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

© at the residence, y| The Key pT. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1926. ijt: BODY SHIPPED 10 HA- VANA ON P. & 0. STEAMER THIS MORN- Hundreds of friends gathered St the home of Dr. E. Rodriguez, 925 Fleming street, at 6 o'clock this morning to pay the last sea Tespect and esteem to Hidalgo Gato, who died @uite suddenly in this city at 11 @’clock Monday night. ~~ The Masonic order branches of this city united in holding a Lodge ef Sorrow for their deceased brother last night, and this morn- fing the funeral service was held the officiating being Rey. L. Munro, Pastor of the ‘First Methodist ehburch, Rev. Guillermo Perez and ‘Rey. Ricardo‘ Jiminéz,- Cuban ministers, The rites Were sad and were pronounced in @ most impressive way. - The Masons, Elks, Knights of were represented at the service this morning. by ms in regalia, and they in the line of march follow- ing the body to the P. & O. piers the funeral party embark- on the eteamship Miami for Ha- , where aifinal service will be and the body of Fernando Gato will be laid to rest. Order Conducts ‘ Services Over Remains Of Fernando H. Cato INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO BANK FAILURES FEDERAL JUDGE HEARS PE-!| TITION FOR BANKRUPTCY | PROCEEDINGS AGAINST TRUST COMPANY | (My Associated Presa) | ATLANTA, Ga., July 15.—The| Georgia State Banking Depart- ment today continued its investi-| gation into the affairs of forty- eight financial institutions which have closed their doors since Mon- day. At the same time Federal Judge} Samuel H. Sibley heard a petition} for bankruptcy proceedings against | the Bankers Trust Company for the operation of one hundred and twenty state banks for which tem- } porary receivership was named in county, court yesterday. { Embarrassment of. the Bankers/ Trust Company was blamed by the} Banking ‘Department for the majority of closings this week. ENTERTAIN WITH FAREWELL PARTY LAST EVENING in ‘the funeral party the widow and two children of this’ vity and a number relatives and friends. sociated with the Gato and maintains offices and in hoth Key West atid He was vice-president of concern at the time of his For a number of years he an influential resident of Key West, but of late years had been Tiving in Havana, and was in cherge there. of the company’s interests Some years age he was con- _ Hécted with the Gato factories and was prominent in orders and business and z circles of this city, He war with innumerable friend: were shocked to learn of his death in this city. ENJOYABLE AFFAIR IS GIVEN es IN HONOR OF MR. AND/IZRS. “LEO WILLIAMS “WHO ARE LEAVING ON TRIP . The home of Mr. and, Mrs. Ris-| peah Russell, 524 Grinnell street, presented a very pretty scene last! evening, when a crowd of merry | makers gathered to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Williams who are leaving this evening for a month's visit at Covington, Ky. The home was artistically decor- ated with pot plants and cut glass vases with flowers and fern being used in profusion, On Mrs. Williams’ arrival, she was presented with a boquet of beautiful flowers. During the evening many games and dancihg were indulged in to the delight | of those assembled on the enjoy- able occasion, At a late hour the guests departed wishing Mr. and Mrs. Williams bon. voyage on the proposed trip, which will take them to numerous points included in their itinerary. Mrs, Williams} was formerly Miss Ca.herine Be- atrice Cates. Those enjoying the © hospitality | |morning for Dr. Thomas E. Walsh jand his wife, who were alleged to | |tion on Miss Edith L. Green, | state ward, whose dismerabered | | | the BOSTON DOCTOR | IS WANTED ON MURDER CHARGE PHYSICIAN’S WIFE IN BOSTON ALSO WANTED; DISMEM-)| BERED PARTS OF GIRL’ | BODY FOUND | 1 (By Ansocinted Fressy BOSTON, July 15.