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THE, EVENING REPORTER-STAR FLORIDA Generall fair tonight snd I Tuesday. Gsntts, variable I winds. VOLUME 45. ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 'MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY, 16, 1928. PHONE 4161 NUMBER 418C.

MA CHADO OPENS PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE JKPGSkTERSTAn CIANT LEMON PRODUCED BISHOP ST IRES SAYS YOUTH MAKES RIGHT-THINKING PEOPLE UNHAPPY Death of Judge Bland 'Great Shock to City DRASTIC LAW ON LYNCHING NEW RATES ON FREIGHT SET FOR SOUTHEAST Interstate Commerce Commission's Ruling on Less Than Carlots PRESIDENT A WANTS PEACE RULE -i Coolidgc Eulogized Executive of Greatest Democracy i mutual1roIerhooi" STANDARD OIL ATISSUE WITH DUTCHCOMPANY World-Wide Oil War Is Indicated in Action of US'Fl'rm DEFEND RMN POLICY Calls Royal Dutch Meas 1 urcs Desperate and Destructive 600 MARINES MOYE INTO LINE TO AID COMRADES Reinforcements Augmented by Plsnes Olsembarktd With Supplies at Corinte IN ORANGE COUNTY WEIGHS' THREE POUNDS Orange county products get bigger and batter every day. At least that is what U. F. De-Merrltt, 55 West Amelia, tays, and he substantiates bis statement by producing a wonder-size lemon. The lemon' weighed three pounds and measured seven and a half inches straight through the center from stem Joint to tip and 16 inches in circumference.

It was raised on a farm near Apopka. and Is one ot several produced about thjtt size this year. SCHOOL BOARD COUNSEL INTERPRETS VOTING LAW Only Property Holders paying Taxes on Real or persons! i Property Quslified LeRoy B. Giles, attorney for the county school board, when asked this morning to make a statement on the eligibility ot voters in the February Orlando school district election said that only property holders paying taxes real or personal property are qualified electors. In addition to this they must have paid poll taxes for 1926 and 1927.

Those psylng their poll taxes prior to March 31, 1927. unless they paid at that time their poll tax for both 1926 and 1927, roust pay the 1927 poll tax before January 21, 1928, to be eligible to vote in the February election. Those who have never registered for an Orlando election will not be eligible to vote because the registration books will not be open before the February election. BAPTISTS PLAN FOR CITY-WIDE MEETING Or. T.

T. Martin, Noted Evangelist, Will Conduct Services Opening Hers Janusry 29- rasters of local Baptist churches met this morning in the First Bap. fist church to perfect plans aud arrangements for the coming simultaneous city-wide Baptist meeting, which begins Sunday, 29, and continues for four Sundays, with Dr. T. Martin, nationally known evangelist and author, doing: the preaching.

A nnmmotb tent, wltlt a seatlsj capacity ot 3,000 will be erected on the Overstrect lot, at the corner ot Rosalind and. K. Church streets, next, week, arid the tent will be comfortably lieatcd iu the event of cold The following committees were appt-inted this morning to work out the of the coming meeting: Tent committee, A. A. Dobbs, chairman.

T. E. Carter. G. C.

Mur ray, and H. F. Petermann." Transpt nation committee: I. Miller, fend J. O.

Ellis. Sign committee, Rev. J. S. Brook- bardt, chairman.

Prayer meetings committee, Rev. Hiih S. Wallace, chairman. Visitation and personal 1 service committee, Lee MacDonnell, chair- tm.ii. Ushers committee, D.

Swope, Finance committee: Chairman to be indicated. Outside meetings: Dr. U. E. Reid, chairman.

Local meetings: Dr. J. A. Sutton, chairman. Publicity: Rev, Walter B.

