The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 9, 1926, Page 1

} 298 and 293 in the vicinity FoF ck CSONVILLE,. July 9.—To- Hollywood the officers of the Florida Ex- will meet and-set in mo- of the preparations and for this all state pro- h will next Fall send on of ‘the country five exhibi- R. Porter, president of National Bank of Key a member of the board from this locality, the honorary board _ in- United States Senators and Trammell and Rep- tives Drane, Green, Sears jithwick. jor Martin, who is presi- of the Exposition, will be at the meeting if unfor- fficial duties do not. avise izements of the rall for received at Exposi- davarters, 402 Consoli- Building, Jacksonville, in- a levee attendance from " bg state. The pease take place at 11 o’clor’ py egies and ‘will be held at Hollywood Beach Hotel. “J. W. Young. president and . viee- of Hollvwond Compenv, are di- rectors in the Exposition enter- _ Bird M. Robinson, presi- of the rican Short Line Association, who is the and director. ang of *Flerida on Wheels” will out- in detail that plans of the Ex- as to its for jon, its i's of the} ,, and G tated Florida To Assemble SHIPPING BOARD DISMISSES | [GENERAL DALTON APPOINTED HEAD OF CORPORATION CAPTAIN CROWLEY WHO SUCCEEDED ADMIRAL PAL- MER £ (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 9,—Once | more the shipping board has nluntly dismissed a president of | the ‘emergency fleet corpora: | tion, | Captain Elmer E. Crowley, suc- cessor of Rear Admiral Leigh 5. Palmer, has shared his fate through identical procedure, the acceptance of a resignation placed on file upon taking office. Brig. Gen, A. C. Dalton is the new head of the corporation. Acceptance of Crowley's resig- nation confirmed rumors that have been circulated since he dis-| agreed with the board over the} sale of the Trans-Pacific Admiral Oriental Line of president-type| vessels operating out of Seattle to the Dollar Interests of San Francisco. First news of the ac- tion came from the “summer ex-| ecutive offices” in the Adiron-| dacks, where President Coolidge | is spending his vacation. No explanation of the action} was given by Chairman O’Connor, } who léd the fight for acceptance | of the Dollar bid for the Seattle Line. Commissioner Walsh second- ed his motion to accept. the resig- nation, and Commissioners Peller and Hill voted -with them. Cice-Chairman Pluminer:+ and | Commissioner Benson voted in the | tive and sopght to get a E itement of theyreason for the}. change from O'Connor. EN HELD iN LIQUOR CASE 1008. COURT BOUND OVER Cer es } HREE DEFENDANTS) GIVEN ‘PRELIMINARY HEARING BEFORE COMMISSIONER > Willie Demeritt, Tony Muncs ‘and Clannie Demeritt, who were! eeptured aboard motorboat V- 18879 on whicli a cargo of booze | was seized by Coast Guards Beis ot; American Shoals late Wednesday | #fterncon, were given a_ pre- iminary hearing before U. S. Commissioner C.. Rodney a he yesterday afternoon, and mn ever to Federal court under bonds of $1,000 each. The charge against the defend- anis of violating the National pro- hibition law was dismissed by Com- missioner Gwynn beeause the cap- ture was made 35 miles from land, They weré held for the} violation of Sec. 65, Criminal] Court, for resisting the Coast Guard officers. In speaking of this case today | Commissioner Gwynn said that people brought before him for re- fusing to stop when signaled by a} Coast Guard or Customs boat may| expect to furnish maximum bond; and be bound over. “They show} an utter disregard for law andj {Continued on Page 7) seoae t AMUSEMENTS STRAND THEATRE TODAY—“Behind the Front”,’ Al Roach Comedy. MONROE THEATRE TOMORROW—*“Behind Front.” Geed comedy. SAN CARLOS TODAY—“Arlyne, Wizard of the Accordeon.” Also Musical comedy and “Flashing Steeds,” moving picture ang comedy, } ‘the Blazers |WILL BE SEEN WEST OF! | } Aathrobes on the bathing beach are aa NOW, movis she gaye pretiy Marie Pre mar—the blazer is the demonstrates the new wuede abova hing, Geitinae hn boom in avia- tion, puaeer 'whose sentences range from one For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West eee 385 LOSE LIVES IN MEXICAN FLOOD Upper pictire shows how the adobe houses crumbled’ away when the: low, Re? water is shown Sores. crass one of ~ main mn svew sof ys ‘Key 1 West ‘Handles wen tenbeses estes] FOSTER FIRST TO BE IDENTIFIED | By Associated Press NEW YORK, July 9.