The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 21, 1926, Page 1

Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. No, 121 Harry Gwynn Awarded Scavenger Contract By Council Last Evening ORDINANCE CREATIN' CITY PLANNING COM-| MISSION READ DURING | MEETING LAST NIGHT | At the regular meeting of the | City Council held last night, the/ seavenger contract was awarded to Harry Gwynn for a period of two years, Mr. Gwynn’s bid for| the service being the lowest one} received out of four different bids) submitted. The bids received and| read were as follows: Harry} Gwynn, $33,990; Key West Tire} Company, by Roy Lewin, $34,288; T. A. Lumley, $35,000, and C. O.| Ackerman, $37,000. These figures} are based on one year’s service to be rendered the city, while the| contract was let for a period of | two years, with the amounts stated | being per annum for the work called for. Mr. Gwynn’s old contract. with} the city expires on July 1, at which time the new contract automati- cally goes into effect, with one ad-| ditional truck to be added to the equipment now in use. The awarding of the scavenger | contract brought about consider- able discussion, as tne council was divided on.the question of letting a contract for the work, some ex- pressing a desire to have the city operate the scayenger department, but on roll call it was ordered that the contract be awarded to Mr. Gwynn, a An ordinance. creating a city planning and zoning commission ‘was read at the meeting last night, ‘and after some discussion it was » decided to return the ordinance in question to the proper committee having stveral nécessary changes made, after. which it will be resented to the council again at its next regular meeting, when it. will be taken up for passage. Several additional copies of the ordinance will be distributed to the various civie and other organizations in the city in| _ order that the members. thereof may fully familiarize themselves} with the contents of the ordinance) which was drawn for the purpose | stated. There were a few other mat- ters of minor importance discuss-/ ed at the meeting last night, fol-| Jowing which an adjournment was | ordered until, the next regula” | meeting night. } OUT FOR SHERIFF WILL EQUALLY DIVIDE OF-! FICE FEES WITH WIDOW OF ROLAND CURRY I hereby announce my candidacy fer sheriff of Monroe cotinty, subject to the action of the June Democratic primary, / to fill out the unexpired term/of the late Roland Curry. Our lamented sheriff has too recently departed this life for me to go into any details regarding my fitness to be his “successor. Furthermore, out of respect for him, I shall not conduct any cam- paixn for the office. One point alone I wish to em- phasize: In the event of my elec- tion I shall share equally the fees of the office with the widow of our late sheriff. Her half of the fees will not be fouched by me. An arrangement will be made with Mr. D. Z. Filer, county clerk, whereby, on the payment of the monthly fees to the sheriff's of- fice, one-half will be given to Mrs. Curry and the other half to me. CLEVELAND NILES. Seeerecccervoesecsces AMUSEMENTS THEATRE TOMORROW in “Irene.” Al MONROE TODAY AND Colleen Moore Reach Comedy STRAND THEATRE TOMORRO W-— “Yellow Fingers “Buster's Hunting Comedy, ‘DR. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1926. ‘Confederate Veterans Stage | Parade In Birmingham Today COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AT SAN CARLOS CONVENT STUDENTS RENDER | EXCELLENT MUSICAL La Nad GRAM IN CONNECTION WITH EVENTS LAST NIGHT The fifty-seventh annual_com-| mencement exercises of the Con- vent of Mary Immaculate were held last evening at the San Car-| los Theatre, where a large crowd} assembled for the occasion. The graduating class num- bered 12 members, who were as follows: Ligia G. Bravo,, Anita M. Caldwell, Dolores E, Cremata, Catherine Haskins, Annie Con- stance Kirchik, Celia Margarita Lacedonia, Ella Rosalie Lounders, Mary Louise Lee, Adalia G. Men- doza, Thelma Louise Page, Mary Mizpah Perez, and Isabel M. Vil- dostegui. There was an excellent musical program rendered in connection with the event, those taking part! being Mary