The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 3, 1926, Page 1

Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVIL No. 132 IMMENSE PROFITS OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY NET RETURNS OF BIG CORPORATION REACH $526,441,951 FOR PE- RIOD OF SEVEN YEARS (My Associated Press) DETROIT, June—The Motor Co. $526,441,951 for the seven year period from 1924, bert L. Leister, chief auditor of Ford made net profits of 1917 to Her- the company testified in United States court here yesterday. The gross profits for the same years, | the auditor said, were $876,176,- 230. The testimony was given before William S. Sayres, Jr., master in chancery, in a hearing to fix the amount due the Parker Kust Proof Company for infringement by the Ford Company on a patent in a rust proofing process. Judge Ar- thur J. Tuttle ruled in 1925 that there had been an infringement. Leister testified none of the pro- fits had been made on the rust) proofing because it had not been "used as a selling The court the peak any time. auditor told the year of the com- pany’s business was there were gross. profits of $152,-) 894,894 and net protitro BY15,- 797,361. MISS JANICE HIGGS | WEDS J. SAUNDERS | |VESSEL, TO REPLACE = PRETTY HOME WEDDING TAKES PLACE AT HOME OF BRIDE One of the prettiest home wed- dings of the season was solemniz- ed at the home of the Grinnell Tuesday when Joseph Saunders and Miss Janice Higgs weré united in mar. riage. . Rev. L. Munro, pastor First Method’st church, was officiating The was beautifully attired in a lovely gown of white beaded georgette and carried a bouquet of pretty white roses. Mrs. Ramon Higgs was metron of honor and wore a becom ng gown of yellow crepe de chine. Carl Higgs acted as best man. Mrs, F Torano sang, “Oh, Promise Me.” in her usual splen- did and impressive way, being companied on the piano by Miss Claudina Lucignani, and there was @ pretty violin duet by Miss Doro- thy Key and Will Robert Mr. and Mrs. Joseph the newly-weds, have friends in this city who ing them much succe ness in the future tha them. They will leave days for Miami, where make their hc bride on street evening, the minister bride nders, hosts of wish rd happi lies before in a few they will Seeesecseorscovcesoveees MONROE THEATRE TODAY—“Bride of th Comedy, “Alice Blues.” TOMORROW AND SATURDAY “The Bird Al Ro Comedy Storm.” Black ach | pronounce the sad ceremonies. inducement at} ih 1922 whew! direction of, G. | the Lopez undertaking parlors. ;but only lost one, so the vessel ii | pected that she will return to thi of the! Jonly two will be in operation. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1926. ARE MADE KNOWN IN COURT |First foe Murder” Is Verdict Of Coroner’s Jury Investigating Bodine Case MRS. E. KNOWLES ‘MAN HELD IN COUNTY DIES LAST NIGHT JAIL WITHOUT BAIL aia at ON CHARGE OF KILL-' FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE| JNGR.C. MORINE CONDUCTED THIS | | —_— ARTERSOON A verdict of first degree murder jagainst E. R. Bodine was return- The funeral’ service for led late yesterday afternoon by Eliza A. Knowles, who died last|the coroner's jury empaneled by night at 10:20 o'clock at her late |Justice of the Peace Rogelio| home, rear of 710 Ashe street,|Gomez to investigate the killing will be held at 4:30 this afternoon, /of Ralph CC. Morine, and will be from the Lopez chapel| fatally injured in an altercation to St. Paui’s Episcopal church. George Crittenton, lay reader, will who was! jat Cudjoe Key last Saturday morn- ling at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Knowles was widely known| The signed statement concern- and highly esteemed in this citys! ing the shooting made and signed having resided here about 40; years, coming to this city from the | Bahama Islands. She has been a! formed widow many y and was one of read in the original members of St, Paul’s church. Her age was 88 years, nine months and 22 days. The deceased is survived by two eye daughters, Mrs. James E. Carey ‘jury, aud Mrs. William Cates, also five) grandchildren and three great | by Morine after he had been in-, that he would die court wi and = was sub- |stantiated in almost every