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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
INCREASE OF NEARLY
FIVE MILLION DOL
LARS SHOWN IN RE-
PORT COMPILED


Florida gained nearly s5,000,.
900 IN new building permits in
February over the same month in
1925, according to the Straus
Monthly Survey just issued.
The Florida figure for 1926 was
si8,45e,6s0. A year ago it was
sls,s9s.96o.
F.orida's gain. despite the pic
ayune propaganda hurled against
her from the North. gained $50
per cent.
This was the first month since
March, 1926, in which the country
as whole showed loss from the
corresponding month of the pre-.
vious year. Whether this means
that the general building industry
is getting down to more con.
seryative basis than has been the
case during the last three or four
years or whether, as was the case
for the first three months of 1925,
there is merely a temporary easing
up, remains TO be seen. Unfavor-
able weather conditions which
blocked traffic throughout large
section of the popuIous North
eastern States combined with slow.
ing up processes due to the coal
strike, undoubtedly affected build
ing conditions adversely
Nothing. however, developed TO
indicate any change in fundamen-
tai conditions.
February losses were shown in
such leading cities as Chicago, De-
troit, Philadelphia, Los Angeles.
Washington. Boston, Cleveland
Portland. Ore, Pittsburgh, Mil
waukee, Oakland, Calf. and st.
Louis. Among the principal Nor
thern and Western cities reporting
increased activities were Newark
and Jersey City. n. r.. San Fran.
cisco, Seattle. and Indianapolis.
The twenty five leading eitics
showed gain OF z per cent. -
Of them having increases ard IL
having Losses
Activities IL increased volume
continued ii most parts of the
South. where eighty-nine leading
cities showed a gain Of 20 per
cent.
A Strengthening of huiiding na-
tez5al prices characterized the
usnnta. Nhile there were d num-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
Wealthy Retired Real Estate
Operator Seriously Wounded
In Shooting Affray at Miami
EDWARD TORRIS Is AL
LEGED TO HAVE BEEN
SHOT BY YOUNG WO-
MAN OF Is
eBy Associated Press,


MIAMI, Fla, March 23.
Edward Torris, 80. wealthy
retired real estate operator,
was seriously wounded here
today in a shooting affray.
while Matte Davis, Is. al
legged to have fired the shots,
lay dying in the same hospital,
from the effects of self adj
ninistered poison, police said.
The woman was alleged to
have been refused admittance
to the Torris home during
the morning, and after break
ing a window, was said to have
fired two shots from q 20
calibre revolver at Mrs. Tor
ris, neither taking effect. Ac-s
cording to police, she shot
twice at Torris, both bullets
entering the stomach. The
woman then drank the con-
tents of a bottle Of poison.
Little hope was held by hos
pital attendants for their re-
covery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
LECTURE GIVEN
LAST EVENING
LARGE CROWD HEARS DR..
sTRATToN At BAPTIST
CHURCH

A very large and appreciative
audience heard Dir. John Roach
Stratton, pastor Of Calvary Bap.
fist church In News York. on his
famous lecture for which the ap-
proprite title ssDancc of Death
has been chosen, at the First nap-
tist church last night.
DR.. Stratton's discourse dealt
with the conditions existing in so
ciety today. and prefaeed his re-
marks with the following queries
Are modern dances i sign Of de.
generacy In the human rares Are
they d serious menace. physicmliy.
mentally and morally 10 the rising
generation7u
The speaker stated that he has
~ much fun As anybody, and II
always pleased 10 see other people
especially the young folks. enjoy
ing bright and innocent forms ii
amusement. He Gains THAT com
mereializing dancing has bFouRssg
q bansful influence In society that
il nothing short Of real menace.
While never having seen any good
come from any form Of dancing
he believes that the form of
amusement rs indulged ID today
IL An expression of degeneration
In human society
DR.. Stratton mentioned Tome az
the names of the modern steps il
dancing and said they originated
In The dens of iniaufty ii the large
cities Of this and foreign coun
tries.
III his closing remAfks fits
speaker made an sacnsN appeal e
young men and women. esepeiaIlg
the members 81 the Christian "a
deavor Societies, 70 eoasserats
themselves 10 God and hold them
selves aloof from all dangerous
fornaa of pleasure ard nlnpkeneut.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
Man Found Dead
Yesterday Afternoon In
Store On Francis St.

