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Jfarf Mm THOMAS EDISON SAYS: "There is onljr one Fort Myers and 90 million people are going to find it out." TODAY'S NEWS TODAY The Press is a member of the Associated Praia and receives ita full leased wire service daily. VOI.4(h-KO. FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 3, 1930 PRICE: FIVE CENTS Itiwr nrnnnTA She's Cutest Young Cop Shoots Four Bandits Vtmeduction In NIORRO ia mm Gets GIVtNU Tax Opp osed By President 1 1 1 Present Financial Year To Show Deficit WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. P) President Hoover opposed continuance of reduced income taxes today in notifying congress a treasury deficit for this year is in prospect.

In his second annual budget message, he requested $3,932,842,000 to finance the government the next fiscal year. He also warned that appropriations looking beyond action in the next six months tc ameliorate unemployment and difficulties caused by the drought might result in another deficit in 1932. The detailed estimates for 1932 Included increases over current appropriations of $109,620,000 for veterans, $51,500,000 for federal aid roads, $10,330,000 for public buildings, $2,480,660 for "prohibi-tion enforcement, and $35,000,000 for the shipping board's construction loan fund. Decreases of for tax refunds," 000 for national defense, and for interest on the public debt were listed. As to taxes, cut one per rcent on 1929 incomes, he' said the outlook for heavy decrease in probable income and the necessity to increase public works and aid to employment does not warrant con enaie Doak Heads List -As Secretary Of Labor WASHINGTON, Dec.

3 JP) The -name of William N. Doak of Virginia to be secretary of labor headed the list' of more than 200 nominees sent to the senate by President Hoover today. Reuben Clark of Utah was named ambassador to Mexico; Hoffman Philip of New York was selected to represent the United States in Norway; Nicholas Roosevelt of New York, to be minister to Hungary, and J. Butler Wright of Wyoming to oe minister to Uruguay. Randolph Bryant was nominated to be a United States district judge of the eastern district of Texas.

Other nominations were: To be minister resident and consul general of Liberia, Charles E. Mitchell of West Virginia; to be member of the federal reserve board, Eugene Meyer of New York. Samuel E. Winslow was reappointed a member of the board of mediation. 'Charles D.

Mahaffie, who has bjjea serving under a recess appointment, was nominated to the interstate commerce commission ajd Frank McManamy, present chairmap of the commission, was reappointed. R. Harrison was reappointed to the federal farm loan board. Davis Burnet of Ohio was nominated commissioner of internal revenue Kerry J. Ansljnger oi rennsyi-aia was seiecieu be commissioner of narcotics.

James Walter Clift of Michigan was named examiner in chief of the United States patent office. Lawrence A. Glenn of Illinois and Lieut. Colonel George R. Spalding were named members of the Mississippi river commission.

Douglas MacArthur was named general while holding the office of chief of staff of the army. Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania, Thomas Page of Virginia, John Lee Coulter of North Dakota, Alfred P. Dennis of Maryland, Edgar B. Brossard of Utah and Ljncoln Dixon of Indiana were nominated to be members of the United States tariff commission.

i Charity Football Game Here Planned A football game between a group of local stars and the "town" team of an outside community will be played in the near future and proceeds turned over to charity if plans announced today by Earl Langley, fireman, are successful. Mr. Langley has called a meeting tonight of interested persons, particularly those who would form the line-up of the local team. The is scheduled for 8 o'clock 'alf the East End fire station. Sid Ellison has agreed to act aa coach, Mr.

Langley said. Several high school players would be used, stars of the season just closed and tlrose of other years, including Bartleson, Jones, Priest, Bishop, Bylaska, Buck Armeda, and Reece Smith. 1 Mr. Langley pointed out that he was not attempting' to interfere with announced plans for a postseason game between the local high school and some other school eleyen. Ha urged that officials of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, wnich has been given the suggestion for a post-season charity game, attend tonight's session.

No nit ntrunid PRIMARY COST WAS $600,000 Additional Funds Spent In Pa. Disclosed WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 l(JV) Chairman Nye of the senate cam paign funds committee said today his committee bad uncovered ex penditures of $272,312 i for the Davis-Brown primary ticket in Pennsylvania over the $368,962 reported to the committee last May. Nye read the total of $641,274 expenditures in concluding a session 1 of his committee to delve further into reports of discrepen-cies in the accounting of campaign funds spent for the ticket rheaded by Senator Davis and Francis Shunk Brown, gubernatorial candidate. A total of $19,500, he said, represented funds reported by county campaign treasurers as having been received from the Davis-Brown committee headed by Samuel Vauclain, but for which no accounting had been made the latter in reports either to- the secretary of state for Pennsylvania or the Nye committee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (JP) With James J. Davis seated as junior senator from Pennsylvania over its protest, the senate campaign funds committee today, resumed its (trail of expenditures for the Davis-Brown republican ticket in last May's primaries. Chairman Nye reported to the senate yesterday his committee had records of $368,962 having been spent for Davis and his gu bernatorial running mate, Francis Shunk Brown, but from recently disclosed evidence it was the committee's view the total would go well over $600,000. The senate ignored this, how ever, 'and seated Davis after rejecting 58 to 27 a resolution by Nye to refer the former labor secretary's credentials to the campaign funds committee.

