The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 16, 1926, Page 3

“* tests, and they will play in pairs TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1926. GOLF MATCH FOR CHAMPIONSHIP STILL CONTINUES TOURNAMENT AT MUNICIPAL LINKS ON STOCK ISLAND TO RUN THROUGHOUT, WEEK The golf matches in competition for ‘city championship which started yesterday will continue today, tomorrow and throughout | the week. | In the contests yesterday Robt. F. Spottswood eliminated S. Kz Harte, and C. W. Kirtland de- feated Hubert Reason. Fifteen players have qualified | for the city championship con- eo Fee eee ees toe WEATHER CONDITIONS This morning pressure is highest over the Gulf coast and relatively low over the Lake region and north At- lantic States. This change in pressure distribution resulted in rains or shows in the lower Lake region, Ohio Valley and southern pertion of the Appalachian Highlands. Evi- dences of the apparent de- velopment of a center of dis- turbanee off the coast of Texas have disappeared after causing heavy rainfalls in ex- treme south Texas, it is 5 to 10 degrees warmer over the southern half of the Florida peninsula and warmer over the immediate Rocky Mountain slope, es- pecially in Kansas, Oklahoma and ~- northwestern Texas where temperatures have risen 10 to 20 degrees. Else- where east of the Rocky Mountain plateau the thermal changes were negligible, tem- perature continuing decided- ly sub-normal from the Miss- issippi Valley eastward with freezing conditions south- ward to Atlanta. Moderate easterly winds are indicated for the Florida Keys , tonight and Wednes- * day. 5) H. B. BOYER, Official in Charge. * * in order their names are mention- ed: Robert F. Spottswood, S. K. Harte, Dr. M. K. Gwynn, J. J. ’ Kirschenbaum, H. T. Webb, J. Otto. Kirchheiner, Capt. C. N.| Muldrow, Gen. H. C. Hale, C. W. Kirtland, Hubert Reason, George P. Morris, Clifford Hicks, W. B. Branch, Dr. E. C. Lowe, Mut Gol- son. | The player scoring the last low + will Win the ¢ity championship, and will be awarded the hand- * gome loving cup. There are other attractive prices offered for the tear winners, and much interest © is being manifested in the match- es, in the interest of prizes as well as love for the game. eeeccce eee eee Mrs. Gertrude Decker is the Annociated Press) |house guest of Mrs. G. W. Rey- NEW YORK Jack Delaney,|nolds of this city, having arrived Bridgeport, Conn., scored a techni-’ in the city recently for a stay of ¢al knockout over Mike McTigue,| % few weeks. ' 4 rounds. Jack De Meare, Seer gon, N. J:, beat Johnny Grosso,’ beat Manny Owens, Kansas | Mount Vernon, N. Y., 10 rounds. Bity. of : Black Bill, Cuba, outpointed Pe er) Johnny Breslin, New York, 10! DANVILLE, Ills—Joe Walter, rounds. | Columbus, Ohio, defeated Eddie = | Staten, Danville, 6 rounds. MOBILE, Ala.—Jack Melrose,| £4 3 Canada, knocked out “Big Boy”| PHILADELPHIA — Tommy * Peterson, New Orleans, 2 rounds.) Lougran, Philadelphia, defeated 4 (Ron dg |-Ya'e Okun, New York, 10 rounds. CINCINNATI—Joe Anderson,' a ee Covington, Ky., outpointed Morrie DAYTON, Ohio—Mike Dundee, : Sehlaifer, Omaha, 10 rounds. | Rock Is'and, Ill., beat “Kid” Wag- oe |ner, Philadelphia, 12 rounds. CLEARWATER, Fla. — Shifty, 1 NEL Age A ‘ Bondo, Columbus, Ohio, knocked) Joe Lockhart, Evansville, Ind.,} Alt, (rounds. Young Wallace, ere Smith; Chicago, 10 rounds. ig ee ee ee ee a a re a ea a * * * * eee thee eee ee VISITING HERE «* * NPTIGUE LOSES FIGHT LAST NIGHT WITH DELANEY LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOX- ING CHAMPION GOES DOWN IN DEPEAT IN. BATTLE ROYAL (Ry Associated: Prem) NEW YORK, March 16=AbL most three years ago to @ day after gaining the world’s~ light heavywe'ght boxing championship, Mike McTigue, ome of. the great est defensive fighters in the ring, today has suffered his first. knock- out. <s His conqueror is one famous for knockout ability, Jack Delaney, of Bridgeport, Conn., who has flattened two of the present world champions, yet fails to hold a title. The chance for a crown will come to Delaney again on July 10, with the present light heavyweight title holder, Paul Berlenbach. Delaney. knocked out Berlen- bach before Paul’ won the title from MeTigue by decision last summer. He’ knotke@ out Tiger Flowers, of -Atlanta, # year ago, and today the> negro is middle- weight champion by virtue of a | decision won over ry Greb re- | cently. 