The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 18, 1926, Page 8

®AGE EIGHT UNITED STATES CLOSES DOOR T0 NOTED COUNTESS EXCLUDED FROM ENTERING COUNTRY FOLLOWING DE-) TENTION BY IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The} FOUR MEXICANS INDICTED FOR ' AMERICAN GOVERNMENT _IS- SUES ORDERS TO CLOSE BOR- DER TOWN TO AMERICAN | VISITORS IN FUTURE | (By Associated Press) SAN DIEGO, Feb. i18.—Four men; ATTACK ON cIRISs | berto J. Pani, minister of , finance, ! we RS we Sen ee THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | TELEGRAPHIC BES | (By Associated Press) | MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18.—Al- is suffering from a severe attack of influenza. | | WASHINGTON, Feb. full investigation, the department of that contempt proceedings against 18.—After | justice has reached the conclusion | EDITOR OF WALL STREET JOURNAL ARRIVES. IN CITY HUGH BANCROFT IS HERE AWAITING ARRIVAL OF C. W. BARRON’S MAGNIFICENT AND PALATIAL HOUSEBOAT ' I Hugh Bancroft, editor of the Wall Street Journal, is in the city, await- door to the United States is closed have been indicted for the attacking |the Aluminum Company of America ing to join Mrs. Bancroft, C. W. Bar- to the Countess of Cathcart because | she eloped several years ago with the Earl of Craven, leaving a hus- jan order to further close the border} band in England. The episode, admitted by countess, has brought into action against her the “moral turpitude” provision of the immigration law and! Secretary Davis, of the labor depart- ment, has ordered her excluded from this country. The secretary rendered his deci sion last night after considering the | of | recommendations of the board review that heard pleas in her be- half by her counsel and others in- terested in her case. clared exclusion was mandatory un der the law and that it left him n exercise of discretion. One chance to get info this country re- mains to the Countess Vera, now held at Ellis Island. Her attorneys plan to request of New York a writ of habeas corpus which if issued * would cause a review of the law and might grant the countess permission | to enter under bond. Exclusion of the countess is not the first case of the sort, Secretary Davis declared adding that he was. bound to decide the question solely on the evidence submitted. The National Woman’s which had urged visitor, followed announcement of ~.the decision with a protest against Party, the exclusion as an official “recog, | moral standard | nition of a double which women are determined to de- ‘stroy in our social system and which, they will cétainly not tolerate in our government.” Appearing at the hearing on Mon-! con- | day spokesmen for the party tended that the countess should be permitted to land as was her elope- ment companion who then was in this country with his wife. The Earl of Craven left New York for Can- ada, however, just before a labor de- partment warrant for his arrest pre- liminary to exclusion was issued. It awaits him now at New York but it likely will remain unserved, for he! plans to sail for Bermuda this month. protested against egitiaion oe her! former rival, announced in New York that-she was going to Montreal to “mother that wild boy.” She _call-| ed the immigration authorities “dolts” and the exclusion order “disgusting.” Miss Alice Paul, “‘Woman’s Party, declared Mr. Davis’ i decision is “an amazing instance of discrimination against women in the enforcement of our laws.” Con- sidering, she said, “the fact that we have admitted to our country and have even received as honored guests, numbers of men who were known to have the same records as Countess of Catheart this action of our government against a woman is unjustifiable.” The case, she added, “spurs us on, im an effort to have’ enacted the equal rights amended to the con- stitution.” FAREWELL DINNER DANCE LAST NIGH ENJOYABLE AFFAIR TAKES PLACE AT LA CONCHA HOTEL A farewell dinner was given last evening at the Hotel La Concha for Miss Marjorie Lovering, who was visiting in the city, by a party of friends. There was dancing during and after dinner. Besides Miss Lovering, the follow- ing young people were present: Miss Beulah Roberts, Miss Mary Phillips, Miss Mabel Sharpley, M. Allen Sehlendorf, John Cromer, William Tucker and Louis M. Fabian. Miss ‘Lovering left this. morning for Miami with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lovering of West Med- ford, Mass. A party of friends were at the station to see her off, after an enjoyable stay of several weeks in the city. MAN INDICTED ON LIQUOR CHARGE IS NOW UNDER ARREST (By Associated Press) _ ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18.