves
when the flames broke out but is be-
lieved that smouldering material in
the chimney caused the fire, which
broke out in the upper story. Most
of the furniture was carried to safe
ty. The house and furnishings were
partially covered by insurance.
The Redwood gazette., 1933-03-16
Citizens Bank Reopens With No Restrictions
Taxpayers Slash Leuies BY Thousands Township Meetings
Loan Inspector Urges
Applications at Once

Prospective applicants for seed and
crop production loans are requested
to make their applications promptly,
inasmuch as some time is required
for the investigation of these applica-
tions, according to C. B. Harris, field
Inspector for this district.
Matters will be further delayed, if
those intending to make applications.
do so at the last minute; and con-
sequently it is a good policy to make
these applications as promptly as
possible. Application blanks and full
instructions with regard to procedure
may be obtained in this county from
County Agent Nate Bovee at Red
wood Falls, who will assist farmers
in preparing their applications.