The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 22, 1926, Page 1

omflisplay...of important. lighthouse ‘Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME XLVIL. No. 178. LIGHT HOUSE DEPARTMENT TO EXHIBIT OLD EQUIPMENT AT CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION RECENT BULLETIN Is- SUED TELLS OF METH- OD USED IN OBTAIN. ING WATER SUPPLY In 4 current issue of the Light-| house Service Bulletin issued at Washington, D. C., mention is made of the method of obtaining | drinking water at the light sta- tions ‘along the Florida Reef, which practice as heen iollowed since the establishment of the beacons on submarine sites 74 Years ago, in which the natural rainfall is depended upon as the only reguler supply for drinking, cooking and other domestic pur-| poses. The water is caught on the painted metallic structure, and flows by gravity through painted metal eave troughs and galvanized iron conductors into containers, having a total capacity of 8,000 | gallons. Very little difficulty is; experienced in filling these storage tanks in the rain seasons late in May and early in June, and dur- ing the stormy season in the) months of September and Octo-/ The bulletin also states that during the last decade it has be- come a definitely established policy to’place newly established minor lights in the care of keep- ers of near-by light stations, or in charge of lamp-lighters or light attendants caring for other minor lights in the vicinity, rather than|, ~~ to establish new positions. The department: is planning « apparatus and equipment as @ part}. of its’ exhibit. at , the National Sesqui-Centennial Exposition now being held in Philadelphia. This exhibit will emphasize the old his- toric features of lighthouse work es far as practicable in contrast with new and improved apparatus. The first fog signal used in the United States, a cannon used in 1719 and other equipment which ‘was used to answer signals in thick | weather, will be shown alongside a modern internal combustion en- gine and ait compressor, operating a 6-inch automatic siren by means} of a control mechanism sounding} powerful blasts at regular inter-} vals. SHOW INCREASE IN BANK RESOURCES (My Associnted Presa On the Trail Ora Sater, noted Cincinnati detec- tive, has been retained to help solve the murder of Donald R. Melleit, murdered Canton (0.) publisher. Slater, who won fame by: solving the Jake Nesbitt mur- der case.at Troy, O., was retained by the Seripps-Howard newspapers of Ohio, who later surrendered their claim on him to the county prosecutor at Canton. U.S. OFFICIAL MUCH TAKEN UP WITH KEY WEST W. G. McMANUS} OF PURE FOOD AND. DRUGS LABORA: TORY, RETURNS TO SAVAN? NAH W. G. McManus, in charge of the pure food and drugs labora- tory at Savannah, Ga., the district for which covers the entire south- astern states, after several days spent very pleasantly here with L. T. Bragassa and the cusioms force, has returned to his home in Savan- nah, Mr, McManus was high in his praise of Key West. He had not been here in two years, and said that the improvements ‘in the city during that time are more mar! ed | than at any other Florida point he} | had visited. “It is. not genérally known,” Mr. McManus stated, “that the Customs service looks efter the en- forcement of ihe pure food and KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1926. PrrTTiTiititiitiiiirtit iii Brothers of Murdered Canton Publisher Here are five brothers of Donald All of them are in newspaper or d. H. Mellett, Roland Melleit and of the Canton News; Lowell Mellett, managing editor of the Scripps-Howard Alliance of Washington; R. Mellett, murdered publisher of the Canton (0.) Daily News. magazine work. Left to right, they are Lioyd Mellett, city editor John.C. Mellett of Indianapolis. PRISON GUARD . KILLED;SIX MAKE ESCAPE AND MAKE HASTY GET} AWAY WITH PRISONERS | | { (By Anxoeiated Press) HOUSTON, Texas, July. 22.—A guard: nent : tothe: Pers ‘guson siate, yn. tatm, near here. | was killed early today, and six) long {term ‘convicts’ eseaped, word | to the Houston police said. The’ police were asked to watch for two Jautomobiles in which the six| prisoners ‘were reported to have) fled. | Information to the police said! TUG: WILLETT ARRIVES AT KEV WEST FOR INSPECTION SURRENDER OF MEN IN MIAMI MURDER.CASE FIVE caer cutest ult THEMSELVES UP IN.BRO-| WARD COUNTY \VESSEL TO HAVE NEW RADIO EQUIPMENT IN- STALLED DURING STAY AT THIS PORT: The tug Willett, Captain EB. L. Foster, and Captain E, M. Harker, wrecking master, on board, ar- rived at this port this morning from Kingston, Jamaica, where the vessel had