The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 30, 1926, Page 1

"Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. No, 103. NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL DISCUSSES MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES [Disbursing Deputy Of Federal Court Arrives In Key West, To REPRESENTATIVES OF SOVIET. RUSSIA EN-| DEAVOR TO BUILD UP GOOD WILL | (By Associated Press) | CHARLESTON, S. C., April 30.) ' The National. Foreign Trade Coancil convention plunged into its final day’s session here today with the adoption of the declara- tion of principles as the chief busi- ness, * The delegates were intrigued to learn that three rep- tatives of Soviet Russia were/ ‘oring to build up good will ~ for their country by conferring with American business men off ‘the convention floor. ‘he Russians confined their ac-| to their committee room| did not appear on the conven- tion floor: “Today they were at Wie, 8. C., to inspect tex- and will. go to other centers in that state. morning session today was into group conferences in i different. phases of foreign ide owas diseussed, At the af-| ternoon meeting, George Gordon! "s president of the Ten- Coal, Iron and Railroad pany, was the chief speaker: be he of the Irish Free State to f ‘ Son of Mr. and Mrs, Stirrup, 1014 Kigin street, city, who was killed in a pile aecident Wednesday at Mi- » arrived in the city on the! The, train this morning. ‘Was necompanied by the wife, ad two little children, also her s Noontide.” Make Ready For Coming’ Session ESSAY CONTEST PRIZES AWARDED AT HIGH SCHOOL WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEM- PERANCE UNION CONDUCTS EXERCISES IN SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Tuesday, April 27, the Woman’s Christian. Temperance Union con- ducted an impressive ceremony at the high school auditoriam and presented the prizes to the win- ners in the scientifie temperance instruction ‘essay contest. The meeting opened with the |mateh led by two little girls with flags. The ‘exercises were then opened and presided over by the president, Mrs. John Weeks. The-temperance doxok ‘was recited by the W. C. T. U. men- bers, ead the temperance crusade psalm repeated by Mrs. A.. H, Leuthi... Prayer was led by the Rev. A, F. Eldridge. Five young |; girls sang. “Beautiful Hour’ of ~ Mrs. Lesth made a few | re- marks, which was followed by an address of welcome by County Superintendent . Melvin. Russell. Mrs. George Archer, superin- tendent of scientific temperance instruction, told of the detail Work of ie department. W. GC. T. U. members with ig girls with flags sang tong Children's Jubilee.” lot SIX. OF OF JURORS SUMMONED FOR TERM ARE RESIDENTS OF IS- LAND CITY Mrs, Rose Cleveland, disbursing | deputy clerk for the federal.cour:, for the term of United States court which opens here next Mon- day morning. at 10 o'clock. marshal, her on the go nearly all the time. She has been holding her present | position for the past six years and} seems to enjoy her work. “O, no; I did not come here ta) relieve your deputy marshal,” Mrs. Cleveland stated in answer to @, question from a Citizen repre-| sentative. “I just came in a day on two ahead.of tim€ to get things in order for the opening of court,” she’ said. ment*of an officer to relieve An- ‘drew L, Lopez recently summarily | removed from the office of deputy: U. S. marshal at Key West, Mrs. Cleveland said they had no one in} mind for a regular appointment as; deputy marshal at Key West. "The | matter seems ‘somewhat .of a! mystery,” she said. Judge Rhydon Gall will .preside| southern district of Florida, has | arrived in the city to make ready | Mrs. | When asked abottt the appoint-} ‘CAPTAIN KIEB, | LiFe SAVING DIRECTOR. OF | ORGANIZATION TO CON- DUCT SWIMMING CAM- PAIGN. Cross, arrived -this morning’ to conduct a swimming campaign to- day and tomorrow at Fort Taylor: