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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
Chicago Mayor On Stand In
Senate Prohibition Hearing
COMMITTEE PLANS TO
CONCLUDE ALL TEsTr-
MoNY WITHIN SHORT
TIME.

WASHINGTON, April 23.
With Mayor Dever still on the
stand as defender of the fair
name of Chicago against testi-
mony by United States AttornNy
Olsen, the senate prohibition hear
ing entered today upon what
promised to be its concluding fan
fare of fireworks.
The committee planned to let
the affair taper of tomorrow with
final blare of oratory. Only five
hours and FIVE minutes remained
to both sides under the revised
schedule after yesterdays session
and each intended to use part of
its time presenting a little more
testimony.
Once this is disposed of. the way
will be clear for the summing
up BY counsel for the drys, as OPP
ponents of the pending bills for
liberalizing the Volstead act, and
for the vets, as proponents.
Wayne B. Wheeler, general coun-
sci for the Anti-Saloon league, and
Julien Goldman of Boston, the vets
attorney, are expected to carry
the burden of these arguments.
The Chicago mayor who object
ed to the statement by District At
torney Olsen that police of that
city knew of many breweries in
operation there and asserted that
the city rather than federal au-
thorities was responsible for the
closing Of the breweries, was
counted as witness for the wets,
although appearing at his own re-
quest, since he desired to refute
dry testimony.
Two sessions were arranged for
today to assure conclusion Of the
hearing towmorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
Large Shipment OF Pineapples
Arrives On Ferry From Havana
FOURTEEN CARLOADS
ARE BEING TRANS
FERRED TODAY AT
THIS PORT

Fourteen carloads of pineapples
came in .this morning from Cuba
and are now being unloaded to
ventilated cars preparatory to
shipment north.
Large shipments of pineapples
have come from Havana this year,
brought here on cars on ferries
plying between Key West and Ha-
|vana. Large numbers of men are
employed to transfer the crates
to the ventilated cars for shipment
north.
One car, which is packed COM
pactly, from Cuba makes two cars
that are shipped north, because
they are arranged so that air can
circulate through the entire car
without the use Of refrigeration.
The pineapple crop this season
has been Of the largest for years,
Fit is said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
TWO in MAY
QUEEN CONTEST
OTHERS WITHDRAW FROM
RACE IN FAVOR OF
MISS LARcHE


All high school girls in the May
queen contest have. withdrawn in
favor Of Miss Myra Larche. The
other contestant is Miss Clara
Carbonell.
The standing now is Miss
Larche, LIZA and Miss CarbonelI,
1882.
The contest will close May 8,
the Monday evening preceding
the May day festival to be given
by the Woman's Club May 6 at
the Key West barracks. The May
queen will be crowned at the
festival.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
SHELDON ATWELL, ALMOST CENTURY
OLD, DIES in KEY WEST YESTERDAY


well, all of this city, and two
daughters, Mrs. Joseph Lowe and
Mrs. Mary Tiff, both Of Key West.
Surviving him are also four grand
children and thirty great-grand-
children.
The funeral will be Sunday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock and will be
from the residence to the Ley
Memorial Methodist church. The
pastor, Rev. E. L. Ley, will con-
duct the service and the funeral
will be under the direction Of G.
Frank Sawyer of the Lopez under
taking parlors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
Members OF Georgia Press Association
Are Guests OF Key West This Morning
ENTER
TAINED WITH AUTO
MOBILE IRDE OVER
CITY

The members of the Ge rgia
Press Association. totaling 10. ar
rived on the Cuba this incoming
from Tampa and spent several
hours looking over Key West on
their way to Havana.
A group Of local men were at
the docks early this morning. to
meet them and take them on a
tour Of the city. There were
Bugs" Warner. Tom Ketchings.
William Bates, Andrew Miller and
others to welcome them.
After spending several hours III
the city, the Georgia Press repre-.
sentatives left for Havana. accom-.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING
scAvENcER SERVICE DIS
cUssED AT SESSION
LAST NIGHT

The City Council met in special
session last evening for the pur-
pose of discussing matters pertain-
ing to the sanitary department,
the principal topic under discus
sion being that of the new pro-
posals to be issued calling for new
bids for the scavenger contract at
the expiration Of the present one.
The proposals were drawn up,
in which the services required
were specified, the councilmen
taking this action. as a matter of
protection in the event that they
determine that it win not be feas-
ible for the city to operate the
service at the termination Of the
present contract, which is their
intention at this time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
HAROLD WALTERS FIGURES
IN DAYLIGHT ROBBERY AT
ROCK HARBOR ON THURSDAY
YOUTH is GIVEN HEAR
ING THIS MORNING
BEFORE COUNT Y
JUDGE

