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Full Associated Press Leased For 47 Years Devoted to the Wire Day Service Interests of Key West VOLUME XLVII. No. tot KEY WEST, FLORIDA, ‘FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1920. PRICE FIVE CENTS CITY COUNCIL ABOLISHES "RANSTRIES "rct"Rjoins tier Fam = BOHRD DISCUSSES MATTER | COOCLOOCLO SOO OT OOO LOS OODODEOLEODEONELEDESDOCOEOE SERGEANT OF POLICE JOB ONENECRO ciao OF GUARANTEE ON BRIDGE TOLLS Foran ey eae | ACCIDENT HAPPENS TODAY, Soevecvseversccesenvese| -* . i é nee ? — CITY ATTORNEY RULES. THE WEATHER AT GRADE CROSSING AT 90 (0g) @ ote << } CONSERVATION Traveler C. A. P. TURNER AD- NO PROVISION OF LAW) { . eee oe : AUTHORIZING SUCH steeneseesteceeceeenenes (ANE ALFRED: NEARLAKE oe en OFRESOURCES . DRESSES MEETING RE- Stations Tem. | oe es On } j : OFFICE tRiiicne (pt. cloudy) = secret oo ae 4, Re : IS DISCUSSED : . : LATIVE TO PROPOSED Ee [Atlanta (clear) soenoseennneneee VB | (By Associated rressy : y Faas” ‘ : | : : PROJECT The City Council met in regular| Boston (cloudy) nner LAKELAND, July 2—R. L. a : wep. tee “se =) '& session last night at the City Hall|Charleston (cloudy) ................16| Taylor, white, owner of the Sea ee : bs . SHELL COMMISSIONER TALKS | : Dice aivecdl-viniters of much bo-(Chrts? (raining) -... : + | Gull Transfer Company of Tampa, 3 e : ‘ : | ON SUBJECT AT MEETING! ‘ Discussion of the guarantee ask- portance were disposed of during| peers umiat Celou dy) was badly cut and bruised; one : wee a a | H : ed by the C. A. P. Turner Com- |Dodge City (clear) | negro was kilied and one is said = ee x OF SOUTHERN FISHERIES Bay }pany in connection with the con- the evening’s session. |Galveston (pt. cloudy Rages ? : 5 : : eee : adaloatly th sewed ss s to be dying, as a result of a grade % 3 ‘ \ ASSOCIATION | jstruction of the three long toll Principa y among e@ many|Hatteras (cloudy) : | crossing accident at Lake Alfred 4 $ 4 : lbridges on the hishway to the subjects brought up for discussion,| Huron (cloudy) soos near here, shortly before noon to- : ie . im mainland occupied most of the ‘was that of recent appointments) Jacksonville (clear) . --12) day, when the truck driven by §& ; Z 5 : ‘time at the county commissioners’ EY WEST (pt. cloudy) s Taylor was struck by a southbound , 5 \ : (By Anncetated Press) {meeting last night. Perhaps a P {Louisville (cloudy) . Atlantic Coast Line train, No. 27. a ‘ 3 TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 2.— | cleare: ders! . eouncil for the si f ser-| ee 5 ete ~ a eo eS . " ” anes iclearer understanding of the ten- RLM dasha Ms ial |Miami (cloudy) Bee reeesens The names of the negroes, ee ; AS 4 “There was a time when the ér-| : |tative proposition was gained by P g |New Orleans (pt. cloudy) - from fampa, could not be learned. aie roneous impression existed that A |the commissioners and interested was appointed sergeant some time|New York (cloudy) ........... Taylor is in the city hospital here se |citizens present, but no definite ago by Mayor Curry, with the|St. Louis (clear) ..... a and the injured negro was brought 5 ‘ z a thevsubpiyeon geameu waa aulimited) 5 laction taken. Commissioner council rejecting this appoint-| Tampa (clear) ee to sn Glee Taylors: coanee: a 5 ee ‘ se and would last nareyen; that they ;Wm. R. Porter stated that the ment a short time after when-they| Washington (pt. cloudy) i estes conld not pemiies cies i 3 aa sea was full of fish and the sup- tentative proposal submitted failed Sete sceiisimentta the pall ......60 | hospital early s : : ; ply was inexhaustible. As the | : jto mention several angles that tion themselves, selecting Harry; NEPeEret eon nate : $e E : ‘ world grew older and the people} jshould have been included and that the whole thing was too Bite | Wi AN CONSUL ARRIVES. AND a : wiser, they have at last realized! headete Go ee de ec ae ek haa ine NE CUB Aimeo Semple