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PROGRAM AT
BAYVIEW PARK
ON THURSDAY
70 BE RENDERED DURING
AFTERNOON UNDER AUS
PICEs OF DAUGHTERS or
coNFEDERAcY

A very pleasing program will
be rendered at Bayview park to-
morrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
under the auspices of the local
chapter Daughters of the Confed-
craey, of which Mrs. Claude Al.
bury is president.
Every number viii be rendered
in an excellent manner, and the
event viii be one of the prettiest
and most interesting outdoor en-
tertainment affairs of the sea-
SON. 1t is expected that a large
crowd win witness the exercises.
The program as announced fol-
lows;
Children marching in revue past
the judges.
Awarding the prizes.
Song and Danee-Fannie
Giyens.
Recitation-Bettie Sawyer.
Song-Kathleen Watkins.
Recitation-DoFothy Bearup.
Matilda Hansen.
Song-Harriette johnson.
Recitation-E Edith Russell.
Song Gwynnette and Ruth
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MRS. RUTH HBRY AN OWEN ADDRESSES
LARGE AUDIENCE AT BAYVIEW PARK

There was a large crowd as
sembled at Bayview Park last eve
ming to hear the address delivered
by Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, daugh-
ter of the late William Jennings
Bryan. in the interest of her can
didacy for the United States Con-
gress. Mrs. Owen is making the
race from the fourth congression-
al district.
Hon. Chas. H. Ketchum intro
duced the speaker, and made an
address himself also, which was
an interesting one throughout, af-
ter which Hon. jefferson B.
Browne also made an excellent ad-
dress on the occasion.
Mrs. Ovens address was prin-
eipally along the lines of Florida
developments in which she ex-
pressed her love for the whole
state, and brought out many
points in her talk which fully
demonstrated her liking for Flor
ida inasmuch as she has adopted
this state as her home in which
she has all interest.
Mrs. Owen told of her long ex-
perience in connection with her
fathers political activities. and
stated that from her wide knowl-
edge in this connection she felt
that she was thoroughly fitted for
the position to which she aspires.
Mrs. Owens cited the numerous
possibilities for substantial de-
velopment of the State of Florida,
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SERVICE FIRST AND ALWAYS"
is MOTTO OF THE CITIZEN
bel seessssssse

ing of a newspaper, nor of the. in
dispensable service that it con-
stantly renders, cheerfully and
free, in the interest of the COM
munity in which it is published.
Citizens seem to underestimate
the inestimable value that the
newspaper is to it's community and
the country at large. The welfare
of the nation largely depends upon
the newspapers of the land, for
without them all good work would
suffer and perhaps fail of their
purposes in a surprising measure.
There is not a church, or a lodge,
or a society, not Red Cross drive
or Christmas Seal Sale, not
chamber of commerce, not school
or library, or a ehautauqua, not a
charity or any good movement that
is not in a greater or less degree
depend upon the newspaper for
the desired degree of success and
maintenance.
The Citizen is now in the midst
of its forty-seventh year of faith
full service for Key West and
Monroe county. 1t is at present
one of the best afternoon news
papers in the state and is eager to
maintain its present standard of
excellence. BUT 1T CANNOT
CARRY ON THIS WAY INDEFI-
N1TELY WITHOUT THE PAT
RoNACE AND COOPERATION
THAT Is DUE 1T FROM THE
BUSINESS INTERESTS OF KEY
WEST AND MONROE COUNTY.
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INVESTIGATION
INLINCfiNtS
Is CONDUCTED
GOVERNOR MARTIN WILL BE
ASKED TO MAKE COM
PLETE PROBE IN WATSON
CASE

