The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 10, 1926, Page 1

‘ \ \ } ~~ ie Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII No. 59. Lovering Has $400,000 New Junior High School Named After Beloved Headmaster MUCH FOR THIS CITY, - 1S BUSY ALSO AT HOME Among its exchanges, The Citi- e ford, Mass., Sunday, the 14th, in ry leading part will be ft ‘friend of Key Westy and a cent visitor here with his wife $400,000 junior high tly completed, is to be together with two tablets’ afid a portrait of headmaster, Lewis F. Hi > : i & 7 flame” Of the’ school ‘was ng after it had been given a ¢ by the school board, through ¢ efforts-of'Mti Lovering, to the F. Hobbs Junior High “Mr. Hobbs was in-charge f two other pe 04 hea the city for 4 ronti of. 38 years, r. Levering was chairman of the before coming to Key West Mr. Lovering had Washington an sfine new: post- ‘western sec- he was born. op a ak is a 10.—Aristide Briand, for the tenth time pre- of France, completed a re- cabinet early today. hearted over the ot his-eighth cavinet last Saturday morning in the chamber of deputics on the government's financial bill, he was prevailed upon by President Doumergue as | an act of patriotism again to take the helm: M, Briand will contirive to hold | the posts of premier and foreign minister. M. Dowmcr, his former finance minister, who fought for the goverpment’s-financial — re- habilitation plan, is to be ceeded by ar Peret, who pre- viously has heldseveral portfolios and who is a parliamentarian of high class. The three other changes in the ministry are in- terior, justice and public instruc- tion. “In these portfolios Louis Malvy, Pierre Laval and Lucien Lamoureaux, _ respectively, i suceced Camille Chautemps, Rene Renowlt and Edouard Daladier, all of whom aided in the defeat of the late ministry. Revival Services At Tent To Continue All During Week Revival services in the tent on Southard. street school grounds will continue all this week. Last night the preacher spoke on the subject of Confession. The text was: “If we confess our sins, He is able and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” demands of people confession. Confession to God. The Ley Memorial Sunday s@hool met in the afterhoon in the tent at 3:30. | Congregational Sunday school | The will meet this afternoon at 3:15. ‘The preacher will talk to the chil- | dren and urge the Christian life. Preaching this evening at 7:30. All invited. ——— — jawning worker engaged in finish-| ° COMEDY The James Cruze production, “Beggar on Horseback” is said te be the best comedy in the world, Kk is “The Covered Wager” for comedy. See this Kemockout at the MONROE THEATRE , . TOMORROW by Frank W. Lovering, a) sues | BAND CONCERT The following is the program that will be rendered at Bayview | Park this evening, beginning at 7 } o'clock: March, Valiant Youth—King. Overture, Narcissis — Schlepe- rill. Fox Trot, Indian Boy—Bennett. Waltz, Impassioned Dream— Rosas, Fox Trot, I’m Sitting on the Top “| of the World—Young. Extras. March, The Military Girl—Bur- ger. The Star Spangled Banner— Key. HUBERT REASON, Conductor. eeecee AWAIT ARRIVAL OF POSTS FOR WHITE WAY WORK.OF LAYING CABLE PROGRESSES RAPIDLY; POSTS TO BE PUT UP ON ARRIVAL People watch with interest the laying of the cable for the Duval street White Way, work of which | has been under way since Monday morning. Portions of the pave- ment along the gutter have been |zemeved some time awaiting the | arrival of the cable which came in from New York Sunday. The posts to support the lights are ex- pected to arrive during the present week, Then the work of building tractfprtaejoby sis. + ‘There is reported to be a move- ment on foot to extend the Duval street White Way, when it is fin- ished, down South street to the Martello Towers subdivision, where White Way lights are already in- Hentel a ieee to White street. ould this contemplated plan through, with the completion ) the improyement now in’ progress on White street, there would be a continuous White Way practically | the full length of Duval and White streets, connected by a system of the same kind along South street from Duval to White. Evangelistic Services | To Be Held At Division | St. School Building |. Otto Lunsford, evangelist of Linton, -Ind., who has been con- j ducting services at the Harris | School on Southard street for the past several nights, informed The | Citizen today that the meetings in \the future, beginning toni {be held in the auditorium of the | Division Street