Capt. Kieb spent the morning in | the publie schools, ‘tiving ‘mstfuc- | tions in life saving to the children, The marines, firemen, ‘telephone i, t | are ~ co-operating: “with bim= teaching the boys and girls of this | city to swim: | Cleveland. carries a commission | as regular deputy United States} but her duties are of a/ clerical nature. She is present at} every session of federal court in! her territory, and says it keeps! | Capt. WilliaiG. Kieb, life sav-| {ing dierctor of the American Red | | company and’ boy and, girl Sea ie KEY WEST'S’ REPRESENTA- TIVE AT TRADE COUNCIL MEET ON IMPORTANT COM- MITTEE sentative of the Key West: Cham- ber—of .Commerce, has been ap-| pointed a member of one of the! principal committees at the foreign trade council now convening at ceived. by the Chamber of Com- f merce.of his appointment. Capt. Stearns was the only one from the State of Florida that was selected to act on this committee, which aets on ,rules and regula- tions, dealing with a ies Soap matters. Delegates from ali over the United | present at this conference. Capt. Stearns will present ma- terial at the meeting relative to Key West as a shipping center. The general convention commit- tee consists of a large number of men well informed along the lines of transportation and commerce, practically every country on the globe being represented in the membership. It devolves upon this committce to draw up final reports and re. usifie. ati | 3 : ip) convention relative to foreign | trade and the organization's de- ‘| cisions-as to future policy. of Capt. intment # Skonrns to tis committee is a dis- | -CARTOWILLIAM CG. KIER Capt: Kieb joinest ‘the Red Gross | organization -in--1920;- after ~com- pleting a life-saving course at | Newark, N: J., ‘where he had -be- | come life-saving instructor in the by, M C. As Among. his ‘experi- {ences in the field he*resuseita' The chief feature of the eve=;tt the term of federal court open-| «1,4 giris at South Norwalk, Gonn., hing was the awarding of the prizes by Frank H. Ladd to the successful contestants, Pupils i: eth schools have been earngst iv gathering material and iin ing here next. Monday morning, and there is a. yery light docket to be disposeg. of, with no espécial-| iy outstanding cases, A venire of sixty. jurors, the after they had ‘been brought. in | from the swater apparently, dead. | | Capt. Kieb, who had come to the} beath to give a demonstration, ap- plied the Schaefer prone pressure their essays, ‘The members of ta | sual number, has been drawn} method to-one girl while directing union extend their thanks to Mrs. Gract Hilton of the Division street. school, Mrs. Paul Albury and Miss Mr. and Mrs. John H,|Mary Trevor of the Monroe Coun- , and her sister, Mrs. J. H.|ty High School for their help in all of Miami, The ‘casket; conveyed to the residence, | Elgin street, to remain until ) funeral this afternoon, which the contest, , The following are the judges serving in the essay contest ¢con- ducted: Rev. A, F. Eldridge, Rev. start at 4:30 o'clock and wilt) ™: 1. Ley and Rev. Adams. } from the residence to the Flem- street Methodist church. Rev, Se Pe oe, and Rev. E. L. After the announcement of the lessay numbers, there was a musi- cal program -with Mrs. Frank H. ~ Lay, pastor of the Ley Memorial _ Methodist church, will be the of-| ministers, deceased wav killed Weidheaday afternoon when caught! between the rope and drum of a} pile driver while at work on Venetian Isle No, 2, near Miami.) ‘The force of the rope crushed! his’ right: shoulder and chest. be-| fore the machine could be stop- © ped by the engineer. He died a fore the city ambulance, which} was summoned from Miami, reach-| ed the island. | ~My. Stirrup was employed by) the Raymond Concrete Pile Com-| pany as a mechanic. The com- pany is engaged in driving a bulk- 1 head on Venetian Island No. =| where the accident occurred. The family resides at, 1719 N.