The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 12, 1926, Page 1

| AMERICAN-BRITISH AGREEMENT FORMED AGAINST RUM RUNNING Associated Press Day Wire Service ~ VOLUME XLVII. No. 190. GENERAL ANDREWS RE- TURNS FROM ENG- LAND FOLLOWING ’ NEGOTIATIONS (By Associated Pi NEW YORK, A: 12.— Rum Row faces immediate ex- tinction, with the bootleg; having been dealt a most sev- ere blow in the sale of their home products through an American-British to curb rum-running in the opinion of General Lincoln C. Andrews, who has just return- ed from England where he negotiated the agreement. This alliance formed be- tween the two nations will be the means of making it a mat- ter of great difficulty to con- tinue operations which have been carried on in the past. BRIGHT OUTLOOK \ IN BUSINESS CONDITIONS INCREASED ACTIVITIES ARE LOOKED FOR IN NORTHERN _ AND SOUTHERN STATES, REPORTS INDICATE” ~ \ agreement (By Asnoetnted Prox) LAKELAND, Fila., Aug. 12.— Business throughout the country is now generally good with pros- pects for increased business dur- ing the coming fall and winter both in the northern and south- ern states and especially in Flor- ida, according to W. 8. Moore, of this city, president of the Florida Retail Clothiers Association, whe has just returned from an ex- tended tour of the north and east. On his trip Mr, Moore visited Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, New York and other points. He states that he found travel the heaviest on trains tn for Florida and points to the fact that he found little difficulty in getting Pull- man reservations on any trains ex- cept those coming to Florida. Ac- cording to Mr. Moore, he had to; Second Choice Votes | Necessary To Elect ADOPTS ANTI- [CONTESTS ARE CON. KLAN PLATFORM] DUCTED IN sTATE oF ALABAMA AND OTHER SECTIONS GOVERNOR FERGUSON LINES) UP FORCES FOR CAMPAIGN (By Associated Press) | BIRMINGHAM, Aug. (Ry. Andecinted Preesi. | Second choice votes will ke neces- DALLAS, Aug. 12.—The sec-| sary, it is expected, to determine ond Texas primary campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination gained headway today as Governor Miriam Ferguson mobilized her followers on an anti Ku Klux Klan platform in her attempt to defeat Attorney General Dan Moody. The leaders of the Moody faction have been invited to attend a mass meeting here Saturday. ATROTARY CLUB | |John H. Bankhead, but lacked a |elear majority over his four op: | 12.— the winner in the contest for and ,govérnor in the | Alabama Democratic primary ‘at | senator the leading candidates lack clear majorities after two-thirds of the | precincts in the state have been! | tabulated, | Hugo Black, candidate for the senate, had a margin of 15,000; MANAGER OF CIGAR FIRM MAKES IMPORTANT AN- NOUNCEMENT ponents. Bibb Graves, candidate for gov- ernor, maintained a lead of 3,80( | | over his nearest opponent, Charle: | } Milton Russell, manager of the | 5. MeDowell. . local branch of Thompson & Co., | Cigar manufacturers,-was a guest | MARTINEAU IS at the Rotary Club luncheon to-;| LEADING TERRAL, incidental d-some~| + peel Ss lee of yids ie | LITTLE ROCK,” Alig. “12.— fore the Club, He read commun-|Judge John E. Martineau was ications from the officers-of the leadi : company stating that the factory | !esding. Governor. Tom J. Terra’ did not have sufficient demand by approximately 20,000 votes in for the higher grade cigars now | 1, fe being manufactured to justify the ‘he primary race for the Demo. The Key West C For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1926. BOOSTING STRONG FOR BRIDGES. “The sentiment today is practically unanimous in favor of the bridges,” an influential citizen was heard to remark this morning, who said, “any fellow who opposes the ques- tion in the referendum Tues- day will find himself tremend- ously alone, for the town is alive with the spirit of prog- ress and a determination to see Key West go forward and come into her own.” “Vote for Bridges and Prosperity,” big placards say in every conspicuous place in the city, and in almost every automobile large cards cry out “Yes; I’m for Bridges.” Every man, woman and ¢hild in the city seems imbued with the spirit, and are loud) in favor of the bridge proposal. “There is less opposition to the bridge contract than any question ever voted on in Monroe county,” another lead- ing citizen said today. He says there are only two class- es that are opposing the Tur- ner contract, and taat they are so few in number as not to command ‘notice. One is the honest objector, who real- ly believes in his position. The other fights the measure purely for personal reasons, for selfish gain. But they are few in number.” BANK CASHIER SHOOTS BANDIT PRESENTS CHECK AT _ IN.) STITUTION SIGNED JOE. TRACY CATHOLICS AND GOVERNMENT TROOPS — CLASH PRICE FIVE CENTS MEXICO; MANY | Leon: Trotzky, former Russian minister of war, and one of the chief | figures in the original revolution that put the Bolsheyiks in power, (By Associated Press) OCALA, Aug. 12.