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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
French Newspapers Charge
Pawnshop Figure Was Slain
By Secret Service Agents
Claim Stavisky Was Too
Well Acquainted With
Activities OF High PO-
lice Officials
(By Associated Pressl


PARIS, Jan. 9.-Open
charges that Serge Stavisky,
founder of the fallen
Bayonne municipal pawn
shop, was slain by secret
service agents, because he
knew too much involving
high police officials, were
published today in the
Socialist Populaire and Com
munist Humanite.
Other opposition papers
questioned the truth of the
statement by authorities that
Stavisky shot himself in the
head when surrounded late
yesterday near Chamonix.
The newspaper Action
Franchise, calling for a
huge demonstration before
the chamber of deputies to-
night. said, Down with
thieves-down with as
sassins. .
Premier Chautemps lost
no time in revamping his
endangered cabinet as a re-
suit of the midnight resigna-
ton of Colonial Minister Al
bert Dalimier, accused by
police of indirect 'irnplica-
ton in the Bayonne scandal.
He named Lncien La
moureux, labor minister, to
replace Dalimier, shifted
Marine Minister Eugene
Frot, to labor and UNDER
secretary, and William Bert
rand into Frot's post.
Thus with Stavisky dead
and Dalimier out of the
cabinet. with Certificate of
good conduct Chautemps
hoped public indignation
would subside.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
WILLIAM NAPLES
GETS ACQUITTED
in COURT ACTION
DEFENDANT WAS PLACED ON
TRIAL ON CHARGE OF AG-I
GRAvATED ASSAULT WITH
DEADLY WEAPON

William NAPLES was found not
guilty in criminal court today on
a charge of aggravated assault
with a deadly weapon, to wit a
knife.
The assaulted party was Hector
Castro, who claimed that he was
assaulted by NAPLES and the latter
drew knife and attempted to in
flict serious injury.
On the jury were Lain Dobbs,
Alfred Cook, octavio Recio,
George Schneider. Arnold Henson
and Sumner Sweeting.
Prosecuting Attorney j. r.
Busto presented the case for the
state. NAPLES was his own de-
tense.
kssg A5gza4zE
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09

catan jungle. He visited the
ruins of their almost forgotten
civilization. 'sBlond Goddess" is
the result of his research, al
though it was not written until
ten years later.
Jensen. author of recent popu-
lar novels, tried several profess
sions and avocations before start
ing his writing career. He has
been soldier, aviator, engineer,
importer. salesman and shark fish
er.
A lieutenant in the air corps
during the world war. he saw serv-
ice in France then went to China.
A travelling urge carried him to
Alaska. Panama. Mexico and other
Central American countries. He Is
native of San Francisco and
California is his permanent
home.
Blond Goddess" il the story of
Janice Kent a movie star, who
goes to Mexico with a studio out
fit 10 film picture against the
background Of the Magyar ruins.
She is kidnapped by half-craxesi
tribe whose leaders intend TO
crown her as their goddess-but
only after making Of her q human
sacrifice.
An adventnrer and explorer,
Frank Grahame. who knew Janice
in Hollywood. trails the tribesmen
to their jungle lair and attempts
: rescue. i himself captured and
condemned q die.
The story starts IN The Citizen
today,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
Civil Works Administration
Officials Pay Visit To City

Prominent officials Of the Civil
Works Administration and Feder-
al Relief Emergency Administra-
ton, arrived in Key West today.
Charles K. Dodd. assistant state
civil works engineer; A. n. Chaun-
eey, safety director; w. C. Dis-
brow, engineering inspector. arr
rived 1918 o'clock in one of the
Coast Guard planes from Miami.
Henry B. Crawford, regional
engineer and H. D. MendenhalI.
state engineer arrived over the
east coast and were met at the
train by those who arrived by
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-sure
Of their strength. house demo-
eFass made /, a point today 10 tell
Prssidsas Roosevelt. ,h., hi. pro-
gram would be dispatched there.
bus the os.look wa. not 50 san
ruias in the senate for such mat.
ssrs a. the Sc. L.~r.nss water
~.y treaty.
The Senate was in recess while
the president worked on his mes
sages advocating ratification of
the treaty and asking federal
guarantee Of the principal as wen
a. interest of farm credit bonds.
Liquor regulation for the Dis.
triet OF Columbia was all the
house proper had ready to work
On.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
Hear Testimony On Burning Of
Files By Postmaster General