Elizabeth Grillon, Adalia Mendoza, Mizpah Berez, and Catherine Haskins. An address was made by Rev. P. I, Marnane, S. J., in connection with the conferring of the alum- nae medal for the highest average, and all in attendance thoroughly enjoyed the evening’s program. D. WILSON. ~ DIES YESTERDAY FUNERAL TO BE HELD AT 4 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON ! Dr. Darius Wilson, age 88 years, died yesterday afternoon at La Concha Hotel, where he had been residing for some time. Dr. Wilson came to Key West over a year ago, and had remained here | continuously all during that time. The deceased was a retired prac- ticing physician from Rochester, N. Y.fhis wife having passed away last August. The funeral will be held. here| this afternoon at 4 o'clock, with services to be conducted by Rev. | L. Munro, pastor of the First | Methodist Church. | Dr. Wilson made many friends | since his arrival in the Island) City, all of whom will learn of his! demise with keen regret. Eighty-Three Carloads of Pineapples Arrive Here This Morning Eighty-three carloads of Cuban, pineapples arrived this morning from Havana. This will make/ about 160 carloads as they are prepared for shipment out of Key West to the northern markets, | This is not a record shipment} of pineapples from Key West, for} it is often exceeded. A day ey two ago 175 carloads of pine-| apples were sent out from this sta-| tion in twelve hours. ROTARY CLUB EXTENDS | SYMPATHY | Key West, Fla., j May 20, 1926.) Mrs. Roland J, Curry Key West, Florida. Dear Mrs, Curry; The Rotary Club extends to you the sincere sympathy of every | member in your great hour of sor- row. Not only have you lost a true friend and a loving husband but the entire community has suf- fered great loss in the death of our late generous fellow citi- zen. Mr. Curry was highly esteemed by the members of the Rotary Club and we all join you in your sorrow. Respectfully | may2l-tt miring populace again today. They | ganizations, | others, composed the sixth section, MEMBERS OF SOUTHERN ARMY ARE REVIEWED BEFORE AN ADMIRING POPULACE > (By Axsociated Press) j BIRMINGHAM, May 21.—The | shadow of Lee’s legions paraded | again today. It was but a breath great sweep which put the nation- | al government on its mettle in the | 60's. | But in this demonstration by | the remnant, there were recreated an ardor and an enthusiasm re-| sembling that of the day when| young men put~> every ounce of | their energy into the business of | saving the confederacy. | The very flower of the south- ern army were these men who | came in review before an ad-| represented the few of the more rugged left. And even they, for the most part, tottéred and limp- ed and evidenced physical weak- ness because of the weight of years. It was a vastly different spectacle to reunions of the past. The veterans occupied limousines, some of them, did not like the ease afforded, but the command- er overruled his militant charges. From comfortable, soft cushioned seats they’ viewed the applauding thousands and were enabled to participate in every phase of the parade without loss of physical resource. Just a few more than 3,000 of the old warriors were inj} the line—the smallest contingent ever assembled in annual gather-! ing. Seores of the veterans wanted to walk and insisted upon it until | the final orders were given. The line of march extended over sev-| eral miles and it was agreed that} the task was too great even for, the hardiest of the lot. | The line moved in ten divisions under command of Gen. Thomas} P. Lampkin and Lieut. Col. T. S. | Morrman, chief of staff. | A. squadron of motorcycle scouts, Dixie's official band, of Richmond, and bearers of all colors under command of Lieut. Walter W. Kennedy headed the parade. s The first section was made up} of the staff of Grand Marshal) Lampkin, commander of the Ala-! bama division of the army of Ten- nessee, _Commander-in-chief W.) B. Freeman, his staff, and com-} | jmander elect, M. D. Vance. The army of northern Vir-| ginia, composed the second sec- tion. The army of Tennessee the third section, the army of trans- Mississippi the fourth and the, the confederate cavalry