Knight. Not only are, local Baptist churches participating in this city-wide meeting, but. tbe Baptist churches of Orange and Osceola counties will lend every, assistance to the concerted effort and Christians ot all denominations will share the blessings of the meeting with the Baptists. Busses will be run regularly from all parts ot the city to bring to the meetings all desiring to WEDDING MAY BE OFF Member Retinue of Former Ma-1 harsjah of Indoor Ssys He May Not Marry American Girl MADRAS, India, Jan. 16 (1 A member of the staff of the fcr mer inaharajab, ot Indore Intimated today that the marriage ot the for-mer ruler to Miss Nancy Ann Miller of Seattle, might not take place.

Arriving here en route to Indore. ho said the Hindu and the American girl were still at Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, and that the former maharajah was suffering from heart attack, might take a fortnight to recover, and then go to France-where be owns considerable property. i Must Make Second Trip for Man Wanted Here Chief Deputy Ben Cox snd Deputy Frank Karel, returned to Orlando today from Georgia, where they went to bring back B. S. Dukes, charged with removing property on which there was a mortgage.

The deputies went first to Atlanta where they obtained extradition papers from Governor llardman snd then to Sylvester where Dukes was under bond. Just before their arrival -ia Sylvester the bondsman turned Dukes over to the authorities ot that county. It will now be necessary for Orange county officers to return there for hiin text week. NEW YORK (J1) As viewed by Bishop Btlres of Loug Island, F.plscopal, the yoiftiger generation Is making right thinking poople very uubappy. In an address be mentioned especially Immodesty in dress, use ot cosmetics to a degree that makes it impossible to discern a good woman, postures in dances, in-cloty dances that last into Sunday morning, and Sunday amateur theatricals.

$1,000 REWARD OFFERED FOR GIRL Student at Smith College Missing Since Friday Morning HUNDREDS ENTER SEARCH Wealthy Father Dis-counts Theory of Love Affair Complex NORTHAMPTON, Jan. 16 Miss Frances St. John Smith, IS-y ear-old Smith College treshmaa and daughter a wealthy New York broker, was sought today by every agency at the command ot college aud state and local police authorities. filnee she; dropped out of sight Friday mortnlng while clad in a fur-trimmed) terrs-cott coat, an er ases Jersey dress and tan shoes, not a singl clue rewarded the per sistent efforts ot several hundred persons. 91,000 Rsward Offered Mr.

Smith offered 11.000 reward f-jr information leading to the Und-li)R of the girl. When the g'-rl's absencn was dis covered alter jouo by a classv e-i'j. railed it her room in Dewey President W'illiam Allen Neilson was to the city and immediately conferred with State Detective Joseph Daly, Detectlre Daly is the man who directed the long but unavailing search tor Alice Corbett, lD.yesf old Utica, N. girl, who- va Ished from Smith College under similar circumstances on November 13, 1923, and was never seen sgaln. Paradise Pond Drained A search of an area ot seven square miles in the vicinity of the college yielded no trace ot tne girl Paradise pond on the campus was drained without result.

Miss Smith's father expressed fear that she met with an accident while welkins in the woods near the college. She had suffered, he said, from a disjointed knee and a fall would make her helpless. College officials thought the gtrl might have been despondent because she was low in her studies, although she had improved her standing since the Christmas vacation. Detective Daly learned that no Northampton drug store had sold poison to a girl ot Miss Smith's age for many weeks. Her father scouted the likelihood that a love affair was at the' basis of his daughter's disappearance.

ARREST TWO NEGROES IN EXTORTION CASE Boys Identified by Police as Writers of "Three Ghostmen" Note; Seek Third BRUNSWICK. June 16 UP) Two negro boys, identified by po lice as authors ot an extortion note which carried the signature, "The Three Ghostmen," were under ar rest today and search was under way for the third member ot the trio. The two. Lawrence Half and Johnnie Dunham, were arreRted late last night when they made a dash for the box office window of a local theater where they demanded that J50 be placed. The third member escaped.

"Place $50 in the box office of the Jaxson theater or your boy. Bobby, will be missing. Remember the Hickman case." the boys wrote to a negro woman on Frl day. Later the woman wast warned that she would be given until midnight Sunday "or Bobby will be gone." Three pollcemetf secret themselves in the lobby of the theater and captured two ot the boys when they arrived. Dunham, waa shot in the leg when he attempted to escape.