—Leonard > class Stone 1924, and again at Ind s November. He was not apprehended with the others indicted. He furnished bond goon after ar- rest. the | admission of the! of American girls in Tia Juana, and the American government has issued jtown to American visitors. Luis M. Amador, proprietor of the {Oakland Bar and Refugio Alvarez, bartender; Zenaido Lianos, former Tia Juana chief.of police, and Fran- ‘cisco Gonzales, former policeman, were those indicted yesterday. The \first three: are charged with attack- ng the girls, while Gonzales was in- dicted for concealing Three others were freed. While the order from the Ameri- can treasury department - yesterday | . m., cast a gloom over the streets t Tia Juana, the more~ prominent | ‘that the order will mean {rapid growth of Tia Juana. It was declared that with the early closing order in effect, Tia Juana |will have its own hotels and general | business concerns ‘and that it will be- | gin an independent existence which | ; will soon make it the most important | Mexican city near San Diego. | Reports in Tia Juana last night that the Mexican government would | retalitate for enforcing a closing | order that would bar entry to Mex- lica at noon were’ not confirmed. Trial for the four men indicted which will come before Federal Judge S. Urias and a jury ‘of nine, will not; be held for several days, officials} said. Conviction on the --charges | would carry a maximum prison sen- jtence of 15 years. The prosecution ‘will ask “for the full penalty. MIAMI POLICE MAKE | ARREST OF ELEVEN ALLEGED BANDITS (By Associated Press) MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 18.—Police to- a more | and 11 alleged members of a gang) fof bandits who have been tracked throughout this’ section of the state ifor seer pest two months. \of the men are being withheld by (polices The-depredations of this) the crime. | day announced the capture and de-} jtention here of a suspected leader | cannot by any possibility be success- toy maintained. Feb. 18.—An airplane ambulance, bearing a native wounded soldier to the hospital here from the Riffian zone, fell in flames today near Kasba Bes India. ‘The pilot, mochanician; |surgeon and all were burned to | death. | NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—Sale of | 108 oil paintings owned by the late | Viscount Leverhulme has brought 389,980 at the Anderson Galleries. Mr. Davis de- closing the border from 6 p. m. to 8| Furnishings of the Hamstead Manor jof the late English nobleman, al- |ready has brought $640,000. Top slim business men and officials declared | | price last night was set by Gaines- boro’s portrait of a young girl, twhich brought $20,000. |; WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The jhouse judiciary committee disap- proved today the resolution intro- 'duced by Representative Laguardia, socialist, New York, asking the at- torney general to’ furnish congress with information about an alleged bread trust. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Feb. 18.—Eleven persons, members of the crew and passengers on the Trinidad government steamer Nap- | ariman perished when the steamer | was sunk in a collision with the Lam- port and Holt Holt Liner Vandyck in the harbor here yesterday after- | noon. PEKING, China, Feb. 18.—A re- port dated Tuesday says that John | Bly of the United Missions at Sin- yangchow in Honan province, has been advices said that he had been made Prisoner of the National Peoples | Army on a charge of spying. MOSBACK, Germany, Feb. 18.— Grover BeFgdoll, American draft dodger, in his preliminary examina- tion on charges of seduction, claimed nat Robert Sachs, the detective whe chars | tort hash” money Sica him before |band-of alleged marauders was saidy 'odging his complaint. |to have included at least 30 hold- |ups, 12 ‘highway robberies and 40 other robberies, whose loot was! ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 18.