—One bandit was seriously wounded, and an-! other fled after a pistol battle this’ morning with H. .W. . Hoffman}; eashier of the Bank of Citra. | The wounded man was taken to, a hospital where physiciens said he may die. Hoffman was alone in the bank when the bandits entered, one of, them presented a check signed Joe! necessary overhead expense. ‘eratic gubernatorial nominatior In order to keep thai branch) going, as at present, the factory) desires to manufacture a cigar to’ early today. { Tracey.. As Hoffman logked up} he faced a revolver. The ‘cashier dropped behind a counter, drew a revolver, and started shooting when one of the bandits | is reported the moving influence behind the present rvolt in Russi« 1 ive: Men Entombed In Mine Lieutenant Commander George B, Graham Is Leaving On Trip | | sell for 5c, competing with the DISQUALIFIED IN dropped: Lieutenant Commander George {northern machine made product. COURT HEARING. | This cigar would be of sirictly domestic tobacco, and the price i paid the cigar maker would be (Ry Associated Pron) several dollars per hundred less} ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 12.— than is paid for the other brands. City judge pro tem, Charles W.! | “However,” Mr. Russell said, “we Jennings disqualified himself 5. to the floor. The other rushed, RB Graham, U. from the building. Sheriff Thomas was notified and left for the scene with depu- ties and bloodhounds. reserve force, is ‘leaving over the Flagler ateni| this evening for Miami, where he/| jwill join the U. S. S. Borie for a| training cruise of about fifteen| could offer employment to those in’ MAKE SEARCH FOR court here when attorneys for A /not so skilled in the trade, or if COU". ther factories chonid clot ter,.{E- Dickson, charged with speed-| other factories should close tem-|, aad . parutilj, 2we’ Gould: ‘give -work:on ing, presented a petition, alleging) the lower grade of cigars which the judge to be prejudiced and not iwould enable the cigar maker to | having lived the required length; make something instead of loat-|°f time in the city to be a qualified | STOLEN JEWELRY (Ry Asxocinted Press) NEWPORT, R. I., Aug. 12— Private detectives joined with servants of the Vanderbilt estate wait two days in order to get a| ing.” Pullman for Florida and he was then compelled to accept reserva- tions for Jacksonville only. “Times through the north and east are generally good,” asserted | Mr. Moore, “and the volume of trade in the clothing business is well maintained. The prospects are good for the autumn and win- ter.” Business will be good in Florida this winter and traffic into the state by rail and motor will be large. Railroad men in New York told me that travel to Flor- ida was greater this summer than last summer and that advance listings indicated an unprecedent 4 rush southward from this time on. TWO KILLED IN PISTOL FIGHT (Ry Associated Preany DETROIT, Aug. 12.—Two men were ghot to death, and three other persons wounded, one of them a woman, in a pistol fight in ® cafe here today. AMUSEMENTS MONROE THEATRE TODAY—Warner Bros. pre sents “The Gilded Highway.” Also vaudeville. SAN CARLOS TODAY—"“The Virginian Ont- cart.” Comedy—"Hug Bur.” Also Harry Cordray’s Minstrels. | It seems that the local regulat- ing committee of the cigar makers union have not agreed to include | the lower grade cigar in the car- tabon, or scale of prices for cigar making. The matter was referred to the Chamber of Commerce, with the | |up by that body. |. J. Lancelot Lester was initiated the Club by Dr.. Wm. R. War- n. His classification is corpor- aiion law practice, | Sebastian Cabrera was present | Again today after an extended va- | cation. | seein ‘PRISONERS REFUSE TO PERFORM WORK (Ry Asvee: m | TALLAHASSE "la, Ans, 12. |—When notified that eight white jeounty prisoners in Orange county has refused to work, the prison bureau instructed that they be put on one half pound of bread with water daily, until they signified their intention of working. The bureau was also notified of the escape at Quincy of Will Her ris, sentenced from Calhoun coun ty Mz breakin, { jin | rei | | } 4, 1926, to three years for and entering. request that the matier be taken | |voter as prescribed by section |9866 of the