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VOLUME LIV. No. 42.
Trial Of Roosevelt’s
Would-Be Assassin To
Start Monday Morning
Cermak Continues To Im
prove ; Mrs. Gill In
Grave Condition; Hope
Held, However
ny Associated I'rtM)
MIAMI, Feb. 18.—The
trial of Guiseppe Zangara,
swarthy Italian, who wound
ed five Wednesday night
when he unsuccessfully shot
five times at President-elect
Roosevelt, was set today for
10 a. m. Monday.
. This action was taken
after County Solicitor
Charles Morehead, in the
presence of a crowded court
room, moved for postpone
ment from today until Mon
day on the ground that de
fense attorneys had not re-'
ceived a report of the sanity
commission which examined
the Italian. *
Zangara’s attorneys appointed
by Judge E. C. Collins include
Lewis Twyman, president of the
Dade County Bar Association.
Zangara is charged with at
tempting to murder the president
' e!ecl £ntt Three victims, Russell
Caldwell, Miss Margaret Kruis
and William Sinnot.
The Italian, who shouted de
fiantly Thursday that he wished
no attorneys, was brought to cotirt
by five deputies.
Spectators were searched fof
Weapons before they Were
ted to enter the court. i • j
Should either Mayor Cermak of
Chicago, or Mrs. Joe Gill, two
other victims, succumb, Zangara's
case would be transferred at once
to the circuit court, Morehead an
nounced.
“My stomach is better now.
The pain is not so bad as before,”
Zangara told newspapermen to
day.
It was a constant pain in his
stomach that caused him to be
come an enemy of all presidents
and kings, he said. Today he
asked for food, soft boiled eggs
and milk.
Mayor Cermak recovered suf
ficiently today to talk with his
two daughters and to inquire
about the grand-children,
Mrs. Gill is in a grave condi
tion, but doctors said they found
signs of recovery encouraging.
NO UNFAVORABLE
DEVELOPMENTS
MIAMI, Feb. 18.—At 12:30 to
day a bulletin on the condition
of Mayor Anton Cermak of Chi
cago, said “Mayor Cermak con
tinues to improve. No unfavor
able developments have appeared.
Respiration and temperature arc
normal.”
MAYOR CERMAK HAS
COMFORTABLE NIGHT
MJA'Mt, Feb. 18.—Mayor An
ton Cermak of Chicago, wounded
by an assassin who tried to kill
President-elect Roosevelt, had a
comfortable night. hospital
authorities announced today.
Mrs. Joe H. Gill, Miami, also
wounded seriously, was reported
feeling much better.
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MAYOR MALONE
IN ADDRESS TO
RAILWAY FORCE
PROF. O’BRYANT ALSO HEARD
AT MEETING OF EMPLOYES'
LEAGUE HELD ON THURS
DAY! EVENING
Mayor William H. Malone and
Professor Horace O’Bryant, of the
Monroe high school, were the
principal speakers at the meeting
of the Railway Employes' League,
held in their assembly hall at the
F. E. C. station Thursday night.
In brief, Mr. Malone said that
cne of the thoughts that came to
him whihWistening to the discus
sions during the meeting was the
idea which seemed to permeate the
whole meeting of. “us” and “ours”
—“our railroad” and he felt glad
to say that that seemed to be the
thought that was running through
the minds of the employes of' the
F. E. C.
“Anybody that has a job and
whose only interest in that job is
his paycheck, I want to say that
his job is not going to last very
long. But, if everybody feels that
individual and cooperative inter
est in an enterprise success must
come to the enterprise and to the
individuals who were instrumental
in bringing about that success.”
Included Many Issues
The speaker touched on many
vitally interesting issues confront
ing the railroads and told a num
ber of striking and convincing
anefedotes of his travels, indicat
ing the superiority as to both speed
and comfort, of the railroads of
the United States over other
methods of transportation.
■ Chairman J. P. Bussey intro-
Professor O’Bryant, who
gave an instructive and entertain
ing address on education of the
child and the relationship of the
railroads to.the school systems of
the state.