Harold Walters, a white boy
who gave his age as is, was given
preliminary hearing before
County Judge Hugh Gum this
morning, charged with breaking
and entering with the intention to
commit larceny. In default Of the
required $1,000 bond the boy was
remanded to jail to await the next
term Of criminal court.
This Walters boy entered a plea
Of guilty to pulling a daylight
robbery at Rock Harbor yester-
day. He entered John H. Pin
dsr's store. while the merchant
was at dinner, broke open the cash
register, took $50 in cash and at
tempted to make safe getaway.
Mr.. Pinder chased and captured
him. recovering the stolen money.
There being no officer on Key
Largo, Mr.. Pinder held on to his
pfisoner and brought him to the
sheriff At Key West.
The boy says his parents reside
la New York, but he has been
Spending some time in Miami.
Mrs. Pinder is postmistress at
Rock Harbor and the postoffice
is IN her husbands store, but no
attempt seems TO have been made
70 tamper with the postoffice in
any way.
In view Of the fact that there
Il no arresting officer on Key
Largo. Sheriff Roland Curry has
officiaIly appointed John H. PIN
der . deputy sheriff for Monroe
county. 70 that In case an officer
4 nesdad enaxpected!y at any Of
the stations on Key Largo he win
hsfe 1uthority to act.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23

WASHINGTON, April 23.--
France today submitted new of
fer for the settlement Of its
$4,000, 200. 900 war debt.
county and is at present working
at the task.
IF this agreement is aequiesc-
ed IN by the counties interested,
the state will have two roads
through portion Of this section
of equal grade and the interests
IF each county will be properly
served"
This propositions Mr.. Kirch-
sheiner states, met with the ap-
prevail Of none 6ts ple con-
cerned, except Barron G. Collier,
and it is likely that the matter is
not definitely settled as yet, as all
counties concerned are very much
dissatisfied with the outcome of
the Tallahassee meeting.
Miami Resents Action
Members Of the board of county
commissioners for Monroe county
this morning received kilograms
from C. E. Riddle, secretary and
vice-presidsnt of the Miami Cham
ber of Commerce, announcing a
forum meeting to be held at the
Central School Auditorium in Mi
ami next Monday evening at 1870
o'clock to discuss the proposed
Tam:ami trail route. The findings
of this committee, the kilograms
state, viii be forwarded to state
authorities.
1t is expected that several mem-
bers Of the board Of county COM
missioners and a number of other
representative citizens of this
county VII attend the above meet
ing.
Chairman Kirchheincr states,
however, that he believes that this
meeting is a little premature, that
It would have been better to have
waited until the proposal of DR..
Hathaway had been prepared in
contract form, then those interest
ed would know just exactly what
they are up against.
-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
SEAPLANES TO
ARRIVE MONDAY
TERMINATE SURVEY WORK
ON CUBAN
COAST

The two Hannibal planes will
arrive Monday from Cuba. They
have been assisting the U. S. S,
Hannibal in survey work off the
Cuban coast. Lieuts. Schildhau-
rer and Taylor are in charge Of
the planes.
The Bayspring, Captain James,
will leave here Sunday for Cuba
to secure the supplies and person
mel of the planes and bring them
to Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23

panied BY Havana newspaper men
who welcomed them in this city.
The association members will re-
main in Cuba until Tuesday, ar
irving here In the afternoon, when
they win spend several more hours
in the city.
About q dozen newspaper re-
porters, members Of the Associa-
tfon Of Reporters Of Havana. have
been here for several days waiting
to meet the members Of the Geor-
gia Press Association, who arrived
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23

Lacking only a few years of
having lived full century of
time, Sheldon A. Atwell, a pioneer
citizen of Key West, died at 4:20
o'clock yesterday afternoon at his
residence, 1928 Duncan street.
Mr.. Atwell had attained the re-
markably advanced age Of 80
years, 8 months and s days. and
had been residing in Key West 70
years. He came to this city from
the Bahamas.
The deceased is survived by
five sons. Thaddeus. Livingston,
Charles, Albert and Edward At
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
ISLAND CITY
LEADS ALL in
EXPECTATION
JACKSONVILLE TAKES FIRST
PLACE IN MATTER or
IMPORTS. TAMPA SEC.
oND

