The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 15, 1926, Page 1

Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service OLUME XLVI. No. 142 The Kep West Citisen For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JUNE ae 1926. PRICE FIVE CENTS ESTIGATING BOARD NDS LARGE AMOUNTS | EXPENDED IN CAMPAIGN GURES IN PENNSYL. ‘ANIA PRIMARIES AS HIGH AS A MILLION DOLLARS My Associated Press) "WASHINGTON, June 15.— te primary investigating com-| e has turned to Representa- tive Vare, the successful candi- ry add to the mounting total for the senatorial nomination, further accounts and figures in expansive audit of the Penn- syivania Republican primary. » Examination of Vare began last jt and had not been concluded m the committee wound up er long day’s work near mid-| it. He told of spending $71,- 4 of his own money sending rs to voters, and this, added to Previous figures placed in the Ware-Beidleman column, brought ‘Phe total to $596,754. New figures on expenditures in the Pepper-Fisher campaign also were gathered by the committee and that total rose to $1,045,000 ‘while the Pinchot figure remained at $195,000. With the grand total approach-| ing $2,000,000, Secretary Mellon, | uncle of W. L. Mellon, of Pitts- burgh, who headed Fisher coelition and has just been | elected. chairman of the. state’ Re- publican committee, has made it plain that he regarded the pri- Mery expenditures as necessary under the circumstances. While the secretary was out- lining his views, Representative | Rubey, Democrat, Missouri, was preparing to introduce a consti- tutional amendment proposal to five congress “power ‘to prevent) ad and corruption. practices in| nomination and election of| senators and representatives.” Un- der his plan senatorial! candidates would be limited to $10,000 and house candidates to $5,000 for primary and gexeral elections. WEATHER CONDITIONS Rapidly advancing east- ward, accompanied by rains in the Ohio Valley, Lake region, and the north @nd °* middie Atlantic States, the upper Mississippi Valley dis. turbance now central im- mediately off the New Jersey coast. Low pressure, and wind circulation, together with heavy rains in western Texas, are indicative of an- ether disturbance over the southern Rocky Mountain States. In addition to the rains already noted there * were showers over the south- ern Appalachian highlands and in Florida, It has become much cooler in the upper Mississippi ley, Lake region, Ohio ley, and north Atlantic States, where temperature is now de- eidedly below the seasonal, and temperature has risen in the Missouri Valley section. Over the Florida Keys to- * night and Wednesday the winds will be moderate south- east and south H. R. BOYER, Official in Charge. ® * * * ee ee ee ee ee a ee oe as eeteseeane . . . Ce | Seeveesererucesecsoovess AMUSEMENTS Peeeeeeeceoeceseceoooees MONROE THEATRE TODAY “Hell’s Highroad.” Comedy, “The Mad Racer.” TOMORROW ade For Love.” Comedy, “Short Kilts.” SAN. CARLOS THEATRE TODAY — Rarry Cordray’s Musical Comedy and Moving Pic turcs. the Pepper-} * corner of Eaton ‘CHARGE FATHER WITH PERJURY |SONS SEEKING JUSTICE FORG, i MOTHER IN COURT FOL- LOWING -DESERTION AND ELOPEMENT (Ry Associated Prensa) MEXICO CITY, June 15.— Charges and countercharges be- tween John F. Howard, 72, a wealthy Haverhill, Mass., manu- facturer and h’s sons, John C., of Los Angeles, and Albert F., a for- mer Princeton student, are pend- ing in the courts here. The sons charge the father with | perjury and bigamy. The father alleges against the sons forcible entry and assault. The sons declare they are only |? | seeking justice for their mother, | whom they assert their father de- serted, eloping with Mrs. Elonora Bombach Phillips, of Milwaukee, with whom he is at present resid- ‘ng as his wife. The father says the sons are after his money. This | they deny. | Whe altegations against the elder | Howard