the fifth. Marching in the second section with the army of northern Vir- ginia were the veterans of the confederate navy, led by Commo: wore T. J. Appleyard, executive officer, in the absence.of Admiral A. 0. Wright. } Women's auxilaries of all the U. D. C. or-| and/ while the vetegans of all wars, other than the Civil War, march. ed in the seventh section, includ ing the reserve officers, the marine corps league, the veterans of foreign wars, Spanish war vet erans, the American legion and others. In the eighth section were members of the sons of confed- erate veterans and kindred organ izations. Reserve officers train- ing corps battalions formed the ninth section and national guard companies the tenth. SEE “CHARM SCHOOL” AT THE Monroe High School TONIGHT | “Sold ier Kid” . Captain Robert F. Kennon o | only 22, and he spent all spring at the infantry | Benning, Ga., specializing in machine gun work. of that | away his home town of Minden, La., elected him mayor. shown above at the business end 0 Ele f the Louisiana National Guard is school at Fort But while he was He’s f a machine gun. PRESBYTERIANS -” HOLD MEETING Is CHURCH CONFERENCE HELD AT PEN- SACOLA (By Associated Press) PENSACOLA, May 21.—Pres- byterians meeting here in the an- nual general assembly of the Pres-} byterian church in the United States, found themselves on the second day of the church court facing a question which has vexed other sections of the assembly— the right and privileges of women. The issue was brought before the assembly last night, when a’ motion was made that Mrs. W. Winsborough of St. Louis, supe iary, read the report! of that 0’ ganization of the church. Mrs. Winsborough had _planne: it was understood, to delegate this task to Dr. KY H. Sweets, one of the church’s léading executive sec- retaries. The motion that Mrs. Winsborough read her report pre- vailed by a vote of 163 to 51, but the actual reading of the docu- intendent of the women’s aux: aa the pending business of Key West Post THE WEATHER jee . St Abilene (cloudy) . Atlanta (clear) | Boston (clear) ..., |Charleston (raining) Chicago (cloudy) |Corpus Christi (clear) | Dodge City (clear) Galveston (clear) | Hatteras (raining) _.. | Huron (cloudy) ..., Jacksonville (cloudy) KEY WEST (cloudy) | Louisville (pt. cloudy) .... ‘Miami (cloudy) |New Orleans (clear) \New York (clear) . St. Lenis (raining) \Tampa (cloudy) Williston (cloudy) - 66 54 -62 -.-70 36 ss was taken. It was left on the acsembby: . : Recognition of Dr. J. W. Sk n- | ners work on the Mexican border came when the Kingsville, Tex., {man was ected moderator. Today found the regular order lined up after a warm welcome was accorded the visitors last night on behalf of the city of Pensa- cola, the army post here and the {ment was not reached beforeva re- church. al Clerks Score High Mark In Tests Conducted Here Yesterday Elect Poet Seeccvoccescescccs Lawrence C. Hodgson, known widel: as a writer of verse under the pen name of “Larry Ho,” has been elect ed mayor of St. Paul, Minn. He served two terms in that office be tween 1918 and 192) PRONOUNCEMENTS FOR ELECTING OFFICIAL (By Associated Press? WARSAW, May 21.—Four par of the lef! » radical and radical Wyzwolenie pary, and the labor party, have issued pro- nouncements for the election of Marshal Pilsudski as president of Poland. Pilsudski has not announced whether he will permit his name to be used as a candidate. ONE HUNDRED PER CENT ATATINED BY TWO OF WORKERS IN EXAMINATION Four clerical workers at the lo- cal postoffiee were highly compli- mented by’ Mr. Cassidy, from the chief clerk's office at Jackson- ville, upon the wonderfully fine records made in the annual. Flor- ida scheme distribution examina- tion which he condueted here yes- terday afternoon. Of the four two scored a clerks examined, of 100 per cent, with the other two coming between 99 and 100. It is doubt ful if any other examination in the state has resulted in grades so nearly perfect. The examination papers grade were the chief clerk as follow Bernard Roberts te examina ”s, in which all the clerks mentioned full 100 per cont the first time empl ard articipan r ex and will take the examining