He first spoke in general terms
as applied to all counties in the
state that receive revenue in taxes
from the railroads and then said
“In getting down to our local sit
uation, however, I believe that the
assessment for the F. E. C., in this
county, has been made something
like $1,000,000 for the next year,
and if that is the case it should
return to the schools approximate
ly $21,000 in school taxes; that is,
if and when it is paid. Of that
prospective $21,000, $15,000
should go for direct .operating ex
penses and $6,000 should go for
debt service.”
On the basis of present opera
tions, Mr, O’Bryant showed that
this money from the F. E. C. taxes
will be the means of educating
about 600 children in Key West.
Here the money goes a little fur
ther than in some other counties
because of the school system being
more compactly organized and
located right here in one place.
Covers Situation
Other phases of the school situa
tion and the educational interests
of Monroe county were told of in
detail by the speaker whose com
prehensive grasp of his subject
enabled him to convincingly place
before his hearers a terse but clear
history of the needs and possibili
ties accruing to the children of
Monroe county from the taxes
[paid by the F..E. C, ,
On the question of salaries for
principals and teachers Mr. O’Bry
ant said “This year I woke up and
found that I was the head of one
of the most important high schools
of the state, and got less money
for it than I did for running a
four teacher school. Rome edi
| torial writers say we should cut
■ ‘frills* in our school. We have cut
out the nursing, physical cduca
ition. woodshop, manual training
| and this semester we cut out eook-
J ing. We still hav<| sewing for the
! girls but that costs nothing. We
[have also cut out our music de-
Ipartment. It would take a micro
{scope to find a ‘frill’ in our school.
J “In conclusion I wish to say that
.your railroad here means the edu
* cation of 660 of our children. It
(Continued on Page Three)
America’s 10 Biggest Problems
No. 7
Building A Healthy Nation
By WILLIAM FIELDING
OGBURN
Research Director, President’s
Committee On Recent
Social Trends
(Written For The Associated
Press)
A baby born today will
live on the average ex
pectation 58 years. The ex
pectation for a baby born in
1800 was that it would live
to be 35 years of age. The
length of life has increased
about two-thirds.
This has been made possible by
conquering one disease after an
other. We know enough now to
stamp out malaria, hookworm, so
cial diseases, and tuberculosis if we
spend the money and organize
properly to do it.
On the other hand, we do not
know enough to stamp out the de
generative diseases of the kidneys,
of the circulatory system, and can
cer, many of ,which set in late in
middle life. For a person who has
reached 45 or 50 years of age the
expectancy for a longer life is
about the same as it was several
generations ago.
So many diseases, however, have
yielded to research since the time
of Pasteur that hope cannot be
denied.
Increasing Gopd Health. A Task
There is not only the problem of
reducing disease and of postponing
death, but there is the task of in
creasing the abundance of good
health. There is a difference be
tween the absence of ill health and
the presence of buoyant health.
Good feeding in infancy and the
avoidance of illness in childhood
are first steps in a program of
more vigorous health. These two
things are. perhaps, most respon
sible for our increased stature.
Another reasonably sure way to
improve our health would be to
raise our standard of living, for
the poor have higher death and dis
ease rates than the well-to-do. City
dwellers do not yet have as good
health in general as country folk.
The growing number of sedentary
occupations indoors must also be
an influence counteracted in part
by the growing participation in
outdoor sports.
Another important factor is the
CHINESE AND
JAPS PREPARE
FOR BATTLES
MAJOR CONFLICT BETWEEN
FORCES APPEAR IMMINENT;
CHINESE CONCENTRATE IM
MENSE FIGHTING ARMY
(Hr AuorUlrt Press)
PEIPING, China, Feb. 18.—A
major battle between Chinese and
Japanese armies at Kailu, north
ern gateway of Jehol province,
appeared imminent after the re
ceipt today of a Japanese ultima
tum in which it ordered Chinese
forces immediately to evacuate
that city. The Chinese decided
to ignore it.
It was stated at Manchurian
headquarters here that despite the
Japanese threat to attack at once
if the demand is not complied
with, an army of 30,000 to 50,000
volunteers have been concentrat
ing in Kailu region to block the
Japanese invasion of Jehol from
that point.
