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US SARE Rt ‘BRAZIL'S DEMAND FOR Fall Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. No. 65. League of Nations As sembly — Defers Action in Germany’s Election to Seat in Counci DEM. MIAMI OFFICER COMES HERE TO GET PRISONER NEGRO ARRESTED ON MUR- DER CHARGE WILL BE TAK- EN BACK TO MAGIC CITY THIS EVENING PERMANENT SEAT IR+ “REVOCABLE; OTHER ACTIVITIES (By Asmociated Press) GENEVA, March 17.— Senor Mello-Franco today in- formed the assembly of the League of Nations that Brazil’s demand for ' a permanent seat in the coun- cil was irrevocable. ‘Then Sir Austen Cham- berlain gave notice that it ‘would be impossible for him to propose the admission of Germany into the league at this'time, The league voted to adourn the question of Deputy Sheriff H. 1. Sammon, of Miami, arrived in the city this morning. He is here to get the negro Walter Smith, alias James Bethel, who was arrested by Sheriff Curry here Monday upon telegraphic request from Sheriff Chase of Dade county, stating that the man was wanted in Mi- ami on the charge of murder. Deputy Sammon states that ac- cording to the description given hit, the man arrested here seems to be the one charged: with the crime. The negro was quizzed in the sheriff’s office this morning, Germany's ecitén witil Sep- and _still maintains that he has not tember. ~ Referring to Brazil’s pro- Jetted veto of Germany for a ‘Permanent seat in the coun- ‘¢il, Senor Mello-Franco said: ? been in Miami in six years, but he could not refer to any one in Key West who knows him or can vouch for his claims, except that he worked on a boat here for two days prior to his arrest. The woman, supposed to be his wife, when she -received his tele- gram in Miami urging her ‘to send him $15 by wire, seems to have turned against him and gave the telegram to the brother of the negro the man arrested here is charged with killing. He \placed the telegram in the hands of Sheriff Chase, and’ this furnished the clew: which led to, his ap- pre in in Key West. During a récent free-for-all jtvamong seine negroes-in’Mi- | Aa oe EN ami, this Walter Smith, alias James. Bethel, is claimed to have stabbed another negro just ‘above the heart, killing him. The Dade county officer will leave with his prisoner on the evening train for Miami NEGRO CONVICTED FOR MUR- DER COMMITTED IN YEAR 1922 ATLANTA, Ga., March 17.—| ‘They are buil gallows to hang Mack here. next.-Friday| and he wants to die in the electric COLONEL ROBERT M. THOMP- SON ENTERTAINS ON HOUSEBOAT 9 + | Wooten, a negro, was convicted | { the murder of H, H.-Williams| A delightful affair was the of- | 1922, Death penalties were/ficial dinner last evening given ‘out then on the gallows and| aboard Col. Robert M. Thompson’s | new law requiring executions houseboat, the Everglades. electric chair does not apply) Tt was a farewell dinner given | "8 case, {for Capt. Clagk D. Stearns upon | “Not having. any condemned his relinquishing command of the | prisoners when the new law was jeeventh naval district. | passed, the Fulton county authori-) The yacht was beautifully | ABELARDO LOPEZ CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER WILL MAKE. RACE IN JUNE PRIMARY FROM FIFTH PRE- CINCT; FILLS OFFICE .OF COUNCILMAN TWO TERMS Abelardo Lopez makes an- nouncement today as a candidate for county commissioner from the fifth district in the June primary. Mr. Lopez, who has served the city in the capacity of councilman for two terms, and states that he feels that he can be of much ser- vice to the taxpayers and to the county in general if elected to this position, is making the race on his merits for the posi- tion to which he aspires. Mr. Lopez is chairman of the Monroe County School Board, having held many other positions from time to time, and has had