—Warrants} charging murder were issued this 1s | For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West Cheon Tess MATTERS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE MISSING MIAMIANS ON MOTOR BOAT ARE LOCATED, COAST GUARDSMEN PICK UP SIX -IN PARTY ON VESSEL | | | have performed an. illegal opera- a |body was found on Tuesday. Police last night raided the of- | \fice of the physician in the south | end, but both he and his wife dis- appeared. | James V. Ford, young sweet- | heart of the dead girl, who ad- mitted responsibility for her con- dition, told police he took her to Dr. Walsh last Friday, and on) Sunday the physician told him she | died after the operation. | Ford declared he refused to have anything to do with the dis- posal of the body, the dismember- ed parts of which were found in| Mattapan section near two cemeteries. TRANSPORTATION DISCUSSED TODAY. MEMBERS OF ROTARY CLUB| KK INFORMATION ON RECENT ORDINANCE Local transportation, by the old | street car service and the new buss | system, occupied the greater part | of ioday’s Rotary -Luncheon, | Presidént Bol ttswood | called an Bistoor BGheomn: wate ager of the Key West Electric Company for a statement as to the difference in efficiency and ecen-! omy of the two systems. Mr. Grooms stated that the old railway system was not only un-| satisfactory to the public, but that it was a losing proposition to} the electric company, and) that} since more progressive cities over the country the size of Key Wes* found the busses more _ satis- factory, the cars were eliminated. In their stead was placed a fleet of modern busses that all agree ure far superior to the old railway cars. “Why the city council should pass an ordinance to jeapordize the franchise of the local company | is more than I know. We simply) added one more step to. the pro-| gress of the community.” i George C. Maloney AT GUN KEY, BAHAMA) ISLANDS « | | (By Asscelated Press) ! MIAMI, July 15.—C o.a s t) Guardsmen reported at 10:30) o’clock this morning that six per-! sons. who were missing from Mi- ami on a small motorboat had been found at Gun Key, Bahamas, | forty-three miles east of this city.! They were said to be no worse for wear. Seaplane bearing three persons} hopped off a short time earlier to comb Florida Keys and outlying islands of the Bahamas by air in isearch of the persons who depart- ed from Coconut Grove Sunday. (MANY INJURED These two Des Moines (la.) sixiers can Charleston ot wash dishes with equal’ skill, and they're rélying on theye two accomplishments to pay their way. while they hike from ce M#4-nes'to Orarge, Tex., their birth place. Gertrude Price, who's 18, is at the I-ft, Mayme, at the right, is 17. Their baggage will consist of a ululéla, a comers and a butcher knife, IN GUN BATTLE: INCIDENT HAPPENS IN NEW Dies This Morning ADVICE GIVEN TO MOTORISTS ON LIGHTING ~_ FLORIDA STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BROADCASTS | WARNING RELATIVE TO CERTAIN HIGHWAYS JACKSONVILLE, Juiy 15.— Don't venture on tne hignways of Marion or vuvai counwes at night ma motor ear uniess both tront lights and the rear lights are in working order. ‘‘his advice to motorists is being broadcast by the Florida State Chamber of Commerce. Traffic officers in Marion are on the warpath against “one eyed Dicks,” the drivers who plug along at night with only one front light in action, and they are also bear- ing down heavily on the fellows without tail lights. And even if a rear light is in working order, says the chamber, it would not be a bad idea to take out the lens ‘and clean it for the law requires that tail lights must be visible. In Duval county one of the largest highway patrol forces in the state is constantly on the road atid officers are specializing on YORK CITY LAST SCOUT PROGRAM FRIDAY NIGHT AT HIGH SCHOOL, * e G. Maloney, brother County Tax Collector William F. |Maloney,"a life-time resident of Key West, died at 6:45 o’clock this morning at his residence, 907 The following is the program | Georgia street. Deceased had at- to be'rendered at the Monroe |tained the age of 49 years and County High School, Friday eve- had been. in declining health for ning, July 16, for the benefit of the past few years. Troop 5, Boy Scouts: | Mr. Maloney leaves - his. wife} Piano sélection, Carolina Annjand five children, Mrs. S. Fi} 8aylor; Vocal solo, Teddy Blanch! Whalton, Miss. Mary Maloney, Black; Piano selection, Cindy | Louis and Clifford Maloney of Chinaberry; Pantomime, Scout) this city, and Mrs. Will Knowles, oath, Troop five; Introduction of|of Miami. Surviving him are also guests, by Oliver Eugene Fiddle- his mother, Mrs. | Euphemia sticks; Song, Jennie Jones, Guests. yaloney; two sisters, Mrs. Doug- Solo, Josiah Barrybone Sasafras; jy, Wilson of this city and Mrs. Reading, Betty Ruth McQueen; Ora Bacon, of Miami; three broth- Wedding Ceremony lers, William F. Maloney. Charles Bridesmaids’ Luel!a Matilda | Maloney and Frank Maloney, all Primrose, Sarah Susan Jane Hope- | of this city. ; «ny ‘desis’ Presa) | NEW YORK, duly 15—Sev: ‘Mi persons are ‘n hoépitals. today _” |e result of a gun battle between & 3 robber and two (policemen in the ENTERTAINMENT 70. BE PUT thick of ON FOR BENEFIT OF TROOP 5; MANY FINE SELECTIONS TO BE RENDERED wounded, probably fatally,” and others injured. Three of them were women bystanders. The man went into a restaurant at Eighth Avenue and Fifiy First! Streets and with a drawn. pistol ‘commanded the patrons to throw up their hands. All rushed, and he fled after firing one shot. Then police began to shoot with she robber firing from the door- way in which he was cornered. , NATIONAL BANKS NOT ENDANGERED (Dy Annoetated Vrean) WASHINGTON, July 15.