The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 20, 1926, Page 1

Full Associated Press Le Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII._ No. 68. - For Reception of National Offi BILL HERREN TO PAY VISIT HERE DURING APRIL;, OTHER OFFI- CERS ALSO COMING The board of directors. of the Key. West Realty Board met last night at the office on Fleming street and completed the revision of committee.and the preparation for visitors. Bill_Herren, representative of - the national association of realty, boards, will visit Key West April 16, is planning to bring with him lO. Meredith, executive secretary of the Florida Real Es- tate Association, and President’ MeClure ‘of the Florida Real Es- tion. es. V.°A. fog ragtttes, - strueted by the boar night & Mr. Herren. to bring it publicity f¢ iy board was also dis- It was decided that the ec ommittee—Henry hairman; Samuel ased rate Program of Entertainment ‘Outlined By. Realty Board Last Night cial Plan Improvements To Many Ae Battleships of the WEATHER 2° eo ee Povoveveece Stations Abilene (cloudy) Atlanta (foggy) . Boston (cloudy) - Buffalo (snowing Charleston (cloudy) Chicago (clear) - Corpus Christi: (foggy) Dodge City (clear) Galveston (foggy) . Hatteras (cloudy) . Huron (clear) Jacksonville (cloudy) KEY WEST (clear) Louisville (raining) Miami (clear) New Orleans (raining) New York (clear) St. Louis’ (clear) Tampa (cloudy) .. Washington (cloudy Williston (clear) CAPT. MAHER PRESENTED WITH _ BEAUTIFUL GIFT My FI 83 8 RPANAAKwWONS RON RS RN @E OO & “Go chairman; Warren ‘H. Ketchum, H. committee — Henry chairman; Charles EVENT TO TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY EVE- NING The Key West Rotary Club will| hold its annual ladies’ night at the! Hotel Casa Marina on Tuesday evening, March 23. Tickets for this upusual, de- lightful event can be purchased through any Rotarian. e There will be numerous, unique numbers on the program with many good stunts interspersed. After dinner there will be dancing | until a late hour. Members of Woman's Guild Gives Charch White Marble Credence! A beautiful, white Carrera marble credence, imported from Italy, has been presented to St.) Paul's Episcopal church by the} Woman's Guild as a memoria! of that organization. The credence will be blessed at . | Lieut. W. D. Evans, medical corps, .liers, civili .| Barracks, upon Capt. Maher’s de-’ . [tachment to the Panama. district, MEN AT KEY WEST GIVE COMMANDING OF FICER HAMILTON. WATCH AS TOKEN OF ESTEEM John J. Maher received a Hamilton watch thir 1 “during” formation, Key a m his men SN nsdn seme affection. Capt. Maher has been) detached from Key West Barracks and will leave here the first part of July. be On the gift is “Greetings to Capt. J. J. Maher from Detach- ment Key West. Barracks, Fla.” The presentation was made by United States army, retired. He expressed the regret of the en- tire command, including the sold- emp'‘oyes and retired personnel, living at Key West} * Capt. Maher said that it was 2 leasttre to serve with the men in ‘Key West and considered each and every one in his command as : personal friend and hoped alway: to remember them as such. ENTERTAINMENT AT HIGH SCHOOL: | MEMBERS OF GIRL SCOUTS PUT ON EXCELLENT PROGRAM Troop 4, Girl Scouts, gave the| following delightful program last evening at the Monroe County igh School auditorium: Selection—High School Orches- tra. , Vocal Solo—Miss Jane Lewis. Violin Solo—Will Roberts. Vocal Solo—Miss Robertson. Reading—Miss Margaret Curtis | Piano Selection—Miss Dorothy, Key. Dance—Celia and Hilda Sal-! gado. Selection—High School Orches- j tra. Mustrated Songs—Troop 4 Girl Scouts, Violin Solo—Alfredo Baerosa. Reading—Miss Jewel Nelson. Vocal Solo—Harriette Johnson Vocal Duet—Miss Lewis and OVER MILLION DOLLARS ‘NORTHLAND GOES U. S. Navy TO BE EXPENDED IN BILL RECOMMENDED FOR WORK (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 20. —A_ bill to authorize penditure of $1,350,000 for improvements on six pattle- ships, as recommended by Secretary Wilbur, has. been introduced by Representative Miller, Republican, Washing- ton, ‘on behalf of the” naval * committee, The vessels are the New York, Texas, Florida, Utah, Arkansas, and Wyoming. The principal alterations will con- sist of installing appliances for launching planes. CURRY HARRIS _ STRICKEN WITH APPENDICITIS KEY TF YQUNG MAN IS HEA She Mrs. W. Hunt Harris received word last evening of the illness of her son, Curry Harris, a junior in the University of Florida, Gaines- ville. The» telephone message stated that he was suddenly taken ill with acute appedicitis. A later this morning stated that he is much better and that it has not been necessary to operate. Dr. J. ¥. Porter, Sr., spoke to Dr. Murphree, president of the University of Florida, over the telephone this morning, anc Dr. Murphree said that