After the vote, Nye predicted a further examination would disclose Davis-Brown expenditures in ex cess of a million dollars. The first witness before the committee today, George F. Wa ver, of Philadelphia, testified on a 75,000 claim for an unpaid printing bill against the Davis-Brown organization. Estimating $24,000 was spent in Davis' in-(Continued on page six) NON-RESIDENT. TAXPAYERS ARE URGED TO PAY Letter Sent Out Today Asks Outsiders To Aid City Maintain Credit Letters to all delinquent non resident taxpayers of the City of Fort Myers urging them to pay their taxes were mailed out this morning by W.

R. Wallace, deputy tax collector. The letter, in part, follows: "In making this appeal to you for the amount of taxes due the City of Fort Myers, we do so with keen appreciation of the fact that general financial conditions are perhaps largely responsible for your delinquency. We believe, however, that you, like all others, would like to maintain and protect your investment here. To that end we are urging your serious consideration of the necessity of coming to the aid of the city ad ministration in its efforts to place the operation of the city on an economical basis.

"Some municipalities that have defaulted on their obligations have been required by the courts to make still higher levies to meet tax It is not possi ble that such a situation will be lau fort Myers jor the reason that we are not heavily bonded, and there is every reason to believe that our obligations can and will be met without serious em barrassment "Florida, on account of the many interests directed this way, will be the first to feel the reaction from the passing Con sider what it will mean to have investments in such a favorably located city as Fort Myers. "Fort Myers has had no bank failures. It has had only tempor ary default on its bond interest (Continued on page three) ATN AS SENATOR Political Composition of Senate Completed WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 Morrow was administered the oath, today as senator ivora New Jersey. Mr.

Morrow's entry completed the membership of the senate. The New Jersey senator was accompanied to the dais of Vice-president Curtis by Senator Kean, of New Jersey, at the beginning; of the session to receive the oath. Mrs. Morrow and the senator's daughter, Elizabeth, were in the gallery but Colonel and Mrs. Charles A.

Lindbergh did not come to Washington. The political composition of the senate for this session now stands: republicans, 53; democrats, 42; farmer-labor, 1. This is a gain of three for, the democrats, who will have 40 seats in the next senate. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3--P) Congress found plenty of work for itself today while" its party kaders were absorved in legislation to provide work for the job less.

Important nominations including that of William N. Doak to be labor secretary and debate on the Couzens bus bill occupied the senate, while the house took up its annual task of appropriating for the regular needs of the gov ernment. From critical democratic state ments which followed the presl terns recommendation tor an emergency unemployment appropriation of $100,000,000 or it was inferred in con giessionai circles tnat tne proposal has a stormy legislative cysge There was more unanimity, however, on the pres ident drought relief proposals, Senator Robinson, the democratic leader, has introduced a Mil, with republican support, which would irovide a fund of $60,000,000 for seed and feed loans. Chairman McNary of the senate agriculture committee, plans to bring it before his groun for con sideration later in the week. The problem of finding a dis- tosition for Muscle Shoals, of sreat strategic importance in plans for the session, again cn- the conference committees.

MoNary, chairman of the con-( Continued on page two) CONVENTION OF ARCHITECTS TO HELD HERE Sessions Will Open Fridav: About 100 Expected To Attend About 100 architects and their wives will be in Fort Myers Fri day and Saturday of this week to attend the annual convention of the Florida Association of Archi tects. N. G. Walker, local archi tect, is president of the associa tion. Sessions of the convention will be held on the roof garden of the Morgan hotel and at the municipal auditorium.

Features of the two day program will be addresses by It. A. Henderson, and prom- ifient architects of the state, a dinner and dance on Friday even- ing, and a boat trip up the Ga-lcosahatchee river: The first session will be held at the Morgan hotel Friday morning at 9:30. The convention will ad journ at 12 o'clock for lunch, and will reconvene at 1:30. Adjourn ment will be at 2:15, followed by a golf tournament at the Fort Myers Golf course, and a boat trip up the Caloosahatchee.

