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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-04
A NEEDED STUDY.

The prospective investigation of conditions among Southeast Alaskas Indian population, announced by Delegate Dimond, is that all Alaskans will gen. timely welcome There has been for many years an apparent lack of definite information this subject in Congress which is called on every year to deal with matters. usually connected with appropriations for educational and welfare work This has natur- ally resulted in injustices being done to these wards of the Government unintentional of course, but the less real injustices.
 The personnel of the subcommittee to make the rip-Senators Burton K. Wheeler, Elmer Thomas and Lynn J. Frazier-is nearly ideal for the purpose could be desired or attained. All three of them live in States that have had Indian prob lems of their own throughout their history Senator Wheeler is the senior Senator from Mantana and is Chairman of the Committee Indian Affairs. Senator Thomas has resided in Oklahoma most of his life and is a member of the same committee, as is Senator Frazier who lives in North Dakota. The North Dakotan is the only Republican the subcommittee that plans to make the trip. Their knowledge of the Indians in their homes, their experience in legislating for them, and their sym pathetic viewpoint questions relating to them, fit them peculiarly for the mission. Real good ought to result to the Indians of Alaska from their study which, we hope will be comprehensive possible
 While their visit is principally to survey condi- tons affecting the Indian population, these Senators are member of other committees which handle leg
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-04
WILL ROGERS SUNDAY
 CAPITOL STATE FAIR" ad,

Palisade glacier in Inyo coun- ty, Cal, the most southerly ice mountain on the continent, is seven miles long, mile and a half wide and is estimated to be 75O feet deep
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-04
Depression Helped Frosh

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 4.-One person who had no cause for com plaint because of the depression was the college freshman, in the opinion of Ohio State university's dean of men. Most freshmen had plenty of bids" to join fraternities, hard put to it. to keep their houses full and horse play was held to a minimum for fear the pledges would quit, the dean says.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-04

But for the smaller employer. there is, to begin with, no prima facie evidence that they ever en-
 joyed a profit imitation of the boom and none that they can quickly make large profits now. They are not in a position 5o go to Wash ington and argue with General Johnson. Therefore, it seems to me that it is most cruel and un- just to arouse public opinion against them with slogans and buttons and placards. Who is go- ing to distinguish between the shopkeeper who is pocketing good ! profits and the shopkeeper who is just managing to exist? Are we really going to let loose from Washington with all the mass ap- peal of modern propaganda a pub- lie opinion which is quite incapable of distinguishing between what Washington is beginning to call the stacker" and the man who would like to have his button and look like a patriot but simply has not the money to get his button?
 This plan is good enough for the well to do and the powerful. They can and should be brought into it. But for the weak and help less it is brutal, and if carried through with martial spirit will in- flict upon them wholly unwarrant- ed humiliations and losses. There is nothing men resent so much as being compelled to do things they cannot do and being punished when they are innocent. All over this country today there are men with little shops who in the face of incredible difficulties have just managed to stay in business. Walk down Main Street in almost any small town and see the empty stores and you will realize how terrible has been the struggle to survive. It is intolerable to my mind that the Federal government should now reach into these towns, and, without any investigation of the facts, without any knowledge of each mans circumstances, pre- sume to make public judgments as to whether this man or that is a stacker or a patriot. Where, I should like to know, does it de- rive the right to do that kind of thing? In what statute is there such a grant of power? In what principle of American government is there the authority for such an inquisition?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-04
Divorce Sought by
 Miss Odeta Newberq

LOS ANGELES, Aug. A. At tractive Odeta Marion Newberg film actress, inserted a novel charge in her divorce complaint, filed to- day. Besides being quarrelsome, she alleged that Philip R. Newberg &C., cused her of being the cause of the depression.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-04

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-04

The prosecutor of a search to find the man who understands all about the recovery measures now in progress would have need for more than 8 Diogenes lantern
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-04
SOVIET MAY LIMIT HEELS