ST. PETERSBURG, May L.
Official inquiries were made today
into two lynchings within three
days in different sections Of
Southern Florida. A special grand
jury here was ready to announce
its findings in the case of Parker
Watson, negro, who was lynched
Sunday night last after being
taken from officers who were
bringing him here from Clear
water. At Labelle, near Fort
Myers, sheriff's forces investigat-
ed the death of Henry Patterson.
negro, who was shot TO death and
hanged last night for an alleged
attack on a white woman.
Herman Dawn, president of the
state chamber of commerce, an
nounced here that Governor John
w. Martin would be asked to make
a complete investigation into the
killing of Watson. Mr.. Dawn said
the state of Florida could i'll af-
ford TO have a stain like that
caused by the Staying of the negro
at this time, when the eyes Of the
nation were on the state.
Watson was found dead with
FIVE bullet wounds in his body and
his face seorched with acid. The
theory has been advanced that
some persons believed the negro
knew the location OF large
amount of stolen goods and ap-
piled the acid in an effort to force
him TO reveal the cache. Watson
had been arrested for alleged
burglaries here.
Ae coroner's jury at LabeIle,
summoned last night, reserved It's
verdict until today in the case of
Patterson, who was accused Of
attacking a white woman at her
home near here. Officers said they
had learned that the woman told
her friends later that she had only
become frightened at the negro's
presence. and that he had not at
tackled her.
Patterson was captured by the
band of men after he was said TO
have escaped from officers. His
body, first paraaed through the
streets Of Labelle. was left hang
ing TO a tree on the outskirts
The lynehing cast great fear
into the negro quarters of the
town. Many Of the inhabitants
fed 10 Fort Myers. In road build
ing camps in the vicinity, where
large numbers Of negro laborers
are employed. foremen gathered
the negroes into one large camp
and stood white armed guards
about them.
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its personnel, its equipment, its
contact with individuals and the
ease with which it concentrates
the latest triumphs of surgery and
medicine, the newest tools of re-
search and the more highly trained
specialists in every disease.
Whateare the hospital facilities
in this community? Do you know
whether these facilities are ade-
quate or inadequate? Are your
hospitals fireproof? Are the
proper precautions being taken to
protect patients from the danger
of fire?
How are your local hospitals
operated and controlled? What
provisions are made for the care
of city and charity patients? How
are contagious diseases like small
pox handled? Are there funds to
equip the. hospital properly? Do
you ever visit the City Hospital
known as the Mercedes Hospital?
These are questions which every
citizen may well look into.
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MOTHERS CLUB
TO HOLD MEETING
PROGRAM TO BE RENDERED
AT SESSION TO-
MORROW

The Mothers Club will hold a
meeting Thursday, May 13, in the
Armory building at 400 p. m.
Plans for the children's party
will be discussed and the various
committees appointed.
The following program will be
given:
Piano Solo-Miss Leota Grillon.
Reading Mrs. Ira j. Moon.
Piano Solo--Miss Elma john
son.
Talk Miss Alice Evans, r. N.
Song Children.
Committee: Miss Gardner, chair
man; Mrs. Antonio Martinez, Mrs.
Kngman Curry, and Mrs. j. j.
Quaid.
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Steamer With Immense
Liquor Supply Seized
Off New Jersey Coast
ESTIMATED VALUE OF
CARGO CoNFISCATED
SAID TO BE WAY OVER
A MILLION DOLLARS
lny AasaeIated I.ress,

NEW YORK, May 12-Twenty-
three sailors. brought into port
roaring drunk and noisy" and
none of whom admitted they were
officers, were held today on the
steamer Donnetta, loaded with a
$1,42O,OoO liquor cargo, accused
of piracy.
Another ship. the Atlanta, des-
cribed as fifty-foot power boat
with an armored superstructure,
was free today after a pitched
battle last night near Atlantic
City with patrol boat 113.
The Donnetta was captured
Monday night so miles southeast
of Atlantic City by the coast
guard cutter Seneca, and brought
into New York last night, where it
was anchored by the Statue of
Liberty and the matches sealed.
Coastgusrdsmen called it the
biggest prohibition prize captured
in two years. and expressed the
belief it was connected with a
bootleg ring of Rochester, N. Y.
SIX alleged members of the ring
were indicted Monday.
The ship flew the American flag.
but no ships papers nor officers
credentials were found on il.
which brings it under a technical
classification Of piracy, guardsmen
said.
Commander Blake, of the Sen
eca, said that when he pulled
alongside the Donnetta at sea, he
got a gigantic whiff of alcoholic
content which would have stagger-
ed theatre crowd" /" When he
boarded IL, he said, champagne
was flowing freely. Members Of
the crew we're on deck drinking It
from pitchers.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Herman T. Stichman said her
cargo consisted Of 500 drums of
Belgian alcohol, each containing
80 gallons, 1900 cases Of cham
pagne valued at $125 a case, and
1900 eases Of Italian wines,
Scotch whiskey and other liquors
valued at $50 a case.
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JOINT MEETING
AT CITY HALL
THIS EVENING
CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD
OF PUBLIC WORKS TO DIS
cuSs WIDENING OF WHITE
STREET


