The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 24, 1926, Page 1

Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVIL. No. 98, Three Known Dead With Considerable Property Loss In Oklahoma Tornado wan ane nune> 1" ELECTION CALLED FOR MAY 4 FOR TWISTER PASSING) OVER SOUTHEASTERN; . SECTION OF STATE hail (Dy Ansoviated Press) KANSAS CIVY, April 24.— The death list 2nd property loss estimates in the tornado which| late yesterday swept southeastern | . Okishoma and in the week’s floods and storms in Texas were expect- ed to increase today when wire service is restored to the affected districts. * Three persons were known. to be dead and four seriously injur- ed in the Oklahoma tornado, while eleven lost their lives in Texas. A high wind, approaching the velocity of a tornado, yesterday loosened roofs, broke light poles and caused: considerable damage in Hannibal, Missouri. “ia Oklahoma death toll: rs. Angie Callona, Fillmore. Mr. and Mra: Monroe Jackson, Voca. The seriously injured: Mrs. T. J. Morton, Fillmore. Mrs. Nichols, Fillmore. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs, Kenefic. Mr. and’Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Callona’ were killed and Mrs. Mor- ton was injured when their homes wehe hurled through the air more than 100 yards and smashed to earth. ? The tornado striking near Fill- more traveled through Coleman, Caney and Voca, cutting a path 200 yards wide leveling crops and razing farm buildings. The damage would have beep greater had not the tornado lifted in, pI Déctors in nearby Oklahoma cities arrived in the stricken area today with medical’ supplies, while bedding, clothing and food is be- fe sent to the district this morn-| . Other section of Oklahoma re- ported damage CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF| AMERICA TO GIVE AFFAIR AT KEY WEST COUNTRY CLUB s The Catholic Daughters of America will entertain with a banquet this ovening at the Key West Country Club. The guests at the banquet and thove who will be present “are: Mrs. G. J. Piodella, Miss Pio-| della, Mae Gallagher, Pauline Pinder, Leonera Sawyer, Mamie Moss, Mr}. Corine Wilson, Leona Whalton,’ Vincent McDermott, | Gem DeMerritt, Anna Wills, Mrs. Flor'e Lester, W. M. Cates, Miss Cornelia — Boll, Henry Russell, Hattie Albury, Victoria Ya iy | Curry Roberts, Desham Bernreu-/ ter, Eva Torano, Florence Lowe, Josephine James. Mrs. Norberg Thompson, Miss} Mary Louise Cappick, Mary Be- baree, Fred Knowles, Hanna Al- Meyda, Misses Domenick, Hilary} Crasoe, Mrs. Vietor Thompson, Maynard Baker, Mrs. Mary J. Mc- Knight, Miss Margaret Boll, Mrs. Lovis T. » Mrs. Mammie Zurhost, Miss Claudina Lucignani, Sybil Delaney, Lucille Cathrall, Mrs. Nathalie Duffey. | The committee is composed of | Mrs. Henry Russell and Mrs. Vin-} cent McDermott. “As No Man Has Loved” Wm. Fox has made hie great- est picture from the story, |) “The Man Without a Country.” |) He has named the film “As Ne] Man Has Loved." it ie said || d 12 miles tar from wind arid hail.| Vanishes Henrietta T. Hargrove, 30, . int an Elmira @.' ¥.) high school teacher, has not been seen for four weeks, and relatives fear has been afflicted by amnesia. jis picture shows, her as she lookod on the day of her @sar- STATE PRIMARY DUNCAN U. FLETCHER FIXES UP FOR SENATORIAL RACE (By Ansociated Press) TALLAHASSEE, April 24. Duncan U. “Fletcher of Jacksonville, United States senator, qualified with the - seéretary of state today to be a candidate in the June pri- mary to succeed himself. E. P, Wilson, of Dade City, qualified as a candidate for state’s attofmey for the sixth judicial circuit. BOY DROWNS IN HALIFAX RIVER Uy Ansoviated Pres) DAYTONA BEACH, Fia., April 24.-—Richard Lincoln, 8, son of | the Rev. and Mrs. C, Arthur Lin-! pr. coln, of the Congregational church here, was drowned early this morning as the result of fall- ing from the bow of an excursion cruiser tied up at a wharf on the Halifax river. Efforts of five doctors called failed ‘to resuscitate the lad, who had been in the water fujly 10 minutes before “being brought ashore by members of the fire de- partment. The boy was in. the | company of a youthful companion, j Robert Johnson, 10; who summon- ed help when the fatal mishap oc- | curred. this play is so tense and so true it has made hundreds weep || without embarrassment. MONROE THEATRE Today and Tomorrow —At The— ATHLETIC CLUB Music — By FREDDIE BOORDE ORCHESTRA DANCE TONIGHT, PURPOSE OF VOTING ON QUESTION FOR ISSUANCE OF SCHOOL BONDS An election will be held one | ‘week from next Tuesday in school district No. 1 of Monroe