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* Full AssociatedPress Leased For 47 acs Devoted to the . & Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVI. No, 60. CELEBRATED VIOLINIST IS HEARD BY LARGE NUMBER HERE LAST. EVENING Efrem Zimbalist, the celebrated Violinist, lovingly held the atten- tion, of music lovers last evening in his fine interpretation of the old masters. This was the first concert to be given in Key West tinder the patronage of the Key West Art Society. His rendition of the more tech- Mical selections such as “Praleu- dium” and “Allegro” thrilled the souls of the more accomplished miuBicians in the audience. Chop- in’s “Valse” and “Nocturne” Teached a larger majority of the listeners and were more appre- ciated. Zimbalist . showed himself a master artist in his p!aying.of the encore, “Serenade.” ‘The sweet- ness and daintiness of the music are fi to those who have] heard the violinist on the victrola. His accompanist, Emanuel Bay, is, too, a great artist, and his fine} technique shown in solos perform- ed on the piano were appreciated It was not unlike a night at the opera, Key West society turned out in automobiles taxis to hear the great violinist. Cars were parked for blocks away from the high school. Within were beautifully gowned women in eve- ing. dress and men in smart at- follow jout by ie program was car- Ambalist during the n and. Al‘egro—Pug: MBg 2 violin Tp m5 Finale, ‘Noeturne—Chopin-Wilhelm. Valse—Chopin-Spatding. Persian Song—Glinka-Zimbalist. Ronde des Lutins—Bassini. _ Encore Finale—Serenade. CASES “ARE Dis- POSED OF DURING ‘Criminal court for Monroe; seounty, the Mareh term of which thas been in session since Monday ns recessed at noon today wntil-10 o'clock tomorrow morn- Since the published report of yesterday, the following cases . have been disposed of: Lovitte Day (colored), grand larceny. Plead not guilty. Jury returned verdict guilty of petit larceny. ‘Sentence four months in Monroe county jail. HH. Caraway, aggravated assault. ‘Case nol prossed. Ed Walker (colored), aggravat- ed assault, Bénd of $50 forfeit- ed. John Mitchell (colored), embez- alement. Plead not guilty. Jury verdict guilty. Sentence two months in Menroe county jail at bard labor. LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS FLORIDA—Tampa Bay—Mana- tee Biver—Daniels Point Shoal Light. No. 16, reported destroyed Mareh 9, 1926, will be replaced as sdon as practicable. Light List, Atlantic Coast, 1925, No. 2059. Buoy List, 7th District, 1925, p. By direction. of the Commis- sioner of Lighthouses. WM. W. DEMERITT, Supt. of Lighthouses. COMEDY The James Cruze production, “Beggar on Horseback” is said Musical Recital By Efrem Zimbalist,: Famous Artist, Is Exceedingly Enjoyable 4 P. & O. S. 8. Co., and pow in Mi- mont) cheat SOTSCCS ODDO CE SOOOCOOOOe THE WEATHER secccccvcce Stations Abilene (cloudy) .... | Atlanta (raining) .. Boston (clear) .... Buffalo (snowing) Charleston (raining) | Chicago (pt. cloudy) | Corpus Christi (clear) | Galveston (cloudy) | Hatteras (raining) | Huron (cloudy) . Jacksonville (cloudy) KEY WEST (clear) Louisville (raining) | Miami (cloudy) . New Orleans (clear) New York (cloudy) Tampa (raining) | Washington (cloudy) Williston (cloudy) .. ‘EXPECTS RELIEF - FROM EMBARGO L. E. SPENCER BELIEVES RESTRICTIONS WILL SOON BE REMOVED ‘ i 26} 62| 36 28 | Lincoln Spencer, formerly lo- | eal agent of the F. E. C. Ry. and mi, is spending a short time in | he city. When asked about the embargo, Mr. Spencer stated. that he jthought it would be lifted by ‘April 1. | Mr. Spencer stated that he | thought this this embargo was a very necessary thing for Florida, only it should have come sooner. Lumber and other building sup- plies ‘are now stacked up the between “Key, West, Miami and Jacksonville, and will-be some handled. Shippers, _ too," “eave their shipments in the railroad yards and keep the yards con- tinually cluttered with cars. Mr. Spenger, who took an. active part’in the Rotary Club