The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 28, 1926, Page 1

oe Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. No. 127 R. C. Morine In Hospital — | With Five Bullet Wounds | MAN BROUGHT TO CITY) YESTERDAY AFTER- NOON BY OFFICERS | FROM CUDJOES In the altercation at Cudjoe Key pumping station at 9 o'clock yes- terday morning, R. C. Morine,! formerly of Arkansas but who has| been making his home in Key West, was shot five times and perhaps fatally injured by E. R. Bodine, the pumpman for the E. C. railway at Cudjoe station, who hails from Indiana. Constables Robert Carey and Jobnnie Roker went to Cudjoe yes- terday and brought the injured man and the man who did the shooting to this city. Bodine is confined in the county jail and Morine is at Dr. Lowe’s hospital, where it is said that he has no chance whatever of recovery. Morine was shot five times with @ 32 Colts automatic revolver, three of the bullets striking vital parts, and any one of these three could have been fatal. Bodine gave the gun to the officers and said it was the one he used. Bodine says Morine has been for some time traveling up and down the railroad selling booze. The bag the injured man carried, when examined by officers, con- eral bottles of some kind) made liquor and number of emall phials of highly concen- trated substances and directions for making his brand’ of whiskey. The account of the shooting as given by the injured man after he had been informed that he was going to die, and the version of the affair as given by Bodine dif- fer so widely that officers are of the opinion that the real motive for the shooting has not been dis- closed by either of the men in- volved. . The wife of the injyred.man is the ecity*today in the interest of her husband. Officers state that, Bodine will be held in jail without bail pend- ing the outcome of the condition of the man he admits that he shot. He will then be given a pre-| liminary hearing. Winter Visitors Write To The Citizen From Home In New Jersey! The Citizen is in receipt of a} letter from Mr. and Mrs. Perey A. | Cook who are now back home at! Seotch Plains, New Jersey, rela-| tive to their enjoyable visit here during the winter just passed. In the letter received, they ask-| to be remembered to Miss Han-| nal hazarus, who was formerly} connected with this paper, and} other friends whom they met dur- ing their stay in the Island City.| Mr. and Mrs. Cook state that they are rather lonesome without being able to read The Citizen, | and heve taken out a mail sub-| seription whereby they|may be able to keep constantly in touch with the affairs of Key West in the future. | i “Tom Thad Wedding” | MOTHER OF AIMEE SEMPLE. Last Night Attended By Large Crowd —susstantiaL AMOUNT FOR| “Tom Thumb Wedding,”) last night for a second! Monroe county high a decided bit with! nee that enjoyed The staged time at the school, made nt immensely, The little folks are certainly fine actors.for their age, and af. forded the people an evening of fine entertainment. The entertainment was given for the benefit of the local Boy Seouts, and Seoutmaster Sands expressed thanks for the aid it will be to the scouts in making rm ble their annu AMUSEMENTS Seeesessoceveeescsoseeee MONROE THEATRE TODAY AND TOMORROW “Thes V Amer Roach Comedy. ampment Al STRAND THEATRE TOMGREOW—. Hoxie “The Demon.” od comedy. ek in PERSONAL MENTION Randolph B. Carey, who had been spending several weeks visit- ing in Key West with relatives, was a passenger leaving yesterday afternoon over the East Coast en route to his home in Miami. Mrs. Joseph A. Russell and chil- dren, who had been spending sey- eral weeks visiting in Key West with relatives, returned to their home in Miami yesterday over the F.| East Coast. Claude W. Smith, who is em- ployed at Miami by the Florida East Coast Railway Company, was an arrival on the morning train, and will spend several days’ busi- ness visit in the Island City. Sydney Thompson, who had been spending a few days’ business visit to points up the East Coast, returned to the city yesterday over the Flagler System. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Williams and children, who had been spending several weeks’ visit in Key West with relatives and friends, were passengers leaving over the East Coast last night en route to their home in West Palm Beach. Maitland Knowles, chief of the Sarasota fire department, who had been spending a few days’ visit in Key West, was a passenger leav- ing over the East Coast yesterday afternoon for Miami, from which point he will motor to Sarasota. Captain Wilbur J. Albury, for- merly of Key West, but who is now making his residence in Miami where he is engaged in the fishing business, was an arrival in the city on the morning train, and_ will spend several days’ visit in the Is- land City. Carl Curry, connected with the American Telephone and Tele- graph Company, was an arrival in the city on the morning train from Miami. Mr. Curry was formerly stationed here with the telephone company, having been transferred to Miami several months ago. Miss Lucille Lowe, accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. F. A. Albury, who had been spending several weeks visiting in Key West with relatives and friends, were pas- sengers leaving over the Fast Coast yesterday afternoon en route to their home in Miami. A. D. Acosta, who is connected with the office foree of the Cuban Railway Company at Havana, was among the passengers leaving over the East Coast last night en route to New York, following several days’ business visit in Key West. Mr. Acosta will spend several weeks’ vacation in New York and other points in that section. OFFERS REWARD FOR RETURN OF EVANGELIST McPHERSON WILL GIVE SAFE RETURN (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, May 28.—For the first time since Aimee Semple McPherson, the evangelist, who disappeared while surf bathing at Ocean Park, May 18; those who be lieve that she-did not drown, had a substantial reward to spur them on today in a search for her. Declaring that she wanted to call the bluff of those who have broadcast rumors concerning her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, the evange mother, has of fered a reward of $ 100 for her safe return. Mrs. Kennedy said that she had not the slightest be- Nef that the reward would ever be claimed. meeting to- Important Leg’ o'clock. Members are urged to Regular night at business. 8 attend. May 27- THREE DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR | IN KENTUCKY | | |ALL PAY DEATH PENALTY) { | | WITHIN AN HOUR’S TIME; i | ONE NEGRO AMONG NUM.) BER EDDYVILLE, Ky., May 28.—| Within less than hour three men, one a negro, were electrocuted at} the state prison here early today, making the third time since the| electric chair was installed here that a triple execution has been staged. The men were Elisha Sloan, 31, convicted of having killed Dr.} Marvin Kingins; Ed Lake, 32, Louisville, who killed his wife and Mrs. Mary Smith, then shot him- self four times in an effort to end his own life, and John Baker, 34,| negro, convicted of killing his} wife. All of the men walked calmly to the chair, displaying no emo-! tion. Sloan, the first to be tak- en from his cell seemed stupor. chair at 12:47 a. m., and_ nine} minutes afterwards was pro-| nounced dead. Lake followed quickly and eight minutes after the current pronounced dead. Baker was | strapped in the chair at 1:15 a. m. and at 1:25 was pronounced dead. The executions were witnessed by 28 persons, among them being Paul and Carroll Kingins, brothers | of Dr. Marvin Kingins. | Both Sloan and Baker joined) churches yesterday, the former the Methodist and the latter the) Catholic. Each of the three men) mnaintained that their crimes were | not sufficient to warrant the. death penalty, Baker declaring! that in 1915 he killed his first} wife at Kansas City and was sen- tenced to only one year in the! penitentiary. | Six mgn oveve originally sen-' tenced to death today, but three! were granted stays of execution. | ISSUEORDERS = TO EXTERMINATE © MEXICAN BANDITS FEDERAL TROOPS OF VERA CRUZ IN SEARCH OF LAWS | (By Associated Press) | | | was turned on was| IN STATE) SENT OUT THE OUT- (Ry Associated Press) MEXICO CITY, May 28.—Fed- eral troops in the state of Vera Cruz have been sent out with or- | ders to exterminate the bandits headed by Vidal Tenoria and af- fect the rescue of John J. Shank- lin, of Canyon, Texas, one of five Americans now in the hands of the outlaws. The Mexican authortiies prob- ably were spurred to their efforts because the bandits had set. sis p. m., Thursday, for killing Shank- lin, a sugar plantation worker, if, ransom of 20,000 pesos had not been received at that hour. Two other Americans were taken in the Tampico oil district yesterday, and at last accounts ere bh g held for ransom, or |death, if the smoney was not forthcomnig. They are oil work- jers named Briggs and Greeley. | In addition to Shanklin, Briggs and Greeley, there are’ in the ‘hands of outlaws, ¢ Braden, of Laredo, Texas, a mine owner, and a mining engineer named Galla gher. Latest reports said Braden was being ill treated. No information had been re ed here today as to whether the bandits had fulfilled their threat to kill Shanklin. Nor was there any news of the fate of the other prisone A Mexican engineer was captured at the same time that Shanklin was taken. Informed of the capture of rs and Greeley, the American embassy immediately made fur- ther representations to theMexica: office. The bandit © oil camp Wedn | i] DINNER DANCE ill be the Key ntry orrow which nise of