At 7 In the evening there wfl a fine arta dinner and ball. Saturday's session will be held at the municipal auditorium, and will be called to order at The con-' tntton will adjourn at 12:30 for luncheon, reconvening on the Morgan roof garden at 2. Final nt'Journment will be at 3 p.m. Saturday. FIBKMEN HURT SANTIAGO, Chile.

Dec. 3 --Five firemen were injured and half a block of buildings was burned to the ground in a spec tacular blaze which lasted all night The property damage was MANY TOURISTS REGISTERING AT CHAMBER OFFICE Recent Campaign Bearing Results; List of Names Is Announced As a result of a recent campaign by the Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce urging tourists to register, the following names were reported up to noon today. All visitors are urged to register at the Chamber offices in the Post-office arcade. Among the registrants is one from London, England. Massachusetts, New York and Indiana top the list from the standpoint of the number of persons from these states registering.

The complete list follows: Alabama: Mrs. Parker St. Clair and William, Birmingham. California: Mr. and Mrs.

A. D. Hollstein, Long Beach; Mr. and Mrs. W.

G. Swinney, Long Beach; Dan Eikenberry of Los Angeles. Colorado: Walter Colton of Pagosa Springs. Connecticut: E. J.

a 1 Bridgeport; Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Gauch, New Haven; the Rev.

and Mrs. George Brown, Stratford. England: Mr. and Mrs. Staney C.

David, London, N. Florida: C. E. Van Gulick, Jacksonville; Mrs. S.

B. Cooke, Miami; Miss Addie Rickard, Miami; Mr. and Mrs. B. P.

Turner, St. Peters burg. Georgia: Mr; and Mrs. E. A.

Matthews, Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ezwell, Eatonton. Hawaii: Mrs. Charles C.

Webb, Honolulu. Illinois: 1 Mrs. Lina Andell, F. Burgdorff, Carlinville; Mr, and Mrs. C.

E. Jurz, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. John Houston, Evanston; Catherine J. S.

Roller, Polo; Mrs, W. N. Phillips, Rock Island; Mrs. W. J.

Phillips, Rock Island; Mr. and Mrs. E. J- Cochran, Sterling. Indiana: Mrs.

E. C. Hathaway, Brookville; Mr. and Mrs. John W.

Remington Elkhart; G. H. Thatch er, Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. M.

W. Eikenberry, Kokomo. Kentucky: Russell Pfohl, Louisville; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce F.

Reed Winchester. Maine: Curtis A. Perry, Bridge-ton. Massachusetts: Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Corbit and daughter, Bos ton; Miss Anna Boston; Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Warren, Greenfield; W.

J. Crawford, Lowell; Dr. R. J. Meigs, Lowell; Arthur W.

Proctor, Salem; Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Pulcifer, Warwick.

Maryland: Miss Ruth Tederick, Cumberland. Michigan: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stewart, Battle Creek; Miss Eliz-rbeth Affleck, Bay City; Hiram J. Hawkins, Bay City; Mrs.

Anna I eaird, State City; Matt Ryan, Bay City; and Mrs. W. J. Stark, Flint; Mr. and Mrs.

C. Ed win Thies, Travers Ctiy. Minnesota: C. V. MeGraw, Ka- sota.

New Jersey: H. J. Fallot, Hack- ensack; Miss Elizabeth Hadley, Merchants ville; Mr. and Mrs. J.

Miller, Newark; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Morton, West Creek.

New York: John D. Bordwell. Albion; Harry E. Ingram, Albion; i and Mrs. M.

W. Pilon, Albion; Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ingersoll, Angola; F.

B. Matson, Baldwins-, ville; Max Weiss, New York; Mr. 8i Mrs. J. S.

Ford, Buffalo; Mrs. Carrie Edington, Dundee: Mr. and Mrs. F. L.

Price, Dundee; J. Er-win Wilson, Dundee; C. M. Davis, Marietta; 0. Grunwald, New York; Mr.

and Mrs. R. J. Norton, Otter Lake; William Vivian, Otter Lake; Mr. and Mrs.

D. J. O'Connor, Rochester. Ohio: Mr. and Mrs.

Franklin Ooheen, Canton; Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Dierdorff, Columbus; Miss Jessie Andreus, Cincinnati; Mr.

and Mrs. George N. Devou, and Miss (Continued on page three) ASSASSINATION FOILED MADRID, Dec. 3 () Joquim uigo, a reporter on the newspaper El Sol, today attempted to assassinate Premier Berenguer in he dictator's own office. Aa Berenguer entered to greet reporters gathered there, Lligo fired one shot.