Ramon Perez Rivas, age about
n years. 3 native of Cuba. who
has been conducting small store
at 926 Francis street, and was
found dead In his store BY cus-
toner yesterday afternoon At
about 6 o'clock. viii be buried In
the city cemetery this afternoon.
The funeral viii be from the
Lopez chapel TO the grave, and
win be conducted BY Rev. Z.
Munro, pastor Of the First Meth
odiSt Church.
The funeral viii be directed BIZ
G. Frank Sawyer. al the Lopez
undertaking establishment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
Lloyd George Charges Locarnist Powers
With Responsibility For League Failure
FORMER PREMIER SAYS
MACHINERY OF PEACE
IS MOST SERIOUSLY
DAMAGED
fBy Associated Press,

LONDON, March Former
Premier David Lloyd George in
itiated the Geneva debate before
q crowded House of Commons to-
day. He moved reduction in the
foreign Office estimates in order.
he said, to call attention to the
recent League of Nations proceed
ings at Geneva and the action Of
Sir Austen Chamberlain, the
British representative there.
The motion is equivalent to one
Of censure.
Mr.. Lloyd George said his criti-
cism was two-fold: First, that the
Locarnist powers were responsible
for the failure at Geneva. and
second that it was a failure which
damaged the machinery of peace
to such an extent that many of
the best friends Of Foreign Secre-
tary Chamberlain were despairing
Of its effect.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
COMMUNICATION
AT WIDE LENGTH
RADIO STATION GETS IN
TOUCH WITH FAR DIS
TANT POINTS

The high frequency radio sta
tion at the head Of the island,
owned by Gunner G. w. Amour,
has established communications
with Australia. Brazil, Italy and
France in the last few weeks.
Gunner Almour states.
This communication ID very re-
Table and proves without doubt
the wonderful advantages of the
use of the new method of radio
transmission. The comparinp
power actually used would amount
10 approximately that Of an or
dinary ESQ watt electric globe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
DETECTIVE COMES
HERE WITH ALIENS
In HIS CUSTODY
CAPTURE MADE OFF GEORGIA
COAST RECENTLY BY PRO-
EiIBITIoN ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS

Detective C. A. Screiber, of Sa-
vannah, Ca, arrived in the city
last evening, bringing with him
six aliens, citizens of Cuba, who
were captured off Havana coast by
prohibition enforcement forces.
Five were taken from the
schooner Augonauta and one from
the Roitan, both Cuban vessels
which were seized, together with
their cargoes of whiskey, and their
officers charged with trying to
smuggle the intoxicating liquors
into the United States. Records
secured from the schooners show
ed that all the men of the crews
had signed up at Havana.
Those taken from the Augon-
auta: Felix NJ. Osaba, Mariana
Torres, David LENA, Barlotome
Roig, Vicenti Cardonis; while
from the Roitan only one man, J..
G.. Bowen, was taken.
The prisoners were this morn.
ing arra.gned before Claude AL
bury: inspector in charge of the
local immigration bureau. and
were ore B "a sleportcd. They were
put aboard the Governor Cobb this
morning to return to their home
country, the leland Republic of
Cuba.
Detective G. A. Sereiber left over
the Flager System this forenoon
for his home in Savannah, Ca.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
CHARGE USE
OF LIQUOR AT
COLLEGE DANCE
STUDENTS ADOPT REsoLu.
TIoN BITTERLY OPPOSING
USE or INToxIcANTs IN
ANY FORM

