The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 2, 1926, Page 1

“Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. No. 52. Secretary Mellon Claims _ Public Is Quite Familiar With Facts of Prohibition OFFICIAL DIFFERS WITH) ANDREWS RELATIVE TO GENERAL INVESTI.) GATION OF SUBJECT (By Associated Prens) WASHINGTON, March 2.—The} public has made up its mind for| * oF against prohibition and a gen-| _ @fal investigation of the subject, would have little effect in the opin- ion of Secretary Mellon. He does not share the belief of Assistant) Secretary Andrews, in charge of} prohibition enforcement, that an) inquiry by a presidential commis-| sion would impress the people and) Sseist the dry forces. Mr. Andrews expressed the hope thet the inquiry begun yesterday by the house alcoholic liquor traf- fic committee would lead to a/ recommendation for appointnient| of the coimmiszion, but his superior believes the public now knows the} facts concerning prohibition and > that it has-access to all the in- formation which might be assem- bled by any commission. * The prohibition enforcement) chief will be the first witness call-| ed by-the house committee, prob-| ably next Monday, and Chairman) be has indicated that the as- sistent secretary’s propozal for an investigation may be adopted after} the committee has completed its “preliminary inquiry. Wayne B. Wheeler, general} counsel ior the anti-Saloon League, would prefor that the committee do what investigating is decided upon, racher than leave it to a) comm'ssion, “and this} is all that will be done at this ses-| sion.” 2 However, the senate judiciary committee will hear next Monday proposals of Senator Edge, py com and Edwards, Demo- erat, New Jersey, and Bruce, Marylaod, for amend of the Vo'stead Act, will request a general pub-| lic ring by, some committee on| * the subject of enforcement. DANCE GIVEN AT CASA MARINA LAST EVENING MR. AND MRS. FRANK GRAY OF CHICAGO } ENTERTAIN AT HOSTELRY WITH DIN- NER DANCE The guests invited by the Grays to this delightful affair were: Mrs. A. V. A. Johnson, Mr. | C. Elgin, Mr. -and| P. Chase, Mr. and Mrs. | Miler, Mr. wnd = Mrs. | Mrs, Navarro, Mrs. Har- | W. M. White and Mr. | Arthur Brown. | Mrs. Gray, who is the sister of has been the guest | month of Command- | Stearns at the naval They leave tomorrow for Chicago, where they their home at the Edge- | h Hotel. j « i be Fy For Miami To Bring Prisoner To Key West Marcus Kohn, who is wanted | by the sheriff of this county on! the charge of forgery, has been} apprehended in Miami, according te a telegram received by Sheriff Curry from Chief of Detectives Guy Reeves, of the Magic City. Sheriff Curry left this morn- ing for Miami to bring Kohn to this city for trial. They are ex- pected to arrive tomorrow. “A TOUGH GUY” See FRED THOMPSON And “SILVER KING In “A TOUGH GUY" i eee eee eee JUDGE IMPOSES FINE ON SELF (By Associated Press) PARAGOULD, Ark., Mar. 2—P. M. Chaney, police judge, in court here yester- day, fined himself $5 for driving his automobile with only one light burning in vio- lation of the city’s traffic ordinance. Dr. H. J. Green, */| an alderman, was also fined oe | $5 on a similar charge. ee MEER ER EEE FIND PISTOL USED SUNDAY IN SHOOTING CONDITION OF YOUTH| WOUNDED .IS CONSIDERED} RATHER CRITICAL BY PHY-| SICIAN IN CHARGE The b’g Colts from which the| bullet was fired that struck John Renger in the back as he was} running for his life on Petronia} street last Sunday afternoon was found this morning where it was) thrown by Arthur Baker immedi-} ately after he had shot the young! man, for what reason no one has} yet been able to understand. | Laurie Garcia, the boy who was) riding with Baker when he did the} shooting, was allowed to go from) the jail. with Justice of Peace} Rogelia Gomez this morning to} where he claimed he saw the gun| thrown by Baker. After a little} searching in the shrubbery at the corner of Thomas and Catherine street, the gum was found. It was! a blued steel Coits, 32:20 calibre, five-inch barrel, and was cevald: sht'ls, ‘evén all empty shells had beon ejected. Efforts are now be-| ing made to find some of the shells] that were evidently taken from} the gun and thrown away. Officers state that they have suf-| ficient evidence to convict Arthur} Baker beyond any doubt, and