The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 26, 1926, Page 1

Full Associated Press Le Wire Day Service 2 VOLUME XLVII No. 125 ~ PATROLMAN A FIRST SHOT AT PRISONER IN LONG “RECORD MIAMI POLICE OFFICER WOUNDS NEGRO ON MAKING ARREST IN| BLACK BELT | MIAMI, May 26.—In all the 21) years Arnold Albury was a police- man in Florida he never fired a shot at anybody. He was mighty proud of his record and _risked| death time after time rather than lose it. « Then Tuesday the long record was broken in a fight with a negro burglar, who is in a critical condition at Jackson hospital with bullet wounds in his meck and chest. The negro said his name was Willie McElroy. The policeman was pounding his beat through the black belt when Will Taylor, negro, rushed up and told him that his room at| 126 N. W. Twelfth street had been | burglarized and a portable phono- | graph stolen, Albury and the negro was hunt-| ing for the burglar when they! heard musi¢ as they passed a cafe | on WN. W. Second avenue near) Eleventh street. They went in.! They found McElroy playing Tay- lor’s phonograph. “You're under. . liceman began. MeElroy yelled. He whipped out a pistol, Albury rushed toward him. Not even then, with the egro’s gun leveled at. his head,| the policomyn tive. Bystanders said that if Taylor hadn’t jerked the burglar’s pistol away, the po- liceman would be dead now. McElroy knocked Taylor aside; ruched out the back door to a pool room. At the entrance of the pool room the policeman and Taylor| seized him. McElroy struggled) while the policeman tried to hand-| euff b and jerked the policeman’s gun from the holster, lighting for the gun, Albury pulled The negro crumpled up, probably fatally wounded. Tuesday afternoon Albury was back on his beat, pounding along the pavement as he has 1915, Before then he served in Memorial » ” the po-} Key West. | “I'm 56 now and I’ve.worn th’| blue for 21 years,” he said, “I never pulled my trigger before to shoot anybody. Somehow, I al- Ways managed to get along with- out that.” His brother officers told how he disarmed « naval officer who went loco in the black belt during the war and tried to shoot up the|T ke Inventory Congress, held at town. He was succeeding when Albury walked toward him = and took the gun away without even drawing his own pistol. They told how the officer went back to his boat and got another gun and how he began firing at Sergt. Charles Johnson and Sergt. Finch Cochran on Flagler street. With the bulle ling close to his ears, Albu lked empty handed to the man and dis- armed him. More t they told; tales of fights and bad men and of nights when a young patrolman down in Ky West “fought ankle deep blood about ‘spikes’ ever gat.” in a dozen flashing his against without TO THE PUBLIC Mr. Cleveland Niles the columns of the yesterday, “I deeply r my offer to Mrs. Roland Curry was ed her.” For the informat public I ber to Niles ha: any tated in inferentially refu by nm of the that Mr. je me an refus fer of 0 be Mr my hi talked to death of MRS. ROLAND CURRY (Paid Political Advt.) He tore one arm free|the estates of descendants and al- the trigger. | Where an estate or inheritan since | Posed; and to enjoin the collection ased KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1926. | { | RNOLD ALBURY FIRES Falls Heir OF 21 YEARS IN SERVICE New Ruler Of Poland Plans | mee ‘LINE PROJECT 10 BE Unification Of Many Laws DISCUSSED TONIGHT INHERITANCE sation TAX MEASURE VTAREN UP AT JOINT MEET. TO BE TESTED ING HIS EVENING at| COURT HOUSE GOVERNOR MARTIN AUTHO-; RIZES ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INSTITUTE PROCEED.| INGS IN COURT FRESH WATER PIPE’ { _MARSHAL PILSUDSKI 1S, IN FULL CONTROL OF AFFAIRS OF NEW AD- MINISTRATION The trustees of the Monroe; | | SMe Resecinted: Press) ‘county water district, the county | i | | WARSAW; Foland, May 2¢.—| commissioners, the city council,| | Joseph Pilsudski, who recently | city and county engineers and at-| overthrew the Polish government,|torneys will convene in a joint} meeting in the county court house} jat s 8 o'clock tonight to di jrule of the affairs of state, Pro-|jians and consider propositions, (By Associated Press) poses to wipe out what he terms for the construction of a fresh! TALLAHASSEE, May 26.—/the bureaucracy which has ham-|water supply pipe line from the| Gov. John W. Martin today au- : . 5 r, } ; pered the nation’s development by| mainland for Key West and the thorized Attorney General John unifying the entire code of Polish | Florida Keys. B. Johnson to institute procced- | This is purely an official meet-| ; ‘ law. ! Re eee umes | in’ an anterview,.Marshal Pil.