The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 2, 1926, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service The Key Be a Le Jest Citisen VOLUME XLVII. No, 181 Five Young Girls Meet Tragic Death When Train Hits Truck FORTY - TWO PERSONS LOSE LIVES IN PAST WEEK IN TRAFFIC AC- CIDENTS «By Associated Press) (ASSOCIATED PRESS HEAD- QUARTERS, Aug. 2.—Forty-two persons killed, and 278 = in- jured, was the traffic toll report- ed by 11 southern states during the past week. A survey conducted yesterday by the Associated Press revealed thet the total was four fatalities Jess, and 20 more than the toll of injured for the preceding week, six persons having been killed in grade crossing accidents. Five young girls, met tragic , deaths near Gastonia, N. C., yes- terday when a light truck in which they were riding was demolished by « fast passenger train of the Southern Railway, North Carolina led all southern states in the number killed, with 31, Florida second in fatalities with six, and Virginia third, with five. Florda led in injure with 66, the umusual number injured being ettribeted to the hurricane and at- tendant increased damage to traf- fie of all descriptions. eee eveee ee ee . eee ene . Le STATE ITEMS * eeee meee eer eee The total ‘area of the stace of Florida is 58,666 square miles while the total land area is 54,- 861 square miles, giving the state a total water arca of 3,805 square miles. In acres this amoun:s to 36,111,040 acres in land of which - 6,940,222 acres are in farm lands. . @n which there were 59,217 farms, fm 1925. In 1821 the counties of Escam- bia and St. Johns were estab- lished, while the following year the counties of Duval and Jack- son were created, causing several changes in Escambia and St. Johns counties. Alachua county was named from an Indian term meaning grassy or marshy. Hamilion county was named in honer of Alexander Hamilton; Franklin county for Benjamin Franklin, Gilchrist county for the late governor Albert H. Gilchrist At Canton This is Jake Sarkish, one of the| members of “Jumbo” Crowley’s| underworld gang at Cantgn, O., questioned by authorities in the search for the murderers of Don Mellet, publisher. REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN ALL INTERESTED: MAY NOW QUALIFY FOR GEN- ERAL ELECTION Registration books for Monroe county. were opened this morning by Supervisor of Reg’stration Jo- seph Roberts at his office in the; county court house. Mr, Roberis announces that the books will be. open during business hours on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday of each week until: October 9: This registration is for the gen- eral election ,next November. Any citizens who failed to qualify for the primary may now register for the general clection, and those who are already on the books be- fore the past primary but failed to pay their poll taxes, may now attend to their taxes and be quali- fied to vote in the general elec- tion. All voters who qualify to. vote in this registration, must register again vote in the next primary, Mr. Roberts says, since ‘he voting list in the general election. cannot be carried to the next primary. Supervisor Roberts stated this morning that ihe most of voters expected to qualify in this regis- tration are colored citizens, In time past, Mr. Roberts says, as many as 400 colored voters have qualified here for the general elec- tion, but he does not expect that many this time because quite a number have moved away. “Should any independent can- didates announce for county of- fice, it would probably accelerate registration somewhat between now and October 9,” Supervisor | fw tw. LIBERTY TEAM DEFEATS COAST GUARD BUNCH SHUT-OUT GAME PLAYED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT ARMY BARRACKS; SCORE 77TO0 The Liberty baseball team de- feated the Coast Guard players, completely shutting them out with a score of 7 to 0, yesterday afternoon. Battery for Coast Guards: Baeza pitched and B. Griffin was catch- er for six innings, with the same | pitcher and Talbot catching for the last three innings. Honk and Lucillo formed the formidable battery for the Liber- ties. Records of the game show 9 errors and 8 hits by the Coast Guards; 3 errors and 10 hits for Liberties. Batting average for Coast Guards; .205; for Liberties 233. Sunday afternoon brought an- other defeat for the Coast Guard outfit in a clash with the Regu- lars, the finat score being 7 to 4. Battery for Coast Guards: J. Griffin and B. Griffin; for the Regulars, Gray and Albury. There were 3 errors and 9 hits by the Coast Guards; 3 errors and 10 hits by the Regulars. Bases on balls off Gray, 0; off Griffin, 1; hit by pitched ball by Gray, 0; Griffin 2. A two-base hit by Frisky and a home run by Oscar Gonzalez in the third innngs did net seem to rattle the service boys; but when Gray secured a hit in the. eighth inning, followed-up by Lopéz with two-base shit auda-bunt ‘by Se- villa, it seemed to be, just too much for the Coast Guards, and they allowed three runs to come in, losing for them the game. Games scheduled for the pres- ent week: Tomorrow afternoon the Coast Guards meet the Liberties at 4:15 o'clock. Wednesday afternoon the Am- erican Legion will play the Coast Guard team at 4:15. Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock will be played the eagerly antici- pated game between the Bootleg- gers and Coast Guards. Ail games on the Army bar-/ racks diamond. COUNTY SALE OF PROPERTY COLLECTOR HOLDS AUCTION AT COURT HOUSE TODAY eoew Fights Calles ! | This is the Most Rev. Mora ¥ Del | Rio, archbishop of ithe Roman Catholic church in Mexico, who has. ordered all church services suspended because of the dispute with the Calles government. SCOUTS GIVEN BIG SEND OFF MRS. JULIA SWEETING RE- CEIVES TELEGRAM FROM SCOUTMASTER ‘ANNOUN- CING ARRIVAL Saturday marked the greatest day in the shor! history of troop ON SATURDAY) No. 4 Boy Scouts. All day long the boys were scen running here and there making preparations;to leave.that night for their encamp- merit at Clearwater, Fla. ab che MeRdquartéxs of the tro on Duval street, ‘wher, Scougmast- er Jenks made the troop inspec- tion, and after forming @ line of mareh they proceeded wp Duval :o Fleming to Grinnell Stréet and then to. the Fiorida East’ Coast depot, where a vast throng of re- latives and friends were awaiting their arrival. The boys made a wonderful showing as they marched to the boat, each pairo! in its own lin. with their scout master and assistant scout mas- ters in charge. Joe Jaycocks, the troop doctor was in line with his aids who were carzying a fully equipped “First Aid” kit donated o the troop by his mother Mrs. Clements Jaycocks, - Sr. When the call “All Aboard” was sounded each boy was on deck with his face wrathed in happy smiles, and amid farewells and good wishes for a pleasant and successful camp trip, the troop sailed away. Clearwater camp is | fully equipped and so located that the boys will be able to enjoy | swimming, fishing and all ‘other sports that go to make up the real | KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1926. For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS FOUR HUNDRED NASSAU RESIDENTS STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR FOLLOWING County Com Stee eee eeeenene * Effective today there will * be a change in the advertising * and circulation department of * The Citizen. Tra J. Moon, who has had * eharge of these departments * for more than three years, * has resigned to take charge * of The Artman Press, which * he has purchased from L. P. * Artman, former owner. * Mr. Moon’s place will be * taken by Bolivar T.. Recio,.* well-known local young man. * Mr. Recio speaks both Eng- * lish and Spanish and is liked * wherever he is known. He is * energetic and will devote his * entire time to the advertising * and circulation dpartments of * The Citizen. Mr. Recio will * appreciate the business and * professional men calling him * when advertising is desired. ANNOUNCEMENT * * . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * bd * * * *, * * eeeeeteeeeee eee Ousted At 6 o’clock each member oe William Faversham, noted actor. was chosen to piay the Christ in the } Hollywood (Calif.) Pilgrimage play and then was dismissed. Now he says he was hired only for publicity pur- poses, and is preparing to bring suit. This picture shows him made up to portray the character, PLAN SHOWER FOR TUESDAY AFFAIR TO BE GIVEN BY WOMAN’S GUILD OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH missioners - Attend Bridge Hearing MEMBERS OF WAR DE- PARTMENT BOARD ARE PRESENT AT CON- FERENCE HELD J. Otto Kirchheiner and Brax- ton Warren, representing the county commissioners, County At- torney William H. Malone and County Engineer Joseph N. Wat- kins, returned Saturday after- noon on the county boat Mayflow- attended a meeting of the Mate- cumbe people and the War De- partment Board, consisting of Major J. Miller and Major George E. Brown, relative to bridges at Upper and Lower Matecumbe. The residents of Upper Mate- ecumbe had petitioned the War Department that a series of open- ST ings be provided between Upper and Lower: Matecumbe, through |what is known as the Central Supply Fill, and two openings be- tween Windley Island and Upper Matecumbe. No decision was rendered by the representatives of the war de- partment as a result of this meet- ing, but Monroe. representatives consider that the. pleas offered were so logical that it is very prob- able that the petition will be sus- ‘ounty C Matter This Afternoon The Monroe county commission. ers are holding 8 special meeting ‘this afternoon at 4 o’clock for the purpose of ¢onsidering a com- munication received from C. A. Po Turner relative to the progress his firm is making in the matter of |securing finances for the con- structiori of the three toll bridges on the highway to the mainland. * * * MARRIAGE LICENSES * ee ee a) The records in the office of County Judge Hugh Gunn show | that the following