he is! being held behind combination) steel doors in the county jail.) Every precaution is being employ- | ed to sce that aid from the out- side or escape is impossible. j Chief Deputy McInn‘s says that Arthur Baker is not believed to be) the true name of the man who} shot the Ranger boy. He says! Baker has gone under two or three names since he has been in Key West, and he feels sure that he is} a desperate al and may be) wanted in Chicago and other cities | | for crime. The condition of the Ranger boy is considered as critical indeed to- day, and little, if any, hope is held out for his recovery. He had a; bad night last night,\and it was necessary to call for the service of a trained nurse to help care for him. His condition this afternoon id not show any improvement. Everybody in the city speaks well of John Ranger and are hoping al- most against hope that his young life may be spared. If there was any motive for the shooting of John Ranger by Arthur Baker, it is cither not known or has not been given out. BIRTHDAY OF COL. THOMPSON VISITOR CELEBRATES EVENT TODAY IN ISLAND city Col. Robert Thompson's birth- day is being celebrated today. The ships in the harbor are dressed for the occasion, and many af- fairs are being given in his honor. Coloncl Thompson entertained with a luncheon on board his houseboat, the Everglades, at noon today. The guest list in- eluded the following: Capt. and Mrs. Clark D Stearns, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gray, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Por- ter, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Stillman € Toronto, Canada; Mrs. Smit? ef Toronto, Canada; Judge and Mra. Jefferson B. Browne, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond York, Mrs. A. C. Thompson of New York and Miss Hilda Sykes. Commandant and Mrs. Stearns will be at home from 4 to 6 o'clock this afternoon in order that their friends may have the} opportuni meet Colonel Thompson. to The Bey SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR BAND CONCERT AT BAYVIEW PARK BANDMASTER REASON SE- LECTS MANY EXCELLENT NUMBERS TO BE RENDER- ED AT EVENT TONIGHT An excellent and special pro- gram has been arranged under | the direction of Hubert Reason, conductor of -the band concerts now being given inthis city, which will be rendered this eve- ning, beginning at 7:45 o'clock, in Bayview Park at which time Mrs. Eva Torano will be heard in soprano - solo. The program | follows: March, Semper Fidelis—Sousa. Selection, Lucia di Lammer- moor (from Donizettis Opera) — Tobani. Fox Trot, Aggrivtin Papa— Turk. The Only Tune the Band Could Play Was Old Lang Syne— Hayes. Waltz, Old Chestnuts—Lake. Part Il t Selection, It Happened in Nord- land—Herbert. Fox Trot, Cheatin’ on Me— Kahn. Waltz Song, A Midnight Waltz —tTerry. Soprano, Glow Worm and La Paloma by Mrs. Eva B. Torano. The Star Spangled Banner— Key. HUBERT REASON, AGREEMENT REACHED ON BRIDGE WORK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET TODAY WITH REPRE-} There was only one proposal re-! SENTATIVE COMPANY OF TURNER tonroe ie Court A commissioners entered into an agreement with C, A. P. Turner Company, of Minneapolis, Minn.. to furnish bridge designs, plans and specifications for highway bridges to epan a‘l the long water stretches between Key West and the mainland within 90 days from the present date, the said Company also to furnish safe and satisfac- tory arrangements within 50 days thereafter. When this is done, the commissioners will grant the Tur. ner Company franchises for the construction of the different bridges. The commigsioners will hold an. Company will be officially con- cluded, With the ‘etting of the franchise Key West's great highway, bridges and all, will have been provided for. Contracts have already been let for construction of all othe1|ing made in order to secure the} portions of the highway and the | latest and most improved models! things. other necessary bridges. ‘GOLF STARS ON FISHING TRIP NUMBER OF NOTED PLAYERS |; ARE TAKEN OUT FOR DAY'S OUTING A number of the noted golf players of the country who are guests of devotees of the tee in Key West this week are out on the sea enjoying a fine fishing trip today. “Isaac Walton” De- meritt is “chaperoning” the party, and that fact is sufficient assur- ance that