—Na- tional banks in the south are in no danger as a result of the closing of state banks in Georgia in the Wm. H. Malone, Dr. Will War- yer, Joe Pearlman, Clifford Hicks} jand Dr. C. F. Kemp all expressed | the belief that the present system | is superior to the old, and that the action of the city council appeared to bu unnecessary. } j well, Faith Elizabeth Smith, Dora |ren, “Bugs” Warner, R. O. Saw-; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wilson,' opinion of officals of the federal NIGHT j the task of remedying the light situation. Several arrests have been made recently for failure to dim headlights upon approaching other cars and this feature also might be borne in mind. Reeog- |nizing that the ‘one eyed Dick” is ‘a menace to other traffie the Jack- sonville Motor Club has inaugurat- ed a campaigh to put them out of | business in Jacksonville. city and members of the Motor Club are lending them active as- sistance in the work. Feeble Minded Young Man To Be Taken To Gainesville, Fla. By order of County Judge Hugh Gunn a young man Sy the name of Emil Edison Totres/left over the Flagler Systgy in charge of } who will delet / Florida Eafnppget ae for Feeble Minded gt bering © composed of Dr. # CT. Lowe, Dr. H. C. Galey Piodela examined the patient anf found that he is feeble minded, and a fit subject for the state institution at Gainesville. Snowmore, Karoline Kaymore, Ja- Mrs, Ora Bacon and husband and reserve board who today conduct- nice Meredith Hopeworth, Ca'her- Mrs. Ruphemia Maloney arrived ed some hasty summing up of the | ine Viola Longfellow, Hannah from Miami this afternoon to be situation. | Luey Louder. |precent- at the funeral, which will ‘The board met in epbclal: pox | Groomsmen, Carrington Crack-|he at 4 o'cleck tomorrow efter-'sion to survey conditions in Geor- | et, Thomas ‘hadrack, Solomon,|noon from the residence, 907 gis, but It, Wad “sald ‘afterward| Handski, Lucifer Vernon Londer,' Georgia street to the Ley Me- thera wad ie eemity Tor send-| FOREST FIRES IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST {Ne Annwcinted Presa SEATTLE, Washington, July PRICE FIVE CENTS” ARE DISCUSSED BY FEDERAL ASSOCIATION CAPTAIN BERRY OF U. 5S. COAST GUARD SER- VICE ELECTED PRESI- DENT At the recent meeting of the Federal Business Association of Key West, held in the court room of the Federal building here, an election of three officers for the organization was helé, which re- sulted as follows: Capt, John C. Berry. in charge of the Gulf division of the Coast Guard service, president; Wm. W. Demerritt, superintendent of . the light house service in the seventh district, vice-president; L. T. Bra- gassa, deputy collector of customs, member of axecutive committee. These elections were for the re- mainder of the calendar year. The following names were pro- posed and accepted for member- ship: Second Lieutenant Ernest B. Thompson, U. S. army. Capt. E. T. Lloyd, U. 3. Marines; Second Lieutenant P. A. Schiebler, U. 8. marine corps; Chief Boatswain R, C. Hampton, U. S. navy; L. Dy Van Valkenburgh, deputy United Siates Marshal, vice A. L. Lopes, whose service as deputy U. S. mar: shal has terminated. + A short paper entitled “The Lo- cal Situation” was read by Secre- tary George A. Wlicox. Copies will be sent to the Area Coordina’ or for his information. $% A number of business itenis’ of uimost importance to Key West came up for consideration at this meeting. The ‘read the Area Coordinator's letter, dated 30 June 1926, with Gasoline. _ After considerable dis- cussion it was found that the State of Florida taxed) the various oil Price of four | @asotine, ‘that there were no exempilons certifi- cates for refund of tax to the Fed- eral Government. Inasmuch 93 the State of Florida has not made provisions in ite State Tax on gos- oline for a refund of the tax and as this ma.ter now has the atten- tion of the Federal Govrenment relative to refunds it is not seen how this association can force the issue with the State of Florida. {rom the Compteeles of the Stat the of the State of Florida it will be noted that re- from the Commandant, Naval Str- op. bay West. to the Superin- No, 84 would be turned over for a continued: temporary use by the Lighthouse Service, The Saper- intention. advieed that he had re- roofed the building. rea EQUIPMENT ___ NOW BE FURNISHE 5.