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Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. No. 53. Unidentifie VEIL OF-MYSTERY SUR- ROUNDS CAREER OF “WOLF OF LA SALLE STREET” (By Asnociated Press) ATLANTA, March 3.—Death has deepened the veil of mystery about the career of John W. Wor- thington, “The Wolf of La Salle Street,” who died in the federal pentitentiary here yesterday. An unidentified woman has claimed the body of the convict which lay today in the prison morgue unclaimed by his daugh- ters or relatives. One daughter, Mrs. Alien Pike, Chicago, request-| ed that prison authorities give her “father a Christian burial in At- Janta,” while another daughter, Mrs. John Rogers, New Rochelle, N. Y., had not made her’ wishes known today. Warden John W. Snook, who re- fused.to divulge the name of the woman claiming the body of Wor- thington, said the convict would probably be buried in the prison plet. However, he said he would reach a decision regarding the rc- quest after he had heard from » other members of Worthington’s family. The warden also revealéd that mo one ever visited the old man, who, Was brought here ill-jast Oc- tober. Worthington seemed to im- prove after his incarceration and} it was believed he would live out) his two years’ sentence which he} received on conviction for using} the mails to defraud. He died of} paralysis following a complication) of diseases from which he suffered several years. Worthington apparently died} penniless, Warden Snook said. He had borrowed small. sums af vari- ous times during his imprisonment. #4 * ge ee wi ington’s estate was ho myth, saying its value was close to $3,000,000.- Hé, himse’f, was willed $250,000 he declared. GOLF STARS ARE SEEN IN CONTEST EXCELLENT EXHIBITION ' GIVEN ON LOCAL LINKS | 1s d Woman Claims Convict’s Body | In Morgue at Atlanta; , | sible PLANES NOW EN ROUTE TO KEY WEST By Associated: Press PALM BEACH, Fle., March 3.—After being entertained at Palm Beach since Monday afternoon, Commander John Rodgers and Lieut. Lawrence Curtain, famous U: d States naval aviators, leave the Palm Beaches for Cuba, stop- ping at. Key West this after- noon at 2:30 o'clock. The naval planes will take off from Lake Worth near the Alba Hotel pier, where they have been stopping during their stay here. ee =| SRE ERE HE IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITION OF WOUNDED BOY PLACE OPERATED BY MAN CLAIMED TO HAVE DONE SHOOTING IS ORDERED CLOSED The condition of John Ranger, the young man who was shot in the back by Arthur Baker on Petronia street last Sunday after- noon, is thought to be somewhat improved today. He had a fair- ly good night and was apparently benefitted thereby. Whitehead street for a block above and be- Jow the corner of Caroline and Whitehead, where the injured boy was carried to the home of his sister when wounded, has been roped off as a quiet zone in or- der to assure the least noise pos- to annoy the unfortunate young man Who is*making such a bold fight for his life. — The attending physician states | that John Ranger will be cartied to the hospital today in order that a slight operation may be performed in order to remove some coagulations that had formed in the wound, but which are not necessarily an unfavor- able indication. He thinks that with no further development of complications, the young man has a fighting chance of recovery. Upon realizing the seriousness | 8 * KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1926. _ For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Predict Establishment of Physical Connection _of Transmission of Electric Power Rendering — - Possible Interchange Between Various Lines “Soaked” Diamond Ring Figures in Case Brought Before sees see eeeeee FUNERAL SERVICES FOR QUEKEMEYERS (By Associated Press) YAZOO CITY, Miss., Mar. 3.—Yazoo City bowed its head today in mourning for Major John _ Quekemeyer, personal aide to General John J. Pershing, and his mother, whose funerals were held here. Major Quekemeyer died Sunday at West Point, N. Y., and his mother follow- ed him the next day, the shock of her son’s death hasten: her own. ee a a * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eee eee eee setae ARMY ENGINEER TO PRESIDE AT BRIDGE HEARING LIEUT.