| public, cbut annougcement of the| court to test the constitutionality + ling and will not be open to the! sudski declared as for the coun-| results will be published in this of the federal inheritance tax.law,|try's foreign policy and the gen-|newspaper tomorrow. according to an announcement at ¢yal , A meeting of the largest Key | the executive office. | The governor, in a c Key Largo chamber of commerce | ter to the attorney general, also;change. When asked to state) will hold a meeting of the same jand took into his own hand the} seuss | inciples and democracy od- ertified tet-| ministration there would be no |gave the latter authority to enjoin | what would be his attitude should’ kind in Miami tonight for the pur-| ing in the water the collection of such taxes in the |the national assembly refuse to| pose of co-operal | as far pos- state of Florida. | fe Sa: Z s movement The attorney general then paul ee Eee Pie REED ELORY 00 Later on a committee to! nounced that he expected to leave | bi, the appointed in Miami tonight| for Washington Monday to file|shall see what we shall do when) will he sent to Key West to con-| application with the court for per-;we come to that.” \\fer with the interested organiza- mission to test the law, In the provinces there have been tions here, and it is expected that The governor's letter to the at-\ clashes between members of the|some defi torney general follows: “You are|right and left parties during poli-| on the pipe line preposition before4 hereby authorized and directed to| tical meetings..preparetery to the | very long. institute proper proceedings and! gathering of the. national as- suit in the United States supreme sembly next week to elect a pres- court against the United States or|ident. Some additional blood has SUPREME COURT | the proper officials thereof, to' been shed in factional fighting. | | test the constitutionality. and) The fact that civilians are still! MAKES DECISIO | validity of that provision in the in possession of some 3,000 rifles | revenue law of the United States, | given them at the time of the eva | approved February 26, 1926,/lution is where said law imposes a tax upon! the pro marshal replied: “we} i i ¢ { ansing some anxiety to} ional government. MISS GRACE ROYALL (CHIEF susTICE BROWN DIES IN CAROLINA! RENDERS OPINION IN LITI- 2 GATION ENTERED IN MADI- (My Agsxoctote TALLAHASSEE, SON COUNTY jlows a rebate on such tax collect- fed to all citizens or in ail cases jtax is paid to a state, such rebate not exceeding eighty per cent of | |the amount of the federal in- |heritance tax or estate tax im- Presa) May 18, daughter! 26.— Ss tate Comm and Fresh Water Fish J. B. Royall, |died last night at Asheville, N. C., according to word reaching here | today. The funeral will he held (Jacksonville either Thursday Friday. (By Ansocinted Press) TALLAHASSEE, May 26.—The state supreme court held today that under certain circumstances deeds to property do not e to or| be actually delivered prior to , |death to maké them valid. The opinion by Chief Justice of such taxes in the state of Flor- ida. “Witness my hand and_the seal jof the state of Florida, this the |date above written. | (Sd.) “JOHN W. MARTIN, | “Governor of the State of Flor- ida.” at W. E. D. Stokes, Jr. Estate Of His Father To Entire | NEWS CONVEYED IN AS. SOCIATED PRESS DIS- PATCHES RECEIVED BY THE CITIZEN | | | News was conveyed in As- sociated Press dispatches re-| — The Key West Citizen For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS ORDER AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY IN PROHIBITION CIRCLES PRECIPITATES CONTROVERSY Cuba’s Railway Strike On Consolidated Lines Is Still [ceived today by the citi- SHRINE CLUB line information relative to) HOLDS MEETING jing information relative to| the filing of the will of the | late W. E. D. Stokes Sr., mil-! ionaire hotel owner, who! died on May 19. | According the pro-| visions of the will, the entire | to estate of the deceased goes to his son, W. E. D. Stokes, Jr., who was married in Key| West a short time ago to Miss Florence Crittenton. | Mr. Stokes, Sr., the great! financier, had been long in | Largo property owners and the! the public eye because of the| wete elected as follow sensational divorce proceed- | ings brought against him by his wife, Helen having been chiefly the his-| tory of his litigation, both | divorce and_ civil, which | ite steps will be taken jnaturally kept him almost) night was to perf constant !y inAhe jawrissand the limelight. His first marriage was in 1895 to Rita Hernandez de | Alba Acosta, daughter of a. wealthy Cuban family, who) was described to have been! the mést nearly perfectly} beautiful woman in the) world. They had one child, | W. E. D. Siokes, Jr., and in| 1900 she divorced him se- cretly alleging infidelity. In 1911 Stokes married Miss Helen Elwood, of Den- ver, Col. She was 22 years eld, while the hotel man) gave his age as “over 45) years old.” Two children) were born to them. An approximate amount of the entire estate which| goes to young Stokes, who i | | | Elwere, Stokes, the history of his L.