considerable experience in city matters in connection with his position as councilman. Mr. Lopez is quite popular throughout the city, numerous friends qvho are sup- porting him solidly for the posi- tion which he is now seeking. SCOUT PROGRAM? “FRIDAY NIGHT AT HIGH SCHOOL AFFAIR TO BE GIVEN UNDER AUSPICES OF TROOP 4; EN- 'S _EN- OVIDED The Monroe County High School auditorium next Friday evening will be the scene of an interesting and highly meritorious event when the following attractive program wil be rendered by all local for the benefit of Troop 4, Girl Scouts, inthis city. The following excellent pro- gram has been arranged and will the evening. This, in addition to) the worthiness of the cause for, which the event will be given, is expected to draw a very large torium next Friday evening at 8| o’cloek, j Py m tra. Vocal So'o—Miss Jane Lewis. | Violin Solo—Will Roberts. | Vocal Solo—Miss Rebertson. Reading—-Miss Margaret Curtis.| Piano Selection—Miss Dorothy: Key. : tere down the gallows in the decorated o the apper deck with jail. Wooten, apprehended palms, flowers and ferns and} dn 1925, and sentenced under the|/draped with the navy internation- | of execution, has forced al code flags. A handsome loving build back the apparatus cup was presented by the officers | for hanging. {to Capt, Stearns as a token of | am ready to go,” he has told/high esteem and affection in| jper men, “but if the worst which he is held. i rather die in the elec-| The following officers were than on the gallows.” present: - Lieut. Commander Lins- | The crime for which the negro|ley, Lieut. Commander Seibert, | sentenced was committed fol-| Lieut. George Wileox, Lieutenant Lieutenant Love- He had completed joy, Lieut. J, H) Thomas, Lieuten- 12 1-2 years of a 40-year sentence|ant Biery,. Lieutenant Martyr, for slaying another negro, On Capt. C. N. Muldrow, Maj. Gen. Christmas Day, 1922, Wooten! Harry C. Hale, Capt. Willis Hale, made his escape, severely wound-| Capt, J. J. Maher, Colonel Gwynn, ing an officer who tried to appre-/ Capt, C. D. Stearns, Capt. C. W. | hend him. A few days later he| MeNeely, Col. Robert M. Thomp- turned up in the servants’ quarters/son and Lieut. Stark Warner. of D. H. Williams here for a} sopkieees i “hand out.” Mr. Williams was) summoned by the frightened ne- COLONEL COOLIDGE groes. He is said to have tried to SPENDS GooD NIGHT fire a pistol which missed a car- } tridge, allowing Wooten time to (My Associated Press) fire « fatal shot. This is what the PLYMOUTH, Vt. jury was told after Wooten was Colonel John C. lidge rested brought back for trial following! well during the night and was three years of fugitive wandering.; comfortable this morning, Mrs. ‘ May Johnson, his nurse, reported at 8 o'clock. She said the patient “SEVEN SINNERS” was bright on and was suffering no pi Here is a crook story that ‘is different. Different because it in a laugh-treat as well as ao Finally the law Dance—Celia and Hilda gado, Selection—High School Orches-} tra. Iustrated Songs—Troop 4 Girl Scouts. | Vio.in Solo—Alfredo Baerosa. Reading—Miss Jewel Nelson. Colton Park. | Danee—Lillian Roker. and has / jent | be afford h'gh-class entertainment for | crowd to the High School audi-} SO RES . 2 } | Scleetion—High School orenes-' DR, STRATON The Key 2 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1926. ST. PATRICK'S DAY PROGRAM AT BAYVIEW PARK BANDMASTER REASON AR- » RANGES SPECIAL NUMBERS TO BE. RENDERED THIS EVENING Bandmaster Hubert Reason, |conducting the municipal concerts at Bayview Park, has arranged a special St. Patrick’s day program jto -be rendered this evening. The program follows: Part I March, Washington Grays— Grafula. Selection, Best Loved Irish Melodies—Hayes. Fox Trot, Sleepy Time Gal— Waltz, Short. Fox Trot, Fuzzy Wuzzy Bird— Weeks. Waltz, Songs of