Kailu is at the start of the main
communication route to the City
of Chinfcng and the capital, Jehol
City.
Japanese have already made at
least a half dozen airplane raids
upon Kailu from their military
base at Tungiiao, 20 miles east
ward.
SCREENED *1 AA
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South Florida Contracting
& Engineering Cos.
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KEY WEST. FLORIDA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1933.
Healthy Babies Make Healthy Nation
— —- 2
1800 1933
If all babies were as healthy as this one, one of tbfe nation’s ten
biggest problems would be partly solved. For Prof. William Fielding
Ogburn says that good feeding in infancy and prevention of child
hood illnesses are first steps in a program of more vigorous bealth,
which he asserts America needs. G aina have been made, however, for
the expectancy of life for a baby born row is 58 years whereas in
1800 it was 35 years.
increasing knowledge of the chem
ical nature, of food end the mineral
needs of the body.
Women Outlive Men
The expectancy of life for wom
en despite the hazards of child
bearing (which are unduly large
in our country) is greater than
that of men. It seems probable
‘that this is due to the nature of
man’s occupations.
Specific occupational diseases
and the general industrial wear
and tear on life are problems to
be dealt with.
The problem of illness is as well
TENDER POPPY
DOWN OFF WAYS
LIGHTHOUSE VESSEL HAD
BEEN UNDERGOING OVER
HAULING
Leaving the ways this morning
the lighthouse tender Poppy took
to the water after having been
thoroughly repaired and practical
ly rebuilt in. some parts.
The work on the tender employ
ed about 20 ship carpenters for the
past three weeks and some car
penters will be at work for some
i time before the vessel is ready for
duty.
Anew engine is to be installed
within the next week. This is a
Diesel oil burning engine and cost
$3,800. Other'work that has been
done and will be finished before
the ship is in shape for service,
will bring the total of expendi
tures on the vessel up to approxi
mately $9,000.
District Supervisor Of
Social Welfare Work To
Arrive In City Feb. 22
Miss Dorothy Griswold, district
supervisor of social welfare work
for the Emergency Relief Council
of the state, is expected to arrive
on Washington’s birthday for a
visit with the local council.
It is Miss Griswold's intention
to remain in Key West until
Thursday and be a guest at the
weekly luncheon of the Key West
Rotary Club where she is sched
uled to give a talk on her work.
PLACE YOUR CAR IN OUR
HANDS—Wbea we’re through,
yow’ll realise that the jwh is as
raw waat it.
Lou Smith Service Station
White and Catheriaa Pkaaa 522
appreciated as that of any social
problem by our people, and as
much effort and money go into it
as into our other efforts toward
ameliorating our lot. Yet it must
be included in a list often major
problems. The effort and apprecia
tion are still not enough though.
Herbert Spencer in attempting
to appraise the educational pro
gram concluded that of all know
ledge that is most worth having
was knowledge about health, and
also that the first requisite of life
was to be a healthy animal.
ITALIAN SHIP
WILL NOT REACH
HERE FEB. 21
EXACT DATE OF ARRIVAL
NOT KNOWN AS YET; MAY
OR MALONE ADVISED OF
DELAY IN MATTER
The training ship Colombo, of
the Italian navy, will not arrive
on February 21 as'was scheduled.
The axact date Of her arrival will
be announced as soon as advices
are received.
This information was received
by Mayor Wm. H. Malone, who has
planned an elaborate reception
for the official personnel of the
ship to which a number of local
folk have received invitations.
On her arrival at this port she
will be berthed at the pier of the
Porter Dock company and the
hours permitting visitors will be
announced,
Captain Ferdinando Casadi,
naval attache at the Italian lega
tion in Washington, will come to
I Key West and pay an official visit
j to the Colombo.
Band Concert At Bay view
Park Tomorrow Afternoon
Key West’s Municipal Band
will appear in concert tomorrow
afternoon in Bayview Park. The
concert will start at 4 JO and con
clude A 6 o'clock.
A program of selections and
modern numbers, including some
of the latest popular compositions
has been arranged by Director
Alfredo Barrow*.
During the afternoon speeches
will be made by several of the
city’s most popular and entertain
ing orators.