At the city hall tonight there
will be a joint meeting of the
menabers of the city council and
the board of public works. The
meeting will be held for the pur-
pose of discussing the matter of
widening White street its entire
length.
All White street property own
ers are invited to be present, for
at this meeting the matter of ex-
tending White street to the f. E.
C. terminals will be discussed and
perhaps some action taken along
that line.
The property owners along
White street are very enthusiastic
over the idea of widening and
beautifying their pretty thorough
fare, and their ambition has re-
ceived a new impetus in the beau
tiful appearance of that portion
of White street that is being i'm
proved by the city from Division
street to the south waterfront.
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lSignedl
ARTHUR PBGH,
JOHN BROMLEY.
'W cITRINE."
CONDITIONS or
SETTLEMENT

LoEDoN, May 12-Tbe eondi.
tions on which the general strike
was called off are ss foll0wa.
The government subsidy 10
the coal industry ~iil be resumed
temporarily.
"The lockout against The miners
will be withdrawn.
"a wage board viii BE- estab-
lished 70 revise the miners wage,
with the understanding that there
shall be no revision without soffl-
Gent assurances that the measures
recommended for reorganization
If the mining industry by t
Royal Coai Commission shall BE-
put into effect
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and urged more agricultural ae-
tivities be entered into. and stated
that in many cases that Florida
was a great deal more prosperous
than many other states for various
reasons, principally the one of
which investors have had an OPP
pertunity to realize enormous re-
suits in realty activities.
Mrs. Owen stated that the hos
pitality of the people of Florida
was one of its greatest drawing
cards, and predicted a great future
as whole for the state in which
she resides.
The speaker announced her
platform as being a plain and
simple one. stating that she was
in favor of any measure or un-
dertaking for the welfare and
progress of the state, and said
that in the event that she is elect
ed as a representative to Congress
that she win fill the position to
the satisfaction of all concerned.
Mrs. Owen made no reference
whatever to her opponent in the
coming campaign which fact was
rather noticeable as it seldom oc-
ours that speaker fails to make
some reference to the opposing
side in the deliverance of poll
teal address on a like occasion.
Mrs. Owen delivered an excel
lent address in the interest of her
candidacy, holding the undivided
attention of the large crowd as
sembIed at the park.
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Looks like you fellows are get
ting out better paper now than
you did when you had COMPETE
tion," a friend remarked to a Citi-
zen representative yesterday af-
ternoon.
s'Sure we are" was the reply.
'sThe Citizen goes steadily on
whether it has opposition or not,
and the recent Improvement in
The Citizen would have been
made even had there been no
other paper in Key West at the
tine," The Citizen man stated.
And that is true. The Citizen
management finds time well spent
In endeavors TO build up this
newspaper rather than worry
about the success or failure of
another one. The Citizen always
has been and will be in future
just as good newspaper as the
cooperation and patronage of the
people of Key West enable it to
be.
If the local organizations, So
cieties, business firms, merchants
and citizens in general will do
their duty to The Citizen as faith
fully and as well as this paper
does its duty to this community,
The Citizen would soon be pub
lication of great scope and ser
vice.
Few people have ever been
brought to the full realization of
the amount of time, effort and
expense that enter into the MAX
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-12
WHITE STREET PROPERTY
OWNERS

Are requested to attend joint
meeting City Council and Board
OF Public Works tonight at s
o'clock at City Hall.
pending completion of plans
for Identification Of White Street,
Property Owners are requested 10
postpone for the present con-
structing Of sidewalksl. 1t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-12
SMITH lMPERsorArEs SMITH

JACKSONVILLE Smith inn
personating Smith landed Smith
into the arms Of the authorities.
w. +. Smith was taken by the
police here and charged with hav-
ing represented himself as W. NJ.
Smith, at local bank.
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County Commissioners To
Pay Visit To Minneapolis
To Confer With Mr.. Turner
MATTER is DECIDED AT.
MASS MEETING HELD
AT COURT HOUSE LAST
NIGHT