— Lieut. Frederick D. Foster, of Newtley, N. J., was the first of the dead in the UrPted States submarine S-51 to be identified when the’: bodies were removed: from the bat- tered hulk today. Immense | | PRECIPITATE WAR | FOR CONTROL OF MEAT SUPPLY. Is BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN PACKERS DECLARES LON- DON NEWSPAPER * . * * «| *) * * . . “eee es ECLIPSE OF SUN WILL BE VISIBLE ON (By Asxociated Prewt LONDON, July 9.—A_ war is tyeging between British and Amer- liean packers for control of. the | world’s meat supply, in the op'n- }ion of the London Daily Mail. The paper declares that i __p,.| fight for the London marixet RANGA ee ee, oe FS merely the prelude to a greater sons on the Pacific coast and in| tage war in which the interest of | the southern states. may witness a! the ent're British empire may be pariial eclipse of the sun today|atsiake. While the United States | with the aid” of smoked glasses 20w is ‘capable of producing it own meat supply within a few provided clouds do not interfere. yeaie i. will ba compelled to im- The eclipse, the second and last port because of the rapid growth for the year, will be visible west! of the population. Australian and of a line drawn from Montana to} © pres: a will” be on or simul reaso an ws Georgia, occurring ‘in the late | cate wit estas the toatac = afternoon. he world’s meat production cen- No part of the eclipse will be ter. vis'ble north of a line froni near; The Daily Mail believes that if Charieston, S. C. to St. Joseph, the London fight is by the American peckers they will have Mo, and on to Hyléms, Mont. Ati nore than half won the domins- Atlanta, Go., the eclipse will be | :jon of the world’s meat markets, visibfe from 6.28 p.m. central and then “Great Britain will be at time, until 6:41 p.m. the mercy of @ nation which will oy aay demand the very highest prices REMOVAL OF DADE for what it consents to supply.” LINE DRAWN FROM MON- | TANA TO GEORGIA AT LATE HOUR the (By Asxoginted Press) GUARANTEED WATERMELONS A 3 LB. MELON 30c Abe’s Fruit Store DUVAL AND GREENE STS. (ty Associated Presa) MIAMI, July 9—Eighteen pris, oners in the Dade county jail,’ to 15 years in length, early to- day were secreted ous of the city in the custody of two guards for confinement at the state prison farm at Raiford. ‘ Three hundred and e'ghty-f e papuie: were ae ae and muyeh proper'y Was destroyed when the\town of Leon, in “Guanajuato, Mexico, was swept by the floodéd waters of the Gomez river. Foreign Passengers ‘idrzoat husiness PRICE FIVE CENTS eeecee->0 BODIES FOUND ON SUBMARINE |BATTERED CRAFT NOW ON DRY _— DOCK; VESSEL TOWED DISTANCE OF 150 MILES (By Associated Prexs) NEW YORK, July grim task of removing the dead {from the battered United States submarine S-51 was begun today! and was expected to be completed | before night fall. | As the work of removing the, | bodies was started it had not been determined just how many bodies of the twenty five men unac-: was rammed and sunk last Sep- tember off Block Island remained in the vessel. All water had been pumped | from the drydock in which the battered undersea boat lay this morning. When. the curred between the S- steamship City of. pe *| six offtcerseand: Meu the submarine.” Three were; saved and eight bodies later were lrecovered by divers. “The first body removed shortly | after noon was taken to the navy | hospital. Men on the submarine died like heroes at their posts and will be) given heroes’ burials in Actington | cemetery or at their homes. “Every. man was. at his and died a hero's death,” Lieut. Comm