2 'Steamship Comal - © - Has Official: of | The steamship Comal «of the /Gulf & Southern Steamship Com- lpany, left New Orleans at noon today, and will arrive at this port tomorrow about’ the same hour. and gencral r of conipany, is on board the vessel. =~ | While here Mr. Penn will be entertained. by C., i, Smith, local agent of the company. | OFFICER DUE TODAY ' arrive this afternoon from Miami \to see if the negro, James Bethel, arrested here by Sheriff Curry yes-| The body of John Johnson was | ' terday, is the man wanted in Dade | county to answer to the of |murder. The negro: still stoutly}iade, with s brief but very solemn | David B. Penn, vice. president |° . POWER BOAT. | COMMERCE DEPARTMENT VESSEL LEAVES YESTERDAY Power Boat No. 31, ef the Com- merce Department, left yesterday for Miami, with Capt. J. G. Al bury in charge. Superintendent of Light Houses Demeritt went oh board the power boat. Captain Albuty will return by train in a few days to join the lighthouse tender Sundew at Key ‘West and make a trip up the west coast ag far as Cedar Keys, deliv- and attend:ng to au- tomatic lights in the vicinity. At Cedar Keys Light, Captain: Albury will take on board Robert J. Fine and family and will bring | them to Key West. Mr. Fine is keeper at Cedar Keys and ‘is be-| ing transferred to Alligator Reef light station. JOHN: JOHNSON (Continued: from Page 1) including the Mascott, Olivette, and. others, in’ the position of. quartermaster. As the result of rheumatic ‘pains his hands were drawn and body contorted so jthat. his-chosen labors of life had to be abandoned. During the fol- lowing days of his life he did was a.familiar figure about the theatres, where he was employed ‘to:sell tickets occasionally, -act as usher,-or any: little thing that he could do. The. deceased is survived by two sons, Clayton Johnson, of this city, and Vietor Johnson, of Cedar Keys; two daughters, Mrs. Maude Sherman, of this city, and Pauline Johnson, of Virginia. He married after coming to Key West -but |duration of the war. \ Returning | ways ‘Was sepatated from his wife some years ago through legal procedure, A deputy sheriff is expected to| The Wife married again, and is| living at Cedar Keys, the home of:the other son. laid’ to rest in the city cemetery @8 soon as preparations could be GOES TO MIAMI: DROWNS SELF} what! work he could to employ his | mind and add:to his income. He! ‘HB, KEY WEST: CITIZEN |FUNERAL OF CAPT: PHELAN ON THURSDAY VETERAN SEA OFFICER DIES LAST NIGHT FOLLOWING STROKE OF PARALYSIS ON FRIDAY The funeral of Capt. William J. |Phelan, who was stricken with | paralysis while at his post of duty aboard the ferry steamer Estrada Palma en route to Havana last 'Saturday, and died at his’ late home, 1303 Whitehead street, at {6:45 o’clock last night, will be held Thursday afternoon and will be from the residence ta Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea, Cathodic Church. Father Maureau will be | the officiating minister, and mem- bers of the Knights of Columbus will be honorary pall bearers, with [officers of the P: & O. ships act- jing as.pall bearers. Interment |will be made in the Dr. J. B. Maloney plot at the city cemetery. Funeral arrangements were de- layed, awaiting the arrival of Miss Kittie Phelan, a sister of the deceased, from Philadelphia. She, |is expected to reach the city to- | morrow: morning. Capt. Phelan was born aboard |the ship Philip Fitzpatrick,- July 27, 1879, while the vessel was anchored in the harber of Hon Kong, China. The ship was partially: owned’ by” his father, who was in command of the ves- sel, and the homt port was Phila- |delphia. He received his training for a seaman aboard the school ship Saratoga, maintained at the |time by the state of New York to train officers for coastwise ships. During the Spanish-American war, Capt. Phelan offered his [Service to the United States gov- ernment, and was made third of- ficer aboard the transport La CASES. INU. S. COURT (Continued from Page 1) for certain reasons, if agreeable to him, the cases be ‘dismissed, but ‘declined to’ state or comment on the reasons given. “I have, here, however,” said Judge Gwynn, “in the communica- tion om the subject from the United States Attorney, which was. in reply to my. answer to his telegram containing the sugges- tion, as follows: “Replying your wire ninth cases will be dismiss- ed solely upon your