The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 5, 1926, Page 1

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4 board. Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. No. 81. Another Valuable Corner Site Sold Today By Over-Sea Co. ERNEST POIRIER OF| MONTREAL, CANADA, | BUYS PROPERTY ON) WHITEHEAD ST. The corner of Whitehead and} Jaliar streets was. purchased by Ernest Poirier of Montreal, Can-| ada, commission merchant. Mr.| Poirier announced this morning | that he bought the property through Robert P. Bailey of: the| Over Sea Company. The property is one of the fin- est in the city. There are five small houses located on the lots. The consideration was not made In ‘Teference to the purchase Saturday of the southwest corner of Duval and Greene. streets, Mr. Poirier wishes to make this state- ment to the public that he put up an option on the property as se- eurity for the land on Saturday. The abstract was taken through Abe’ Wolkowsky’s son, Frank Wo'-| Kowsky, who was given permission "by the father to sell the property, | Mr. Poirier states. Poirier leaves tonight for ‘Where he will meet his at- 4 _ Mr. Smith, who has ar- rived from Tampa, and Abe Wol- Mr, Poirier and his at- F return to the city Wednes-} ras taken up by Robert ‘of the Key West Founda- West Realty Board today Hotel La Concha. § suggested that a the board’ confer committees from other or- i so that a plan for the. riddance of mosquitoes in this city, could be taken up with the com-) After missioners at Tallahassee. this matter has been referred to Tallahassee, it should in turn be taken up with county commission- ‘ts of Monroe county. Nat Golson reported that no definite form of entertainment been selected by means of money can be raised for the The Key West Realty Board will entertain with a dinner ‘Thursday evening, April 15, rep- Tesentatives of the state and na- tional ‘association. William E. Herzen, director of extension of the National Association of Real Batate Boards; Carl C. McClure, mt of the Florida Real Es- mee and Paul 0, Mere- dith, secretary of the state organ- ization, will be here on that oc- y at the luncheon of) LIFE SAVING IN RED CROSS NOW POPULAR FEATURE SERVICE CREATED IN CONNECTION WITH ORGAN- IZATION A little over a decade ago, the American Red Cross Life Saving Corps started with one member. Today over 93,000 American men jand women have passed the Red | Cross life saving tests and “are \ger of drowning. > The. tnereasing popularity of | this Red ‘Cross seryiee is evidenced |by a statistical réport, just issued |for the five: months gnding No- vember 30, 1925. In’ this period over 19,300 people received this instruction and became enrolled Red Cross life. savers, Among them: were 4.521 men and 2,724 women, who were enrolled in the Senior Corps, and 12,069 boys and girls who were enrolled in the Junior Life Saving Corps. With over 6,000 people drown- ing in the Upited States every jyear, there is plenty of work for all. of these life savers at our e rivers. Drown~ vl part, is a vi and a - wi Red Cross life say-|- (ods, is ah effedtive ‘step Blue Thundet; a stalwart’ India brave, receritly ‘stalked into the Red Cross cottage of the-Rosebud | Indian’ Reservation: in’ North’ Da- | kota, with bad news. Smallpox has appeared at one of the mission schools, The Red Cross nurse and a doctor immediately went on the warpath against the dread disease. Over 1,500 Indian braves, | Squaws; and papooses were vacci- nated in record time, rigid quaran. _ tine -was enforced, and the ep demie brought under control: This prompt action kept the epidemic down to 35 cases. Only two In- dians refused to, be vaccinated, and most of the younger brav delighted. in comparing their scars. ; Acts Following Flood When flood waters from the \of Oi} City, Pa. and threatened tions, the Oil City Red Cross chap- | ter immediately went into action to help city authorities meet the emergency. | While every possible ‘means of | breaking the ice jam, which caused jthe flood, was being tried by city j officials, the chapter organized its jcanteens to feed the workers, and jmobilized its nursing reserve, jambulance corps, housing facili- Elks’ Convention Opens Tuesday At Fort Myers LARGE NUMBER ENROLL IN! |FRANK H. LADD AND SAM B. CURRY ARE | DELEGATES . ATTEND- | ING FROM KEY WEST The state convention of the Be- nevolent Protective Order of Elks | will convene at Fort Myers to- KEY WEST, FLORIDA, COAST GUARD: SEIZES VESSEL WITH-LIQUOR TWO - MASTED SCHOONER MADAN 1S TAKEN OVER WITH IMMENSE CARGO OF WET GOODS The two-masted schooner Mad- an, formerly the Island Home, was captured Saturday loaded -with 1800 cases of liquor and 600 cases of alcohol on board. The: Madan was located by the tug. Saukee, Capt. H. S. Brown, Jr., and taken in tow by the Tallapoosa, Capt. John Boedeker, to Mobile. The _ schooner was captured ONDAY, APRIL 5, 1926. FLORIDA IS | PRAISED FOR HOSPITALITY ITY PLANNING OFFICIAL} TELLS OF FRIENDLINESS; FOUND™ AMONG FLORIDA FOLK 4 4 LAKE WORTH, Fla., April 5.