School. | . This change was made owing to the close proximity of the two services conducted on the Harris school grounds, the other? being that of the meetings conducted by Evangelist Walt Holcomb. At the expiration of the revival services conducted by Mr. Hol- comb, which will be this coming | Sunday, then Evangelist Lunsford jwill return to the Harris school jauditorium where the meetings {will be resumed. | Vernon Cardiff, saxophone {player of Duluth, Minn., accom- jpanies Mr, Lunsford, which -is a jadded feature to the evangelistic services which are being enjoyed He said God} nightly by the large number _at-| tending. |MAN HAS FALL FROM FOURTEEN STORY BUILDING (My Axsociated Presa) MIAMI, Fia., Lawrence Gessner, — 18-year-old ting the exterior of a large apart- ment house.in the heart of Mi- ami, was seriously, probably fatally injured when he fell 14 jstories early this afternoon. NOTICE Regular communication of Palm Lodge of Perfection No. 10, at Seottish Rite Hall, Wednesday For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West CARG@: WILL BE TRANS. ‘FERRED TO MIAMI ON CHOONERS ARRIVING NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITY PLANNING OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO KEY WEST An event of great importance to Florida, and more directly of specific and tremendous import-| ance to Key. West will occur in ‘The steamer Roslagen arrived ast night from Denmark with, 8,000, tons of cement. This cargo will be transported to Miami by Schooners. - >The schooner Mills is due to- | |day-from. Miami to aid in the } | transportation, and work of un- ‘Benowned ‘Violinist to ‘appear at Monroe County High : School in Recital Tonight Many Ships Call at Key : West For Fuel Supplies DENIAL OF FALSE Member’ jot“: Maine “to Southland pilgrimage, . consisting of 146 representative citizens, in’ cluding the govérnor, of the ‘Pine Treé state, which recently toured Florida, -all-went back home thor- oughly: sold on the Sunshine State, as. indicated by atticles ‘appearing in. the ~Portland-~ Press -Herald, Maine’s most widely ‘ read news- paper, after their return. home: Henry .F. Merrill, chairman of the pilgrimage, in addressing the Rotary Club at Portland, - aside from relating humorous incidents CARL G. FISHER MUCH PLEASED WITH HIGH TAINED AT THIS PORT —_ The oil tank steamer Louisiana, Captain: Peterson, arrived in port last-- evening. from Port. Arthur, Texas; with a: load ,of fuel —cil, consisting of 30,000 Taree. Six thousand barrels of regular fuel oil was discharged at this port for the Texas Oil Company, while 5,- 000 barrels of Paraffine gas. oil was also discharged at this port, consigned tq the Texas Com- pany. In an interview with a reépre- sentative of The Citizen last - | another of the trip, stated facts that, will refuted false’ propaganda aboat Florida ina section of the ¢oun- try where this state has’ perhaps suffered the greatest misrep- evening, L. G. Pedse, manager. of the petroleum company, at this port, stated that Key West is one of the few ports that handles this |fine grade of Diesel oil, which fact jhas been the means of bringiig ja large number of yachts and other craft here for the purpose lof fueling. resentation. Excerpts culled from Mr. Mer- rill’s address follow: } “Florida Boom Is Real “Florida has, ‘been greatly} Carl G. Fisher, owner of the maligned, misrepresented and{magnificent- and commodious abused in the North, especially in lyacht, Shadow IV, arrived at this New York newspapers. I can as-|port just a few days ago for the sure you that the developments | purpose of obtaining a supply of there are absolutely legitimate |the Paraffine product, and has and, in most cases are done right. ‘since expressed” himself as being “The development of Florida is | very much satisfied with the ex- being built around her remarkable | cellent quality of petroleum being climate, and men and women of | used at this time in the operation the North who are seeking winter | of this palatial craft. homes in a land where they can{| The Louisiana was heavily load- escape cold weather and enjoy ;ed on arriving at this port, hav- out-of-door sports are flocking |ing a draft of 24 feet aft, and was there in great numbers. The edu- brought up to the cational and reereational features |Company’s wharf where the ‘of the state are being emphasized ‘ship’s cargo was pumped through Porter Dock} and Florida-development associa- the pipes into the immense tanks lof the Texas Company in the steamship company’s