special act of the legis- ‘lature of 1923. The, judge stated that he hac |resided in Orlando since last Janu- ary. He says that he disqualified himself because he, wanted every man to feel that he was receiving a fair trial. Kee eee eee ee eeas * FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH . * . le . . . See ee eee eee eee Sages of superstition ever, where today are broadcasting a solemn warning to people to look out for their safety, lock up the Iack eats and secrete every ani- jmal and object that usually por- jtends bad. Iuck, accidents and calamities, for tomorrow is Fri. day the Thirteenth. Those in Key West who believe in the superstition concerning Friday as atv unlucky day and the nomber 13 a vehicle of the jinx will carefully watch their steps tomorrow for fear some dire mis- fortune may befall them. ;} But this is the last Friday the Thirteenth on the calendar of 1 that the superstitio’ souls may be assured of im- ro munity from bed luck from that See e for the rest of the year, HARRY CORDRAY And His MINSTRELS At The SAN CARLOS THEATRE ,, TODAY BURGLAR HANGS SELF BELFAST.—Accused by his v of burglary, Daniel Mc’ ick hanged himself while a al, here today in a search for a | jewelry box mysteriously stolen at |a dinner party last Saturday. Some lof the missing jewels have been ‘found. | All of the stolen property is re- | ported to be worth $100,000. days. Four officers and 45 men) vill join the vessel there. | The first stop will he made at! New York and the second at New-| | port,, Rhode Island. The Borie will| |then join the Atlantic fleet for! maneuvers. | MINISTER’S SON BANDIT | LEICESTER, Eng.—Arthur S. Longstaff, son of a clergyman, was sentenced to prison for holding up a branch of Barclay’s Bank. Regarding The Toll, Bridges WHY THE COUNTY WOODEN The approximate cost of wooden bridges would be $1,000,900 The following items would represent the emounts to be paid out by the County every year Interest @ 6 per cent Sinking fund @ 4 per cent Maintenance @ 4 per cent Operation Insurance and Advert Yearly Total The above figure is $72,000 in excess of the amount we are asked to guarantee for concrete bridges, bridges would be rotted out in from five to ten years if not carried away by a hurricane before that time. VOTE CARRY THE REFERENDUM 160 PER CENT SHOULD NOT BUILD BRIDGES $240,000 160,000 160,000 72,000 40,000 $672,000 and wooden X YES 900000000 000000000909000000000000000000000000800000000000) Are Rescued OPERATIVES TAKEN FROM HUDSON MINE AFTER MUCH EFFORT BY WORKMEN (By Associated Press) SALEM, Ky., Aug. 12.— Three of five men who had been imprisoned in the Hud- son Mine since last Thursday were brought out alive today, to given out by mine officials. according information The working crews are still continuing in their efforts to rescue the others who be- came entomLed in a recent cave-in during a time when operations were being carzied on in the mine. SALEM, Avg. 12.—All five miners imprisoned by the cave. at Hudson Mine last Thursday were brought to the surface alive this morning. Randolph Cobb was the first to reach the top of the shaft, and was followed by Roy James, George Castiller, U. B. Wilson, and Harry Watson Cas- tiller, who was delirious and suf- fering with pneumonia. The others were in a jovial mood as they were greeted by relatives and nd friends. The miners said they bad pever iven up hope of rescue, that they had four matehes which they arefully conserved by burning heir miners lamps, but finally heir supply of matches and oil gave out and they were in dark- ness. They did not know how long y had been imprisoned, having lost all sense of time with the ex- ception of Castiller, The men were euffering only from weakness due to lack of food t t success following the sinking of a second shaft in order to reach the victims of the cave-in. _|remarked . when speaking of the COAST GUARD VESSELS ARE RETURNING HERE FLEET IS DISPATCHED TO SCENE OF BATTLE AT SEA BETWEEN SEVERAL FAC- TIONS The expedition of Coast Guard} boats sent Sunday night by Capt. John G. Berry, in command of the Gulf Division of the service here, to the scene of the reported battle between rum-running boats and hi- jackers off St. Augustine, are re- ported as being on their return voyage to Key West. Some of the vessels reached Miami last night and report very unfavorable weather conditions, This may re- tard their progress and delay their arrival here until sometime dur- ing tonight or Friday. On their way down the boats will keep a lookout for signs of hijackers and their craft, but it is believed that their two unsuccess- ful engagements and perhaps