-COLONEL YOUNGBERG OF ENGINEER CORPS TO CONDUCT MEETING ON MARCH 10 ‘The War Department having un- der consideration the application of the Bgard of -CountyCommis- sioners of Monrée County for ap- provaliof plans for the construc- tion of a bridge across Snake Creek between Windly Island and Long Island near Key West, a pub lie hearing on the subject will be he'd by Lieut-Colonel Gilbert A. Youngberg, of the Engineer Corps, in this city in the county court house, beginning at.11:20 on the morning of Wednesday, March 10 All interested parties are invited to be present or-to be represented at the; above named time and County Officials | BUSINESS MAN OF JACK- SONVILLE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN ROBBED ON STEAMER After arriving on the steamship Cuba from Havana yesterday and registering at one of the leading tourist hotels of the city, W. L. Hinson, a business man of Jack- sonville, called up Chief Deputy A. H. McInnis and requested him to come to the hotel. To the officer he explained that} himself and wife had been on :| trip to Havana, and that on the! voyage to this city he had been fleeced by a bunch of con men aboard the ship. That they had| cleaned him of all his cash and a} diamond ring valued at $2,000. The men who had the ring were! easily located. They went to the sheriff’s office and made the claim/ that the Jacksonville man owed them $385 that he had lost in a/ game of some kind and had “soak- | ed” the diamond ring with them until it was paid. They went to the hotel and got the ring from a woman who was registered there, Deputy McInnis states, and the! ring was left in his keeping until 10 o'clock this morning, when the victim would have had time to wire for money, and would pay men the $385 and get the back. - But at 10 o'clock ‘merniig honé™ of the game: hove in sight and the comp'ainant had not-showed up with the money} to redeem the ring. The legal end of the case was puzzling since the illegal activities were on the high seas, a case in| which the sheriff's force had no au-:! thority to act. It was not sure! that such case would come under} the jurisdiction of the U. S. Com- missioner here. | | | | | | ing cebated in the sheriff's office this" morning, in walks Wm.| | Garden—King. BAND CONCERT The following is the program that will be rendered this eve- ning, beginning at 7:45 o’clock, at Bayview Park: Part One \:March, The Whip—Holzmann. Overture, Semeramide—Rossini. Fox Trot, Lady of the Eve- ning—Befiin. Waltz, Persian King. Fox Trot, Tennessee—Young. | Part Two Selection, The Blushing Bride —Herbert. Intermezzo, Moonlight— | | In a Moonlight Fox Trot, Foot Loose—Rupp. Serenade, An Autumn Ro- mance—King. March, Royal Arcanum—Rollin- | son. | The Star Spangled Banner—/} Key. HUBERT REASON, Conductor. YACHT CLUB HOLDS MEETING HENRY R. MALLORY AP- POINTED TEMPORARY ° RETARY OF ORGANIZA’ The.Key West Yacht Club met last night in the office of Com- modore Arthur Gomez, and Henry R. Mallory was appointed tem- porary secretary as Morris N. Partridge was unable to be pres- ent at the mecting. ~ ,Mr. Mallory was ‘authorized to ‘he various Bills “that “are: owed by the Key West Yacht | Club, and the matter of collection was turned over to Samuel 3 Wilde, treasurer. Mr. Wilde is authorized to col-| lect all money due the Key West | Yacht Club and will call on the} various ‘ones who sold tickets as| he wishes to clean up all bills} outstanding at once. ] The Key West Yacht Club ad-| Garrison Park Corporation to per- | fect the charter of incorporation | OP Connection Near at Hand Will Cover Entire Eastern Portion United States. =e te eee ee eessetesa * MANY SALES BY FOUNDATION CO. The Key West Foundation Company announced $15,500 sale, which included the fol- lowing purchases on the Meacham tract: Lot 32, Block 1, E. C. Mer- ritt associated with Lewis Motors Company, Inc. Lots 22, 23, 24, Block 2, by Antonio Garcia. Lot 34, Block 1, sold through the-Over Sea Com- pany. Developments on the Meacham tract are going on rapidly. Activity in home building is making a splendid showing. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ee ee eeeeeeeeeee ~ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * @ * . * * 2 * * %, SAM CURRY, FORMERLY EMPLOYED AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK, WITH NEW CONCERN The State Bank and Trust Company of Key West will open " : |journed and voted to meet at 10/ its doors to the publie May 1, in While these subjects were be-|o’clock Saturday morning at the | the Hotel La Concha Build: ing, at the corner of Duval and Fieming ‘| sulplus -|Stations On + ATLANTA, March 3.