The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 6, 1926, Page 1

Full Associated Press Leased For 47 Years Devoted to the Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. No. 56. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SIGN ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT ON _ PROPOSED HIGHWAY BRIDGES CAP. TURNER MOST OPTIMISTIC. OVER CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS ©. A. P. Turner was high- ly optimistic over the pros- pects for his concern success- fully handling the immense «proposition of the construc- tion of the long bridges to span the wide water stretch- .£8 to connect up Key West’s “Bréat over-sea highway to the mainland. , Following the meeting of ‘the county eom- missioners yesterday, when articles of egreement with ‘the county commissioners re signed by himself and Otto Kirchheiner, chairman of the county commissioners, Mr. Turner talked interest- ingly to a representative of The Citizen concerning his plans for putting over the big are making full plans for project as request- the county commissioners,” “and when that is done get figures on the wérk. we can interest bankers in derwritin the bonds,” .. Mr. stated as he explained have already expressed a to participate in the fi- of the proposition. a contract for this furnish plans acceptable county commissioners Beas days. jam care I as i leering on the train St. Louis, en route . Reporter, “I expect to have those Plans and specifications and fi- arrangement ready be- > the agenda allowed r: Turner stated that he ex- “pects. to invite our county engi- and the county commission- visit Minnesota as his guests month or so, West has the brightest of any other city of Am- just at this time, in the of Mr. Turner, and public inspires his interest in the highway more than what it may mean for him in he says. He stated that vo aie his stay in Key West ag eng and has never found or more intelligent set ake do business ‘with than ae coats commissioners and en- its! F 2 vif FATALITIES SAID TO BE ON INCREASE «ay patna Press) LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March/| 5.—Automobile fatalities in| Arkansas increased five fold dur- 2 ing the five years period ending} the | December $1, 1925, while number of licensed automobiles | increased only three fold, accord- figures announced today bureau of vital statistics | state board of health. In 1920 twenty-nine automobile deaths were reported, with 60,537 cars in the state then. In 1925, the figures show 185,242 regis. tered automobiles and 121 deaths | from motor accidents, WOLF WOLF (MALLORY SHIP IS DELAYED IN STEAMSHIP SAN WILL ARRIVE AT KEY WEST ON SUNDAY; HAS HEAVY FREIGHT FOR THIS PORT at the office of the Mallory Steam-! ship Company here, the steamship} San Jacinto was delayed consid. erable in Jeaying New York on it: present trip to Key West. -The! steamer left New York at 6 o’clock rive at this port some time tomor- row. The vessel has a heavy freight for Key West. The steamer has 50 passengers on board, booked for Key West: Miss D. LEAVING N. Y.. JACINTO According to advices received) on Thursday morning, and will ar-| the following being! Mrs. H.! CONTRACTOR AND -BUILDER LEAVES FOR HOME FRIDAY CHESTER S. PATTEN SPENDS ENJOYABLE VISIT IN CITY AS GUEST OF SAMUEL J. WILDE | | | | | hester S. Patten, of Boston, | well known contrattor and builder, | was the guest of Samuel J. Wilde, Boston banker, for several days, returning yesterday to his home in Massachusetts, Mr. Patten was the builder of the fampus Sh@wsheen village,) | Which was built for the operators and office help employed by the American Woolen Company. It) may be recalled that only recently William Wood, president of the company, died in New England. Shawsheen village is considered The Key West C KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1926. POLITICAL FIGHT T0 BE RENEWED IN MISSISSIPPI em FRENCH CABINET CRUMBLES UNDER. LEADERSHIP OF ARISTIDE BRIAND GREEK