The value of merchandise ex-
ported from Key West port DUR
ing the month Of February Of the
present year totalled $2,714,581,
according to reports sent out by
the United States Customs service
from the Tampa office.
This is more than two million
dollars over the showing in ex-
ports for either of the eight other
Florida ports listed. Key Vests
total IS almost three times the
combined total shown for the other
eight ports, the nearest COM
petitor being Pensacola, with ex-
ports totaling s481,946. Miami
tails the list in exports with 2 to-
tai of S9,624 for February.
Exports from nine Of the prin-
cipal Florida ports for the month
of February, just past, totaled in
value, respectively, as follows:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
AGREE TO THROW
UP CON TES T

WASHINGTON, April 23.
The senate elections committee
today unanimously agreed to
throw out the election contest
brought against Senator Bratton,
Democrat, New Mexico, by for
mer Senator Bursum, a Republi-
can.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
Annual Inspection Of
National Guard Company
At Armory This Evening

There will be an annual inspcc-
tion of the National Guard Com
pany this evening at the armory
on the corner Of White and South
ard streets, which viii be con-
Quoted by Captain John =. Maher.
Captain Melvin z. Russell, COM
nianding the local company. re-
quests that al members report
promptly on time this evening for
The event.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
s4.i24.080

In imports the ports Of Jack
sonville' and Tampa jump for the
first time 70 the million dollar
mark, with Jacksonville slightly in
the lead. JacksonviIle's exports
total sl.4s2,6s3 and Tampa ST.
023.032.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
MANY PLAYHoUsEs

About $50 playhouses are now
operated by the great Shubert
system of theatres.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23

this Inprning with their wives and
families.
The commission Of Havana ~
porteFH were accompanied by
Rafael MARTINEZ Ybor, chief of the
commercial section Of the state
department Of Cuba.
Officers
The officers Of the association
shook hands with everyone. They
are Ernest Camp, EDITOR Wal
ffsanl;,.nea =, p.. 81
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Continued on Page 81
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-23
NEW OFFER MADE
FOR SETTLEMENT
inx AssaeIated Prrssl

WASHINGTON, April 3D..
France today submitted new of
fer for the settlement Of its
$4, 900, ,000, 900 war debt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
|, |, C. W. SEEKS
TO ORGANIZE
NEGRO WORKERS
Union VIII Cooperate
With A. N. L. G.

The Chicago joint board of the In
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers
in a letter Of reply to an invitation of
the American Negro Labor Congress
to have a speaker Of the union at the
mass meeting, called by the American
Negro Labor Congress, accepts the in
vitation to participate in the mass
meeting and will send its best organ
izer l. L. Davidson, to speak to the
unorganized Negro garment workers.
The American Negro Labor Con-
gress has arranged a mass meeting to
be held tonight right after work, at 80
North Wells street, at which Lovett
Fort-Whiteman, national organizer of
the American Negro Labor Congress,
will speak on Higher Wages-Better
Conditions" to the unorganized Negro
ladies' garment workers.
The joint board in its letter de-
clares that it is more than willing to
cooperate with the American Negro
Labor Congress in organizing the I'M
organized Negro workers in the gar
ment industry and states that the In.
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers
Union is a union which takes in all
workers regardless or race, color, sex
or creed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
sen. Mckinley
BLOCKS PASSA|C
TEXTILE PROBE

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Absenee
from Washington of Sen. William B.
Mckinley Of Illinois, chairman Of the
senate committee on manufactures, is
the present obstacle to securing a
meeting and vote on the LaFolIette
resolution for Inquiry into the PassaIc
textile strike. Mckinley may return
about May "a.
Frank P. Walsh, counsel for the
strikers, asks that the resolution be
favorably reported to the senate be-
cause two federal laws are being vio-
lated by the mill owners, and hence
congress has jurisdiction. The laws in
question are the tariff act and the
Borah-Hughes act forbidding unfair
competition. Walsh said the textile
manufacturers had fooled congress in
to believing they needed tariff of IS
per cent in order to pay living wage
when they made profits of SO per cent
on watered stock and did not grant
a living wage.
Appearing before Senators Borah,
LaFollette, and Wheeler, Anton Luter-
an, strike sympathiEer, testified that
he was blacklisted for IA years be-
cause he picketed a mill during a
strike in 1909. Rev. John Wroblewski
said the people of Passaic feel that
their city officials are in the pay of
the mill owners. Rev. Michael Sotak
said that the reason why most of the
children in the Railway reform school
are from Passaic, is that the little
ones are left alone at home for hours
at a time because both father and
mother must work in the mills to
feed and clothe even four children.
The working hours of the two parents
often overlap, requiring that the chill
dren be left unmatched.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
Arrest Wealthy Hotel
Owners Daughters Here
on immortality Charges