Dr. Paul II. Victh to Speaks Here Tuesday Dr. Paul H. Vleth, of Chicago, Internationally known Sunday school worker and Bible suthorlty, will be at the Park Lake Presbyterian church tomorrow afternoon and evening.

In the afternoon at 3 he will conduct an open forum discussion on Sunday school work, and at 7:30 in the evening will speak on "Why the Sunday School?" These meeting- are tnter-denom-Iratlonal and all those in and around Orlando are cordially invited to attend and take i President First National Bank Dies at Home Yesterday Morning of Cerebri, Hemorrhage. Coming as a great shock to all Orlando was the death- ot Judge William Thomas Bland, president of the First National Bank of Orlando, and prominent citizen ot Missouri snd Florida, who died at his home yesterday morning st 716 South range avenue from a turn, iteiuurnmpn. tftlUKB CiaDU 9 UrStU WBS CX- tremely unheralded, for he wss In good, health and up to the evening before bis death he had carried on an Immense amount of detail work In connection with tho bank and his private affairs. lie rose early asusual, and while walking from one room to an other at bis home was stricken, fell to the floor and died Immediately, never regaining consciousness. The day before his death he had made a trip to his son's home at the uiamuora Nurseries in Lake coun ty snd he was anticipating another trip yesterday.

Funeral services will be conduct ed st the home tomorrow afternoon and will be very qu'et. Pall bearers will be selected trom the directors Of the First National Bank and interment will take place lit Greenwood Cemetery. Judge Bland, who came to Or lando -In 1920 from Kansas City. Mo-, where he bad won a place of wide recognition for himself, serv ing- at one time in the Missouri legislature, was immediately Im pressed with the future ot this state aud city and transferred his residence here and has since been actively and prominently Identified with many local enterprises. Hi was elected president of the First National Bank in 1921 very soon after taking up residence here, As one of the first cltltens of Orlando and one interested in the future welfare ot the city as a whole he waa appointed a member ot tbe Orlando utilities commission where he served with distinction.

Ho -was also vice-president of the Fjrst Bond aiid Mortgage Company, was a member of -the Orlaudu lsi-wanis Club and the Orlando Chamber of Commerce, He as a Mason and an Elk and belonged to the Kuights ot. t. Judge Bland was borti In Weston. (now a psrt of West Virginia) 21 1S61. the son- of William John and, Columbia Mason Bland, He graduated from the University ot West Virginia In 1SS3 with a degree of bachelor of science.

The following year he took his LL. B. degree and began to practice law in Westqn in 1885. Two years latermovlug to Atchi son, he soon became prominent In county affairs. He served as county attorney for Atchison county 1890-2 and was elected mayor of Atchison in 1894 ar became Judge ot tbe second judicial district of Kansas in 1896.

He was re-elocted for another term In 1900 but resigned to go into the wholesale drug business. Judge Bland was for several years vice-president and later president ot the McPike Drug Company of Kansas City, where be moved In 1904. He left the presidency of this company In 1917. As soon as he moved to Kansas City Judge Bland assumed a leading part in the life of the city He was elected president of the Manufacturers' and Merchants' Association, president of the chamber ot commerce In 1909 and he also had an active part in raising a fund ot $1,250,000 to finance a boat line to serve Kansas City. In 1910 he served as chairman of the river and harbor improve ments committee for the chamber of commerce and travelled approximately 60,000 miles in the interest of this movement, In 1912 he was elected to the Kan sas City school board, and later served as vice-president and later president of this group.

During the World war Judge Bland was chair man of the First Liberty Loan camphien and was chairman for Missouri and Kansas for the first 1 Red' Cross drive. He was on the ex ecutive committees ot the later liberty loan campaigns. Judge Bland was elected to the 66th congress in 1918 as representative from the fiftieth Missouri dis trict. At the time of his death Judge Bland was associated as a director with thei following corporations: The Commerce Trust Company, the Business Men's Accident Association-, the Morris Plan Bank of Kansas City; the Kansas City Navigation Company, and was also a director of the National Rivers and Harbors congress. On August 18, 1S91, lie was mar ried to Miss Bertha Helen McPike of Atchison, by whom he Is survived.