LETTER FRATS| PROMISE TO RETURN TO) STATE COLLEGES IN NEAR FUTURE F MISS PALMER T0 (By Associated Press) JACKSON, Miss., March 6—The | ARRIVE SUNDAY varen she) FROM NEW YORK storm center of a bitter political} fight for almost a quarter of #cen-| tury, Greek letter fraterpities DAUGHTER OF MR. AND MRS. promise to come back into State}’ wiLLIAM PALMER CLOSES colleges in Mississippi from which they have been banished since bi oor ENGAGEMENT 1912 by an act of the legislature. Tabling of a motion to recon-| q sider passage of the Zeller pill} Miss Dorothy Palmer, daughter repealing the exclusion law in the| of Mr. and Mrs. William Palmer, house of representatives will; Will arrive on the Mallory Line place the issue in the hands of;steamer San Jacinto tomorrow Gov. Henry L. Whitfield, who is} |for a month's visit to homefolks believed to be in favor of the bill.| and friends in this city. The governor is a member of the}. Miss Palmer recently closed a Kappa: Alpha fraternity, entering) very @ccessful theatrical - en- -}the chapter at Millsapps College; gagement in New York as a spe- of Jackson. jcialty dancer in the musical The fight started in 1904 when ai comedy success “Hello Lolla,” student appeared before the house founded on Booth Tarkington’: 's committee, on universities and cok | story “Seventeen.” leges, that was inspecting the Uni-|. Miss Palmer® has. a three-year versity of Mississippi, and ae contract with the Messrs. Shu- nounced fraternities. The commit-| berts, and will have an important tee signed a report conde! ‘roll in one of. theif productions, Visher, Miss B. Allen, Palmer, R. C. Sands, Miss V.|the model city of the north and Barnes and J. A. Mi‘ler. «| was erected at the cost of $20,- The steamer will remain at this 000,000, located near Andover, port several hours following its| Mass. It is owned in its entirety arrival, after which the vessel will| by the heirs of Mr. Wood. leave en route to Galveston, with) Having visited Miami, Key passengers and freight on board.| Largo and other cities up the east jand west coast of the state, Mr. Patten is an authority when he} certain things in connection wif faternity life at the school, but dil not think they should be outlaw A minority report was returned two members of the committee a bill to exclude fraternities troduced by Representative W. Ellis, of Leake county. The ho declined to consider the mi A few years later, Lee Ri 5 , to be tried out this “spring for a | summer engagement in New York. This brilliant young artist “made her debut on tke stage three years ago in a revival of the |“Merry Widow,” followed by a }.,tour of the Pacific coast with Mitzi in ‘“‘The Magic Ring.” Re- .{ turning to New York, she appear-' led there in the recent Strand i/DINNER DANCE AT CASA MARINA AFFAIR TO BE GIVEN BY MAJOR GENERAL HALE IN! HONOR OF JUDGE AND MRS. nian Major ited Harry C. Hale is entertaining this “evening with a dinner dance at the Hotel Casa Marina. Judge and Mrs. Jeffer- son B.- Browne will be the guests of honor. The following guests have bee; invited by Major General Hale: Judge and Mrs, Jefferson B. Browne, Colonel Robert M. Thompson, Miss Hilda Sykes, Mrs. Aloert C. Thompson, Sen.| and Mrs, W. H, Malone, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Brown, Mrs. Wil- liam Brown, Mrs. E. D. Hanna,! and Mrs. W. H. Hale, Mr. and “zs. Robert F. Spottswood, Dr. and hirs. W. B. Keating, Mrs. E. L, Cash, Henry R. Mallory, Lieut. W. L. Johnson and L, M. Fabian. THIS EVENING’ Capt. and Mrs. J. J. Maher, Capt. | states that he considers that Key, West has the finest climate of any city in Florida. He said that he} | would like to return here, because| \it is so quiet and restful. He con templates returning and becoming) | associated with the building in- | terests here. ‘LEGION POST + ~... PLANNING PLAY =" PERFORMANCE TO BE STAGED “KEY WEST ON APRIL 6 | Arrangements are now being |made by the members of the American Legion for’ putting on |a play