The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 23, 1926, Page 1

Associated Press Day “Wire Service VOLUME XLVI. No. 174. Famous Egg Case To Be Reopened In Key PROCEEDINGS IN LITI- » GATION HANG FIRE IN COURTS FOR OVER _ FIVE YEARS p The widely famous egg case, | which has been hanging fire in the Courts at Key West and Talla- hassee for the past five years and involves a claim of “eggsactly” $28,000, has been reopened upon the strength of new evidence re- ¢ently discovered and will be tried again in Key West this Fall. _ There were four carloads of the ‘ges, 2,000 cases in all, each case containing 30 dozen eggs. In Other words, there were “eggsact- ly” 720,000 eggs in the big con- signment, shipped. to Key West from points in Tennessee and Mis- souri and consigned to a wholesale fruit concern in Havana, Cuba. _ L, Rauch & Company, car lot shippers of poultry, eggs and but- toy, at Memphis, Tenn., were the consignors, and Alvarino & Al- fonso, fruit dealers of Havana, the When this big con- =. of eggs reached Key by rail, in October, 1920, were loaded onto the Cuban s schooner, the Arages, and Louis Rauch, p f iphis concern, is in Key West at the present time laying the g k for the new, trial of the noted case this fall. Mr.. Rauch says the eggs ar- rived at Key West in refrigerator cars, had been iced at points along and were in excellent a But, he says, the Cu- ban firm transferred the eggs from the ice-cold ears onto ‘the ,-and were abaut. three re to the cold storage’ i of the consignees in Alvarino Alfonso: then claimed that the eggs were damaged, and refused to pay for them, _ Suit for collection of the bill ‘was immediately instituted by the Memphis firm, and the case ‘was first tried in Key West in 1921, before Judge H. Pierre Branning. The court at this trial granted jndgment for the full amount of the claim. The Cuban firm ap- pealed to the supreme court of and sieceeded in having case reversed and sent back for a new trial. The next hearing was held in Key West in 1928, before Judge Atkinson, and again L. Rauch & Company won judgment for the full amount of the claim. Alvarino #& Alfonso gain appealed the case to the state supreme court. This time the action of the lower court was affirmed, but the amount awarded was materially reduced. The Memphis firm declined to settle upon the terms mentioned in the decision of the state su- preme court. Mr. Rauch says they have discovered a lot of new evidence since the first of the present year. Their petition to have the case reopened has been granted, and everything is being made ready for what Mr. Rauch hopes will be the final trial of the ease in Key West this fall. Alvarino & Alfonso, the de- fendant firm, has long ago gone out of business, but they were re- quired to make bond for the mount of the claim when the ease was carried to supreme court, and from this source the money will have to be secured, if the Under Fire This is Chief of Police §. A. Len- gel of Canton, 0., who was bitter- ly criticized by Donald R Mellett, publisher of the Canton Dealy News, in the editorial. campaign that led to Mellett’s murder. Cit- $s now are demanding that someone besides Lengel take charge of ‘the investigation of the murder, BODY OF CAPT. CLARK AC- CURATELY PASSED UPON | BY PHYSICIANS FOLLOW- ING EXPLOSION That Capt. B. H. Clarke, sta- tioned at Key West in charge of! the local. Marine corps for some years and resided with his wife and two children in thie city where they were popular and highly es- teemed, was a victim of the recent great arsenal explosion in New Jersey has been definitely estab- lished, according ‘to reports re- ceived by friends of the family here. The body was accurately iden- tified by physicians at the Brook-| lyn naval hospital where a num- ber of the bodies were taken after the explosion. Th identification of Capt. Clark was made by com- parison of finger prints and in- spection of teeth. Capt. Burwell Haydn Clarke was appointed to the Marine corps from Little Rock, Ark., and it is) understood that his body will be} buried in that city. | (City, Southern and Missouri, Kan- OFFICIAL STATES CONTRA- BAND GOODS ARE SOLD OPENLY; SAYS STEWARDS SOLICIT ORDERS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 23.