The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 24, 1926, Page 1

whom Mrs. Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. No. 150 The Key West Citisen For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West ase — sts KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS NOTED EVANGELIST REVEALS _ STORY OF RECENT KIDNAPING SEARCH CONTINUES FOR PARTY OF THREE SAID TO BE IMPLICATED IN INCIDENT (By Associated Press) DOUGLAS, Ariz.,June 24.—The search for two men and @ woman Aimee Semple Mc- Pherson, Los Angeles evangelist, says kidnaped her at Ocean Park, Calif., on May 18, and held her captive in Mexico until she escap- ed Tuesday, was continued through the desolate country south of the international boundary today. Mrs. MePherson’ is in hospital here, where she was brought. yes- terday morning. She related that two men and a woman had drugged her at the beach and that she was unconscious until the next day, when she awakened in a shack somewhere in Mexico. Later she was moved to another house and she escaped while the three were absent, sawing her bindings against a can. She said she wan- dered all night on the desert until she arrived at Auga Prieta, across the boundary from here, early yesterday morning, when she was found by an American and brought to the hospital here. Yesterday Mexican federal troops and Cochise county posses searched the country from whence Mrs. McPherson said she came, but were unable to find a trac? of the house. Sheriff James F. McDonald of Cochise county announced after his return that he had possession of Mrs. McPherson’s clothing and shoes and that they were not dam- aged when she was taken to the hospital. The country through which she said she wandered. all night is rugged and covered with mesquite and ca‘s claw. No evi- dence of having come through the desert was indicated on the cloth- ing or shoes of the evangelist, the sheriff said. 4 «, At the same time Chief of Potice Percy Bowden and Mayor | ELABORATE CELEBRATION OF JULY FOURTH IN KEY WEST ‘BRIDGE ACROSS TAMPA BAY IS NOW PLANNED STRUCTURE WOULD BE MILE LONGER THAN GANDY BRIDGED RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED (By Ansociuted Pressey BRADENTON, Fla., June 24.— A bridge project across Tampa bay greater than the Gandy Bridge,' one of Florida’s greatest engineer- ing achievements, has been offi- cially sponsored by Bradenton chamber of commerce as one of the most important highway links | in Florida. In an official lution passed by the commerce body and introduced by E. P. Green, state highway commission- er, officials of the county and state and all interested private or- ganizations are called upon to in-, vestigate the feasibility of an overseas bridge connecting Man- atee and Pinellas counties. Such a bridge would be a mile; longer than the Gandy bridge and, would cross deeper waters than the famous structure which proved so valuable as a highway link between Tampa and St. Petersburg. If the bridge is built, it is probable that the routegjpvill lead from Piney Point to the tip of the Pinellas Peninsula. The first step in the wvultimate FAMOUS reso-| has! A. E. Hinion, of Douglas, express- ed their belief that the siory told by Mrs. McPherson was correct. Give Descriptions Mrs. McPherson has given de- scriptions of the three who held her captive, but she says she never saw them before they abducted her and has'no idea as to their iden- tity. One man she said was called “Steve,” another “Felipe” and the woman “Rose.” Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, the evangelist’s mother, who left Los Angeles yesterday to join her daughter here, is expected to ar- rive today. “Joe Ryan, of Los Angeles, deputy district attorney, is on the same train with Mrs. Kennedy, under instructions from. District Attor- ney Keys to investigate the alleg- ed kidnaping “to the bottom.” Attorney Keys said he could not understand “how a woman like ire. «penny known almost all {Such abridge would have to cro: Hidnaped frame ert an be | the man ship channel entering meee Tomee cro wney USACE It oY bay. Engineering experts are frond daylight. asking would the crossing be ef- Keys also said he would investi gate the withdrawal of a $26,000 | fected by a subway beneath the channel or a suspension bridge reward posted for the evangelist’s pe were taheve. Another question’ to. be safe return, which was withdrawn June 12. settled is now would the bridge be Meanwhile thousands of Mrs. | protected against a possible storm McPherson's followers assembled |that would cause more havoc at at Angeles Temple, the evan-|the mouth of the bay than at the gelist’s shrine near Los Angeles, | comparatively sheltered spot where to conduct demonstrations of joy|the Gandy bridge was built? after having mourned their leader; According to the latest naviga as dead for weeks. |tion charts of Tampa bay region, - |no great depth of water would be EXECUTIVE COUNCIL encountered in building « hridge he mouth of the bay. HOLDS CONFERENCE) thirty c- | Thirty feet is the maximu shown a land the ship channel itself has (Ry ‘Acneolated Press) {been dredged to only 25 feet. CINCINNATI, June 24.—A five | However the average depth of day executive conference from! water which the Gandy bridge which trade unionists themselves | spans for the greater part of its were excluded unless summoned, |jength, is less than five feet. eonsummation of another Florida dream is about ‘to be realized, members of the local chamber of commerce say. The authorities of Manatee county are locating a highway to make a direct connec- tion between the present shore highway to Tampa, which now carries the burden of all Tamiami ter the road is located and built, St. Petersburg will tion. The boats are ready, the Pinellas terminal has been com- pleted and as soon as the Piney Point road is definitely located another terminal will be com- pleted. Engineering Problems Interesting {engineering prob- lems would be presented in the construction of a highway bridge across the mouth of Tampa bay. begin opera- was begun here today by the ex-| Charts show an average depth of | ecutive council of the American | approximately twice as much over Federation of Labor. la route for the proposed structure The council includes William between Manatee and Pinellas Green, Frank Morrison, Secretary | counties. Tobin. | That considerable interest has @ been aroused in the idea of the suggested highway link is evident ydents and St. Petersburg builde: STRAND THEATRE the builders of Gandy bridge have TODAY—Raymond Griffith in expressed an opinion that such a “Hands Up! Comedy, “Heave jbridge could be built with little Love.” | difficulty. In the meantime a TOMORROW AND SATUR-/committee of Bradenton citizens DAY—“The Devil's Circus.” Allis active in pushing the project Reach Comedy. and in securing official endorse- }ment of what would be another Trail traffic, and Piney Point. Af-, a ferry between Piney Point and, ° |The statement has been made that | CORAL ISLE CASINO TONIGHT—DeMolay Dance. outstanding feat of Florida engi- peering. | | Preparations are being made for! jan elaborate celebration’ of the | Glorious Fourth in Key West this, year, and the contemplated pro-! | gram indicates that the day will| |be a memorable one in the AEROS of this Island City. | Sport events in wide variety are| | planned and a wide program ap- | propriate to a Atting observance, of the one hundred and fiftieth) birthday anniversary of American independence. News comes from Havana, | Cuba, that they are coming one| ' hundred strong from the Univer- sity of Havana and athletic club with ihe| of Key We j over there to mateh skil} sports champions and they ave bringing with them the army band cf Cuba. The let-| ter received by the local Chaw-) ! ber of Commerce stress+s ‘he fact} that these will all be high-class citizens of Cuba, and that ney are eager for good, clean sports and cer.tests. | They contemplate leaving Ha-| ‘vana on Friday, July 2, and xe-| main in Key West until Monday evening. Their coming is only contingent upon excursion rates| being secured for the party, and} of this they seem quite sure. They will bring crack ae ingolf, ‘tennis, baseball, basket-| ball and water sports, and at eve- ning ‘hey will expect a big boxing | bout, dance, receptions, etc. { Paul Albury and Roy Hamlin | are planning to give the visitors! their meney’s worth in diamond) dust, Bob Spottswood will be lined up with the iennis teams, and J.