| W. 58th street, and had been 1 ing in Miami about two years. r OWNS MUCH REAL ESTATE | Watt Terry, negro, son of a former slave. is now the owner of | more than a million dollars worth | of New York real estate. But this is not so remarkable when it is explained that he was for several years a Pullman porter. Seeeeeeceerscoeso. 200008 AMUSEMENTS, SSSeeeeeescosescesesescs MONROE THEATRE TODAY AND TOMORROW— “The ‘§Sca_ Beast.” Al Roach STRAND THEATRE TOMORRO W—“No Man's Taw.” Goed Comey. | Curtis, Munro Ladd at the plano and Messrs. and Curry. | essays were read during the eve. ning. The meeting was closed with the benediction by the Rev. Ley. “Following are the names of} those who won the prixes: High School, first prize, Reba Pritchard; Barbara Roberts; third — prize, Rath Thompson, Division School, first prize, Wil- liam Demeritt; second prize, Bettie Boyden; third prize, Esther | Schrader. \GIVE RECITAL AT CONVENT SCHOOL Miss! | LARGE CROWD ATTENDS EN- TERTAINMENT TAKING PLACE LAST EVENING A large crowd assembled in the auditorium of the Convent of Mary Immaculate last evening to hear the mandolin graduation re- eital of Jane Curry, assisted by Gladys Roberts, accompanist, and tthe piano recital given by Mary Elizabeth Grilion. The lengthy program consisted ef many select numbers, all of which were much enjoyed by those in attendance on the occasion. Those taking part in the eve- ning’s program rendered their many selections with much ease, and all attending thoroughly en-) quest them of the Florida State} joyed the .evening’s entertain- iment, Six} second — prize, | }from all parts of this federal ‘dis- trict, only six of them live in Key! West... They are Pazo Diaz, Eagene R. Albury, Jr.,Wfred Saun- jders, William MeKillip, Sr., Leon- ard Bethel, Jonathan; Cates, Jr. Mrs. Cleveland says ‘she is ways delighted when her duties call her to Ecy West. She has been coming here for several years and _was ‘enjoying the balmy “It seems that peeple~ should /never “grow cld in this- delightful | climate,” jin a most eomplimentary ~ way ‘upon this city, its climate and fine! | people. ‘PROCEEDINGS OF STATE CONGRESS TO BE ISSUED PRINTED COPIES OF MINUTES OF INVENTORY MEET TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE, . April Printed copies of the minutes of the recent Florida Takes Inven- tory Congress at Palm Beach, in- cluding texts of all of the address- es, resclutions and other data, will be readyfor distribution within the next week or ten days according to an announcement by the Florida State Chamber of Commerce, The Cangress adopt- ed a resolution requesting the Chamber to publish the proceed- ings and ¢ause as wide a. dis- tribution as possible. Copics of the minutes will be mailed to all who registered at the Congress, to the membership and to others who desire them. Persons who did not attend the Corgress and who are not mem- bers of the Chamber, should re- Chamber ‘of Commerce. Consoli- jdated Building, Jacksonville. al-! she said in casaunenting| another person:to give the same treatment ‘to the other girl, thas saving the lives, of both. AT COURT HOUSE THIS 5 EVENING TO OBSERVE DAY AT MON-| breezes immensely this morning. | CHAMBER OF. COMMERCE 13s) SUES CALL FOR MEETING | TO PROTEST AGAINST. ROUTE OF TAMIAMI TRALL| A mass mectimg has becn called by the chamber of commerce ati 8 o’cloc roe ¢ ty. courthouse against the action of the state road department to reroute the| Tamiami Trail. The Trail should pass through Monroe county: and according to a decision made by the state road, department it would pass through Collier county. It was originally proposed that the read should go/ through Monroe tounty. At the meeting of the Rotary! Club yesterday Judge Jefferson B.