in. this city, was a guest of the club to- day ‘at luncheon. e § JUANITA CURRY ENTER-| ‘ ‘TAINS NUMBER OF. FRIENDS | | Delightful and entertaining was| the party given last night by Miss} Juanita Curry at her home, 321) | Peacon Lane. i Music, dancing and a general) | food time were enjoyed through-| out the evening by the many merry | guests participating in the pro-! |gram of the daintily appointed event, and a number of them were) heard to remark that it would be! | very nice to have such pleasurable} }events more often for the enjoy- } ment of the young people. The guests present were; Misses Sarah A s, Elizabeth Johnson, Norma Yates, Esther Sechrader,) Doris Lones, Juanito Farto, Antha} | Singleton, Elizabeth Lowe, Mari Theresa Van Gricken, Mat o, Clara Yates, Lightbourn, Roberta Sands, Geor-! gia Saunders, Mary Sawyer, Doris | Roberts, Nora Valdez, Juanita Curry. | Messrs. Victor Rivas, George Roker, Maurice Cruz, Wallace Gardner, Charles Yates, Robert Curry, Morgan Lowe, Charles Curry, John Yates. | t ¥ Noted Lectarer To Be Heard At Baptist Church In This City Dr. John Roach Straton, noted | lecturer and one of America’s greatest preachers, will be heard in Key West. Rev. W. K. E. James, pastor of the First Baptist | Church, has perfected arrange-| ments with him for two lectures | at the chorch March 22 and 23.! Dr. Straton, whe for several weeks has been t PROPRIETOROF = PAUL PARRISH IS TAKEN IN CUSTODY BY SHERIFF ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDERS RE- (CEIVED YESTERDAY Acting - upon telegraphic structions received from the sheriff’s office at Fernandina yesterday afternoon, Sheriff Ro- land Curry arrested Paul Parrish, proprietor of the Silver Grill Cafe, on Duval street opposite Hotel La Concha, and is holding him in the county jail’ for the Fernandina officer who was ex- pected to arrive this morning. Sheriff Curry says Parrish is wanted in Fernandina on the charge of forgery in connection with some checks on which un- authorized signatures were used. An interesting situation has in- |arisen as the result of this arrest of Paul Parrish. He was taken in custody when his place was raided recently by Miami pro- hibition officers, and was under a $500 bond, signed by J. P. Markovitz of this city, for his ap- pearance. at the next term of United States court in Key West. He was to have been given a pre- liminary hearing before ©U: 8. Commissioner Rodney Gwynn here on the morning of Tuesday, March 16. Since the arrest of Parrish yesterday Mr. Markovitz has withdrawn from his bond and the federal authorities claim that Parrish should be held in’ jail to answer to the charge against him in the United States court instead of being turned over to the Fer- nandina officer. Sheriff Curry stated this morn- ing to a Citizen "representative that he had arrested Parrish upon instructions from the Fernandina sheriff, that he .was holding the prisoner here for him and would turn Parrish over to the Fernan- dina officer when he arrives, and that the federal authorities may then do whatever they about it the P. & O. S. S. Northland, Capt. Crosby, arrived from Havana at 4:50 p. m. yesterday with 307 pas- sengers and U. S. mail. F. E. C. Car Ferry Joseph R. Parrott, Capt. Harrington, arrived from Havana at 7:30 p. m. yes- terday with 30 cars of various im- ports, and sailed for Havana at 11 p. m. with 26 cars of exports. Fs E. C. Car Ferry Estrada Palma, Capt. W. J. Phelan, ar- rived from Havana at 11:10 p. m. yesterday, with 28 cars, and sailed for Havana last night with 26) cars of various commodities. P. & O. S. S. Northland, Capt. Crosby. sailed for Havana at jl a. m. today with 262 passengers and U. S. mail. F, E. C. Car Ferry Joseph R. Parrott, Capt. Harrington, will arrive from Havana this after- Kathrine oom and will seil for Havana at | 11 p. m. with 26 cars of various exports. F. E. C. Car Ferry Estrada Larsen, John Palma, Capt. W. J. Phelan, will | of the killings. arrive from Havana tonight with cars. P. & 0. S. S. Cuba, Captain | White, will arrive from Port Tampa and sail for Havana to- morrow morning. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1926. PRELIMINARY 4 MAN CHARGED WITH SHOOT- ING JOHN RANGER WILL APPEAR BEFORE COUNTY JUDGE = Arthur. Baker, charged with! Shooting and fatally injuring John} Ranger on Sunday afternoon, February 28, and for whom a} coroner’s jury returned a verdict charging first degree murder, is’ being given a preliminary hearing before County Judge Hugh Gunn! at the county court house this af-| ternoon. Three o’clock was the) hour set for the hearing to com-| mence, and it is expected that the proceedings will consume consid- erable time, perhaps extending) into tomorrow. Attorney Louis A. Harris, for- merly of this city, but now prac- ticing in Miami, has been retained as counsel for Arthur Baker, and is here to represent the defendant in the preliminary trial this after- noon. People of Kéy West are intensb- | ly interested in the outcome of this case, and a large crowd would have! been present at the opening of the; preliminary hearing today had} there been time to let it be gea-) erally known oyer the city. VISITING CITY Mrs. H. C. Pease and daughter, | Miss: Mabel, were included in the! recent arrivals here from New York, and are the guests of Mrs. E. A. Sharpley at her home on William street. STRICT SILENCE MAINTAINED BY - , COL. WILLIAMS TECHNICAL ARREST OF OF- FICIAL” ON CHARGES OF} INTOXICATION CAUSES MUCH COMMENT (By Associated Press) SAN DIEGO, Cal., March 11.— Under technical arrest as the re- sult of charges of intoxication brought against him by Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, of the marine corps, Col. Alexander Williams, until recently commander of the local marine base, is maintaining strict silence. -The large navy colony in and about San Diego, however, is doing a lot of talking about the case. The incident, aris- |ing from a dinner party given in Gen. Butler’s honor by Col. Wil- diams, has caused keen interest. The filing of charges by Gen. Butler followed the dinner party at Col. Williams’ home in Coron- ado last Saturday night. It is said cocktails were served at the dinner and that Gen. Butler com- mented on the fact. A number of marine corps officers and their) wives attended the dinner. The charges, however, were said to have been based upon a hotel party later, at which the dinner guests were invited. Several affidavits, some declar- | ing that Col. Williams was intoxi- cated and others that he was not, accompanied the géneral’s charges. Regulations are said to require the affidavit of a udvy) paysician. in case of drunkenness. No such af- | fidavit has been reported filed. CONVICTED ON CHARGE OF SLAYING FEDERAL OFFICIAL (By Ansoctoted Press) BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss., March) 11.—Jesse Favre was in jail here! today awaiting arrival of guards; to remove him to the Mississippi penitentiary to serve a life sen- tence for slaying J. A. McLemore, a federal entomologist. News-| paper men who had been instru-! mental in violation by their em-| ployers of a court order instruct- ing newspapers circulating in Han-| cock county to refrain from pub-) lishing testimony developed in the} trial of Favre, concluded yester-| day, having returned to their homes without contempt proceed-; ings being instituted against them,} as had been considered probable. In disposing of the case, Judge! Walter A. White, presiding, an-| nounced that the question of the’ liberty of the press could not} properly be determined by a ‘test! of the newspapers’ disregard of/| |his order since anticipated cases had not developed. He had ex-| plained. previously that the order was intended to prevent failure of the court to select intelligent men to serve on juries that had been expected to try cases in the future in which the same evidence might | be involved. W. M. Mingee, another entomo- logi#t, was found dead with Mc- Lemore in the Pearl River swamps near