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VOLUME LIV. No. 67.
ZANGARA PUT TO DEATH TODAY
Arrival Of Spring Brings Heavy
Snow ToSome Parts With Floods
Menacing Many Other Localities
Heavy Storm Imperils
Shipping On Atlantic
And Pacific; Damage
In Texas From Wind
(Or Associate ft Press)
Winter took its last of
ficial wallop at the nation
today and provided a set
ting of snow, ice, sleet,
slosh and floods for the
inauguration of Spring.
A glance at the weather
map of the nation was
like a review of the season
instead of happenings of
the day.
While residents of the
Ohio Valley in Ohio and
Kentucky were fleeing
their homes in boats in
face of the greatest flood
since 1913, residents in
parts of the Middle West
and West were digging
out of a foot-deep of
snow.
At least seven persons
are dead as a result of
floods. The wind uproot
ed trees and blew several
houses from their founda
tions near Victoria, Tex
as.
Shipping was imperiled
on the Atlantic and Pa
cific, and vessels in dis
tress asked for assist
ance. The Great Lakes
were also storm-tossed.
SHIP BODY OF
COUTERMARSH
GOES TO MIAMI WHERE SERV.
ICES AND BURIAL WILL
TAKE PLACE
Th* body of Henry W. Couter
mftrth was Kent yesterday after
noon to Miami where services will
be held from the home at 2159 N.
W. 19th street from there to one
of the Episcopal churches. Mr.
Coutermarsh came in on the Ha
vana Special Saturday, was taken
to the Marine hospital where he
died a few hours later. Mrs.
Coutertnamh, who accompanied
her husband to Key West left the
afternoon of his death for the
home.
Mr. Coutermarsh was bom May
24, 1880, in Canaan, N. H. He,
came to Key West a a a member j
of the U. S. A. hospital corps. He ;
was instrumental in reorganising;
B. H. McCatla Camp No. 5, United!
Spanish War Veterans in 1920 1
and was post commander of the!
organisation. Leaving Key West t
he was transferred to General,
John J. Pershing Camp No. 10, in!
Miami, and was camp chaplain. ;
Mrs. Coutermarsh is also weir
known in Keg West. She was the!
organiser of the local U. S. W. V. j
auxiliary, department of Florida.!
and was the first provisional press- !
dent of the organisation.
Secretary Of Navy To
Cooperate In Efforts
To Reopen Local Yard
WILCOX WORKSON
BILL TO INCLUDE
MUNICIPALITIES
AMENDMENT ASKED THAT
DEBT-RIDDEN CITIES BE
ALLOWED TO ADJUST IN
DEBTEDNESS /
By PAUL MAY
Special Washington Correspondent
•I The Cittern
WASHINGTON, Mkrch 20—
Assured of the constitutionality
of his proposal, Congressman
Mark Wilcox has requested an
on his bill to include
municipalities in the provisions of
the bankruptcy law.
Congressman Wilcox said he has
conferred with some of the lead
ing constitutional lawyers of the
country and received their assur
ance the measure is constitutional.
An attempt by Senator Fletcher,
Florida, to have such a measure
included in the bill during the
last congress was defeated, main
ly, it is understood, because some
senators were afraid it was not
constitutional and that inclusion
of it would kill the chances of the
whole measure.
The amendment asks that debt
ridden municipalities be allowed
to adjust their indebtedness ac
cording to their ability to pay.
Wilcox, asked the judiciary
committee, to which the measure
was referred, to give it preferred
status as legislation.
He said he is hopeful of early
action on it. The committee has
set no date for the hearing as
yet.
ROOSEVELT SIGNS
ECONOMY MEASURE
GIVES PRESIDENT POWER TO
SLASH VETERANS’ COM
PENSATION
Of Auwlitr<l Press)
WASHINGTON, D.
C., March 20.—-Presi
dent Roosevelt today
signed into a law the
economy bill empower
ing him to slash vet
erans* compensations
and government sal
aries.
This was the second
of emergency measures
to be signed by the
president.
The third one, the
beer bill, is expected
shortly at the White
I House.
Hhe liep Citizen
Head Of Department At
Washington Replies To
Letter Sent' By Chamber
Of Commerce
Secretary of the Navy
Claude L. Swanson gives his
assurance that the question
of re-opening the naval sta
tion at Key West will be
given his attention, in a let
ter written to the chamber
of commerce which follows:
“1 am in receipt of your
letter of March 13th, and in
reply wish to state that I
appreciate very much the
congratulations and evi
dences of good will expressed
by the Key Weft Chamber of
Commerce. Please thank
them in setting forth their
views in relation to the Key
West station, which will have
my full and careful con
sideration.**
Under date of March 13 the
Key West chamber of commerce
wrote Mr. Swanson a letter of
congratulation on his appoint
ment as secretary of the navy and
setting forth the hope that he
would give the matter of the
naval station at Key West his at
tention.
“My dear Secretary Swanson:
"The Key West Chamber of
Commerce wishes to take this op
portunity of congratulating you
on your recent appointment as
secretary of the United States
Navy.