Erin—Bennet. Selection, Songs of the Old Folks—Lake. Part Il Popular Medley, Overture No. 33, Sky High—Taylor. Fox Trot, Yes, Sir, She’s Mj Baby—Kahn. A Waltz, Danube Waves. March, Officer of the Day Hall. The Star Spangled Banner— Key. HUBERT REASON, Conductor. Head of Lighthouse Service Leaves City, On Inspection Trip W. W. .Demeritt, superinten- dent of lighthéuses, aboard Pow- er Boat 31, is on am inspectipn tour of the eaét coast of Florida. He will investigate the navigation aids between Key West and Mi- ami, and look over the tion work.and ‘installation of about the Miami harbor, where the lighthouse department. facili- ties have been seriously inter- fered with during the past few months, Superintendent Demeritt will absent from Key West a week lor ten days. In Bluebird Land— } anolis ‘The est Citben For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West Bureau of Engineering Plans Modern Radio Equipment for Key West Station PRESENTATION OF VETERAN JEWELS BY LOCAL LODGE ISLAND CITY LODGE TO HOLD ENTERTAINMENT AT HALL ON FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19 An important event in _ local} Pythian circles ‘will take place on Friday evening, March 19, at the lodge rooms of Island City Lodge No. 14, in Odd Fellows’ Hall on Caroline street. ® e On that night, J. Y. Porter, Sr.. John C. Gardner and W. H. “Bud” Turner, three veteran members of} Island City Lodge, will be present-| ed with god veteran jewels of the) order of Knights of Pythias in} recognition of many years of. con- tinuous membership in the order—} each having been members in good standing for more than 25 years. The arrangement and refresh- ment committees are preparing to take care of the largest number of Pythians ever gathered together at one. time in the Island C.ty . MANY BRIDGES ARE DESIGNED MAKING READY FOR WORK OVER WATER GAPS Beautiful bridges are being de- signed by. the Turner Corffpany of Minneapolis, who recently receiv- ed a 90-day option on bridge fran- chises from the county commis-| sioners, This was received by LJ R, Warner in 2° telegram from Eddit Conant, chairman of the’ Blue Belved Yanks of the Minne- ed ee ede cs a ‘state: "Minneapolis appreciates all your kindness to C. A. P. Turner during his stay in Key West. I was in his office yestefday. Beau- tiful bridges being designed. When your Over Seas Highway is completed the world will have ite eighth wonder.” TO GIVE LECTURE NOTED SPEAKER WILL BE HEARD AT FIRST | BAPTIST CHURCH | | Fire Destroys Ferry Docks at Jacksonville SEVERAL VESSELS ALSO BURN DURING CON- FLAGRATION ON THE! WATERFRONT (By Associated Press) JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March NOTED MAGICIAN WILL APPEAR AT SAN CARLOS HALL DANTE, FAMOUS PERFORMER, TO OPEN ENGAGEMENT BEGINNING TUESDAY EVE- NING, MARCH 23 Dante, noted European con- jurer, who is making is third an- nual tour of America, under the management of Thurston, the fa- mous American magician, will ap- pear at the San Carlos Theatre, for a short season only, beginning Tuesday, March 23, en’ route to Cuba. : Dante has. been the reigning sensation of Europe for a decade and recently returned from a tri- umphal tour of the world. Among the Thurston-Kellar il- lusions which he is presenting, in addition to his wonderful crea- tions, are “The Ghost Woman.” You may ask her any question. She is said to be unequaled as an exponent of mental telepathy. Also Alvin’s Musical Wizards, the Mysterious Chipese Fountain, Cre- ation, the Phantom Woman, Spirit Cabinet, Vivisection, Br: casting A Woman, Perplexity, and many other: sensational surprises. NAVY OFFICERS ARE UPHELD SUPREME. COURT REFUSES ‘TO PASS UPON CASE eae WAS! Mare Navy_ officers who. doyn the te troller General McCarl, won a Su- preme court vietory when the court refused to pass upon a case which Commander