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Full Associated Press Le: Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVI. No. 97. . ased HAROLD WALTERS FIGURES IN DAYLIGHT ROBBERY AT ROCK HARBOR ON THURSDAY YOUTH Is GIVEN HEAR. ING THIS MORNING BEFORE COUNTY! JUDGE. | Harold Walters, a white boy | who gare his age as 16, was given | ® preliminary . hearing before County Judge Hugh Gunn this z, charged with breaking nd éntering with the intention to commit larceny. In default of the \Fequired $1,000 bond the boy was remanded to jail to await the next term of criminal court. t ‘This Walters boy entered a plea of guilty to pulling s daylight robbery at Rock Harbor yester- day. He entered John H. Pin- der’s store, while the merchant ‘was at dinner, broke open the cash register, took $90 in cash and at- | to make a safe get-away. Mr. chased and captured hhim, recovering the stolen money. There being no officer on Key Largo, Mr, Pinder held on to his “prisoner and brought him ‘to the at Key West. ‘boy says his parents reside York, but he has been some time in Miami. Pinder is postmistress at Harbor and the postoffice is in her husband's store, but no to have been made r with the mere in : tee of the fact "Out there oe arresting officer on Key , 4 id Curry has John. H. Pin- iff. for Monroe img E. D. Stokes, Jr., is expected in the city tomorrow from New be was announced several days age that Miss Florence Crittenton Mr. Stokes would be married 10 in. Key West. The mar- will take place in St. Paul’s Stokes will sail with his ‘on the 22nd for Europe. Stokes, son of W. E. D.: millionaire hotel owner, Key West, about a month his boat, the. Calliope, was wrecked 50 miles out- Charleston ‘harbor and drift- as far south as Jacksonville, Theatrical Troupe Fails ‘To Arrive For Plays ~~ “At San Carlos Hall ‘The musical. comedy company} booked for the San Carlos Theatre | last Monday failed to arrive for! the opening day, and Mr. Perdomo | | of his affections. itwo IN MAY QUEEN CONTEST OTHERS WITHDRAW FROM RACE IN FAVOR OF MISS LARCHE All high school girls in. the May queen contest have, withdrawn in favor of Miss Myra Larche. The other contestant is Miss. Clara Carbonell. The ‘standing now is Miss Larche, 1,194 and Miss Carbonell, 8,352, The contest will close May 3, the Monday evening preceding the May day festival to be given by the Woman’s Club May 6 at the Key West barracks. The May queen will be crowned at the festival. AGREE TO THROW UP. CONTEST (|, (By tannovtnted Press) WASHINGTON, April 23.— The senate elections committee today unanimously agreed to throw out the elggtion contest brought against Sefator Bratton, Democrat, New Mexico, by for- mer Senator Bursum, a Republi- can. . ~ a PROGRAM AT CUBAN CLUB ENTERTAINMENT TO BE PUT ON BEGINNING AT 8 O'CLOCK UNDER AUSPICES | OF PYTHIAN SISTERS | The following program will be staged tonight at the Cuban Club beginning at 8 o’clock under the auspices of Key West Temple No. 20, Pythian Sisters: “Quadrille’” by sixteen ladies and gentlemen in the costumes worn in the days when this dance was popular. Modern feature dance in cos- tume by Miss Vola Mae Dickinson. “Minuet” by Misses Flora Rus- sell and Izette Demeritt who will represent George and. Martha Washington. “Soft Shoe” dance and song by Ray E. Seum, who needs no in-} troduction as all who have seen jhim knows he is a great enter- tainer, The last number on the pro- gram will be the “Cake Walk” by ten couples dressed in the most comical costumes imaginable. There will be three prizes given. away for this dance and following this number Mendosa’s Orchestra will continge playing for a jitney dance, MANY PLAYHOUSES About 850 playhouses are now operated by the great - Shubert system of theatres. Chicago Mayor On Stand In Senate Prohibition Hearing SOOKE SCOOSECLECe Miss Hazel Pilcher of St. Louis is suing August C. Naert, rich young Feal estate man, for $50,000 for } the city rather than federal au-| breach of promise, and is askin, is $25,000 of his parents for alienation MeanWhile, it has | been announced Naert will merry an- leaving | Mr. Perdomo wired the theatre | where the troupe ‘last played) when they did not arrive Monday. | The theatre replied that the entire | company had left Monday for Key | ‘West, but to the present they have | not put in their appearance here, | even though Mr, Perdomo holds | ® signed contract. other girl next month. Successor To Deputy Marshal Lopez Not Made Known As Yet! No United “States deputy mar- shal has arrived, so far as. is known, to fill. the place made ‘ceived any information as te who | COMMITTEE EE PLANS TO ‘MONY WITHIN SHORT TIME. t (By Annoclated Prens) WASHINGTON,. April. 