charges that he arrived. in) Mexico City in January aceompan-, | | | | | | | with still another woman, he went! to Cuernavaca and obtained “divorce” by ‘representing this| | woman as his wife. Returning te Mexieo City it is’ alleged that Mr. Howard “mar-) ried Mrs. Phillips.” It is expected that the case will ibe bitterly contested. John Howard says his father | met Mrs. Ph Nips during a steam- | ship trip around the world in 1923 | and became infatuated w'th her. AND BIGAMY INVESTIGATION OF EXPLOSION AT STEEL PLANT | ELEVEN FORTY-SEVEN PERSONS IN-, JURED IN ACCIDENT YES- TERDAY | | | 1 } | | | LIVES LOST AND (By Axsocinted Press) GARY, Ind., June 15.—Cause lot the explosion which wrecked | the coke by-products plant of the; Illinois Steel Company here yeo| iene taking a total toll of 11) |lives and injuring 47, several pos-| jsibly fatally, will not be known| juntil a thorough investigation has | been made, officials said today. | Pending this investigation, which is under way, K. M. Burr, safety | jinspector at the plant, said noth-| ing would be given out by the company. While company officials wouta| venture no estimate as to the | property damage, several persons/ familiar with the plant, which cov-| ered an area equal to two city! blocks said it undoubtedly would | reach millions. Five of the victims died in- stantly. They were near one of) the large coke ovens when it ex-| ploded. Walls of the building collapsed and the roof was blown | into fragments. Coal tar and acids drenched the victims and fire broke out in the debris, ham-; pering rescue work. ‘ROTARIANS HOLD | MEETING IN DENVER | (By Annociated Press) | DENVER, June 15.—Rotarians/ ‘settled down to the official busi-| | | | | | | ‘ied by Mrs. Phillips, and that later ness of their annual convention COMPANY AWARDS MEN |this morning with reports of offi-, mi cers and committees the principal ®'part of the day’s program. | Under a resolution adopted at} the convention a year ago, the| Rotary International authorized | ‘its board of d'rectors to devise! the sequence of Rotary meetings | to be submitted this year. This resolution has been drafted for| submission and provides for the | holding of the annual convention | between May 10 and 20 each| year. | i Threatening Outlook For French Cabinet : 10 GIVE SOCIAL : FOR BOY SCOUTS FRIDAY NIGHT |AFFAIR TO BE PUT ON UNDER AUSPICES OF OR- DER OF EASTERN STAR AT HEADQUARTERS | | There given on Friday evening, June 18, at 8 which be under the auspices of Order of Eastern Scottish Rite Hall, and The affair will be put on Boy Scouts of America when the fol- lowing program will be rendered: Mrs. will be a silver social beginning o'clock, will Fern Chapter, Star, at the Simonton streets, for the benefit of Troop 1, Orchestra Selection, with Julia Sweeting at the piano. Vocal Solo, Mrs, man, Inez Stead- Mandolin and piano selection, Mi s Rendueles. Miss Margaret Curtis. Dan atilda Hansen V Messrs. Curry, Taylor and Piper. Violir Reading, 8, cal Quartette, Sands, Henry Miss on, Owen, Thelma accom M Special number Reading, Emil \ Duet, Mrs. Bervaldi Vocal Orchest by Sweeting. Mrs. Kitchen scouts, al and Richard Curry imund Curry. Selection. Solo, | MINISTER OF FINANCE} TENDERS RESIGNATION | AFTER MEETING WITH: PREMIER (Ry Axsoctated Press) PARIS, June 15.—Raoul Peret | resigned today as French minister of finance. The reason for M. Peret’s resi; nation is declared to be two-fold. First—Premier Briand's refusal to enlarge the ministry and make it a “national cabinet” represent- ing all parties along the lines of the war cabinet. Second—The violent opposition against a project, attributed to which is regarded as dis- gu'sed inflation. The project recommended that ell short term bonds and the existing fiduciary circulation be declared to form a whole—meaning that holders of short term bonds asking reim- bursement would be paid in fresh issues of