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Sight THE PALM BEACH POST Thursday Morning, January 4, 192! KIWANIANS HAVE LOVEFEgT OVER FRADY MURDER TRIAL DELAYED BY HIS ILLNESS "Ship by SHOOT 'EM IN! We've Just Unloaded Another Car of SOIL PIPE AND FITTINGS And We'll Your Orders RIGHT NOW! NEW YEAR PLANS Off and On With 1923 Is Spirit of Meeting Oft with the old year, on jwith" the new, was tit thought -expressed at the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club at the Lake Court yesterday, Bert Winters, the re icago Automobile Man Has Third Operation PHYSICIANS SAY HE CAN'T APPEAR Water Transportion Is Cheaper than Rail or Track tiring president, speaking on" behalf, of the officers whose terms have jusjt expired, said 'that tiifc work of guiding the destinies of the club throughout the past year Judge Andrews Selected to Try Famous Case (By Assoelaleil Press Miami, Jaji. 3. Edgar C. Frady Cjiicago automobile man, scheduled Secretary cf Interior, Who H.is Resigned to Retire to Pri. vate Life.

SZirCREEK SWALLOWS 18 AS was one of pleasure and that the spirit of willingness and fellowship shown by the members had rendered possible the accomplishments of the organization. i The pin and gavel were passed to M. S. McCracken, the newly elected president who asked the continued suport of the members in order that 1923 might be a success. Secretary P.

C. Reese PALM BEACH MERCANTILE CO. Notnly the merchants of West Palm Beach, but also the townspeople can effect a big saving in their freight bills if they will take advantage of the opportunity we are offering them to ship goods From Miami by Water Our line makes direct connection with' the boats of the Cunard Line and the Baltimore and Carolina Steamship Company, and we have made arrangements to receive shipments from the north at the Miami municipal dock and bring them to West Palm Beach. If you have goods being shipped into Miami by water from anywhere, see us and we will bring them to West Palm Beach for you. to go on trial tomorrow morning tot the murder of his wilt in a local hotel last February, will not be able to appear when court is called, his physicians stated tonight.

Frady who has been suffering from a kidney ailment, which he says- he contracted during his long continefiienl PHONE 731 PHONE 730 'announced the committees who will BRIDGE CRASHES State of Washington Is Scene of Ac- cident direct the affairs of the Kiwanians this year, the chairmen of which follow: Attendance, F. j. Anderson; Reception, D. L. Williams; House, P.

Clarke; Finance, S. D. Morris; Education, R. J. Kishpaugh; Program, W.

M. King; Publicity, H. M. MacPherson; lnter-city rel Assessor Owens to make special effort to get the names of owners real estate he assesses. The supreme court decided recently that if property was assessed under the, name at in jail before he finally won Ins rc-fcase, was operated on again today The operation followed two blood transfusions within the last ten days and he is said to be in weakened condition.

Judge Charles p. Andrews of Orlando, assigned by Governor Hardee to hear the case following the disqualification of Judge Branning, had not arrived tonight but was expected on an early morning train. The tragefly for which Jrady is ASSESSMENT OF REAL ESTATE IS UNDER WAY HERE Values of Property Here Rank Well FEW ESCAPED BY MAD RUSH ations, H. L. Donald; Public affairs, C.

M. Conkling; liusincss methods, W. C. Crittcndon; 'Grievance, J. P.

McGinlcy; and Classification, L. Tv Heeler. Visitors Delighted Frank Widcman, a visiting kiw-anian from Jacksonville, said that he was glad to be in West Palm in State a person wno was pot tne owner, a tax deed issued in that invalid. This requires that pronerty be assessed as "owner unknown" unless the owner has turned in his assessment. Complying with the law, Assessor Owens will assess all rcil estate as "unknown" unless the owner lists it.

and gives in the list. The consequence of this, it is said at the court house, will be that there will be confusion and difficulty whe.i owners' go to pay their taxes, and this can be avoided hv owners petting blanks from Mr. Owens and filling them in. Crowd Had Gathered to Watch Log Jam reparations are' under Jav Peach again to enjoy the. hospitality, the sunshine and warm breezes.

He said that he was pleased to note the progress being made by the local club and that li.wl nnn- to be' tried occurred last February in his suite in a fashionable Miami Beach hotel. Frady is said to have shot his wife and cut his throat. At the hospital before she died the next day Mrs. Frady declared she had lived a night of hell, during which Frady had accused her of affairs with other men. Fie ssfid he was awakened by blows on his head and body to find her beating him with a revolver.