~-- | | Brewn was in the case of T. L. LAST EVENING OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR ELECTED; ARTHUR SHEPPARD SELECTED AS PRESIDENT The Shrine Club of this city held a largely attended and most enthusiastic meeting at the Scot- tish Rite hall last night. Officers for the ensuing year Arthur G. Cc, Sheppard, president; Arthur Lund, vice-president; John vk, secretary. W. H. isurer.- These officers, gerferotu iL. Swunders and Edu- ardo C. Gomez, were elected mem- bers of the executive committee. The principal object of the meeting of the Shrine Club ‘last arrangements for their .any) reniopy day, which will te ‘this year on date of Saturday, July 3. There will be more than 500 visiting Shriners in the city upon that date, and most of them will re- main over Sunday to tour the city, enjoy the fine fishing and delight- ful scenery about Key West. A street parade will be held on Saturday morning, and will be participated in by perhaps a thou- sand members of the Shrine Clubs’ of the state. The ceremonies will be conducted by the mem- bers of Mahi Temple, of Miami The attendance of visitors to the city upon this occasion last year was about 500, and it is expected to be much larger this year. The Shrine Club of Key Wes has been in existence about four years and has at this time about 100 members. At the election with |last night all officers for the past year were re-elected but one. ‘STATE OFFICER Taylor, | In Progress |BOTH SIDES STILL IN CONTROVERSY; NO SO- | LUTION FOR SETTLE- | MENT YET IN SIGHT HAVANA, May 26.—The for- | tieth day of the rail strike on the jlines of the Controlled Railways | passed Tuesday with both sides still in controversy and no nearer a solution than on the first day. | Rail officials continue to claim that train service is gradually re- | turning to normal, but it is de- |clared the many accidents whic {have occurrred on the main lin | between Camaguey and Santiago | belie the statement. It is said | that more than twenty locomotives are undergoing repairs at the shops at the present time, having been incapacitated by inefficient trainmen. The mail service to the interior is also said to be far from operating on schedule time. Forces from the Cuban army continue to guard all railroad property and are continually on the alert to keep an untoward in- | cidents from happening. Passen- | gers are not allowed to form in | greups at sations along the lines j of the Controlled Syatem, it is de- elared. “ORDERS SPECIAL TERM OF COURT PROMOTERS OF DOG RACING TO BE ARRAIGNED SHORTLY PaREASES ted Press) TALLAHASSEE, May 26.— Gov. Martin today telegraphed Judge George Gibbs, of the cir- cuit court for Clay county, to call a special term of court to try those indicted by the grand jury on charges of gambling, in con- nection with the promotion of dog racing in the county, the executive announced today. Oxer sev dicted. persons were in- jen in RESERVOIR BURSTS FLOODING TOWN (Ny Associated Press) TOKYO, May 2?6.—The Mayana The governor's action was tak- response to a resolution at the recent Florida Smith et al, W. T. Woens, ap- pealed from the circuit court for Madison county. It affirmed the decision of the lower court. Owen's father, to the death of the latter, requested a servant to give to his son a deed to property, kept in a tin box on the mantel. Litigation, testing the right of W. T. Owens to claim the property because the deed had not been actually delivered by the deceased, as provided by law, then ensued. —Wireck--1Z Pe dopted West Palm Beach in which the in- herita nee tax law was declared 591 treapate’ Ma the Mitta be discriminatory, in that it al- srefectne of northern J has lows those states having such a oo laws of their own an 80 per cent pees eee ids tga ea eet refund. Florida, and a few other arecrding to revere eedwere states, it was pointed out, no state inheritance tax law. In a statement issued some time ago, the attorney general made it plain that he proposed to attack COCC@e@eeeceeoes the constitutionality of the fed- Split Switch eral inheritance tax law, because, he declared, it attempted to pre-| .oceccccscccesccccccecs scribe for Florida a method reservoir cording to reports received here. have The town has a population of 7,- 000 and it is feared that the casualty list may be heavy. ° of ople Hurt is new spending his honey- moon in New York, is over | $7,000,000. | Mr. and Mrs. Stokes, Jr., are now making prepara- tions to make an extensive tour of European points, and expect to remain abroad for a period of s‘x months, after which they will return to this country, taking up their resi- dence in Lennox, Mass. e ° The governor’s telegram was sent following a conference today with State’s Attorney Charles M Du ce and Sheriff Elam Weeks, county, in which the latter 1 to co-operate with the officials in presenting the to the