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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
ENTERTAINMENT
AT HIGH SCHOOL
This EVENING
"TOM THUMB WEDDING" TO
BE PRESENTED FOR SEC
OND TIME IN SCHOOL AU-
DITORIUM

The final performance of the
"Tom Thumb Wedding" that cap
tivating juvenile stage success that
delighted a large audience here
recently, will be given again this
evening in the auditorium of the
Monroe county high school, start
ing at 7:45 O'Clock.
This pretty little performance
so perfectly presented in such a
charming way by the wee small
children of Key West is simply
wonderful in every way, and will
charm and delight every one who
attends the performance tonight.
Much praise is being expressed
for those who had in charge the
training of these bright little tots
to carry their lines so beautifully
in this Lilliputian nuptial event,
for the people realize that it has
been no small job.
There have been so many urgent
calls for a repetition 'of the Tom
Thumb wedding that the perform
ance will be given again tonight,
the program for the evening be-
ing announced as follows:
Instrumental Selection - Alice
Curry.
Introduction of Guests by Mas
ters John Little and John Pinder.
Vocal Solo--Miss Edith Russell.
Wedding Ceremony.
Solo---Miss Rose Mary Bethel.
Mandolin Selection-Miss Flor
ence Torres.
Vocal Solo-Miss Laura Mae
Albury.
Piano Selection-Miss Fannie
Hansen.
Violet Drill-Twelve Girls.
Dialogue-Three Girls and One
Boy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
ING SUBSTANTIAL
JAIL SENTENCES
tny Aaaociatcd PrcsSD

tsTIMORE, May 27.-The
xing editors Of two Baltimore
1apeis. along with three
Rers of their staffs are facing
antial jail sentences" be-
their "duty to readers and
ogers" came ahead of court
n promise Of such action was
Harold f. Elliston and Earl
iel.aad managing editors re-
Hsifely Of the News and Amer
Harry Clark, city editor of
- scws, and two CAMERA men,
Siaalh Sturm and William
Kientfa, by Judge Eugene O'Dunno,
in huiHal court.
Tr newspaper men were cited
Tor contempt Of court when papers
pubi bed pictures Of the Richard
ReeEf Mhittcmore murder trial
last seek after Judge o'Dunne had
folbnslea the taking of such
photographs in the court room.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES OF
HIGH SCHOOL
REV. THOMAS r. ADAMS, PAS
TOR OF FLEMING STREET
CHURCH TO DELIVER BAG
CALAUREATE SERMON

The annual commencement ex.
ercises of the Monroe county high
school, an event eagerly antici-
pated by the people of this city
every year. will commence on the
evening of Friday. May %, start
ing with the Junior-Senior Prom
at the Coral Isle Casino, on South
Beach.
On the following Sunday morn
ing at ii o'clock. Rev. Thomas r.
Adams. pastor of Fleming Street
Methodist Church, will deliver the
baccalaureste sermon in the audi
torium of the Monroe county high
school building.
The defamation contest and
class day exercises will be on the
following Wednesday evening,
starting at o'clock.
Friday evening at $50 o'clock
will commence the graduation ex-
ercises and an address delivered
by DR.. Bristol, professor psych-
ology at the University Of Gaines
vile.
The graduation exercises and
commencement program are ex-
pected to draw larger crowds than
usual this year. for the schools
have made wonderful progress and
the people are more intensely in
terested in the cause Of education
than they have ever been before.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
MEN STUNNED
BY LIGHTNING
EMPLOYEES OF TIDEwATER
COMPANY KNOCKED
DOWN

Twelve men. employees of the
Tidewater Construction Company.
were knocked down. though only
slightly stunned. yesterday after
noon, when lightning struck the
water about $50 feet off shore
from where they were working on
the new boulevard near the old
Martello tower.
The flash came during that tre-
mendous downpour of rain during
the afternoon. The men were
blinded for a moment by the flash
and stunned by the electricity, but
none seriously injured.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
Birmingham Man Challenges
Deputy Sheriffs To Fight;
Officers RevOlverS Roar
JOHN d. JONES SLAIN ON
HIGHWAY; CHARGE
OFFICIALS WITH UN-
LAWFUL KILLING

