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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-03-02
Funeral Rites For Chas.
Williams This Afternoon
Services For Deceased
Postmaster To Be Con-
Quoted At Episcopal
Church

Eunerai services Tor POSTMASTER
Charles S. Williams, who died 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon, are
being held 4:30 o'clock this after
noon from the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Elgin, the old
family home ar 6I3 Eaton street,
TO st. PauPs Episcopal church,
Rev. Arthur b. Dimmick officiat-
ing.
Pail bearers are William w. De-
merritt, William L. Bates, Charles
Matthews, j. Vining Harris, Clar-
ence PIERCE and Charles Curtis.
Lopez Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Anita Isabella Williams, three
sons, Donald Blaine Williams,
John Alma Williams and Charles
S. Williams, Jr. Three sisters,
hrs. Jerry Mcintyre, of Teaneck,
N. j.; Mrs. B. M. Dobson, San
Diego, California and Mrs. A. C.
Elgin, of Key West.
Besides the family and a host
Of friends all the employees of the
postoffice are attending the serv-
ices in a body.
Resume Of Life
Charter Simeon Williams, q
worthy son Of Key West, attained
conspicuous success along two
lines, that of mercantile endeavor
and as a public official.
He was born in Key West Feb
ruary Q, 1864, the son of Peter
Alma Williams, a native of New
Bedford, Mass, who came to this
city with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Williams when eight years
old. The grandfather was a
French-Canahan who moved
from Canada to Massachusetts
and later came to Key West.
Mr.. Williams was reared and
educated in Key West, receiving
his primary education in the pub
lie schools and later went to
Gainesville for a year and q half,
disseminating his studies to ac-
eept a position with the Bank Of
Key West. While at school in
Gainesville he held the rank of
first lieutenant in the school bat
TALON and afterwards served for
six years in the Island City Guards
with the same rank.
While in the bank he was pro-
noted on several occasions and
when the Bank of Key West
wound up its affairs and was sue
ceeded by the First National
Bank, Mr.. Williams became q
teller in that institution.
Mr.. Williams was at one time
auditor Of the city Of Key West
and also served as clerk and treas
uner. In the early SOS he served
one term as county treasurer and
was the only republican in the.
history OF Monroe county TO ever
hold that office.
In 1897 he was appointed
cashier in the Key West customs
service and served continuously
with the government until June 1,
1909, when, he was appointed by
President William Howard Taft
rs postmaster and served through
that administration until Woodrow
Wilson became president when
his successor was appointed.
After the election of Warren
G. Harding he was again appointed
postmaster and served through thu
Harding, Coolidge and Hoover
administrations. The last COM
mission would have expired on
May 20, 1884.
At the age of % Mr.. Williams
was married to Miss Anita Isa-
bella Mcdonald, a native Of Key
West and daughter Of John w.
Mcdonald of Key West. There
are three sons: Donald Blaine,
Continued on Page Fourl
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WORTH TRYING

NEW YoRK-An esght-hour
laugh from taking gas wss en-
ioyed By Vito Rogers Of this city.
after he had q tooth extracted.
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, prosecution, objected to this line
of questioning but was overruled
by the judge.
With members of the jury
panel and witnesses in the court
room, there were few seats left
for spectators. A small crowd
gathered around the courthouse
as Crawford under the heavy
police guard was brought here
from Alexandria.
Among the witnesses in the
courtroom were Gen. William
Mitchell, Mrs. Winifred Maddux.
Middleburg society woman, and
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Hit,
close friends of Mrs. Ilsley.
Alleged Confession Cited
Meanwhile. John Galleher,
Commonwealth attorney who is
leading the prosecution, indicated
the state will depend largely on
the confession Crawford is alleged
to- have made, 4or a conviction.
Crawford, according to Galleher.
confessed shortly after his arrest
in Boston, but since has denied he
made any statement that would
indicate his guilt.
It is expected Galleher will take
the witness stand during the trial
to tell Of the confession.
Feeling against Houston was
reported throughout the COM
munity early today after reports
were circulated he had called on
a Negro massmeeting in Wash
ington recently to attend the
Crawford trial in a body, and
Ito fight for the cause of the
colored race"
Houston Is ASsailed
A prominent resident Of Lees
burg said last night:
There is more feeling against
Houston than there Is against
Crawford"
Today Houston vigorously de-
MED making such an appeal, de-
claring he discussed the situa-
ton only with a group of Negro
leaders, and told them:
"The leaders Of our race have
to take q few chances, even If
we do get our heads cracked"
Indications were that selection
Of a jury will require about two
days, although both sides ex-
pressed hope that the case win
be disposed Of hy Saturday or
early next week..
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Peek Hits Detractors
Of "Profit System"