He also leaves a son, William Bland. a daughtor-ln-law, Mrs. William T- Bland, and a brother, Meigs Bland ot Kansas City. It is the request of the family that flowers be omitted from tbe uncial services. Drill Call and Pay Day for Company A Members of Company local unit of tbe Florida National Guard, are ordered to report for drill Tuesday night In preparation tor tbe trip to Jacksonville to attend tbe ceremony of presentation of a sabre to General Summerall, chief of staff, V.

3. army, will alto r-aH tomorrcfufgltt. 1 Gov, liyrd of Virginia Would Stamp Practice 'from His State HEAiY PENALTIES. Would 1 lave Attorney. General Aid Prosccu tion of Offenders PvICHMOND.

Jan. 16 (P) Diastic laws against lynching were recommended to the general assembly ot Virginia in a program of legislation submitted today by Governor Hnrry Flood Byrd. "I recommend that the crime of lynching be declared bv law a specifio state offense to be prosecuted by the attorney gener.il or other prosecutors designated by the governor in addition to local the chief executive declared. To Pine Communities. "Also, that a county or city where the lynching occurs be enquired to pay $2,500 to the lawful distributees of the person lynched, and that the governor be author-tied to spend such sums as he deems necessary In apprehending the guilty members ot the mob.

"it should be made c-lpar that declaring lynching a specific state offense does not take away the constitutional rights of accused clti-sens fot trial in the localities where the crime was committed." Scores Lynching Practice, Governor Byrd pointed out to the legislator that theru had been few -lynching In Virginia in recent, years, but said that "Vlrglnls Is the laet state in the Union where lynching should be tolerated, tor Virginia contributed to America the leaders who taught that this was a government by laws." Tho governor also declared his opposition to the proposal to withdraw state support to Virginia Military Institute. He spoko of service the institute has rendered statu, but said "brutal horins jmst he stopped aid no repetition of the student strike will be tolerated. MANY TOURISTS ARE EN ROUTE TO FLORIDA Orange County Deputy Finds Many People Plsnning to Make Homes Jmthe State Many tourists are now en Toute to Florida from various- states throughout the Union, according to lien chief depn'y sheriff ot Orange county, who has Jus' re turned from a trip to Atlanta where he went on official business. Automobiles bearing the license tags of many other states are seen In large numbers driving south on the Florida roads and on the roads leading to Florida, Cox said. He expressed the opinion that the season would be active and that the Dcorle coming here this year are of the higher type of citizens.

Not a few, ot those seen on the road wore coming to Florida to live, ac cording to their own statements, while many of them were coming for a winter residence Instead of Just a short tour ot the state. Severe cold weather ot the states through! ut the other sections of the country has sent the natives ot those states hurrying southward for a moro comfortable climate at least tor the winter, the chief deputy asserted. GET TITLE TRANSFERS AT THE LOCAL BUREAU No Fee Required on Second-Hand Automobiles Purchased After December 15th Owners ot second hand cars, who bought them after December 15, last, are not required to pay the $1 exchange tee for 1928 license and title certificate, according to W. H. Brokaw, official distributor, for auto license bureau No.

1, located at 14 West Central avenue. Brokaw received tiis Information In a bulletin sent out by W. F. Allen, motor vehicle commissioner. The bulletin states that all owners of second hand cars secured before December 15.

last, must pay the $1 fee for transfer of license tag and title certificate. Under the regulations of -tho de-; partment, any owner ot a second hand car that still has the other owner's license tag and title certlfl- cate should apply at the local bu-! reau for transfers. Charges Registration Fraud in Pennsylvania WASHINGTON. Jan. Wholesale fraud in registration and voting In Philadelphia, Allegheny and four other counties in Pennsylvania was charged in an amended petition filed with the senate today by William B.