BIRMINGHAM, May 27. -
Statements charging that Byron
Shirley and Dewey Barrett, sher-
af's deputies, shot and killed John
p. lones, while he was challeng-
nsnehem to put down their guns
tight it out" have been
TO Attorney Horace Wilkin-
special prosecutor, by Thelma
Josephine McManus, and
~ Sheriff j. c. Tate, who
riding with the young law en-
ment officer on the Mont
#fy highway when the shoot
occurred early yesterday, ii
aEeyealed today. Attorney Will
- said that he would not
ysasc me text Of the statements
public until the three witnesses
appeared before the grand jury,
hnt declared that he and other in
sestigators were prepared to prove
faat two occupants of third au-
tamobile witnessed the Staying
ed that Shirley and Barrett
fad woman companion in their
car.
The three statements were vir-
fiaily identical, the special prose
c1tor said. The victim, Jones, and
late, were on an automobile ride
zfIfh Miss McManus and Miss
Saipp, and Shirley and Barrett
passed them and turned a spotlight
IN their car, the attorney said the
statements declared.
The story contained in the
statements continued to the effect
that Jones turned into side road,
fhly ~ be followed by the depu-
Fss, that Jones stopped his auto
mobile aud alighted to find Shir-
ies and Barrett covering him with
rsrolvers.
According 10 the statements as
1 - hy MIR wilkins, jones had
drawn his revolver when he
ressed the deputies. 81 see
q blows are still after me. II
viii put down your guns and
into the middle of the road,
leiap both Of YOU"
ithout another word, the re-
y Of Shirley and Barrett
80, and Jones dropped dead.
III special prosecutor said last
~ that 1t viii be charged that
Ja was given no chance, and
fIs the two deputies did not
slsS IL self defense.
#ley and Barrett last night
ei I'D Roderick Beddow, we'll
fr lawyer, to defend them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
MAKE SEIZURE OF
GERMAN BEER

BRADENTON. May 27.-Police
on the Manatee river bridge
seized two large trucks loaded to
capacity with high grade German
beer and a small amount Of cham
pagne. said to have been en- route
to Tampa from a port some 45
miles south Of here.
The trucks, officers state. crr-
ried approximately 600 cases.
three or four which contained
champagne. The trucks and cargo
are valued at approximately $780,
600.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
FLIERS FORCED
BACK TO MIAMI

MIAMI, May 27-Flying into q
violent rain and windstorm about
100 miles southeast of Miami,
Bernardo Duggan and his two
companions in the seaplane
"Buenos Aires" were forced to
make a hurried return to Miami at
8 9:45 a. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
ONE KILLED IN
POWDER EXPLOSION
nv Associated rre~b

bEFLIN, Germany, Nay Il
\ dispatch to the Wolff Burcau
from Zagzdzon, Poland. says one
person was killed. nine injured
and several are missing following
the explosion of a powder drum
AZ the munit3on works there.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27

Key West in twelve or fifteen
months from date of signing CON
tract, depending upon the season
Of the year in which the work is
started.
In the White proposal the r. E.
{. railway win enter into a con
tract and agree to carry one-third
Of the total financial burden Of
the whole water district. The
railroad company win also furnish
the right-of-way for the pipe line.
and. based on their present con
sumption. will pay more for their
water than does the water dis
trict.
Al the meeting last night the
trustees informed the members of
the city council that they desired
10 relieve the city Of the financial
burden Of installing q water dis
tribution Evstem. which viii be an
absolute necessity if Key West IL
"a have water. In order ~ do this.
the trustees stated that Il the city
rourcjl would grant fhe trustees
permission in the form # a fran
chise. that the trustee would is-
aae the necessary district water
bonds and install the fresh water
distribution system throughout the
city.
A. the request If the trustees
the county commissioners author
gzed the trustees tn take on com-
peteut sateFworkg engineer to
thoroughly check up all data used
by the White company 10 deter
mine tic accuracy Of their figures.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
AVIATOR RETURNS
TO MIAMI TODAY
WIND STORM INTERFERES
WITH FLIGHT
STARTED
nv Assoeinted P,essl

MIAMI, May 81. - Bernardo
Duggan and his two companions
hoped off from Bay Biscayne at
1888 o'clock this morning in the
seaplane "Buenos Aires" for Ha-
vana, on the fourth leg of their
New York-Argentine flight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
RIFfIAN CHIEF
MAKES SURRENDER

thktS, Hay 2I.--Ahd el Krim,
KiffiaH chief. who announced his
forviNer yesterday. has arrived
ins'de lhc French lines and will
be hssaeaiately escorted to Tazu.
Annpuncement 20. this effect
was lhA6e hy Premier Briand af.
Ter aabinct meeting today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
LAKE WORTH PLANS
BOND ELECTION