CHICAGO, Dec. IL 0N.SD.
George H. Peek, Of Moline. Ill.,
today sang his swan song as
National Farm Administrator.
Addressing the American Farm
Bureau Federation convention,
marking his retirement from the
post to which he was elevated
seven months ago, Peek bitterly
criticized detractorS of the profit
system" and warmly defended the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration and the general policies
of the Roosevelt regime.
He reached his climax with O
discussion of the profit system, on
which issue his views were report
ed to have brought a clash with
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace. He said:
"There is great apprehension
in the minds of many business
men today about the relations
of government to business.
There is grave concern over the
expressions of few ultra.
liberals about the government
taking over private business.
eff you want my opinion, per-
sOnally, not officially, mind you.
I would say this apprehension
is unwarranted. Unless it hus-
tles% the Government has more
hay down than it will get up be-
fore it rains.
Peek declared there was a move
sment abroad in America for doing
away with the profit system.
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be kept low enough to keep
out the bOOtleggerS."
Choate indorsed proposals that
the United States should collect
the entire volume or gallonage
tax and distribute part of it to
the States.
Bacharach Is Puzzled
Representative Bacharach RO,
of New Jersey, said:
"SOme States are collecting
81 q gallOn-SOme $2-I don't
see how you are going to get
the States to give them up"
Choate, however, believed that
States would remove their taxes
If they shared in the Federal tax.
Bacharach said:
Il think / can say that q
couple of States. Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. would not
agree"
Choate pointed out that vary
ing taxes in States will cause
liquor to cost more in some States
than others. Referring to the
high floor tax of one State
apparently Pennsylvania-Choate
said manufacturers could only
sell in that State. He added:
"That led to an intensive
selling campaign that is the
worst thing that could happen"
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Crawford Goes On Trial
Under Heavy Guard
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turned here and tried by a jury
from this list?
Al did not have that in
mind at the time.
Q.-When you made up the
supplementary list, did you con-
slider the Crawford case?
Ayes.
Odd you consider the
colored men on the list.
A.-Yes, but I considered
none qualified.
Q.-What standards did you
use to determine that?
A.-Honesty and fair-minded--
ness.
Q.-Do you know no colored
men in the county who are
honest and fair-minded?
A.-There may be. I did not
say there were not.
At this point State Senator
Cecil Common, member of thu
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peated his charge that the dancer
is Kate's common law husband.
Kathryn has a 100000 aliena-
ton of affections suit pending
against Fay, an old school mate
of Gary'S.
Cutler said:
Leon is the lawful husband
Of Miss Smythe. The marriage
he proposes tO contract might
constitute bigamy. My clients
action to have Leon declared
her cOmmOn-law husband is
still pending"
Gary wasn't perturbed by the
statement. He said:
81 am not the husband Of
Kathleen Smythe and was never
in love with Fay Webb Wallace"
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CLEANERS SEEK
PRICE SCALE
GRADUATION
Pennsylvania Men Plead for
NRA Change to Ease Strain
on Small Shops
BY International News Service