suggestion but not for reason you state as I do not recognize such situation ‘to exist,’ certain expressions which would correct an ‘erroneous im- pression that has undoubtedly been created by certain remarks attributed ta the prohibition agents im the press concerning the recent raids, and which shows those particular agents were act- ing a at least inso- far as the United States Attorney was concerned, and which I feel be published.” sioner exhibited the communica- tion with the permission to pub- lish the following excerpts there- from: “Permit me to say, Judge Gwynn, that’ I know nothing whatever of the situation as it ex- ists in Key West and my telegram to you was based solely upon in- formation’ from sources which I had every reason to believe worthy. T’assure-you that I had no knowledge of these raids un- til after they had been made and it was without my knowledge, consent or approval that the pro- hibition agents disregarded your court and I have advised them that im the future ***** My object and. purpese in taking this attitude is purely for the reason stated, and in no wise. indicates any displeasure on my part for Grande Duchess, and served in | capacity throughout the | that te the school ship after the war, jhe finished his. course and gradu- ated with high honors. Capt. Phelan’s first employment lafter graduation was with the 'Plant Steamship Line on vessels lat that time plying between Key | West and Tampa. When the P. & 'O. Steamship Company was form- maintains that he has not been in|serviee at the grave, conducted by |¢¢ by the consolidation of the | roborate his clainis, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Merle Miami in six years, ‘but: fails to!Rev. W. K.-E. James, pastor, of Indianapolis, beat. Harold name anyone here who would cor-|the First Baptist Church in this sity. Second Sheets Florida . East Coast Steamship 'Company “and the Plant Line, Capt. Phelan was retained in ser- DY. the — es ths teintayea Va cond aboard the steamship Olivette, he to the office of United States In- spector of Hulls, with head- quarters at Jacksonville. He re- signed this position later on and returned to Key West to com- mand the Olivette. In 1923 he ‘was made commander of the ferry steamer Estrada Palma. At dif- ferent times he had been in’ com- |mend of nearly all the P. & 0. ships that belong to this port, and was recognized as the oldest officer in point of service and anything that you have done, for T am frank to’ say and have said before, that I have found you al- upright, con- seientious ard efficient in the handling of matters in-your court and when. I ¢ to Key West the first il Troop.5 Victorious In Basketball Game Last Night At Club House There was an interesting game of basketball played last. evening at the Key West Athletic Club between * Troops 1 and 5, Boy Scouts of America, which result- ed in a victory for Troop 5 by a pocket was honored by the appointment | score of 20 to 10. wee This was the last game of the ‘series, «and: all in attendance thoroughly enjoyed the, evening's COSMOPOLITAN Cleveland Johnson and Perez 928 Phone 445-W NEW HANDY PACK Fits hand ~ and purse Always ready, in your pocket, Streeter sh Chewing Sweet for any money. bene- ST. Costs More to Build| Yet Sells for Less 13,000,000 model T since 10h ohuaes teamar automobiles as were built by all In 1925, almost 2,000,000 Ford cars trucks were built and sold—and plane for 1926 call for the production of even more than 2,000,000. é Today, more than ever, the Ford car is themeost popular automo- bile in the world. It was the superiority of Ford in 1908 that established one of the most efficient and con- scientious commanders on the Atlantic coast. He was born aboardship, spent his life at sea and was stricken down with paralysis on his last voyage, with friends thinking he was in the best of health and | spirits when the Estrada Palma | glided out the harbor Saturday morning ¢n route to Havana with | Capt. Phelan at the bridge. TO ISSUE CARDS Report cards of the 8th grade and high schoo} pupils will be sent out Wednesday afternoon of this week. Parents are urged to care- | fully observe their children’s rec- ords, sign and promptly return the report cards. Parents whose children have un- satisfactory records are advsied to have a personal interview with the principal. A. D. 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