Picayune, Miss., February 18. | Favre was charged with only one Palm Lodge Plans Outing Friday Night For DeMolay, Order | At the regular communication lof Palm Lodge of Perfection No. | at the old air station tomorrow} night. | friends are |be red hot weiners, ice cream, cold drinks and a jolly good time invited. There will} i : Gasoline Explosion Claims ' Second Victim at. Homestead WAY HIGH- ROTARY CLUB NEW MEMBERS MANY GUESTS ATTEND EN- JOYABLE NOON-DAY SES- SION AT HOTEL LA CONCHA ¥ _ Two baby Rotarians were taken into the Rotary Club today at the weekly luncheon held at the Ho- tel La Concha. They were Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale, retired sol- dier, and H. C. Gaffney, con- tractor, of the General Construc- | tion Company. | A number of guests were pres- ent, among them: Malcolm Meacham, Sr., of New York; | Malcolm Meacham, -president of jthe Key West Foundation Com- pany; Robert Austin of Key West Foundation Company; Lincoln Spencer, of the Florida East Coast Railroad, Miami; Col. A. A. Maybach, Washington, D. C. Capt. Willis Hale, Langley Field, | Va.; Lieut. Stark Warner, U. 8. Navy, and Arthur M. Brown, of the Gulf Keys Realty Company. said from an article that ed in the New York Times, , by Jast | ing place nere. “Bugs” Warner said that local Interests of Key West CAPTAIN MAHER GETS TRANSFER. TO PANAMA COMMANDING OFFICER, KEY WEST BARRACKS, ORDER- ED DETACHED IN MONTH OF MAY | Captain John J. Maher, com- | manding officer of Key West Bar- racks, has been ordered to leave Key West in May to report for duty in the Panama district. Captain Maher. stated that he would not leave before June. He thought originally that his com- |mand would be the Philippines, until the message was received yesterday from Washington. The telegram telling of his transfer is as follows: % Commanding Officer: Notify Captain John J. Maher, Coast Ar- tilery Corps, orders issued re- lieving him of present assignment {and duties. Effective such time as will enable him to sail from and the development that was tak-|.. t { In the death at Homestead of #mateur golfers will play for the | E. L. Byers, of Davenport, Iow: the gasoline explosion one mile! north of Key Largo City on the evening of February 26, claims its second victim and the last of the only two men who were near the! scene of the horrible accident at the time. Bob Stratton, of _ Montpelier, Vermont, was burned to death im- mediately, and Byers sustained his burns in heroie efforts to save the life of Stratton. Reports at the time went to show that the two men were en- gaged in transferring some gaso- line from tanks on a Ford truck to {city championship March 13, 14 nd. 15, The city champion: will receive a silver loving cup, and |a consolation prize will also be warded. : | Captaig Maher announced that jthe minstrel had been scheduled |for March 28, and as many as pos- sible of the men that took~ part last year willbe secured this year. Therefore, Captain Maher said that there will be no lack of [good talent. | Arrangements for ladies’ night are completed, George Perpall an- nounced, This annual banquet will perhaps be given some time AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNITED STATES (By Ansociated Press). NEWPORT NEWS, Va., 11.—Investigation was to determine the the fire which yesterday the palatial United States liner America at her dock at the New- port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Homer L. Ferguson, president a tractor that they were using in| "¢*t week at the Hotel Casa/of the company, arrived today | read construction work for Jan- ner Brothers. In some way the gasoline became ignited, the flames enveloping Stratton and almost cremating his body, also burning Byers so seriously that he was rushed on th@ first train to Home- stead where he was attended by Dr. J. A. Smith in the Post Grad-| uate Hospital there. During his first few days at the hospital he seemed to be improving, reports ATTENDS REGATTA MEETING | have sail state, but that