being a most en- air. There given at Club gives a dinner dance West Ce to evening, jeyable 2 ATHLETIC CLUB DEFEATS MARINES IN VOLLEY BALL THRILLING MATCH STAGED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON; | RETURN GAME NEXT} THURSDAY The Key West Athletic Club’s | volley ball team defeated the Ma- rines aggregation two out of three games in a thrilling match played Thursday afternoon at the Athletic Club. The Athletics by clever volley- ing took the opening tilt by a 15 to 9 score. In the second match [the Marines got away to a good lead and were never halted. The Sea dogs took this game by a 15 to 11 score. The third game was a walk away of the Athletic Club team. The Conchs started off like a house/ afire behind some clever serving | by Pease, and the final count was 15 to 3 in favor of the club team. A return match will be played next Thursday afternoon. The volley ball contests are the st of a series of sport events in a| Which Joseph Cabrera, newly elect- | He was strapped in the | ed club president, has outlined for | the summer season. The lineup of the teams follow: Athletic Club—F. Carbonell, Adams, Jones, Henandez, J. Car- bonell, Pease, Sawyer, Cremata and Russell. Marines—Crosby, Keene, Canel, | Knight, Catrell, Duffield, Quinn, | Holly and Arthur. BANQUET TONIGHT AT CASINO ON SOUTH SHORE AFFAIR TO BE GIVEN BY JUNIOR - SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS; PROGRAM TO BE RENDERED The following is the program that will be rendered at Coral Isle Casino this evening under the auspices of the Junior-Senior school students: Grand March. School Song. Welcome—Joe Pierce. Reply—J. Y. Porter. Senior Dance—Rose Mae Tuck- er. “How TI Like the Robert Hart. When I Become a Senior—Earl Jackson. Lo Faculty—Jewel Nelson. Corsage Dance—M. Roberts and Schuzlinger. Ladies’’"— Junior Prom.—Supt. M. E. Rus-} sell. Charleston—Munson Johnson. Just a Word—Prin. Odam. Advantages of Long Hair to a Dignified Senior—M. Sweeting, M. Pinder, M. De Leon, T. Mon- tiano. Delicious refreshments will also be served. MARINE NOTES P. & O. S. S. Cuba, Captain White, arrived from Port Tampa this morning with 62 passengers and sailed for Havana at 8:30 a. m. with 107 passengers and U.S. mail Miami, Captain Al- e from Havana this passengers and P.& 0. bury, will arr afternoon with U. S. mail. F. FE. ©. car ferry Estrada Palma, Captain Ward, will arrive from Havana this afternoon with cars and will sail for Havana to- night with 26 cars. C. car ferry Joseph R. Parrott, Captain Harrington, will arrive from Havana tonight with cars, and will sail for Havana to- night with 26 cars exports. F. E. C. car Flagler, Captain from Hay this ferry Hansen, mar Governor Cobb, sailed from Mo- Key West at 1:15 p. m. yesterday ¥.. 5. Flagler, ¢ rive from H ing with cars. Henry M. Hansen, will ar- tomorrow morn- erry na OVER SEA CO. GETS CONTRACT FOR CAUSEWAY | |FIRM WILL CONSTRUCT SIX-| TEEN FOGT STRUCTURE LEADING TC OLD FORT) TAYLOR | Information has just been re- ceived that the Over Sea Company has been awarded a contract by| the War Department io build a new causeway starting in front of the engineering quarters and ter- minating at the end of the present wooden bridge. At the offices of The Over Sea Company Austin Drew stated they would from Key Largo, where they have just completed a contract for the North End Development Compar and would be working on this con- tract within ten days. With the completion of this new eauseway it will give easy access to the old Fort, and there is no doubt but that it will become a show place for the many visitors | that come to our ctiy each year. ee an ecm * * * ee PROCLAMATION * * * A | Whereas, The United | Government has legally proclaim- ed the 31st day of May, Nation Memorial Day, and, Whereas, It is indeed fitting on this Memorial Day that we should j turn aside from our accustomed | occupations to. pay tribute to our |honored and heroic dead, who by [their supreme sacrifice, upheld the {traditions and freedom of Amer fica, and defended the cause of hu manity even in a foreign land, t | and, Whereas, On this Memorial Day |the people not only of America pbat in France will visit the ceme- those that gave their lives so wil- |lingly, and calling down from hea- {¥en blessings on those that re- | pyended to freedoms éall, that Jib- }erty and justiee should not perish | from the earth. | Therefore, I, Leslie A. Curry, | Mayor, do call upon the people of. ee City of Key West, that we may | show to the fullest our gratitude and appreciation of those who have made the supreme sacrifice, | that not only our own glorious | country, but the whole world, may know that freedom still liv that | Wwe cease from our labors, closing our places of business and joining in the services and exerci | this Memorial Day, that this \fice of our heroes may be kept | fresh in our memories. | In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the City thereto this 28th day of May, A. D. 1926. LESLIE A. CURRY, Seal) Mayor of the C ACTIVITIES OF CHURCH MEET BAPTISTS CONFRONTED WITH SELECTION OF OF- FICERS Axsecinted Press) (ny WASHINGTON, May 28.