23. — With Mayor Dever still on the stand as‘a “defender of the fair name of Chicago,” against testi- mony by United States Attorn¥y | —— Olsen, the senate prohibition hear- ing entered today. upon what pram‘sed to be its concluding fap- fare of fireworks. The -committee’ planned to let the affair taper off tomorrow with a final blare of oratory. Only five hours and five minutes remained to both sides under the revised schedule ‘after yesterday’s session and each ‘intended to use part of its time presenting a ttle more } testimony. | Once this is disposed of, the way | will be clear for the summing up by counsel for the drys, as op- | ponents of the pending bills for ‘ liberalizing the Volstead act, and |for the wets, as proponents. | Wayne B. Wheeler, general coun- | sel for the Anti-Saloon league, and | Julien Codman of Boston, the wets’ \attorney, are expected to carry the burden of these arguments. | The Chicago mayor who object- ed to the statement by District At- | torney Olsen that police of that city knew of many breweries in | operation there and asserted that} | thorities was responsible for the | closing of the breweries, quest, since he desired to refute dry testimony. | Two sessions were arranged for | today to assure conclusion of the | hearing towmerrow. | TOT, DENIED MEDICAL AID, DIES AT LAST) NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 23. parents in North Nashville Mon-! “As No Man Has Loved’ |\*** be appointed to the posi-|day night, where she had been | } tion. The next term of federal court Juin it for six weeks without care ‘of a physician, died early Wednes- | CONCLUDE ALL TESTI-| was) counted as a witness for the wets, | although appearing at his own re-| KEY WEST, FLORIDA; FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1926. | Seoceccccccccossssoooser Leads. Dry Mrs. Henry W. Peabody, chair-| man of the Women’s National! Conference. on Law Enforcement, meeting in. .Washington, urged the delegates to stand by the pro- hibition law and to fight against any relaxatign of its provisions, CITY COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING: SCAVENGER SERVICE DIS- CUSSED AT SESSION LAST NIGHT The City Council met in special session last evening for the “put- pose of discussing matters pertain- ing) to the sanitary department, the principal topic under discus- sion being that of the new pro-; posals to’ be issued-ealling for new bids for the scavenger contract at the expiration of the present o1 /-The: proposals: were drawn in‘ which the services required} were specified, the councilmen} taking. this action. as a matter. of | proteetion in the event that they | determine that it will not be feas-| ible for ‘the city to operate the service: at the termination of the present. contract, which: is their intention at this time. |, J. Otto Kirchheiner, chairman of KIRCHHEINER RETURNS FROM TALLAHASSEE CHAIRMAN OF MONROE * COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ‘ ATTENDS STATE ROAD} _ MEETING : the board of county commissioners for Monroe county, arrived in- the ¢ity this morning. While away on this trip Mr. Kirchheiner attend- ed the meeting of the state road a partment in Tailahassee that Was called for the purpose of defi- nitely designating the route for the Tam‘ami trail, the proposed @ross-state highway between Mi- ami and Tampa. After about two days of conten- tentious: discussion, Mr. Kirch- heiner says Dr. Fons Hathaway announced his decision in the mat- ter, which is as follows: “That Collier county build a road of. standard grade, meeting the specifications of the state road department, from road 27 due south to the Monroe county liné, touching this line at the intersec- tion ef the road now be'ng built by Monroe county and the Chey- | elier. corporation northwest to this Aine; that Monroe county use the funds, which the commissioners of the county proposed to turn over to the state road department in the first instance, also