court, rnor summoned the ate’s attorney after iving a message from the lat that Sheriff Weeks had de clined to co-operate in prosecut ing the alleged gamblers, the ex- utive stated. SHOT 10 DEATH JOHN D. JONES | Is KILLED RIDING IN AUTO- MOBILE (By Associated Press) BIRMINGHAM, May D. Jones, state law enforcement officer, a brother of James M Jones, president of the Birming ham city commission, was thot to death early today while in a car about eight miles from Birming ham on the Montgomery highway. | Two deputies of the sheriff's of ter 6 AIRPLANE REACHES BISCAYNE BAY raising revenue in that way when the state preferred to do other forms of taxation. ORDERS DISCHARGE OF TWO OFFICIALS so by (Ny Awsor CHICAGO, May 2 eneral Carlstrom annou jay he had advised - Small to discharge WHI Colvin, chairn of the state board of pardons paroles, and also Chauncy kins, director f the partment of public wel “s) Attorney inced to. Jen Cerecerecerscvecescecees AMUSEMENTS. seecee MONROE THEATRE TODAY—“The Mad Comedy, “Hot Heels.” TOMORROW Block.” Comedy, Politics.” Dancer.” train on the d int n AN express x L, near Chicago Aue ‘Pawn SI at Wilmette, after the switch he way Pp photo, and crash wree k, shows the engine of the pa senger (By MIAMI, Associated Preer) 26.—Piloted by , the seaplane alighted on Bi 16 this aftern flight from ‘fice, Byron Shirley and Dewey Barrett, are held in jail in connec- tion with the shooting The sh ing is said to h lowed a chase of the J said to have been mistaken liquor car. Coroner J. D. ¥ as called to the scene and begat investigation Three other ns are reported to have been with sh Dug ire ve fol ar, yati2 ne: 6,100 mile for urn = A Aires. bucked hi wind greater part of the after hopping off at from the an per automobile morning time of the LOOK! LOOK! LOOK!" “Hearts and Blossoms” TO BE REPEATED AT GARDEN THEATRE TONIGHT ADMISSION ding. This e wreck- >a 75¢ LEGALITY OF ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED BY SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 26.—The controversy raging over President Coolidge’s order authorizing ex- tension of federsl authority to state, county and city police of- ficers working on prohibition cases had advanced today to the poiat where its legality will be investi- | gated by the senate judiciary com- mittee. In addition, unless it is revoked | within a few days, Representa- |tive Hill, Republican, Maryland, |wet leader in the house plans to | all up his resolution, introduced |yesterday to prohibit employment of federal officers by states . or {state officers by the federal gov- jernment. The senate inquiry, to be conducted under a resolution by Senator King, Democrat, Utah, | will have as its purpose the ascer- |taining of the legal status of the jorder “to enable the state to de- jtermine whether legislation is ad- | visable or necessary” in connec- jtion with the enforcement policy it embodies. Meanwhile, those op- posed to the order are awaiting with considerable interest to see whether any definite action will follow the white house pronounce- ment that, while the president did not regard it as an invasion of |state rights nor as inconsistent with the national enforcement policy, he was -willing to modify it if its operation threatened to jlead to harmful consequences. This latest center of the wet jand dry storm had its origin in |California, and apparently is still | whirling there although its main jforce seems to be over Washing ‘ton. It was suggested by Ned |Green, prohibition administrator Jat San Francisco, and its pro- }mulgation was recommended by | Assistant Secretary Andrews with ja view to its application primarily in certain counties of that state. In order to carry out the orig jinal intent, Colonel Green confer the federal authority au |thorized upon fourteen deputy |sheriffs in the territory under its jurisdiction, whfle Robert Firth, ladministrator at Los Angeles, planned to add three to its force. 'SELECT LIBRARIAN OF ROLLINS COLLEGE TO GIVE. ADDRESS 8 to Ny Associated Prewsy R PARK, Fia., May. Dr. J. F. Taintor, librarian Reliins College, has accepted linvitation to deliver one of main addresses observing ‘the sev- enty-fifth anniversary of Ripon College in Wisconsin The librarian formerly held the professorship of English liter in Ripon College and it that several years ago he rec WI 26 of an the ture there ed { Doctor of i ary degree Divinit “Ripon of the Future” yill be h Dr. Taintor will He is a graduate of the of 1893 has followed the history of his alma mater very closely. The addrees will be livered during the commencement week of the institution which be gins June 9. discus apd de SOLD! He thought money could buy anything—even love. He paid $2,500.00 for one dance with the beauty prize winner. He was the highest bidder. “The Auction Block” is picture you will never forget. MONROE THEATRE TOMORROW