yards. There are now 72,000 barrels of oil in storage in the several tanks, and it is expected that an- other steamer will be Here in the near future with another load of oil to be discharged into the other tanks. tions have worked upon the idea that those who come to enjoy her climate will become investors in her real estate, as they have done lin great numbers, “States Co-operating “There is already remarkable co-operation between the Flor- jidians and the Maine intergsts in ofl | the proposal for spending summer }vaeations in Maine and winter | vacations in Florida. “Lots Under Water All Right | “They sell lots under water in| Florida, and that is perfectly all jright. “The land is raised and rescued from the water, and we saw houses and hotels going up where there had been nothing but |water three months ago. | Praises Southerm Hospitality | “We ought to pattern after |Seuthern hospitality up here in! | Maine. For instance, in San- ford, they got sixty automobiles | for the Maine party in fifteen! Since the erection of the tanks at Key West there have been numerous vessels calling at this port for fuel supplies which has been the result of helping the city generally inasmach as pro- visions and other needed articles are purchased during the stay of the ships here aside from the ; lading will begin immediately. ‘Three other schooners are now : ‘it-port and have been waiting for Several days for the Roslagen and ship, the Nordsee, to | carry their cargoes north. They are: the Radford Jones, Capt. C. ‘Re Davis; the schooner John C. Hildebrand, Capt. P. R. Knowl- ton, and the schooner Herbert L. | Rawling, Capt. E. W. Barlow. The Nordsee will bring 3,000 more tons of cement which are consigned to the MacMahon Con- | struction Company. - On account of the embargo, . shipments _ to the mainland of building supplies cannot be niade by rail, and the aidvof the*schooners has been en- listed to send-the cement to Mi- ami and other points by water. » Krank -Brown,, associate’ civil engineer, will return in a few |days from Jupiter Inlet, where the has been erecting two radio | towers. These towers were formerly lo- cated on Miami Beach and were dismantled, transferred and erect- led on Jupiter Inlet. Mr. Brown |was in charge of the work of |transferring the radio station. |The Miami Beach station has been |elosed and the property will. be | disposed of by the United States government. DeMolays Arranging For Dance To Take Place At La-Concha The DeMolays of this city an- nounce another delightful dance to be given at. the Hotel La Concha on \the, evening of Wednesday, March 17. George Walker’s La Concha orchestra will dispense superb |music for this enjoyable socijal | function, and it is predicted that there will be a large attendance. The committee on arrange- |ments, Chas. E. Roberts, chair- | man; George Gardner and Mun- {son Johnson, is assurance suffi- \cient that this will be an -ultra | jbrifliant | affair, affording a} | boundless measure of gaiety and, | merriment for all participating in |the program of the evening. } SCOUT ENTERTAINMENT Mrs. A. H. MelInnis, scoutmis- | tress of -T: sp 4, Girl” Scouts, announces that the troop will put on an entertainment.at the Mon- roe County High Schoal on levening of March \time some of the best local talent | will take part. Preparations are now going forward for the event which gives promise of being a most enjoyable affair. revenue that enters the business | channels with money circulated | on every hand_as a result of the expenditures made by the offi-/ eas and crew from the vaticus vessels calling at this port. GLENPOOL ARRIVES minutes; and they all came with The oi] tank steamer Glenpool, | evening, March 10, at 8 o'clock. |their owners, net a one sent with | Capt. Luts, arrived in port yester- All members are requested to be present and visiting brethren are invited te attend. ,mard-2t A. G. LUND, V. M. do not) ijust a chauffeur. We here inj {know what hospitality is j (Continued on Page 5) i i 4 day afternoon from 2 load of oi. The vessel left aga: —- this morning on a return trip to Tampico. i Semi-final: “Kid” Willi : U. S. 8. Hannibal || “Flying Dutchman,” i St. urg and in West Palm pee sig three days of March and the first day in April. This is the 18th National Con- ference on City Planning, a topic which has been put strongly be- fore the Island City and the Key West Women’s Club in the past few months by Frank W. Lovering of the Planning Board of Medford, Mass., a suburb of Boston, and one of the most ardent supporters of any matter which can make for! a- better Key West as Key West ws. ‘ ce will bring a message of yital interest to every city, town, village and hamlet in this Commonwealth, and to the scattered countrysides as well. The conference expects to carry with it an inspiration upon which Florida is particularly fitted to act. Some cities in the state have Waterfronts for Recreation Use,”” Judge J. F. Glenn, Tampa. «+ 1925. Report of Flavel Shurtleff, Secretary National Conference on ‘City Planning, of 180 E. 22d St., New York. Address, John Nolen, perts, and President of the Con- ference, on “New Communities Tuesday, March 30 ; 8 p..m.