in Key West on April 6, which will be entitled “Rosetime,” The affair will be staged by |the Wayne P. Sewell Producing | Company, of Atlanta, which re- ‘cently put ona ce in this city which met with much success. * The play will be a musical comedy, with an excellent line of additional features to be put on for the entertainment of the amusement-loving public of the Island City. { Captain And Mrs. Hale Propose Giving Dinner Capt. Langley Field, Va., will itain with a dinner dance Sunday jevening at the Hotel Casa Marina. Captain Hale is the son of Major |General Harry C. Hale, and he }and Mrs. Hale lave been the! {guests of Major General Hale for the past several weeks at Key | West Barracks. \Key West Yacht Clab Holds Meeting; Many Matters Are Discussed | The Key West Yacht Club met enter- this morning at the offices of the | Garrison Park Corporation, Duval | and Fleming streets. Coroner’s Jury in Shooting Case Order Adjournmen For Further Deliberation Dance At Casa Marina and Mrs, Willis Hale of | | or of Mississippi in 1920 for a four | attempt to bring fraternities back.| | MANY MORE WITNESSES: TO BE EXAMINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE° The cofoner’s jury empaneled by Justice of the Peace Rogelio Gomez to investigate the death of John Ranger, the young man who was shot Sunday, died Friday and | will be buried at 4 o'clock this af- | ternoon, held a short session yes- lterday, viewed the body and ad- |journed untill 21 “o'clock this | morning. There are six or eight witnesses j to be examined and it is expected that the inquiry wi] consume the entire afternoon and perhaps ex- tend into Monday. | ‘FUNERAL OF | SERVICES TO BE CONDUCTED later governor of the state, gradg-| Roof success “Going South,” also ated from the university and was) Will Morisey’s, “Newcomers,” elected a member of the state where she attracted the gttention legislature. He introduced anti-! of all the New York managers and | fraternity bitls at two sessions in was offered the present contract the lower house, but they failed to, with the Shuberts. - pass. In 1912, while a member of; the senate, Mr. Rossel sees Seeccscscscccosececeoses in having such a bill passed. FLASHES: OF OFE | Two years before the passage a the exclusion law, the frater# acquiesced with the meat a frats. This is said to have' men who are too outspoken are to! resulted from continued opposition, be arrested. Several are in cus-| tedy already for criticizing the) in the legislature. Mr. Russell was elected govern | present negime. ** * year term. Near the close of his} AMSTERDAM — Ignatius Tri third year, a dance was prohibited. bich: Lincoln, who has just arri at the university by the school au-|ed from Ceylon, claims to have. thorities, It is said that Gov.) been, in communication with his After the son was. was considerable fetling among; hanged in London, Tuesday, he the students and the governor was told his father about it, burned in effigy. Several students) - were: asked to leave school and a) NEWARK, ** mee took atten-| number of otheys withdrew. | dants in a hospital 25 minutes to Some attributed the occurrence’ disrobe a patient who came in an to feeling among the students that, ambulance. He had seven laye too many restrictions were being of clothes, including five sweaters, placed upon them: while other! three coats, two suits of junde blamed the action of members of: wear, three pairs of trousers, but there. | His trouble was found to be | For twelve years there was ‘no’ sprained ankle: eos In 1924 Senator J. C. Zeller, of; Sard painting shown at Yazoo City, introduced a bill to re-| the Independent- Salon has been! store fraternities, the measure! slashed to ribbons. The papers | passing the senate. The bill, how-| have been criticizing it as Soviet) lever; was allowed to die on the propaganda. house calendar. - This year Senator Zeller intro- | duced the bill again. It was de- | feated then reconsidered and pass- | ed in the