LAKE WORTH, Fla. May 27.-
A bond election for 81 ,000,0 for
the Lake Worth mosquito control
district win be placed before tine
voters on July l2, when the
$500, 600 countrywide improve
ment bond election is held. accord
ing 10 a resolution just passed hy
the county board of commits
slnners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
HUGH JENNINGS
LEAVES SANlTARIUM
sny A~>seIate.i rr~SSp

ASHEVILLE, y. G, May 60
Hugh c. Jennings, assistant nan
ager Of the New York Giants, has
been discharged from the Witlyah
sanitarium here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
LEGION MEETING

Regular Legion Meeting tomor-
row night at S o'clock. Important
business. Members are urged to
attend.
May 27-2t
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AMUSEMENT
MONROE THEATRE
ssseNNe@esessssasssasas

To4Af-''The Auction BLOCK. -
Comes "Pawn Shop Politics"
TOMORROW AND SATURDAY
-Ihe Anctioa Block" 81 Roach
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
YOUNGSTERS In
ATTENDANCE AT EN-
JOYABLE LUNCHEON
TODAY

More than one hundred big and
little boys laughed, sang, played
and ate together at the Rotary
luncheon. 1t was Fathers and
Sons Day, a part of the Boys
Week program. The boys were
of all sorts, some large, some
small. The largest was Charlie
Ketchum, Jr., a regular chip off
the old block, and the tiniest
Charlie Rice, who was full of mis-
chief, just having had his tonsils
and adenoids out.
AS the boys, large and small,
filed into the La Concha dining
room they donned festive paper
hats. Following the singing of
America, Rotarian Livingston
Munro invoked divine blessing on
the gathering.
Charlie Muldrow. of the Boys
Work Committee, in a few apt
remarks welcomed the boys to the
Rotary luncheon. Charlie, who is
commanding officer of the local
Marine Corps detachment, is
around the boys a lot and told
them that by keeping smiling they
would always be boys in heart
and thereby great happiness would
always be their share in life.
Following the How Do You Do
Key West Boys. How Do You Do"
song, led by Jack Maher and ac-
companied by the club. pianist.
Rotary Ann Ladd, the visitors
were introduced. Rotarian Bob
Hirner. of the Woodbridge, N. ].
Rotary Club, was present, and
with Rotary smile announced his
classification of funeral director,
thereby showing that even a NOR
tician is no crepe hanger when
present at a Rotary luncheon.
Billie Malone introduced Major
George Brown. now of Miami but
still very much of a conch. Gene
Lowe had as his boy Mayor Les
lie A. Curry, and Frank Ladd in
troduced DR.. Fort of the State
Board of Health who is In Key
West conducting { Crippled Chill
dren's diegnostic clinic. Or. Fort
spoke very interestingly OH the
subject of Crippled Children's
Work in Florida.
Fine Program
The program was snappy and
replete with singing, stunts and
fun.
The High School Orchestra won
a large place in the hearts Of the
Rotarians, playing several times
during the luncheon and always
winning large hand Of applause.
There were fayors for all. toy
aeroplane. flies and drums, tops
and marbles. baby dolls and toy
pistols and guns.
The first contest was a wheel
barrow race, the contestants being
will Warren and win Junior,
Willie Kemp and Willie Junior.
Jack Maher and Jack Junior. and
Allen Schlendorf and Junior Ia
this race the fathers represented
the wheel barrOws By walking On
their hands while the Juniors act-
ed as the chauffeurs by holding
up their feet. Wll Kemp won oy
head against his nearest rival jack
Maher and son. The winner was
presented with a handsome rsd
wheeled cart. with the admonigion
that having demonstrated hia
ability to push that he practice
some on pulling.
In the blowing contest. Il vas
youth versus sge. Joe Beaver.
Gene Lowe and Owen Sawyer we're
pitted against FLOYD Roberts. Tsfl
Yates and Joy Porter dountjag.
Each contestant having been blind
folded. VAS given q rubber balloon
fCoufinupd m Pare al
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27
REPORT CRIME ON DECREASE

