The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 16, 1926, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service The Key West | VOLUME XLVII. No. 193. K KEY WEST, FLORIDA, Life Sketch of Turner In. [DEATHTOLL = “Who’s Who In America” : e VALUABLE DATA con.| CERNING BRIDGE PRO. | MOTER IS PUBLISHED HEREWITH © | | C. A. P. Turner, of Minneapolis, | Minn., who is spending some, time | in Key West in connection with} the plans for the cgnstruction of | the toll bridges for the over-sea' highway to the mainland, is rec-| ognized by “Who's Who in Amer-| iea?” with the following sketch of | bis life and data concerning his| career up io the time the book]. went to press. Who's Who In America Turner, Claude Allen Porter, | consulting engr., b. Lincoln, R. L.,| duly 4, 1869; John M. and Eliza | beth (Darling) T.; C. E., Lehigh U., 1890; m.-Mary E. Burns of | Columbus, 0., June 6, 1894.) With N..Y. & N. E. Ry., 1890-1;/ Edgemore Bridge Co. of Wilming-| ton; asst. engr. Columbus Bridge | Co., 1898, Berlin Bridge Co., 1894- 5; asst. eng. Pottsville Iron & Steel | Co., 1896; Gillette-Herzog Co., Minneapolis, Minn., 1897-1900;| eng. Western Construction Dept. American Bridge Co., Minneapolis, | 1901; consulting practice Minne-| apolis. 1901; originator of first suc-| cessful system of flat slab floors) of reinforced concrete, known as! the “Mushroom System,” of which | the earlies; example was the John- | #on-Bover bldg. Minneapolis, 19065] mem. Soc. C: E.; Am. Soc: M. E.; { Am. Soe. Testing Materials; clubs, Winners't will greet the people of excellent chief of Key West Tem-| Galhoun | Key Wes! over the. footlights at! theatre for the first | Minneapolis Athletic, Commercial. Author; Concrete! steel construction, 1914; (H. T.| Eddy)* Concrete Stevl Construc- tion, 1914; Elasticiiy and Strength | ef matefials, 3 vols. published. | Contbr. numerous papers and art-| icles in Tech. Jour. and Proc. and Trans. Of Engring. Socs>Designer | of Georgia and Harris viaduct | Vaneouyer, B. C., the Mo. River ige between Bismark and Man- dan, N. D., series of arches over | the St. Croix for, the Soo line, | Aerial bridge at Duluth, Minn.,| engr. of bridge connecting Snel-| ling and Mando‘a over the Minn. | t MONROE COUNTY IS “ALL SET” FOR - REFERENDUM All is set for the referen- dum. tomorrow, called by the county commissioners to get an expression from the free- holders of the city and coun- ty on the matter of a willing- ness upon the part of the peo- ple to guarantee the interest upon the money required for the construction of the toll brid, in the highway to the mainland. A legal notice appears else- where in this issue of The ; | Citizen which gives the voting... place for each precinct ana . states names of officers who will be in charge of each poll. The election will open and close at the usual hours. The number qualified to vote in the city is 1,225, and it is predicted thai a large percent- age of them will participate in the referendum tomerrow, for interest in the outcome is intense. New Company To Make Appearance At Monroe Theatre Tonight P. A. Phelps with his splendid company of players, the ‘Derby the Mon time t ening, having come to the city for an engagement of two weeks, \ Manager Fleitas says he is ij deed fortunate to secure tt widely: complimented by the press and public gl} along the line. The Derby Winners: ;haxe large company of ¢léver tainers, featuring musical novel- ties, song hits, ‘specialties;. tep- notch Comedians and a preity chorus of fast stepping ponies. s|rive in Key West on Friday after- superb company, which has been | |cal temple in an official capacity. 200n -oveF the East Coast from/ stree‘, accompanied by her daugh-j ler System. MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1926. — @ecccceerevevesseceree Personal IN ACCIDENTS at jand other points, returned to. the | jeity Saturday afternoon over the SURVEY CONDUCTED SHOWS | East Coast. taal ee hater Mma Miss Mary McNamara’ was INJURED IN SOUTHERN {among the passengers leaving | i ; Saturday night on the steamship sd feed Governor Cobb for Tampa where she will visit with relatives for several weeks. t (My Axsocinted Press) ATLANTA, Aug. 16.