paper money. The cabinet will meet again this evening to consider the situation. Unless M. Briand is able to find within 48 hours a new minister who can bring te the support of the government some of the mod erate elements in the chamber that supported Peret, the whole cabinet is expected to resign. OFFERS REWARD ed Press) 'ON—Dr. Hiram Byrd. president of the Florida Audubon Society, has announced a reward of $100 for the f the one who shot and killed two snowy egrets on the Tamiami Bird The dead birds were found by motor and the ing reported to Dr. Byrd. Th birds, owing to splendid conserva- s, had become exceeti- «ny BRADE) f apprehension o Reservation. ; in extinguishing flames aboard the | amount, at $7 | West on March His $200. Helps Bank Re-Open VAST WAR DEBT PAYMENTS OF THREE NATIONS ARE DUE TODAY The Second National Bank of New Hampton, Ia., is ate business after being closed for a year—and it is reopened partly because Herbert Bullis 13-year-old tfewsboy, stepped into the breach with $200. $200,000 stock subscription had to be raised before the bank could get a charter, At the fast minute the directors found they were $200 shy of this amount. Then Herbert stepped up and bought $200 worth of stock. And everything was lovely. Fire-Fighters Share Up Money Received For Work On Morgan Liner f PORMER YALE FOOTBALL STAR ‘+ GIVEN HEARING ROBERT W. SAVAGE IS CON- SIDERING SELF - SELECTED | TITLE IN RECENT DENT $7,509 FOR SERVICES, RENDERED ON STR. EL OCCIDENTE Members of the Key West fire| ‘department held a meeting last nght to decide upon a plan for’ the distribution of the $7,500 re- ceived as a settlment of a claim | | for $15,000 for the service of the department members and machines (By Associated Press) LOS AN LES, June Robert’ W. Savage, Morgan Line steamer El Occidente 15.— at this port on the night of March 24. After paying lawyers, phys‘cians | ing jand settling other expense ac- counts ineurred in connection with fighting the fire on this ship, the firemen found that their $7,500 j had dwindled down to $6,000. This it was decided at the meeting last night, w'll be equally divided between members of the ,' | department and six outsde men who were called to the aid of the firemen that night. This will split ; $6,000 149 ways, leaving the fire fighters a little more than $40 each. . The Morgan Liner El Occidente, Capt. F. Sampbell, when en route from w York to > Or- leans with a general cargo valued 1,000, was found to be in flames when 60 miles out from Key 24, and headed , with full speed for this port, ty ng up at the Mallory dock here at 7:30 that evening. The city fire fighters were called upon to help extinguish the fire. They fought the flames from 8& o'clock that night until 3 next morning, suc- ceeding in saving the ship end most of the cargo. On March 26 the El Occidente was libelled by representatives of the fire department for $15,000 The captain thought the amount excessive and would not adv'se his company to pay it. The ship made bond with the local U. S. commis- his self-selected title of world’s champion sap,” and pon version of an “ego furnished by Clara dering the complex,” Bow, screen star, sane after sla ts in an cffort to w ’ love. In a mild rebuke, Judge Gates, ef the lunacy commi miesing the complaint, told S age that he “had done an undip- lomatie thing,” but that he was not insane. Miss Bow gave Savage a clean bill so far as his sanity was con- cerned at the hearing. She told the commission that she believed him to be perfectly sane. Miss Bow told of accompanying avage to a marriage license bu- reau, but said she did not desire to She said she wads engaged to secure a licens: Savage she ther man 000 and sailed on h 26 for her original point of est nation, New Orleans. Since that time a settlement of been agreed upon. ing the firemen $7,500 for their the amount being paid by the United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company, the un- derwriters of the cargo. case has service, PRIZES FAVORS KEY WEST COUNTRY CLUB CABARET DANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT Prizes For Best Fox Trot And Charles LIGHT REFRESHMENTS The Waitz, on Music By The KEY WEST COUNTRY CLUB ORCHESTRA $1.00 Including Couvert Charge REFRESHMENTS MUSIC | football player, today is consider- | | Immense Liquor Cargo Taken To California SAILING SHIP | FROM AT- LANTIC SUCCEEDS IN | LANDING LARGE NUM-. | BER OF CASES SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.