LAKE WORTH, Fla, May 81
Crime is so greatly on the decrease
in this city that police court viii
be held only twice a week instead
Of daily unless congregation of
offenders in the city Jail warrants
special session, Judge K. l.. Hif-
ner has decided.
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Continued m Page 81
Evening star., 1926-04-22

Germany now has it's first building
activity in many months.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
APPLE BLOSSOM QUEEN
ANNOUNCES PRINCESSES
Miss Priscilla Bridges of Hancock,
Md. to Reign This Year at
Winchester Festival.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
WINCHESTER. Va. April ~
Miss Priscilla Bridges of Hancock,
Md. who has been chosen queen of
the Winchester apple blossom festival,
will have in her court the following
colonial prinCesses: Misses Eleanor
Pittman. Charles Town w. Va;
Elizabeth Smith. kernstown. Va;
Anne Harrison, Martinsburg. w. Va;
Irene Stickley, Naucluse, Va: Thelma
PETER. Stra sburg. Va: Jean B.
Bricker, Shena ndoah Va. Mary
Kline. Faucluse; Julia Reno. Win
chester: Nancy Cra wford. Stra sbIrg;
Mary G.. Russell. Winchester; Eliza
beth Hollis. Winchester; Susan Steck.
Winchester, and Dorothy Rhodes,
MiddletoWn. Va. Maids of honor will
he Misses Cornelia Gray. Eliza beth
Stuart, Philomena Larew and Anne
h. Kern, Winchester; Virginia Har-
desty, Summit Point, W. Va; Ellin
Shut. kabletown, w. Va. and
Eleanor Weaver, Front Royal. Va, in
addition to large number appointed
and to he appointed by members Of
the Virginia House of Delegates from
100 counties. in compliance with a
resolution adopted by the House dur
Ing the recent session of the General
Assembly.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
POSTMASTER IS HELD.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Nd, April 22.-
Frank j.. Splitter, postmaster of Bruins
wick, Md, has been held for action OF
the Federal Court, Baltimore, charged
with shortage of funds of the office
amounting to 81 700.
The alleged shortage. covering a
period of about six days, was reported
by A. II. Hulse. post office inspector.
At a hearing before Commissioner
l1aller 1t was announced that Splitter
had made good the shortage. although
he said: Il really do not think that
any shortage exists, and until the Gov
ernment investigation has been com
pleted, L cannot make any statement"
Splitter, who was a member of the
House of Delegates Of Maryland of the
Evening star., 1926-04-22
Order to Produce Names.

Children born in any OF the prov
inces ceded to Italy after the World
War must be given Italian names,
says the Pathfinder. To give them
names common to any other nation
ality is to be considered an anti
national act. Such was the ruling of
the Court of Appeals at Trieste. The
action is expected to make common
such names as Benite Holzbaum or
Gabrielle Schmidt
Evening star., 1926-04-22
FAMOUS u. S. WOMEN
FETED AT LUNCHEON
Actresses, Authors, Social Service
Leaders, Judges and Executives
Attend Function.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 22-Feminine
leaders whose fame Is nationwide
We're feted today at Il luncheon which
featured women's day at the Wom-
ems World Fair.
Actresses and authoresses were
guests with women whose invasion
Of masculine fields is so definite that
they have not yet been accorded
an "ess' to distinguish them from
male contemporaries.
1t was cosmopolitan gathering.
Ethel Barrymore sat at the table
beside Mrs. Gertrude Bonnin, de:
scendant of Sitting Bull and presi-
dent of the National Council of
American Indians. Mary Hastings
Bradley, who has shot lions in AZ
RIGA, shared the limelight with Jane
Evening star., 1926-04-22
LOOT IS RECOVERED
|NPOSTAL ROBBERY
Bandit Says He Held Up
Mail Truck to Get Money
for Wife.

t3y the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 22.-An but $lAS
of the $S7.o00 taken by a robber who
last week held up a mail truck AT
Indiana Harbor, Ind, has been re-
covered er accounted for and Daniel
T. Hesley, e. a former convict, con-
fessed rohher, is under $50 900 bond
al Hammond, Ind.
Hesley and his wife We're arrested
here Tuesday night. In confession
10 postal inspectors Hedley said he
committed the robbery because his
2S-Near-old wife is about to become
a mother. Mrs. Hesley was relea sed.
Throughout the day Federal Off
GERS visited downtown banks To re-
cover $3l 900. and under Hesley's di-
rection found caches which held the
remainder of the loot.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
Tenth and H streets, Saturday eve