—In-| toxicating liquor is being sold| aboard ships owned by the United} States government, notably the Le- viathan, and stewards openly so- licit passengers for orders, it was charged in a statement made pub-| lic today by Captain W. H. Stay-| ton, national chairman of the as-| sociation against the prohibition amendment. A member of the association informed Captain Stayton that al- most any liquor. except beer could be purchased on a trip to Europe aboard the Leviathan, and that three men were kept busy mixing) drinks every night. COMPLETE PLANS FOR MERGING | OF RAILROADS DAY \OUTLINING FUTURE CPERATIONS (By Associated Presa) NEW YORK, July 23.—Plans for a great railroad merger in the southwest, combining the Kansas and Texas, and St. Louis stem, were com- sine of the Kansas City Southern direciors today. An will be made to the tatecmay voit ice com- mission to approve the plan of the| merger which will unite railroads with total asseis of approximately aix hundred million dollars, and a combined trackage of more than six thousand miles. HEAT AND STORM TAKE MORE LIVES | NEW ENGLAND AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES GET RELIEF (By Assortatcd Prean) ' NEW YORK, July 23.—De-| structive storms brought relief to- day to New England and the mid- die Atlantic states, but increased to three score the death toll from the heat wave that had piled up| new high temperature records. Within twenty four hours, fifty seven deaths were added by the heat and storm to Wednesday's toll of two score killed in the east | and midwest. Reports state that while making an inspection of the ruins of the} arsenal, Major General Lejune} made many coniplimentary re-| marks about Capt. Clarke. “(He was a splendid officer,” Gen, Le-| june is quoted as saying. | While Gen. Lejune was making | | his inspection a civilian employe, | who had worked for Capt. Clarke, | appeared with an armfual of me-/| }mentos. Among them were photo- | staphs of the captain’s smiling! | baby, a silver teapot and an army | FUNERALFOR MRS. J. SANDS| | SERVICES ARE HELD AT) MEMORIAL CHURCH THURSDAY } j The funeral service for Mrs. | KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1926. Jilted 9 Nobles; Gets Divorce Maxine Stressenreuter of St. Louis jilted nine European noblemen who courted her and married Gene Gordon Culver. 20-year-old son. of President Edwin R. Culver of the Culver Military Academy: but now she has been given’ a divorce after two years of married life. She says Culver made her carry home the groceries afoot while he used their auto to take other girls driving SHERIFF NILES BOAT WITH Suspect Psiaiias of Pittsburgh, known to the underworld as “George the Greek,” is being quizzed by detectives in connec- iion with the murder of Don Mel- let, Canton (0.) publisher. Psiatias admits being in the vicin- ity of Canton on ihe night of the murder, but denies knowledge of the crime. George BUCILLA PACKAGE SALE You have the opportunity to se- cure Bucilla Children’s Dresses, Buffet Sets, Vanity Sets, Scarfs, ete, at greatly See this line. THE GIFT SHOPPE 618 Fleming Street an ae ARRIVES ON NEGRO SLAYER ‘MONROE COUNTY OFFI- HIM PRACTICALLY NO H j yw ‘ Sheriff. Cleveland Niles arrived on the Tampa boat this morning from jw York, bringing with jhim Loréncio Ortego, alias A. | Dice, charged with killing his for- ‘mer sweetheart, Mercedes Car- mancha, and her escort, Manuel Jiminez, as they were walking along Whitehead stréet on the evening of Saturday, June 25, The circumstances surrounding the killing and the manner of ‘Dice’s escape are so well known locally that a repetition is un- necessary. Sheriff Niles saya that Dice gave him no trouble whatever on the way to Key West, but that the prisoner appeared downcast and talked frequently of committing suicide. The sheriff talked him out of the idea and encouraged him by. kind treatment and care- ful attention, he says. At the county jail this morning Dice looks as though he had been down with a long siege of serious illness. He speaks English poor- jly, and the first statement he made jwas to Deputy Sheriff Everett | Rivas, telling him that he had lost control of himself when he com- mitted the crime. He had loved the girl so much and had done so much for her; then the couple and laugh at him, until it became more than he could stand. On CIAL SAYS DICE GAVE, i | j reduced prices. ‘would sneer at him on the street| The Key West C For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTs RULER OF UNDERWORLD IN CHICAGO HEIGHTS SHOT 10 DEA MILTON BUDLONG MILLIONAIRE, IS GRANTED DIVORCE FORMER HEAD OF NEW YORK AGENCY OF PACKARD MOTOR CO. TO HAVE CUS- TODY OF CHILDREN (By Associated Press) PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 28.