This testimony was offered up
on the resumption Of the long un-
derway inquiry into air and ocean
mail contracts By the committee
headed By Senator Black, Of Ala
bama.
James MaheF, stenographsr 70
Brown and half . dozen other
postmastern general, asserted be
burned the correspondence Z dag
or two before Inauguration day
at the direction Of Browns secre-
tary.
The correspondence Of prseed-
ing possmssters general was stor-
ed IN the department. he said. but
ali II Browns was burned except
what he took with him.
Mahef vas the second witness
IT the opening Of The INJURY into
the mail contract awards under
the Hoover administration. The
first. James }. Dunn. postal M
spsetor. aid the investigation Of
the poetofflee fiiea disclosed no
eerrezpondedee to o. from Dr0wn
under the air mail subsidy Iaw.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
OFFICERS WIVES
LABOR ON SUBWAY
my Associated Presa)

MOSCOW, Jan. 9.-Wives of
$50 Red Army officers attached
to the Moscow garrison recently
contributed a days labor each on
the Moscow subway, shoveling out
dirt along with regular workers.
They labored the customary
seven hours. and the construction
managers said they over-fulfilled
their program"
The project has gripped popular
imagination until groups ranging
from factory workers to school
children clamor for permission tie
devote to the metro" the "social
work" that all good citizens are
called upon to contribute above
their regular jobs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09

plane and officials from the local
council.
They are this afternoon in con-
ference with w. w. Demeritt, di-
rector of G. w. A. in Monroe and
other officials. They win go
over the work accomplished, that
TO be finished and inspect the
methods being used by the adj
ministrative and constructive
forces in Key Dest.
Another important arrival was
Mrs. Louise Wilson, assistant di-
rector of woman's work projects,
who came in on the Havana Spe-
cial and was met by Miss iieen
Williams. social service director.
Mrs. Wilson will confer with
Miss Williams and Miss MiIiie
Porter Harris on matters pertain
ing to wonaen's work accomplish
ed and that which i 10 be done.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09

Mr. jerks was native of Key
West ana was 81 years old. In
early life he was connected with
newspapers of Key West and con-
tinued the work until he entered
the postal service.
He fulfilled his term of 80
years and at its completion was
retired. Those under whom he
served and employees who worked
with him spoke always in the
highest terms.
During the years he was mail
carrier he endeared himself to the
public and had host of friends
who, on learning Of his death, ex-
pressed their sorrow and deep
sympathy for the bereaved fam
lily. 4
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
B. D. jerks DIES FROM
AUTO injuries in MIAMI
Key Westers Struck By
Machine Last Night In
Attemps Made To Board
Street Car
my Associated Pressl


MIAMI, Jan. 9.-Injuries
received when struck by an
automobile while attempting
to board a street car last
night proved fatal today for
B. d. jerks, 65, retired post
office employe, visiting here
from Key West.
]. C. Peyton, 81, of Miami,
was said by police to have
been the driver of the ma
chine, but was not arrested.
The inquest was set for to-
morrow.
jerks suffered internal
injuries, loss of blood and a
fractured leg.
Surviving are his widow,
Mrs. Sarah Louise jerks, a
daughter, Mrs. Meroba
Hood and two Brothers,
Alec s.. and Harry. all of
Key West.
The body will be sent to
Key West tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
Serial a la Crusoe
Enforced Jungle Visit Is
Basis for New Story
0eeeeeeeeeeeeaoeeeeee


Five months isolation in Yucca
tan gave Herbert Jensen the in
spiration for writing "Blond God
dess," new serial starting in The
Key West Citizen today.
Jensen went to the Mexican
seacoast with an expedition seek
ing the haunts of sharks; a COM
mercial fishing firm wanted to
know where the finny warriors
could be found in the greatest
abundance.
Human warriors, however,
started a revolution and Jensen
was trapped in Yucatan. Mail
could not be moved in or out; his
funds soon were exhausted and
Jensen had to live "off the land"
During this enforced residence,
Jensen heard wierd stories and
legends of the Mayan tribes whose
prehistoric homes were in the Yu-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
Roosevelt Assured Of Strong
Backing By House Democrats