MOSCOW, Aug. 4. Decrying ridiculous dictates of fashion which call for high heeis," the newspaper Light Industry" has be- gun a campaign to standardize the height of heels on all women's shoes manufactured in Russia at a fraction over an inch.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-04


 force every one into such a scheme by the sheer force of public opinion is not only utterly unjust, but it is a case where the remedy will aggravate the disease To foment discord and discrimination, boy cotts and bitterness, in the neigh borhoods of cities and in the towns is no way to revive business Suppose John Smith on the corner takes on three more men, gets his button, and Tom Brown down the street cannot take on more men, does not get button, and loses to John Smith part of his GUS toners. What have you accomp- lished? Probably you have ruined Tom Brown, who then defaults on his lease, stops paying his taxes and cannot meet his mort gage. Does any one seriously think that kind of thing will make us prosperous?
 The vice of the scheme is that it does not and cannot take ac- count of the Tom Browns, who would like to have their buttons but cannot pay the price. Upon them it threatens to unloose a mob spirit, and once the mob spirit is loose it is farewell to justice and sympathy and decency among men.
 York Tribune Inc.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20

to receive partial payments on &C.
count of taxes. If a taxpayer can
not pay a whole year he can at
least pay portion and extend the
final payments over several
months.
But it is fact that cannot be
disputed that some revenue must
be received or the city government
must discontinue all of its actiyi-
ties. And this will be a calamity
worse than the exodus of our cigar
factories, the closing of the naval
station or any of the calamities
that have hit us.
II am, therefore, through the
columns of The Citizen, calling on
the taxpayers and the citizens of
Key West to come to the rescue,
pay taxes and let us function as
best within our power, until we
pull through this crisis. 1t is our
patriotic duty, and to our selfish
interest to do this. Money can
not be expende1 more advan-
tageously at this time than to pay
taxes and preserve the health and
weil-being of our community.
We cannot preserve our health
without revenue and our only
source of revenue is the taxes
from our people. We therefore
must pay"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
H. LOPEZ LEAVES
FOR MIAMI; WILL
MEET M. MENOCAL
CUBAN CONGRESSMAN ARRIv.
ED HERE WEDNESDAY;
CLAIMED MAcHADO SAID
HE WAS NOT WANTED

Herman Lopez, Cuban congress
man, left over the East Coast yes
terday afternoon for Miami where
he viii meet with General Mario
Menocal and other prominent men
in the business and social life Of
Cuba.
Mr.. Lopez arrived Wednesday
afternoon on the S. S. Cuba. His
leaving his native home, he told
The Citizen yesterday, was not
voluntary. He was told by Presi-
dent Maehado that his activities
were displeasing to the powers that
be and advised that to be safe he
must leave Cuba.
This. Mr.. Lopez says, he i'm.
nseiiately did because he realizes
the fate that has befallen others
and knows that an invitation "a
leave Cuba is . command.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20

and returning to the scene of the
crime. His actions were so sus-
picious that he was placed under
arrest and given a severe ex-
animation.
Under the grilling, which was
continuous and in which he was
caught in a number of lies, he
eventually confessed and told
Sheriff K. o. Thompson of his
atrocious acts.
In his confession, which will be
brought to Key West this after
noon by Sheriff Thompson, he
is said to have told that he was
having a quarrel, or fight, with
his wife which ended in a general
fracas.
During this he secured a ma
chete and began hacking and
cutting every one in the vicinity,
eventually cleaning out the house
when there was no one else to kill.
1t is said that some one escaped
with his child, about 3 years old
and probably saved his life.
The child, Roberts sister and
other members of the family Who
were at Tavernier, returned on
the noon train.
Judge Lowe, who left for Ia
vernier yesterday, said that the
house in which the crime was COM
mitted resembled a shambles. The
walls were covered with blood and
the clothing hanging in the room
and the bed clothes saturated.
Arriving at the scene of the
crime the judge, acting as coros
ner, formally empanelled the jury.
After viewing the bodies and in
vestigating the crime the jury
returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree against Roberts,
Acting on the findings of the
jury, Judge Lowe issued warrant
for the arrest of the confessed
slayer, charging him with murder
in the irst degree.
Friends of Sheriff Thompson
are saying that his handling Of
the case reflects great credit on
his ability and the speed with
which the murderer was captured
and forced to confess, is more like
the work of an old and experience
ed sheriff than one who has with
in less than three weeks taken
over the reins of office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
ED. SIM'SCASE
CONTINUED UNTIL
MONTH OF MARCH
PROCEEDINGS IN CASE OF
CoLoRED WOMAN CHARGED
WITH POSSESSION OF LIQ-
UoR FOR TOMORROW