Wilson, democrat, who is contesting the seat of his republican opponent, William S. Vare. Dr. R. M.

Mock, president of the Pennsylvania Society, of Orlando, representative: from his club and the West of the Mississippi Society will be at Dickson-Ives Tuesday In! tne visitors' celebration EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15 Schedule l'laced on 12 Classes Florida Has Additional Charge WASHINGTON, Jau. 16. New schedules of rate on classified freight shipments and less-tlian-earluad commodity shipments trom, to and between alt points iu southeastern quarter Of the Slates are now la effect, it January 15. by recent order or tbe Interstate commerce com-juldnion. The essential key the new rata yule has been laid down by the commission la distance- scsle.

Railroads weio notified to estab-Hull twelve- classified freight rat-fnpar. baaed on the values ot commodities affected, and aa a rcault lava tiled aeveral mllllona of new rates. Claaelflcatloni Tli rliiNRtflrallnna correspond to those Ion? recognlied in rata making. Tne taouuueq rale under which the new ached, ulea ate made fixe a charge ot 34 cents per hundred pounds upon lirat class shipment, which charge drops for the same distance to cents for sixth class shipments and to cents for 12th class shipments, with proportionate amounts for In-termedlate. dames, for a 200-mile distance, the charge becomes 1 1.01 for first class; 40 cents for sixth and IS cents for 12th class.

For WO-mlla shipments, the charge is 11.84, first class; 74 cents, sixth class, and Z2 cents. 12th class. For i Knit Ti.Ur.. th charge Is 12.83, first clasn: $1.13, sixth class, and 60 cents, 12tU Wbea the shipments reach. Into territory, because of more i ps In the carriers are to add i set of dlfferen-tTi to th general southern milo- h.ffln.

htf an addition 1 ft Pl ot lire cents to the first class rate for a-10-mlle bsul In Florida, and rises to- an addition of 24 cents to the first class rate for a 500-mlle haul in the stale. All these differentials, like the general mileage scale, are tabulated tor rate changes proportionate to distance and class. Group Sections These mileage scales, when" settled upon, however, failed to settle ihi Tirnhlmn. fill- the Commission was further required to consider ihow it would, treat snipmonis into land out ot the South. While staffs Lf rata rnprt lahnred over this question and finally submitted that h-esults could only be reached by 'grouping; the enure country mho a series ot sections for rate making lourposes, out of and Into which southern rates were to be figured by use of differentials and "key atnndardit.

i The new rate scheflules were the outgrowth ot an investigation begun In 1U23 by the interstate commerce commission and a series of hearings following a preliminary decision in 1925. which was amend, ad on the showing of various interested shippers and carriers. Shippers aud carriers agreo that onlv a test of the rates now prescribed will reveal all the effects the revised schedule will have, at-ir-'wA it la generally believed that Mjfo sew arraugement will mean a lWge saving to shippers, in the sVilir.rn territory. Agriculture Meeting Opens tnucala 1 oday OCALA, Jan. 16 UP) With more than 200 delegates already registered, the state wide agricultural conference, sponsored by the Florida State Chamber fit Commerce, "opened at a local theater Here today.

Speakers at the morning session included Dr. Burdette Lewis, of the Penny-Gwinne Corporation; Pr. Jacob B. Llpniun, dean ot the New Jersey College of Agricul. tiire; Alfred Dennis, Washington, Yice chairman of the federal trade commission.