In the struggle for possession of it, he declared, it was discharged. Surgeons took three bullets from her body. While Frady lay recovering from yt.v Associated 1'ress) Kelso, Jan. Several believed dead andt a SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS OF "THE SATISFACTION" leaves Miami Monday 4 P.M. Arrives W.

P. B. Tuesday 8 A. M. Leaves W.

P. B. Wednesday 9 A. M. Arrives Miami Thursday 1 A.

M. Leaves Miami Thursday 4 P.M. Arrives W. P. B.

Friday 8 A. M. Leaves W. P. B.

Sunday 9 A. M. Arrives Miami Monday 1 M. persons are riiriirrn tnemhrrs number injur -d as the result of the collapse of a bridge here structure wje crowded with spectators watching a long jam. Ten or Miss Kuth Thomas, who spent the holidays with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. L. Thomas of Palm Beach Heights, left on the early train ves- the i annual assessment nt he rear and personal property in Beach jotinty. County Assessorames M. Owens opened his offj- in the court liouse Tuesday.

id now is fnaking up the at 'the several towns of the county which he or members of. his force yill visit to meet and receive their statements of property subject to taxation. Only four counties in the state have more leal estate property assessed for taxation than has Palm Beach county, as shown in lids table: C'ounty. nuirc vpliirlfc wrrn nrerr.Ktaf rd the crash into the Cowlitz river, wound in his throat, occupying terday fur Winyah Lake Academy in- swollen bv recent rains. Manv who were on the ends ot Orlando, where she is a student' Many parties and social gatherings were given for Miss Kuth while she was home.

a room the same hospital a tew doors from the one in which his wife died rumors of a plot of friends to kidnap him and rush him aboard a fast yacht said to be lying in wait off the coast which would (carry him to South American, reached the ears of the sheriff. Frady was hustled to jail on a stretcher and remained in the hospital ward until two months ago, when his release was granted on bail. 1921. 1922. S37.625M) 10,038.560 Q.

707.430' 7.806.020 19.039.480 28,099,450 8,689,630 8,881.820 Personal, Personal. $17,453,520 15.240,340 16,323.750 4.2o,52i 3.231,430 6.678,710 3.847,730 3.654,420 956,380 Eastman Transportation Co. Temporary Address 718 Iris St. 'Temporary Phone 602-M Hillsborough bade 'I'alm Bcacli I)uval Hillsborough Dade growing steadily. The international convention of Kiwanis, which was held in Toronto, Canada, last year, was described l)y the speaker.

The '1 oronto Club spent $40,000 in the program of entertainment aud the arrangements for the business meetings "and the gathering was a credit to' the organization, Mr. Wideman said. This year's convention is to be held in Atlanta in June and Mr. Wideman emphasized the fact that the Atlanta Club is relying on the support of all the south eastern clubs to make the affair a success. Jacksonville Kiwanians are organizing a motorcade to make theitrip in a bodv.

Growth Is Noted The speaker said that the view from the top of the new Guaranty building was a revelation and spelled success for the territory adjacent to West Palm Beach. The spectacle of the developments stretched out between Delray, the Glades, the country twenty miles to the north, and the broad expanse of the Atlantic impressed Mr. Wideman with the growing importance of the lower cast coast. G. Vernon Blackburn, of the Land Sales Corporation of New York City, was a guest at the meeting vesterday.

Miss Mittie Steen HERRIN DEFENSE the' bridge escaped by clambering un its' hanging portions, but. at 7 o'clock, two hours after the collapse, fewer than forty persons had been taken from the water. Four of these were injured seriously. Mo bodies had been recovered ihen. Kelso was in a wild tumult after the' crash.

Those apprehensive of safety of relatives or friends rushed madly from- hospital" to hospital and back to the bank of the river. The bridge, always crowded, was especially crowded at the time the accident. Water mains supplying West Kelso were carried out by the crash and that settlement without water tonight. The bridge was built, in 1917 and Was a timber structure of the suspension type. The accident was due to the breaking of one of the cables.

At 8 o'clock toniglu eighteen persons were reported missing. -a. hilm Beach I Duval has its borders farl- tm'ti within FO BLOODSHED lonviile. tne largest city in the state, iCscambia has Pcnsacola, a city of O.UW population; Ihllsboro has "ampa, with a population of 35,000. ml Dade has Miami, of .10,000 popx West Palm Beach proper Fifteen Witnesses Are' Called to Prove Contention JAX MAYOR RETIRES.

Jacksonville, Jan. 3 Mayor John W. Martin, in a statement today' addressed to the people of Jacksonville, announced that he would retire from local, politics at the expiration of, his term next June. He now is serving his third consecutive term as mayor, an honor never before accorded to a municipal executive here. the fee system and each effort has met with a vigorous fight or.

the part of the officials affected. In 1919 an act of the -legislature in this line was thrown out of the statutes as unconstitutional. The act of 1921 was designed to correct the legal flaws of the 1919 measure. a poulation of less than 10.001). ccordiug to the federal census, an 1 IUj j(tA ft hc.popuation of the entire county is Htv AKHiieluted I'reHs ess tnan AJ.UUU.