ichard i} | LARGER NUMBER PASSES |), Pcie Or tio te erg, who'had charge of the ‘rais-| THROUGH THIS PORT | ing of the craft from the bottom of the Atlantic orean off. Block THAN SIX OF LARGER | Island, R. L.. and the 150 mile tow |to the Brooklyn navy yard. Referring to divers’ .observa- |tions during the salvaging, Liev- tenant Commander Ellsberg said} | “The position of many of whom were found with itheir. hands on valves, indicates) ineventon. ait’ Baltiinoey. “oune| thet to the very lest moment they} omed, as shown by the records po epee tahoe Sees the offices of Claude Albury, in-| - specter in charge of the local im- ungration bureau. On the list of arrevais ave 43,392 American cit-/ izens end 7,742 aliens, making a} total of 51,134 arrivals in Key) basil pnts through them; be- Influx Of soul nays TIES Key West port handled more passengers troun toreign countries in 3¥eo0 tnan did srnilade-phia, | Boston, Norfolk, San Francisco, | Presidents | West from foreign ports, This does not include the thousands of arrivals from New York, Galveston, Tampa and other American ports, since. the! immigration officials keep check | only on vesels from foreign ports.’ When seen by a Citizen repre- mtative today, Claude Albury, inspector in charge of the local bureau, sai “The fiseal year ending June 39, 1926; is the largest that this port hes ever hed. There were 43,392 United States citizen ar- rivals from foreign ports and -7,- 742 aliens, making a grand total ef 51,134 errivels, During the year 1924 this port handled a to- tal of 40,148 passengers, during the year 1925 we hebdied 42.358 passengers and during the year 1926 we handled 51,134, an in crease of 8,776 over 1925. In 1924 Key W did the third rf any single port in the United States and in 1925 the second largest, in fart, hand. 2,161 re passengers in than Philadelphia, Boston, | San Francisco, Seattle, These buat of Roosevelt and Wilson when . will grace the “court of presidents” that will be « Part of the Greater @t. Louia Expo sition, Sept. 4 to 19, The exposition eizht miles of strecte WAR! Were you in the last war? Whether you were or not you hare a chance to see the hemorous side of the world war at “Bekied the Front”, the beet comedy ever made on the and Baltimore com-|| battlefields. {t's = Paramount In addition, there were|| Picture end should be seen by £69 U. S. Citizens departed|| O77 Pereer in Key West. 1 foreign ports and 9,577 alien! STRAND 1 THEATRE! ' for ft led Norfolk. Galveston ht $0, departures making a. grand total} of SOA46 departures for foreign countries for the fixeal year end- ing June 36, 1926. a New Ordamentation For Church Structure Here BEING REMOVED 9—The! the men, wilt cover 45 scree and will have Two IMMENSE CROSSES BEING ERECTED ON SPIRES OF CATHOLIC CHURCH i Two new crosses are being erected on the spires of the Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic | church on Division street. |» The old crosses were made of igalvanized tin and. had heen adorning the tips of the spires of |} this pretty ed'fice for 21 years. ; The} finally succumbed to the | ravages of time and weather and it became necessary to replace them. The crosses now being erected are made of pure copper sheet- ing, and will last as long as any j othr known material. The vertical i piece is seven and one-half feet high and the cross arm is five | feet in song They were de- ‘signed by J. Allen Schlendorf, ‘architect of th’s city, and were manufactured by the Key West CITY COUNCIL STRENUOUSLY OBJECTS TO ABANDONMENT OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY SERVICE |aports. ~ RESOLUTION IN BITTER PROTEST OF RECENT ACTION IN CONNECTION The Key West Electric Com- pany’s franchise in Key West was the principal matter discussed and acted upon at the. special meeting of the city council held jast night in the city hall. Some of the councilmen and in- terested people present were of the opinion that there are two franchises, one for the electric