—With the breach between fundamental- ists and modernists reopened after what had apparently been success- ful efforts at conciliation, the Northern Baptist convention was called on today to choose between a slate of fundamental one presented by it for its of- avowed ists and nomination committee, ficers. The decision to offer a separate late, which will include nominees for present members of the board of foreign missions, was made by a fundamentailst group of Baptist Bible union members which met ter the close of the regular con- ht. A com including members of an fundamentalist group, the publication y, we named to prepare pr which vention session last r mittee other the for th e and nt it in time i voting, expected to begin lat alist members of adopted a the con- The fundamen the Bible resolution vention an declared ship their dragline| | States teries and decorate the graves of | For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West | Yacht Boat Arrives The yacht Salfran, Captain) Sweeting, arrived in port yester-| day from Miami, The vessel will} remain at this port for several} days, | | | } es | ;San Jacinto Due Saturday | The Mallory steamship San Jacinto will arrive in port on Sat- urday night from New York en re Galveston with passen- | gers ' board. In tgday’s issue of The Citizen} |appears\the qualified list of elec- tors for the June Primary. The disqualifjed list was published several dpys ago. * 8 | Train Ailives At 6:25 The m@rning train arrived on |schedule time this morning, roll- jing in at 6:25 o'clock, with a large jnumber of passengers on board. |Several of those arriving on the train left, on the boat for Ha- | vana. cee ode d |Cuba To Havana The st¢amship Cuba left this | morning 8:30 o'clock for Ha- |vana with/a large number of pas- |sengers of board. The steamer will returm to this port tomorrow |afternoon.| Soe More Pineapples Arrive There were a large number of |loaded pineapple cars arriving here last night from Havana. The |pineapples were transferred into} lother cars here today for ship- |ment north. ea -* | Arrive In City Mr. aud Mrs. Homer Sweeting | were arrivals in Key West yester- \day-on.the’ yaeht Sidi from Mi- |ami, and will ‘spend several days iin Key West visiting relatives. | * * * Visiting In City Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson} IVAN ELWOOD NEW POLICE CHIEF OF CITY Ivan Elwood, captain of the night police, has been ap- pointed Chief of Police for Key West to succeed Chief Cleveland Niles, who resign- ed to accept the appointment as sheriff of Monroe county to fill out the unexpired term of the late Sheriff Roland Curry, according to announce- ment made by Mayor Leslie Curry this morning. This will bring about a step of promotion in the po- lice department for a number of officers. Mayor Curry stated to a Citizen representa- tive this afternoon that it is his desire to promote each man one step higher, so far as is practicable, though he is not in position to decide definitely, in some of the positions, just what is best to do, The appointments will probably be decided upon by tomorrow, and full announce- ment will be made, All appointments made by Mayor Curry will be submit- ted to the city council for approval at the regular meet- ing next Thursday night. PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL DAY HERE MONDAY PARADE TO.BE HELD; EXER- CISES TO BE CONDUCTED IN MAINE PLOT IN CITY CEME- TERY The parade to be held on Mon- day, May 81, Memorial day will PRICE FIVE CENTS EVELAND NILES APPOINTED SHERIFF OF MONROE COUNTY |JOE KEMP TO BE. SEL- ECTED AS JAILER BY NEW OFFICIAL TAK- ING OFFICE Chief of Police Cleveland Niles has been appointed sheriff of Monroe county to fill out the un- expired term of the late Sheriff Roland Curry, who died here | Tuesday night, May 18. The news of the appointment was conveyed to Chief Niles in the following telegram, received by him at 8 o’clock this morning: “Tallahassee, Fla., “May 28, 1926. “Hon. Cleveland Niles, Key West, Fla. “I have this day appointed you to fill of Sheriff of Monroe county. Qualify the unexpired term at once with Secretary of State at Tallahassee. “JOHN W. MARTIN, “Governor.” Chief Niles being heartily | congratulated upon his appoint- ment by hundreds of his friends today, and he is assuring one and all that he will do all in his power | to make them a model sheriff. He sayshe has had six years’ experi- fence as deputy sheriff, and that with his connection with the po- lice department