} | J. Kirschenbaum is planning for| golf matehes. Other events will he arranged and announced later} on. | Should a parade be des.red, K West has all the facilities and ma-| terial for a spectacular pageant | that would easily prove one of the! prettiest features of the day. With local branehes of the army and navy, ihe marines .and coast} guards, all of which would no doubt favor participating in a fiit-| ing patriotic demonstration, and the largest lodge of the Patriotic Order Sons of America in the state, a large and active post of the American Legion and a num- ber of other patriotic orders and 1 societies, a parade could be made | that would be a credit to any city. The people of Key West, noted far and wide for their iruly patri- otic spirit, will co-operate gladly in making the proposed celebra- tion everything that it should be, and the day’s program one of un- usual beauty and interest A steamer, the Rayal Palm, has been chartered to come from St Petersburg for the celebration at Key West; fifty passengers have already booked passage, and ‘here will be large crowds from many one is invited to join heartily in the movement for a great and memorable celebration of Independence Day in Key West this year. ADVERTISING PAYS (Associated Press) DAYTON, 0O., June 24.— * Immediate construction of a * $20,000,000 factory addition, * one mile long, at Moraine ci.y, * near here, by the Deleo Light * Company, is announced. It is the first step in a contem- * plated $100,000,000 expan- sion program which company officials say is due to news paper advertising “We have been large users of space in 1,850 daily papers since last October and in that * period have enjoyed our period of greatest growt G. Biechler, 36-year-old pre: dent and general manager, said. Magee’s Foe and as Judge At the left is ex-Judge D. J. Leahy of New Mexico, whose at- tack on Carl Magee, editor, last August precipitated the shooting | that accidentally killed John B. Lassiter, for which Magee was — on trial for manslaughter. At the right is Judge Luis E. Armijo, | | who presided at the trial. H ‘Nuptial Event Of Great Interest To Take Place In Key West On June 30 CARWRECKED IN COLLUSION THIS MORNING Seice: A nuptial event of international | FORD MACHINE OWNED AND! j interest, though unpretentious in DRIVEN BY. L. C. FAYL OR! detail and simple in ceremony, will jeccur in Key Wes! on the after-| OF CESTOMS Ss) Bee " noon of next Wednesday, June 30. STRUCK BY LARGER CAR The wedding Party, will arrive! : : rom’ Havens ‘on the P-& 0: MISS DORA NELSON AND JULIUS REES OF HA. VANA ARE CONTRACT- ING PARTIES Customs Officer L. C. Taylor’s Ford aytomobile was almost com-' | pletely demolished in a spectacular n with a big Velie loaded inside the F, E. C. colli with. liquor terminal enclosure near the car! ferry piers at an early hour this | morning. Inspector Taylor was ing for rum runners and was in the act of passing the rum car when he was driver of the m his car, Velie, who leaped r leaving the motor going at full speed and in high gear, with the automobile running wild. Mr. Taylor tried to avoid the crash but could not clear the way for the zigzagging Velie, vhich ran into his Ford with terri- fic foree. He miraculously es- caped without any injury. The seized Velie automobile was and found to contain 222 hotties of booze. The car and the liquors were turned over to the customs office in the postoffice building. The driver of the rum car was not identified and no ar rest was made, ONE KILLED IN | AUTO ACCIDENT (Me Ae BIRMINGH sinh Peeney M, June 24.—Mrs. Basil E. Kinney, wife of the vice- president of the W. P. Bronson Lumber Company, Fayette, Ala., was killed and Mrs. S. Lovell Yerks, wife of a Birmingham con operator, and a negro chauffeur were seriously injured today when an automobile which they were traveling went off a bridge near West Point, Miss. out look-! recognized by the | steamer Wednesday afternoon, | and the ceremony will be perform- ed at a place yet to be selected. A minister chosen from one of the! city churches will officiate. The con racting parties, Julius Rees and Miss Dora Belle Nelson, represent families of national prominence in Cuba. Mr. Rees is a member of the | firm of Rees & Cardova, extensive! dealers in farm implements and agricultural machinery in Havana, and is also a leading member of the Havana Rotary Club and the American Chamber of Commerce there. He is 35 years old, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rees, reside in Ebersberger, Ger- many, to which city they will go on the wedding tour. Miss Nelson