McPherson, famous Los .Angeles evangelist |the fallacy of this idea and now| | 9 Sake any: Carnie Aeeae ; ‘ : é jupon. (center) is reunited with her family after eseaping from kidnapers . thority i ! int- 3 the cry goes out on every hand| fig : ; RE LEG 5 eee an Peng. tne. appoint CHARGE OF DUTIES HERE who, she says, held her captive ia Mexico for more than a month. : ya The tentative contract provides ment was settled for ‘he time be-' Mrs foe : | for consreyationl of our natural) : |that the Turner Company will s. Minnie Kennedy, her mother, is at the right; her daughter, " | jfloat a ten million dollar bond is ing when the opinion of the city Roberta, is at the left, and her soa, Rolf, stands behind her. resources.’ ae or attorney was read in answer to a} H This was the statement of State | christopher William Joh J 4 |Sue and form a bridge construcg | y yéar from which point he was sent) ____ ae = a pene pI johnson Jr., of |”. i ; = Appar: sequdst fo¥ same by the mayor, | 102. Jorge R. Ponce, the new yee toma hie) Lota taais SHeHSRIR, GORE Dae | at. Louls, is only four years old, but |tion company with a working Cuban consul for Key West, has ' pei ‘he has been around the world three | capital of fourteen million dollars. The city atiorney, in the opinion | Parie: hs, com- = 2 4 CRS | at Pensacola for 12 months, con Hodges, of Florida, in his address | times and has travelled about 100,000 | After this company i Key | i pany finishe: rendered, which was ‘read by hie erred and has- as mene charge ing from there to the consulate at ice S$ ace n al before the Southern Fisheries As-| miles in nia as utes His sniper |bridges they are to be lease clerk, stated that it-was his opinion|°f the affairs of the Cuban con- yjami, where he had been consul iccinitzan ec naan eee aeuka a pee er vinte maceiecee jeseg Monroe. county: for. tha.euin that neither the’ mayor nor the!Sulate at this place, his adminis- for four months before pene Savannah, Ga. The convention, | around the world. | $600,000 a year, an amount equal iy couséll have right to appoint) ‘ration. commencing with the first given the consulship at Key West n rriva Qw i Vor just held, was attended by many | : |to the interest on the bond issue, [day of July. Mr. Pon re SUpan econ of the foremost fish experts of the | |The county also is required to pay # sergeant of police for the reason| yy. Ponce relieves Hon. Do-|sulate at Key West is the second i su expe tre IN | ee quired t0/Rae that there is no vaiid provision of! i x ee eS au ‘anid iigin = ——— country and Captain Hodges was | }) |13 per cent interest on the total mingo J. Milord, who has been! consulate in importance maintain- i ost of ¢onstriattions tora ‘paced o made by the mayor and city eee ee ‘ne of tke principal speakers on Jew authorizing such, an office in transferred to the position as Cu-/ed by the Cuban government any- * —— NILES WILL ie program, ¢g ? RCH f 25 years, the bridges then to the city. ‘ban consul at Miami, which change |whcre. New York is first in im- S Florida, Mt. Hodges 'deiared: in| PA atopy of the to the ownership In accordance with this ruling |he 1 f- ° Key W second. NEGRO ARRESTED : preferred in order to look a: pontaace and Key second. | S : oa referring to the need for an! sabes tebe atacoal Ae caetaad of the attorney, ‘he position of ter his property interests in the Since the day hé entered the con. on matory snips | LEAVE SHORTLY TO referring to the need for’ sm) AD AVES TODAY cornet’ cost and ver sergeant of police is thereb 0- g ROR S IR TR: ieee © ea matically abolished, it aloe anter:| uaei® el ae hoping ren ee paginas bi he ee NEW YORK, July 2.