House Republicans Endorse
New Proposal For Repeal
Of Eighteenth Amendment
CITY FORCES GET
SMALL AMOUNTON
PAST DUE SALARY
COUNCIL AGREED AT REGU
LAR MEETING LAST NIGHT
TO ALLOW EMPLOYES AN
/ AMOUNT OF sl4
At the regular meeting of the
city council held last) night, it was
decided to make a small payroll
today for employes of the city.
This action was taken following
a petition from the men read at
the meeting, which stated they
were badly in need of some finan
cial assistance. It was agreed to
divide approximately S9OO cash on I
hand between the different em- j
ployes which figures about sl4 J
for each man. This was ordered
paid today to relieve the existing
situation.
The Singleton Machine Works
was awarded a contract for re
pairs to the fire apparatus at a.
cost of $29.35. This was the low
est of three bids received for the
work. The two other bidders and
amounts were William White’s
Machine Works, $32.50 and Mit
chell White’s Shop, $47.50.
It was ordered that a warrant
be drawn in favor of Charles Oli
vieri, assistant fire chief, for a
half month’s pay for services ren
dered, recently when he acted in
the capacity of chief during the
vacation of Fire Chief Baker.
A request was received from
Mrs. Andrew J. Page that a park
ing space for automobiles be set
aside in front of her business place
in order that she may be able to
give, curb service. On acount of
a fire plug being situated at that
corner, which is Fleming and
Duval, no cars are allowed to park
within a certain distance from the
hydrant. The request was that a
space be allowed just beyond that
distance. The matter was referred
to the ordinance committee.
A communication was received
from the Colored Woman’s Club
stating that the controversy that
had been carried on between two
different interests over jurisdic
tion of their park grounds had
been agreeably settled.
Florida Sails For Cuba
Taking 147 Passengers
The steamer Florida sailed yes
terday with 147 passengers for
Havana. Of these 58 arrived yes
terday morning from Tampa and
89 boarded the ship at Key West.
The Cuba arrived yesterday
afternoon 4 o’clock from Havana
with 119 passengers, 11 aliens,
from Cuba.
Tanker Ellen Jackson is due to
arrive tomorrow with a cargo of
49.000 barrels of fuel oil for the
F. E. C. R’y. company tanks. The
tanker left Mexico with a cargo
of 79,000 barrels of oil and stop
ped at Havana where 30,000 bar
rels were delivered.
Freighter Brazos of the Clyde-
Mallory lines arrived 7:15 o’clock
last night from Galveston. A large
! number of live turtles and ship-
I ments of cigars, sponges and sea
I food were sent to Charleston and
New York on the vessel which
sailed at 9:16.
NEW STYLE DIPLOMAS
AT WOMAN’S COLLEGE
(Hr iMadaitl Prnti
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 18.
—New style diplomas, much
smaller than those previously
used, will be iawaed to Jane
graduates of the Florida State
College for Women.
The diplomas will be 7)4 by 9
inches, and will be in book style.
They will be mounted m leather,
and bound with the school colors
of garnet and gold. The college
seal will appear on the cover.
The same wording as In
previous diplomas will, be used,
but it will be in a style
of lettering, 8. R. Doyle, college
registrar, said.
JAMES CORBETT
DIES TODAY OF
HEART AILMENT
FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION OF WORLD SUC
CUMBS IN ARMS 'OF HIS
WIFE AT NEW YORK
(By AuMlated PrM)
NEW YORK, Feb. 18 James
J. Corbett, 67, former heavy*
weight champion of the world,
died today of a heart ailment.
The last words Corbett spoke
were a couple of hours before
death when he said to Mrs. Cor
bett: “Kiss me darling."
She kissed him and he collapsed
in her arms. She sit holding his
head until he died.
Corbett was born at San Fran
cisco September 1, 1866, and was
one of a large family of chifdren
of Patrick Corbett, who came to
the United States from Ireland in
1854. Jim was graduated from
the Sacred Heart College at San
Francisco at the age of 16 and
later obtained a position in the
Nevada bank, which he retained
until he became a professional
pugilist.