been stationed for The Willett is owned 4 jsome time. (By Axsoeinted Press) MIAMI, July 22. The surrend- In East REV. FATHER BARRY Rt. Rev. Father Barry, Cath- olic bishop of the diocese of St. Augustine, which includes the en- tire eastern portion of Florida from Jacksonville to Key West, and one of his brothers, Rev./ Father Joseph, stationed in Ire- land, after a pleasant and highly appreciated visit to this city, have departed for points up the east coast. Bishop Barry is one of a family of twelve children, all born in Ire- land. Of these twelve children, one is a bishop and six are either priests or sisters. The other brothers are firm in the Catholic faith and are in various lines of business in this country. All these twelve children held a reunion at the eucharistic con- gress, held in Chicago June 16-20 this year, and it was the first time in twenty-five years that the} whole dozen had been together. | The family record is perhaps without a parallel in all the world —the twelve children all living, and so many of them consecrated to the service of their church. Bishop Barry has a brother who is priest at Miami Beach, where a magnificent Catholie church is now in course of construction. While in Key West this time, Bishop Barry visited the Convent of Mary Immaculate and the other Catholic institutions in the city, and expressed himself as being highly pleased with the progress being madein« the church and schools of this city. LARCECROWD. ATTENDS PLAY AT | MONROE THEATRE, BILLY STEED’'S BROADWAY | For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West And Oth AND BROTHER ROPE CATCHES IN PROPELLER OF STR. MIAMI END OF BIG HAWSER BE- COMES ENTANGLED WHEN VESSEL DOCKS HERE YES- TERDAY : The propeller of the steamship Miami, when docking at this port late yesterday from Havana, got caught in one of the big hawsers used in tying the ship to the dock. When the entanglement was dis- covered the man on the brigde was immediately signaled and he stopped the engines, By diving under the stern of the Miami men from the ship soon succeeded in extricating the large rope and found that the vessel had jsustained no damage. The Miami left port on her usual run to Havana this morning. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE CALLED FOR BY RED CROSS; LOCAL CHAPTER’ REQUESTS AS MANY AS. POSSIBLE HELP AID SUFFERERS IN NEW JERSEY EXPLOSiON The office of the Key W, two cars drove up to the prison!er of five United States coast/and operated by the Merritt- ™ preety pe ppianight and| guardsmen under second degree/Chapman Company of New York, je drivers fired immediately upon | murder indictments in connection | ang i ; 3 Raidef, killing’him instantly. The| with the killing at Miami Beach|("*.* * *istér ship of the tug convicts fled to the cars and were) last of E. E. “Red” Shannon, al- | Warbler, which has been station- driven away. |leged king of rum runners, was|ed at Key West for several years. a | announced by Sheriff Paul Bryan} The Willett comes here for the chapter of ihe American Red Cross has been informed by Acting Chairman James L. Figser that contributions are being called for VANITIES DELIGHT LARGE NUMBER WITNESSING EX-} CELLENT SHOW oceassioned by the recent great New Jersy explosion. Citizns of Key West ara given : an opporiunity to contribute to Steed’s Broadway Vanities at the|the needs created by this great Monroe theatre las: night drew a/ ‘isaster. through the local large house despite the heavy Cross. The new bill presented by Billy| to aid in the relief of the distress | Red} | 7 a of Broward county over long dis- purpose of having new radio tance telephone today. : * ‘ Sheriff Bryan reporied five men | ¢aipment installed, and will also; ' unsuccessfully to serve warrants is conducted annually by the board had surrendered to him, and that! o¢ survey appointed for this pur- GAINESVILLE, Fia., July 22.— | drugs act in addition to the im- on whom the deputies attempted | undergo a general inspection which he sent them to Sheriff Chase of |ROTARY CLUB VOTES TO) Dade county here. seen | Sheriff C i | The Willett will remain at this | HAVE RESOLUTION APPEAR | Sheriff Chase said today he had port for several days during the time that the werk of installing downpour of rain just at the open-| ing hour. Some of the numbers were even better than the opening night, and the music rendered by the orches- Authorit‘es have requested the | American National Red Cross to} | take over, the relief work in the | vicinity of the explosion, and Dis- | aster Headquarters have been es- ‘The semi-annual statements of the | banks of this city has just been | compiled and shows a marked in-| @rease in resources for the first six | months of 1926 over the same period of 1925. \ Total recources amount to $6,-| 489,731.26 for the first six} months of this year . aile the to- tal resources: for the same period of last year were $2,245,737.40 less. | Total deposits are shown to be) $5.088,691.37 for the first six months of 1926 while those of the first six months of 1925 were $3,-| 782,116.25. } The report also shows that the; number of depositors has been steadily growing in the banks of the city for the past three years and that the gain during the past year has been the largest sain’ made in any vear of the history of all the banks in the city. Seeeeeseeecvssevesseeees AMUSEMENTS MONROE THEATRE TODAY—Tom Tyler.” Vaudeville. } | Also STRAND THEATRE * TODAY “Fighting Hearts TOMORROW 4 —"Sea Horses.” Star,” No. 4. Also, D SATURDAY Also “Cinema SAN CARLOS TOMORROW—“Ahead of the Law.” Comedy—*Hotsy. Totsy.” Also Musical Comedy. portations.”” WOULD ISSUE MORE BOND: SEABOARD AIR LINE SEEKS PERMISSION FROM COMMISSION (By Associated Preasy WASHINGTON, July 22.—The Seaboard Air Line sought permis- sion from the interstate commerce commission today to issue $8,000,- 000 of first and consolidated six per cent mortgage gold bonds due in 1945. The proceeds of the is- sue which have already been sold, subject to the commission's ap- | porval, would be used partially to reimburse the road’s treasury for additions and betterments, the ex-|2t Philadelphia. Local salt water McFarland. penditures to pay for short term notes now outstanding, and provide a new mileage in Florida. RECEIVED TODAY Shipment of Nice Bananas And Plantains GEO. I. KNOWLES Simonton Street | received no word of ihe surrend- IN THE CITIZEN }er mor custody of prisoner. | | | | | The resolution drawn by com- |mitteemen J. Vining Harris and |Chas. H. Ketchum, and forwarded jto E. H. Gato, Havana, on the jdeath of his son, Fernando, will be published in The Citizen. This resolution was a fine tribute to the deceased, both as to his char- acter and business ability. Dr. Van Dusen was again a guést of the club and delivered a very amusing as well. as instruc tive talk on fish. Among other things he strongly advocated the opening of the hatchery at the head of the island. Dr. Van Dusen pointed out that a number of game fish formerly caught in {large numbers here were rapidly disappearing, and the remedy was opening the hatchery. It was in teresting to know how certain the fish are kept in the squarium is used in large tanks, constahtly circulating and geing through a filtering every twenty-four hours. Louis Rouch, Memphis, Tenn, s another guest. He well known in Key West the famous “egg case.” Dr. Wm. R, Warren gave an other very interesting talk on pro ceedings of the Ro nternation al convention. He inted out that the substances of all the talks could really be summed up in ° words, “International _¢ and understanding,” te conclude his series of talks with the next meeting. A director's meeting immediately from wn after the He expects ‘COOLER WEATHER NOW PROMISED (hy Associated Prexs) WASHINGTON, July 22.—Gov- jernment weather experts, swelter- ng over observations wired in from all parts of the ry, foun sufficient hope today to promise jcharitable relief from sickening temperatures which have prevail- ed several days over the large area. It is said that cooler weather is in prospect for tonight in most areas. FAMOUS DANCER GRANTED DIVORCE ene Aw 4 Press) BALTIMORE, Maryland, July Fawn Gray, dancer, was granted a divorce from Theodore Philadelphia newspa perman, by Judge Eugene O’Dunne BOY SCOUT DANCE |the new equipment is being car- ried on, while an inspection of the} ship will be conducted at the same} time, and at the conclusion of} this work, the steamer will return} to Kingston, relieving the tug Warbler, which hes been there on ,temporary duty for a while. The! Warbler upon the arrival of the| | Willett at Kingston, will start on| the trip to Key West, and will take up her berth again at the old} P_ & O. dock. | The Porter Doek Company are agents for the Warbler. the Willett | also being consigned to this com- during its stay at this vort.