essen- tial detail by the evidence of tue witnesses examined by the It developed at the inquest yes- grandch.ldren, all res‘ding in Key |terday that Morine had: been to é West, \the Cudjoe Key pumping station The funeral will be under the about three weeks before the date’ Frank Sawyer of|o¢ the tragedy, and at. that time the had some sort of trouble with | Bodine, the pump man, and was | ordered to leave the place, which {he did. | The evidence yesterday went to! | show that last Saturday morning | Morine was on a local train on) his way to Key Largo City. At) the Cudjoe station he was seen on ithe train by the pumpman, EF. R.} |Bodine, who the witnew:s stated |went immediately to his home| The ferry steamship Henry M. hi istol. Wit Flagler left yesterday for Mobile to | sndy gael ENS oa have a new propeller put on to re-/" sseg stated that he returned) plakh’ Wie vone lost between Key|und shot ‘Moring “once while the! West and) Havana last Sunday is Yee bex when the Flagler struck some wounded man then .through hidden object in the se cs ; The Flagler had two propelicrs, |the bushes along the railroad and/ jfinally hid in an old shack that] under the/had been used as a section hou It is ex- F ERRY BOAT ON WAY TO MOBILE PELLER LOST RE- CENTLY inearby to get 0 man was a car. The ran proceeding to Mobile | power of one propeller. jHere he was found by Bodine, | who shooting and, five more bullets into his It was shown that the man ‘ commenced port and resume her regular Key West-Havana run in about a week or ten di Three ferry ships e been running on this sche- dule, and while the Flagler is gone sent body. was shot six times instead of five,| was at first reported, as all en- It was not found out what tore off the Flagler's propeller between here and Havana. The testimony stated that Morine was advised by bystariders to run, {that the man would kill him. CUBA HAS MILLION DOLLAR FIRE cny ated Press) HAV ANA, June Fire this morning at Regla, across the bay,/ destroyed the warehouse of the American A ultural and Chem- ical Company. There were more than 100 ex plosions of chemicals and gaso- line. These threw ashes and sar. tens two miles westwa to Hava- University. The loss is esti $1,000,000. Two weeks before the shooting is the only circumstance in connection with the killing that could be con- sidered as a motive for the crime. E. R. Bodine will be retained in jail without privilege of bail pend- ing indictment by the grand jury | The trouble that occurred three | ' County Commissioners To Hold Meeting At Court House Tonight na mated at men The board of county sioners will hold their meeting at the court night, commencing at orchestra There will be a number of impor has h tant items a movie house which provides that of the board, and Chairman J. Otto ine wast not eni hic kalo aback Kerchheiner will make a report of fat, his recent confermnce with the head of the state road department in Tallahassee relative to the ni Trail situation. commi regular to- o'clock SIGNS MOVIE CONTRACT pune Paul Ash, Chica; leader, signed a contract wit awaiting the attention nor ee that he must not lose pularity with the women. Ta mm. LAD The chairmen of the Dade Manroe county commissioners called by Dr the conference, Kercheir and re S PLEDGE f Monroe Coun Fons Hathaway f from which Mr r returned yeste or day FRANK H. LADD. of June, FOR SALE Good Brokerage Business If Interested Address State of rida BROKERAGE Decemt P. O. Box 83 tisement KEY WEST, FLA. » this Ist day RUBIE BETHEL, | terday, | girls, at the CONDUCT CLASS DAY EXERCISES — LAST EVENING MARGARET CURTIS FIRST PRIZE IN DECLAMA- TION CONTEST: AT HIGH! SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Margaret Curtis won first prize, a gold medal, in the declamation contest, which was an important number on the class day exercises program so prettily and perfectly rendered last evening in the audi- torium of the-Monvoe county high| hool building. John Lowe was! awarded second prize, medal. Angela Napoles, the other} of the ‘three did | splendidly and was highly compli-| mented.