Marion, 111., Jan. 3. Fifteen witnesses were called to the stand by It lias been the practice County REALTORS MAY INCREASE DUES the defense todav at the trial of delighted the members and guests: with violin accompanied' on the piano bv R. hvernden.l five men charged with murder in manrmiinSiillSSkAtmi connection with the Herrin riots to bear out its contention that the B. L.

Stcen, not to be outdone, and) XTZX' Budget Plan Proposed by Executive County Fee Law Comes Up Again t'y Assoeiuted Tallahassee, Jan. 3. Another effort to undo the legislative act of 1921 restricting the income of county officers, known as the county officers fee bill, wasv started on its legal way today when three circuit court clerks presented a petition to the supreme court asking that the litigation surrounding the act be reopened. The petition was presented by Ben Shcpard, of Dade county, W. R.

Watkins, of Hillsborough and J. M. Brown, of Pinellas. It is understood, however, to have carried the signatures of several other offfcers affected by the law. The supreme court recently ruled that the law was constitutional in a case arising out of the failure of Shcpard to comply with Uic provisions of the law.

Subsequently the court denied Shcpard a rehearing. The grounds set forth in today's petition were not disclosed but it is understood the petitioner hold that while they are of course bound by the recent court decision, they are in a different situation than the liti Committee Radio at Sea Used At Burial Service New Jan. 3. A story of a ship without a prayer book, a shipper dead at sea and the ever helpful radio was told today by the wireless operator of the President Adams on her arrival from abroad. Captain A.

Matthews the steamer Halteras died on December 30 of pneumonia. The Halteras sent out a message announcing, Iter skipper's death and requesting the burial service and prayers by radio. "We granted the request at II o'clock and at noon received word that Captain Matthews had been buried in the deep," the wireless operator. 1 Recommendation, of the executive committee that the annual dues be increased to $50 a year was made tc SIGHT-SEEING TOUR TO sang Old Black Joe. Mr.

McGinlcy, as chairman of the grievance committee, took up the matter, but dropped it hurriedly when he was called uiion to prove his assertions through a competitive singfest. The committee chairman enlarged upon their platforms for the coming year," and from, their remarks 1923 should be a pronounced success. Sandy MacPherson urged the members to attend the meeting of the Sun Dance committee which is to be held in the Court House tonight at 8 o'clock. the Palm Beach (futility Real listat: killing of twenty non-union workers directly resulted from the invasion of Williamson county by armed mine guards. Highway robbery, the terrorizing of the surrounding country-side and the holding up and searching of travelers along the public highway were some of the things charged against the guards by witnesses wiio described events from the coming of the guards early in June up to the start of the riots' in the afternoon of June 21; the day the three union miners were Lucicn Tucker, who.

said he had been a miner for 28 years and was a member of the union, said he had gone, to the. Lester "strip" mine, where the trouble started about ihc Board last night WALLACE at a mee.t'ng Heiu Coininei-ce rooms, at the Chamber oj Pqrqir.qunt Picture incc (tlic Christinas the first meeting BEACh omnnttce advised Tin; In "Thirty Dayti" nt the Bijl tliat a uu(igete made and that no lied for any pur- Thursday and Friday. be 1 1 1 1 Odd Fellows Install New Officers Here middle of June to cojlcct a He gant involved at that lime. Twice POINSETTIA HOTEL "The House of Personal Service" Corner Clematis and Poinsetlia the state legislature has moved to prescribe what has been described as the unearned 'incomes -'of some of the county officers working under Officers of Palm Beach Canton No. 7, Patriarchs Militant, the highest branch of the Odd Fellows fraternity, were installed last night and the canton was inspected bv Major You are invited to join us free and without any -obligation upon your part on one of the ftirjst delightful three-hour trips in the Palm Beach Region.

Busses leave oilice of the Company daily at 9 :30 A.M. and 2:30 P.M. WHAT YOU SEE PALM BEACH, NORTHWOOU WEST I'ALM BEACH JUPITER ISLAND NORTH I'ALM BEACH HOBE SOUND AND BON AIR BEACH F. SADLER, Owner and Developer 115 POINSETTIA ST. IFOU WERE OBLIGED' declared an armed guard escorted him to C-K.