licenses were | issued last week, all white cow- ples: George H. Holland to Rose E. Curry. B. M. Evans to Tillie Toolen. Carl Taylor to Sara J. Fine. | LONDON-John Dobney John- son has been. awarded at the age | of 20 a degree of Doctor of Philo- er from Matecumbe, where they’ eee eee eee eae eee Backs Norris Lloyd P Bloodworth, grand dragon of the Texas Ku Klux Kian, has de- clared his whole-hearted support of the Rev J Frank Norris, Fort Worth Bapust minister. who rocent- ly. shot a man to death tn his study. Bloodworth 1s said to be aligning the Klan back of Norris, |MANY COLOR COMBINATIONS IN AUTO CARS TO SELECT BETTER DE- SIGNS IN FUTURE In the future Cadillac owners will be given their choice of 500 color combinations, (50 body types, and scores of individual up- holstery designs, according to word received here today from the Cadillac factory vy wxewis Motors Incorporated, dealer for this territory. The information was received in form of an Anniversary An- nouncement for the new Cadillac introduced one year ago which ‘since has broken all sales records jin the fine car field. During the * | past twelve months Cadillac sales the world over have shown an in- erease of 27.5 percent over the preced ng year, In offering ‘he public 50 body types and 500 color combinations Cadillac offic’als believe they have. pioneered the greatest auto- motive advancement since devel- opment and introduction of the famous V-type, eight-cylinder motor twelve years ago. It is | now possible, they pointed out, | for every car owner to express | his or her own individuality in their possession, getting away from standardization in appear- HURRICANE. lorricuaL LIST OF DEAD AS RESULT OF STORM IS PLACED AT 126 PERSONS (by Associated Press) MIAMI, Aug. 2.—The Bahama Islands, a scene last week of pent-up fury of a tropical hurri- cane, today had recorded “ the death of 126 persons, and the ab- sence of 400 others ‘Whose where- abouts are unknown. Approximately 100 vessels were jlost in the tropical storm- which tewsih that section, and the storm- strewn property damage has be2n placed at over $8,000,000. Most of the vessels lost were those of the sponge fleet, all of |which set out for the sponge grounds three day§* priot which | swept down on the capital city ‘and surrounding islands on Sunday |to the terrific hurricane night. : There were a large number of buildings, both business and resi- dential structures, damaged to {great extent in the city of Nas- sau, while a number of smaller » vessels in the harbor were tossed about and partly wrecked as a re- sult of the heavy seas raging for several days. r At Bimini two church _ strite- tures-were demolished, while the | government radio plant was put out of commission, with trees be- ing uprooted and blown down in practically all parts of the island. Olfer Up Prayers For. Religions Problems Throughout Mexico A special invocation was made jat the evening service in Saint |Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic {church in Key West last evening ‘at which time fervent prayors |aseended. from every Catholic {church in America, praying for divine guidance and aid in the so- luticn of the great problem now confronting the church and the government officials in Mégiéo,”~ The prover for relief «in. the tense sifuat-on in Mexico waw'fol- lowed by the rosary, litany. of the |Blessed Virgin Mary and bene- jdiction of the blessed sacrament. *. en Hardee county for ex-Gov- ernor Cary A. Hardee, who now lives in Live Oak, Jefferson coun- ty got its name from Thomas Jef- ferson and Jackson county for Andrew Jackson, the first milita- ry governor of Florida. camp life, and it is safe to say that the boys will come back with many wonderful stories to tell, fe a and eager .o work up for the next The: following. program, will “be! mene encampment, _Scout-| fendered at the shower to be giv-| master Jenks has promised to; en by the Woman’s Guild of St. | keep the parents of the boys and|Paul’s parish tomorrow evening those interested, posted as to the! at the Parish Hall for the furn-| | doings of the boys, and from time | } io time the Citizen will publish} articles from the letters received} from him: } The following telegram has! Reading—Emil Sweeting. been received by Mrs. Julia! Vocal Solo—Mrs. B it- | Sweeting, scout mother for troop| . °°! Sole—Mrs- Beulah Kit-| No. 4 Boy Scouts, which left here | “Re?- | Reading-——Mrs, Ted Bailey. Saturday night on the steamship} Governor Cobb for Tampa en-, Vocal Solo—Edmund Curry. route to Clearwater. Fla. | Vocal Duet—Mrs. Raphael Sol-/ |ano and Miss Dorris Johnson. Tampa, Fla., Aug. 1, 1926, Mrs. Julia Sweeti ee eee Key| Cocal Solo—Mrs. James Rob- ey j ) erts, 1207 Georgia Street, Violin Solo—Henry Owens. ac- West, Fla. Arrjved safe and all are well.| rs x companied on the piano by Noel Cook. ' MR. JENKS. . 