—Traffic |aceidents in eleven southern states took a death toll df 53 lives and in- |jured 303 persons during the last en days, it was revealed in a survey condueted yesterday by) yy. Mary Bethel, accompanied the Associated Press. — by her two grandchildren, Anna The total represents an increase and Mary Louise de Boer, were of 12 persons killed and 27 per-|agyivals in the city yesterday af- sons injured over the total fatali-|t@tnoon over the East Coast from alae : Miami where they had been spend ing several weeks’ Visit. Chas. H. Ketchum, who had been on a short visit to Miami and other points up the East Coast, returned to the city yesterday af- ternoon over the Flagler System. |ties and injuries reported the week previous. : Four of the fatalities were from) Miss Maude Welen was included grade crossing accidents, two in jn the arrivals here yesterday af North Carolina and one each in ternobn over the East Coast from Georgia and Tennessee. Miami, and will spend a visit here North Carolina reported a death | with relatives. toll of 12 persons, Georgia had! eight killed, ,while Florida and Tennessee had seven each. Miss Vitginia~ Sheppard, who had been spending several weeks Florida led the group in the visiting in Miami, returned to the number of persons reported in- city Saturday afternoon over the jured, with 54, while Louisiana East’ Coast. was second with, 40 and Georgia } |third with 37. Bert Quinn, after spending \Officer of Pythian Sisters To Pay Visit Meigs Josephine) Arnold seen’ To Key West Friday ca to the city Saturday afternoo = over the East Coast from Miami most where she had been spending ternoon over the East Coast. Mrs. Louise Thompson, ple No. 20, Pythian Sisters, is in' receipt of a telegram from Mrs..after spending a while visiting in Adella Molnar, district ‘grand chief of, the fifth district turned to the city Saturday after- |of the Florida organization of noon over the Flagler System. the order, stating that she will ar- George Arnold was included in noon, August 20, to visit the lo- the arrival here Saturday after- ‘All members of the order are Miami and other points up..the sested to he it at> the » Coast here, he had en ey *” meeting té ke held to-|®Péhding” several weeks’ a + night, when practice of the degree | i FOR PAST WEE | George “Perpall, who had beeny - {spending a while visiting at Miami several weeks visiting in Miami, | returned to the city Saturday af-| Mrs. Harold Cates and children, deputy Miami and surrounding points, re- | iMention Ray Elwood, accompanied by his daughter, Jennie, will leave on the Governor Cobb Tuesday night for Tampa, St. Petersburg {and Gulf Port for a visit with | Mr. Elwood’s mother, and other relatives. They will be away for about three weeks. Miss Texas Welch, accompan- | ied by her mother, and sister, Mrs. | Naggerson, who had-been spend- |ing a while visiting in Tampa, re- | <urned to the city this morning on |the steamship Governor Cobb. * | | Engene G. Ashe has arrived in |Key West from a-.trip up the ;country, and wil Iremain here for a few days before proceeding to ‘his home in Cuba. | William Sawyer, son of Mr. and I Mrs. J. F. Sawyer, was’ a passen- \ger TIeaving yesterday afternooh over the East Coast en route to points up the extension. | L. V. Waldron, connected with | the Florida East Coast Railway | Company at Deerfield, left over ; the Flagler System yesterday af+ | ternoon following several days’ | visit in Key West. * | Carl Currry, formerly employed tat Key West by the Western Union | Telegraph Company, who arrived | here recently fram New York, left | yesterday afternoon over the East | Coast for Miami and other points up the state, | Captain Eugene Demerritt was a passenger leaving yesterday over the East Coast for points up | the extension, where ‘he will re- | main for a few days’ visit. { Leonard Guerro, son of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Guerro, was a” pas- | senger leaving yesterday after- oon over the East Coast for Mi- mi and other points up the East where he will spend several visit. * Mrs. B. A. Johnson of Francis | ter, who had heen making a motor trip through various parts of ‘thet. country, accompanied by Mr. John- ‘staff and officers will be held, at |, which time matters pertaining to | the entertainment of the. visitor will also be taken up. river, 4200 fect long, 62 fect wide, They are bringing a earlond of 110 feet from deck to water, foun. | Neveltiés and elaborate scenery, dation 45-90 fect below water3,13 |#!80 a vast wardrobe of gorgebus:) spans—304 feet from center to |¢ostumes. center. Between July 15, 1925,| The play for tonight is The and-July 28, 1926, they com-}Only Two Cards That Can Trump Pleted 8 of ihese spans and the An*Ace,” featuring Phelps and | the last_one was completed in 21) Ellis, the Ozari } days. On its completion in. Oct-| ober it will be one of the largest | concrete bridges in the country. | Man Arraigned Before Justice of Peace; d Committed To Jail Angel Torres was bound “over jto the criminal court this morn- | ing by Justice of the Peace An- The regular meeting of Dade}drew Lopez, before whom he had! NOTICE NOTICE