y
At mass meeting held last
night at the County Court House,
which was presided over by DR..
J. Y. Porter, sr., president of the
Chamber of Commerce, it was
finally decided to send a delega-
ton from Key West to Min
neapolis. Mimi, for the purpose
Of conferring with Mr.. Turner Of
the c. P. A. Turner Construction
Company relative to the proposed
project of building bridges in con-
nection with the Oversee High
way TO the mainland.
The meeting was called by the
Chamber Of Commerce. for the
purpose Of obtaining expressions
from the citizens Of Key West
relative to the sending Of the
county commissioners to Min
noapolis upon an invitation ex-
tended by Mr.. Turner short time
ago in which he stated that he
felt that il would be a good idea
to have the commissioners visit
Minneapolis and obtain first hand
information on bridge building in
connection with several projects
that are now being handled in that
section by the Turner Company.
After stating the object of the
meeting, there were number of
citizens making addresses, with
the matter being thoroughly dis
eussed by those in attendance.
Among those making addresses
on the subject, all Of whom were
strongly in favor of sending the
delegation in question to Min
neapoiis- we're: ]. Otto Kirch-
heiner. chairman Of the Board of
County Commissioners; Braxton
B. Warren, Hilton Curry and Carl
Bervaldi, all commissioners; DIR.
J. NJ. Renedo, Paul Boysen, v. Al.
johnson. Mr.. Mallory, Warren j.
watrous, County Engineer Cliff
ton G. Bailey and Emory Pierce.
1t was recommended that the
delegation to be sent be made up
Of the members Of the county
commissioners, one representative
from the Rotary Club, one from
the realty board, chamber Of COM
merce. county engineers, legal adj
wiser, city government, and other
representatives.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one. with all present being much
in favor Of having the delegation
visit Minneapolis for the purpose
stated.
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LEADERS OF TRADES
UNION CONGRESS
CONFER WITH PRE-
MIER AND CABINET

LONDON, May I2.-The British
general ..riks wa. called off to-
day.
Leaders of the trade. union
congress, which initiated the
movement in sympathy with the
striking miners. visited Premier
Baldwin and his cabinet minis
ters in Downing street at noon
and announced that the strike was
over.
This action was taken. Chair.
man Arthur Pugh said. in order
to enable resumption of the
negotiations for settlement of the
miners grievances, which nego.
tiations the government had de.
elared could not be resumed while
the general strike lasted.
The trade union congress forth
with dispatched kilograms to this
effect 70 the affiliated unions
throughout the country.
The individual unions before
acting must await definite IN
structions from their own ex-
ecutive councils. However. It Is
stated that t. u. c. instructions
win have quick. effect and that
the wheels of industry, stilled
since last Monday midnight. viii
begin to turn again almost i'm
mediately.
The official statement of the
settlement issued from the pre-
mier's residence in Downing street
read; The prime minister. who
was accompanied by the minister
of labor, the secretary of war,
the first lord of the admiralty.
the minister of health and the
secretary for mines, received the
members Of the general council Of
the trades union congress at 1920
o'clock this afternoon at number
ten Downing street.
Mr.. Pugh announced ON behalf
of the general council Of the
trades union congress that the
general strike is being terminated
today. Mr Citrine. secretary 81
the trades union congress-, after
ward made the following state.
ment:
"In order to resume negotia-
tions, the general council Of the
trades union congress has decided
to terminate the general strike To-
day, and telegrams Of instruction
are being sent TO the secretaries
Of all the affiliated unions.
THE members before acting
must await definite Instructions
from their own executive coau-
ellis.
"fSigned)
ARTHUR PBGH.
JOHN BROMLEY,
t'W. cITRINE."
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NO OFFICIAL NOTICE
RECEIVED AS YET

TALLAHASSEE. May. 12.-If
Gov. John W. Martin has been
petitioned to act in two lynehings
which have occurred in the state
within the past few days. nothing
regarding them has as yet been
received at the executive office,
the governor stated here early to-
day.
The governor indicated that
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although the request for executive
action had not yet arrived at the
capitol, they viii be given his
personal attention when PLACED
before him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-12

Rose Thompson.
Recitation-Edna Bearup.
Charieston-Leona Bethel.
Song-Claudia Albury. Kath-
leen Watkins. Dorothy Dobbs and
I.eena Bethel.
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A MUSEM IS
'sssssssssssssess"sss
MONROE THEATRE

TODAY The Iron HoFe
Good comedy.
TON RO The Iiee
Wire" Comedy, Flaming Al
fair
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-03
EDITORS KEEP UP
ARTICLES ABOUT
IMPERIAL VALLEY