An impaSSioned plea for pref
erential price sliding scale to BEN
eft the small shop owners COM
peting with large organizations
featured today's NRA hearing Of
alleged violators of the cleaning
and dyeing code.
Appearing as attorney for q
small operator, Oliver Let's, Of
Reading, Pa, declared that an ar
bitrary single price system for
large and small operators alike
would drive from 5000 to 10000
little fellows" out of business.
First Of Its Kind
Let's said:
"UnIess this board finds some
way to take care of the small
operator, this board will ex.
terminate the small shop
owner"
Let's plea was the first Of its
kind put forward, although sew
eral witnesses had demanded a
differential of from 10 to IS per
cent on the retail prices Of cash
and-carry and caIl-and-delivery
operators, and a reduction of the
minimum prices now prevailing
under the code.
Loss OF Business
Solomon Freund, representing a
group of Washington (P9D oper-
ators, cited loss of business and
decreased employment in the in
tustry in pleading for a reduced
minimum price and a cash-and-
carry discount.
Freund advocated a 60-cent
cash-and-carry price for the clean
ing of a suit and IS cents for call
and-delivery instead of the flat IS
cents price now prevailing in his
territory.
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FLYING
OVER JUNGLE
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about 18O miles south Of Boa
Vista, flying northward over the
Rio Branco. This meant the
Lindberghs had covered about
800 miles in a little over two
hours, making unusually fast
time.
Their great red seaplane took
off gracefully from the Negro
River as a cheering crowd bid
them farewell.
Ahead of the Lindberghs lay
600 miles of dense jungles and
impenetrable swamps known as
"the Green He'll" Parts of it
are inhabited by Indians, but
most of the wilderness never has
been invaded by man.
Over Mountain Range
Past the Brazilian wilds the
route lay across mountain
range at the Venezuelan frontier
which rises to height Of about
2,000 feet.
From here the trip was COM
paratively easy, being over Ven
ezuela, to her coastal cities, and
then, finally, across the Gulf Of
Pa-ia, lying between Venezuela
and Trinidad, to Port-of- Spain.
In heading straight for Trini-
dad, Colonel Lindbergh aban-
doned the idea of travelling the
comparatively safer but longer
routes eastward and westward.
The only inhabitants Of the
jungles over which the Lind
berghs are flying are three semi
civilized Indian tribes. the Cara
hyounas, the Carahyabas, and the
Nayamaras. Their only connec-
ton with the outside world Is
through infrequent sale of the
skins of snakes and alligatorS.
Landing Means Crash
The first and last parts OF the
Trinidad route were suit
able for an emergency landing Of
the seaplane. although a forced
landing over the greater part OF
the journey would mean a. certain
crash.
The Lindberghs first flew in a
northeasterly direction over the
Negro river, and then headed due
north when they came to the
junction of the Rio Branco. Their
route lay up the Rio Branco to
it's headWaterS.
Then there were jungles and
mountains.
Toward the end Of their flight
the Lindberghs expected to strike
the wide Orinoco River and fol
low it to the coast.
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Liquor at 1.5Oa Quart Held
Possible Under $3.50 Tax

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could be retaiIed for $3.50 q
quart in q few months after
new production gets under
way"
$3.50 Is Compromise
The $3.50 tax recommended by
the interdepartmental committee
represented a compromise, Lowry
said.
On suggestion Of Senator Har-
rison, Representative Doughton
CDO of North Carolina, chair
man of the Ways and Means
Committee, decided to call a
spokesman Of the Rockefeller
Foundation.
Lowry told the committees It
will take "a three-year battle to
get rid of the bootlegger." The
general public, he admitted, would
rather buy legal than bootleg
liquor. He said Treasury experts
estimated a Federal revenue Of
$l7O, ,O0O,O0 a year on a 50 a gal
long tax on liquor, and $218, ,0OO,-
900 at So rate.
Representative Evans (RO Of
California said the plan to divide
taxes with States would produce
many complications.
Admits Difficulties
Admitting the difficulties,
Lowry nevertheless declared that
a uniform tax is necessary If the
nation is to have an orderly liquor
system.
Exclusive Federal taxation Of
liquor by the gallon, wiping out
State gallopage taxes, was urged
by Joseph H. Choate, jr.. direc-
tor of the Federal Alcohol Con-
troll Administration.
Under this plan, the Federal
Government would remit part Of
the tax to the wet States. If
both the Federal Government and
the States levy taxes. with State
taxes varying, confusion will re-
suit, he said.
He Urges Low Tax
Choate declined to recommend
a definite tax on liquor. He
urged only President Roosevelt's
policy of a tax low enough to
drive out the bootlegger. He
said:
1--WE have been in existence
only about a week and we have
been overwhelmed with or
ganiZatiOn work. We have not
got our information section
working. We have no recon-
naendation 40 to taxes, except
that Wa - know tho tax shsul6
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MADRID POLICE
KILL BOMBER