county | to vote 6n-a bond issue of $200,000 for the “purpose of building, re- pairing, equipping and acquiring public free schools within the dis- trict mentioned. The purposes for which the pro- ceeds of this bond issue will be used are not definitely . decided upon in detail just at this time, County . Superintendent. Melvin Russell states, and the program of building and improvement will not be completely worked out until the question of the bond issue ‘is settled at. the polls. The contemplated usages of the money include, first of all, a new roof for the Division street school, and: some other badly needed re- pairs to this and the Harris school building. This bond issue would make | possible the erection of a kinder- garten.in Kéy West, which has ‘been recognized as a- necessity. here for some time. This build- ing, if provided for, may possibly be located on a site owned by the school ‘board at the corner ‘of South and Reynolds streets.. If this location is not approved, the kindergarten will occupy a por- tion of the Harris school campus. An addition to the Monroe county high school-is also contem- plated by the board of education if funds become available. This building is planned to contain ad- ditional class rponis for the: high school Studetits, “but will really be. a-vocational school, with de- partments where manual training, home eco: i commercial! eotirses, © and high school sciences Hi be taught and a laboratory maintained.’ ‘The’ building wilf also house the in- stitution’s gymnasium. The efection:of a school build- ing on Key Largo and another on the mainland is also. included in the tentative plans of ‘the school board. : The school officials and teachers are stressing the urgent need of the’ improvements. named, and conduct institutions of learning along modern linés in this com- for the bond issue and very little | | opposition is expected at the polls! {one week from Tuesday, which: will be May 4, CONFERS WITH ; |FIELD SUPERVISOR OF BU- | REAU OF CHILD WEL. FARE ARRIVES } } Mrs. Byrtene C. Anderson, field supervisor of the bureau of \child welfare of the state board jof health of Jacksonville, is in the | city te interview the health nurses and officers th the city. Mrs. Anderson conferred with} J. ¥. Porter; Sr., district) health officer, and the two pub-| jlic health nurses, Misses Alice} and Agnes Evans, She is making! 2 tour of the state of Florida in-| terviewing the health officers and | ; nurses. | | Mrs. Anderson has spent a/ |number of years abroad in relief work. She served one year with| the Red Cross in France and spent | | five years doing relief work in} | famine areas, Syris, Russia, Tur- | key and Greece, immediately af- ter the war, NOTICE! The Whire House Restaurant will close or ome week to- night. We w l open again next Saturday, May 1, E. C, ROBERTS, Prop. ieee ea claim. that they are essential to} The Key KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1926. BOARD ARRIVES HOLDING MEETING TODAY AT COUNTY COURT - HOUSE The Board of Fire Control of the Miami district. of the Everglades Tegion is in Key West today, and is holding a meeting at the:county court house, sitting as an equaliza- tion board concerning. the annual budget for fire prevention © pur- poses in the Everglades and to gain information concerning -fire prevention onthe Florida keys. W. A. Dutch, chief fire wagiden, of West Palm Beach; J. E. Tenor, assistant fire warden, Stuart; L. 8. Howard, assistant fire. warden, Fort Lauderdale, and A. 0. Kan- ner, Stuart, attorney for the board, compose the ‘persannel of- the} board today. 4 These. gentlemen will complete} their business here today in time} to leave on the afternoon oF eve-| ning train. ARRESTS BY. CHIEF OF POLICE . NILES MAKES REPORT ON FINES * COLLECTED More arrests are being made by the police during the _ present month than in March up to this tithe, Chief of Police Cleveland Niles told a Citizen representative today. For the entire month of March a total of $2,030 was collected from fines in the police court. “At the rate things are going at pres- ent this month will show-a total of about $2,300 in fines. * Yet there are no prisoners in the city ja‘l. Chief Niles says ‘every offender seems to be able to Taisé the money to pay his fine, consequently there are not enough prisoners in jail to do the work for the city that is usually per- formed by men doing time. Last month from 19 to 30 pris- oners were in jail every day. PROHIBITION ACTIVI- | ‘THREE WEEKS | * (By Anudelnted Prews) ' WASHINGTON, April 24.