{ . Browne urged that immediate ac- tion be taken te protest against the decision to reroute the Trail. Representative € H. Ketchum said that it was important that the Trail go through part of Mon-j roe county and asked for immedi-| ate action. ‘| tive to be this evening at the Mon-| to protest} 4 tinct compliment to Key West; for he is the only Florida representa- ship. In’ chat a West in the eae of Lausdarinion, | end. commerce, both, home.- and foreign, and to render a valuable service for the state, | «The local Chamber of Commerce ‘had had delegates at two other important conferences this month the Inventory Conference at | West. Palm, Beach, and the East | Commerce, at Vero Beach. oe ae AMERICA AND AUXILIARY ROE THEATRE The annual memorial service of | the Patriotic Order Sons of Amer- ica will be held Sunday at 3:30 . m. in tite Monroe Theatre. The} } Music—Orchestra. America—Audience. |. Prayer—Rev. Adams. Solo—-Miss Alee Curry. tis. Duet. Ritual—P..0. S. of A. Vacant .Chair— Mrs. Beulah | Kitchen. Address—Judge J. V, Harris, Musie—-Orchestra. R tual-—P. 0. of A. Taps—Ralph Johnson. Solo-—Edmund Curry. Selo—Mrs. Eva B. Torano, ac-| companied by Jerry Trevor. Duet-—Mrs. Daniel Lewis and! Miss Jane Lewis. Selo—Miss Doris Johnson. ‘Trio—Mitelda, Cleora and Nell Bose Knight. Pantomime—-P. 0. of A. Benediction—Rev. Eldridge. The public is cordially invited | to-attend. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS ATTENTION! A Called Meeting of the Full Membership of the Chamber of rn ee ee ee ee Department made decision of the State Read diverts the Tamiami Trail due to pags over Monroe parallel part of Collier County. necessary and urgent. County to ‘An netgadi-Ficea tke deatsiecs Io This meeting will be beld_, TONIGHT at eight o'clock sharp, at the } MONROE COUNTY COURTHOUSE Capt. Clark D. Stearns, repre-] Charleston, S..C. Word was re-| States and foreign countries are, ed it the member-( Capt | Coast. Association of Chambers of! AI i | | Folleetae program will be ren-!| dered: | Recitation—Mi+s Margaret Cur-! Wealth Service; and in i — For 47 Yeaxs Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS War Department Formally Approves ‘Monroe County’s Application: For ~ Construction Of Channel | Bridge Winterhaven Entertains Members JauruonsTies | IN WASH- Of Georgia ‘MODERN HOME NEW STRUCTURE IS BEING! ERECTED BY MERLIN a BURY. ‘WHO RESIDES AT; TAVERNIER One of the prettiest modern | homes in the tity is beirig built on} Ashe street, near the corner of! Angela. — It will be an attractive frame tesidence of two stories, with four rooms and bath upstairs and five rogms and bath on the ground floor. It will be equipped with every modern improvement. Merlin Albury, of Tavernier, is having the house built for _ his home. He has disposed of all bis interests at Tavernier and is mov-|: ing with his family to Key West. They expect to; week Press Association DELEGATION V VISITED) : KEY WEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON EN ROUTE TO TAMPA (By Associated Press) WINTER HAVEN, Fla., April * 30.—About one hundred and sev- enty. members of the Georgia Press Asscoiation and their wives were entertained by the city of Winter Haven ‘last evening. The visitors were given-a motorcade around | the lake and ridge sections, the | festivities closing with a banquet at the Haven Hotel. Speakers in- | Mayor H. G. McCutcheon, John F. May, president of Chamber of Commerce, and H. W. Snell, pres- ident of the Georgia Society of Polk county. ‘ The Georgia vi int was ex- hacer by John Paschall, manag: | ‘ing editor of the Atlanta Journal; "HOLD MEETING IN ST AUGUSTINE JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April! quito and make Florida even 2 bridge wl 30.