The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 14, 1926, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME XLVIL, No, 166. Officials Continue Investigation Of Evangelist’ s Abduction Story FARM MISSIONARY HOLDS SECRET OF HNALLY CIVILIZING INDIANS ATTEMPT IS MADE TO LOCATE RADIO OPER- ATOR WHO REPORTED WOMAN BEING SAFE {By Amociated Prens) LOS ANGELES, July 14.—-Of- ficers investigating the abduction: story of Aimee Semple McPher- won, Angelus temple . evangelist, today ¢concentraied on an attempt te locdte Kenneth G. Ormiston, fermer'temple radio operator, who disappeared a few days after she was reported drowned. _ The motive for extension of the search is believed to have been dis- @losed in the publication by the Los Angeles Times of 9 report as) Otmiston being partially identified #s the man who sent the telegram to Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, the evangelist’s mother, on May 21, saying the evangelist was safe. warfare resulted in two ¢ in different parts of. the city early Jules Portugese, 24 year eld convicted Spiess and once om target for gangster bul- “taken for a ride” and a, body left by. a lonely roadside twenty five milea More than’ a hundred’ dollars was found on the body, and four ids in ‘the: head indi- police that the victim was Teelitioval gang fashion. Joseph Ciccone, 37, said to be the high lieutenant in thinning of the notorious Genne ang, was called to the door of his home shortly after midnight #nd-was shot and killed. His as- sailants are said to be only youths Who escaped efter an exchange ef shots with policeman. There ‘ RAMILTON M. WRIGHT OF NEW YORK ARRIVES HERE YESTERDAY Hamilton M. Wright, famous writer of New York, syndicator, publicity manager for the Florida East Coast Hotel Company, arrived | im Key West yesterday and will} leave this afternoon. Mr. Wright comes to this city} for the purpose of getting data on Key West's scenic highway to the! maininnd. now in rapid course of | Coustruction.. AB S% aecompanied by Mr. Van Campen, maneger for the F. B.C. company. PPererenolerepeeasseseeey AMUSEMENTS: Seeveccceesececosesecscs STRAND THEATRE TODAY -—"Three Faces East.” railwa; Chmeedy—South of the North) Pole.” TOMORROW—“Out of the! Storm.” Also “Fighting Hearts”. Ne. 3. TODAY AND TOMORROW | “The Price of a Party.” Also} Musical Comedy. _|JOHN J, MORRISON LEAVES advertising | CUSTOMS FORCE TO SELL LIQUOR BOTTLES Stacks and stacks of empty bottles now “ornamenting” the rear verandas of the cus- tom house will be offered at public sale by L. T. Bragassa, inspector in charge of the lo- cal bureau, on Friday, July 23, and it is expected that the bidding will be lively. In this connection it has been. facetiously that the customs officials are very kind, to empty the liquor’ from the bottles and then sell them cheap to the home. brewers for bottling root beer, etc. | remarked THIS AFTERNOON FOR ;SA- . MANNAH JO. ACCE SPONSIBLE’ POSIT Wek ae. * John J. Morrison, who has been connected with the Key West Elec- tric Company for the past 15 months as technical. engineer in the manager’s office, left | Key West this afternoon for Savannah, Georgia, where he will accept a responsible position with the Sa- vannah Electric & Power “Com- pany. This transfer of Mr. Mor-, rison means a well earned promo- tion for him as he has proved him- self a very capable engineer. Mr, Morrison's. position with The Key West Electric Company haa been filled by B. F. Hamp- shire, ‘of Philadelphia, who hes re- cently graduated as technical eng.neer from the Massachusetts institute of technology. Mr. Hampshire took up his duties with. The Key West Electric Company on June 21 and is residing at. the company clubhouse, Kweco Inn, on South Beach. BUSINESS MEN HOLD MEETING Asnoctated: Prous) DAY TONA BEACH, July 14.—~ | Florida business men and officials of the state department of agri- enlture’s inspection division . met here today in an annual inventory congress to seek closer coopera. tion in handling Florida produce and fruits. The session is to last three ~— “RED” DEPUTY IGNORED PARIS.~—The government has | p'geonholed the complaint of the | Communist depaty, M. Cornavin,; | thet Ke was kidnaped in Algiers | te prevent his making a epee a. | DIVORCE AFTER 31 YEARS HANWELL, Eng—Alfred H.} ‘oynter got a divorce from his} ae 31 years after she deserted | it DANCING AT THE Key West Country Club TONIGHT Veale By The Key West Country Chub : Orchestra” i jProved such an effective key to junlocking education for the Black- jthe GLACIER PARK, Montana, jJuly 14.