—The | senate prohibition hearing btaee given a-more spacious theatre to- | Reed; Democrat, Missouri, de-/ scribed as “a Roman, holiday” to | climax three weeks of. verbal can: | test over the merits and demerits | of ‘the Volstead act. however, will be left largely, if! not entirely to the audience. The formal- solution of the plot—in| the form of a committee report—| is likely to find the modification | bills and. the administration’s| |measure to tighten up enforce- ’ ment again in the spotlight. | These proposals - provided the | |basis for the dramatic spectacle. | |They have dropped out of sight; |frequentlysas the story has been! |unfolded, but Chairman Harreld | has held that the hearing is not! an investigation of conditions un- |der prohibition bat an inquiry in- VERBAL CONTEST OVER: day to provide for what Senator | s Assessment of these qualities: Senate Disciisses| Merits And Demerits Of Volstead Measure W.E. D. STOKES “DUE HERE SUNDAY MILLIONAIRE’S SON TO WED MISS FLORENCE CRITTEN- TON IN KEY WEST " TIES RUNS FOR PAST , (Special To The Citizen) NEW YORK, April 24.— Among the passengers leav- ing this port Wednesday on * board. the Mallory steamship Concho: fay, Key” Wry ages. ,.W. E. D.. Stokes, Jr... son: of ~ Rose Pastor’ Stokes, of New. York, who is en route to Key West to be married to Miss. Florence Crittenton of that city. z 5 They will:return on their honeymoon on the steamship Henry R, Mallory leaving Key West May 22, sailing for Eu- rope from New York to com- plete their honeymoon. frewort could be obtained on them. munity. Considerable interest is'to the merits and demerits of cer- |The drys; on the other hand, have being manifested in the movement, tain bills. jbeen confident from the beginning “We will make a Teport,” he that the administration bill, which No one A one-man street car in Dallas, Tex., Jumped the tracks and went on a rampage, crashing into the front this furniture store and bringing 20 much wreckage down about it that it was two hours before it could the hearing. \recommended for enactment.” An attempt to report on ‘the ef- |feets of prohibition, he thought,|posals advanced by the govern- |“would open up a pandora’s box,” ment’s chief enforcement official, t drys Assistant Secretar} Andrews of HEALTH NURSES ‘:2e"=: could agree on its the yStructure and wording.’? (called by the wets and. one of the liberalization last, called by the drys. |measures is expected to survive his testimony in favor of this bill | Their chief prota- yesterday, and was still on the} gonists; the wets, have never en-| stand when the intermission wac 'tertained hope that a favorable taken until today. = ‘and hep doubted that “the of the said, “on whatever legislation is|they have supported, would be |recommended by the committee. This measure embodies’ pro- treasury, the first witness He began American Debt Commission Considers New French Proposal For ‘Settlement FLORIDA BOYS FORM CLUB AT RAY. BRIDEWELL. OF KEY WEST, SELECTED AS PRESI- DENT OF POPULAR OR- GANIZATION A highly interesting and helpful club. was organized recently. at Gordon . Institute, Barnesville, Georgia, when all the Florida boys enrolled at that school formed a Florida Club and elected the fol- lowing officers: President—Ray Bridewell, Key West. Vice-President Albert Allen, | Bradenton. , Secretary—Sam Keely, Tampa. Treasurer—Sam Slough, Dade City. - The thembers of the club are as. follows: R. A./Fender and C. M. Fender, White Springs. T. E. Wil- son, Plant City; Floyd Snook, Lakeland; James Carney, Braden- on; Jimmie Johnson, Key West; P.. Lameraux, Winter. Haven; Andy Owens and Joe Fitzgerald, Tampa; C. B. Armstrong, Arcadia; Colon Auvil, C. Smith, Gene denry, Don Sistrunk, Kenneth durnham,. Victor Muller, Dade Jity; John Woodall and Thomas Yardin, Lakeland; Quintus/ Mit- shell, Wauchula; Ernest Toole, fiami; Clayton Bradshaw, Jen- tings; {irby Workman, Tampa. ~ It is the intention of the mem- vers of this clubythat it be a per- nanent institution at this schoo! ‘or the perpetuation-of the Flor- da ‘spirit and fellowsh'p among. students away fi the land of unshine and flowers. y The club colors;are orange and Motto ators. Avvery: pretty ring and, pin have ilready been adopted. 