William v. Albury, attorney for
Ed Sims, charged with aggravated
assault, made motion this morn
ing in criminal court for a con-
tinuance of the case.
The attorney showed to the sat
isfaction of the court that the only
witness the defense expects to use
is man named Foster, a fisher
man, who was out on his boat and
could not be reached in time for
court.
Considering the motion of the
attorney for few moments Judge
J. Vining Harris conceded that the
motion was in order and injus-
tice would be done the defendant
should the important witness be
absent from the trial.
The judge therefore ordered the
case continued until the March
term of court. G.. III. Nestles, the
complaining witness and Ivar OILS
on, another witness, were in court.
The case of Louise Knight, col
ored, charged with the unlawful
possession of Intoxicating liquor,
commonly called shine, will
come up for hearing tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
Allotment Of $l3O,OOO For Key
West Waterway Approved Today
Negro Slayer Brought To
Key West; Used Machete
In Killing OF Victims

James Roberts, confessed
slayer of his wife and father,
was brought to the city
from Tavernier on the
morning train and is now in
the county Jail. They are
all colored.
Another who was killed,
a young negro about Is
years old, is alleged to have
been killed by the older
Roberts. This statement
was made this afternoon
to State Attorney George
G. Brooks by James Rob-
erts under examination.
Being warned that any
thing he might say would
be used against him and
whatever he said must be
voluntary, Roberts said, un-
der oath, that he had killed
his father and wife in self
defense, but that the young
man, Henry Woods, had been
accidentally killed by the
elder Roberts during the
melee.
When he stepped off the
train at the F. E. c. ter.
minals in the custody of E.
r. Lowe, justice of the
peace, and his SON Floyd,
there was a crowd of pos
sibly 600 people awaiting to
see him. The bodies of his
victims arrived on the same
train.
After the killing Roberts went
to cistern nearby, got down in
it and changed his clothes, bathing
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
Mayor Malone Gives Views
Relative To City Affairs

Mayor VIM. H. Malone
said today that things have
reached a crisis in the af.
fairs of Key West and
through the columns of The
Citizen he is telling the peo-
pie of the city just what's
what in the plainest and
most forceful language.
In the following statement the
situation is analysed and set forth
"The city government of Key
West has reached a crisis never be-
fore equalled in its history. The
revenues from all sources have
stopped. The city is now without
funds to carry on any of its &C.
tivities.
The taxpayers and citizens
must come to the rescue or all
municipal operations must cease
1t is impossible to carry on gov
ernmental business or any other
business, without income.
The board of public works has
been forced to discontinue the CD.
Grafton of the street sweeper, thus
permitting trash and debris to &C.
cumulate on the streets. Surely
we cannot afford to have our city
in such disreputable condition OF
to present an untidy appearance.
at is the boast of the Key West.
err to the stranger within our gates
that we are clean and sanitary.
And that, with our climate, is the
attractive asset.
"But the seavenger service
must discontinue. This in turn
will affect our health and general
welfare. The city must have rev
cnue. and it is now ineumben;
upon the taxpayers to come to
the rescue. and pay their taxes OF
at least a portion of them.
Every official in the city real
izes the financial depression that
is affecting our financial and
commercial life. and is at heart IN
sympathy with our people. Never.
theiess a portion Of the business
must filter through the city
treasury.
''The city council stands ready
and willing to adjust any reason
able complaint any taxpayer may
have. and in addition to that ths
tax collector has been inztructed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
President Hoover and
President-elect Roosevelt in
today's White House con-
ference agreed upon discus
sion of war debts with rep
resentatives of Great Britain
to take place early in March
after the change of adj
ministration.
The statement issued at
the White House following
the meeting, said official
talks with Great Britain
would include also economic
problems of the world and
ways and means for inn
proving the world situa-
ton"
Secretary Stimson was in
structed Immediately to
initiate negotiations with
Britain arranging for q pro-
jected conference.
Roosevelt made no state
rnent when the session was
over but said he planned to
do so after leaving the city
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
Lieut.. WOOdring, Test
Filler, Killed; Two OF
Missing Airnlen Located

