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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-23
By SIGRID ARNE
Try Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Al-
most any other function in Wash
ington is easier to ''crash," and Al
most none is more tantalizing to
the "gate-crashers" than the week
Nv conferences Mrs. Franklin ID.
Roosevelt holds for newspaper
women.
Here, where former presidents
wives have played role Of "see
nothing, hear nothing" the con-
ferences caused a furry when
they were announced. Many tried
to fake newspaper connections to
see the gathering.
Now the meetings are held
quietly, with the accredited writ
ers appearing at the scheduled
time-and nothing but restless
stir among the newspapermen for
fear "the girls" win get scoop.
The Press Arrives
Just before II o'clock on Mon
days the large glass doors of the
White House swing open and the
women newswriters arrive, some
40 of them, to troop into the red
room.
They seem to trot in at ease,
but to one side stands the chief
White House guard, checking
quietly the identity of those who
come in.
Promptly at II guard appears
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-23

at the red room door to announce,
Ladies, this way"
Chattering. laughing, carrying
books, papers and wraps, the wom-
en- walk upstairs and down the
long corridor. past the closed
door of the presidents study to
the living room which Mrs. Roose-
welt has arranged at one end of
the upstairs hall.
Informality Rules
The women stand or sit, still
chattering, as they wait for Mrs.
Roosevelt. Then guard announc-
t7ea~ informall.E frans ssne coxner,
Ladies, Mrs. Roosevelt"
She enters smiling, with a word
for this one whose son is i'll; that
one who 'phoned earlier; another
who loaned her book. She
shakes hands with everyone and
then drops onto a couch with her
secretary, the witty Tommy, "
Miss Malvina Thompson, beside
her.
Often she slips a box of candy
into someone's hands with the re-
quest that the box be passed, and
half-shy explanation that "there
is so much of it around"
Questions-And Answers
Often, too, she brings letters,
newspapers and magazines that
have caught her particular atten-
ton. and which she wants to read
to the conference.
! The women writers drop about
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-23
Porter Carries Matter OF
Quartering Marines Here
To- Asst. Secretary Navy
Shows Key West Proper
Place To Land Forces
Now On Board Wyoming
At This Port
ny PAUL MAY
Special Washington Correspondent
of The Citizen

Of The Citizen
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Feb. 23.--Going over the
head of Admiral Freeman,
commander of the Special
Service Squadron, w. r.
Porter of Key West, today
laid before Assistant Navy
Secretary Roosevelt a plea
that the regiment of marines
now aboard the u. S. S.
Wyoming be landed at Key
West instead of on the Flor
ida east coast during fleet
maneuvers.
Porter said he arranged
the conference after Sena-
tor Trammell had com.
municated with Admiral
Freeman, in response to re-
quests from Key West, and
had received an ssunsatis.
factory" reply.
Senator Trammell was
going with me-, Porter said,
'but there was some political
mixup in Florida and his
friends said he better come
down right away, so he left
last night. His secretary
went with me TO see the as
sistant secretary"
forter said ne pointed out
to Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt that Key West would
provide ample accommoda-
ton for the marines on
either the army or navy
reservations, whereas Port
Everglades, the point desig-
mated by Admiral Freeman
for the landing, is nothing
but a swamp"
1.-THE marines will stay
ashore three or four months.
and Key West is the only
logical place for their en-
campment." Porter declared.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-23
FIVE DEATHS in
ARMY'S AIR MAIL
new ACTIVITIES
THREE ALSO INJURED DUR
ING FIRST WEEK SINCE
SERVICE WAS TAKEN UP
BY ARMY CONTINGENT
my Associated P<essD

Dy Associated P<ess)
The army counted five dead
three injured and early a dozen
cracked planes today as the toll
of the first week of long excur.
sion into the nations airmail lanes.
All of the dead either were fly.
ing mail or had been assigned to
the task when they pIummeted out
of the sky.
The latest on the series of mis-
haps came in midst of a blizzard
near Fremont, Ohio, early today
when Pilot Norman Burnett be-
came lost and he bailed out, suf-
fering a fractured leg.
Reluctant to speak until inves-
LEGATIONS are completed, army
men tentatively laid some of the
mishaps to equipment failures.
After Representative Hamilton
Fish of New York had called the
governments assignment of serv-
ice men to airmail duty a form of
''legalized murder, a program
brewed in Washington house cir
cles today to put the airmail
pouches back into private planes.
The administration was silent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-23
WHERE TO GO