The committee ground away at
tax and appropriation bills and
looked ahead to other big items of
extending the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation loaning au-
thority for several years and pos
sibly adding $1,000, 100000 to
the agency's capital.
The ways and means commit
tee. where all tax legislation must
originate, heard representative
Patman, of Texas, condemn tax
secrecy as q badge of fraud"
The bin tightening income tax
laws was expected TO be ready By
next week
Advocates of the st. Lawrence
treaty in the senate profess conf.
sience in their ability to get it
ratified and foes were emphatic in
their denial.
The Roosevelt message going
up tomorrow should bring an
early focus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
PREMIER SCRAPS
AMERICAN AUTO

CANBERRA. Jan. 81. A.
Lyons. prime minister of Aus
tralia. has strapped his American
automobile in favor of one Of Eng
lish make. deciding that the head
Of a dominion government in the
British empire ought not to ride
in 4 foreign machine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-P.sI
Henderson, former assistant Post
master general. told senate invss-
tigasors today that Post Master
General Brown awarded about s..
600 miles of air mail contracts
withou, competitive bidding after
congress had specifically refused
him bis authority.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
PARAGUAY ENCASES
BOLIVIAN EMBLEMS

ASuNcION. Jan. paraguay
has placed in its national war
museum 10 Bolivian battle flags
captured in the Chaco war and
the white banner Of truce raised
ever Fort BoauerOn when that
stronghold fell to Paraguayan be-
sie1ers in 0rtober. 1872. after =
struggle nf mere than . Enonsh.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
BROWN DENIES
CHARGE MADE

NEW YORK. Jan. 9.Former
Postmaster General Brown today
declared that no official CORES
pondenee from his files had been
destroyed prior to his leaving Of
flee last March.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.--Eeon-
omy was advanced today by
George M. Wallace, assistant at
torney general of Louisiana, as
the reason for delaying a special
election to fill a vacancy to the
house of representative caused by
the death of Representative Boli-
var E. Kemp.
Testifying to the house elec-
tions committee in defense of the
election of Mrs. Kemp to succeed
her husband, the assistant attOr-
ney general was asked by Repre-
sentative McDuffis of Alabama
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
ToMoRRow

Palace MontgDEnx " Players
present Back from Broadway"
Strand'sK King Fer A Night
ard The Rlrhs 70 Romanes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
WHERE TO GO
aeeeaeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeees
TONIGHT

Palace Montgomery Players
present Bach From Broadway.
Strand BonhshelI'' and @The
Right to Romance
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
FEDERAL PAY
cur CONTINUES
WASHTNCTnN

WASHINGTON. Jan. a.
President Roosevelt today BY exec
utiye order continued the Is per-
cent pay cut Tor federal employees
for another six months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
Claims Economy Was Reason
For Delaying Election In Filling
Vacancy In House Of Congress

Why the governor Of Louisiana
waited five months 70 call an cleo
ton.
can election is expensive and
the parishes were broke, and the
governor thought there would be
some other election which could
be coupled with st." Wallace said.
"Was ii true ballots were print
ed before an election was ealIed?"
asked Representative Perkins of
New York.
ono sir, ballots were ordered
printed withOu. the name and
were printed on the night after
the committee met"
Evening star., 1934-03-30

Jamaica Is Recovering.
Leaders in Jamaica feel that the
island is just recovering from the eff
iectS OF the storms of 1892 and 1888.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
CAPITAL A|RMA|L
ON 6 SCHEDULES
Four Long Extensions Of
Routes Shown by Bids
Advertising.