ADRIAN, Mich, March 25
Disclaiming any prudishness ir
their action, the 81 members OF
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
of Adrian College, Methodist in
stitution, today declared that they
had reported the use Of liquor by
ten men students who were guests
of the sorority at 4 dance because
they were "old fashioned girls
with old fashioned ideals" !"
The ten men were suspended by
the college authorities until April
9th, after they had admitted, ac-
cording to DIR. III. Z. Feeman.
president OF the college, that they
had taken q nip from quart Of
liquor brought to the dance.
President Feeman stated that the
girls did not give the names of
the boys but merely reported the
incident and asked that the boys
be given an opportunity to admit
the drinking. The girls also asked
that the names of the boys be
withheld.
we might be called prudes by
some people but we have ideals
and traditions TO uphold at this
college and we did what we be-
lieye is right said Miss Margaret
0sgood, who acted as spokesman
for the sorority.
at was not an easy thing for us
to do. The boys were our friends
and our guests, but they did not
respect our hospitality and VIC
were forced to take the action we
did"
The members Of the sorority
pointed out that the boys were not
Intoxicated and that Mrs. Madge
Dietz, dean OF women, who chap.
eroned the party, was not even
aware the boys had liquor.
Following the party the soror.
ity unanimously passed i resolu-
ton which said.
We, the members of the Kappa
Kappa Gamma Sorority, hereby
20 on record rs being opposed to
the use Of liquor III any form. and
We furthermore state that we be-
lieve the ten boys who attended
our dancing party were guilty Of
gigantic disrespect, both to our
selves and our ehaperone. "
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
Income Tax Collections to Exceed
Estimate by Over Twenty Million
SECRETARY MELLo N
SAYS INCREASE DUE IN
LARGE MEASURE TO
BUSINESS EXPANSION
tBy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, March 2S.
Income tax collections for this
month, the first under the new
revenue law. are expected by
treasury officials to exceed by
$40, 100000 the original estimate
Of Secretary Mellon. The total
Is expected to reach 1920, 900, 900
by the end of the month, or APP
proximateIy $21, 100000 less than
was collected for the same quar-
ter Of last year when tax rates
were higher.
The income over the estimate
Is regarded by Secretary Mellon
as owing to the expansion Of busi-
ness prompted by the prospect of
tax reduction. Using as scale
the collections to date, which in
elude only taxes paid for the first
quarter of individuals and cor
porations, treasury officials expect
the total for the fiscal year ending
June 80 viii reach $1,79I, 900, 900.
as against $1,76O, ,000, 900 d year
ago and s1,SSO,O00,O 900 estimated
collectable this year under the old
rates. 80
Another warning that the trea-
sury may open the next fiscal year
with deficit was sounded in the
house yesterday BY Representative
Tilsons Of Connecticut, republican
fioor leader, who advised sharp
pruning Of appropriation bills. He
pictured congress as possessing q
fat check book but having no
money IN the bank, and he esti.
MATED that the deficit next July /
would be nearly $4,000, 900. Mr..
TilsoH predicted that the govern
ment's balance for 1927 would be
I'll BOT 600. which he said con.
tress already has oyerdrawwn by
abtnt 10000, 600.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
Florida Takes Big Jump
In Building Activities
BAND CONCERT


The following is the program
that will be rendered at Bayview
Park this evening by hte municipal
band, beginning at 7:45 o'clock:
Part One
March, onore all, ArteS Sbrac-
cia.
Overture, Barber of Seville
Rossini.
Fox Trot, Indian Boy Bennett.
Selection, Sky High Taylor.
Waltz, Old Chestnuts Lake.
Part Two
Fox Trot.
Selection, Chimes of Normandy
I.aurendeau.
Humoresque Bass Solo, The
Devil and the Deep Blue Sea-
King. tMr. Alfredo Mendosa.)
March, PonderosoKi
The Star Spangled Banner
Key.
HUBERT REASON,
Conductor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
GLENN STEWART
RETURNS FROM
FISHING TRIP
PITTsBURcH RESIDENT Be.
CONES MUCH IMPRESSED
WITH ISLAND CITY IN
GENERAL

Glenn Stewart, retired capital
ist, formerly connected with the
United States diplomatic service
and former member of the state
department at Vienna, returned to
this port yesterday afternoon on
board his palatial and commodious
yacht, Centaur, from a ten-days'
fishing trip to Boca Grande and
Dry Tortugas.
Mr.. Stewart, who was also Sec
retary of the American embassy
IN Cuba for two years, was accom-
panied on the trip by Wilford
Murchie, prominent and wealthy
New York lumber dealer. The
yacht was piloted to the fishing
grounds by Capt. Thos. C. Pent Of
this city, who conducted the dis.
tinguished visitors over the fishing
grounds in the vicinity of Boca
Grande and Tortugas, where an
unusually large catch of specimen
of every variety was made by the
party, who exceedingly enjoyed
the voyage and the many points
included in the sea trip.
Messrs. Stewart and Murchie
we're more than delighted with the
trip made to the beautiful waters
around Tortugas which abound in
fish of most every variety, king
fish and mackereI being landed in
large numbers, besides the many
other choice ones piled on the
boats deck at the termination of
each days outing.
The members Of the party were
much taken up with Key West and
the surrounding waters, and stated
that Key West and Tortugas fur.
nished the best fishing grounds
that It had ever been their plea.
sure to visit. The yacht with the
party on board left this morning
for Long Key Fishing Camp.
Messrs. Stewart and Murchie
were generally impressed with ths
Island City, and expressed hopes
OF returning here in the near fu
ture for q much longer stay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
Second Lecture To Be
GiOen Wednesday Night
All First Baptist Church