lighting system and another for the electric street car service. The city attorney is of the opinion that one franchise covers both systems. In connection with the discus- sion the following motion was made, seconded and carried: “It is moved that the city at- torney institute in behalf of* the City proceedings in court for the cancellation of the rights, privi- leges and franchise granted the Key West Elactric Company by that certain resolution of the board of aldermen adopted‘ Nov¥- ember 17, 1898; and if in his Tin Shop, of which James Feeney is proprietor. opinion he deems it expedient, that A. They are |he apply in behalf of the City for eounted for since the submarine‘ being put in place under the| Writs of injynction or take such supervision of George C. Blower. | ther’ proceedings as may appear These iwo new crosses installed | will represent am outlay of ap-! proximately $1,000, and they will ‘come as near lasting eternally as any other thing © that can be! made. Plans are being ~ contemplated ‘for making new the entire interior of St. Mary's Siar of the: Sea {Catholic church. building as soon las the necessary arrangements can be made. { proper.” The following resolution was then introduced and passed by tho board: “Resolved that the Clerk noti- ify the Key West. Electric Com- pany immediately that the City of Key. West objects ito the aban. donment of its ¥ wn in, Key West, anti construes that anid abandonment constitutes a for- _. (Continued on “Page 5) SURVEY OF H ORE WITNESSES | AREEXAMINED IN | |GRAND JURY STILL CON- DUCTS INVESTIGATION IN EVANGELIST M’PHERSON PROCEEDINGS (By “Ansocinted Press) LOS ANGELES, July. 9.—With ‘the further examination of wit- | nesses by the county grand jury postponed until next Tuesday, the | vestigation into the alleged ab- _ duction of “Almee Semple Mc- Pherson marked time today. | The evangelist. founder of | Angelus Temple of “Four Square Gospel” fame lel: tre witness | stand im the jury chamber late | Yesterday after having been sab- | jected to an exhaustive cross ex- amination. As the first witness to be questioned, she testified for inearly seven hours. At the end of the examination it was an | nounced thet she probably would be called again next week, Esen interest was shown in the hearing yesterday, more than 20 persons reported to police thet they paid « man in clerics! garb $2 each for. tickets purporting entitle the holders to seats at the grend jury session Reports from Arizona and Mex- iean officials indicated they are jcontinuing their investigaiions of jthe evangelist's appearance there, i before coming to testify here, RECOVERING FROM fm aaiathiied Pree WASHINGTON, July 9.--Sena- (ter Curtin, of Kansas, republican leader in the senate, m@ recovering in @ hospital bere after an opers- tion for removal of his tonsil, | i ABDUCTION CASE SLIGHT OPERATION | COUNTY ENGINEER TO MAKE IGHWAY ROUTE MATTER ‘DECIDED ON AT COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT } The procesdings of the xegular meeting of the county commis. Soners last night consisted of a general checking up of depository racords and looking into the de. tails of business matters in gea- jeral. Ever; ythirg <as found be in excellent shape. It. was decided at this meeting to send a county engineer to ayy. vey the route of the proposed highway from Poinsiana, a; ton- site development on the east const of Monroe county, to the nearest point on the Tamiam! trail, Tis survey is to be made at the ox- pense of the promoters of the townsite of Poinsisha, The on: gineer will leave Sunday to make the survey. The developing corporstion has already built a road fram the eoart to Potnsiens, and wilt eos- struct the theroughfare entirely through the townsite. The pro- posed county road would only connect the town thoroughfere h the Tamiami trail, a dis- ‘ance of abowt 15 nulles to ; Those whe love the scrordenr, should hear Ariyns, “Wisert of the Accordeem.” Hear ber at the SAN CARLOS TODAY