Washington will have six rOund-trip
daily airmail schedules under terms of
the advertisements for bids issued to-
day by the Post Office Department
Four of these schedules will be over
long extensions of routes beyond ter
minals formerly directly served from
Washington
The Washington-A Atlanta route for
merly flown by Eastern Air Trans
port will be extended to New orleans,
and the Washington Cleveland route
is to be extended to Detroit in the
new contracts.
The territory which has been
served by Eastern Air Transport, ex-
tending to 26 cities along the Atlantic
Coast between New York and Miami,
with a western terminus at Atlanta.
is to be split into two sections and
bids are called for separately on these
two sections.
First Section 1900 Miles.
The first section from Newark, N j.,
to Miami. is l 200 miles long and in
cludes stops at Philadelphia. Balti-
more, Washington, Richmond, Raleigh,
Florence, Charleston. Savannah, Jack
Sonville and Daytona Beach. Two
round trips daily. both stopping in
Washington, are scheduled to be flown
over this route. Day and night serv-
ice will be required over the entire
route The bidders, to qualify for this
service. must use airplanes capable of
carrying passengers as we'll as airmail
on6 ,oiolt SChaIYI1ec u-ho
sengerS are to be carried must use
multi-motored airplaneS.
The second section of the former
Eastern Air system, from Newark to
Atlanta is extended to New orleans,
the whole route to be covered by sep
arate bids. Intermediate stops are
scheduled at Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Washington, Richmond, Greensboro
and Charlotte. N. c.: Spartanburg and
Greenville, SC; Atlanta, Birmingham,
Montgomery and Mobile, Alabama
The distance is 1900 miles.
Two round trips daily. day and
night, are to be maintained between
Newark and Atlanta and one daylight
round trip will be flown from Atlanta
to New Orleans. The same type of
equipment is called for as on the
Newark Miami run.
Extension to Detroit.
The Pennsylvania Airlines route
from Washington to Cleveland is ex-
tended to Detroit, and two round
trips day and night, are to be flown
over the entire route, a distance OF
457 miles.
No information was available at the
local offices Of Pennsylvania Airllnes
and Eastern Air Transport as to the
action these companies Will take with
regard to bidding for operations over
their present routes. Both companies
have extensive ground facilities over
the routes and now are operating day
light service only, having Cancelled
night schedules shortly after losing
their airmail contracts.
Pennsylvania AirlincS yesterday cut
another round trip from its schedules
between Washington and Cleveland
and laid off three pilots, Al Wilson,
Bill Griffith and Horace Stark; two
two field office employees at Washingt
ton Airport. Fred Clement and Jake
Shively, and two mechanics at Wash
ington Airport, Jimmy Case and Paul
Murray. Corresponding personnel re-
ductions were made at other points
along the line.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
BOARD
FUND IS SOUGHT
$4,000 Added to Bill.
Other Items Bring Total
to S17,771,O49.

An item of $4,000 to cover expenses
of the commission created recently
to establish boundary lines between
Virginia and the District was added
to the legislative appropriation bill
by the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee today
The Senate Committee made a
number of other changes in the bill.
which added approximately S37O, ,j28,
making the bill, as it will be re-
ported to the Senate Monday. total
Sl777l ,049. This is to cover all eX-
penses of the legislative branch of the
Government.
G. p. o. Fund Increased.
One of the Senate committee amend
ments will allow the public printer
to use 100000 of the uneXpended
balance of the appropriation for print
ing and binding from the fiscal year
1888 as a part of the working capital
fund for the current year. 1t could
be used both for printing and to en-
able the Printing Office to carry out
the law granting leave of absence to
employees with pay during the balance
of this fiscal year
The committee added another
proviso to the bill stipulating that
the quarters, heat, light, fuel and
telephone service heretofore fur
nished for the director of the botonic
garden shall not be regarded as a
part of his salary and may continue
to be furnished without deduction
from his compression.
Restaurant Granted Loan.
The Senate Committee added $685.
900 for repairs and other operating
expenses of the Senate restaurant in
the Capitol and Senate Office Build
ing for the balance of this fiscal
year The bill. however. will carry
no appropriation for operation of
these restaurants in the fiscal year
beginning July l, except a provision
that space, light and heat for the
restaurants will be provided
The bill carries s63,l00 for i'm
provements in the Senate Office
Building, including $780, for re-
placing the roof. The committee
added S45,769 for expenses of the Lii
brary of Congress.
Evening star., 1934-03-30

been furnished by the sanitary divi-
sion.
In stating his opposition, Garnett
said that present plans of the system
have been completed only to the ex-
tent of showing the cost of less than
three miles Of the proposed installa-
ton of 300 miles of sewer lines. He
reaf1rmed his previous declaration
that there was grave danger there
would be not enough money left
for the installation of the sewer lines
If the county insists upon constructing
the disposal plants at this time.
Refers to Hazen Letter.
Demanding that the installation be
delayed until after all laterals have
been laid, Garnett referred to a let
ter from Melvin c. Hazen, president
of the District OF Columbia Board OF
Commissioners, to Representative
Howard w. Smith of Virginia, which
said that the director of the budget
had failed to approve bill propos-
ing an 100000 appropriation for
the construction of disposal plant
in the District.
Since the dumping of raw sewage
into the Potomac River is to be con-
tinued by the District, Garnett said,
he can see no reason why Arlington
County should endanger the compile
ton of the rest of the system through
construction Of the disposal plant
here.
In answer to Garnett's charges,
which also included claims that no
definite plan of procedure has been
submitted, Mrs. Elizabeth Magruder,
only woman member of the board
said that all information necessary
had been placed before the board
and that there is definite assurance
the public works loan of 50 500. 900
will be sufficient for the completion
of the entire project.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
ARLINGTON SEWER
| PLANS ATTACKED
Engineers Testify Much
Useless Work Done
in Survey.
BY a staff Correspondent OF The Star.