— BKING NEGRO BACK vation, would have done well had | | Commissioner Porter stated that Perement in) hen a ee eee a ai Any ic she followed the example of a |the whole proposition seems to de- ‘ed by the council last night that} zx ae gar ela »|° Lorganio Ortgo, a 22-year old . f | Mr. Ponce gays that this is the er, step by step, and is glad now TO KEY WEST German pencil concern, which,| REV. BROOKINS angnatens ore upon Monroe county’s guar- bo:h men be Selmburaed for their i i negro was arrested on board i h ever in Key to be holding next to the most im- s' sun Bi The city aBiectng and zoning | i ©» essential bi-preduct, being | i anes is so valuable, it ought be i 1 ity.,Cuban government. He says that |" *rrivel here today for: Key ated Beiometedtie’ to ts ns! bean and femndbegts he Brée busy, these Mans Ghat he |” West, Florida, authorities, *. Dice -wilit has developed, "avidly. exbuusted, planted “-Inm-) PING OF HOME OF MRS. |to bring the county something. ©. special commission to be by % yf A ote i: j ‘i hho alleges he shot and killed *'clso. goes under the name of (reds of bushels of ripe cedar ber- | “Monroe county is not getting here. Mrs. Ponce and two little has not yet found:time to meet | ™ bi & ‘a WATROUS ON DUVAL ST. 9 a compored of five persons to be daughters are now in Havafa and’ and greet the officials of the city“ his sweetheart anda man she * Lorencio » Ortega, charged with ries. Today, he added, the berries| [enough out of it,” he said, “con read oh od pean Wading’ and, expect to arrive in Key West next and county here, but that he will is said to heve deserted. “ killing Mercedes Carmancho and bands Haile yan aie se SPIEL somata ty yh Shida sects es if eee se | * 7 leti not * } ii ite! = OL Tt proposition hinges upon our guar- . do s t as soon as opportunity |“ Nemos of ths victims were not “ Manuel Jiminez on Whitehead °*,, Fa : ae te eS n cma considerable discussion, ea ere Soe Ree pe Sap oa as sot pportu ide public. dipeat! {ns thiaScity lant. Saturdes I often think, Mr. Hodges Among the arrivals in the city |pntee We should get something , : a ee A a lag -aid,-“if the people of Florida had this morning over the East Coast |for thet guarantee,” he said. A communication was read from|service at the age of 21 years, The new cneyt says : that be apa, Se a ae ais pene eh ssa oe only taken this view of the fish-|wos Rev. C. S. Brookins, of the Board of Public Works rela-;Mr. Ponce was sent to Germany, hopes to win as many warm _ alone 2 Cry are 3 zs a cus- ing industry 45 years ago. what a Peekskill, N. ¥ Turner Present five to the paving of certain where he served for a period of friends as Mr. Milord had here, J }tedy by officers when the Mallory site ence there would have ho was recently) C. A. P. Turner was present and Mreets of the city. It was ordered eight years, spending most of that and intends to do all in his power CEREMONIES AT Line Steamship San Jacinto ar-|) oom assigned to take charge of St.|explained a numbor of points that that the Board of Public Works|time in Pforgheim, He was then to increase the friendship that ex- i ; rived in port there early this i hee Paut’s Churck here succeeding the|cante up for discussion, and proceed with the paving work as’ transferred to St. John, Canada, ists between the people of Cuba morning, according to information late Rev. C. R. D. Crittenton. anreed with Commissioner Porter outlined in a previous ordinance' remaining consul there. for one and those of the United States. BOAT LAUNCHING contained in # telegram sent by BIG BARGAINS Rev. Brookins is stopping at (h@ that the proposition was not defi drawn by the city for hese im- iid ie Sil ya Sa pak i aaa Chief Inspector Lahey in New home of Mrs, J. L. Watrous, cor-| aitely clear and complete rnd that provements. a ON SOUTH BEACH York to Sheriff Cleveland Niles. ner of Duval and Caroline streets, action on the contract at this tims A communication was received Announce Special Sale \ Bans = Reus The telegram states that Dice ARE OFFERED for the present, and will take up| would be unwise, rom Mrs. Emma Wilson relative admitted his sdantity ax 3 his residence at the church par- ‘ i ol tae eats ot. sx rag a Package