young Harris was much improved, and it was thought that an operation wa: not necessary. Mrs. Harris left this morning with Joe Porter Mountjoy fo- Gainesville, after receiving the message of last evening relative to her son's critical illness, before learning of his improvement this morning, ex- 4 West C KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1926. KEEPING CLOSE « . LOOKOUT FOR NASSAU ROBBERS BUNCH OF YEGGMEN LOOT- ING COLONIAL /TREASURY BEING SOUGHT BY AU- » THORITIES The sheriff’s forces and other officers of the law in Key West are keeping a sharp lookout on the shoreline and waters surround- ing this city for suspicious looking craft, with the aim of capturing the bunch of yeggmen who dyna- mited the treasury of Nassau early Wednesday morning and” tiade their escape on a highpowered speed boat with about $50,01 gold and silver money belongi to the Colonial Governndedl if Nassau. While officers here are om; the alert, they are of the opinion that the robbers would not attempt to land at any American point,’ but} think it more likely that the trea-; sure boat went in the direction of} Cuba and Jamaica. | Associated Press dispatches; state that the money stolen would | weigh about one ton, and co ed of*American gold money, Eng- lish silver coin and currency of the of} coins are claimed by Nassait! au-| thorities to be more than a hun-| dred years old. | Key West officers think that kt would be folly of the yeggmen to| try to dispose. of their loot in’ America, for the reason that; American gold is rarely seen inj circulation now and its appearance; would excite suspicion, while an| offer to dispose of English coim in this country would immediately, atouse curiosity. They are of opinion that arrangements wi made in advance, for the dis tion of this loot, and do not FRANK H. LADD CANDIDATE FOR STATE SENATOR MAKES FORMAL ANNOUNCE- MENT IN COLUMNS OF THE RITIZEN TODAY FOR JUNE PRIMARY RACE Of considerable interest to voters in the 24th Senatorial Dis- trict is the announcement appear- ing elsewhere in the columns of The Citizen of the candidacy of Frank H. Ladd for Senator from that district, subject to the June primaries. Mr. Ladd has been in the pub- |lic eye for the past sixteen years, | having served as Councilman of Key West for two terms; as State Representative. from 1921 and as Mayor of Key West for two terms from 1921 to 1925. During his political career, he has had many and varied ex- periences, has come in ‘close con- tact with leading statesmen of the State of Florida, and has been suc- cessful almost without exception in all of -his endeavors in the’ in- terests of his constituency. He has the unique experience colony of Nassau. Some of the of having been installed as mayor! of Key West during a year which was probably the darkest ever known in the history of the city and after assisting in its trans- position to a prosperous com- munity, stepping out with a clean slate, leaving city finances ap- proximately a million dollars in better condition than at thei be- ginning of his first term, four years previously. Mr. Ladd has been a dominant factor among workers for the Over-Sea Highway, which has, to his efforts, now e- assumed His maity friends are predi¢ting * {his victory, SHERIFF MAKE REPORT ON MEET AT PALM BEACH |MONROE COUNTY OFFICIAL TERMS CONFERENCE WON- DERFUL SUCCESS FROM EVERY ANGLE Sheriff Roland Curry, who re- turned last evening from the con- vention of sheriffs at West Palm Beach, says the meeting was a wonderful success, and will result jin much good for the law enforce- {ment forces of the state. BACK TO BOSTON STEAMER COMPLETES WIN- TER SCHEDULE ON KEY WEST-HAVANA RUN Having completed her winter Boston to resume her schedule of | sailings on the New Engiand| coast. i The Northland, Capt. W. E.| Crosby, found season just closifg to have been the busiest one | since the vessel was first placed | on the winter schedule here in} 1923, having in the past three) months transported thousands an thousands of people -between thi city and Havana. The Northland came in yester- Sheriff Curry was able to make ja splendid showing for Monroe} Captain W. M. White, who, wile} com-/on his trip to Havana, sighted the} jcounty and Key West in {parison with other counties of the | State. | Some of the counties reported jas high as five murder cases at fone term of court, while Monroe |county averages about one every | five years. The sheriffs’ Prisoner Reported To Have Made Confession On Reaching Miami Walter Smith, alias . James Bethel, the negro arrested here by Sheriff Roland Curry - last Monday, wanted in Miami to an- swer to the charge of murder, and taken to Miami Wednesday | convention for jschedule of sailings between Key next year will be held in Okee-|- 5 | West and Havana, the steamship|chobee, it was decided by a vote just pulted | Northland sailed last night for|of the membership. GAS:BUOY FROM MOBILE BAR_FOUND DRIFTING IN GUEF 25 MILES OUT AT.SEA During the first part of Febru- ary of this year a large gas light- ed buoy‘of the Pintach type broke loose from its moorings on Mobile Bar in the Eighth Lighthouse Dis- trict and was drifting with the currents until yesterday, when the tender Sundew. made an emer- gency trip and found the aid to navigation to the south of Key | West. | Much credit’ is due to the com- |manding officer of the P. & 0 | Steamship Company’s line Cuba |of Lighthouses giving the exact |loeation of the rapidly drifting aid. Fortunately the tender Sundew } was in port at the time and having ck from a short trip in the har- | bor, carried a full nead of steam. that brought forth all the pomp! 1920 to|ps Funeral Rites | John Coolid BAND CONCERT The following is the program that will be rendered on Sunday afternoon, beginning at 4 o’clock at ree Park by the municipal ind: Part I March, March of the Anzacs— | Lithgrow. Overture, Attilla—Verdi. Waltz, Moonlight on the Hud- son—Herman, Serenade, Eventide—King. Intermezzo, After Sunset— or. Pilgrims Chorus from’ Tann- hauser—Wagner. Part II Intermezzo, Spanish Romance— King. Souvenir—Drdla. Serenade, Love in Idleness— “Macbeth. Oriental, Arabian Nights— March, The. Connectieut—Nas- sann. The Star Spangled Banner— Key. HUBERT REASON, *.* Conduetor. 8 For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West’ . For Colon e in Plymouth| FATHER OF CHIEF EX- ECUTIVE OF NATION TO BE BURIED IN VILLAGE TOWN ¢ (By Associated Press) PLYMOUTH, Vt., March 20.— This little known Green Moun- tain village in which Col. John C. Coolidge lived and died, set aside its ordinary activities today to bury its; first citizen. In the adjoining town of Woodstock the President of the United States, 2 to pay a final tribute of love. The President, making a winter visit to hisjpative town for the first time in # score of years, left Washington in hope that his pres- ence might. comfort his father’: last moments. _ Losing his grim race with death, hé remained tc perform his final filial duties, He came yesterday to spend an hour by Gol. Coplidge’s bier, and today planned’ to ‘pass several h: his ch:ldhood home before the time set for the funeral. Mrs. Cool- -| idge and their son, John, a student Captain John J. Maher, com- manding officer. of the Coast De- fenses of Key West, and the Key West Barracks, is in receipt of an | official communication from Lieu- jtenant W. Q. Jeffords, Jr., artil- jlery engineer with headquarters lat Fort Barrancas, Pensacola, |Fla., in which it is stated that the | War Department is endeavoring |to make contact with the agencies |of the leading newspapers in or- |der that publication may be made |of photographs of military sub- jects which show to the public the work of the military abies, nd which are considered bene- ficial to both. | _ In view of the fact that the 13th, | Coast Artillery is the only Coast | Artillery Regiment stationed in the south except in Virginia, that it jw& organized in the south in \July, 1924, at Pensacola and Key | West, Florida, Charleston, S. C.,/ and Galveston, Tex., and that the 6utline in gold of the saltire or diagonal denotes this fact, that he saltire is taken from the bat- | buoy and immediately sent-a radio’ tle flag of the Confederacy and,| | to the office of the Superintendent |as only its outline appears on the | plow drove through the dri shield denotes a suggestion of shovelers followed behind, making! the south, it isbelieved that both the picture and the information indicated therein is of a new value in Key West. | The 13th Coast Artillery was ceremony held recently jn Pensa- cola on an auspicious occasion Few of the neighbors were able son grieving for his father, waited | © ‘PRICE FIVE CENTS Nine Persons Are Killed InExplosion in Alabama ED INJURED IN ACCI- DENT IN BIRMINGHAM TODAY * (By Associated Preas). .. - BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Mar. 20,.—Nine men were” killed an a large number’ injured at five. o'clock this morning when a stack at the Wood- ward Furnace No. 2 exploded. Among those dead is Ho- ward Mussey, furnace super- intendent. Early advices said a. hole developed in the side of the huge stack just as the night shift was ready to go off and the explosion threw molten metal for a hundred feet, in- stanly killing all the men near the stack. Woodward No. 2 Fuftiice is © the property of the ~Wood- © ward Iron Company, and is located ten miles west of | | yet to go about their usual tasks. $ The passage of Gol. Cooli | been a heavy shock to munity which he four-score years, and the folk gathered jn groups discuss the tragic event. Clear Road But there were some which could not be neglected. force of men labored under Couds clearing a road