- The first prize was donat-) ed by Robert H. Givens, Jr., and| the second by the Rotary Club of | Key West. The program, a competitors, as published ye: s 1 out comple and the splendid way in which the} numerous numbers were rendered} reflects great credit upon the} teaching force and student body of that splendid educational institu-| tion, the Monrve county high school. j Diplomas will be presented. to! the 24 graduates, 13 boys and 11} regular commence-| ment exe tomorrow evening} in the auditorium of the school building. Presentation of diplomas will be made by County Superintendent Mel¥in Russell. An immense audience is expeet- ‘ed to be present tomorrow evening ness the commencement ex-| for it is believed to be the} best program yet rendered in con-! nection with the closing of school! term here, | Casualties mounted into hundreds in Poland during Marshal Pilsudski's This photo, first to reach Amer throw the crowd gathered at a revolutionary tering the body on the left side.|_ Wiltos . administration. ‘GREAT HARM FROM NOISY — The Key West Citsen For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS BITTER FIGHT IN PROSPECT BEFORE MOTOR HORNS PLAINS OF COMMON TICE INDULGED CLE IN HERALD-TRIBUNE WINS|NEW YORK RESIDENT COM-| PRAC- IN; ARTI- An article gppeared in a current | e of the New bune relative to the ea motor horn, written by Mrs. Nichols of that city, which is only | | another demonstration of the fac that cities are people even in the large becoming tired of th | noisy motor horns which make lif silver f miserable wherever it may Ke. An, article appeared in Forum column of The Citizen th York Herald-Tri- litting | HT. ‘GOVERNMENT T0 t r | e | e| e} al short time ago relative to this use- less practice, which is carried on without the least thought of it annoying qualities, and the article printed in the New York periodical jis in hearty accord with the | | gestions made in Key West for al campaign to stem the tide of this! annoying feature in with motor traffic. connection The article ap- pearing in the Herald-Tribune in part s “Hooray At last some one (be-| eressman s'des the aetna has attacked | that scourge of modern city life, My| Adams, whose Herald-Tri- the ear-splitting motor horn. hat is off to Mr. letter in yesterday's bune was as welcome as the flow ers in spring. nerve-racking horn used majority of motorists. tonished that doctors and specialists do not.take this matte up. “If Mr. by Adams unknown sympathizers municate directly with might start a campaign. must begin.” and many othe will com. me field gun planted in a Warsaw s There is no ques- high! tion of the great harm done by the the I am as- nerve r r we Someone ca SENATE AGAINST RATIFICATION OF FRENCH DEBT FUNDING AGREEMENT AS FAILING TO PERFORM DUTY. CONTRIBUTE LAND COUNTY JUDGE REPORTS CUPID FOR SIDEWALK BILL PASSES SENATE GRANT- NG PORTION OF HOSPITAL) GROUNDS HERE FOR WIDEN- ING STREET L. T.’ Bragassa, chairman of the White Street Civic A tion, is in receipt of telegrams from Senator Fleteher and Con-} Sears informing him that the bill granting a portion of the U. S. navy hospital grounds to the city to be used for sidewalks on White street has passed in the senate and has gone to the White House for the signature of Presi dent Coolidge. This bill becoming a law re- moves the last hindrance to the rapid completion of the widening and improvement of White street, | which through a move inaugurated | by the property owners of that | thoroughfare is to be made one of the most modern streets and prettiest white ways in the coun- gosqageecoes successful attempt to over- since the fighting, shows 2 reet. \ the fact t Announcement Key West Country Club an- nounces that instead of the regular dinner served Satur- day night there will be light refreshments and dancing. $1.00 per person including couvert charge. | wedding to report, so far. Cupid will just simply have to} | get down to business and make it snappy in Monroe county. or else/ | get down and out and let a faster| worker take the place. Here it is the third day of the} month of marriages, and only one | j Judge | Hugh Gunn says that for ages| past the month of June has been netable for its many marriages, | but in recent years there has been | a woeful falling