he soon commenced to weaken and finally died at 10:30 o’clock Saturday night. He gave his age as 32, and his body | Marina. | V, A. Johnson of Johnson & | Johnson, Ine.; realtors, will give \* classification talk next week. ARTHUR BROWN RETURNS TO IN MAGIC ciTy from Hot Springs, Va., to direct the investigation. anywhere from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, but officials of the company said they | prier to a careful | actual amount of | vessel had just. | at a cost of $5 led |24 sith 500 passengers, who al- Arthur Brown returned from | was forwarded to his brother in|Miami today where he attended "eed all Bedford, Indiana. The charred body of Bob Strat- {a meeting of the Judges tee of the Biscayne Bay ton, the other victim of the gaso-| Regatta. Representatives from | WeTe brought under control line flames, was brought immedi- every city onthe coast will be ately to Key West and prepared at this regatta. | for shipment by G. Frank Sawyer, of the of the young man who Montpelier, Vermont, and had the remains forwarded to that city. On the forenoon of February 27, the day folowing this fatal dent. After examining ali the date to await developments. The jury reconvened this fore-/ | noon in Judge Gunn's office at the! “teniviee sammie nn | county court house, commencing at 11 o'clock. The Miami Beach Yacht Club, Lopez funeral parlors. Mr. Brown said, has extended an / George O. Stratton, grandfather invitation to all members of the | York this afternoon. met/Key West Yacht Club to attend/ such a horrible fate, wired from/the Biscayne Bay Regatta 18-19-| |20. All those who are going to ‘avail themselves of this invitation tare asked to kindly inform secretary, Mr, Brown. |10, held at the Scottish Rite Hall |happening, County Judge Hugh Mr. Brown said that while jlast night, it was decided to give Gunn empaneled a coroner's jury! Miami he spoke to Owen Smii ® weiner roast for the DeMolays | to conduct an inquiry ef the acci-'buil@er of ehris-craft boats, said that he had five of jrepresented at the Biscayne Bay —ieniartoe tenet + The ship was to ilivered to her owners | she was scheduled to sail for Ni SEPARATE RETURNS (Ry Ansecinted Preend WASHINGTON, March 11— Husbands and wives in the | Witnesses available at the time the'boats for sale. Mr. Brown said/ All DeMolays and their lady | q¥est was adjourned until a later thap-he wanted to have Key West a PRICE FIVE CENTS National Financial Leaders Become Optimistic Relative To Florida’s Great Growth CLAIM PERMANENCY OF BUILDING IS CON- CRETE EVIDENCE OF “HERE TO STAY” (Special To The Citizen) NEW YORK, March 11.— Two of the nation’s leaders of building here is a con- crete indication that the state is building to stay.” Pointing out that some of the largest financial concerns in the country are financing de- velopments in Florida, Mr. Baruch continues: “Why shouldn’t Florida offer a eld?” Mr. is the last Ff ci by i vee HE Hi : z ; & FEE Hie a FE i he i 8 z LF 3s i & = ¥ HE z i f i Fg SF | | : é : | ij E i : : | aE2 Ht iH il i ‘ : | itt tH il tie i i i fi | | After thoroughly investigating ithe case, the coroner's jury this. | afterncon returned a verdict that! preaching and — PSCSOOCSCSSSOOOSOSD Asseinted Prens NEW YORK. March 11a, __ MONROE THEATRE American Locomo-. TODAY—“Beggar on Horse- Steel Spring back.” Comedy, “Applesauce. together two. TOMORROW AND SATUR- )DAY—"The Merry Widow.” Ail Roach Comedy. ATHLETIC CLUB TONIGHT—Boxing exhibition. te be the best comedy in the world. tt is “The Covered Wagon” for comedy. See this knockout at the THEATRE lecturing in Florida, is pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, “New York City. In New York and in! other large cities in the United States and Canada he draws crowds that fill their largest audi-/ }teriums, His coming here furnish-} jes the elty a rare opportunity. | The public is cordially invited te {these lectures. j “Kid” Williams, U. 3. S. Hannibal

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