oeoseoeoeeaoe0seoeaesese
TONIGHT
Cuban Club-Dance.
Palace--"Woman's Man"
Red Mems HalI-CootIe Party.
Strand-"Madame Spy" and
-Four Frightened People"
TOMORROW
Palace Broadway Thru A
Ksyhoie."
StFand-"Little Women" and
Four Frightened People"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-23
Girl Reported Kidnapped Was
Located Today Tied To Tree
my Associated Pre..I

ted Preesl
cay The girl wa. resting comfort
ably"
Leo MusAnte. the girls father.
told authori.is. HE daughter dir
appeared early yesterday and that
be found a note demanding $500
or 'Ncaroline'. head win be sen,
10 YOU" She va. unharmsd. how.
ever.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-23
REPORT GALES
OVER ATLANTIC
BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES
IN PARTS OF CENTRAL
CANADA
tBy Associated Pressl
Change TO much colder weather

CRy Associated Pressl
Change 70 much colder weather
today followed the rapid move-
men, of the storm are. from
southern state. toward ,he north
east
The disturbance caused gale. on
III. north Atlantic coast.
In central c.n.d. today the
mercury wa. from 20 10 80 be-
low aero. and near zero reading.
general in northern Illinois. In.
diana and Ohio. while freezing
temperatures extended to central
part. of Mississippi. Alabama and
Georgia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-23

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Feb
aa.-Feund tied 10 = tree after
hour. Of in,sn.lv. investigation Of
her reported kidnapping. Carolina
Ms..a,s. Il. Va. hrouuA. .oA Ae.-
pisal here today.
Iav..sira,ins officer. refused
10 comment on the case. similar
70 a prsviou. one in which : girl
vas reported kidnapped and later
found bound 10 . tree in the sane
vicinity where shs was found sAi.
nsrnias.
Hospital aashorisiss would only
Evening star., 1934-04-27
KEECH AND ROBERTS
ARE GIVEN APPROVAL
Senate District Committee Ex.
pected to Report on Nomi.
nations Today.

The nominations of Richmond b
keech for the Public Utilities Com
mission and William A. Roberts to be
peoples counsel were to be reported
favorably to the Senate today by
Chairman King Of the Senate District
Committee.
The committee approved both ap-
pointments late yesterday. II they are
reported to the Senate this afternoon
they probably will be confirmed at the
next executive session of the Senate
within a few days.
keech recently completed q term oi
service as peoples counsel, and Rob-
erts has been an assistant corporation
counsel, acting as counsel to the
Utilities Commission.
When the nominations were called
up in committee yesterday, Senator
King said he had received one letter
oblecting to Mr. Roberts. 1t was from
George e. Sullivan, a lawyer and ac-
tive worker in the Citizens Associa-
ton circles. The letter was not read
however. as other committee members
including Senators Copeland of New
York and Capper of Kansas expressed
their readiness to approve both noml-
nations.
Evening star., 1934-04-27

Continued From First Page)
Automobile Board. For the past three
weeks, without publicity the Labor
Board has taken a militant angle.
Early this month it presented to
johnson a string of requests. two of
which were denied: The old demand
for labor membership on all code
authorities, and the grant of exclusive
right for the Advisory Board to make
nominations to the labor side of the
Industrial Relations Board being
created under each code.
Johnson's Objection.
Johnson's objection to the latter
was said to have been that the
board would nominate only Fedora
tion Of Labor men, regardless of
whether the industry involved was
organized under it, or by independent
or company unions, or was totally
non-union.
The reply of the Labor Board has
been that company unions should
have no legal standing, and that In
any event federation men would re-
fuse 10 sit on any board with spokes-
men for company unions.
When the Labor Advisory Board
got to talk Of staging a walkout on
N. r. A., johnson sent aides to con-
fer with them in search Of q peaceful
understanding. At q meeting yes
terday the board decided to continue
conversations.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
N0kABLES TO VIEW
SCH00LBOY PARADE
a. A. A. Safety Patrol Members
From Several States to March
Here Tomorrow.