The date Of f,r. Strason's second
lecture IT the First Baptist
Church i changed from Tuesday
evening 10 Wednesday evening ii
= o'clock The subject Of the
lecture Wednesday evening wlIl
be Monkey Men and Monkey
Morals the Truth About Evolu
sion and the AoraI Collapse 81
Today =
This lecture y the substance of
TDr. Stratonss debate In CarnegSe
Han, New York City. with Dr.
Potter. oE Boston. ! noted tint
tartan minister. The Judges 0f
the debate decided unanimously
IN Dr.. straton'a favor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23

her Of declines in some Of The ma
terials. the spottiness In the mar.
ket 50 noticeable in the opening
month Of the year practically dis.
appeared.
The most decided decreases IN
tbs cost of the basic materials
were in lumber, though confined &c
certain grades: the most decided
increases were il common brick
sine 70 adverse weather conditions
ard 70 the lack % palverfxsd an-
thraefte Hofiow tile ard Port
lard cement prices remained firrn-
Some slight weaknesses. however
was evidenced II the structural
steel narkefs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
REJECTION or
PARTY MOTION

BERLIN. March 2s. - The
Reichstag today rejected 4 ma
tionalist party motion Of non-con.
fidence in the government which
demaEded withdrawal Of the
German application for member
ship in the League Of Nations
The vote was 259 To III.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
Deputy Collector of
Internal Reuenue
Arrives In Key West

G. n. Tanner. deputy collector
Of the Internal Revenue Depart
nlent. Miami. has arrived in Key
West 60 take charge Of the In
skrnal Revenue Department ut
Key West for one week.
James r. Thompson, deputy col
lsetor for Key West, and Mrs.
Thompson win leave in q day or
two for Havana where they viii
remain for q week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
Rabbi Kline Requisite
Stors-Closing On Night
of Monday, March 20

Rabbi s. J. Kline Of the R'Nai
Zion Congregation requests all
Easmhers 10 close their stores al I
o'ciock on Monday evening, March
20 in connection with the Jewish
festival which begins at that
hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
Rotarians To Hold
ladies Night" Az
Casa Marina Hotel

aLadies' Night has been an.
nounced for this evening at the
Casa Marina. This event. which
win be informal. will be put on
hy The Key West Rotary Club.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
APPROVES COURSE
BY RISING VOTE

BERLIN. March 2s. The
Reichstag today approved the gov
ernment's course at Geneva BY
rising vote.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-23
A N USEM MENTS

MONROE THEATRE

T0DAY-..King of the Turf.
Comedy. Here's Your Hat =
TOMORROW ~ Tine. the
Co@edian- " Comedy. Beloved
Bozo. .
The Washington times., 1926-05-24
Southern California
AIl.Year Vacation Land Supreme

The city Of Los Angeles, with population Of weIi
million is the largest city the Pacific Coast
and s the hub Of d the eountEys richest sgEtoul
tuTai communities.
The growth, wealth and marvellous Of South
California indicated By the following facts and
figures pertaining TO the County Of LoS Angeles sIons
Value Of Agricultural and Live
Stock Products t1e75l .fe6.el2.EA
Value Of Citrus Products (ls3Sl. :. 1924, sos
Oil Production ue25l 49, 600. 900 bbIs
HaTboR Exports tis2A-25l........ IS.lsl.s22 tons
Total HarbOg TOnnsgs.......... 32.2ss.42I
A producing season Of sss days yea. permitting
yesF round crops.
The Washington times., 1926-05-24
COLLEGE.
ACTIVITIES

The washington College Of Music
announces that II will remain open
all summer with the complete fac.
ulty available for the period when
school has closed.
The voice department Of the.
Washington College Of Music was
represented by q group Of Zoung
woman from the studio OF II. II
Roberts, In an interesting recital
last Monday evening In tho concert
halI Of the college. The Misses
Bissig. Humphrey, Main ana FOL.
ner sang several well-selected songs
as the first part Of the program.
Various countries, In music, were
given. IN beautiful costumes, typical
OF each one, for the reeiaindAr Of
scented a. follows: 81
Norway, Miss Langaey5 ireland,
Miss MacCready: Wales, Miss
Hughes: France Miss Delano: Spain
Miss Deneclxe: Italy, Mrs. Romeo
Guaraldi; American Indian. Misc
Helen Humphrey: early American
Miss ValclS. Each sang one song In
the language Of the country repre-.
scented and one In English. Seldom
does one hear voices Of such fresh
beauty used in as fine taste and
artistic discretion.
The Piano Department
Weldon Carter presented two Of
his students. Miss Sara Becker
and Miss Rebecca Easterbrook. IN
. joint piano recital in the concert
hall Of the Washington College Of
Music last Friday evening, before
a large and appreciative audience.
Miss Becker, q member Of the
faculty who has appeared on sew
oral college programs and over
radio. played two Bach selections,
the "Intrata," from the fifth cello
suite, and "Preambule'' from the
violin sonata, "Beethoven's Moon
light Sonata" Weber, the Schu-
bert-Liszt "Hark. Hark, the Lark. :"
and three Chopin selections.
Miss Easterbrook, who with Miss
Becker has received her artist
diploma from the college, is well
known as a concertN pianist. She
played the Bach-Phillip "Toccata
and Fugue" D minor, Beethoven's
Sonata, opus 10. No. 2, two Chopin
selections, the List ''LiebeStraume, I"
Smtdt Gregor's "Norland Scherzo.
and the first movement OF the
Mozart Concerto, D minor, with
Miss Gertrude Dyer at the second
piano.
Miss Alice L. Fowler, Of New
York, artist coach and teacher of
Mr.. Carter, who has a class Of ad-
Yanced students at the college, came
down for the Friday recital.
The Washington times., 1926-05-24
HANLNVEz ORGAN
RECITAL