John ‘F. Cox won in the lower courts. The case in- volved whether the comptroller general could withhold the pay of officers to reimburse the govern- ment for what Mr. McCarl con- tended were over-payments to them in the past. The department of justice took the position that such a course could be pursued only when the officers had failed |! to account for public money en- trusted to their care, and the lower complaining officers and against Mr. MeCarl. NOTED PAIR WILL SIGN PEACE TREATY + (ily Abnociated Press) PALM BEACH, Fia., March 17. —A reconciliation between Flor- enz Zeigfeld and F. C. Fields wav rumored here today when it be- came known that Fields wi! at- tend tonight’s performance at Dr. John Roach Straton who | 17.—The South Jacksonville ferry| Ziegfeld’s “Palm Beach Nights.” will lecture at the First Baptist | Church March 22 and 23, though | of southern parentage, was born | in Evansville, Ind. eral oratorical championships. He | studied in Mercer University, | docks, the gerry boats Duval and Pelican, and a small yacht, the stove in a restaurant on the dock| Fields quit the Follies about a year ago, and is said te have sever- ed relations with Ziegfeld.. Fields While a uni-| V-14129, were destroyed by fir€) has been in Palm Beach for some |versity student he made a reputa- | ear'y today. John Haygood, 16 | time acting for Vocal Solo—Harriette Johnson. | tion as an orator, winning a num- | taxicab driver and watchman, was Vocal Duet—Miss Lewis and|ber of valiable prizes and sev-| seriously burned when a gasoline} a coming movie. “The Old Army Game.” The rumor has it that his ap- pearance at Ziegfeld’s show will be at the invitation of the pro- Reading—Mrs. Alice Weather-| Macon, Ga., the Southern Baptist | °*?!oded, and a negro was report-| ducer, and that the pair, like the ford Curry. Trio—Cleora, Matilda and Nell Knight. Violin Solo—Raymond Curry. Vocal Duet—Lucien and Fay | Theological Seminary, Louisville, | ¢d missing. it ; mated at $275,000, partly covered | sign a peace treaty Ky., University of Chicago and Boston School of Oratory. | When a very young man he| was pastor of the famous Second | Kitchen. | Baptist Church of Chicago. Since | Reading® Emil Sweeting. The loss was esti-} by insurance. The fire spread rapidly and aj number of. persons were forced to! -|that time he has had successful | Jump into the St. John’s River tc| 551 Selection—High School Orches-| pastorates at the First Baptist | escape the flames. Stacy Bailey | tra. POSTPONE WORK peas vate of Cavaley. Deptt |, Serco leup int thal cll] Parts, Church, Baltimore, Md., and is/ Church, New York City. Dr. | Church, Norfolk, Va., Immanuel | of Daytona Beach, owner of the V-14129, and his two young sons. DeMolays had planned to give |Straton has long been a frequent | Waters in their night clothes and = a side degree last evening but the contributor te many of the lead-| swim to safety. March: 17—' goat failing to arrive from Cubs, ing magazines of the country and | was given as the reason for post- ponement of the work. DE MOLAY DANCE a popular chautauqua lecturer. It | has been said of him as a lecturer: | “He is gifted with the rare com- | bination of -talents—scholarship, | oratorical fervor, quick imagina-| jtion, humorous insight, intellectual | on the yacht were burned. force and the happy faculty of graceful and powerful presenta- tion of his thoughts. In addition to the spicy and de- lightful humor which pervades/ The yacht Abasena, owned by Henry G. Ellis, wealthy Los An- geles sportsman, and her master, Captain Hans Pohiman, was dam- aged. New masts and top liner The Abasena was moored to a dock ad- joining the ferry slip. The fire was the second on the south side within 24 hours. } A revised estimate of the loss in lays its hand on the breaker of hearts. See “Seven