tEs Associated Preaal
DAYTON, Jan. 90
Lieutenant |. A. Woodring,
test flier, was killed today
when the engine of his ex-
perimental observation plane
exploded mt a 1000 foot
altitude.
In 1880 he received con-
gressional recognition when
he brought important Jap
anese treaty documents to
Washington from the west
coast through unfavorable
weather in record time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
.SHOLTz' PROGRAM
OF ECONOMY TAKES
in MANY OFFICERS
LIST OF GAME WARDENS AND
HOTEL COMMISSIONERS AZ
FECTED IN MOVEMENT
MADE PUBLIC TODAY
INV AanocIated Pressl

TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 20.
A list of game wardens and
hotel commissioners affected
by Governor Sholtz' SO per-
cent reduction economy pro-
gram was made public today.
Two wardens have already
been released and IL others
will be dropped February l.
Two hotel commissioners
resigned and six others will
be indefinitely furloughed
without pay February :.
The economy program also
extended TO forest service
and livestock sanitary service
where all field workers will
be placed on half time sched-
ules.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
TWO OF MISSING
AlRMEN LOCATED

LAUSANNE, Jan. 20
Captain w. l. Hope and
Lieutenant Hinley, reported
missing on a search through
the Alps for Bert Hinkler,
British filler, who disap-
peared Is days ago on a
flight 10 Australia, was
located today at Vetrrox.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
FRANCE LABELED
THOROUGH MIGRATE"

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:. -, /,
,,o,...I, e. a..,;.u a. t..;.,.
ton at the abort session
The issue was thus left 10 an
unavoidable special session Of the
new eongre..
tn. ha. ..n..x .a
ment 10 she war apartment sup"
ply bill that would stop retirement
pay TO all former army officers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.-
The British freighter
Exeter City battled heavy
Atlantic seas today in a
storm that cost the lives of
her master, third officer
and two members of the
crew, damaged he r
considerably and caused
her to flash distress calls.
The liner American
Merchant, Is miles away,
went to the assistance of
the freighter, 600 miles
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
Regular Meeting OF
City Council Tonight

There will be a regular meet
ing of the city council held to-
night beginning at 1870 o'clock,
this being the second regular ses-
sion of the month.
Nothing aside from routine
business was scheduled today to
come before the meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
Four Lose Lives When
Freighter Hits Storm

east Of Cape Race, New
FOundland.
The loss of life was re-
ported in a radiOgram
from Captain Giles Sted.
man, master of the Ameri-
can Merchant.
He apparently found il
impossible to lower life.
boats as he reported the
weather considerable un-
favorable, strong westerly
gale, high seas, rain and
hail"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
CADET WARREN GETS
'EXCELLENCY MEDAL

Especial 70 The citizen)
CULVER, Ind, Jan. 20
Cadet William r. Warren,
Jr., 5Il Eaton, Key West. sOn
of Dr.. and Mrs. w. r. War
rem, has been awarded the r.
o. T. c. "Exeelleney Medal"
for proficiency in map read
ing and sketehing, at Culver
Military academy, where he
Is a second elassman.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
Nevada Town Completely
SnOwbOund When Blizzard
Sweeps DoWnFrom Alaska
Sixty-MiIe Wind Causes
Three Ships To Put To
Sea From Port Of San
Pedro, California
tnx A..ocIatea Pressl