“We have long needed southern
representation in this position,
and especially a man who is
familiar with the requirements of
the navy and whose state has
naval bases.
“In the last administration Key l
West suffered a severe blow when
our navy yard was ordered closed
and the Seventh Naval District
headquarters moved from Key
West to Charleston, S. C. Key.
West, together with a number of
other Florida cities protested
vigorously, but as you know, to
no avail.
“You have stated that it is your
intention to restore the American
navy to its full strength. May
we hope to have your sympathy
j and co-operation in re-opening the
| Key West navy yard, or in having
! a submarine base established here,
since Key West is the 'Gateway to
1 South America.’
“Assuring you of our deep ap
-1 preciatioa far your eonsidera
| tion.
| “Very truly yours,
1 “KEY WEST CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.”
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KEY WEST. FLORIDA, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1933.
FRANCE TO PAY
UNITED STATES •
ITS WAR DEBIB
PREMIER CLAIMS AMOUNT OF
$19,000,000 WILL BE SENT
\ AS SOON AS MATTER IS FI
NALLY SETTLED
(Ur A ■■eclated Press)
PARIS, March 20—
Premier Edouard Dala
dier, it was believed in
the chamber of depufffes
lobbies today, is ready
to declare shortly for
payment of a $19,000,-
000 loan owed the Uni
ted States.
He is unexpected to
to make the payment
an issue of confidence
of his government, but
would, it is believed
give it government sup
port the moment he**
satisfied the chamber
majority is available.
H. CAREY DIES
TIBS MORNING
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
CONDUCTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON
Henry W. Carey, 55 years of
age, died 4 o’clock this morning in
the residence, 910 Grinnell street,
after a long illness. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow af
ternoon, 4:30 o’clock from the
residence to Ley Memorial
church, Rev. Holmes Logan of
ficiating. /
• Mr.’ Carey is survived by his,
widow, Mrs. Ellen M. Carey; one
daughter, Miss Miriam E. Carey;
one son, Norman W. Carey, West
Palm Beach, who arrived last Fri
day; mother, Mrs. Mary D. Carey,
of Miami.
Knights of the Golden Eagle
and Improved Order of Red Men,
of which the deceased was a mem
ber will attend in a body and the
pallbearers will be selected from
these orders.
Lopez Funeral Home will be in
charge of arrangements.
SHIPPING BOARD
POSTS CONFIRMED
CONE, LINCOLN AND TODD
THOSE RECEIVING
NOMINATION
■
(Rjr A—eleteft PtrtM)
WASHINGTON, March 20.
—Th* saasts today confirm
od nomination* of Hatch I.
Caaa. Florida; Gatewood S.
Liacola. California, aad Da
vid W. Todd, f New York, as
ambtri af da shipping
hoard.
COLORED WOMAN
GIVEN HEARING
Wfoiren Harris, colored, charg
ed with smash and battery on
Richard Farrow, colored, was giv
|a. a hearing in the court of Jus
, tce af the Peace Frank O. Rob
erta this morning.
The judge heard the evidence
pnd decided that it was sufficient
land remanded her to jail hi do
‘fault of $l9O bond.
tIOOSEEI ESCIVESASSASSNS 5 SHIS: |
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~i.—— ■■
Headlines tell the story of the swift course of justice acting in
the case of Giuseppe Zangara, whose attempt to kill President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt February IS caused the death of Mayor Anton Car
mak of Chicago. Zangara took His death sentence sullenly.
Donald White, Murder
Suspect, Fatally Shot
All NATIONS TO
BE INCLUDED IN
NEW PEACE PLAN
PREMIER MacDONALD MAKES
STATEMENT IN INTER
VIEW DEALING WITH IM
PORTANT SUBJECT
(Dr Associated Press)
ROME, March 20.—Mussolini's
new peace plan will not be
limited to Great Britain, France,
Germany and Italy, but will em
brace the whole continent, even
the United States to a certain ex
tent, Premier Ramsay Mac-
Donald said in an interview to
day.
I
MacDonald refused to divulge
any details, but said “our whole
idea is to open up the possibility
of a complete agreement not be
tween two, three, four, five or six
powers, but all the nations con
cerned.
The official Italian pronounce
ment yesterday said, “collabora
tion of the four powers” was pro
posed in Premier Mussolini’s plan,
but no details were made public.
TANKER ADELLEN
ARRIVES HI PORT
The tanker Adellen arrived in
port last night from Amsterdam,
Holland, with a cargo of 2,800,-
000 gallons of creosote. At 2
o’clock this morning cargo was
being pumped into the tanks of
; the Trrmountaia which arrived
! last week from New York.
! When the Adellen has been re-1
Jieved of 2,000.000 gallon-* of the;
cargo both vessels will leave, the |
Adellen to Galveston and the Tri-j
mountain to porta on the Pacific:
coast.
The vessels are consigned to the
Porter Dock company.
PROVIDES FOR MOURNERS ,
I NEW YORK Morgan Curtiss!
of this city provided In hi* will
I for • hotel banquet to mournersj
• who attended his funeral. *
(Sr Associate* Press >
NEW( ORLEANS, March 20—
Donald Wjiite, suspected of mur
der and bank robbery, was fatally
shot today in a gun battle with
officers at Slidell, Louisiana, near
here and his alleged* confederate,
Martin Jarvis, and a woman, ware
arrested.