Tenth and H streets, Saturday eve
ming.
The Military Service Legion is a
purely District of Columbia organiza-
ton, which came into being through
the efforts of Gen. Simms for the pur-
pose of advancing through 1t the in
terests of the National Guard in the
District. All members and former
members of the National Guard of
the District are eligible to member
ship.
The annual dinner serves, there
fore as a yearly reunion of the lead
ing spirits in District military circles
Evening star., 1926-04-22

Adams, whose exploration has been
among the slums of Chicaro.
Other guests included Cyrena Van
Gordon, opera star; Effie Shannon,
actress Judge Mary Bartelme. Car
rie jacobs Bond, Mrs. Fannie Bloom
field Zeislers pianist; Mary Ander-
son, head of the Women's Bureau
of the Department Of Labor; Mrs.
Edith Rockefeller Mccormick. and
Miss Bina West, the first woman
president OF the National Fraternal
Association.
All OF them added their names
to those OF less famed sisters visit
ing the exposition on an autograph
album to be presented to Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge. The album will have more
than 100000 names by the end of the
fair
Germany now has its first building
q n IN
Evening star., 1926-04-22
BY WEBSTER.

many of them dating back to the
days when Washington boasted of
some of the crack companies of the
country.
Speakers at the April dinner of the
legion will include Maj. Gen. Lejeune,
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, in com
mand of the 29th Division, Sd Corps
Area; Gen. Lloyd NJ. Brett and others.
Evening star., 1926-04-22

1917 session. succeeded his father,
AlOnzo r.. Splitter. as head OF the
Brunswick post office, at the latter's
death.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
D. c. MILITARY LEGION
TO HOLD ANNUAL DINNER
Event Saturday Night to Bring
Together Leading Spirits in
National Guard.

The annual dinner OF the Military
Service Legion of the District of CO.
lumbia. Col. Stirling Kerr. command
er, will take place at the Ebbitt Hotel
Evening star., 1926-04-22

There are many men who were just
dudes before marriage turns out to be
subdudes afterwards, says the ONCE
BoV.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
Statewide Interest in
Suit of Miami Against
Miami Copper Company

There is considerable statewide in
terest in the hearing of the con,
demnation suit of the town of Miami
against the Miami Copper company
now being held before w. r. Cham
bers, in the superior court of Gila
county. The suit is one in which
the town of Miami seeks to condemn
certain parcels of land held by the
copper company for the purpose of
making necessary street improvements.
Interest in the suit lies in the RAGS
that the decision on this case may
set precedent for similar suits In
many other Arizona localities.
Two hearings on the case have al
ready been had before Judge G. c.
FAIRIES of Gila county. Judge Faires
voluntarily disqualified himself from
further hearings in the case and
called in Judge Chambers to sit IN
his stead
The Improvement contemplated is a
portion of the paving of the state
highway through Miami, projected BY
the county and state with federal aid.
The principal, bone of contention
appears to be the petition of the
town for the condemnation of lands
for the construction of walls to, pros
tect the proposed pavement against
flood waters of Bloody Tanks wash
Attorneys for the company con-
tended that the, town has no author
ity to condemn lands for FLOOD pro-
lection purposes. Counsel for the
town argued that the municipality
is within it's rights in such procedure.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
POLICE
JOIN in SEARCH
FOR z CONVICTS

Douglas police officers were CO.
operating Saturday wWh peace Off
GERS throughout the state in spread,
ing a net for Edward Sims and Clar,
ence Meeley, convicts who escaped
from the state peniteneiary at Flor
ence in a car provided for them and
driven by young woman.
Details of the escape We're not fur
nished the local officers. but good
descriptions of the two men and the
woman who aided them in THEN
escape were broadcasted and it is ex-
pected that but little difficulty will
be experienced in effecting their capz
ture.
Sims is described as IS years of
age, feet inches tall, with a
ruddy complexion, light brown hair,
blue eyes and a scar on his right
arm. Meeley is said to be about So
years of age, feet 10 inches tall,
light complicated, with light browrs
hair and blue eyes and tattoo OH
his right arm.
The woman who is said to have
aided the prisoners in their escape
is described as being pretty, % years
of age and having black bobbed hail
and dark eyes.
The trio left Florence in new
Ford roadster.