— |One hundred thousand cases of | (By Axxoclated Press) | | jliquor is being smuggled towards | California shores by rum-runners | stationed in “liquor lane,” |hibition authorities said today. | pro- The Marion Douglas, a sailing ship from the Atlantic is reported |off Los Angeles with a cargo of about 15,000 cases, 7,500 of which |were already landed. The steamer Malahat, which nee \figured in several spectacular rum-running battles, is reported off the California coast, with 6,- {000 cases aboard and the British! Federal Ship, the Belgian. Gertrude, said to be! | steamer formerly | jearrying 20,000 cases. | | \was | The large off-shore supply, it head- | quarters, is available to meet the |seasonal demand which reaches its’ equally. explained at federal [peal on July 4a ‘BOMB EXPLODES IN SEATTLE INCI. | ™OZEN MEN AT SALVATION) ARMY CENTER HURLED FROM BEDS former Yale (By Asnpeiated Press) SEATTLE, June 15. men were hurled from their beds jand several were knocked down by flying furniture when a bomb |exploded in a Salvation Army so- |cial center, where 40 persons were at a hear’ng here/ yesterday, at which he was found) esleep or at work late last night. A man was seen to peer into an engine room on the first floor of the three-story building several minutes before the detonation. He carried a bundle under his arm. MARRIAGES . ¢+:6 2 29:0 be Oe 6 0 he Three marriages were solemn- ized at the county judge's office by Judge J. G. Piodela yesterday. One of the couples was from Canaq@a, another from Cuba and the third from Key West The first couple united in mar- riage were Clennie Demeritt and Alejandrina Castellanes, both of this city. Jose Alvarez and Matilde Soler came over from Havana to launch their barque on the seas of matrimony. They were not of the young and frivolous kind and were facing the future seriously, though happily. The groom was 61 years of age and his bride bad seen 58 birthdays. After the ceremony was performed they left on the P. & O. steamer on their return voyage to Havana The third ceremony united two hearts from far away Canada, the contracting parties being Daniel Basil MeCoubrey, of Rusticoville, Prince Edward Is land, Canada, and Miss Marion Elizabeth Kennedy, of Montreal, Canada. Mr. McCoubrey connected with the Royal Bank of Canada at the Havana branch. The young left Key West by rail last night for Montreal on their wed ding tour. The ceremonies were Mrs. J. G. Piodela. couple i witnessed > ‘COAST GUARD MAKES CAPTURE VESSEL ALSO SEIZED BY} AUTHORITIES THIS MORN- ING NEAR BOCA CHICA CHANNEL Two hundred packages of liquor | bearing foreign label, three men land a boat bearing the number V-12653 were captured at the en- trance of Boca Chica channel at 5 o'clock this morning by two Coast Guard boats when four shots had been fired at the rum boat before its crew would surrender. Capt. John G. of the local Coast Guard station, ‘received information yesterday | that a boat was headed this way |with liquor aboard. Coast Guard lboat V- 12216 was anchored at the entrance of Boca Chica chan- nel last evening and kept an all inight vigil, finally sighting the |rum boat at 5 o’clock this morn- ing. The Cg. 295, anchored near ithe channel, sighted the rum boat Jat about the same time. The picket boat displayed the Coast {Guard.ensign and ordered the rim ‘boat