—The At- lanta in a copyrighted story from New York, today said that. i the year electric pow- er ci nies of this country will have “established physical connec- tion of the transmission lines to an extent that will make possible the interchange of power from one system to another throughout, the eastern half.of the United States. Bs “When these connections are Z “it will fe, yene tae paeet ateradnn to come to the aid of Dare eee: erating be utilized to meet a re Pensacola, Fla., and the surph in Danville, Va,, can fill a in-South ‘Bend, 4 ins ae The Journal intertiewed Sid- Z. Mitchell, president of the Electric Bond and Share Com- pany, in New York, and obtained {plans of this great country-wide | distribution of electric power. Mr. Mitehell outlined the results to follow when these plans have | been finally put into effect. He said that the following ad- vantages already have resulted jfrom the linking’ up of power | companies: | Elimination of power short- of # at + 3 1 Border to Come to Aid of Power Plants . On Gulf of Mexico (By Associated Press) then traverse the eastern half of the country in this wise: From the Canadian boundary to St. Cloud, Minn.; from St. Cloud to Viroqua, Wis.; from Viroqua to Apple River, Ils.; from Apple River to Crystal Lake, Ills.; from Crystal Lake to Blue Island, Ils.; from Blue Islands to Michigan City, Ind.; from Michigan City to South’ Bend, Ind.; from South Bend to Lima, Ohio; from Lima to Glen Lyn, Va.; from Glen Lyn to Roanoke, Virginia; from Roa- noke to Danville; from Danville . C.; and to Dur- N. €.; from Durham to Tallulah Falls, Ga.; from Tallu- lah Falls to the Alabama state — line; from.the Aabama state line to Pensacola, Fia., also from the ~ east Alabama state line through Ima, Ailla., to Jackson, Miss, companies whose lines will be connected to make this country- wide system are the . Minnesota Power and Light Company; St. Cloud Public Service Company; Northern State Power. Company; Wisconsin-Minnezota Power and — Light Company; Jamesville Blec- tric Company; Southern Wiscon- sin Electric Company; Wisconsin Railway Light and Power Com- pany; Public Service Company of - < Is! i | ages; reliable and continuous su; Palmer, special agent for the|and cleah up other business to | Steets. This fine corner has been| Tis; re ee verican indus treasury department of the United] conie up before the club. It is| leased: by the company for ten/ PY ° f i States, and further complicated) urged that the entire as ion | years, | pete uals fede: be ear aiee be matters by stating that this valu-| be present, as the by-l This bank was capitalized for! power to ten per cent, with a able ring had been brought to this| passed upon and other important | $100,000, with a surplus of $50,-| consequent saving of millions of country without the duty bein; | business will be taken up. | 000. The officers state that the! dollars which would otherwise paid, and that it would be seizec | | capitalization has been secured and be necessary to equipment and and held by the government until) BUDDHA SEEKS CONVERTS jeven twice the amount set could! maintain the share units; joint a'l legal requirements and for-| | have been seeured. Much interest and related use of the hydro elec- place, particularly navigation in- terests and the officials of any section or loca] association whose | interests may be effected by the construction of the proposed bridge. They will be given an op- portunity to,express their views upon the suitability of the loca- | tion and the adequacy of the plans lin reference to navigation, and tot Northern Tilinois; Ulinois -Power and Light Corporation; Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Com- pany; Indiana and Michigan Blec- tric Co.; Indiana General Service — Company; Ohio Power Company; The Ohio Service Co.; West -Vir- ginia Water and Electric Com- — pany; Appalachian Power Com- _ pany; Roanoke Power Company; |of his condition the- Ranger boy |told his mother that he had seen the first half of the 36-hole| the man that shot him a time or |two before the shooting, but had match on the Key West municipal links this forenoon attracted| never had any words or trouble |with him in any way whatever. quite a large gallery of fans, who | witnessed the meritorious contest | He expressed the hope that if he died, the people would see that with eager interest. mt t Willie MacFarlane, of Holly-|the man who shot him was given due punishment. The golf stars participating in wood, and Dick Nelson, of In-| dianapolis, played against Ed) Valentine, of Detroit, and Harry | Hampton, of Key West. They were all square at first eighteen holes of the thirty-six | hele match this forenoon. MacFarlane and Nelson were one up at the seventeenth, but Hampton played the cighteenth beautifully, holed a long putt for a birdie three and squared the match. The seores: MacFarlane, 73; Nelson, 76; Hampton, 71; Valen tine, 79. The final cighteen holes will be played at Hollywood one week from ay. This afternoon the visitine pros and amateurs are enjoying &@ pro-amateur