off in the number | of June weddings, especially in the | little Island City. | “There were 215 marriage li-| censes issued in Miami during the} month of May, just past,” Judge | Gunn stated, “and we only issued | about 213 in Key West during the | past year. | There seems to have been a tre-| mendous slump in the matrimon-| ial market, and for no outstanding reason. There has been no in- crease in the price of “sheepskins.” Licenses are easily to be obtained | at the same old price. There are more men and women eligible to wed than ever before. Yet mar- viages are few and far between. Some say politics is the cause. | | Others claim that prohibition | caused it all, while a number claim that the high cost of living, has-thrown a damper on the ardor | of lovers and is dimin'shing the| old-time love at an alarming rate. | There is only one thing to do| about it. The June primary is al-) most here.*’ ‘Let’sShurry up; put a lot of candidates and elect! !a new. Cupid, one*that will keep things matrimonial going along as| such important things should do. | i FREE COOKING DEMONSTRATION listration’s pet m | HOUSE APPROVES SET- , | | | TLEMENT LATE YES- TERDAY BY VOTE OF 236 TO 112 (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 3.—The $6,847,674,000 French debt fund- ing agreement is now up to the senate with a bitter fight against | ratification in prospect. Without waiting for action by the French Parliament, the house late yesterday approved the set- tlement by a vote of 236 to 112. Previously, it had refused, 202 to | 40, to send it back to the ways and means committee pending action at Pa: Regarded as one of the admin- sures, the bill of ratifications is expected in many quarters to add a number of days to the current session of congress, | despite the efforts of leaders to lexpedite adjournment. This and farm relief appear to be the major barriers to the desire of many members to get home. the fought vigoureusly during the two Opponents of agreement | days it was before the house As in the house, the opponents in the senate are expected to base their objections on the liberality of the terms which spread the pay- ments over 62 years in annual im- stallments graduating upwerd 'from $30,000,000 until |the full ADVANTAGES OF MODERN OIL STOVE TO BE DEM- | ONSTRATED HERE Messrs. Wilson & Anderson, fac- tory representatives of the New Perfection Oil Cook Stove, are to- day giving cooking demonstrations the corner of Fleming and Margaret streets, in the old Over- Sea Dry Goods Co. Building. This demonstration. will also be ducted tomorrow and Saturday. Frying, boiling, baking, etc., will! be handled by the two experts,/ which will give housewives of! Key West the opportunity to learn some new wrinkles in cooking. Wm. Curry’s Sons’ Co., one of} the local distributors of the } Perfection, advertising the event in this issue of The Citizen, and are also ca they utens on con- are attention to ve a fine line cooking chna and ware TWO SEAPLANES SEIZED AT MIAMI ted Prews) WASHINGTON, June 3 of two seaplanes alleged to he engaged the wa Siez Miami rum ure at in Bahama I reported of jus uggling from lands into Florid oday to the department | Knight amount, including interest is paid. Customs Official Auctions Off Auto Car Here Yesterday The National automobile, sei customs officials for d by trans porting booze some time ago, auctioned off by L. T. Bragassa in front of the postoffice day. Mr. Bragessa is developing a pretty good auctioneer. He got $60 for this one, and Joseph G. the « ful bidder was not in very good d has for some time been known about town as the “Warbler.” was yester- into cor Ce This condition ¢ A THRILLER Those who like a corking good sen story on the screen ¢ “Bride of the Sea,” fea turing Dolores Costello. This is said to be one of the most difficult plays to film on record. Full of action. MONROE THEATRE TODAY hould Hit ¢ PPP PPP PP PP bu, Sample primary hallo POPP POPPI IP IT SAMPLE BALLOTS morrow morning, beginning at eight o'clock. Candidates and others desiring sample hal- lots are urged to come in early. The Artman Press will be on sale to- PP LP EP BS ISI I TT. TIFIPAZLLALLALZALLZLZLAL 2