—-Three. outstanding figures in national work will speak: before the fourth annual confer. ence of the Florida Anti-Mosquito Association, the program for) Mrs Vida Lester MacDonell, pres-| ident, to be held in St. Augustine, May 5 and 6, Dr. Charles N. Leach, director, ofthe Roekefeller Foundation trafhing school for héalth officers, at Montgomery, Alabama, and an | expert on malaria and the malaria-| carrying mosquito, has been de- ta‘led by the International Healt! Board of the Rockefeller Founda: | tion to attend the meeting. He will appear on the first day’s pro- gram. The Surgeon-General of | th | United States has detailed J. A LePrinee, direeting sanitary en: gineer of the United States Pul farge 0! { malaria control in the United } States, to the conference, who will} (also deliver an address on the! », | second day. During the Spanish American | and was suceessful in ridding Ha | vana of yellow fever and malari He was also in the Panama Can: | Zone with Gorgas. The Intter, in, | his book om nitation in Pana~/ | ma,” gives to Leginct the credit? , ae the moeqgito control work done! in the Canal Zone: | The third “em'nent specialist ix | | mosquito ol to address the! , coming St, Augustine conference | is Frank W. Miller, entomologist | of the New Jersey department of | | agriculture, stationed at Ne’ | Brunswick, NuJ., and in direct | eharge of the mosquito extermina- | tion districts of that state. He. likewise, ix gn the second day’ | More healthful place to live. - He * Headquarters will at. the Monson hotel. The confer sions, however, will be State Indications are j that a record attendance » | which has just been announced by! recorded. Mrs, MacDonell,, | PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF) as all other officers eae the a tion, regard the coming jas the most important | state’s history. | The official program, in full, ial] as follows: | Wednesday, May 5th, 8 p. m State Arsenal : | Opening of the anual cite rs. Vida Lester MacDonell pre- | siding. Invocation, Rev. L. Fite-James | Hindry, rector of Trinity Parish,: ‘St. Augustine. Welcome to St. Augustine, the ity Mayor, Dr. J. N. Fogarty. Response for the Association— in i ter; Key West. ‘Gr gs from: The Florida ‘ederation of Women’s Clubs, | Mrs.-Kathrine B. Tippetts, presi- | War, LePrineé was the right hand) Srariey. | man of General Gorgas in Cuba,| Dayton St. Petersburg; Mrs. N. L. Beach; Mrs. William L. Wilson, chairman Department of Pablic Welfare, Panama Mrs. Ethel T,, Porter, chairman Di- vision Public Health, Stuart. opt Greetings from: The Leg slative Council, ae w. Ss. oes Rasa Jacksonville. Greetings las rag League of Hoi | Eugene Augustine. Music. Address: Dr. Charles N. Leach,’ international Health” Rockefeller Board, Foundation, Mont- gomery, Ala. | ficial who tops the list of railroad) | ed- Dr, Beaey to he present at the | 5) | Florida conference, and his views cluded T. L. Lewis, toastmaster;| ‘ vice-president at lower Exhibit on display in adjoining | representatives to eee the con-} te INGTON ALSO GRANT ERAL OTHER BRIDGES Information was reesived today by The Citizen in Associated to the @ffect that the United States “Department has ap- tion ‘for the construction of” channel in‘ contiectiun with the building of the Oversea Highway to the mainland, this action. being taken at 2 formal session held to-- day. Oeee Permission for bridge construc- tion was also granted by the de- partment for a structure ‘across Imperial River, three-fourths of a mile above Bonita Springs, and “(Jack Williams, of the Wayeross-| + | Journal-Herald; Miss Bessie 1 Romntot, of the Fulton a eA . 3 p Port, out only si binge hehe contest CONDUCTED t BY Wo- MAN'S CLUB CLOSES To. ‘DAY en Mra, Chas.-H. J. Roberts, mien. ber of the Woman's Clab, who is <' President Emeritus Dr. J. Y. Por-| chairman of the committee con- jducting the May Queen Contest \in connection with the May fee- | tival to be given at the Army Her- tracks, informed The Citizen today that Miss Clara Carbonell has been declared May Queen of the event. Miss Carbonell stood all alone nk tan. close of tha Gosia the lother — contestants having with- drawn from the raze from time to | [.