senate. It then went to the house and was passed by a vote of 70 to 49 and is held on motion to reconsider. This motion is expected to be called within the next few days. NEW YORK—Max Sonio, of) Florence, who helped D’Annunzio| take Fiume, has now captured the) heart of Miss Ruth Gillmore,’ daughter of Frank Gillmore, séc- retary of the Actors’ Equity Asso- ciation. They are to be married in Florence in June, eas PRINCETON— Professor. Dun- idea how to row on the artificial) Carnegie Lake, would have Prince-. ton students make presentable wooden boxes for their sheepskins asa paras for receiving them. JOHN RANGER THIS AFTERNOON, PHILADELSHTA—fiocgs used by the women of Carthage, 3,000! years ago, is just as good for its) purposes now. Some of it was found by the expedition of Count Byron De Propok and tried by a woman in the party. ‘ AT FIRST METHODIST _ CHURCH, REV. L. MUNRO, OFFICIATING BALTIMORE — Abe Ullman, who runs a sea “food piace, Blanton, of Texas, was a) wrong in naming his establishment as one of 400 open saloons here. Abe insists he has kept a vow made at Funeral service over the body ef John Ranger, the young man who was fatally injured when shot in the back while walking along the street last Sunday af- ternoon, dying yesterday at noon, can Spaeth, who teaches the young! BAND CONCERT The followig is the program that will be rendered at Bayview Park on Sunday afternoon, beginning at 4 o'clock: March, Waldmere—Losey. Overture, Light Cavalry — Suppe. + Souvenir, Drdla. Selection, Prince Charming— King. _ Waltz,«Danube Waves—Ivano- vicl, Selection from -Verdi’s Opera (Aida) —Laurendeau, Intermezzo, Aisha—Lindsay. Sacred, Fantasia Providence— Tobani. March, Semper Fidelis—Sousa. The Star Spangled Banner— Key. HUBERT REASON, Conductor. THE _ WEATHER eccvecceccce pt Abilene (cloudy) Atlanta (cloudy} Boston (clear) Buffalo (clear) . Charleston (cloudy Chicago (cloudy) Corpus Christi (eloudy) .. Dedge City (pt. cloudy) Galveston (cloudy) Tem. 50 34 12 8 36 26 62 32 56 30 22 New York (cléar) ..... St. Louis (cloudy) (By Asneciated: Press) NEW ORLEANS, March 6.— Members of the Louisiana His- torical Society were alarmed to- day by an announcement that the ‘Sehwartz collection of relics is to be sold at public auction in | Russell was blamed for the affair executed son by the telepathy of the Anderson Galleries in New | by some of the students. There| Buddhism. York City; in November. The property, owned by S. J. Schwartz, former head of a department stare here is the best available group of Louisiana historical data. ‘It is valued at more than $500,- * 000. The society leaders regret that he Schwartz collection is to be disposed of because it means that Louisiana will lose forever many sub rosa frats said to be existing only one hat and pair of piesa.) important historical documents. FRANK LOVERING AND FAMILY REACH HOME FAMOUS KEY WEST BOOSTER, ACCOMPANIED BY WIFE AND DAUGHTER, SPEND SO. JOURN IN CITY Frank W. Lovering, Mrs. Lover- ing and their daughter, Miss Mar- jorie Lovering, have arrived at their home in West. Medford, Mass., aceording to letters re- ceived from this fine family by friends in this city. The Loverings recently spent a sojourn in Key West that was de- lightful for themselves and more so by their many warm friends in this city. They went from here to Havana for a stay of a few days, returning to this city to complete their visit here before leaving for points up the East Coast en route to their New Eng- land home. They are Key Westers, whole heart and soul, even though they must for the present reside in thé state of Massachusetts. Key West has mo more loyal and en- ' thusiastic friend than Frank Lov- ering, and through his versatility and the power of his eloquent pen the has done as much for the ad- vancement of this city ‘as any urist and prospective citizen Tie Philip Shore of Tampa will rep- resent the Baltimore ad Steamship Company, if the plans of having its ships stop at Key West