McDowell, superintendent of the mine and one of the first men kilted during the rioting. "McDowell asked me if I was a spy and I told him 1 was he "He also asked me what the union men were saying about the rc-opening of the mine and 1 told him I did not know. Then he said he was going to vyork the mine, union or noi union, if he had to work it in blood and told me to notify the union men to keep away if they did not want to get shot." in Connection With Hotel We Make It Our Business to Serve You Linckcnback of iami. The new officersvare Captain, John If. Bro-phy; lieutenant.

Harney B(. Gordon; j-ensign, X. Iloofnagle; Wil- Hani M. Brown accountant, Gus A. i Jcskc.

The installation was by Colonel M. fJOURNpr pose. required ny tne the recommendation will, lay over for two weeks before it 'is tafcea up for a vote. Communications from J. L.

Wallace of Jacksonville, secretary of the state association, reported that arrangements wcre progressing well for the six-day. visit, to thcstate to be made by the executive committee of the realtors' national organization this month. The committee will meet in Jacksonville -for a session 'before, they begirt their tour of the state, which' is to include West Palm Beach, J. L. Hylaud, secretary of an association composed of the coloiiy "at Geerworth, on Okeechobee road canal, asked in a letter that the board adopt a resolution calling for the improvement of the Stub canal and railroad connections 'at the 'city terminals.

Explanation was made at the meeting that the railroad company did not have a right of way for a track to the terminals and Would provide unloading Jacilities at Canalport; 'south of which should take the place of terminal connections. and' this explanation willbe communicated to the Gcer-. worth settler Urge pait of the time of the session was given over to discussion of a report by 'Y. libbetts chairman' of a committee to which was referred a controversy between two members as to manner of payment of a commission. The report was accepted.

Attendance at the meeting constituted nearly one-half of the active membership. Among those present Builders Hardware Salvation Army-Captain Resigns (By Associated ITpsk) New York, Jan. 3. The Salvation Army announced today that it had the resignation of Captain Rebecca-Crawford, who for a (long timei had been( one of its most zcaWii workers in the theatrical district. Captain Crawford recently wa's arrested for violation Builders' hardware is advancing daily.

Our builders' hardware is still on last Septem ber's prices. There has been prices four it raises since that date. We are reoi'anizing our business and through E. Hawkins, one of the four visitors from Miami. The degree was put on, one candidate, being initiated.

This is the second annual election, the canton having been instituted here little more than a year ago. Coal Operators Meet Miners Today Cliicago, Jan. 3. -A plan upon which working conditions and wage agreements; can be placed before the joint meeting of operators and miners from fifteen bituminous coal fields of the country was being sought here tonight by a special committee of operators, 'appointed after the joint', meeting adjourned today. The committee was instructed to formulate a plan from discussions of the meeting and report to the operators tomorrow.

That the plan will be different from any previously submitted to the miners is indicated by operators who said John Lewis head of the miners fiavl made it clear, that the district pmn of settlement, sliding scale and arbitration, submitted at a special meeting here in December and rejected, would not be considered at this 'meeting. this period, cf reorganization we are-eliminating DANCING TONIGHT MUSIC AND FLOOR FINEST IN THE SOUTH OCEAN AND POOL BATHING EVERYDAY POPULAR PRICES LAKE certain lines. This is your opportunity to buy merchandise. If yon were obliged to make a long journey, necessitating an absence from your family for several months, you would not think of leaving them without sufficient funds for food, clothing and shelter while you were away. When you take that last long journey from which none return, will you leave your loved one? permanently provided for? THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY of the UNITED STATES HO Broadway New York City II.

D. KNIGHT LIFE UNDERWRITER 1 08 2 N. Olive St. were B. L.

Sieen, presiding; Fran 7 of the traffic ordinance while conducting a meeting in' a crowded street just off Broadway. Theatrical men offered her their theatres for Sunday and she solicited the aid of the police department in her case. Commissioner Estill in charge of the army's eastern division, in acceptance of Miss Crawford's resignation, said she had decided to take up other religious work and that lie had been unaole to dissuade her. Miss Crawford has 'just returned frpm San Francisco where she visited her father, head of the Salvationists' cadets. East Coast Hardware Co.

A. Huston, secretary; W. E. Meuo-her, I). L.

Nesbit 'and, Colonel Bas-ford of Lake Worth; Dr. J. CV Crist Claude I). Keel, K. 1).

PurdyJ W. Tibhetts, I. G. Atwell, Mrs.Jj roine E. Swart, Mrs.

C. H. Price, J. McGinley. F.

Anderson, C. H. Coldsinith.J.. E. Heisler, C.

B. Burrows. L. N. Simons, Mr.

Follette Lcc Hughes and A. A. Tauo. 108 S. Poinsettia St.

Phones 7-883.