MADRID, Dec. IL GN.S0.
The business section of Madrid
was thrown into excitement today
when an unidentified man threw
a bomb into a tramcar.
The bomb exploded, but no
one was injured. The perpetra-
tor was shot by civil guards.
There were fewer strikers In
Madrid today, due mainly to a
Socialist manifesto urging work
ers not to walk out.
Northeastern Spain remained
the hotbed Of the insurgents. The
town of Belver in the province Of
Lerida was reported held by rebels.
In Saragossa. a city Of more than
10000 population, fighting broke
out in the main street. Two were
killed and several wounded as ar
tillery was brought into action.
In Barcelona, all workers Of the
city's electric plant walked out in
accordance with previously issued
secret orders, leaving the entire
city in darkness.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Gary
Leon, handsome adagio dancer,
accused of being the thorn in the
side Of the marriage Of Rudy
Vallee and Fay Webb, obtained
license in Detroit yesterday to
marry Marian Mitchell, 81, for
merly a showgirl at the Holly
wood Restaurant.
The nuptials are scheduled for
Thursday, and will be celebrated
quietly on a Detroit theater stage.
with only about 500 or 900 Of the
audience in attendance.
Gary, making a personal ap-
pearance tour, had barely COM
pleted q rhapsody about his BRIDE
to-be when Maxwell Cutler, at
torney for Kathryn Smythe, re-
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To BOOST.
TRADE BEGUN
BY PEEK
Survey Of Possible Foreign
Markets Starts; Latin
Nations Eyed
BY international News Service

President RooSevelt's foreign
trade expansion program swung
into active operation today, with
former A. A. A. Administrator
George N. Peek in charge.
Peek headed temporary COM
mittee which Immediately began
a survey over the field of pos
sible expansion of trade on the
theory of exchange of goods.
Within two weeks this body will
recommend to the President a
form for permanent machinery
to handle the work.
Heads Trade Work
The former agricultural ad-
ministrator will remain in charge
of the trade work, whatever
form the permanent organiza-
ton takes. He was named to
direct the temporary committee
in the capacity of special assist
ant to the President on trade
policy.
Peek's removal from the post Of
A. A. A. administrator settled a
dispute of many weeks. He and
Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace differed sharply with re-
gard to a number of policies,
and it was felt that after their
opposing views were aired, to
some extent, the department was
too small for both.
Imports Also Planned
Two distinct phases of work
confront the new organization,
The first involves location of
markets for surplus American
agricultural products. The Sec
ond embraces a search of for
eign countries for products that
this country could import with
out interfering or competing
with domestic trade.
Mr.. Roosevelt was quite
frankly looking toward South
America when he formed the
new body. Early in his Admin
istration, the Executive revealed
that he thought there should be
a closer kinship between the ma.
tions of this continent and in
dicated he planned to do all
he could to promote such kim
ship.
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WALLACE ASKS
FARMERSFOR
TEAMWORK
Paints Picture Of ProspeEity
Also for Industry, Labor
Under AAA Scheme

CHICAGO, Dec. IL GN.S).
Declaring IL years Of lack Of
planning had brought national
chaos, Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace, speaking to-
day before the fifteenth annual
convention of the American Farm
Bureau Federation. pointed to the
Agricultural Adjustment Act as
a way out, for the present at
least. He said:
'Until the leaders of agricuI.
ture, labor and industry, act
ing and reacting with their
people, have formulated a long.
time plan, we must hold fast
to the Agricultural Adjustment
Act, not as something final and
sacred, but as something which
is absolutely necessary until
such time as the broader long.
time picture begins to appear
and we see the notifications
which are necessary q swe set
to work to bridge the transition
period"
PLEADS FOR SUPPORT
Urging farmers of the nation
to support the AAA, he said
agricultural workers must re.
member this is a bigger problem
than getting justice for agricul-
ture." He added:
"What we want is a state
of balance between agriculture,
labor and business which will
permit us all to engage in an
ever ascending spiral. The farm
leader who tries to advance
farm product prices altogether
out Of line with the wages Of
labor is likely to bring disaster
to the people he is trying to
serve. In like manner the
labor leader who endeavOrs un.
duly to increase labor costs
per unit of product sold to the
farmers is in danger of Gre
ating serious unemployment.
Business leaders endeavoring
to take out of the national in
come more than modest salaries
and modest return on capital
are almost certain to invest
their excess profits in ways
which will bring about an ex.
cess production over cOnSump-
ton and thus destroy the state
Of just social balance which we
are striving to create"
Can See Prosperity
Working together will bring
great prosperity to American peo-
pie, the Secretary declared. He
added:
"I believe that If the lead.
ers of labor, industry and
agriculture raise their eyes to
the broader picture, they can
lead all of us into undreamed
of prosperity"
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CHICAGO BANK
POST AWAITS
OFFICIAL
Reports Of Resignation of
Woodin Again Current;
HeWeS to Leave
By international News Service