tour tests his annual held here yesterday and left terday afternoon for Havana on his examin ms with the The Key West Citisen ROLAND CURRY HELD THURSDAY SERVICES CONDUCTED BY | REV. L. MUNRO AT FIRST) METHODIST CHURCH YES-| TERDAY AFTERNOON A great concourse of people} |representing every walk in life| gathered at the First Methodist | Church yesterday afternoon to! pay a last tribute of respect and| jesteem to Sheriff Roland Curty,| |who was fatally injured Monday | |noon on the Bahama Island shores} | when his small boat capsized and} |pinned him against rocks, and/ |died at his home in this city Tues-| day evening at 10 o'clock. | The large auditorium of the! church was filled to overflowing | and the sidewalk in front and) along the side of the edifice was crowded with people, the rich and| |the poor, both while and colored, | for Sheriff Curry had been a! friend to one and all. | The regular Stone church choir rendered voeal selections with Mrs. A. H. McInnis at the organ. | The hymns chosen were most ap- propriate and added to the} solemnity of the sad occasion. The; pastor, Rev. L. Munro, paid a! touching tribue to the life of Sheriff Roland Curry, his love for) mankind, his unstinted generosity | and kindness in helping others. | He offered an earnest supplica-| {tion for the bereaved family and) prayed. that strength be given! them to ‘bear'tip aiider their great! jgrief and-that divine guidance} lead them in the future that lies, | before them. { The pall bearers were chosen | from local members of the Masonic | fraternity, and the procession that wended its way to the city |cemetery extended almost the full | distance from the church to the | grave. The streets were crowded jas the cortege passed along, and |most every one-at the church fol- |lowed the remains of the deceased |sheriff to its last earthly resting place in the family plat at the city |cemetery. The service at the grave was conducted by the members of the | Masonic fraternity, with addition- al ceremonies said by members of the K. of P. and K. of G. E. The procession was lead by the police department, followed in the order named by the Fire Department, Gixl Scouts, Knights of Pythias, Knights of the Golden Eagle, Masons, the hearse, the minister and the bereaved family and county officials in automo- biles and hundreds of people walk- ing. Two of Sheriff Curry’s daugh ters are members of the Girl Scouts, and for this reason all the troops of that organization in the city were represented at the funeral by members in uniform. W. A. Lofton, deputy sheriff at Key Largo, was in Miami when he heard of the death of Sheriff Cu and hastened here for the funeral. Mr. and Mis. Joseph Roberts, of Little River, Fla., sis ter and brother-in-law of the de ceased, with their two children, Fraser and Ruby, were members of the funeral party. The floral offerings were pro- fuse and beautifal. Wreaths received from Governor Martin and Sheriff Henry Chase of Mi well as from many friend city and from the some of them arriving ¢ s this forenoon. umerous telegrams of con c have been received by Curry, among them bei from Governer Martin, which fellows: ere in the over Tallahassee, Fla., I sincerely sympathize with you « in the loss of your splendid hus- band. Key West loses one of valuable citizens May a ful Providence assuage your and give you strength to bear up under your misfortune JOHN W. MARTIN, Governor. grief | the Mon: ¥e~County High School, Slayer at 17 Roy Yates, 17, of Ironton, 0., is held in jail on a charge of mur- der. He shot Martha Binnion, 9, because she kicked his dog, police say. COMPLETE PLANS FOR CLASS PLAY EVENT TO BE PUT ON TO- NIGHT AT HiGH Final arrangements have been made for the Senior class play, “The. Charm School,” which will be presented fn the auditorium of commending -at 8 w'clock tonight and they audience -is promised an evening of delightful entertain- ment. From beginning to end “The Charm School” is full of vivacity of school life and is sure to please people of all ages, men and wo- men, boys and girls. The play will be staged in three | acts, and each scene of the second | act will be longer than either the first