4 The ladies of the Woman's! Miss Sara J. Fine Guild assure a good time for one And Carl Taylor Are and all who attend this enjoyable 5 shower, which is being given for | pages of the paper. Married On Satarday) tne venett of the tectery turn. “Scarface Al” Caponi, alleged}. The list starts on page four, Cari Taylor and Miss Sara J. ishings fund, and delicious re-)head of a Chicago bootlegging| concluding on page eight, and : freshmenis will be served through- | syndieate, surrendered to federal! should be read by all interesied Fine, both of Key West, were | out the evening. officers there on a liquor con-/ in tax matters. junited in marriage Saturday af- | i j jterneon. by County Judge Hugh —_—— spiracy charge and was prompily Mountain,’ a Western picture.) ®HOUR DUEL WITH FISH GOLD HOARD IN ROOF i ! . | }Gunn in his office at the county | pratoeees vei ao oc: and mosiedl!” YB. Gcotland-—Jobn Girdwpod |court house. DUBLIN—Gold coins worth! State’s Attorney. William H. Me | TOKIO—Experiments are now SAN CARLOS - |struggled for eight hours to land! Ralph Fine, father of the bride, |$1,685 were found in the roof of | Swiggin. He admitted knowing |being made in thé vaccination uf | TODAY—“The Man From Lone SAN CARLOS THEATRE « salmon he hooked in the River and Jose G, Piodela were witness |a cottage being demolished at|the slain officer, but denied ail silkworms against bacterial dis-| Mountain.” Also vaudeville. TODAY Deon, but the fish escaped. ‘es to the ceremony. Eglish, County Tyrone. knowledge of his murder. easés. Preliminary Hearing... . | For Negro Prisoner To Be Held On Tharsday sophy by London University. PRODIGY Roberis stated, ance. The new vanity cases are leath- fer enclosed, being included as j equipment on both standard and custom closed cars. Built-in | ights iluminate beard and trans-; ' The annual auction sale of prop- erty for delinquent taxes in Mon-/ roe county was conducted at the | ebunty court house today, com-! mencing at the noon hour with Tax Collector William F. Maloney acting in the capacity of auc- tioneer. | The parcels of real estate in King George of Great Britain | which interested parties were pres- is 61 years ‘old and works about jent were first offered for sale ten hours a day. He frequently |and disposed of to the highest and makes his own morning cup of best bidders. All property listed tea. }for sale and fer which no bids dtibensis |were offered was bunched and_ Chieago is to have an office |knocked off on the Treasurer of | building with twin towers 519 feet [the State of Florida, either to be- high and containing 42 floors. [come the property of the state or | ~ |be redeemd by the owners. While Alan Cobham, a British| More than 1,000 parcels of land javiator, was flying over the king- were listed in this delinquent tax jdom of Irak, his mechanician was Sale, representing mostly key acre- jkilled by a bullet fired by an'age and small holdings on the | | Arab. jkeys. Tax Collector Maloney states that the entire tax Lieutenant-Colonel K. A. Plimp-|Toll of the city of Key West was ton of London has married Miss only affected by the sale to the Kathleen O'Regan, with whom he |extent of about 7 or 8 per cent. fell in love the first time he heard} On account of the large num-) her voice over a telephone. ber of parcels of land to be dis-/ posed of the sale was necessarily | LONESOME extended through tomorrow. “Chicken Fed.” Also vaude.|. S°¢ “The Man From Lone ville. Peeecececeeersesscsecees INTERESTING NOTES Surrenders The preliminary trial aetna | mission lock, doing away with the| Dice, alias Lorencio | glare usually Fused by ordinary | charged with killing his sweet dash board lamps. | heart and her escort. in this city | Never before, according tolon the night. of June 26, is set sales records maintained by the| for hearing tomorrow morning be- Cad‘Hac Motor Car company, has| fore Justign of the Peace Rogelio _ a car been received with such| Gomez at 10 o'clock. wide enthusiasm az the New Ced-| Dice was arraigned before iliac. During the first eight Judge Gomez last Thursday and months of production sales more) entered # plea of not guilty, when than doubled those of all other! the preliminary was postponed un- moor cars in thin field | til tomorrow morning. An © ime | City’s Delinguent Tax far Soaring of the cose TOU List Appears In Today's | — Issue of The Citizen In today's issue of The Citizen | | will be found the city’s delinquent | tax list for the year 1925, which | | takes up a space of almost five China has 20 native companies producing moving picture films. The white population of Paln Beach county in 1925 was givep by the state census as 24,024 of which number 12,507 were men and 11,517 were women. In 1920 the population was 13,042, showing an increase of 10,982 or 64.7 per cent. ishings of the rectory: Reading—Lilla Crittenton. Vocal Solo—Sam Goldsmith. | | | | | CANDY BRIBE FAILS CHICAGO—A policeman who arrested Nathai Abrams for speeding testified Abrams had of- fered him a box of candy “to for- eeevcecenceseccece MONROE THEATRE TODAY — Evelyn Brent — in “Queen 0’ Diamonds.” Comedy—' VACCINATE SILKWORMS i