Two girls, reputed daughters of ].
]. Budd, wealthy owner of hotels in
Palm Beach, Toronto, New York and
Buffalo, were arrested in an apartment
here with two young men who said
they were chorus men from ARTISTS
and Models" and are being held on
charges of immortality.
The young women gave their names
as Marjorie Budd and Mrs. Thelma
Wallace. They were arrested, accord
ing to police, after their mother, Mrs.
Budd, came to Chicago to investigate
the reason reports OF their work in
school had stopped. Mrs. Budd was
said to be accompanied by Jack Wal
lace, husband OF Thelma, 10, but es-
tranged from her for several months.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
MANY EUROPEAN
Will SAIL HERE
FOR EUCHARIST

LONDON, May 2S- All Europe is
being flooded with publicity for the
28th Eucharistic Congress to be held
in Chicago June 20 to "a under the
auspices of the Roman Catholic
church. The newspapers in the Latin
countries are filled with matter con-
corning the congress and the southern
part of Ireland has been strung with
Veritable miles of billboards announc-
ing the event.
1t is a subject of widespread CONVEX
sation In the hotels printed matter
tells details of the congress. A great
many Europeans are preparing to go
to Chicago for the ceremonies. They
expect the coming Chicago congress
20 be a greater spectacle than the first
Eucharistic gathering at Lille in 1881
or the big congress Of London in 1908.
Steamship companies report their
early June sailing quotas filed. Ships
are being chartered by Catholic
groups. Despite the large number of
groups preparing to come in body
the steamship companies anticipate
even more individual passages.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
geneva arms
MEET BREAKS
ON CONFLICTS
Nations Dare Not Face
Facts of Collapse
Especial to The Daily wOrksr)


GENEVA, Switzerland, May 23.-
Again the league of nations has de-
monstrated It's bankruptcy. The meet
Ing here Of the preliminary arms con-
ference has reached a deadlock and
the sponsors Of the thing are afraid to
move either way-elther to give the
thing up and confess inability to go
thru with attempts at limitation of
armament, or try to arrange a date
for the regular conference and take
chances on something happening that
will help them out of their dilemma
before the next assembly Of the
league.
Britain Faces Facts.
After four days in conference the
British representatives have reported
10 their foreign Office at London that
any attempt to arrange an arms con-
ference in the near future would be
a fiasco which would be prejudicial to
the cause of disarmament for many
years to come.
Britain can neither accept the
French proposals that ornaments be
determined by the ability of nations
10 place armies in the field and equip
them; that the basis for the quota
allowed a given nation be determined
By 1t Industrial power anad it's ability
to get on war footing Those
countries that are backward indus
trially would be permitted a larger
army than this better equipped coun-
tries.
Then also the proposal of a sys-
tenn of armament coming" by the
agents Of the United States is not &C
eeptable to either Britain or France.
The contradictions between the
powers dooms to failure any effort to
hold a conference in the near future.
Blame Germany and Russia.
The official reason given by the
powers for the collapse of the prelim-
mary conference is the ancient hoax
that the refusal of the Soviet Union to
attend makes discussion among the
other powers impossible. Added to
this is a second excuse that Germany
is not yet a member Of the league,
therefore, nothing can be done until
she becomes a member.
Such exc Sses are recognized as
crude attempts to avoid admitting the
truth about the violent differences ex-
listing between the nations that can
not openly be discussed without seri-
Gus diplomatic consequences.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
Frisco Carpenters strike.