are carried through success- fully. The Porter Dock Company will be the headquarters for the com- pany. e Bat Line, as the steamship iny is known, operates boats a me Tampa and Baltimore, of- fering both freight and passenger service. Claims Many Shots Fired By Coast Guard in Recent Incident in Miami Harbor Tickets For Recital Can Be Secured At “Stowers Masic Store Stowers Music Store for the con- leert to be given Wednesday by imbalist, violinist, and will be ~ sale for several days, including ', Wedtesday. Reserved seat tickets ‘can be secured there. Due to a misunderstanding, the tickets were not on sale this morning, | and the Art Society regrets that applicants Were unable to secure them. Tickets are noW on sale at/ neue ANC ae | MIAMI DURING PRO- CEEDINGS NOW TIED UP TO PORTER DOCK 4 Giffon, is at the Porter Dock. Mr. and Mrs. F. W, Swindells, woolen manufacturer of Enfield, who chartered the boat from 8. G. Ethrington, president of the Eth- ‘@| rington Pulp and Paper Company, AMUSEMENTS eccccccosoed’: ececoscsees TODAY—“Lady Windermere's Fun.” Al Roach Comedy. : left this morning for a visit to Havana. The Rascal was anchored among a number of other yachts in his wife’s death bed not to violate! TOMORROW — “Souls For| Miami basin, when it is claimed Interests of Key West e PRICE FIVE CENTS | mempers TENDER RESIGNATION AFTER VOTE TAKEN ON 1. NANCIAL BILL ‘ (By Associated Press) PARIS, March 6.—The cabinet of Aristide Briand has fallen. Like five other min- istries in less than two years The yacht Rascal, Capt. J. W.’ of the government's plan to bring about the financial re- habilitation of France. se In the chamber of deputies early this morning the government made the sales tax provision of its financial bill, & question of confidence. It was defeated by a@ vote of 274 to 221, and im- mediately afterwards M. “Briand brea the cabinet’s resigna- During acrimonious debate on the night-long session, M. Briand several times made fervent pleas that the members come to the aid of the government and pass the necessary measures to enable it to tide over the financial erisis. Likewise Minister of Finance Doumer warned the deputies of the necessity for prompt and fa- vorable action. Louis Malvey, of the chamber’s _fi- The charter of the club has| . 1{ Re coroner's jury finds Ar- will be held this afternoon at 4/ the law. ee * Bat he is a different kind of wolf. Buck Jones is the kind of wolf that knows right but frequently does wrong to prove he knows. See “The Timber Wolf” at the Strand Th eatre TOMORROW been. prepared, and as soon as it | ‘her Baker guilty of the killing, becomes organized, a report on o'clock in the First Methodist | he will be héld pending indictment! Church, with the pastor, Rev. L.! CHICAGO — Sergeant Martin! Balde‘li, latest victim of Chicago's the yacht regatta held last Sun- day will be published. WARRANTS ISSUED Warrants issued for arrest o: by the grand jury and trial at the next term of the criminal court. Munro, pronouncing the last sad rites. | gang warfare, has started to Fort Arthur Baker, in jail, being | Bliss, El Paso, Texas, to serve out | He is also entitled to a prelimin- held as responsible fag the death his army enlistment—one day. Kellys.” Good Comedy. ary hearing before a justice of the t peace, officers of the law state, | Passaic, N. J., police chief and two! >t he can waive that if he feels patrolmen on complaints of as-/ that it would be to his interest to’in ‘solitary confinement behind | 24 hours of his four year enlist-| -TODAY—S. Paoli, « tenor, sault in woolen mill riots. | do so. of John Ranger, when told of the/ He left El Paso hastily to attend young man’s desth, broke into/ hid brother's funeral. Now he is sobs and said that he was very | making a round trip of almost sorry. He has now been placed / 4,000 miles just to serve the final triple combination steel doors. = TOMORROW — “The Timber | Welt.” SAN CARLOS THEATRE . and: | Mile. D’Lorsa in song and dance. |