the loss of two members of their gang will have dampened their ardor. and that they are now skipping over the sea New York bound. In the Coast Guard news story published here, Capt. Berry's name was erroncously given as “George.” That was wrong. Hie name is “John G. Berry,” as is well known. ‘I have never had an alias,” Capt. Berry jokingly error; and excused the mistake on the grounds that mistakes as well las accidents will occur in the best of families. Bayspring Arrives At Jacksonville Today | With Scouts On Board, The U. S. S. Bayspring, which left Key West Tuesday morning |with 41 Boy Scouts and six offi-| ‘cers of Troop 5 aboard, arrived! jat Jacksonville at 9:20 this mern-| FATALITIES TWO PRIESTS ARE EXECUTED FOLLOW- ING ALL DAY. BAT- TLE (By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY, Aug. 12.—Two Catholic priests, and between 27 and 37 Catholic citizens, were ex- ecuted after an all-day battle be- tween government troops and Catholics in the town of Zahuaaye, according to reports issued by Archbishop Leopold Flores. The bishop estimated that 50 persons were killed in the battle, and the prelate also reported dis- in Acambare, where two government engineers were killed du orders occurring g the rioting. FEDERATION OF LABOR NEUTRAL WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—The work of the American Federation of Labor in the republic of Mexico has been confined exclusively te economic and industrial affairs, » policy of non-interference in the religious controversy having been unced by officials of the or- ganization. ‘President William Graan anid: |We regard the domestic and in- eee policies of another nation a part of their own problems. and whatever wrong may exist and whatever injustice may be prac: iced can only be remedied by the people who make up the nation.” Two-Stery Building. On Simonton Street : . ling, aceording to official. report! Strack By Lightning lreceived at the office of Captain} — McNeely, commandant of the} The recently remodeled and iseventh naval disfrict. \nicely painted two-story building From Jacksonville the boys and|at the corner of Greene and Si- j officers will be conveyed by mo-|monton streets, formerly operated |torcade to St. Augustine, wher€/.s 4 rooming house by Mra. |they will take boats for Anastasia| Island to spend two weeks on} |their annual encampment. Train Accident Occurs | |this morning. Davies, was struck by lightning during the vivid electric storm and deluge of tain about 8 o'clock The lightning first struck the observation tower at the extreme | Tuesday Night On | i . 4 op of the building, cour#¥ifig™to Line of F. E. C, Ry.|txe rest thengh the tek. tae 1 The rescue workers met with) forming the publie that complaints on the equalization and revision) of the 1926 tax roll would also) be heard at the meeting tonight. BIRTHS DROP IN BRITAIN LONDON.—Births in England and Wales are the lowest recorded | rince 1919. i | knocking eff moulding strips “of day to the effect that the morn pipe into the earth with: blind- jing train was delayed owing to iz brilliance. | was not the case, inasmuch os ad-/ 1 the odor of hein vices from Vero Beach state that |» air was very © per- lrouthbound Havana Special war| The extent of the damage to the derailed near Oslo, which caused building has not been determined. the afternoon. The special was proceeding un: } FOR WRIT OF ERROR the freight train which had not | leared the main line while pass- Sey hesowetes Pusan’ pagearae pel ena nin.| BEVERLY FARMS, Mass, Aug, ured in the accident, however. ;Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes today denied application Will Meet Tonight : —- = attorney ‘or heesd In Regular Se Whittemore under sentence of convene in regular session tonight! of a Marylard penitentiary at 8 o'clock. As is customary at’ cuard, day right in each month, the time will be principally devoted to WARNER BROS. and looking into business detailz.' Presents Legal notices have been pub- J. Stuart Blacktos production with Derothy Devore, John | Reports were given out yester-|the cornie>. it then flashed down road washout up the state, whic! g in the vicinity of the engine and baggage car of the | ceptible. the train to arrive here late es 58 REQUEST | DENIES REQUES'’ der slow orders when it struck! ing into a siding. No one was in- |12.—United States Supreme County Conmis joners for a writ of error made by the The county commissioners will death at Baltimore for the kitting the meetings on the second Thurs- checking up depositery accounts lished by the commissioners in | “The Gilded Highway” Harron. A romance of eudden