Before he could fire a sec ond he was overpowered by guards Tech's Fairest There were 29 candidates for the title of college beauty at Louisiana Tech this year, but how could lovely Margery Dyson, tbove, with her long curls and wavy hair, be beat? Margery, Voted the prettiest lives In Alexandria, La. ANNUAL SUPPLY BILLS RECEIVED BY HOUSE TODAY First Measure Reflects Ad- ministration's Effort At Economizing Dec. 3 (IP) The administration's efforts at economy were reflected today in the first of the big annual govern-Hent supply bills. The house received from its appropriation committee the bill for the treasury and post office, carrying $1,083,553,943 for the fiscal year 1932. The outlay is $86,906,095 less than of for the two departments in the current fiscal year, and lower than budget A reduction of $104,000,000 in the- allotment for tax Tefunds largely is reponsible for the saving, although there is an increase of $10,177,220 for public building cinstruetion.

The post office department received $841,803,917, an increase cf $4,977,620 over this year but $7,040,1 40 less than the budget. The treasury was given 026 or $91,883,715 less than this year and $13,686,270 less than ludget, estimates. Outstanding among the postal appropriations was $20,000,000 for the domestic airmail service, an increase of $5,000,000 over the present year, and $36,600,000 for transportation of foreign mails, un increase of $7,100,000 due large ly to air mail service to Latin Amtrica. Under the' treasury operating allotments a total of $87,924,450 was set aside for public buildings construction, of which a lump sum of $61,305,000 was granted for continuation of existing projects, i Tha internal revenue bureau was given $59,962,560, or less than this year, due to anticipated decrease in tax refunds, and $12,154,140 less than Ludget estimates. Of the total $26,000,000 is set aside for tax refunds.

The coast guard was allowed $::2,897,582 an increase of but $413,160 less than the budget. Of this, $1,600,000 is for construction and $2,400,000 for re-peir of vessels, while $20,640,000 is for pay and food for personnel. The sum of $11,910,054 was allotted the public health service, art increase of $780,215, largely dim to increased hospital services. The secret service was given (Continued on page two) i I 4 (A. I i 'M ir Patrolman Doininiok Griffo, a rookie of two years ox the New York police force, never had been particularly proficient at pistol practice.

But when four bandits attempted to hold im the patrons of a cafe in which Griffo was seated, off duty, he dropped all of them, with (tlx shots and then subdued a less -seriously wounded one with his empty (run. Three of the prisoners were in a serious condition. GOVERNMENT TO SPEND MORE ON PUBLIC WORKS Military Functions Absorb 41.11 Cents From Ev-ery Dollar WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. (JP) An increase of $83,401,933 in the cost of public works to be con structed icy the government in jt.32 as compared with last was Tecommended to congress today ly President Hoover.

In his second budget message the executive asked for a total of $402,510,579 for publip works in 1532 as compared to $319,108,646 in the present 1931 fiscal year rnd $270,513,476 in the 1930 year. Among the larger items for the Lptihlic works program are 805,000 for public buildings and $125,000,000 for highway construction. The cost of the highway construction made the public works program of the department of agriculture the largest of any with a total of $142,759,530, an increase ot $49,021,133, over the present year. It in turn was $3,500,000 greater than in 1930. The War Department came sec-end in the public works cost with a total of $96,324,627, which included the Panama Canal expenditures.

The amount was more than for the present year and $13,000,000 more than spent in 1930. Of the war department public vorks expenditures for the 1932 fiscal year $72,271,637 was for ncn-military projects. The 1 treasury's public works l-rogram, in addition to the public building program, called for a new coast guard academy to cost $1,640,000 and $3,000,000 for purchase of buildings sites in Washington, bringing its total expendi ture under this head to coo. The navy was allotted 100 of which $10,000,000 would be st ent in building barracks, shops, btngars, floating dry docks, sea walls and piers, and $178,100 for improving roads, railroads, walks, landing fields, seaplane runways and grounds. The department of Justice's pro gram called for total expenditures of $2,514,135 to be used in con traction work at existing pris ons and extension of its building program.

The interior department's pro gram of public works was esti mated to cost $37,440,623 for 932, an increase $7,000,000 over the present year and $21,000,000 more than in 1930. The major project was the Boulder Canyon dam for which $17,000,000 was asked. The department of commerce was given $3,215,100 under the program. Of the amount $1,441, TOO would be spent on aviation, $320,000 on the lighthouse service, and $448,500 on fish cultural stations. The executive offices and inde pendent establishments came in Lot a total of $19,065,316 of which hospitals, homes and other build ii'gs for care of war veterans a Blonds are not the whole show at Meredith College, Raleigh, Ji.

for charming Nell Baker, above, who is a brunet, was ad- iudced the cutest co-ed on the campus. Miss Baker is a resident of Ahoskie, N. C. AGED ATTORNEY DEFENDS NEGRO IN COURT HERE Col. Pope, 70-Year-Old Lawyer, Returns To Criminal Bar The return of Colonel L.