handicap event. NOTICE ELKS Annual election of offi of B. P.O. Ei No. 551 wi'l be held Thursday night, March 4th at 8 p. m. All members are respect Zully requested to be present, By order of ROSS C. SAWYER, Seeretary GOSHORN, Exalted Ruler. G. N. Mai CONFESSIONS Seldom has the film div the life lived by royalt the seeret is shown in n- fessions of a Queen,” featuring Alice Terry. MONROE THEATRE TOMORROW Laurie Garcia, the young man who was riding with Arthur Baker when he shot the Ranger boy last Sunday, has been released ftom jail and is at liberty today. Hej made a sworn statement of his knowledge and connection with the affair and went with Justice of the Peace Rogelio Gomez to| show where the gun with which the shooting was done had been} concealed. He had helped in aj number of ways to glean evidence | that the officers say constitutes | absolute proof of Baker’s guilt. The officers say they are con- vineed that the Gare'a boy was not intentionally an accessory to the crime, and believed it no longer | necessary to keep him incar-| cerated. | The Gold Cup Cafe, corner of | Emma and Division streets, which | before the shooting of last Sun-f day was operated by Arthur Baker and Ruth Baker, was ordered permanently closed by Mayor | Leslie Curry. It was found open and in operation last night by | e Officer M. C. Tucker, who ed the place and arrested two | 4),:, en and several men. Ruth ker was charged with operat- ing a disorderly house and re-j quired to make bond to the wo! suggest changes considered desir- able in the interest of navigation. Oral statements will be heard at this time, but for accuracy of record all important facts and ar- guments should be submitted in writing, asthe records of the hearing will be forwarded for consideration by the War Depart- ment. | The plans submitted by the ap-| plicant show a fixed trestle bridge| with bents spaced 12 feet center to} center, affording a clear Opening) of about 11 feet horizontally and_ 9 feet vertically above mean low water. 5 sic A hearing will also be held on the same day relative to the cgn- struction of a bridge across Taver-' nier Creek betweem Long Island) and Key Largo, and it is expected that there will be many in attend-' } ance at the hearing in interest of | the proposed project. MAJOR DUE HERE | Major Thenault, assistant | French naval attache, will arrive) afternoon from Havana, stop-/ | ping here for a short time to visit the naval base. He will be the) guest of Commandant Clark D Stearns, amount of $50 for her appear-} city court this afternoon. of Flora Reed, the on taken in the raid, and whose na not were $10 b. ir cases will come up before adge T. S, Caro this he usual hour. LEAVES FOR CUBA The Nakomis, after remaining in port several days, returned this ing to Cuba, where she is en- gaged survey work off the Cu- ban coast. HOTEL LA CONCHA] Employs More Than 60 PEOPLE That's why we can give you SERVICE malities had been fully complied| with. ' So the final outcome of the ease | is not known yet. | CALCUTTA—Buddhist mission- aries have been sent to England to conduct a great campaign for con- verts. ‘Three Killed and Fifteen — Seriously Injured in Train © CollisionToday at Chicago eeeeeseseeetess| * MAKE ARREST OF *| COUNTERFEITERS el (By Associated Press) “| NEW YORK, March 3.— * The arrest of ten alleged * counterfeiters here and the ° roundup in Philadelphia, * Syracuse, Detroit and other * cities of some thirty “passers” * of spurious currency was * amnounced today by Joseph * A. Palma, chief of the New * York district of the United * States secret service. . . eeeee tenes oly . ot + : eeeeeeeereseses eceseccecososoocs eee AMUSEMENTS | Ceccccocvesecoocooeoocess MONROE THEATRE : TODAY — “Hogan’s Ailey.” Also “Mazie’s Adventures” (End). TOMORROW—“Confessions of a Queen.” Comedy—“A Woman of Letters.” 4 SAN CARLOS THEATRE TODAY—Sebastian Paoli and Georgette D’Lorza in entertain- ment. OFFICIALS MAKE INVES- TIGATION OF REPORT OF OPEN SWITCH IN| ACCIDENT | | Florid: }J. in shown in the bank, and much tric plants on rivers and streams, stock is being subscribed in the! with existing eoal generating State Bank and Trust Company.