great drifts to the | cemetery on a hillside where ; Coolidges are buried, The spring thaw had softened the and added to the difficulty o! task. A heavy tractor and ifts and Ht < if ged a lane, with walls on either side j higher than a man’s head. | Selectman Azro Johnson had the | task of preparing the grave in a plot adjoining that in which the into the Lighthouse &iven its colors in a brilliant) President's mother, sister and son Ca‘vin are buried. The deep snow was shoveled away from the plot and the selectman and his assist- Within a A=W minutes of the re-jand splendor of military events./ ants cut through the frozen soil, jceipt ofthe radio from Captain The ceremonies were impressive | fulfilling a task given them by the! | White, the Sundew, Captain John with their grandeur in the color-| colonel himself several months ed in search of the buoy. Allow- ing six miles easterly drift from. the time the Cuba sighted the aid to the time the lighthouse vessel | could reach the scene, the buoy was sighted dead ahead at 2:45 pm. Adverse weather was encounter- G.-Albury commanding, proceed- ful setting of Fort Barrancas. | ago. ,; MAKE CAPTURE OF ESCAPED (By Assoriated Pre=s) NEW YORK, March 20.— Richard Reese Whitemore, des- | There will be no pall bearers at the funeral,but six body bearers cribed by the police as an escaped FL EI) i i f rT arf z ? § ie THLE ut a t it F ; day afternoon on her last voyage |evening by Deputy Sheriff H. L. |to the Cuban capital for the pres-|Sammon, of Dade county, is re- ent season, and made ready for’ ported to have confessed the crime jed in the Gulf and the task of Soviet and murderer of = Balti) the early service tomorrow morn- | making the Sundew’s towing line ™OT® Prison guard, was captured ing, starting at 7:30 o'clock. There | will be corporate communion for the Guild, and all members, are} 14 Curry. fequested to be present. | "Trio_Cleora, Matilda and Nell! G OL D! | Knight. Vielin Solo—Raymond Curry. Vocal Duet—Lucien and Fay Kitchen. Reading—Emil Sweeting. Rex Beach takes us to Alaska again—to the stirring days of the gold rush—to the big, battles for right and Selection—High School Orches- furious r 4 love and life. This is “Winds tra. of Chance,” the new First Na- |} tional at MONROE THEATRE TODAY Colton Park, Dance—Lillian Roker. _ Reading—Mrs. Alice Weather- tiel tive's boyhood home. Ostensibly the | penniless, and there is 1 RESIGNS OFFICE Ha | (Ry Associated Pres} i ATHENS, Greece, March 20.— Admiral Coundouriotis has re signed the Greek presidency. An election will be held to decide his successor, ‘ <4. with two other men after an ai P in whieh ght I her departure for Boston last! when confronted by eye witnesses | for ~ = pig eaiasgraryrrien gehen tomobile chase during which detec- — — “ it from) the man night. to the killing. ifficulty and danger to the per- Vives’ fired “anineds-sheta. | ‘ashington is waiting on a siding though Until that time the negro had sonne! of the vessel. It war }te begin the journey back. "found. FOUND GUILTY OF CHARGE (contended ‘that he was not necessary for a seaman to quickly, eeeeseseesesesooosescese §=6The President's property hold-| imam wanted, and had not been | board the rapidly swaying, rolling,} ings in his ancestral town have (ity ‘Rgiadidtes ‘frees) |Miami for several years. |pitehing buoy, lash himself to A MUS E MENT § ce tees increased. Three COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Mar.’ , ese - ae armel jand pass a 5 in. towing hawser | age the colonel transferred to 20.—Rev. Dr, Anton Bast, Metho:’ ,xnouNcES APPOINTMENT | ‘hrough the towing eye and make C°COSCCO@SSOSORSSCC0IES DL ident the ancestral farm dist Episcopal bishop of Scand! it fast, a feat surprisingly dif- MONROE THEATRE navia, was found guilty by a jury’ (By Runccinte’d Peese! | fievlt te those not familiar with TODAY—*“Winds of Chance of the fraudulent. conversion of TALLAHASSEE, Fla. March this operating of lighthouse work.|Al Roach Comedy. i 182,000 kroner ($47,684) of char-' 20.—Gov. Martin announced the The superintendent of the 8th TOMORROW — “The Wheel.” ity funds. appointment of Wesley C. Rich- District, with headquarters at New Comedy, “Detained.” ; The bishop was exonerated on ards, of La Belle, to be county Orleans, La, has been advised of the second clause of the prosecu- judge for Hendry county, to suc- the capture of the runaway buoy/ STRAND THEATRE tor’s charge, that of making pub- ceed E. M. Cornett, resigned. The and shipping instructions are be-| TODAY—“His People.” lic appeals fer charity based on! governor alse named J. Daugter- ing awaited for the return of this Comedy. “more or less shamelessly falsified. ine, of Havana, commissioner of aid to navigation to the district to| TOMORROW — “Enemy accounts.” deeds for Florida in Cuba. | Which it belongs. {Men.” Good Comedy. ‘