New Orleans police said Jarvis
confessed to participating in slay
ing two sisters at Sarasota, Flor
ida, March 12. He and White
also had been sought for a bank
robbery here February 24.
The arrest of the trio had been
requested by New Orleans police,
and Slidell officers said White
fired upon them from a cabin at
a tourist camp. They returned
the fire, fatally wounding him. He
died shortly afterwards.
White and Jarvis were wanted
by Sarasota officers in connection
with the slaying of Mrs. Birdie
Lee Clements, 23, and her sister,
Mrs. Lacey Dyle, 28.
The bank robbery for which
they were wanted here was $14,-
000 from the Dryades Market j
Branch Canal Bank and Trust j
Company, February 24.
CRIMINAL COURT
JURY GETS MONEY
Jurors, who served at the term
of criminal court last week, are
receiving their pay today from
Clerk C. Sam B. Currjr.
When court convened last Mon
day morning the clerk advised
that no funds for paying the jury
were available, advice* to this ef
fect having been received from
Tallahassee.
This morning the clerk an
nounced that the check for jurors'
pay had been received and he
ready this afternoon to make the
disbursements.
STRAND THEATER
THE BITTER TEA OF
GENERAL YEN
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Justice Meted Out
Quickly For Slaying
Of Chicago’s Mayor
ITALIAN WHO MADE ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF
ROOSEVELT BUT KILLED CERMAK IN
STEAD, WALKED TO DEATH CHAIR AT
RAIFORD TODAY UNAIDED; ASSASSIN DE
FIANT AND VAIN TO LAST
lßy Associate* Press)
RAIFORD State Prison, March 20.—While
heavy rainstorm beat upon flattops of the state
prison, Giuseppe Zangara, assassin of Mayor Anton
J. Cermak, of Chicago, paid for his crime in the elec
tric chair.
Defiant and vain to the last, Zangara hurled
invectives at “capitalists,” and wanted his picture
taken in the death chamber.
He blamed capitalists for his mad attack on
President Roosevelt when he shot five other persons
instead at Miami February 15.
* Shaking off his guards with the assertion “Don't
hold me, 1 no fraid that chairr ZW*g*r*TVlked Un
aided to his death.
Before taking his seat in the chair, he glanced
about the death chamber to see if any photographers
were on hand. •
Told there would be none, Zangara shouted, “No
pictures—capitalists—all capitalists—lousy bunch
crooks.”
DISPLAYED GREAT NERVE
After the straps were adjusted the attendant
stepped back saying, “All ready, Joe.” Zangara re
plied, “Well, why don’t you throw the switch.”
Four physicians, who examined his brain and
stomach, reported they found Zangara’s brain “per
fect” on cross examination.
They said: “A microscopic examination will be
made later. We found he had a chronically-diseased
gallbladder which caused chronic indigestion but he
is a healthy, well nourished individual. In our opinion
this man was regarded as sane and also regarded
medically as criminally responsible for the crime for
which he was executed.”
Before the execution, Zangara told Commission
er Mayo he was not sorry, he killed Cermak and shot
Mrs. Gill and others. He said he would try to kill
President Roosevelt at once if he had his liberty.
Shortly before the death march began a minister
was sent to the death cell* but Zangara shouted he
wanted no minister and told the prison chaplain, “Get
out of here.”
Busy Bee Bakery
Gets Goad Results
From Ad In Citizen
Fifteen asinntsu after The
Cittern had keen dafcvered
Saturday, ardert warn retting
in at the Bsf Bee Baker?
fer Betty Cracker’s Milk
Ckncslnte Cake, the new
pastry which Mr. Breatiey is
intrndnciag in Key Wat
“Since Setardey.** says
Mr. Brantley, “we hers keen
constantly kept hnsy fitting
erders far dm dr lie isms sake.
Ia as watt pleased fraas re
sells received frees this ad* #
For 63 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
PRICE FIVE CENTS
i Sysody At lie*
For Jo* Zanfirt the law had
no delay*.
Twenty-fU day after he sent
fiw telkrti whistling in 4tm
lion f the tbn prtiiltntt
he owe in the death hottM, *v>
fenced to the electric chair be
cava* (me of those oaMeta nsuit
*d in the death of Mayor Anton J.
Cerwiak, of Chicago.
That sentence meant that in
just a trifle more than a month
from that tragedy-laden niebr. in
crowded Bay Front Park,
Florida, the mder-dnd amaukin
who loufht to kill hoicawae he had
a stomach-ache would say hi* bud
words, take h* but few step*.
Justice moved swiftly. Her* are
ita steps:
frWwry If.—A woman'* **f
flan* arm prevents the wtwiM*
U*m of Franklin f>. RooeooeH.
the* president-elect. Fire are
wounded. Zaafxra arrested.
”• am peer.** sap* Zaa*rs. "I
always hoe* fow peer. My ye*.
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