} —A splendid tribute to the hos-| pitality and friendJiness of Flor-} ida folk was expressed by John! C. Nolen, président of the City} Planning and Zoning conference, | which” organization’s eighteenth annual conference was concluded | in this city with a banquet at the} Gulf Stream Hotel. FUNERAL RITES. THIS AFTERNOON PRESIDENT OF LA CONCHA HOTEL COMPANY DIES ON SATURDAY. EVENING AT “HOSTELRY This afternoon at 4:30 o’clock | morrow morning where a large|twenty-two miles west, southwest, number of representatives from|of Egmont-Key, with its immense various sections of Florida will|cargo of liquors on board. It assemble for the meeting which] was located by Patrol Boat C. G. qualified to rescue people in dan-j | Allegheny River swept over a part} the residential and business sec-} has been called for that time. Frank H. Ladd and C. Sam B. Curry, delegates from Key West, left here Saturday on the P. and O. steamship Governor Cobb for Tampa where they will join Leslie R. Curry, formerly of this city and a member of the local lodge, from which point they will pro- ceed to Fort Myers fot the sched- uled meeting. j Many matters of vital impor- tance will come before the confer- ence, and from all _ indications there wi} be an unusually large number in atteridance at the an- nual event to be held in the west coast city . z r GULF STREAM AT FLOOD IS CUTTING WEATHER DIDOES SPIRIT 18 ONLY EXPLANA. TION OF VETERANS OF THE WATERFRONT oe “Tat os ioc ta OY, bl -apiy vic malik, Satay caer pleasant one and we are very ap- A | it to. Key. West ‘as well as to the city whence’it went north to the Boston: Sunday Herald: “KEY WEST, Fia., April 5.— There are ‘guardians of the na-| tion’s interests’ and ‘protectors of the people’ as far away as Cali- fornia and as near home as Geor- gia, still firmly cherishing the be- lief that Florida in general and Key West in particular, now and forever must ‘remain in hot ‘water.’ Pate a | “And . Florida, - poor, supine, sun-kissed Florida, along with her last. growing daughter, Key West, that much: maligned mecca of the \multitude, have singly and ei isemble repeatedly. denied the al ilegation and defied the “alli- ' gators.’ f “That Key West's world-famous climate might be improving never occurred to them as possible, and |that the neighborly gulf stream | might be becoming a bit more jfriendly likewise escaped them until the harbor front captains re- ported in all seriousness that the world’s greatest river, the gulf stream, is actually in flood; that |it has overflowed its banks and is |staging the greatest show on |earth at Key West's very doors. “No attempt™is made by these |veterans of the waterfront to ac-| casion. Ten of the most promi-| : ‘ nent citizens of Key West will be|\* and other diaster relief Fe-\ count for the latter-day didoes of | invited to attend this dinner to be | S°UrS’s bo meet the needs |the gulf stream, unless it be that, jferers in the event of the flood given at the Hotel La Concha. jlike the rest of the western hemis- 299, Chief Boatsman’s Mate-J. J. Maloney in charge,.who was patroling the west coast of Flor- : Satter having experienced ses- the; inst aad :rilea wil be said-over sions in St. Petersburg and West the body of Carl E. Aubuchon, Palm Beach, the city planners and | president of the Hotel La Concha, zoning experts came to Lake! who died at 8 o'clock last Satur- Worth, inspected the vast im- day retin! = gsegsig the i 4 - 4 | Mess al rooms in the n= prevementa Guek. sxe: being wiadel 2s a seeatitel®: balldiag this city and at the final ses- stands as a monument to his mn of the eighteenth annual con- memory in Key West. ference summed up some of the) The funeral will be from the outstanding points of the four day | Lopez Saeed etges city ceme- is’ final’ tery, an ve lunro, pastor conf » At this final t- re ene ee | of the First Methodist church, will ing President Nolen stated that ip. the officia ei - the reception to the visiting dele- *jgates had been very warm and/from the personnel of the Hotel PROPOSES MAKING RACE IN COMING JUNE PRIMARY FOR POSITION FROM FIFTH