TIDES AND WEATHER FORECAST. Florida Generally fair tonight aud Tuesday; gentle variable winds except easterly over extreme south portion. Extreme Northwest Florida Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; gentle variable winds ATLANTIC COAST TIDES Tuesday 4 ilS AM 10:38 AM 10:40 FM 11:31 AM 11:31 PM i r-23 P.M Wednesday sN AM 5:19 TM Thursday AM 6:10 PM AM 6:16 I'M 7: IS AM 7:40 FM AM PM 12:23 FM, ft: 20 Am' 1:12 PM 1:08 AM 1:58 FM 1:54 AM 2:41 PM Friday Saturday Sundsy Nicaragua, Jan. 16 Wr Six hundred American marines were moving forwsrd Suday to reinforce comrades aligned against the rebel general, Augus-lino Sandlno. Disembarked with airnlancs.

mu. nltlonj snd other supplies st Cortn-to, the reinforcements were taken directly from the port to points where they are needed most. Tbe desinatlon of the reinforcements and the number In the various detachments into which they were divided were kept secret. Major General John A. Lejeune.

commander ot the marines, snd Brigadier General Logan Felanu came here from Corlnto, where they landed with the reinforce-mentn. They immediately conferred with Cot. Louis Mason Gti-lick, commander ot the marines In Nicaragua, on tho plans for the campaign against Kamllno. oral Lejeune came to inspect the i.miuiB orgauuatiqn while General jjciana win reassume the com- mano, wnicn be relinquished when lie wem to washingtou, giant tnrcc-motorcd, radio uqmppea roKKer plane was added tp tbe. marine armament.

It was flown here from Miami, by President- Dias by his brother to resign from the office to which he was elected by tho Nlcaraguun congresa after the arrival of the marines, The rreel-dent has been a victim of, malaria for somj time. His family con. ders the strain ot tne coming election, In addition to the present strain, brought about by the pres. mer'can marines snd political pressure, too great for him. his brothor, General Cnrnieu Diaz, PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED IN MERCHANTS' EVENT unsnao colters Eligible to En- ir merensnts' Tournsment Dubsdreid Quatifyinar roUnds flip III.

Man. Chants' golf tournament iiih were held on the Duh-. Saturday end Sunriu afternoon made .0 Orlando golfers eligible to enter the 72-hole play that got under way this week; Pairings announced this nmmfnr were as follows: Carl Morris Dann and SJieldon: L. F. Johnson and C.

F. Kraft: Joe Coqulllard and Staples; F. W. Whltaker and Hal Mcy. ers Havden and w.

John Fletcher and O. R. Blois; Musgrave and Hulett; O. A. Mc-Abee and Hugh Akerman; C.

Alexander and W. Miller; K. Saxlon and N. B. Cortwrlght; Prof.

Meyer and L. S. O'Qulnn; IL Walk Ing snd W. V. Terhune; II.

R. Cloud and J. F. Keller: vh. ter and Sellers; B.

H. Pursoll and Todd Hyatt; A. S. Andrews snd W. N.

Bird; Tom Starling and George Strickland; H. H. Keaton and L. Hewett: D. K.

Beattie and George B. Meanon; Fred Reamer and Tur ner, u. and Fred Scott: R. E. Ferris and II n.

tr V. Condict and Dave Hyer, Charles Rock and George Bass; f. C. Boyer, and L. Carlton; Hal Packard and Bve: Thnmn.

Blake and Bye; John Tilden and L. P. Prady; Art Bookdweit mt Bye; Bye and L. W. Estey; M.

I Hill and Bye: B. George Richards. I GIVES RULES GOVERNING LOCAL SCHOOL ENTRANTS cmidren Must Be Residents "to ways eerore Attending Institutes Early Registration Requested Due to considerable mis.unHnr, sianaing tant has resulted because of the state law that requires a per- ioa ot ten aays to elapse before children coming from places outside of Orange county can be en tered In the Orlando schools, James H. aPrk. principal of citv schools has- written the following letter explaining this law.

"Patrons Orlando Schools, Orlando Fla. "Attention of parents moving Into Orlando fro places outside of Orange county, who have children to enter the Orlando schools, is called to the state law governing their entrance in the schools. "The law requires that all students entering the local schools coming from places outside Orange county reside in Orlando for a period of ten days before being allowed to attend school. Parents are there fore urged to register their children In the school In which they will be enrolled as soon as possible after arriving In Orlapdo, In ordar to prevent any unnecessary delay in eu-1 tcrlng lhelr children In school. i very truly yours, i J.