is the daughter of Robert Emanuel Nelson, general manager of the Havana Electric Company plant and systems. She was born in Havana, but her birth was registered with ihe American. consulate at Havana to gain her |citizenchip of the United States. Her age is given as 24 years. She is widely popular in circles of Cuba, an active and influential member of the Woman’s Club of Havana and all the women’s or- | gan‘za ions of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emanuel) Nelson, parents of the bride-to-be, ‘and perhaps a number of friends, will accompany the couple from Havana to Key West. At the conclusion of the marriage cere- mony here an elaborate dinner will be sperad at the Victoria cafe for ‘he wedding party, after which the bride and groom will depart over the Flagler System for New York, at which point they will em- bark for Germany on an extended wedding tour. MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN ~TIANGS IN ENGLAND TODAY FOR STRANGLING WOMAN T0 DEATH Air Explorers Are Awarded Medals By President Coolidge AVIATORS FLYING ON’ VOYAGE OVER FROZEN REGIONS DECORATED BY HIGH OFFICIALS (Ry Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 24.—Ac- io by cheering throngs, wel-! omed and decorated by the na- tion’ 's highest officials, 08 and Floyd Bennett, first rs to fly across the frozen top| ey ike world, moved on today to- | ward new honors in recognition of | the achievements. The two navy men, one holdi the rank of Lieutenant Commander, received, able by few from the | | hands of President Coolidge last! night, after their reception at New York. Tonight, Virginia, the! home state of Commander Byrd/ will acclaim the native son who) has risen to the estate of a na-: tional hero, in a huge reception at! Richmond. : Returning from the hazardous; undertaking, Byrd and Bennett’ were greeted in the capital by| Reet Admirit-Motfeti; chief of the! ‘air service; Captain Gherardi, to Secretary Wilbur, and nw ous navy comra and the large Washington auditorium, were welcomed and congratulated by! President Coolidge, members of} the cabinet, the supreme court and| congress, high officers of the army} and navy and diplomats from all) parts of the world. | In presenting Commander Byrd the rarely-given Hubbard Medal of the Geographical So- ciety, President Coolidge called at- tention to the fact that, with the aid of an American invention, the airplane, they had attained in two- thirds of a day the goal reached by another navy man, Roar Ad-| 1 Peary, 17 years ago, thirds of a ye Mrs. Peary, widow of the dis- coverer of the North Pole, wi among those who welcomed him at last night's reception. Disclaiming any personal glory, the commander accepted the medal as a symbol of honor to the half hundred men who made up his ex- pedition, and voi his own tribute to “my flying mate, Floyd Bennett, who deserves credit above any Tug Arriving At Key West Is Attached By Steamship Agent Tug H. C. Cadmus of N leans, which hes been in port several days has been libeled for} the sum of $1,086.59. The attach ment papers were — issued Deputy U. S. Court Clerk C. ney Gwynn on application of Wm R. Porter trading under the firm style name of Porter Dock Com-} pany, the claim being for supplies, repairs and advances secured by/| Or _ the tug at this port CORAL ISLE CASINO To Our Guests: The Casino is not an expensive est: The management wishes to make the hry 20 a populor rendezvous for all these eligible. Salad: served a! sandwiches, popular es. Dancing durin per dance. Saturd: f one-fifty per couple Those wishing to partake inncing may do so without the BATHING ice cream, DINING and refreshments the week will be charged for at ten cents y nights, theie will be an admicsion charge of tea room service without expense of cover charce. DANCING The vessel is stili tied up at the Forter d The owners of the tug he wired here to learn the amount of the claim and charges, ! with the evident intention of ar ranging a settlement ALL SET FOR THE DeMOLAY DANCE ss Xa CORAL ISLES CASINO TONITE Richard | ‘rs. LOUISE. CALVERT PAYS PENALTY FOR CRIME AT STRANGE- WAY JAIL (By Associated Prexs) MANCHESTER, Erg., June 24. —lInside the gray walls of Strange- | | | ee eee eee eee test] | way jail, a womea—the mother ci MRS. CALVERT MAKES *|three children, one of them a baLy FULL CONFESSION * 5 m »|Wwas hanged this morning. (By Associated Press Ma 33 MANCHESTER, June 24.