By International News Service
Walter j. Cummings, chairman
Of the board Of the Federal De-
post Insurance Corporation. de-
c1ined to comment today on the
report he would resign to become
chairman Of the board of the
Continental Illinois National
Bank and Trust Co.
The understanding was, how
ever, that Cummings resignation
will become effective in the next
few weeks and that in all proba-
bility he will return to Chicago.
Aided in Opening Banks
Cummings came to the Treas
ury during the bank holiday
period as a special assistant to
Secretary Woodin. Until estab-
lishment of the Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation he was active
in the effort to open closed
banks.
Reports again became current
that Secretary Woodin, on leave
of absence in Arizona, has ten
dered his resignation to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to become effec-
tive before the first Of the year.
Woodin resigned some time ago
but was persuaded to take a
leave of absence instead, in order
that he might regain his health.
Woodin has been suffering from
a severe throat ailment virtually
since he came to the Treasury
last March.
It was expected that Acting Sec
retary Morgenthau soon would be
appointed Secretary for the time
being, at least, and that Earl
Bailie. special assistant to the Sec
retary, would be named Undersec-
retary. Bailie, since his appoint
nent two weeks ago, has been
dUnctioning as Undersecretary.
Hewes to Leave Post
The resignation of Thomas
Hewes, as Assistant Secretary, has
been in the Presidents hands sew
eSal days. Whether Hewes will re-
tire or accept another post in the
Government has not been dis
closed. His friends, however, doubt
whether he would take another
Government position. He resigned
because of differences with Nor
genthau.
Since entering the Treasury,
Morgenthau has completely reor-
garized activities. all key men OF
former Administrations dating
back as far as the McAdoo-G Glass
regime having been replaced by
those of his own selection.
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DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL

DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess of temperature
since January I, 1888, 792.
Excess of temperature since Decsm-
Der /. 1898, 80.
ccumulated excess of precipitation
since January 1, 1888. 1903.
Deficiency of precipitation since De-
cember /, 1888, OTIS.
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides, 3:11 q. m. and
3:O2 p. m. Low tides 9:3S a. m. and
1895 p. m.
4:46 p. m. Low tides, 1898 a. m. and
1884 p. m.
THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today. 7:17 a. m. and
sets 4:46 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow, T:1S .. m
and sets 4:46 .. m.
The moon rtses todATs 3s8S q. ns ana
TIE moon rises tomosrOaA Ssfs .. M
'0m1 sets 1.48 p M
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d. C.. School Board
To Get so Workers

Fifty Civil Works employees are
expected to be assigned to the
Franklin Administration Building,
District public school headquar-
ters, it was announced today by
Stephen E. Kramer, assistant
superintendent of schools.
DR.. Kramer said that there
were already IS persons from the
CWA employed in the building at
the present time.
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all over the country, L
guess there never was as
much temperance as now.
Unless the Government
makes the drinkers some
kind of a loan, they just
can't carry on. Let the
Government do what is
done for other Federal pro-
jects.
Match dollar for dollar,
or in this case, drink for
drink.
You buy one, the Gov
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NeIUs-LeGder Editor
At StUzLntOn Dies

STAUNTON, Va, Dec. 12.-Ed-
win S. Sheppe, ST., editor Of the
Staunton News-Leader, died at
his home here today following an
illness of 10 days. Mr.. Sheppe
is survived by his widow and
three children, including the Rev.
e. s. Sheppe. tr- Of Rockville.
Nd.
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The Weather

District Of Columbia-Cloudy, followed
by snow beginning late tonight or
Wednesday: continued cold tonight with
minimum temperature about 20 degrees.
not quite so cold Wednesday,; moderate
northwest. shifting to northeast winds.
Maryland-Cloudy, probably followed
by snow Wednesday and in extreme west
portion tonight; not so cold Wednes-
day and in extreme west portion tonight.
Virginia--Cloudy followed by snow or
ain beginning late tonight or Wednes-
day: not so cold Wednesday and in west
portion tonight.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
BAKERY CONTRACT

A contract for the construction
of a bakery at Fort Humphreys,
Va, amounting to $15,075, has
been awarded to Charles w. No
BILE, of lacrosse, Wis, the War
Department announced today.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
WILL ROGERS Saus:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, Dec. 12.-Judg-
ing from the prices being charged for drinks
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
CONDITION OF TREASURY

BY International Ncws Service
Treasury balance, $1,022, ,981 ;.
679.12: miscellaneous internal
revenue: $3,089, ,460.78; customs
receipts: $8,415,934.33.
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ernment buys the next.
Better still, let the Government buy the
first one. u ,naa.aa,s