Eastern editors who made the trip
t. the annual convention Of the Ma
tional Editorial Association at Los
Angeles late in June are still sing
ing the praises Of Imperial Valley,
u fact that is shown by an article
appearing in the Shephcrdstown,
West Virginia, Register, under date
OF July %.
II. l.. Snyder, publisher of the
Register, was one of the fortunate
editors who made the trip, and he
dcvotes two columns of his paper to
the story of the editors visit in In
perial Valley.
TO say that Editor Snyder was
impressed with Imperial Valley is to
put it mildly. lie admits to being
entirely carried away with il, the
watermelons which were given the
editors here appealing to him par
ticularly. His only regret, appar-
entity, was that two of his friends
I" ''h'I'H'luNiuNh were NOT aiolS
with him so that they could get
plenty of watermelon for once in
their lives.
AS Editor Snydcr's paper is only
one of more than 100 from all parts
of the east that We're represented
the editors who visited here,
Imperial Valley residents can Judge
for themselves Just how much favor
able publicity the valley is getting
as result of the editors trip.
They are still writing about it,
not only in Shcpherdstown, but in
4 hundred other eastern cities. Thou
sands of persons who knew nothing
of the valley before will read these
articles and they may be the means
uf inducing no small number of set
tiers to come here.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-03
FARM ADVISOR HAS NEW LIST
OF INTERESTING BULLETINS

A new group of interesting
bulletins were put ION the
table by Farm Advlior De
Tar, yesterday. These are
chosen from a huge stack of
bulletins sent out by the uni
versitv for the usn of farmers
and dairymen as tho most. in
toresting and valuable for use
i'll Imperial County.
Since the advent of the
cotton lc9f p"rforator, cotton
dusting has become widely
discussed subject here. "Co'r
ton busting Machinery is one
of the bulletins which will
prove Of value 70 cotton crow
ers who have to deal with the
pest Characteristics of the va
ri0ns machines and how to Sc
lect the one particularly suited
to ones own needs are shown.
"Fattening Beef Calves" is
on interesting treatment of the
feeding and general MANAGE
ment and marketing of baby
beef.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-03
kEYES TO LEAVE
M'PHERS0N CASE
70 GRAND JURY
Expected to Place Facts
Before Body This Af-
ternoOn for Decision.
nv United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 3.-Soon
after converting at 10 a. IN. today TO
hear testimony upon which further
action in the Aime" Semple Me
Pherson ease depends, the grand
Jury was notified by District At.
torncy Asa keves that he was NOT
ready to present his evidence at the
appointed time.
Indications We're that Ncves would
not appear before the jury until
this afternoon. At the time he was
supposed to present his evidence TO
the jury. Keyes was holding n con-
ference behind locked doors with his
aides and four attorneys represent
ino Mrs. Mcpherson.
The voice of judge II. !. Rarden
of Monterey, could be heard in the
corridors demandino that the dis
trict attorney S office issVe ga
statement of fact of the entire
case
1t was understood Judge Bai lon
was seeking to present to the jury
Information he claims to have gath
cred at Carmel and Monterey rar-
tanning to the alleged method cf II
witr there TO "got money from
Mrs. Mcpherson. Bardcn. it was
stated, admittedly based his claims
on "hearsay.
Keyes, it was learned. informed
Mrs. Mcpherson 5 attorneys that
(ContinuSd on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-03
FOUR WESTERN
STATES HOLDING
PRIMARIES TODAY
ny United Press Leased Wire

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. J. -
Voters of four western states -
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Montana--are selecting today ma
tional and state candidates for the
November elections with issues cen
t,ring about the wet and dry qucS-
tion in Missouri and Montana, past
administrations in Kansas and per
sGnaitics in Oklahoma.
Missouri lis choosing for many
state and congressional posts and
for the United States senate, short
and long term, with major party
strife looming on prohibition. Four
of the six candidates are ayowed
drys; one defines himself as an ar
dent wet and the other regards pro-
hibition rs not Il political quest ion.
Kansas, refraining generally from
issues of national import, decides on
gubernatorial, senatorial and cong
rcssional prospects on the merits of
past records and with only hints of
khan influences which two years
ago split the Republican ranks.
oklahoma also devoid of pro
nounced issues, selects national,
state ana county candidates from Il
field Of cluttercd nominations
and while major interest swings to
the race for the governorship to
succeed the incumbent, Martin IL.
Trapp is declared ineligible by the
state supreme court. Of second
Oklahoma interest is the senatorial
contest in which j. C. Walton, i'm
peached governor one woman and
four other Democratic candidates
compose the major opposition to Sen
ator j. w. Harreld, Republican.
Montana nominates candidates
for two congressional seats and polls
sentiment on n Nolstead issue vets
-.nd mild vets having the majority
In the number of candidates.