for so many years, equip him well for the high office of sheriff. Chief Niles stated to a Citizen representative this morning that he is going into the sheriff's of- fice with himself and one deputy, | who will also be jailer. For his deputy he has chosen Joe Kemp, who has been up to this time’ keeper of the city jail. Sheriff Niles says if he finds he needs ad- | ditional deputies, he will appoint them. The appointment of Chief Niles as sheriff relieves a situation that had become tense during the past | few days. With the death of Sheriff Curry, the sheriff's office of this county ceased to function, and it devolved upon the consta- bles of the county to discharge the is and son were arrivals here yester-|form at the corner of Margaret} multitudinous duties usually look- day on board from Miami. several days’ City. the yacht They will visit the spend in Island | * | es Cuba From Tampa The P. & O. steamship Cuba, | Captain W. M. White, arrived in port at an early hour this morning from Tampa, with a large number of passengers ‘on board. The steamer left again during the day for Havana. | ae ue Girl Scouts to Meet There will be a meeting of Troop 4, Girl Scouts, held this af- ternoon at their headquarters in the Scottish Rite Hall, and a full attendance cf members is desired * + * Leav> for Miami Mrs. W.-M. McDonald and Mrs. James Jelks, who attended the Baptist Church rally here on Wed- nesday afternoon, were passenge leaving over the East Coast yester- day for Miami. * Miami From Havana The steamship Miami will ar- rive in port this afternoon from Havana. The steamer will leave again tomorrow on a return trip to the Cuban port. *-« To Sell Poppiss The girl scouts will offer popnie for sale tomorrow for the Amer can Legion, the funds derived to be used to good advantage by the organization sponsoring the move ished hon large liv ng room, kitche two porches; $45 mon NICELY f bedrooms, re room. bath and Caroline street DON’T FORGET THE DINNER DANCE KEY WEST COUNTRY CLUB Saturday Night, May 29 Music by Key West Country Club Orchestra m. and proceed to the city ceme- vi plot: Invocation—Rey. James, Seng, America—Sands’ tette d audience. Selection—Boorde’s Address in Picdela Song—Sands’ quartette. Selection—Boorde’s orchestra Memorial address—Hc 1. J. Vin ing Harris. Song—Mrs. Memorial, “Veterans 98"—George Goshorn. Memorial, “Veterans War”’—P. R. Stevens. be carried out at the Maine WwW. quar- orchestra. Spanish—J. G. Eva Torano. World Memorial, “To the Unknown”— | Chas. Lunn. Salute—U. §. Marines. Taps—Bugler U. S Benediction—Rev. Marines. Ww. Jam U Johnson, C ell and ¥ Americ y. Committee —W. W. Peat, James Rus Trout. Legion Committee— Ira J. Moon and P. R. Stephenson. Seerrceecesesesreseesee® TODAY IN WASHINGTON SOCK SEES SETESETOVESCEES (my Migratory birl bill is before sen House considers rivera and har Aasorinted Press) be Senate sub-committee studies President Coolidge’s enforcement order STILL IN THE FIGHT The of the Sheriff unex atinent for no be ring what m the primary election. am still in the fight, regard of this appointm to win, remains to be seen whether ea 2 of the governor oval of the peo nt and it ntment for the pired term only means un ral election, which taker November. A. H. McINNIS. oliticeal Advt.) place 1865-| Salfran|@"d Southard streets at 4:45 p.|ed after by the sheriff's forces. | Interest in the situation was inten j|tery where the following program | sified by the strenuous efforts of | a number of applicants for the ap- pointment as sheriff. Those most- {ly interested in the outcome be- "| came very impatient, while a num- | ber of conservative citizens won dered that the governor would let Monroe county go nine days with- out a sheriff. Joe Kemp, the young man sel | ected by Sheriff Niles for his chief | deputy, has hed years of experi nee as jail keeper and has served | as police officer also. He comes jfrom a police family. His father | was the first captain of police this city had, and was also jail keeper | for many years, |No Ba sebail Game Schedaled For Sunday At Army Barracks There will be no baseball game Sunday between the the Liberty organization, Hamlin, captain of the |team, announces. marines h civilian So many of the re been transferred to other posts of duty that their ball jteam has been reduced. The pose to put on additional pl and soon pro. be able to make the dust fly again. MUTINY REPORTED BY TWO ARMIES ed Preuny Portugal mutinied, says a Havas agency patch from Lisbon. One diviai was stationed in northern Portu- gal and the other in the army divisions nouth THE INDIAN The story of the red man in his latest stand ag: “The V. With a “The Vani one of the greatest pictures of the year. MONROE THEATRE Today and Tomorrow st civilization, ishing American.” of 10,000 Indians, ing American” is