ROOSEVELT AND
WALLACE CONFER
CLAIMED SENATOR CUTTING
DECLINED CABINET
POST
(It? Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Fab. 18—
President-elect Roosevelt call
ed into conference here to
day Henry Wallace, of lowa,
who he has in mind for his
secretary of agriculture.
CUTTING SAID TO
HAV.£ DECLINED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—
Senator Bronson Cutting, re
publican, of New Mexico, was
understood among his friends
on Capitol Hill today to hare
declined the portfolio of sec
retary of interior in the
Roosevelt administration.
Thomas L. Spencer, 35,
Dies Here This Morning
Thomas L. Spencer, 35, died 11
o’clock this morning in his home
at 1026 James street. Funeral
services will be held 4:30 o’clock
tomorrow afternoon from the resi
dence to the Congregational
church, Rev. E. R. Evans to of
ficiate.
Funeral arrangements will be
in charge of the Benjamin Lope*
Funeral Home.
Hr. Spencer is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Winnifred Spencer;
one daughter, Juanita • Elizabeth
Spencer; mother, Mm. Carrie
Spencer; three sisters, Mrs. Mar
tin Dugan, Mrs. Hue! Carey and
Mrs. Oscar Collins.
Many Of Relief Workers
Receive Pay Here Today
Employes of the Emergency Re
lief Council of Monroe county
who worked during the last period
of the week are receiving their
remuneration today.
The first pay for the week
amounted to $242 and was dis
tributed Thursday. Yesterday
another group received SSBB and
today the dmtribatien amounts to
$460.
Washington Birthday Et
DANCE
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For 53 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
PRICE FIVE CENT^
Estimates Federal Revenue
Would Be Greatly In
creased After Ratifica
tion Of Measure
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.
—The house republican wet
bloc today unanimously
adopted a resolution to sup
port the senate prohibition
repeal submission proposal
in the house Monday.
Representative Britten, Il
linois, in a statement said
the “republican wet group of
the house unanimously en
dorses passage of the senate
resolution to repeal the
Eighteenth Amendment.”
He estimated that federal
revenue amounting to many
millions of dollars would
flow into the treasury after
ratification by the states.
The statement said it was
the hope of the republican
group that every republican
member of the house would
vote for the senate, proposal.
INSTITUTE NEW
REBECCA LODGE
MRS. LORENE FRYE PRESIDES
AT CEREMONIES LAST
EVENING
Mrs. Lorene Frye, of Arcadia,
Florida, president of the Rebecca
Assembly of the state, last night,
in the lodge rooms of the Order
'Caballeros de la Lux. instituted
a Spanish speaking lodge of Rebec
cas.
Before the institution cere
monies Mrs. Frye delivered an ad
dress on the principles of the or
der. Sparkling Waters I/odge
Number 14, of Key West, confer
red the degrees after which the
lodge was instituted.
An elaborate program of insti
tution and initiation was carried
out, whilf 27 applicants became
charter members of the new or
ganisation which was named Lor
ene Rebecca Lodge Number 84.
Those taking part and officiat
ing in the ceremonies were: Mrs.
Nellie Johnson, -D. D. P,; Mrs.
Leona Coliins, Mrs. Camille Rob
inson, Mrs. Rue El wood, Mrs. Rose
Hoffman, F. F. Hoffman and Mrs.
Jennie French, conductor of Re
becca Assembly, of Leesburg, Fla.,
who is travelling in company with
Mrs. Frye.
Following are the officers of
Lorene Lodge: Josephine Esquin
a I do. noble grand; Marina Alvarex.
vice grand; Blanca Fernandez, re
cording secretary; Grace Albury,
financial secretary; Eugenia Cas
tro, treasurer. Appointive officer*
will be installed at the next meet
ing.
The visiting officials were pre
sented with bouquets of beauti
ful roses after which tee cream and
cake, provided by Cuban Lodge
Number IS, were served
While in Key West Mrs. Frye
and Mrs, French art the guest* of
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Hoffman, at
their home, 515 Simonton street.
Ralph Frye, husband of Mr*.
Frye, was in the government ser
vice during the world wer station
ed at Key West and is well known
to many Key Westers.
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