cabinet members. members of Con-
gress and other ofhcial diRnitaries are
expected to be among those OCCUPY.
ing the reviewing stand at the School
boy Patrol parade tomorrow, it was
announced today by the American
Automobile Association, sponsoring
the affair.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen will
be grand marshal for the parade,
which starts at 1880 am. from John
Marshall place and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. The parade will be down Penn
sylvania avenue to Fifteenth street
south on Fifteenth street to Constitu-
ton avenue. and west on that avenue
past the reviewing stand.
More than 2,500 youths will par
ticipate in the parade, representine
the District and sections of Pennsyl-
vania. North Carolina. Maryland and
Virginia. A contingent of 100 boys
and girls arrived from Tabor. N. c.
last night, while others are expected
to reach Washington today. Seven
bands, including the United States
Navy Band. will be In the parade
along with drill teams Of local high
schools
A broadcast of the activities will
be made by Station WJSV from IL
to II am. and from Station WMAL
from I0:45 to 11:15 am.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
DARTMOUTH GRID STAR
WEDS BARBARA Gates
Robert Cullen Wilkin and Daugh.
ter of Financier Married
in New York.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 27.-Barbara
Gates. formerly of California, and
Robert Cullen Wilkin. once a Dart
mouth foot ball player, were married
here.
Miss Gates is the daughter OF Louis
Shattuck Gates. president of the
Phelps-Dcdge Copper Co. and a
widely known miner and financier.
Wilkin is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Garet Wilkin of st. Louis.
The ceremony. which took place at
Park avenue hotel, was performed
by Rev. DR.. E. Piper of ST. Bartholo-
news Church.
The bride spent much Of her early
life in the West. She was graduated
from the Castillija School in Palo
Alto and from the Penrose School in
Florence, Italy. She is a member Of
the New York Junior League.
Wilkin, Dartmouth graduate,
played on the 1880 and 1891 foot ball
teams Of his college and was president
of the student body. He now is asso-
ciated with the Phelps-Dodge Corpora
ton.
The bridal couple planned to sail
for a wedding trip abroad and on
their return will live in New York.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
SHIP MAGNATE WE'D
RIVAL, WOMAN ALLEGES
100000 Breach of Promise Suit
Against Californian Refers
to World Tours.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. April 27.-world
tours figured in q $100, 900 breach of
promise suit fled here against George
Flood. 70-year-old shipping magnate
Miss Inga M Shotten, 80. who fled
the action, charged while she was on
one tour Flood broke his promise to
marry her and took as his bride 49,
year-old Aida Rojas, niece Of the
Colombian consul here. The newly
weds went on trip around the world
in Floods yacht.
In June OF 1882 Miss Shotten
charged that at Floods suggestion she
gave up a secretarial position and
that they were engaged until Sep
tember, 1888, when he sent her on
the world trip. He married Miss
Rojas the same month
Flood previously was married in
1915 In Honolulu to Miss Marie Sop
liakora. 21-year-old Russian society
girl. They were divorced in 1917. He
is head of the Flood Bros Shipping
Co. and the Golden Gate Stevedor-
ing Co.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
What's What
Behind News
1nCapital
Liberals Have Edge in
Fight With Wall
Street.
BY PAUL MALLON.

"HERE is little truth in what
the Wall Streeters and the
liberals are saying about each
L other on the frcnt pages every
day, but not much.
Their excited allegations are mostly
old-fashioned ballyhoo for their op-
posing sides in the struggle over the
stock market bill.
The Wall Streeters probably are
spending lot OF money (as the
liberals soy), but it is not doing
them much good.
The advantage is all with the
liberals They have key men in Con.
gress with whom they work directly
The Wall Streeters are working with
perhaps. half dozen Congressman
pouse their cause.
Lobby Seldom Seen.
The Whitney-Redmond Stock Ex-
change group operates from a down.
town hotel, but is rarely seen around
the Capitol. The Corcoran-C Cohen
liberal cheer leaders march into coun-
ellis with Chairmen Fletcher and Ray
burn of the Senate and House COM
mittees, even going to the extent OF
writing statements for Fletcher. Their
ace undercover worker, however, Is
Senator Jim Byrnes, the South Caro-
lima nonpareil. who covers the floor
of the Senate for them.
Their major influence. ho,Deper.
is Big Bertha their afectiondte
name toY President ROoSeDelt).
All this lobbying they do in the
name of the people, without spending
a dime
Evening star., 1934-04-27
|MAyFL0WER SALE
SET FOR JUNE 19
Justice Adkins Decides on
Date on Application of
New York Bank.