or third act. Spicy specialties of song, dance} and orchestral selections will fol-} low the dropping of each curtain to fill in the time required to! change stage settings. The pro- ceeds of the play will be used in the purchase of school equipment. The advance sale of tickets in- dicates that every seat in the large auditorium will be filled when the | curtain goes up at 8 o’clock this! evening. { Reception At First Congregational Church Parsonage Last Night There was an enjoyable recep-| tion given last evening at the First Congregational Church. parsonage | by K BE Eldridge for the! of the cho'r following] the rehearsal held last evening. | The following were. those pres ent on the occasion Mesdames | F. H. Ladd, Julia Russell, M. Cor-| mack, Ella King, Katie Knight and Vernallis DiNegro; Mr. and Mrs. | John Leach, Mrs. Henry Archer,| Mr. end Mrs. Carlyle Roberts, Mr.| and Mrs. R. M. Archer, Miss Grace Baker; Messrs. Paul Archer, Mer-| Archer, John Archer, Kimball Corti, Fred Knight and E, F. Eldridge. <* EXPRESS SYMPATHY members s ELK K West, Fia., May 20th, 1926. Curry, West, Fila. Curry :-— Mrs. Roland Ke Mr The member Lodge B. P. 0. E. 1 t opportunity you the West Dear West , wish of ex incere sym- Elks in your 0 take thi pre pathy of K was a respected and this com. and in his death every ost a friend and the «steemed pub- ved mber of munity tizen ha: an incere sympathy for we are, SAWYER, may2i-1 Seeretary.| For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS @ Senate Passes Civil § Service Pension Bill e MEASURE WILL NOW GO | TO CONFERENCE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION / OF MATER According to news received to- day in Associated Press dispatches 3 from Washington, the civil service retirement bill was passed by the Senate, carrying a maximum for Z annuities of $1,200, in place of the $1,000 approved by the house and favored by the president. In connection with this bill, rail- way mail clerks will retire at 62 years of age, while clerks and carriers in the postal service will have to reach the age of 65, while ~ what is termed the office force will be compelled to remain in the service until reaching the age of 70 years. The $1,000 measure was pass- = ed by the house on May 17, which 4 as stated had the approval of the president, while it is understood that the $1,200 issue does not meet with the approval of the 4 chief executive, which will natural-. — ly carry the measure in conference before further action is taken. This bill has been one of long — standing in which consider: all of whom are much pleased on learning of the increase made in ,| terest has been manifested by. ti es employees of the postal servieo, the measure as passed by the Sen- ate at this time. CHURCH MEETING AT MEMPHIS Is NOW ADJOURNED TWENTIETH QUADRENNIAL CONFERENCE TERMINATES BUSINESS YESTERDAY AF- TER LENGTHY SESSION _ (By Annociated Press) MEMPHIS, May 21. — The twentieth quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Epie- copal Chureh, south, had opassed into history here today followlte adjournment sine die yesterday, after 16 days, in which the prin- cipal points at issue have been uni- fication and the ever-present fun- damentalist-modernist fight No really conclusive action was | taken on either of the major is sues before the conference, Both sides in each controversy won skirmishes, but the main encounter was side-stepped. The question of unification with the northern church was deferred, and so is a dead issue so far as decision is concerned for another four years. Only once in the course of the conference sessions did the mod- ernist controversy, as such, come out for open consideration on the conference floor, That was when Rev. Bascom Anthony; Thoma& ville, Ga., offered @ resolution eal ‘ng upon all clergy of the church either to accept verbatim the creed of the church of get out, that reso lution also passed into a four year quiescence, COLLEEN AGAIN ever entertaining star, Colleen Moore, appears in her latest hit, “Irene.” Those whe know her well may think they have seem ber best—but #0 “Irene” and you'll find her bet- ter than ever. MONROE THEATRE Tedsy and Tomorrow