H. PARK, Supervising Principal." 18th Amendment Is Eight Years Oldi WASHINGTON. Jan. -16 The eighth anniversary of the ISth amendment was observed totfjv Uniid much the same controvert an rn.irk'1 I's birrh Would See Nations Hemisphere United Under HAVANA, Jan, Ing Idealism, tratornity snd co-op eration as the alms ot American, countries, General Uerardo Mach do, president ot Cuba, today wel, coined President Coolldge and del, egates fmm Latin-American countries to Cuba tor the sixth, ran American Conference, i i 't. President Machado said: "Intense Is our Joy and complete our faith In the future, destinies of ouf hemisphere ovei this hall, adding brilliancy to th! transcendental occasion, we boholC the illustrious person of bis excelt Inner, Calvin Coolldge, chief execm live of the greatest.

ot all democrat cies, bend of, the grest people) whom Cuba had the honor Ing at her side In her Strug' gle for Independence' which she en Joys without limitation, as stated In the Joint resolution of April 1898, honorably spplled and inspired by the same ideals set forth! In the ever famous declaration cC Independence of North America, Liberty's greatest monument and tho gospel of rights ot men. and countries; and the select group, of distinguished persons who const! tu to the delegations of the nations of America, which, throughout contury, have contributed with In tense sctivlty to the Welfare-of world and to the grest progress oj Its latest historical period. i 6s Rule of Peace' "I offer to all ot you the effusive! greetings- ot the people of Cuba, whom 1 have- the honon of -repres Renting on this solemn- ociMsioru To your peoples express fenenO trtthcs lor their prosperity -eod greatness -and. In the ofl state, the prophecy that, ss a prod uct pt this sew gathering -all Am leans, we msy jturiii their Incumbencies, that' which icvw stiMit.es our common aspiration, tb) rule of peace and Justice. "The representatives i ot 1 1 American republics gathered one more with the practical purpose est the consolidation of a mutiial, bevi flcial and positive both in spirit and In Interests.

Thai International! American Conforwtic. Initiated, at Washington-48' fftuvf agond continued at Rif Janeiro, Buenos Aires and '6htil go, Chile, again meets to.totl.fef the welfare and glory of this bear) sphere, root ot a new humanity an crucible ot a new civilization, is proud ot your presfioin In "her capital torthe celebratkwf ot such an extraordinary COOLIDGE ASSURES 'NATIONS oru, uooowiu. i HAVANA, Jan. 16. MV-A mis sage ot good will and hiiltfMlnkcfflt nnt ntn tr a1 Kw-t.

4 sk aiuiuiMiuvna iim Wit nationa ot th New World from PrMldpnt who given a tumultuoui welcomo on'blA at mis. vritt? yi, At is VUUUllJ sister republics. As the spokesman of a country. on an equal plana with' her sister United ates save assurance that his government wss, prepared to'. encourage all peaceful pursuit that- wm.M hrl AmOTin.

family of states Into closer- and, more permanent At, ii.iiife.i- abulia iiq predominantly Spanish understand Ing audience, Mr. Coolldge was fre--queutly Interrupted by applause, which seemed an echo off the tremendous ovation with which, he was accompanied on bis way tq the theater. 1 1 1 Stresses Hope for Pesee The great throng assembled cheered snd clapped their' hands at several, points In his address, laying stress on hope for peace In the New World, snd rose from their seats several times to add. weight to their enthusiasm. Mr.

Coolldge was Introduced by President Machado, of Cuba, in speech also keyed to the note-of international friendship and good will, and was obliged to wait sev eral minutes before beginning his discourse, until the applause hart subsided. 1 Key Wcst'IIavana A ir Service Inaugurated i i in i ssrr KEY WEST. Jan, 16. UP) With the Inauguration today of passenger service by airplane between here and Havana, this. city took its place as the first airport-of-entry in the United States.