Sinners” with Marie Prevost at the MONROE. THEATRE TOMORROW this morning that he will remain manding officer in charge t Taylor, Key West, until He received a communica- on from the war department, Washington, t this effect. Capt: Maher has been transferred to Panama. IN BALL ROOM OF HOTEL LA CONCHA TONIGHT them, his lectures are character-/the South Jacksonville Utilities ized by a literary flavor, an in-|Company fire, which occurred, tellectual breadth and an ethical | early yesterday morning, placed it {elevation which make them very | at $225,000. E. L. Gunn, presi- valuable.” His lectures in Key| dent of the company, who an- West will be of a religious nature, | nounced the revised figures today jor on subjects close allied there-/ id the company would rebuild with, é Stil'mans and others are about to NOTICE ELKS All members of B. P. 0. E. No.; and visiting Elks are request- ed to meet at Elks Club Thursday 3:30 p. m., for the purpose of at- tending the funeral of our de- By order of G. N. GOSHORN, Exalted Ruler. ROSS C. SAWYER, THE WEATHER Stations Abilene (cloudy) .. Atlanta (cloudy) Boston (snowing) Buffalo (clear) Charleston (clear) Chicago (clear) ... Corpus Christi (raining) Dodge City (clear) . Galveston (cloudy) ,. Hatteras (snowing) . Huron (cloudy) Jacksonville (pt. cloudy) KEY WEST (cloudy) Louisville (clear) - Miami (cloudy) New Orleans (cloudy) New York (clear)... St. Louis (clear) _ Tampa (clear) Washington (clear) . Williston (cloudy) JUDGE BUSTO’S ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SOLICITOR WILL. “BE. CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION TO OFFICE SUBJECT TO DEMOCRATIC JUNE PRIMARY The Citizen the political Judge J. Py to candidate for nomination to the office of Solicitor of the Criminal Court of Record for Monroe coun- ty, subect to the Democratic mary election .in Ji Busto has held this this paper is reliably informed, will show that in the short time ithe official has held this office, | eourts consistently sided with the| Court have been convicted for of the law. Judge Busto the electors judge for two terms, was a mem- ber of the legislature for Monroe county for four consecutive terms, during which period he proposed and had passed the crea- tion of the 20th Judicial Circuit was the author of the Firemen’ Pension law, and had other com- |mendable legislative acts to his / credit. NEW YORK FIRE BUG NOW BEING SOUGHT (Ry Associated Press) was sought today. | Police believe the woman is | resident of the district who may) ‘have been erazed by recent fires | the | Sixteen alarms were rung in be- | tween the hours of 10 a. m. and [5:15 p. m. for 14 fires in the | Browexile section and two others. jess than a mile away. In most leeased brother, Capt. Wm. J.| cases the damage was slight, but in| [one it was estimated at $75,000. | . The suspicion that the fires were Landing Field For Aircraft Advocated by Many Officers NEW COMMANDANT OF SEVENTH NAVAL Dis- TRICT TELLS OF OTH- Capt. C. W, McNeely, the new commandant of the Seventh Nawgl ‘District, who stepped into the position yesterday upon Capt. Clark D. Stearns’ retirement said: “It was the intention of the bureau of engineering when I left Washington, D. C., to fit out the naval station at Key West with some modern radio equipment so as to improve the radie com- munications here.” ee Captain McNeely said that Key West will be one of the few sta- tions to be fitted out in the near future with more modern radio — equipment. His last duty, before © coming to Key West, was in the bureau of engineering, Washing- . li eli Het i é: & g : i F F E i i © # 5 a os 5 3 gee Ha i E viz 32 i i Ht Fs) 2 s< gcrerea Facts ae Bin @ is ct 7 = PS —e Pe | 12:00 M. TO 2:00 P. M. A real good lunch gotten up to the tastes of esieees with a fine service and moderate price of $1.00