—Milton J. Budlong, mil- Honaire, New York and Newport resident, and former head of the New York agency of the Packard Motor Car Company, wag granted g divorce from Jessie Margaret Budlong in a rescript filed in the Newport superior court today by Judge Edward W. Blodgett. For nearly three years the Bud- longs have been before the public eye through a series of court ac- tions. Under terms of the reseript, the custody of three minor children, two sons anda daughter, remains with Mr. Budlong. The divorce was granted on the ground’ of extreme cruelty extend- nig over a long period of years. SUCCESSFUL USE OF ARC RECTIFIER NEW METHOD AS MEANS OF ‘BROADCASTING “IS GIVEN TRY-OUT AT ROLLINS COL- PLEGE STATION, oe: WINTER PARK, Fla., July 23. —What is déclaréd to be the first successful use of the mercury-arc; rectifier as a means of broadecast-| M. O. ing has beén accomplished by the Rollins College — station here, ac- cording to Director Markam. ». The rectifier was perfected, by! engineers of WDBO. and success- fully adapted by Max Green, Ir.,| son of the consulting engineer of the General Electric Company, | Charles Maxwell Green, Mr.| Markam stated: According « to the director, a} similar station as the local studio | in Massachusetts has conducted/ experiments with ‘he rectifier, but the local station is considered the | first to successfully adapt it for | Sroadeasting. The new mode will cut broad-| easting expenses practically in| half, Director Markam stated, is’ much more simple in operation, and makes less noise in transmis- sion than the apparatus now in General use, as well 2s increasing | the volume of sound. | j WEATHER NOITCE | The Weather Bureau iseued the! following sdvisery message at ten &. m. today: } Advisory, 10 A. M. Tropical) disturbance apparently central about sixteen north sixty four west moving west northwestward. | Caution advised all vessels bound east of longitude seventy five! south of latitude twen'y five. { (Signed) MITCHELL. The storm in question is 100; | added this year to fill HEAVY GALE CAUSES LOSS OF MANY LIVES STORM OF TORNADO PRO- PORTIONS IN NEW YORK STATE ALSO DAMAGES MUCH PROPERTY (By Ansoclated Preaat SYRACUSE, New York, July 23.—Tearing down through Madi- son, Chenango and Cortland coun- ties, a gale of tornado like propor- tions injured 38 persons and caused properiy damage estimated |at one million dollars, and left wrecked farm buildings and crops in its path yesterday afternoon, Thirty eight of the injured were pea pickers on @ farm near Earl- TH BY GANG PHILIP PIAZZA WEAL- THY OWNER OF ROAD HOUSES SLAIN LAST NIGHT (Dy Ansoctated Press) CHICAGO, July 23.—From the shadows of his own cafe four blocks from the police station, booze gangsters or vendetta slay- ere last night poured out a hail of lead that took the life of Philip Piazza, wealthy owner of two road houses in Chicago Heights, « suburb, The killers are believed to have been four or more who were in an automobile, and after firing a ville. Rain and hail fell in tor- rents. FEW FACULTY CHANGES MADE AT UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SPEAKING ADDED; HEADED BY J. S. BUCHANAN; OTHER ACTIVITIES MENTIONED (Ry: Agnociated Press) GAINESVILLE, July 23.—Very few changes have been made in the faculty of ihe University of Florida for next year, according ve Dr. Albert A. Murphree, presi- ent. Professor W. J. Matherly will head the School of Business Ad- ministration and Journalism, and will have as his assistant. in department, H. W. Gray, M. §. professor of accounting; »C. A. Curtis, professor of finance, and fe Phillips, assistant in econo- mics and foreign trade. These men will replace. Professors Sharp jand Cradit. No other changes have been made in that depart- ment. Elmer D. Hinkley will be assist- ant professor of psychology to suc- ceed Proféssor Connolly, resigned. Professor Hinkley is a former Flo- rida graduaie. Only one change has been made in- the chemistry department. Robert C. A. Goodman will fill the position of assistant professor of chemistry, made vacant by the res- ignition of Professor Otte. A new depariment has been long need, that. of public speaking. J. 8. Buchanan will head the depart- ment and coach the debating team. NOT COMPELLED