—Supt. F. C. Campbell of the Glacier National Park reserva- tion, “father” of the now nation- ally famous five-year agricultural and jindustrial program which feet Indians of his agency is being hailed as bearer of the-long-sought magic message that puts the fin- ishing touches of civilization on the American Indian; The Indian department has bid- den him to carry this message to other tribes of the country. Gen. Hugh Seott. erstwhile Indian killer of the U. 8. Army and now head of the U. 8. Indian. Commis- sion, hopes ultimately to have Supt. Campbell’s system of “learning *em” operating on every Indian agency in the country. Supt. Campbell recently visited the Fort Duchesne agency in Uteh where he explained his agricul- tural course to the Ute Indians These Indians have organized Uintah and Ouray Better Homes and Live Stock Association. They will organize chapters throughout reservation just’ like the Glacier Park Indians have in con- nection with the five-year agri- cultural’program, which was orig- inated among them. They also expect in time ‘to increase the wheat yield of their farms like the Blackfeet did so as to gain the same recognition from the gov- ernment which built two flour mills on the: Glacier Park reserva- tion in order to take care of the Indians’ grist. MAURY AND CONVERSE HAVE NAVAL RESERVES ON "BOARD — U.S. s. enced Maury and! E. T. Floyd, U. S. M. C.; Lieut. Converse, of the eighth naval dis-| trict, of which the ‘headquarters is’ in New Orleans, have arrived in! port from Havana and will sail, from Key West for Galveston. | These destroyers are on a naval. reserve training eruise from the eighth naval district, and have a’ large number of men aboard. eencceacecees The vast acreage of the navy amm from an airplane at daybreak, the » by Bob Dorman, NEA{tameraman,who sped to i NEA client papers. Sinoke is ris: i smoke fixshes of individual s The Ke KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14,.1926. SCATTERED DESTRUCTION SOOO OO0SOOOSC OTOL OSEEODHOOOSOSLOOOHDOCOOOOHOOSEOD A roof crashed in at the town of New Hope, N. J. a mile and a half from the navy ammuni.ion depot at,Lake Denmark. Shells. were hurled in all directions over the countryside- by the. explosion. and a barrage rained down as terrific as ona battle front in. wartime. The population fled madly from the stricken region, and scores of civilians were injured’ by the bombardment. West Indian Limited And Havana Special Become Consolidated *: DINNER PARTY®:... ONBOARDSHIP » ‘ENJOYABLE AFFAIR. GIVEN ON BAYSPRING LAST Evenine 7" oe A very enjoyable dinner puts was given on board the U. §, 8. Bay spring last evening, thé ship being beautifully decorated, pre- senting a very prétty scene’ under the Southern sky. The menu which was most de- licious. was prepared by the’ fa-| ; mous officers’ chef. The guests incladed Comdr. Linsley, U. S: N.; and Mrs. Geo. Wilcox, U. S. N.; | Capt. and Mrs. Thomas James. SCOTS CUT SCHOOL WAGE GLASGOW.— City officials have decided to save this yenr by reducing the salaries of. school teachers. SOHeoeoeccsesesesesesesegaessies ing after lightning touched 5 rplane from 3 EQUIPMENT USED} =se° “INFORMER SERVICE TO BE MAINTAINED IN ST. AUGUSTINE,, Fla., July 14. —Eftective: “Tuesday, July. 18th, the West Indian Limited, Florida East Coast Railway train Nos, 85 jand 86, Were consolidated with and 76, and operated on the sche-| sonville“and Miami. No other, its usual fast Havana | Special Operating schedule, the jfamous all-year train |New York and the tropics, will jmake all the stops along the East \Coast formérly made by the West Indian Limited. The consolidated on (Continued en o Page 8) Oooevconesscesvorcccoscecooesesreebeseences AIRPLANE VIEW CF SMOKE-VE}LED EXPLOSION SCENE COCOCCOOOE COROER ODDS SE OODOLEO ESOS OOOLELOOEESO Seecceccocccosesonesocevcoceseseceeeoee seen recccnce ruins of Twilight Inn. The bodies off tt ithe Havana Special, train Nos. 75) dule of the latter between Jack- i For Interests of Key West 47 Years Devoted to the _____ PRICE FIVE CENTS DEATH TOLL IN ARSENAL SADOR TO CUBA NOW REPORTED TO BE REST: | ING EASY HAVANA, July: 14.