| plants and the generating plants Arrangements are now being jt the natural gas fields; con- made to furnish the building,| servation of the use of rainfall so which will be completed by the: that water power may make a end of the month. It will be fitted! jarge contribution to the gencral with the most modern equip-! good, ment for operating the bank. Gives Mlustration Everything will be up-to-date and) white Minnesota would be con- convenient, comparing most fav-/| nected with Georgia through high orably with the finest banks in’ power transmission lines, the pow- aay! jer generated in that state would sen eecioeh Ship Seape ual ols accede ta ea Gone ae ~ Georgii ie way it would wi be prominently affiliated with the was illustrated ne Seles: bank. He was for 11 years con-| Minnesota would transmit pow- tat hs transmission line ai is sec gets the keg reorient company. eke borrowed oes rm inneso'! wou! pass on ai not been announced as yet. * The officers of the State Bank amount of power equal to that eee Company are: Sanvuel jt had taken from Minnesota. This ilder, well known Boston process of borrowing and passing }banker, president; Leo Boyajian,|on would be continued in steps of (My Axsocinted Press) CHICAGO, freight, on the southside, today. Officials of each railroad imme- } vice-president; Norberg Thompson, not more than 250 miles each un- March 3.—Three’ trainmen- were killed- and more} than 20 passengers were injured,! trustee. Judge J. Vining Harris 15 seriously, in a head-on collision has been ¢hosen attorney for the any connections of an’ Hlineis Central suburban’ | train and a Michigan Central fast] treasurer; V. L. Boeck, secretary,’ tii the power is delivered where and M. M. Borchardt of Miami, @ jt is needed. It was pointed out that where had been made bank. between the transmission lines of The bank will specialize in loan-| various companies surplus power ing monéy on building construc-| capacity is passed on from one tion, giving a great impetus tc line to another just as surplus other énd of its own system an! Georgia Railway and Power Com- pany; Alabama Power Company Mississippi Power and Light Com pany, and Louisiana Power and Light Company. The story pointed out that this plan would connect the hydro electric plants, the large steam generating plants in and near the coal fields, and the great steam generating plants in the natural gas fields of Louisiana where the natural gas fuel supply flows at high pressure from the earth bo- neath the boilers. Reference was made to the fact that 72 per cent of the country’s water power, developed and un- developed, is west of the Minsis- sippi_ River, principally in the Rocky Mountain region, while 79 per cent of the country’s indus- tries are to be east of the Mis- sissippi River. Declaring that the water power, developed and un- | developed, in the south can be easily delivered where it can be | advantageously used by industry, the story says that “with its ade- quate power supply, ths south is certain, and at no disant day, to become a great industrial see- tion.” One of Mr. Mitcheil's associates diately began an investigation of | building activities in the city. The railroad cars are borrowed by | pointed out that for every dollar a report that an open switch was responsib'e for the crash. A tower! man and his helper near the scene of the wreck were held for ques- tion’ng by a coroner’s jury, The dead: Edward N. Benjamin, Chicago, conductor of the suburban train. John Rute, Detroit, fireman on the Illinois Central engine. Ole Nelson, address unknown, a trainman. Benjamin was instantly killed and Rute’s body was found in the wreckage. Nelson died at the hospital soon after the accident. two hours’ work. State Bank and Trust Company one railroad from another. will also loan money on mortgages! The Journal says that the few so that this can be used for build-)/ remaining gaps which will prob- ing of homes. ably be closed this year will mean This new bank will deal in ali/“comnected transmission lines will banking business, including sav-|run sil the way from Louisiana ings accounts, checking accounts and Florida to within a few miles safe deposits, executor of estater of the Canadian border. And plans and trust business. under way call for inter-connec- tions that gga the pro 300-POUND jected system inter-connection siecmorgeboncs to practically all southern states, BRIGHTON, Eng.—Two fishex- t© ™ahy mid-western states and, men caught a 200-pound ray in|‘ several western states. their net here and landed it after) Covers Many Points of revenue which an electric com- pany receives, it must in conecn- trated steam electric develop- ment, first make an investment of at least $4.00 and in the case of hydro electric development sume- times as much a 7.00. He assert ed also that demands on electric companies for service has more than doubled every five yearn Mr. Mitchell organized the | Electric Bond and Share Company twenty years ago to hande securi- ties of public utilities principally “The connected system will | electric companies.

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