Geods At eaaciat pig onic ae setae sonage following the renovation apie cago pe cose . Uaggeing nee which, as A arial The Gift Shoppe Here r CHRISTENING OF RED CROSS tradition is mandatory in the state LONG'S FURNITURE STORE 1s °! lee pe which is now being County Attorney Wm. H. Maton |, eut off the property o er - aa ‘ »f New York ief i erried on. | , A at 10:29 the rear of that street. The mat- price of Bucilla Pack and P TAWES PLACE. AT CORAL Niles /to prepare for’ sania: He VALUES reverend will be pleased to havei,. arity and complete the highs ter was referred to the cicy attor-|rtamped goods by the Gift Shoppe, ‘ ‘ Sigs) caLGAETORS cope OfLE aie the parishioners call cn him in the | ¢ Soe contracs ; ney. according to an announcement in | s . ISLE CASINO LAST NIGHT |7 01) 9. Dice, which is being sent meantime at his present quarters, |°" 7) '° (OT tte we ‘A communication in the form of |this issue of The Citizen. | iii by onaill ander epectalldsltvery: Fhe tint be may pecomelTGr | injaus die tuetaneertion Wat ania an ordinance was presented by It is pointed out that this is m 5 a A ptaieuean pee heaiiccant tn On page 8 of this issue cf The ther acquainted with the ac + that whatever conditions might be Mr. Grooms ef the Key West Elec- new stock. There is 2 large line : . . The’ -chri ng: of the: Redlae eae e cee at tee Citizen will be found some attr of the church here, and a ks i ise i a rs ca tric Company, requesting the city to select from. This establish- B | Cross life saving boa! at 6 o'clock — : stage tive articles for the household ame time form the ac quaintance nelu me Poy eso to adop: same in abandonment of ment will hold their usual Satur hee yesterday afternoon at the Coral "Necessary Papers concerning the’ very reasonable prices of the many members are at-;ment with the A. P. Tur extradition of Dice, and Sheriff Among other things offered are tendents of he St. I Parish |Comrany. no contract would be the street car service which was ys eak . Isle Casino beach very day cake sale. Re. e si ach a ry , we ; se ri ' te am , ding upen the county discontinued yesterd This mat- . 3 “ie ; pretty event, with its interesting iles has wired Chief Inspector card tables, high chairs, rocking hich charge he has been as-|made binding upon the county vr Be teeth tarts conpiiovatite dis: ; vretty event, with its interesting | she; in New, York that as soon’ chairs, telephone sete, mattrgsses, , signed til submitted to the citizens in tha ee i FUNDS EXPENDED : ; ihe phn ery Impres- ot the papers from Governor Met- | etc. d. Rev. Brookins became much im-|form cf 1 referendum eussion, and it was decided that : 8 © ceremonies, the council meet with the city at- IN CAMPAIGN : : a eae cad erie of the local life t'? are recsived here he will leave Long's Furniture Store pur-, oressed with Vast on Rio abil: (K lettee: wan pends: tice for New York at once to bring chases in such large quantities hat | rive! th’s morning, and will begin|/from Capt. Clark D. Stearns, for the purpose of going into de- par TAHASSRE. Fla, Jals : Blanche Heidelbaugh, local execu. the negro hack to Key West they are enabled to pass the values #t once in making prepara olpresident of the Monroe water tail in the matter. The question 1, sa ae tive of iis A aeded the ‘It was not generally known along to the public. Attention is assume charge of his new ,|district trustees, asking thet 's ‘ds of $8,000 was pent by % @ . rounded t : x iii Ae whether a. alacicia| COT eren S68 000: wax spent ‘ here that Dice also went under called to the fact thet these are; *hich will start with the hol tax of one-half mill be arse company had a single franchise the name of Lorencio Ortega but standard articles carried in stock, of services ai this charch on S| on property within the water di ‘or the operating of a street car the fact developed during the ses- snd were not especially purchased | ’* trict as provided in