FREE - HOLDERS! r If you wish to vote and your name does not ap- Residence Owned By Wm. Menendez Is | Destroyed By Fire! A practicaly new residence owned by William Menendez was « entirely destroyed by fire Sunday Morning about 2 o'clock. It was out near the county road and was ; Lodge No. 14 will be held Wednes- day evening, August 18. Broth Eakins will lecture on Masonry. By order of the W. M. J. J. TREVOR, augl6-2t Seeretary. Ten Nights in q Barroom” ‘An opportunity to see "this won- "| beating his wife. been brought on a charge of as- ult and battery, preferred by | \his wife. The casé arose from ja family squabble at the home in| |Lopex Lane Saturday night, . at } which time Torres was accused of} Torres pleaded | evening. | guilty, The wife wished to compromise the case when it was brought into 505 Duval St. unoccupied, having but recently |derful picture is given to the pub- | court this morning, but the justice | been vacated. There was a gale blowing at the time and it 3vas im- sible for the firemen to gave any portiop of the sttucture. The | Iie. See it at the SAN CARLOS THEATRE TODAY house was some distance from ai ___ fire plug and the alarm-was not | turned in-until the flames had | made considerable headway. / Chief of Fire Department Ralph Pinder says thé house was cer- tainly set-afire, but whether ac- eidentally or purposely he does not know. * It is wanderstood that the loss ‘was partially covered by insur: ance. ‘ NOTICE There will be a called commun; feation of Anchor Lodge at the Scottish Rite hall tonight, 8 o”- elock; Work in the E A Degree, All Masons and visiting Brethren requested to attend. JOHN C. PARK; W. M, aug 16-1t ee Seeecoeorcessees * . MONROE THEATRE TODAY—William S. Hart in “Tumbleweeds.” Comedy—‘Poor But Honest.” Vaudeville—The Derby Winners ¢ SAN CARLOS i “Ten Nights Alsa. change of in a of vaude-} Vote “YES” on Bridge Proposition to Be Submitted Tuesday, August 17, 1926, at Referendum Election To make useful Monroe County’s expenditures now being madé in the construction of Road- \ . . ways, it 1s : The Turner Plan at present offers the quickest possibility of accomplishing this end and we {made the bond $50 which Torres | was unable to make. He was com- mitted to jail in default of the -bond, necessary that the bridges be built. pear on the qualified list, report or phone at Melt- zer & Navarro during the hours of 5 to 9 P. M. this Phone 600 Referendum Committee For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS * Meacham Terms Turner Proposition Most Favorable For Monroe County NEGRO GUARD SHOWS COURAGE PREVENTS POSSIBLE ESCAPE | OF THREE PRIS’ ONERS (iy Associated Press) CHICAGO, Aug. 16.—The cour- | age of a negro guard at the Cook county jail, who pretended he had | a pistol in his pocket, prevented the possible escape of three pris- oners early today. The trio, one whom is awaiting execution, had sawed their way out of their cells and overpowered one | guard before the negro forced | them back into their cells. cae { son, returned to the city yesterday | afternoon. Mr. Johnson returned home on Friday. SarE Re | Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hughes of | Caroline street will leave this af-| ternoon over the ‘East Coast for | | Miami where they will remain in- definitely. Mrs. Hughes recent- ly returned to Key West from an | extended visit in Canada. | : | Mrs. Aron Diaz, who had been | spending several weeks visiting .in | | Miami and other points up the! East Coast, returned to the city; | yesterday afternoon over the Flag- | i Mrs. Bernard .Waite, who had been spending: several weeks vis- iiing in Miami an@*other points, was included. in®the, arrivals here | yesterday afternoon over the! | @lagler System. | _ Capt. Darrel Lowe was among, the passengers leaving yesterday afternoon over the East Coast for | Miami, and other points up ihe! East Coast where he will spénd) several days’ visit. | | i 1 t Ralph Cash, employed up the | line of extension by the Florida} East Coast Railway Company, who had “been spending a short visit in .Key West, léft yesterday af-! ternoon over the Flagler System. | Only one marriage license was) issued during the past week at the office of County Judge Hugh! Gunn, the couple being Francisco ; Perez, Jr., and Maria Luisa Si- | fredo. ~ ‘ i | ° Miss Carolyn Hattrick will leave in two weeks for Philadelphia, | where she will enter school at the! Pierce School of Business Admin-| | istration in that city. | favor affording Mr. Turner a reasonable time to perfect his arrangements. KEY WEST FOUNDATION: COMPANY By MALCOLM MEACHAM, President Insurrectors Arrested ; Near Mexican Border LARGE QUANTITIES 