The Mayflower Hotel will be sold at
public auction June 10 to satisfy the
claims of mortgage bondholders.
Justice Jesse c. Adkins decreed In
District Supreme Court today.
The date was fixed on the applica-
ton of the Manufacturers Trust Co.
Of New York City. trustee, under a
deed Of trust securing $7,443.00o of
first mortgage bonds. The total
amount due these bondholders. with
the addition of interest charges, ex-
ceeds s8.100.00O.
The sale will be held at 2 pm. at
the hotel.
The suit to foreclose was instituted
in October, 1881. and last December
Justice Adkins signed the foreclosure
decree. Through the law firm of Col
laday, McGarraghy, Colladay & Wal
lace. holders of second mortgage
bonds, appealed from this decree. The
appeal is still pending in the appellate
court of the District.
This morning attorneys for the
second mortgage bondholder sought
to prevent sale of the hotel before
the Court of Appeals has rendered
a decision. The Manufacturers Trust
Co., through the law firm of Douglas,
Obear. Morgan & Campbell. con-
tended the foreclosure decree was
not superseded by the appeal.
This latter position was sustained
by Justice Adkins who held the sale
could 60 forward.
The second mortgage bondholders
stand to lose their equity unless the
hotel brings a purchase price in ex-
cess of the first mortgage claims.
There are approximately s2.40O 900
in second mortgage bonds outstanding
The hotel now is in the hands of
receivers appointed by the court at
the instance Of the second mortgage
bOpdhOlderS.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
ONLY FIVE A|RMA|L
BIDS ARE RECEIVED
Rates Average More Than
Amounts Formerly Paid
for Contracts.

Opening OF the second batch OF bids
for tempoI sry airmail contracts TODAY
surprised ofiicials Of the Post once
Department when only five bids were
received for four routes at rates aver
aging more than theamounts formerly
paid under the airmail contracts can.
celed more than two months ago.
There was competition for only one
OF the four routes the low bid amount-
ing to 28.8 cents per airplane mile.
which was the average of the bids
received week ago on II routes.
Only Few View Opening.
The bids were opened at noon in
the office Of Stephen A. Cisler. gen
eral superintendent of the railway and
airmail services, before an apathetic
and comparatively small group OF
aviation people as compared with the
crowd which attended the opening of
last weeks bids.
Today's bids ranged from the low
of 28.8 cents to As cents per airplane
mile. the latter being the maximum
allowed by the Department. The av-
erage rate paid per airplane mile un-
der the annulled contracts was 81
cents
Today'S bids were as follows:
i. Kohler Aviation Corporation, on
the route from Detroit to Milwaukee,
As cents per airplane mile.
2. Northwest Airlines. Inc, Fargo,
N. D., to Seattle, approximately 1926
miles. 1915 cents per airplane mile.
3. American Airlines. Inc, Fort
Worth, Texas, to Los Angeles, 1925
miles. 39.5 cents per airplane mile.
4. American Airlines, Inc, Newark
to Chicago. 300 miles, 3s5 cents per
airplane mile.
S. Northern Air Transport, Inc,
Fargo to Seattle, 288 cents per air.
plane mile.
American Airlines, Inc, is the group
dominated by Errett L. Cord, whose
failure to cut a larger figure in the
bidding a week ago came as the
outstanding surprise Of the Post
Once Departments campaign to re-
store airmail TO private carriers. To-
days bid on the Newark Chicago
route is on the Eastern section Of the
mid-transcontinental line, upon which
bids as a whole were received last
week.
Bill Nears Senate Vote.
Meanwhile, the administration air.
mail bill neared a Senate vote, with
Democratic leaders laying down a no
Saturday holiday" law unless ballot
ing replaces oratory before nightfall.
Democrats have hit at the former
airmail contract holders and Repub-
licans have assailed the cancellation
OF those agreements curing nearly
week of intermittent debate.
The measure is virtually certain Of
passage. Addenda would take care Of
President Roosevelts idea for a com.
mission to study out unified aviation
policy.
During long denunciation yester-
day Of former Postmaster General
Browns administration by Senator
Black. Democrat, of Alabama, SEN
ator Norris, Republican, of Nebraska
demanded that Postmaster General
Farley resign as chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee In or
der to remove the airmail service from
politics.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, Of
Nevada a member of the Airmail In
vestigating Committee, headed by
Black, said he was in substantial
agreement with most of the commit
tees findings, but questioned whether
the bill under consideration would be
building UP or merely tearing down."
Evening star., 1934-04-27
CONTROL BY JAPAN
OF INDIA DECLARED
IMPOSSIBLE GOAL
Continued From First Page.)