4 All Florid:, boys who attend jordon next year are urged to sive this «<¢cellent ‘club their vearty supp, uneral. Services For Pioneer Citizen To Be Held Sanday Afternoon Funeral serviees over the body of Sheldon A. Atwell, pioneer citi- advanced age of 90 years, 9 months and 8 days, at his late residence, 1328 Dunean street, will ternoon in the ‘Ley- Memorial tre pastor, Rev. E. L. Ley. Mr. Atwell was originally from the Bahamas, but had been resid- was widely known here and high- \ly esteemed, Eo Set aes |. ARRESTED FOR FORGERY William §. Davidson, of Chiea- | £0, was arfestéd on a forgery | chatige immtr diately after his wed- ding, but was acquitted. ~ Street Car on Rampage Wrecks Store : GEORGIA SCHOOL, } Astin and R. Astin, and) ~~ Fhe an he: zen of Key West who died at 4:20! o’clock Thursday afternoon at the | be held ‘at 4,o'’clock tomorrow af- | Methodist church, conducted by | ing. in Key. West 76 years. He | Stops Robber Sunford Nelson, Stattle’ messenger boy, saw five bandits hold up a pay car. He jumped off bis-bike; caught one of them. disarmed him. and held him until the police came. Now Seattle business men are raising » fund so he can get an education. He supports his mother and crippled father an@ goes to night school. TO OBSERVE CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY EXCELLENT PROGRAM WILL BE RENDERED SUNDAY AF- TERNOON AT MONUMENT *| ERECTED IN BAYVIEW PARK The “members of Stephen . R. Mallory Chapter, United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy, will ob- serve Memorial Day tomorrow af- ternoon at the monument in Bay- view Park erected some time ago by this organization. Confederate Memorial Day fallg..on Monday, but the event will be observed on Sunday instead. The following is. the program that will be rendered on the oc- casion: Prayer by Chapter. C4 Hymn, “How Firm A Founda- |tion,”” Vocal solo, Mrs. Eva B. Torano. Reading, Miss Margaret Curtis. Vocal duet, Mrs. Kitchin and Mrs. Bervaldi. Vocal solo, Edmund Curry. | Reading, Miss Anjta Wilson, ‘Vocal duet, Mrs. Daniel Lewis and Miss Jayne Lewis. . Reading, Mrs. Luther Pinder. Memorial address, Rev. W. K. 'E. James. | Benediction, , The exercises will begin at 6 jo’clock, and the public is invited |to attend. | Deputy Sheriff A. H. Shroyer, | of Dade county, arrived in the city | this morning, bringing with him as |a. prisoner, Charlés Bergin, who |Miami and brought to (barracks here to be AMUSEMENTS eevee eesesesoeosos MONROE THEATRE TODAY—“As No Man Has Loved.” Al Roach Comedy. ~ TOMORROW—Pola Negri in “A Woman of ‘the World” | Comedy, “My Stars?” ot be deed, The one-man crew, Everett Harricon, the car's only occupant, was unhurt. STRAND THEATRE | TOMORROW—“Lazy Bones.” iAlso Good Comedy. SENATE BODY CENTERS ATTENTION ON MAT- TER OF CLEARING UP HUGE WAR DEBTS. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 24—The process of clearing up the huge _ war debts owed to the United States showed considerable prog- ress today with a new French funding proposal formally in the “|hands of the American debt com- mission, the Italian settlement fi- nally approved by congress, and the agreement with Belgium be- fore the senate for ratification. The Italian agreement, approval of which was bitterly contested throughout its consideration by the senate, waited only the signa- ture of President Coolidge to be- come effective. It was.ratified Wednesday by a vote of 54 to 33 and this: decision was: confirmed yesterday with the rejection 43 to 24, of a motion for reconsider- ation by Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri. The new. French proposal, lack- ing a “safeguard” clause linking payments with German repara- tions, was laid before the Ameri- can commission yesterday by Am- bassador Berénger with little ceremony, and indications were that a decision might be expected without delay, No indication of its terms has been given here, but the foreign affairs committee of the French chamber. of deputies has been in- foriaed that it would run for 62 years, instead of 68 as proposed by Minister Caillaux e summer, and that payments wollld graduate from $25,000,008 to $100,000,000 Absence of a “safeguard Clause,” meanwhile bas aroused fous opposition on the part of ‘approval the lines indieated—presumably mapped out during the recent in- formal discussion between Seere- tary Mellon and Ambassador Berenger, a group of irrecon- cilables, * headed by Chairman Boullon of the committee, con- tends that it is unacceptable with- out the “safeguard” Provision. ANNOUNCES FOR COUNTY OFFICIAL - MAKES FORMAL. ANNOUNCEMENT AS CANDIDATE FOR RE- ELECTION Bree wpe In today's issue of The Cit'zen appears the formal announcement ‘of W. Hiltoh Curry, wha makes known his intention of making the race for re-election for the posi- tion. of County Comniiss‘oner from the fifth district subject. to the June primary. Mr. Curry has always been quite active in all matters coniing be- fore the commissioners for the'r .