to stop, which it refused to ,do. Four shots were then fired At the rum boat, which stopped ‘when it was beached. bythe crew. eae AR of..the men -aboard the rum| ‘boat tried to make a get- away here. One succeeded . and the | other two, W. Albury and Henry Hollerich, were captured. The picket boat floated the rum boat end towed it with its cargo to Key West. While docking the boats at the | Custom House docks Henry Hol-| |lcrich jumped overboard and es- | ‘coped. The boat V-12658, its cargo of 200 packages of liquor and W. Albury have been turned over to | the local customs officials. A warrant has been sworn out for Henry Hollerich and will be served | at first. opportunity. CABARET DANCE AT COUNTRY CLUB AFFAIR TO BE GIVEN ON WEDNESDAY EVE- NING The every West with great success, dances now being given Saturday night at the Key Country Club are and the com- mittee on arrangements has made plans for a cabaret dance to be given every Wednesday night at this place when prizes will be given for the best waltz, fox trot and Charleston. Music will be furnished by the ountry Club Orchestra, with light refreshments to be served the guests in attendance. The largest crowd yet was present at the dance given on Sat- urday night with the prospect of an even larger crowd attending the sffair to be given on Wednesday night THE WEATHER. Tem. 74 72 56 78 48 76 64 80 74 56 16 nO 5K Stations Abilene Atlanta Boston (clear) (cloudy) (raining) Charleston (clear) (clear) ch Chicago ti clear) Galveston (pt. cloudy) Hatteras (clear) Huron (cloudy) Jacksonville (clear) KEY WEST (Cloudy) Louisville (cloudy) Miami (cloudy ‘ Corpn Dodge City ( New Orl cloudy) 16 {eloudy) Berry, in charge | meeting | | MACHINERY OF U. 5S. TREASURY OPERAT- ING SMOOTHLY IN HANDLING FUNDS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 15.—The treasury’s mac! ry was turned up today to operate smoothly. ir vast sums. Receipt of nearly half billion dollars and disburse. {ment of $330,000,000 were tasks. ® its | The receipts included second in- |stallments of income taxes, which |have heen estimated around $400,- |000,000 and must be paid before $78,- payments closing time today, about 000,000 in war debts from England, Italy and Belgium also fell due. These large receipts, with funds dy on hand, made it possible |for'the tresaury to diSbuies thé $330,000,000 for redemption of maturing short term securities without resort to new financing for the first time since the war. ‘ENTERTAINS WITH BRIDGE PARTY AFFAIR GIVEN IN ‘HONOR OF MISS ALBERTINA GATO Miss Albertina Gato was lightfully entertained with bridge party given yesterday of- jternaon by Misses Rose and Con ichita Cobo at their home, 1107 | Duval street. An interesting |geme of bridge was played during |the evening and were served. The prize for the highest score was won by Miss Eola Pinder, and the consolation prize by Miss jHortense Gomez. Those enjoying the evening were: Misses Rose end Conchita Cobo, Albertina Gato, Claud'na and Elena Lucig nani, Mary Cabrera, Mary Light- jbourne. Lorena Givens, Margaret Boll, Gomez de- a refreshments ¥ talia Fernandez, Hortense and Eola Pinder. W. |. FREFLAND TO S!CCELD PRICE Oy cointo4d Press) | TAL” AHASSE June Martin today announced the appointment of W. L. of Miami, as judge for the eleventh judicial circuit, Judge Fr will succeed Judge W. H of office 15.— Gov. Freeland, nd Price, whose term expired June EIGHT MOSLEMS KILLED IN RIOT (By Associnted Press) SIMLA, British India, June 15 —Eight Moslems were killed and fourteen Moslens and nine injured in inter-communal which broke out at Rawa! last night owing to the suggc erection of a motion theatre near a mosque piety LOVE? In the mad desire ind riches she love, and the m: forgotten her. for power 4 forgotten she loved had “Hell's High- road” is the play directed by Rupert Julian — «2 powerful story—a brilliant cast MONROE THEATRE TODAY 52)