TO MAINTAIN RAILROAD (ty Asnoctated Prensa) TALLAHASSEE, Fia., July 23. —-If common carriers of Florids are averse to accepting a gift in the form of a small private line, the Florida Railroad Commission knows of no law making such ac- ceptance mandatory, it was an- nounced at tha commission offices. The commission was in receipt of a letter from an industrial plant at Auburndale, advising that plans ‘ere under way for the construe- tion of @ private line to the plant, to be connected to the Sesboard Air Line, on one side, and the At- fusilade into the body of the cafe owner, who may have been mark- ed for death as the result of two other slayings in the suburb, dis- appeared in the darkness, “~ Piazza was known to the police as a ruler of the underworld in Chicago Heights, and was reputed to be pay off man for scores of alcohol cookers, It was in one of his cafes that prohibition agents discovered one of the largest stills on record, at the same time seizing 10,000 gal- lons of aleohol-and a 1,000 gal- lons of wine. ‘An audit of his books showed ho ERATIONS OVER PRE YEAR WASHINGTON, July 23. ceni developments in the co: tion industry virtually assure fillment of forecasts that tha amo: : of building operations | be handled this year will great or groster than the broe*ting volume es‘abl 1925. The total volume of coni awarded during the first months cf 1925 exceoded by £9 teen per cont the {gure for correspond.ng period of 1926, cording to statistics compiled y the Associated General 4 ors of Ameries. The total ni bar of building permits issued ing the first five months of year is only slightly below ths mark set in the same months @ & fiw 1926. While the volume of conti awarded and the number of mits issued during May both somewhat lower than the reached in April, the amount of construction under in June set a new record for | miles to the westward of Domin-/lentic Coast Line, on the other, for ~~" fea, approximately 1,359 miles'convenience in shipping to and a aaa] ‘agen of Key West. |from the plant. The line, an of- 1 sateen enntniaesinnn [ficial of the plant stated, would be | blouse, rumpled and grimy, but Juli i ——— ts r grimy, ia E. S ai ey | still bearing the double silver bars. | jate Gaal ecg roa ost a rae The workman had found them in} y ie ruins of the captain's home and | cig tok ea Row Memphis firm ultimately wins. At the trial of this case in Key ‘Wost this Fall, Judge H. Pierre month. This June figure was slightly below the highest record for any month end § Branning and Judge H. H. Taylor, of Miami, will represent L. Rauch & Company, and the Cuban firm will be represented by Attorney William H. Malone of this city. “JUST RECEIVED Shipment of Nice Bananas And Plantains | GEO. L KNOWLES | Simonton Street |] "Sea Horses.” iA was taking them to Mrs. Clarke. ° MUSEMENTS eeeccece MONROE THEATRE TODAY—Bob Custer in Rustling.” Also Vaudeville. “Man STRAND THEATRE TODAY AND TOMORROW— Al Roach Comedy. | SAN CARLOS TODAY AND TOMORROW— “Ahead of the Law.” Comedy—/ {“Hotsy Totsy.” Also Musical noon in the Ley Memorial Metho- | dist church, and was largely at- tended tended by relatives and friends. The pastor, Rey. E. L. Ley, conducted the service and vo- calists rendered some especially | selected songs for the occasion The floral offerings were protty/{) and profuse. The body was laid to rest in the city cemetery beside the grave of the late Charles C. Sands, hus- band of the deceased, who was buried on last New Year's day. STRIKER THROWS ACID OCALCUTTA—G. H. Coleman, a railroad official, was badly burn- ed by acid thrown at him by a striking Indian laborer. | AT CUBAN CLUB MAIN BOXING BO STADIUM TONIGHT BOUT DICK BAKER of Miami . VS. GUS REYES of Key West This Promises To Be The Best Bouts Of The Season GOOD SEMI-FINAL . FRANKIE ARMSTRONG of Miami ve. YOUNG FRANKS of Tampa STARTS PROMPTLY AT 8:30 ADMISSION $1.50 AND $1.00 T| WINS AUTO BY GUESS GLASGOW—Guessing exactly to an ounce the weight of a man, J. A. Conner won an automobile. eed New Novel Attractive Inexpensive KEY WEST DRUG CO i jturned over to one or both of the jtatlrosds. | The commission, it was stated jhere, can, efter consideration of| lressonsble conditions and terms, | force the carriers to make con-{ nections with private lines, bat it lcemnot compel the railroads to| take over the line and maintain it LAW" | the Sem Carles Theatre tedey and tomorrow. Also Comedy.