—As a | direct result of the disclosures in con-' leader’ of the | valued at approximately $100,000. lof the Consolidated Stock Exchange CASA BLANCA, French Morocco, ! located unharmed. Previous! The round-up of the suspects ex- | nection with the recent_investigation tended from Miami to Palm Beach, | of the Consolidated Stock Exchange | where two alleged bandits were tak-/of New York Attorney*General Al- en in custody. Police declared that | bert “Ottinger ordered a general cam- ‘a letter in the baggage of this pair | paign throughout the state against led to the arrest in Tampa of the | the alleged “bucket shop” type of fi- t long. | suspected leader. Miami police also announced -that | the suspects are known to authori- ties in St. Louis, Kansas City, Chica- £0, ville and Tampa. MOTHER OF LATE BASEBALL PITCHER DIES IN SCRANTON (By Associated Press) SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 18.—Mrs. Gilbert B. Mathewson, mother of the late Christy Mathew_on of base- ball fame, died today at her home in Factoryville, near here. She was 70 years old. | Mrs. Mathewson became ill last October soon after the death of her son: She will be buried Sunday at Factoryville. SCHOONER WRECKED OFF MIAMI BEACH Asseciated Press) MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 18.—Schooner James E. News, of Bgston, loaded with lumber, was pounding to pieces in the surf off Miami Beach at noon today. Her crew deserted her Thursday morning. > Exactly a week ago the schooner grounded upon entering the port and became waterlogged. The channel was blocked for one day, until the harbor officials ordered the ship towed to sea. This was done over the protest of the Newsom’s mas- ter, who contended that with assist- ance he could make port. Seamen say the ship cannot last 24 hours. Launched at Booth Bay harbor, Maine, 1919 of tons gross, 180 feet iqng with foot beam, the - been one of The charter, ~ EARTHQUAKE SHOCK ROCKS LOS ANGELES - + (By Associated Press} LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18—A slow earthquake shock recked Les Angeles and vicinity starting at teh o'clock today. : A slight but distinct shock was, also felt at Santa Monica. Seranton, New York, Jackson- |mancial houses. REPORT MANY CASES OF TYPHOID FEVER . IN CUBAN TOWN' (By Associated Press) + HAVANA, Feb. 18.—One hundred and thirty cases of typhoid fever are reported in the town of Colon, 92 miles from Havana. Twelve deaths m the. disease hz there. The sanitarv lays ago establ f department several ¥ hed a rig quaran- tme guard of around the town, refusing passage in or out to persons who had not been inoculated. Compulsory inoculation was immedi- ately started. The department announces that in view of the strict quarantine no dan- ger exists to other sections of the republic. GREAT GRANDSON OF . THOMAS JEFFERSON DIES IN WASHINGTON (By Associated Press) ATLANTA, Feb. 18—Thomas Jefferson Randolph, great grandson of Thomas Jefferson, died early to- day at Charlottesville, Va. said a telegram received here by his broth- er Hollins N. Rahdolph, president of the Stone Mountain Monumental As- sociation. TWO KILLED IN TRAIN ACCIDENT (By Associated Press) WATERTOWN, N. ¥., Feb. 18.— Two men were killed today when the New Y from ing New York I o a freight train. QHICHESTER S PILLS San ger weet ae occurred ' passenger train | ron and daughter, Miss Jessie Ban- j croft, on the houseboat, Helen Louise Norris. & In Mr. Barron’s party is also Lord and Lady Swaything of London, and their daughter, Hon. Joyce Montague. Lord Swaything is the head of Mon- tague and Company, one of the big banking and financial institutions in England. Mr. Barron and his party are go- ing to Cuba to visit some of the sugar estates. Hugh Bancroft is a lawyer by pro- fession and was once District Attor- ney of*Middlesex, Mass., but for the past 15 years has been in financial journalism as publisher and editor of the Barron group of financial news-; papers, the Wall! Street Journal, the Boston News Bureau, the Philade!