meeting the re- quirements and specifications ‘of the state rodd department, from the Dade county line; that the state road department would when this second road shall have been completed, take same over for miaintenance as a state high- way, “The CERES of the depart- ment stated to the chairman of the bourd of commissioners of Collier |eounty that in lieu of the ~con- struction of the four miles of road connecting the Tamiami trail w:th the ope Bes lifie this - de- it count aku aaa ee de ete : dredge is at present working to|’ the Dade county line; further, that at the department to complete thi second road “and give Monroe county an outiet to the east would construct its standard road from the point of intersection of the trail in Dade county to the Monroe county line. The department, of course, has made its decision to construct all the road in Dade Lacking only a few years of having lived a full century of time,-Sheldon A. Atwell, a pioneer jeitizen of Key West, died at 4:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his residence, 1328 Duncan street. Mr. Atwell had attained the re-| markably advanced age of 90) years, 9 months and 8 days, ‘aut had been residing in Key West 79} years. He came to this city from) the Bahamas. Charles, Albert and Edward At- b t | vaeant by the removal of Andrew| —Little 3-year-old Edith Eden,/| (Le Lopez, and no one here has re-|rescued from the home of her) jin Key West will convene in ten/day at the General Hospital. The} days from today. the first term held here since Key West was placed in the same fed- eral district with Miami. The} jjury will this time and in future/ ibe drawn by summons sent out) 1624 Sixth avenue, North, after) the father, James Eden, and/ brother, T. Eden, had submitted | to. arrest in preference to violat-| ing one of the principles of their; ifram Miami, but if any Key West-| religion, according to police. Aj This will be/girl was taken from her home at! Five. sailors were killed and a score more were hurt when oil tanks on -the s!. umer 0. T. ers have been summoned for jury | medical. examination showed the, Waring took fire and exploded while the ship was docked at New Orleans. Blazing i SHELDON ATWELL, ALMOST CENTURY OLD, DIESIN KEY WEST YESTERDAY | well, all of ‘this city, }daughters, Mrs. Joseph Lowe and and two } Mrs. Mary Tift, both of Key West. Surviving him are also four grand- children and thirty great-grand- children. The funeral will be Sunday af-| ternoon at 4 o’clock and will bs from the’ residence to the Ley Memorial Methodist church. The pastor, Rev. E. L. Ley, will con- taking parlors. For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West : PRICE FIVE CENTS Members Of Georgia Press Association Are Guests Of Key West This Morning Large Shipment ‘Of Of Pineapples Arrives On Ferry From Havana SEAPLANES TO ARRIVE MONDAY TERMINATE SURVEY WORK . ON CUBAN COAST The two Hannibal planes will arrive’ Monday from Cuba. They have been assisting the U. S. S. Hannibal in survey work off the Cuban. coast.’ Lieuts. Schildhau- rer and Taylor are in charge of the planes. The Bayspring, Captain James, will leave here Sunday for Cuba to secure-the supplies and person- nel of the planes and bring them to Key West. % NEW OFFER MADE FOR SETTLEMENT ‘Anxoeiated Press) WASHINGTON, » April) 23.— France today ‘submitted a new of- fer for: the settlement of its $4,000,000,000 war debt. re ee ee county and is at Present ‘working at the task. “If this agreement is acquiesc- ed in by the counties interested, the state will. have two roads through a portion. of this section of equal grade. es the interests of eat Psi lay be Properly served”, and at is saa that bd is not definitely Settled as yet, as all counties concerned are very much dissatisfied with the outcome of the Tallahassee meeting. Miami Resents Action Members of the board of county commissioners for Monroe courity this morning received telegrams from C. E: Riddle, secretary and vice-presidgnt of the Miami Cham- ber of Commerce, announcing a forum meeting to be held at the Central ol Auditorium in Mi-| ami next Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock to ‘discuss the proposed | Tamiami trail:route. The findings} of this comm state, will be authorities. © : It is expected that several mem- bers of the beard of-county com- missioners anda number of other representative citizens of this county w-ll attend the above meet-/ ing. Chairman. Kirchheincr ~ states, | however, that he believes that this/ eeting is alittle premature, that; would have been better to have | waited until the proposal of Dr.