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.
20.-Three persons were
reported missing, high
ways blocked and the Ne
vada town of Ely COM
pletely snowbOund as a
new storm swept down
from Alaska today.
Those missing are Jack
Blackmer, trapper in
northern Sierra, and two
filters, Harry Clark and E.
NJ. Moore, who were last
seen over Las Vegas, Me-
vada, in a plane which it is
feared was lost in the biz
zard.
The snOWstOrm swept
sections of Southern Cali
fOrnia's rich citrus area in
the wake of the heaviest
rains in 20 years.
Snow melted quickly as
it hit the ground, and dam
age to crops is expected to
be negligible.
The storm left scores Of
families homeless, driven
from their residences by
the overflow of waters of
ordinarily dry washes in
CanOga Park and Long
Beach districts.
High winds, accompany
ing heavy rains, reached a
velocity of so miles an
hour at San Pedro, and
forced three ships of the
United States fleet out to
sea.
The heaviest rainfall
was at Newhall where
nearly seven inches were
recorded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20

cialist party year ago he dis
carded the former for "suit pants"
and changed his spats to gray.
He attended League of Nations
sessions in colored shirts with soft
collars, a vivid contrast to the
other statesmen rigid in white
choker collars, getaways and
striped "foreign office trousers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
Project Recognized AS Es-
sential Along With Work
Outlined For Inter-
coastal Route
BY PAUL MAY
Special Washington Correspondent
OF The Citizen

BY PAUL MAY
Special Washington Correspondent
OF The Citizen
WASHINGTON, Jan.
2O.-An allotment of
$4,000 for the Key West
waterway that would
bring it well down to Key
Largo and aid fruit and
vegetable growers in get
ting better transportation
service to northern mar
kets was approved today
by the House Rivers and
HarbOrs committee i'm its
first tentative checkup of
pending projects.
Out of fifty or more
such requests considered,
only nine, including that
from Key West, met fav-
orable action. Important
new work in the Southern
Florida area is assured by
the attitude of the COM
mittee, which found it
necessary to declare this
is more worthy than many
other proposed expendi-
lures, all to be severely
curtailed in the interest of
reducing government ex-
penditures.
The Key West work was
recognized as essential to
make fully effective the
extensive work that has
been done and is outlined
to the north i'm the inter-
coastal waterway.
An economic survey re-
vealed that this compara-
lively slight outlay would
mean much to the whole
tip Of the state. The COM
mittee has adopted a
policy of approving only
such projects that have
real merit and setting
aside those only of benefit
to a few waterfront own
ers. BY pruning as they
go along the committee
hopes to frame a bill that
will stand the scrutiny of
the economy experts of
the House and be enacted
into law.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
Debonair ul-Boncour De6es Foes
As French Deputies Balk AT Budget

my Associated rressD


PARIS, Jan. 21.-Joseph Paul
Boncour, the slim, bushy-haired
Independent socialist who succeed
ed Edouard Herriot as premier of
France, has encountered early diff
ficulties with measures for cutting
expenses and balancing the budget.
Close friends of the premier
called the cabinet he formed in De-
|cember provisional" and predict
ed that it would not last long be-
fore the attacks of an unruly leg
islature.
War Debts An Issue
The government went into pow
err after Herriot was dethroned for
advocating payment to America of
the $2O,0O0,OO0 interest due De-
cember Is on the war debt.
Parliament opened the New
Year with two flaming financial
questions on the agenda. These
were:
How to balance the budget with
out taxing too heavily and reduc-
ing salaries of federal employees.
What to do about the war debt
owed to America, the interest in
stallment on which it refused to
pay.
Follows Herriot Lead
On the last question, Premier
Paul-Boncour has chosen to follow
Herriot in accepting the will of the
chamber of deputies and not pay
the debt unless the legislature
votes to do SO.
He recognizes that he must go
through the same mill that ground
down the Herriot cabinet.
The stocky little premier-he is
only 5 feet, 2 inches tails a good
match for his political foes. He is
vigorous and generally is accorded
rank with Herriot as one of
Frances best orators.
He is what the French call
debonair. He can convulse a din
ner party with gay, improvised
speech or more a stodgy interna-
tional conference to applause in
behalf of principle. /
Before he became a possibility
for the premiership he used to af-
feet plaid checked trousers and
white spats. When he left the So
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-20
Hoover And Roosevelt Agree
On Discussion OF War Debts

WASHINGTON, Jan. 90 in mid-afternoon for a trip
President Hoover and to Muscle Shoals