G. Pope, seventy-year-old attorney who has practiced law for more than forty years, to the criminal bar was the only interesting feature of two uninteresting sessions of circuit court' today. This morning Colonel Pope de fended Samuel Williams, negro, on charges of breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor. The case was given to the jury shortly after noon, and a verdict had not een returned early this Trial of the case commenced at 9 o'clock this morning, and consumed the entire morning session. Colonel Pope likewise was the principal figure in the second degree murder trial scheduled for this afternoon.

Hosey Thomas, negro, is being tried on the homicide charge. Colonel Pope volunteered to defend him immediately after he was indicted by the grand jury several weeks ago. The law requires the court to appoint an attorney to defend a man charged with murder, if that man cannot afford to retain a lawyer. Eff ie Hudson, hegress, and Lawrence Johnson, negTo, was acquitted yesterday of second degree murder charges in connection with the fatal stabbing of Laura Edwards, negress, in a Safety Hill cabaret last summer. The pair obtained their release on a sell defense plea.

S. Watt Lawler served as their attorney. Trials scheduled for remainder of the week Ho not attract widespread public interest, the majority of them involving minor charges. Next week, however, will pro vide a striking contrast, with the trial of Dr. F.

K. Armstrong and his attendant, Mrs. Josie Hamilton, under arrest on manslaughter charges scheduled to begin at 10 o'clock Monday morning. The manslaughter charges grew out of the death of Miss Doris Virginia Long, former Fort Myers school teacher, at Dr. Armstrong's sanitarium on the night of October 13.

A list of veniremen for next week was drawn this morning, but the names drawn are being withheld from publication Following the Armstrong trial will be the trial of Angelo D'Alle-sandro, J. W. Studstill, J. B. His- ler, and L.

B. Bryant on charges of attempted arson. This case shares interest with the Armstrong case, and a packed house is expected to witness it. With the disposal of this case, the fall term of Lee county circuit court is expected to adjourn. JURAL SCHOOli STUDIED WASHINGTON, Dec.

3 (P)- Hural school supervision in the south will be chalked up on the blackboard this month for inten sive study, in the hope directors Miay improve the grade. William John Cooper, federal cammission ev of education, announced today that state and county rural school leaders in 13 states would confer with federal educational author! ties' at Hot Springs, Decem ber 15 and 16. tinuation of the reduction. The president opposed attempts to meet the impending deficit by reduction of the statutory redemption of the public debt, now amounting to per annum. He continued.

"Nor do I look with' concern upon this moderate deficit, for the current fiscal year, which in fact, amounts to less than 5 per cent of the total government expenditure. The adverse balance fan be met by reducing the general fund bal ance from the amount in it at the beginning of the year; supplemented, if necessary, by temporary borrowing by the treasury. "When we recollect that bur budget has yielded large surpluses-for the last 11 years, which have enabled us to retire the public debt, in addition to retirements required by law, to the extent of nearly $3,500,000,000 we can confidently look forward to the res-toration of such surpluses with the recovery of the economic ituation, and thus the absorption of any temporary borrowing that may be necessary. "It will probably be necessary for congress to appropriate additional money for expenditure within the present fiscal year in Older to increase employment anc to provide for the drought situation. While this will.

operate to increase the amount of the deficit as above estimated, I believe such increase can be accommodated by the methods indicated. On the other hand, no appropriations should be made for such purposes which look beyond such action as will ameliorate the immediate ituation during the next six months." If congress appropriates cautiously, Mr. Hoover estimated the 1932 fiscal year would end with a $30,600,000 surplus. "This is not a time when we can afford to embark upon any new or enlarged ventures of government," he emphasized. "It will tax our every resource to expand in directions providing1 employment during the next few months upon already authorized projects.

"I realize that, naturally, there will be before the congress this session many legislative matters involving additions to our estimated expenditures for 1932, and the plea of unemployment will be advanced as reasons for many new ventures, but no reasonable view of the outlook warrants uch pleas as apply to expenditures in the 1932 budget. I have full faith in acting upon these matters the congress will give due consideration to our financial outlook, I am satisfied that in the absence cf further legislation imposing any considerable burden upon our 1932 finances we can close that year with a balanced buAget. "When we stop to consider tha we are progressively smorti.in? (Continued on page-two) and hustled away to prison. estimated at $60,000.. (Continued on page two).