—The Pacific Northwest to-| The Secretery read the of Mr. and Mrs. Russell, and day entered its second week ‘of | Coordinator's letter, dated June Decision was reached that all Douglas McLean, Ivan Sandyhook,| morial Methodist church. ition: j members of the Rotary Club be re-| Jeremiah Montgomery Clark, Nie-|"""" -napauiaes 2S ean ing additional reserves to Atlanta » JACKSONVILLE, July 15.—The State Chamber of Com- Merce as a service to its members Floridians generally is build- up a division of calalogues, in library and within the next weeks the Research Depart- Ment hopes to be able to tell any- ome where he can purchase any- thing from a package of seed to a locomotive. _ The chamber is building up an Rnusually complete file of infor- Mation with reference to ma- @hinery of all kinds, steel work wed other equipment. The pro- fect of no particuler concern will! he recommended but inanirers he advised where thev can obtain machinery or equinment find will be placed in direct touch with manufactures. ‘eee0e eeeee ° AMUSEMENTS Bpeeecovccesccecosoecase = STRAND THEATRE * TODAY—"“Out of the Storm.” _ Kiso “Fighting Hearts,” No. 3. TOMORROW AND SATURDAY —*"Brown, of Harvard.” Al Roach Comedy. SAN CARLOS “TOMORROW AND SATURDAY +—“Hurricane Hal.” Comedy— “Long Pants.” Also Harry Cor- dray’s Musical Comedy. others assisting in the entertain-/ ing during the evening, were Mrs. } Osborne Nottage, © Mrs. Thomas! Nottage, Mrs, Cecil Cates, Mr. and/ | Mrs. George Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Hersell Williams, Mrs. William | Taylor, Mrs. Isabelle Dungar, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Mathews, Mr.! |and Mrs. Nick Osterhoudt, Mr.) jand Mrs, Carl Bervaldi, Mr. and Mrs. Josh Smith, Mr. and Mrs./ Leonard Sawyer, Mrs. Ruth Fig-/ aro, Mr. and Mrs. William McClin-| | tock, Mrs. Nathalie Knowles, Bes-| | sie Carey, Elizabeth Bethel, Mr./ ‘and Mrs. Jerome Nottage, Mr. and | Mrs. Milton Russell, Mr. and Mrs. G, Wells, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rich- jardson, Emerson Russell, Mr. and | Mrs. Milton Spencer, Mr. and Mrs./ | Leo Williams, Mr..and Mrs. Ris- j Dah Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Herman | Bethel, Mrs. Sarah Williams acl Mra, Jennie Butte i bade monenien (GOVERNOR FERGUSON | | PASSENGER ON TRAIN WRECKED TODAY ; (Ry Associated Presa) | TEMPLE, Texas, July 15.— Governor Miriam A. Ferguson of ‘Texas was a passenger on a Santa Fe train which was wrecked six miles from here early today. Engineer William Flue of Cle- burne was killed, and the fireman injured. Governor Ferguson who escaped injury returned to Temple. quested io attend council meetings and learn the .facts from both! sides. ! A motion was made by Chas. H. Ketchum to have a committee ap- pointed to write a letter of con- dolence to E. H. Gato, Havana,! Cuba, on (he death of his son, Fer- nando, which occurred here this week. Mr. Ketchum and Judge! Vining Harris were appointed on the committee to write such com- munication, expressing the regrets of the Rotary Club on the loss of his son. There were three guests pres- eni. E. V. Malone, brother to Wm. -H. Malone, was the latter's guest. Rev. Father Brookins was the guest of Dr. J. ¥. Porter. Dr. Robert O. Van Duesen, represent- ing the Fairmount Park Aquarium, Philadelphia, was the guest of Bas- com L. Grooms. i COMPLETE PLANS | FOR BIG MERGER i {My Anvootated Uress) NEW YORK, July 15.—Plans for the merger of the Columbia Virginia, and Ohio Fuel Corpora- Gas & Electric Company of West tion, with combined properties of more than four million eight hun- dred and sixty thousand acres of gas, oil and coal lands owned and leased, have been approved by the directors of both companies, it was announced teday. odemus Johnson. | Federal Reserve Bank. A view foreet fire menace which has tak- 28, 1926, relative to the Biological | was held that the difficulties were lof the state banks. outgrowth in real estate operations. on which most of the banks’ securities were based. Maid of Honor, u.! Dasher; Matron, ¥.