| , the telegrams forwarded to state/ jduct the service and the funeral Hathaway had been prepared in| Apalachicola The deceased is survived by will be unger the direction of G-| contract phy then Haas terest, Pannmas City, five sons, Thaddeus, Livingston, | Frank Sawyer of the Lopez under-| ed would know: just exactly what | | they are up against. SoeooecncoosccccecooosooesecoesoooseoeeeeoeleoseoneceseeeesesaeeesoonoooeS Five Die as Biazing Ol Sweeps Steamer eevee e | } j ; { } | } i lrounteen: CARLOADS ARE BEING TRANS- FERRED TODAY AT THIS PORT. Fourteen carloads of pineapples came inthis morning from Cuba and, are now being unloaded to ventilated cars preparatory to shipment north, Large shipments of pineapples have come from Havana this year, brought here on cars on ferries plying between Key West and Ha- vana. Large numbers of men are employed to transfer the crates to the ventilated ears for shipment north. us : One car, which is packed com- pactly, from Cuba makes two cars that are shipped north, because they are arranged so that air can circulate through ‘the entire car without the use of refrigeration. The pineapple crop this season has been of the largest for years, it is said. PLACE IMPORTS; TAMPA OND = a uaa ; ‘The value of tne ported from Key Wi ing the month of Far, r ny the present year totalled $2,714,581, | Panied according to reports sent out by the United States Customs Gervice | The ‘from the Tampa offite. dollars over the showing in “ex- ports:for either of the eight other |i" Florida ports listed: Key West's total is almost three times © the |combined total shown for the other eight ports, thé nearest com- petitor being Pensacola, with e¢x~ ports totaling $481,946. Miami tails the list in exports with 2 to- ital of $9,624 for February. Exports from nine of the prin- cipal Florida ports for the month of February, just past, totaled in value, age as follows: Key West . $2,714,581 Tampa .. 239,476 Jacksonville 391,865 | Pansacola 481,946 Fernandina 138,000 ‘Miami... 9,624 'Boca Grande 81,390 17,856 49,342 Total ... $4,124,080 ‘In imports ports of Jack. |sonville' and Tampa jump for the | first time te the million |mark, with Jacksonville slightly in ithe lead. - Jacksonville’s exports ‘total $1,482,633 and Tampe $1,- 023,032. “| Anpeatd edad ob National Guard Company |; There will be ition of the Nativnal-Guard Com- pany this evening at the armory on the corner of White and South- lard streets, which will be con- |dueted:by Captain John J. Maher. Captain Melvin E. Russell, com-| are manding the local company, re- |quests that all members report |“As No |Reoach Comedy. covered the | duty at the approaching term the child ‘was i the last stages of eter and many who jumped overboard were badly burned. Photo shows the ship ..t ‘‘¢ height of fact has not been made known. pneumonia. 1 the blaze. promptly on time this evening for ithe event. TODAY AXD TOMORROW—' Man Has Loved.” TOMORROW — “Tripple Ac- tion.” Good Comedy. (AiggREGATION ENTER- TAINED WITH AUTO- MOBILE INDE. OVER Gry The members of the Gé tia Press Association, totaling” 170, ar- rived on the Cuba thismorning from Tampa and spent several hours: looking over Key West on their way to Havana. A group of local men were at the docks early this morning, to ‘meet’ them and take them on a tour ‘of the city. There were “Bugs” Warner, Tom Ketchings, William Bates, Andrew. Miller and others to welcome them, After spénding several hours in the city, the Georgia Press Trepre- sentatives left for junit orn —_ by Havana. hewspaper-meni ial wird a them in this city. © association’ members will ro- niain in Cuba until Tuesday, ar- riving-here in the afternoon, when beg 6 cpa several more hours | Abopt ‘2 dozen newspaper re- porters, members of the Associa- tion. of of Havana, have been here for several days: waiting to meet-the. members of the Geor- - gid Press Association, who arrived commeéteial section of the state departuient of Cuba. Officers The officers of the smeciabiogs poh pag 6 with everyone, They Seas editor Wale,