a recent act F Cs z ri ri © » 8, c g » the ‘ . Py Re n a eart has two separate franchises or one | their campaigns, according t : Red ¢ Regn ; held here both of which charged Vertisement Brookins a hearty welcome covering both. vice.” 7 juite dis- him with murder. His name 8p: ; It j 4 of ia -_ rapivoneata cuetie ehenbaum, caretaker at the golf = SOME of Thursday afte bathers and Jory Line office as A links, fifteen-day vacation on PLANE SEARCHES FOR those who attended the even. from) ‘The name of the man who was BANKING HOUSE int siackmait cuter porarily for a period of 60 days, veas elected nationa) presi¢ent Capt. McNeely, commandant of gor was first given by The Citi MARSEILLES—MI. Cortf n a2 Manuel Je ni it was ee - : I fonuel Jermania. It was soi ic to have a new bank. The Lesperets was convicted of being || There's a mote of sadness and torney at some time to be selected es ay saving corps, sponsored by Mrs. seventeen candidates for nomina tion to public office in the June munication will be acted spon Service or whether the company Primary, in the furtherance of ; i speeee ne the sions of the two inquests recent. for this occasion, Read the ad-| The people of Key West extend |of the state legislature. The cor third expense stateme filed : : to Guar, msbdat; leopitiig’ tiee aa aba Fett granted 3. 4 Kieth the secretary uf the slate 3 Pointy heard by the Inge croed geared on the ony rolls the Mat MEAM TO HAVE NEW "or siomsts’Zoa"cmigehcttt®"| (Continued em Page) pay. The links will be closed tem- MISSING MIAMIANS | sass Rossiea Boone of Pine Bluff patriotic motives the first killed in the dual mur “KIKI” beginning July 10. Mr, Kirschen «Ry tated Denes ™ Reta Sigma high schoo! eventh Nav istrict, made s baum and family propose leaving) MIAMI, July 2.-—Roaring , at that organization's con aq vers R nk eee The a ate vd that his surname was the city for several weeks’ visit in Ward over the Atlantic O » her home city She a sabe: bhai iets rf ; th 27nam comptrotler’s office bas announced the head of a gang of blackmail. | lot of gladness im little Kiki scaplane chartered by the Miami an aim ni Bigs aa Jimi The Cen aumen: af whats the if merchar be duveraliothar saktters Dally News te on 4 th ‘ : ' frem the different 2 . Se . who came from somewhere to | ef minor imporiance transacted lower tip of the Ex t : Habis and act sage rage princes TSAR fill the beart of the efter which an adjournment of the search for three Miamians believed PIG CAUSES FATAL WRECK ei. Peopl walk of y ee : The capitalization. was given at VALUES catch” im Paris, Kiki meeting was ordered until the next to be lost in the desolat aps : Ree sieca ee ; Ves y ‘ ty Whe a ‘ ’ ee ma £100,000 and surplus, 850,000. J 4 o him alright. You'll love “K regular meeting night. near Cape Sable PALATINE, ll. -E jar fe ‘ Key West 1 bas 5 ‘ PB Carpenter is president end H. | Hf you want some real val ‘ which shows at the » was killed when uto the nz hat sh mov . i sie ey RS necessary furniture, L cececcccceescne-eccceece || sided : om page & of this issue Tedey and Tomorrow eoecsecccosesesecoscoscs 2 sess vere = PONZI MAKES THREAT STRAND THEATRE ee TO COMMIT SUICIDE| CUBAN C LUB FOURTH OF JULY DANCE TODAY AND TOMORROW— 4; at Z Sundey Night, July 4 i ¥ see Talmadge in “Kiki.” Al (My Associated Frees KEY WEST COUNTRY CLUB eater . SRD SE Music By Comedy SURRENDERS BY PHONE ISTON, July 2 A threat to 4 aa aS a | JOHNNIE WAGES AND HIS SATURDAY NIGHT MONROE THEATRE MARSEILLE Pn fon. armenian rat sega CORAL ISLE CASINO SPECIAL FEATURES—DANCING rie a eee avast ate deatsrnaie FIREWORKS AT MIDNIGHT > mes alan : reeneny . : Charton: Pies ORCHESTRA REFRESHMENTS INCLUDING ADMISSION $1.00 wnor's office CELEBRATE THE FOURTH DE MOLAY DANCE pens, (eee CORAL ISLE CASINO Monday Night, July Sth, 9 O'clock g Conclusion To Your Celebration Ladies’ Free Refreshments ATTEND THE = ' “Sov caren RE ene la tec a PR ET EE NE TE EET TIT. kA