| The Willett was formerly station-/ ed at Key West, but was transfer-/ red to Kingston several vears ago. ; Captains Foster and Harker are| i ‘OFFICIALOF tra was highly complimented. | tablished at Dover in order to The comedy tumblers were espec-| facilitate and expedite the work. The Key West Citizen PRICE FIVE CENTS Large Number Of Deaths And Prostrations From Heat Wave er Sections FORMER RECORDS ARE SPEND ENJOYABLE VISIT IN CITY) BROKENIN NEW YORK BESIDES NUMEROUS OTHER POINTS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 22,—The east sweltered today in the heat wave that came in from the mid- west, taking a toll of two score of lives, prostrating hundreds. in cities on its course. Temperature records were broken here and elsewhere. Yes- terday some of the high marks were at Hagerstown and Fred- erick, Md., with the thermometer reading 105 at Keedsville. Washington showed a tempera- ture of 104 with the mercury climbing to 102 at Baltimore. Two score of deaths were re- ported in Michigan, three in New York City, with two others in New York state, with nine in New Bng- land and others elsewhere. HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO IN SOUTH ASSOCIATED PRESS HEAD- QUARTERS, July 22.—The heat wave of the past week was climax- ed yesterday by temperatures mounting . generally throughout the south above the one hundred mark, with four ee ber of prostrations following in the wake of the sweltering heat. died at Danvilli Va., one: one at Raleigh, N.C. ‘a 8. C., led the south with a maximum température 108. Greenwood, 8. C., id a temperature of 106, with a com” paratively chilly temperature 84 reported at Miami, Fla, 4= DARING HOLD-UP ON BROADWA ONE KILLED IN ATTEMI r ROBBERY OF JEWEL> (| RY STORE ; —_—— (Ny Asnoeinted Frenay NEW YORK, July jman was killed and | wounded when five robbers | vaded a Broadway jewelry store in ja dayiight holdup today, _ The robbers escaped ially good and the vocal selection| Reports indicate that the Red by the Carrols was a number of fT°%s people were active within anusual rherif. . The continued ap-| five minutes after the big blow- | plause indicated that the whole ¥P, #nd that a Red Cross worker performance was fine and heart-,\°** the first to bring some one ily enjoyed. from the destroyed arsenal. This same bill will be pre-| The local Red Cross office sented again ‘tonight, Manager| “ould be giad to receive and for- Carbonell states, as a new pro-, W#'d any contributions that the gram is presented every ‘wo days. !°¢#! people feel inclined to make. SIX KILLED RAILWAY DEAD ——_IN RIOTING E. SPANGLER PASSES INCIDENT OCCURS ON OPEN- SUDDENLY IN AT- ING OF MOHAMMEDAN D. well-known here, both of whom have been in the employ of the Merritt-Chapman Company for they having Key West st various commanding vessels the wrecking many heen stationed at times while years, included in com pany's fleet. i Benefit ‘Troop No. 1 THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1926 CORAL ADMISSION ISLE CASINO | superintendent of transportation | "hearing before the interstate com-| LANTIC CITY YEAR (Hy Asteciuted Preany ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey.) CALCUTTA, July 220, 5x per- ~~ 22. -—-D. E. Spangler, 64, of sons Were killed and 93 seriously oanoke, Virginia, snd general injured in rioting et the com-| |mencement of the Muharram fee jtival opening of the Mohammedan | yeat when the ffindus and Mow’ lems crashed. j The trouble was finaliy put; down after the police had fired | upon the malcontents in variows/ Areas where the disturbances oc-/ j ef the Norfolk and Western rail vay, died suddenly of heart dis ease at his room in the Traymore hotel today. He was attending a coal raie merce commission in the Pitts bargb-Lake cargo case. en riiplinioncneseneace| CUSEOR. CLEAN COMEDY SHARKS CHASE FISHERMEN | That's just what you get at San i Carlos. Also good moving pic- PLYMOUTH, Eag—Nomerous| tures. For tomorrow we have sharis are reported off the Cornish) “Ahead of the Law.” Full of ac- const, and in several instances’ tion and thrills. See this play and fishermen were driven away by also vaudeville. hes anomalies ing their way dhrough the erowd | that collected at. the sound of | shots. Although the robbers escaped, they did not obtain sny loot. | ae ee | Collection of Seized | Articles To Be Sold At Government Sale j —— | There will be an interesting ‘sale in front of the custom house ‘tomorrow when L. T. Bragassa, in- \spector tw charge of the vent customs bareau, avetions off a lot lof goods brought from foreign ports to this country without be- ing entered, and have been held ‘more than @ year. It i an interesting collection of one thing and another, some furnt- ture, radio parts, and numero small articles that should provoke ispirited bidding and much smuse- ment. “SEVEN DAYS” St you want to know what can really transpire tn one week, ject see “Seven Days,” the feature attraction far tomeor- cow. This is am Al Christio Festure Comedy with Lillian Rich, You will like it, STRAND THEATRE. TODAY