SAN FRANCISCo-FP)-Theca car
penters' strike in the Bay District is
becoming a miniature war. Three men
were wounded, one probably fatally,
in the latest clash. The business
agent of the carpenters union brought
into police headquarters a strike
breaker and had him Jailed for theft
of an auto. The strikers claim that
most of the imported scabs are gun
men and ex-convicts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
u. S. Government
Aids Mussolini In
Murderous Attack
Continued from page u

some of them have been deported to
death-for deportation to fascist Italy
of those who even mildly criticize the
regime of terror means sudden and
violent death.
To send a political exile to Italy is
like sending a man to the gallows, the
stake or the electric chair without a
trial. And in this contemplate bust
ness the United States government is
playing the role of bloodhound for
Mussolini in order to enable that mon
ster to carry out the threat he made
few months ago to the effect that
fascism was going to silence every
vestige of opposition on foreign soil
The story Of the operations on Unit
ed States soil of Italian spies and
hired murderers is one of the most
sensational exposures in the history
of the country.
So cleverly have these creatures op-
Grated and so carefully concealed has
been the role of the Coolidge-Mellon
administration in this affair that only
now, after many victims have already
been sacrificed, are the facts coming
to light.
Future articles will deal with
names Of agents Of MussoIIni now
operating in this country, their ac-
tiVitles against antl-fascist elements
and the role Of the United States
government In this murderous busI-
ness.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
PROBE OF SLUSH
FUNDS Will Be
. UNDER WAY SOON
May Investigate Anti
Saloon League


WASHINGTON, May 23.-The spot
light of 'pitiless publicity" will be
turned full upon senatorial campaigns
in eighteen eastern, western and
northern states once the senate slush
fund committee undertakes its sweep
ing investigation of campaign ex-
penditures, it was learned today.
The committee will delve almost ex.
clusively into campaigns where repub.
lican senators are up for reelection
This will happen chiefly because the
handful of democratic senators, whose
terms expire next March 4, are from
states in the solid south and have lit.
tie or no opposition.
Probe Anti-saIoon League.
The inquiry incidentally will develop
another wet and dry war as Senator
James A. Reed, democrat OF Missouri
author Of the resolution creating the
committee, is determined upon In
yestigating the Anti-Saloon Leagues
contributions to political campaign
funds. This will be the first opportun
lty the vets ever have had to pry into
the financial operations of the great
dry organization. Eventually, the
names Of John d. Rockefeller, Jr., and
Ebert II. Gary, who are known as
the leagues "angel," will be drawn
into the inquiry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, May "a Great Bri-
tain pound sterling, demand 4.s5 7-S;
cable. 4.S6 3-s; France, franc demand,
S.29h; demand, $50; Belgium franc.
demand 3.29lh; cable, $50; Italy, Ira,
demand 3.s41s; cable, 1856; Sweden,
krone, demand 1878; cable, 1916;
Norway. krone, demand 21.74; cable,
2176; Denmark, krone demand 1921;
cable, 1928; Shanghai, taels, demand
1900,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
RrIekmakers WaIkout.

HAvERSTRAw, N. y (FP)-
White and Negro brickmakers are
striking at Haverstraw, important clay
building materials center, for pay in
creases OF 81 to $3.50 per day. Five
state troopers we're rushed to the
yards under a sergeant to act as spe-
oial guards for the manufacturers.
ALAMOSA, Colo.--(FP)--The Colo
RADIO State Federation OF Labor CON
yenes In Alamosa June 2.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
Bankers Apprentice.

NEW YORK, May 24-Gilbert w
Kahn, son of Otto H. Kahn, president
of Kuhn Loeb & Company, sailed for
Europe today to spend IS months
working in the banking houses Of the
various capitals to fit himself upon
his return for a position in his faith
er's establishment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
SACCO AND VANzETTI
POSTERS ON WALLS OF
PARIS URGE PROTEST

PARIS, May 23.-Paris walls are
pastered with eoIored posters ure-
ing workers to protest against the
death sentence given Nicola Saeeo
and BartoIomeo Vanzetti on the
famous frame-up in Massachusetts,.
The world renowned railroading
to the aalIows Of Albert Parsons and
his companions in 1887, Is the COM
parlson used to bring to French
workers the gravity of the danger
confronting Saeco and VsnzettI.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-25
OPEN SHOP IN FRANCE
LOCKS OUT $4,000 IN
FIGHT AGAINST UNION

PARIS, May %. - Twenty-Five
thousand automobile workers of the
RenauIt factory at 5IlIaneourt in
the Paris suburbs are locked out by
the firm, which Is fighting the eff
forts Of the trade unions to organ
ize the plant.