they will bring “em in by the wholesale tonight. Those forming the fishing party include C. A. W. Fox, Leewood Country Club, Westchester coun- ty, New York; Dick Nelson, In- dianapolis; Willie MacFarlane, U. S. open champion, Hollywood; Harry Hampton, local pro, and others. Willie MacFarlane is eager to land a big sail fish to take back with him to his home club at Hollywood. The whole party went out af- ter big game fish this morning, and with every prospect of won- derful success. On Wednesday, morning and afternoon, there will be some in- teresting golf matches on the lo- cal links between pros and amateurs that will be closely con- tested and will mo doubt draw large crowds of enthusiastic fans. There will be two sessions, one in the morning and the other in | the afternoon, KE MOTHER OF MAJOR J.6.Q DIES YESTERD: DEATH OF WOMAN FOLLOWS CLOSELY ON DEMISE QF SON WHO VISITED KEY WEST RECENTLY ; Following closely on the death of Major John G. Quekemeyer, comes the news of the death of his mother, Mrs. Anna Queke- meyer, who died at her home March 1, grief-stricken over the death of her son. The bodies of both mother and son will reach Yazoo City, Miss., today, and funeral services will be held. ed through Key West with Gen. John Pershing on his way from South America to Washingtgn. While here Major Quekemeyer re- ceived his appointment as ‘com. mander of West Point, and had only entered into his new offiec when he contracted pneumonia aid died. SWALLOWS TWO TEETH EVANSTON, Ill.—Mrs. Gdr- trude Emory swallowed two teeth she knocked out by running — a door in the dark. j Major Quekemeyer recently pass-| West mts (MATERIAL CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT CATED IN PROVISIONS OF NEW REVENUE MEASURE ~— (ND 'W. J. Conners Makes Offe To Subscribe One Million Dollars for Road Bridges, | TEACHES CHARLESTON | AT PALM BEACH RECEPTION LAST NIGHT) AT CASA MARINA IN} | (By Associated Press) HONOR OF DISTIN- | PALM BEACH, Fla., March 2.; GUISHED VISITOR }--"The f iest sight ia Palm | | Beach” ow Frances Williams, | | {night b performer, described the y in. which she taught Otto Kahn, Fran Simon, Ber- fnard Baruch and Jules Bache how to do the Charleston. The instructions given at Last night at the reception given! |to Commodore and Mrs, W. J.| Conners at the Casa Marina Ho-| tel, at which there were about 200 present, an’ engraved silver cup) was presented the commodore in |the new home of Mrs. Vera| honor of his express cruiser, W. J. |Brand, of New York. She had | Conners III, having broken in the Miss Williams and many chorus | @fternoon the world’s speed record \girts on hand because the four|in Key West harbor, for express gentlemen had professed envy | cruisers. The W. J. Conners HI} bec2use they cou!d not-Charles-| made a speed of 46.06 miles per iten. hour over a mile course. | Malcolm Meacham, representing The County Commissioners met in special session last night for the purpose of receiving bids and | proposals for the construction »: bridges at the long water gaps in connection with the Over Sea Highway to the mainland. ceived for the project, that being from the C. A. P. Turner Com- pany of Minneapolis, Minn., which tion of the B=! commiss‘oners decide to accept his! 5 few hours prior faery ae "a te eee e proposal ‘was a fix * td cal for ict ho; et heey to be charged for automobiles crossing the bridges. The grant- ing of a franchise to the company would permit a charge of $1.00 for each car crossing the bridges, with an additonal price of 10 cents for each passenger of the cars. Mr. Turner, head of the com pany submitting the proposal, ad- dressed the board, giving a detail. ed plan of the work that would be company was awarded the contract and franchise. County Commissioners Discuss Bridge Plans ! : the Key West Yacht Club, present- ed the cup and stated that the record wou'd hold because it had been officially timed by C. F. Chap- man, secretary of American Power | Boat Association and*editor of Motor Boating. le The former record was held by % =e ,| Cigarette, owned by Gordon Ham- sta re i many | ersley, being 42 miles per hour. s firm has con-| Commodore Conners, upon re- country from S = instances also} °° ¥IME the cup, responded to a} eneral cai] for a speech, thank- d the Key West Yacht Club for the trophy and stated