—Planning Review of one of the country’s planning ex-) Planned to’ Meet New Conditions.”) |Resort Communities,” by Frederick 1. Olmsted, one of the foremost landscape gardeners in the United States. Wednesday, March 31 “Place of the Railroad in the City Plan,” by Harland Bartholo- mew, of St. Zouis, and C. F. Loweth, of Chicago. § 2 p. m—“What City and Re- gional Planning Can Do For Traf- fic Problems,” Col. A. B. Barber, U.S.’ Chamber “of Commerce. “Campaigning for City Planning,” Carl Hunt, of Orlando, Fla. 4:30 p. a session. 7 p. m.—Ann Ne On Tuesday April eae | ence will sit in West. Palm Beach, and between 9:30 and 12:30 there will be a motor tour of the water- |front. This will be followed by a | luncheon, and at 2 o’clock two sub- *| jects will be given. consideration, “The Place of the East Coast in a State Plan for Florida,” and “What Zoning -Should Mean for Palm Beach.” The speakers on prove of unquestioned worth. - membership of the conference con- . | sists of men who have given years | new or awakening communities in, they way they should go in order that they may properly grow. | The members of the Conference come from all over the country,' ‘and represent city planners, archi~ 10 a. m—“Laws Necessary to! Protect’ Homes, Private Streets.| the benefits of co-operation and co- Street Layouts, and to Produce ordination of operation, Small Parks and Playgrounds,”| More than any other state in the Edmund M. Bassett and Prof.) Union, Florida is in a position to Ernst Freund.. control to her eve 12:30 p. m—Civie Luncheon. t Address, “What City Planning Means to the Community,” Allen/ and her, count D. Albert, Jacksonville. 2:30 p. m.—Motor Tour. 8. p. m—“Planning Opportuni-/ PRICE FIVE CENTS Optimism Prevails at Meeting of League - Of Nations; Bright Outlook Relative to _ Settlement of Controversy Under. Way COMPLAINT MADE OVER LONG DEBATE ON GERMANY’S MEMBER. SHIP (By Associated Press) GENEVA, March 10.—There was optimism today among dele- gates to the meeting of the League of Nations because of in- dications that the controversy over séats in the council would be settled. Pending the return of M. Briand from Paris negotiations continued in an effort to placate the disputants. Tt ‘was confidently — predicted among the numerous delegations that the reappearance of M. Briand, after forming a new * cabinet at Paris, would be follow- ed shortly by a ringing down of the curtain on the German drama and the entrance - of the Reisch into the league. * The rank and file of members of the league have been com- - plaining that the question of the election of Germany to member- ship, for which they were _ primarily convoked, is being too * long deferred. and Chancellor cign Minister German delegates said colleagues were hopeful the view that ties and Dangers in Periods of| been scheduled for this state this|° Rapid Development. Planning of year. PROMINENT NEW — PROCEEDINGS OF YORKERS ARRIVE MRS. J. J. SWEENEY AND SEVERAL CASES ARE pis- |; MISS MARGARET COLVIN ARE VISITORS Among the passengers on the; Criminal court is still | San Jacinto Sunday night in Key | West were Mrs. J. J. Sweeney and | the | Miss Margaret Colvin, who are | pow, 19. at which | visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Cook | |owners of Cook Island near jrod Key. | Mrs, J. J. Sweeney is owner of | |T. Fi Meehan Lumber Company, jsion, and it is i present light docket will be clear- jed by this afternoon or tomor- Leonard and William Bryan, with breaking and entering, entered a plea of inot guilty. were . fouhd guilty by the jury and given a sentence of two months in the Key West || Monroe county jail. Joe Pinder, colored, alias Tam- {pa Kid, charged with larceny. ey | Found not guilty by the jury and Arthur James Cariton and Bert The milk copimittee of the Wo- "He Sches. ke School. Re- “Beggar on Comedy, “Apple-