The two planes which today be-' gan their daily round trips to the Cuban capital have a capacity ot a dozen passengers and an average' load of mall -and will be supplemented before the end of tho month by another trl motored Fok-ker ship, Figures Indicate Favorable U.S. Trade July 16-W) A favorable trtde for the United States ot 1681,707,000 last -year-W3s announced today by the commerce department, which fixed exports at il.SOClM.OOO Ed NEW YORK, Jan. 16. Mi A wonu-wiue on wsr was indicated todsy aa the Standard Oil Comnany ot New York picked up the gauge ot battle which it believes tbe Roy- iii imtcn Mien company has tossed at us teet. The controverFy started last sunv mer when Sir Henri W.

A. Deter- ding asserted that the Standard ot New York, in contracting for Ri- slan oil, was buying "stolen oil1 taken trom its owners by "a gang of cutthroats, assassins and thieves;" Sir Henri, chairman ot the Royal Dutch Company, which Is tbe great rivat ot standard for world mar kets, charged that th dealings of tstanaara uii with the soviet gov ernment was counter to tbe best Interests of humanity and ot trade honesty. Will Keep Contracts In Its firet public statement on the controversy, the Standard ot New York says that its dealings with the soviet government are not out of accord with America's uol- Icy toward Russia, and announces that the company will carry out Its contracts, and "will not be swerved In sny manner from Its clearly conceived policy by. such desperate and destructive measures as are being followed In India end threat ened In other parts of the world." Tbe reference to "desperate and destructive measures' In India re ferred to price cutting, "secret re, bates" and bonuses for increased deliveries of high grade oil, which the Standard says tbe Royal Dutch Company is carrying bn, aud which It claims will cost the Royal Dutch and itS 4Mibsidlaries 12,750,000 and the Standard Oil Company ooo a year if continued. Fall to Get Monopoly The 'Standard-, says the; Royal Dutch Company, decided, to nur- chase no more oil from Russia only after tailing in an attempt to se cure monopoly for the sale of Russian petroleum products for terra ot years.

Previous-to that time, the statement says, the British Company imported nearly 24,000.000 imperial gallons of Russian oil ylnto India ana ueyion, as against. gallons imported there by-Standard Oil. Means Great Savings Having extensive oil fields la itoumania, tne Koyai Dutch can dispense with the Russian source, whllo the distance between the United States and. India makes saving ot 6,000 miles for the American Company it it can ship Rus sian oil from Black Sea ports, the standard claims. Sir Henri last August stated that his companies would tight "the invasion ot the British Indian market" by Russian oil "to the bitter end, lf necessary Meanwhile the soviet government and Its practices was at.

tacked trom another angle when Matthew Woll, acting president of the National Civic Federation, wrote to the American-Russian Chamber ot Commerce asking the body to use Its influence with the soviet government to stop tbe "sub versive propaganda" which he said Is being carried on in this country- COMMERCIAL BANK NAMES OFFICERS 'FOR, THE YEAR W. Jackson- Will Officiate in Combined Offices of Vice President and Cashier W. L. Jackson, cashier of the Or lando Commercial Bank, was pro. moted te tbe position ot vice-presi dent at a meeting ot the board ot directors, according to an sn- nouncement made today.

He will hold the office of vice-president ana cashier, All other officers were re-elected ss follows: E. E. McGill, president; W. E. Martin, first vice-pres ident: V.

B. Newton, second vice- president; R. H. Starr, assistant cashier, and C. P.

Dickinson, 7-' At a meeting ot the stockholders held last week reports of the officers showed that the bank was in a most substantial condition snd that business had been increasing continually since the opening of the bank last spring. It was also shown that the deposits, both in number and in amount, "had grown considerably in the past few months. Prospects for 1928 were termed "very bright and Wealthy Real Estate Man Killed in Wreck SARASOTA, Jan. 16 (ff1) Coleman, wealthy real estate operator and hotel owner. Is dead, and his wife pethepi'ln a dying condition today, the result of an automobile accident near here yesterday.

The car, driven by Coleman's son. struck a cow on Sugar Bowl road, careened and landed downside up in a ditch. Tbe son escaped injury..