'Large quantities of . ammunities| Citizen from Tadousac Hotel, ‘States Department of Justice, three ‘MANY OTHER EXPRES- | SIONS RECEIVED ON | PROPOSED REFEREN- | DUM e Telegrams have, been received |from Malcolm Meacham, Francisco |Fleitas and others at présent ab- jsent from the city, stressing the |importance of carrying the refér- \endum tomorrow, insisting that it {will pay a great part in determin- ing the future welfare of this ‘city, the keys and the county at (By Ansociated Press) jlarge. SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 16—j| Malcolm Meacham wires” The OF AMMUNITION ARE SEIZED BY AUTHORI- TIES — Quebec, Canada: were'seized by American authori- | ~ «] saw Turner in New York on | ties, Who are agents of the United Wednesday, August 4, and he in- formed me that he will put over the bridge financing if the ref- jerendum, vote is favorable. Tur- A number of arrests were made let eek whore weeake a of an armed party believed to be|a very, favorable one for Monroe jcounty. “MALGOLM MEACHAM.” They were charged with foster-| Mayor Leslie A. Curry received | the following telegram from Fran- icisco | Fleitas, a former cigar |manufaeturer of this city, now re- \siding and operating a factory in . : | Homestead : tice. | “The ontcome of tomorrow's ireferendum will play a great part jin determining the future welfare of Key West, and while I am ab- jsent from the city I still enter- Going To Pige 2 ng igeon tain the same love for the place that gave my parents shelter in Key For Boy Scouts the time of need. You may Coast Guard Boat 298, Boat-|count upon me as being in favor swain L. R. Daniels in command, |of the over-seas highway bridges. will leave at 7 o’elock tomorrow | “FRANCISCO FLEITAS.” morning for Pigeon Key to bring| How is the referendum conting back Troop 1, Boy Scouts of this out tomorrow? city, | That is the question a repre- Members of Troop 1 have been sentative of The Citizen put to a on their annual encampment of number of representative citizens two weeks at Pigeon Key, and re- and officials this morning, A port having had a most delightful | number of people are out of town outing. e and there are many who could Captain Daniels says he expects |not be seen on the round made . to arrive,on his.return trip to Key |teday. Some few in the city West ‘at about 3 o'clock tomor-| who are understood to oppose the row afternoon, with the Boy |question at iss#@ at the polls to- ~ Scouts aboard the 298. morrow were not seen. Everyone miles from the Mexican border. invading insurrectors. ing a revolutionary movement, ac- cording ,to A. A. Hopkins, an agent of the department of jus- Const Guard Vessel MAKES INSPECTION The state inspector of county jails is in the city today and made a careful inspection of the Mon- roe’ county basile. He reports finding the ja‘l in first-class con. dition, and complimented the work of Turnkey Charles Nixon. ‘asked for an expression was high- ly, and enthusiastically in favor \of the bridges, é | J. °G, Piodela—*Wilt (through flying.” | William F, Maloney, county \collector—“Two-thirds of | votes will fayor bridges.” Joseph Roberts, supervisor’ of | registration—“Will go two-thirds* bridges. | Eugene Albury, county tax as- tax - the or mote for sy |sessor-—“If sentiment counts for \anything, will go over by “big j majority. Have heard only one man say he is against it.” Jcseph Watkins, chief county yengincer—“Will go 75 to 1 for | bridgey—practically a landalide.” | C. Sam B, Curry, clerk criminal ;court—"Going good and solid— not five votes against it.” Dr. W. 3, Partium, state sani tary inspector—“Going through MONROE THEATRE. | 10° ver cen. SUNDAY | D. 2, Filer, cirevit court clerke— \“Find no oppozitioa—it’s going through.” |. Sheriff Cleveland Niles—“Going through 90 percent.” W. Lawton Bates—"Will go 18 to 1 sure, for bridges.” | Arthur H. Sheppard, city tax | collector—"Don’t know how it's ;coming out, but I’m going to vote ‘for it.” William A. Carey, city tax as- | sessor—"Will go 90 per” | Can’t find any ” | Wallace Pinder, eity clerk—“An overwhelming majority for | ” | C. H. J. Roberts, city auditor— | “Will go fully 90 per cent. Wife ‘and 1 will both vote for It.” | Ralph Pinder, chief of fire de- ;partment—“Will go through 2 to eo Braxton B. Warren, county con- sioner—“'Going: over fine, 95 or” 300 per cent. Don't know eny- jbody opposed to it.” U. 8. Commissioner C. Rodney | Gwynn—“Will go at least 90. per ‘cent in favor of bridges.” WILLIAM S. HART —In— “TUMBLEWEEDS” Th€ greatest land rush in his- tory reproduced in perfect real- ism by the one who knows the great west. Derby Winners Company's first appearance. See it at the ‘ * .