that so = | anxious had he been to attempt to! The represent: stated that! break the record his cruiser { |. Mr. large bridges that hi: | Strucied over the me to ti lwhere co brat | wor would be started with n four/ in the Key West harbor that he {months from da te in the potateecs had had six new cylinders installed dges in case th¢!in the boat inthe morning, only | The contrac? wow ped “Hi ear to return | tomplction ef the several projects’ three-boats and again lewer th in two and a half ycars, dating) r¢eord for express cruisers by four. from ‘tl y that actual opera-|riles per-hour. =~ | hons beg || Approximately 200 guests were. | After a thorough discussion of! present last evening at this dinner | the matter, the commissioners de-| in henor of Mr. and Mrs. Conners, | ain today with’ Commodore Conners took : thir pose of go- opportunity: to announce that tive to the pro-}he had committed himse'f to itted and other matters) subscription of one million dol- 1 wth the undertak-| lars to a company towards the’ , Beet jing, which carried on in the event that his «go Ser By | bri om considered a projec jof great magnitude. | ! | gernerse many «ncn “Gone, But Not Forgotten” sis | doubt # | ws t | During its successful career of |for these bridges, every foot of| more than forty-six years The) were, | Citizen has been printed on vari- ous kinds of newspaper pr | changes from one to the other be | of the times. The one that. “en | joyed” the distinction of be |longer in service than any ot | was discarded last Saturday « | replaced by one of the most m jern printing machines known t | the newspaper fraternity. | Yes, the faithful and tire’ess cylinder press that has been grind ing out the 6,240 issues of The | Citizen during the past 20 year | printed its final copy of t | paper last Saturday afterne {must now get down and ovt.an give way to a larger, finer and i faster press in order that The | Citizen may keep abreast of the itimes and render a greater ser vice for greater Key West. It has been a good o! fever a ready and faithf If has never fallen down on job, seemed to enjoy its m on earth and, could it shed | ind utter words, there would have ‘been weeping ard expressions © genuine grief when it laid its ! printed sheet on the delivery table Saturday afternoon. During the past decede this ever faithful old press has served the good peop’e of K: loyally and well. It h | messages of sorrow and joy. It has told of new liv ing into the world, happy events of j childhood, announcements of en- gagements, marriages and death: In an impari has jmews of Chri | calamity, items that brought h | pimess and those that caused p: It has printed editor’als fearless and fair, and articles standing out | strong for the best for Key West. | But now it must go. It has scen tits day and served its purpose. take it ce ¥ 4 turning over its tasks to al * saginland more modern, more versatile and) proce ready Se Sonate | ing machine that this! John J. Maher with a list of his| order of| {tiends that he states he is sure, ovation, then! “i! come in on the proposition. { aid wbén.: ahacbited It-is Mr. Conners’ opinion that henertg the prime of| when the franchise is granted for an decline in years} ** catia Shoal bh bridges that) credentials should be presented the! county commissioners, showing that the entire enst of constrac-, tion is available witha reputable’ bank so that there will ae no question about its-completion. i Following. Mr. Conners state- ment that he woald subscribe one| million dollars, there was great; applause. fs inonp! in the breasts of Tr people uncover- nee to the as they gathered the final copy aturday, that The , again never really pathetic scene this was,|i"& Shown in this section - than | hree members of the present ected with The this city sky-rocketcd during | saw the February to a total of $: 805, it was announced todav. | February's figures show an in-/ crease of $220,925 over January, when $332,875 was permitted, and an increase of $422,120 over *. February 1925. | “AMUSEMENTS MONROE THEATRE | TODAY—Fred Thompson in j oP ig Guy.” Comedy, “In} ion, now city edi- of the me- | For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West . PRICE FIVE CENTS x Treasury Department Experts Speed Up Drafting of Rules for Guid- ance of Taxpayers ee eee eee eeeeee * . * MAKE SEARCH FOR : BANK ROBBERS * (By Associated Press) * HARTFORD, Ark., March * 2.