- phia News Bureau and Barron’s Fi-} nancial Weekly. For three years he was chairman of the Port Commission of Boston. Mr. Bancroft thinks that Key West Harbor is the best port south of Nor- folk and should prove to be an in-! creasingly important asset to the city. Mr. Bancroft hopes that Key West will direct its efforts to ‘attracting men like Malcolm Meacham to Key West. If a drive is made to get people to buy land simply as a specu-' lation, hoping to sell it to somebody! else, at a profit, that does not do’ the community any good, but the, men who buy land for the purpose of improving it with the intention of investing their own money in the city,’ are the men who make the community! grow. MRS. A. SAUNDERS DIES HERE TODAY | FUNERAL WILL BE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 O'CLOCK | ‘Mrs. Adriana Saunders passed away at 10 o’cléck this forenoon at her late residence, 320 William ra on ‘service—will_be held. Siege afternoon at 4 o’clock ;from the residence to the First |Methodist church, and will be con- ducted by the ,.Rev. L. Munro. Mrs, Saunders had attained the ad- vanced age of 89 years. She came ‘to this city from the Bahamas about 27 years ago. She is survived by two daughters, - Mrs. Benjamin Rob- etts and Mrs.’ Benjamin Peacon, of this city, and one son, Thomas Saunders, of Riveira, Fla. She also leaves seven grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The son and two detgiitees were at the bedside of their mother when | she passed away. Mrs. Saunders was held in high- est esteem by all who knew her, and | | people throughout the city will be - pained t6 learn of her death. MRS. E. AVERETTE DIES LAST NIGHT FUNERAL HELD THIS AFTER. NOON FROM LOPEZ | | CHAPEL Mrs. Effie Averette, wife of Ed-| ward Averette, died at 12 o'clock last | night at her home, rear of 622 Grin- | nell street. Her age was 45 years. | The funeral will be at 4 o'clock | this afternoon from the Lopez chapel | jto the Congregational church and; j will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. | }A. F. Eldridge. | Members of the local lodge of Im-| proved Order of Red — will attend | | in a body. | Surviving Mrs. Annas are her | husband, who is an employee of the F. E. C. railroad, two daughters, | Mrs. Eddison Saunders and Mrs. Jose Torano; two sons, Horace and Robert Averette; and two grand- children, Julia and- Frank Saunders. Mrs. Averette was born on the Bahamas, coming with the family to Key West when she was eight years old, and has resided in this city since — time. Her maiden name was Miss Effie Curry. She has numerous | | relatives and a wide circle of friends who will be grieved to learnmthat sei has passed away. NOTICE! Mr. F. E. Hatwood, an ex- pert watch-maker, jeweler and engraver, has assumed charge of the repair department of our store at 130 Duval street. Only the highest grade of ex- pert service rendered, at the most reasonable prices. FRANK JOHNSON JEWELRY ee FEBRUARY 18, 1926. COLD WAVE S OVER MIDD SLEET AND SNOW _ FALLS THROUGHOUT MOST OF REGION (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—A cold wave that assumed blizzard proportions in the Rocky Mountains over the middlewest today, with the prospect of a decided drop in tem- perature by tonight. Sleet and snow was falling throughout most of the region, while in the Rockies the snow was a foot deep and’ drifts were demoralizing transportation. A minimum of 22 above zero was fore- cast. The mail flying schedule between Salt Lake City and Chicago was most demoralized by the storm: ; plane due to start last night stayed in its hangar and it was annopifted | that none would start west until the plane from Omaha arrived. Officials at the Omaha field said that eastbound mail probably cannot leave Salt Lake City and also cannot proceed east to Rock Sprifigs, Wye.| Over western Nebraska as much as! five inches of snow was reported | whipped into drifts. a VISITING CITY Arnold G. Roberts, of the Ameri- can Steel and Wire Company, New York, is visiting Theodore Roberts. Mr. Roberts is accompanied by his! two daughters, Misses Beulah andj Virginia Roberts. Mr. Roberts for- merly was a resident of Key West. He was a guest today of Sebastian | Cabrera at the Rotary luncheon. SOCooLeCeSeeeCeECeESS CLASSIFIED COLUMN Sevcccccccsoesecese FOR RENT area, swept — ;LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS FLORIDA—Fiorida Qeete Seen seé Reef Gas and Bell Bay reported extinguished Februar; 1926, has been relighted Buoy List, 7th District, Light List, Atlan No. 1937, pp 352, 3 By direction of the Commissiener of Lighthouses. WM. W. DEMERITT, Superintendent of Lighthouses. e235 Coast. Women, Why Suffer? Mrs. E. C. 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