} Tompkins. | Flower Girls, Martha Weinhaub- | MIAMI COMP. er, Pearl Joyce Lockhart, Pearl) } Stottlemyer, Rosetta June McCor-| iy } mick, Lucretia Dewitt, Lala Chris opher. Parson, Simon Peter Ogletree; ; Bride, Seily Ann Mary Jane Doo- little; Father, Jeremiah Adolphus Doolittle; Train Bearer, Hallow-. warden Greenhouse; Groom, Jos-! iah Barrybone Sasafras. Best Men, Harry X. Avondale; Selection, Guests; Selection, Dr. Cleveland Roosvelt and Son; Vocal Solo, Mrs. Douglas Fairbank Duet, Arabella Dasher and Cinderella Tompkins; Song, Groomsmen; Song, Bridesmaid; Song, Flower Girls; Selection, Four Young La- dies; Duet, Miss Primrose and Mr. Doolitile. Reading, Simon Peter Ogletree; Solo, Pollyanna Worm- weod Doolittle; Virginia Reel, Ten Young Couples. Arabella Cinderella :| ARMED MEN ROB |UNIDENTIFIED BANDITS cet “DEATH” WARRANT } ‘AWAY WITH CONSID. SIGNED FOR RUM ERABLE MONEY 1 ba TAMPA, July 15—Federal! Judge Leake Jones signed @ final; pln eoueecpsual sm sale decree of forfeiture here on 40 MIAMI, July 15.—Four uniden-|porrels { of 110-proof pre-war} tified armed men robbed the safe whiskey, which will be distributed of the National Fruit Juice Com-'4, army and navy hospitals pany’s plant here early today, throughout the country for medi-| escaping with $1,200 in cash and cinal purposes. | $700 in checks while holding up’ The liquor was seized at Key) G. B. Moore and J. B. Lafitte, wos in 1922 when it was shipped Pinat wight, wileaee: from Cuba with 120 barrels of molasses. It is in storage there. Lievt. Ernest B. Thompson has been detailed from Fort Barrancas te sccompany the shipment to Washington, where it will be dis- ‘tributed to the hospitals. 7 — SWEPT BY FIRE \SEVERAL KILLED IN RIOT TODAY; (Ry Associate? Pres) CALCUTTA, July 15.—Three Hindus, and one Mohammedan were killed and eighteen Hindus and forty-five Mohammedans were ininred im a riot today. The Mohammedans attacked the Hindus Perens? because the latter carried images bo 15.—Reports of their goddess in @ parade past Teaching here this morning said the Mohammedan mosque. the village of Ste. Marie Beauce Police were forced to open fire in Beauce county was being swept on the trouble makers to restore by fire. Thirteen houses are snid order. te be in flames. i FIRE DEPARTMENT MEETING A meeting of the Key West Fire Department Board will be held to- night at 8 o'clock at the city hall. The members of the Volunteer Fire Department will meet tomor- row afternoon at 3 o'clock at No. 3 Fire Station for the purpose of attending the funeral of the late George Maloney. By orter of Chief Pinder. my Aeworieted QUEBEC, July en a toll of nine lives and destroy- giving little hope of relief from the dry weather. MILLIONAIRE FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE {My Associated Prensa) DETROIT, July 15.—6 &. Kreske, millionaire operator of a chain of five and ten cent stores, | has filed -uit in circuit court to divorce his second’ wife, Doria Kresge, of New York City. ed thousands of acres of valuable; timber with the weather bureau) i jeration and further action as will ‘Sebastian | Station, Bureau of Fisheries, Key West. Considerable — di jon, was had-relative to the uses of this Station snd the fact that mar- | ine life was so abundant in the | immediate vicinity of Key Weat and that the Station was practi- | cally closed. This matter will be referred to the Chamber of Com- merce, Key West, for euch consid- be possible. The Chamber of Commerce, Key West, desired information relative to the consumption of fresh walat by all federal activities at Key West. The Secretary obtained | this information end it was found VOTES BOND ISSUE FOR NEW SCHOOL _ JACKSONVILLE, Joly 15,—~ St. Andrews, recently by special act of the legislature consolidated with Millville and Panama City to form the sreater Panama City, set! = mark lest week for communities; sll over Florida to shoot at sayn. the Florida State Chamber of} Commerce, when it voted a bond) ixeue of $60,000 for a new school. | <cuerenenii cts cli ciniatiobeelbtelacoseai POS | “HURRICANE HAL’ Unusual action and tense situa-_ tions galore in “Hurricane Hal,”) which is the feature at the San) Carlos Theatre temorrow and Sat- ardsy. Also Musical Comedy. (Continued on Page Five) TANGLES For mystery and love tangles “Out of the Storm” has thom all beaten to « finish. The set- ting ie in and around « dsily mowspaper. You will like “Out of the Storm,” which shows at the STRAND THEATRE