DISTRICT. S. Owen Sawyer makes his mal announcement in The today for County Cor from the fifth district in the: ‘Mr, Sawyer is at present: hold- ah ing hg sand ra pole and. has te. capable and efficient The incumbent has been assign- ed many important duties in com- mittee work during his adi istration, having always ont expressed his’ views in’ all ma‘ coming before. the -counci fearless. and. straightforward *ma! ner, whieh has won for him the a miration of his constituents and the general public. Mr. Sawyer has a large follow-_ ing in his proposed race for the} position of commissioner, a!l of | whom predict his election in the) coming primary. | Sir SOTO } Final Rehearsal | For American Legion Play At Clab House The fine rehearsal for the American play “‘Rosetime” will be at the American Legion club house | tonight, instead of at San Carlos Theatre as at first announced. | The play, however, will be pre- sented at San Carlos tomorrow) evening, starting at 8:30 o’clock and promises to be one of the most successful theatrical attrac- tions ever arranged by local talent. The show will be staged under the auspices of the American Legion. Station LIFE Broadcasts | Women’s Clab Plans most cordial and that everywhere they went they met with a greet- ing that was spontaneous and incere. Mr. Nolen expréssed great con- lence in the future of Florida was very much elated to find great interest manifested in La Concha staff, their names be- ing: Leon Roberts, A. R. Toboso, H. H. Bottonley, J. Mahoney, C. inment given “us,” the — “ caries ration manifested in all sec- ‘Thomas B. we visited and very deep the deceased, | fits it preciative of the hospitality) Carl Aubughon’had shown.” lowe oe ~~ [Papidly declining héalth for mage) Eater" od time, and while om a recent GRAND CONCERT It was then. tealed ‘that he few remaining. days before him on this earth. On the Saturday a week before he died, friends ac- companied him from Miami. He TO APPEAR AT HicH _|“8¢é Fapidly until thé end came, SCHOOL Miss Marguerite Starcll, grand concett artist, will give a concert in Key West enroute to Cuba on Thursday, April 8th in the Mon- roe County High School audi- torium under the auspices of the Scottish Rite Masons. W. J. Henderson, music critic New York Sun said: “Orie of the bright spots of the Metropolitan; .Ten sacks of liquor were cap- Opera season is Marguerite Starell, | tured by the customs officers Sat- for several years as one of the|urday night, after they had been great sopranos of Europe, who thrown from the deck of a ferry came, ‘sang and conquered. Her) boat that plies between Key West brilliant voice, capable of every |and Cuba. coloring and produced. with deli-| H. L. Kemp, customs inspector, cious freedom, captured her hear-|heard the splash ef.the falling ers from the outset. sacks of liquor and called other in- }spectors to his assistance. The ~ | beer was fished out of the water by the customs officer. TEN SACKS ARE CONFIS- CATED ON SATURDAY NIGHT "For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West TALKING MACHINE FOR AUBUCHON LEADS JOHNSON TO} INSERT ‘LOST’ AD. PLAYS “WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HAT” AS MERCHANT FINDS HE HAS WRONG LID AFTER PARTY Frank Johnson stepped jauntily | from his car and entered the Casa Marina the evening of the Ro- tarian Ladies’ Night, wearing a straw hat and. whistling West, U. S. A.” He passed the quality of the Island City’s stand- ardized and. unrivalled tempera- It was a mere matter of form, of course, that he accepted his hat check without looking at slipped it into a pocket of his Bes Tuesday night please return it Frank Johnson.” Since Frank Johnson |MISS MARGUERITE STARELL | was taken to his room and weak-| such excellent judgment in. ing his missing skypiece REV. MUNRO CONDUCTS CEREMONIES ON SUNDAY An inspiring scene was witness- ed Easter Sunday morning at ‘the church Sunday School, when the pastor, Rev. L. Munro, adminis- jtered baptism te five beautiful |babes before an audience of about {four hundred people, the greater number of whom were children. Names of the infants christened jare: Mrs. Connie Robertson; sponsors, Directors of Chamber-of Commerce Discuss Question of Representation § At Scheduled Conferences For Month : LOCAL BODY TAKES UP OTHER MATTERS AT MEETING HELD THI MORNING The question of representation of Key West chamber of com- merce at three conferences to be held this month was taken up ab — a meeting of the board of directors ~ of the chamber of commerce this — morning. The directors were in favor of having representation at these gatherings, Dr. J. Y. Porter, Sr., stated. The delegates to be se- lected will be announced later. A meeting has been called by Peter 0. Knight, which is known Hep t i i ti ie i : i | i i ; iH H & Fa rH EFEGFE i EF: close of the First Methodist | &™°0™- present dispensation, for (note the style) ‘The Lord himse'f shall descend with « shout that calls His peop'e to meet him.’ ’ Walter Arthur, son of Mr. andj “i H teseltion’ of ‘aympathy. will becoming more serious. The chap-| be sent to Thomas B. Aubuchon, father of the late Cari Aubuchon, president of the Florida Keys Realty Company, who died Satur. day night. RETURNS FROM MIAMI Capt. C'ark 8 turned from several days Miami on busines, re spent in “SEVEN KEYS” See Doug. McClean unlock the door of Keys to Baldpate.” Geo. M. Cohen's comedy, at the MONROE THEATRE TOMORROW “Seven This laughter in is greatest ter received commendation for its} prompt and efficient action, and demonstrated to the community its ability to mect such emergencies at any time. Dy. Harry Jones Gives Dinner Party Saturday Evening At La Concha 5. Jones enter- Hotel La thi, lawyer vening a for H of Miam Mr. I nt of Key We i Opera Concert of April 8, at the a Sweet Shoppe. Apr t- e Starell, 3-5-7-8 i jspirit.’ At all events, its warming) |waters are undoubtedly moving! WEAF A |nearer the Key West shore. | “Balmy is the word best de-| scribing the ideal temperature’ GARDNER, Mass:, April 5.— conditions the gulf stream change Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Edgell have has ‘created here. Day after day | received the following announce- of delightful sunshine that warms! ft Phillips Carlin, | without overheating; night after|™e™t from gpm: . night of tempering breezes that ,Mouncer at Radio Station WEAF, cool without chilling, and always|New York, and Mrs. Carlin: an atmosphere that invigorates) “Mr. and Mrs. Phillips Carlin but contributing added emphasis to the facilities of Station LIFE to that ancient adage: ‘It's summer broadcast the initial appearance ail winter in Key West.” of Virginia Claire Carlin, born on “Thus have the predictions of March 28, 1926. The opening Key West's crities been fulfilled. | selection will be ‘A-A-AAA,” com- Almost is the soulful city of the posed by the baby. Im fact the Southland. actually ‘in hot water.’ entire program will be a repeti- But, oh, the irony of it all! That tion of this number. now, with the appointed hour at' “The sponsors of the program hand there should be never a sob hope that you have enjoyed this sister in sight! Here, boy, quick, debut recital. If you were pleased page Allene Summer?” jwith baby’s talent you will great-| an- never enervates—conditions announce that they have engaged re: Birth of Daughter To nnouncer ly encourage both~the sponsors and the artist by writing. Ap-/ plause cards may be found at all our branches (family or other-/ wise) and may be addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Phillips Carlin, or to the artist, or to the station through which this program ed yam. ; “This. ixMetation LIFE signing! off untii!6 a. m. or earlier, at which time “getting-up’ exercises! will be broadcast direct from the nursery. Good night.” i Mr. and Mrs. Edgell became ac- qeainted with Mr. and Mrs. Carlin during a trip to New York, last summer and they have since ¢gr- responded regularly. Mr. Carlimi announces from Ststion WEAF with Grakam McName. | Miss Miriam Parks and Clarence 'Holding Meeting Tuesday | At High School Building 7"... Betty Jean, daughter of Mr. | The Woman's Club will hold 8) and Mrs. Hi N |meeting at 4 o'clock Tuesday af-' Oliver Hert oe of Mri esd iternoon at the Monroe County | sir, Geo. E. Seutders: | High School. | Mrs. William R. Warren, presi- Mr. and Mrs. E- Adame sad: HE: dent, asks all members who have | “re Collins. names to present for membership |, - aareeret Elizabeth, | daughter} them lof Mr. and Mrs. Sam B, Pinder; aces ahi a, this| sponsors, Geo. F. Sawyer, Mrs. jAnnie Elizabeth Sawyer and Mra, $50 REWARD | Benj. Lopez. The Key West, Electric Com- | John Atkins, son of Mr. and) | Mrs. Gerald Richard Steadman’ pany will pay a reward of $50 for information leading te the 25 mt] AMUSEMENTS Cooeseese eeseees or persons guilty of cutting up| MONROE THEATRE bes seats and seat back up-]| TODAY—“The Dark Angel.” bolstering. | Comedy, “On the Go.” |) TOMORROW—*“Seven Keys to B. L. GROOMS, Manager. | Baldpate.” Comedy, es ( Mate.” H | rT i i i i : i Hi ! if a | f fy ri ‘

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