—Posses were searching the * hills and woodlands along * the Arkansas-Oklahoma line today for two men who yes- terday robbed the First Na- tional Bank of Hartford of $10,000. The men were said to be armed and the posse, assisted by officers from Fort Smith, Ark., and Potea, Okla., expected a fight if the pair was round- ed up. * ° * * * - * . * . * . * * . * * . . . * ee eee eeeeeeene CONVENTION AT ORLANDO REPUBLICANS APPOINT DELE- GATES FOR COMING MEETING (Ry Associated Press) ORLANDO, Fila., March 2.— At a mass. meeting of Orange county Republicans here last night, seventeen delegates and alternates to the Republican state convention, to be held in Orlando Wednesday, March 3, were elect- ed. A lively discussion took place over arrangements for the state convention Phncmor-onge: and thethod in “> badges. greatest problem in the state of Florida was the regisiration of voters. He said that, there were over 60,000 Republican voters in the state of Florida who have fail- ed to register in past years, due, he declared, to their indifference. “There are also many Republicans who - have registered as Demo- "he said. If all the Re- “eligible to vote in the Florida register, we shall in congress ‘ey Wester ‘Arrives From Galvesten For Few Weeks’ Visit Mrs. Cleyburn McCauley, of Houston, Texas, arrived on the S. S. Concho this morning from Galveston, for a month's visit with Mrs. Ross C. Sawyer. Mrs. Me- Cauley will be remembered as Sybil Sawyer, of this city. Mrs. William H. Reardon, of Chieaga, arrived this morning on the S. S. Concho from Galveston, and will be the guest of her sis- ter, Miss Lilly Sawyer, for an extended visit. Mrs. Reardon has been the guest of Mrs. McCauley in Houston, Texas, for the past month. PREPARE LONG ever before, building permits for | ment: of in the past, to the state where ances of wide di list, he said, should be i t? ii distribution of one who would ed. TOMORROW—Hogan’s Alley.” Tectionately fui old breast merited memory medal in. m of a pretty p'acard bear- the appre ii ‘tptii Also “Mazie’s Adventures” (End). (Ol and obsolete, it must now, “| REDUCTION OF AUTOMO- BILE PASSENGER TAX TO BECOME EFFECTIVE MIDNIGHT MARCH 28 (By Associated Prexs) WASHINGTON, March 2. — With the time within which the public must file its tax returns rapidly expiring, treasury de- partment experts are speeding up the drafting of regulations ~ to guide taxpayers. As the first step, the new rev- enue law is declared effective as of 10:15 a. m., February 26, when President Coolidge signed the measure. The changed inheritance tax rates also are effective as of that hour, as are many other re- pealed 6r modified taxes, while the income tax provisions are applic- able to incomes of last year, on which payments wil be made this year. > Reduction of the automobile passenger tax from 5 to 3 per cent will become effective at midnight, March 28, along with the increased exemptions on admissions, which thereafter will include tickets of 75 cents and less. On that date, also, repeal of the stamp taxes on deeds of conveyances and custom warehouse entries and withdrawals will go into effect. Fai Repeal of the taxes on capital stock, tobacco manufacturers, brokers, bowling alleys, biliard teoms, shooting galleries, riding academies and automobiles for hire will become effective June 30. of the Chamber of Com- ; merce of the United States. In statement he expressed regret at the “very undesirable increase in the corporation income tax, as-wé as the failure to climinate the tate tax.” Mr. O’Leary warned that unless the corporation tax is reduced “antil it accords more nearly with the normal’ tax on individdals,” which -he placed at a minimum of 5 per cent, “the regrettable effects of the high rate will continue to be felt in the cost of living.” Raymond H. Roberts To Act As Substitate Keeper At Lighthouse Rayniond H. Roberts, who act as substitute keeper, left yes- terday for Fowey Rocks Light | Station in order to allow “Aspist- jant Light Keeper Manuel Brost to take his regular leave. . These substitute keepers are used when necessary in order to prevent delay in the leave of the — regular personnel. Jones A. Pervis will be ferred as first assistant