—The oper- ation for double hernia which was performéd upon. General BE. H. Crowder, United Siates Ambassa- dor to Cuba,‘ was quite successful, according to the attending sur- geons, and the distinguished pa- Civitan, Head tient is reported. to be resting quite, easy notwithstanding the; severity of the operation. Dr./ Rafael Nogueira,. one of Cuba's; most noted surgeons, assisted by| Dr. Juan Silverjo, captain, and surgeon of the Cuban ermy, in’ charge of the military hospital at! Camp Columbia, performed the op- eration, it rer more than a half an hour to complete the work. | An hour after the operation was over General Crowder received one or two frieyds and was resting easily and was as cheerful as! though nothing had happened. A great many callers went to/ the hospital io inquire of General; Crowder’s condition, but only a few were admitted to see him, th that the pa ns commant tient be lett quist jr day or two. are mage ree: ai auires hie p he is’ Able ‘to rated its yer non the Embassy, “~ Dr. Nogueira states that he is a the opinion that General Crowder | | will be able to résume his duties ‘ within ‘two or three weeks. } { Lieut. |changes in, train service are to be ASSIGNMENT OF Major ;made at this time it ig announced. | FEDERAL AGENTS. between | WASHINGTON, ray Ts—En-| jlistment of a hundred and fifty | ;more prohibition agents for as- signment to New York was order-. ed today by Acting Prohibition $250,000 train will carry all-steel shasta Chief Dow after a conference with Chester Mills, administrator for New York. | . } Members of the legation staff) “HOTEL FIRE (Ry Ansveiated Preas) TANNERSVILLE New York, July 14.—Three persons were. killed, nine are missing and eleven injured in a fire that destroyed , the Twilight inn at Haines Falls gee th's morning. here were forty. eight guests lin t the hotel: and ‘about forty em- ployes, The: fire -sterted from an un- known cause and spread rapidly, many guests being forced to jump from the windows. The hotel was of frame. cons.ruction, three stories high. \MORE BODIES ARE RECOVERED TANNERSVILLE, July 14.— Twelve bodies had been recovered ‘early this afternoon from the are so badly burned. identification was impossible, Sixteen guests jand seven employes of the hotel \were unaccounted for. 'MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH IN AUTO CAR her snendiuaed Preees' VANCOUVER, B.C, July 14. i~-A mother and two children in | { a closed automobile were reported jburned to death jn a forest fire! pat Kootenay crossing, Eritish Columbia, today. This} brought to eight the fatalities list-| jed in the bent end fire wave that i i / | struck, the Pacific northwest Fri-| j dex. “NOTICE ‘ELKS! All snenibars of the B. P.O. morning st 4:48 Yo escort the re- moins of our late Pro. Fernande |W. Gato to the PF. & O. & 8. Com- loany steamebip. depot at Lake Denmark, N. J., here is seen a3 one smoking field of destruction ax viewed tons of explosives. This remarkable York and rushed the picture heck for distribution to the erssnal area, while here and there may pe picked ‘out small distinct was taken Ry order of CHAS. L. ROBERTS, Reeretary. pare WHAT PRICE? } Exalted Buler. | haste Cc. SAWYER, EXPLOSION PLACED AT 21 OPERATION PERFORMED ON GEN. |&x4ct Noman or wc CROWDER IS MOST SUCCESSFUL UNITED STATES AMBAS-| TIMS IN GREAT DIS- ASTER MAY NEVER BE KNOWN (By Asacctatee Press) DOVER, New Jersey, July 14.— Tadications today were that _ the exact nember of victims in the ex- plosion that destroyed the naval ammunition depot at Lake Den- arsenal, and damaged half dozen New Jersey towns, probably will aever be known. Even the lightning bolt that set off the seventy-five million dollar explosion probably will never gain official recoghition as the paly tyen who saw it close at hand were picked up deed seor the Nellie that was strack, : The list of the missing adi varied from hour to hour, and Brigadier General Hugh Dram ia charge of the policing ares, hes not been willing to meke = posl- tive statement as to the number. The death roll stood today twenty-one, and wet rounds ‘ak ruing soaked by « heavy rain dur- SERVICES TO BE HELD-IN MEMORY OF FERNANDO the Masons Fpresenting allathe different branches of the oriler, will gathcr at the Sjottish Rite hall for the purpose of attending the funeral at the résidence-and {accompany the bady to the er that sails at 7:30 for where « final service will and — wilt Mr. Gat of ditterent lodges jand the menibership jhe represented at the fanera vice at the resilience, jetrent, tomorrow rorning ‘o'clock, and ito the boat. It is expected that a | seleitioe and friends of lcoased in this elty will join |funerad party selling for Havane at the conclusion of the fanersl 33. E & 8 phe iEike No. B51 are’ requested ed | service here. TANGLES fer mystery and love “Dut of the Storm” bas oll beaten to « finish. The s ting ie in and around «