Edith b. Athey, organist, viii givs
the last or three organ recitals to-
morrow evening. at SIS, at Hamline
M. e. Church, sixteenth and Allison
Streets, with John IA. Marville. bass.
as assisting soloist.
Mr.. MarvilIe Is director Of music
for the Hamline choir. He will sing
ave Maria OF Kahn, Before the
Crucifix'' OF La Forge, some early
English. negro Spiritual, Hard
Trials OF Burleigh, and songs Of
Martini and Keel.
Miss Atlaey, organist OF the church
will play the Guilmant first Sonata.
THE Swan OF Saint-Saens, cofnpo.
sitions OF Dethier, Best, Diton, the
Song Of the volga Boatmen" (by r.
quest. closing with the Overture to
William Tell by Rossini
The Washington times., 1926-05-24
This Summer
1000 miles in length!

"A World Of Wonders on both sides
Every summer sport in an incompnSGble setting
Your finest "trip in years
The Washington times., 1926-05-24
TIMES MONDAY MUSIC
GRAD BAND Of
ARMY SCHOOL
By JESSIE mcbride

When the Army Music School
gives its fourteenth annual Com
mencement" recital this evening.
the program will be broadcast from
the studio Of WCAP, at 6.45,
William G. White, principal OF
music, with Capt. r. g. Sherman.
commRndant. feel q iustifiable pride
in this governmental school OF
music which furnishes players and
leaders for the army bands Of the
entire service.
Since 1921 the Army Music School
has been located at Washington, IN
the washington Barracks.
The Army Music School Band is
familiar to the National Capital. It
was added to the general school
plan in order that the students
might broaden the scope Of their
musical experience and reach
graduation" prepared to assume
the functions Of q band leader at
once.
New Graduate Conductors
So when the announcer" tells
you that, for instance, Sergt. Eu.
gene j. Papi conducts the overture
OF Weber's opera. der Freischuts, +"
that he himself has arranged from
the original orchestra score. you
may realize the degree Of musician
ship that has gone into this per-
fornance. which IL given by the
student band.
Sergt. Henry Churn has arranged
for band and will conduct Grieg's
lovely. piano composition, IAN den
Fruhling' CTo Spring.: Private
first classl Ernest b. Gentle has
arranged from the original piano
score the "Andantino" d Flat, Of
Le1nare. and will conduct Il. Staff
sergt. Juan MeIlado has arranged
the Guilmant Bridal Chorus" from
the original organ score and will
conduct his work: Staff Gergt. Jc-
seph Dresslor has arranged and
will conduct two sketches from
MacDowell's woodland Sketches,
the ''To = Wild Rose and Told
At Sunset" which he has taken
from the original piano solo.
More than this, Captain Sherman,
himself, is represented by. 9
March" which he composed and
dedicated to Maj. Cen. Robert G..
Davis, adjuant general Of he army.
under whose direct control the
Army Music School has been placed.
The Washington times., 1926-05-24

west, will present in recital Esther
Marvin Cutchin, pianist, and Doris
Atkinson Morrow. soprano. me
concert VIII be given "Wednesday
evening at $50, at the church.
Miss Cutchin is well known to
music lovers of Washington as
both a concert artist and an AM
pico recording artist.
Mrs. Morrow is newcomer here.
She comes from New York, where
she sang at the Brick Presbyterian
Church, where Clarence Dickinson
is organist.
The public is invited.