time when Indians will be trained to
take all military ranks. The period
probably will be heightened to obtain
the efficiency British authorities con-
slider necessary.
Contending the Indians are dis
trustful of the japanese, the Asso-
ciated Press informant said that
during the World War-when sub.
marines paralyzed British shipping
the Japanese took over 80 per cent OF
India's imports.
Yet. he added, within a few
months after peace was declared
Japan's share suddenly declined be-
cause her traders lost the confidence
Of the Indian buyers"
Report Received.
Britain has received q report from
her ambassador in Toxic about
Jaran's "hands-off- China" declara-
ton today, but government leaders
preserve a discreet silence on its con-
tents.
In the House Of Commons yester-
day British spokesmen parried storm
of questions. Geofrey LIE Mander. a
Liberal. demanded Of Capt. Anthony
Eden, lord privy seal, whether "the
government intends to take a general
attitude of lying down in regard to
Japan"
THE assumption" Capt. Eden re-
piled, "is unwarranted."
MAY OPPOSE LEAGUE PLAN.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
KIDNAPPING DEATH
PENALTY APPROVED
House Judiciary Committee Acts
Favorably on Interstate
Crime.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
"A measure to permit the death
penalty for interstate kidnapping was
approved yesterday by the House
Judiciary Committee.
The bill also provides that failure
Of the kidnap victim to be returned
in seven days shall be presumed as
evidence Of his having been trans
ported across a State line.
The death penalty would not be
imposed If the victim were returned
in sound health.
The committee also approved an
other measure. asked by the Attorney
General, to make 1t a Federal offense
to incite riots, assist in escapes and
other offenses in connection with
Federal penal institutions.
Majority Leader Byrns said today
the crime bills so far acted upon
should be taken up tomorrow by the
House and passed without delay.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
DOLLFUSS ISSUES
PARLIAMENT CALL
Police Will Be on Guard in
Second Attempt at
Rump Session.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, April 27.-Chancellor En-
gelbert Dollfuss issued a decree today
for the resurrection of Parliament.
| However, only pro-government rep
resentatives of the people will be per-
mitted to answer the roll call next
Monday and as soon as they have ap-
proved the new Austrian constitution
will be buried.
Some grumbles Of discomfort are
being heard from Agrarian and Ger
man members of Parliament, who sug-
gest that they should be permitted to
see the text Of the constitution, as yet
not made public, before approving it.
The net results of these grumbles
may be the designations Of the Agra
rians.
Socialists Outlawed.
Seventy-two Socialist members of
Parliament have been outlawed and
at present are either imprisoned or
are fugitives. Their numerical strength
therefore will mean nothing when the
constitution comes up for a vote.
The next strongest party-Dollfuss'
Christian SociaEwith its SO members,
thus command an overwhelming ma
jority in the Legislature.
The 7 Germans, 10 Agrarians
and 4 Heimwehr members could op-
pose the passage. but could not pre-
vent two-third majority vote in the
rump Parliament.
1t will be the second attempt the
rump Parliament has made to meet
since Dollfuss declared Parliament
had died Of its own demagogy." The
first attempt was March Is. 1898.
| when the Socialists and Pan-Germans
attempted to convene and Dollfuss
drove them out with police.
Troops also were rushed into Vienna
to clinch the argument, but no fight
ing developed.
Later 1850. 900 Socialists signed a
petition to President Miklas. asking
him to use his presidential authority
to reconvene Parliament. but Miklas
replied that Parliament had unfor-
tunately paralyzed itself and it would
be clear violation Of the constitution
to reconvene it.
The present Dollfuss decree simply
authorizes Rudolf Ramek-parlia- :
mentary vice president whose resig-
nation helped paralyze Parliament a
year ago-to call a new session for
Monday.
Police to Be on Guard.
, Whether any attempt will be made
to prevent this rump session remains
to be seen. Police precautions will
be taken against possible disturb
ances.
A series Of disorders and acts of
violence In several sections OF Austria
produced the rumors last night that
martial law will be ordered during
the May day week end
A riot near Munden and a bridge
bombing near Linz caused authorities
to redouble their watchfulness.
Rioting in Vienna during a meet
Ing OF Vice Burgomaster Winter and
workers April % was considered par
ticularly significant by those who ex-
pect the situation to come to a head
| on May day.