— *; ; Although Mrs. Calvert main- * old, was executed for strangling tained her innocence until the * \her landlady, Mrs. Lilly Water- eleventh hour, it was under- * « stood that she made a full + | house and then robbing her. To confession of the crime just before being led to the scaf- “ fold. Mrs. Louise Calvert, yeors bal |the end the condemned woman as- * | serted that she was innocent. “| Thousands of persons had pet eee ee eee foned the home secretary, Sir | William Joynson-Hicks, for clem- ‘PROCEEDINGS IN Jeney. Sir William std he found MURDER TRIAL |no ground which would justify him T BIRMINGHAM advising the king to interfere A | with the due course of the law. lca those most energetic in | FOUR HOURS GIVEN ATTOR. | circulating petitions was Mrs. Cal- NEYS ON EACH SIDE OF/vert's husband, from whom sie CASE FOR ARGUMENTS To. | was separated at the time of tle DAY | murder. \ Mrs. Calvert was taken into cus- (By, Ansocinte® Prenn) ‘today April 2, and the sentence, |was charged BIRMINGHAM, June 24,.—With four hours allotted to each side,| arguments were begun today in the trial of Byron Shirley, deputy | sheriff, charged with the murder | of John Jones, state law enforce-' ment officer on the morning of May 25th. Soliciior James Davis and Bpec-| iul Prosecutor Horace Wilkinson were the state speakers, while) Roderick Beddow and Ben Ray were Wilkinson began the arguments early this morning, while Ray fol- lowed. Judge John P, McCoy today an-, nounced that the case will be turn- ed over ‘o the jury late in the afternoon. Two witnesses and an admitted | statement from Dewey Barrett,’ also charged with the murder of Jones, comprised the defense’s re- buttal period. The state had closed its rebuttal and J. W. Perry, chemists ap- pointed by the court, reported the result of the'r examination of the clothes worn by Jones when he was shot to death. The chemists held arks on Jones’ garments ere powder burns, suppor(ing the defense contention that Jones stood close to the automobile in which Shirley and Barrett and their companion, Miss Mary Sim- mons, were seated when the shoot- ing occurred. , Criminal Court Has But One Case At Morning Session Criminal! court disposed of only jong case at its session this fore- that of Ivan Roberts, who ith driving an auto mobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The de fendant did not appear in court, noon, jthus forfeiting a bond of $50. until 10 ning . MASONIC NOTICE! All meibers of Dade No. 14, Dr. Felix Varela No. 64, and An- chor Lodge Nu. 182, F. & A. M., are requested to be present at the Lodge Room at 7:15 Sund: ning Tor the purpose of attending Divine Court then o'clock tomorro reces: mm: Service. ach order of UIs GONZAL M., Dr. Felix Varela > J. C. PARK, W. M. Anchor No. 182 representing the defense. | after L. B. Adams, | death, was imposed May 7. Prior ito being sentenced, she appealed | | for a stay of execution upon the grounds that she soon again was jto become a mother. A jury of women was impanelled to investi- jgate her claim. The medical evi- ‘dence did not support it. The last execution of a woman in England was in 1923. EUGENE MUNRO VISITING CITY FORMER KEY WESTER AR- RIVES WITH FAM- ILY in” K arrivals a Eugene Among th West are Mr. and Mrs. Munro ard children, who ars guests of Mr, and Mrs. ©. ¢, Johnson at heir horve, corner of William and Southard streets, dur- ing their stay here. This is Mr. Munro's first visit to Key West in 22 years, the fo mer Key Wester having left here 27 years ago for Philadelphia, where he remained for a ‘ime, af- ter which he located in Chicago, where he was engaged in the news paper business for many years. He visited here once since leaving the city. Mr. Munro has published several other periodicals in differ ent sections of the country from time to time. having obtained his first newspaper experience in Key West when he was con’ ed with the oul Equator-Democrat, which was published on Front street. Mr. Munro has numerous friends in Key West, all of whom will be deligh'ed to learn that he is back in the Island City again “HANDS UP!” Ray Griffith and bie high bat have hit home agein in “Hands Up!” This comedy is of the Civil War period and is Grif fith’s latest. See this hilarious comedy at the STRAND THEATRE TODAY | June 21-3