BY staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
March 30-That the plans of the
sewage division Of Arlington County
for an installation of a countrywide
sewerage system are entirely wrong
and that much useless work has been
done in the preliminary surveys was
charged by two engineers who were
employed by that department when
they were called before the County
Board at its meeting here today.
The most serious charges were
made by Lincoln Mackey, formerly in
charge OF one of the surveying par
Ties. 1t was revealed he had recently
resigned his position with the sewage
division in protest of what he de-
Scrlbed as the Squandering of the
county's money in making useless"
typographical surveys. He asserted
tne sewerage installations should
nave been planned on a map made
py The United States Geological Sur
Vey and that none of the surveying
work which has been done up to this
time VIII be OF any use in the in
staliation OF the system.
Did Not Meet His Approval.
The other employe was Donald
Mills, designing engineer for the de-
paftment. He was called before the
poard at the inSiStence of Board
Member Christopher B. Garnett and
admitted reluctantly, in the absence
OF Sanitary Engineer A. B. Mcdaniel,
fh4t the nrnnnsal IN ha tu,1
disposal plants before putting in the
laterals and trunk lines did not meet
his approval and is contrary to the
precedent set in the installation of
sewage systems throughout the United
States.
AS result Of these charges, Garnett
attempted to have the board adopt
resolution calling for the immediate
appointment OF an outstanding sewage
engineer to study the plans. which
have been prepared, and report to the
board whether the procedure should
be changed. After arguments lasting
for more than an hour, during which
time Braden asked that something be
done TO justify or diScredit definitely
the actions Of the engineers in charge
Oh lne sewage Work, the DOard refused
to adopt the motion, the vote being
two Tor and two against The tie
killed the motion. Those voting for
were Garnett and B. NJ Smith Those
against, former Chairman Harry A
Fellows and Mrs. Elizabeth Magruder.
Chairman Lyman NJ. Kelley was pre-
vented from attending the meeting
because of illness.
Garnett Makes Charges.
Charges that neither members Of
the county board nor the COM
monWealth'S attorney ever have
been shown specifications from which
bids were submitted today for the
Four-mile Run and Rosslyn disposal
plants OF the proposed Arlington
County sewage system we're made to-
day by Board Member Christopher B.
Garnett, as he fought the proposal Of
the board to open these bids prepara-
tory to awarding contracts.
Garnett finally withdrew his objec-
ton but asserted that he would oppose
vigorously the awarding Of any con-
tracts until more definite information
regarding the actual cost of installing
the proposed countrywide system has
Evening star., 1934-03-30
ACTS ON STOCK BILL
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
In its first formal action on the
stock exchange control bill, the Senate
Banking Committee yesterday removed
transactions in municipal and State
obligations from its provisions.
The bill as it stood permitted the
Federal Trade Commission to exempt
any class of obligations, in its discre-
tions, but dealers in State and mu-
nicipal securities asked that these
bonds be not left to the commission S
discretions. and the committee agreed
Evening star., 1934-03-30
Throne Story Unsolved.

Mystery surrounding the reports in
1905 that Sir Robert Windham Graves
was offered the throne of Albania,
then vacant, remains unsolved with
his death recently in his home in
London. Shortly before his passing
Sir Robert completed book of
"reminiscences in which is no mention
of the offer.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
TWO HERE GET DEGREES
Chicago U. Honors Sara Branham
and Marjorie Saucerman.

Two Washington residents were
awarded academic degrees at the
l75th convocation of the University
of Chicago late yesterday. They were
Sara Elizabeth Branham of the Ma
tional Institute of Health, who re-
ceived the doctor of medicine degree,
and Marjorie Saucerman Of the
Broadmoor, who received the bachelor
of science degree.
Eleven other Washingtonians are
enrolled at the University of Chicago
Evening star., 1934-03-30

Public donations toward the pur-
chase of the Codex Sinaiticus Bible
have passed the s15O.OOO mark. ac
cOrding to British Museum officials.