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Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII “No: 62. -International Peace and Security KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, Threatened In Developments At Conference of League of Nation GERMANY’S _ APPLICA- TION FOR MEMBER- | ‘SHIP PUTS NEW PHASE ON- SITUATION (By Annociated Press) LONDON, March 13.—Develop- ments at Geneva have given a shock to those here who had built hopes n « new era of international peace and security from the meeting of the League of Na- tions to elect Germany to mem- bership. * Asti-government and liberal papers fiercely denounce Sir Aus- at oman Meseeid him of d intrigue.” The News it will be a public 5 #f Sir Austen's attitude in a does not end his official \, “lis ‘blunder is a crime—the : of having introduced’ into Mmethods of backstairs bar- : this merely to save own face,’* is the statement is- “If Germany is blackbal:ed Will be virtualy dead— kiliad bythe hero cf Locazno.’* * ‘ONE OF TWO NATIONS ‘MUST GIVE WAY © GENEVA, March .13.—Either ys cape ee way he controversy over the recon- straetion of the couneil of the Lesgue ot Nations if the League ds ty Se saved and Europe not a driven to despair. This was otf aiid’ highway \Catr & MeFadder ‘are the en- foreign secretary, last night that it was use- continue a he was con- F cofiversations with! PUSHWORKON (COMMISSIONERS LICHT PROJECT | MAKE REPORT ON TRIPTO TAMPA MONROE COUNTY OFFICIALS ATTEND MEETING OF HIGH- WAY ASSOCIATION IN WEST COAST CITY ENGINEERS HOLD CONFER-| ENCE IN HOMESTEAD WITH) Vv. M. CALDWELL OF. THE) CARR McFADDEN COMPANY | Electrical engineers recently; The Monroe county eommission- held a conference at Homestead |ers and county officials who went | with V. M. Galdwell of the Carr from here to attend the meeting McFadden Bngineering Company of the state road department in regarding the lighting system for;Tampa returned to the city with the Key no Foundation Com-|a feeling of confidence that the pany, @ development on the east-|state board will ultimately pass ern end of the island, which is | favorably upon the proposals | termed a $6,000,000 project which! made at the meeting. ii leas furthered by Malcolm! The object of their attendance leacham. at this meeting was to urge that The lighting system is to be in-'the Tamiami trail be routed stalled on Plat No. 1, which is a through Monroe county for’a dis- 56-acre unit of the 1,000-acre de-|tance of sixteen miles instead of velopment of Mr. Meacham’s. The extending the full length of Car- property fronts south on Flagler/ter county, as the officials of pavenue, which is a continuation of that county seem to very much the Oversea highway. Miles of! desire. : ‘ s |sandy beach add much to the at-|' As an inducement to bring the Fs -W. R. | Monroe coun: e _commission- the Westinghouse Company stated! org dined san ets now avail- that the lighting system would be! able as the result of a bond elec- practically the same as that used! tion one year ago, $100,000.to be Davis Islands and Davis Shores.| raised by another bond election, white way and boulevard! 4,4 eight miles of partly con- structed roadway, all to be turn- lights are to be single globes, of Tantern des:gn, with bronze-ribbed of over to the state road ‘depart- be ‘ment with the understanding that im. ‘Included in the $6,000,000 ex-) penditures for development will bales “msi age Bees eta = ; “ |eonstruction of the portion fiye-foot sidewalks, curbings andthe trail in Monroe sonnty: The gutters, spacious cious macadamized unfinished portion of the road Streets, beautiful lighting system,| referred to was. built by the rn bee and hotel sites. | Chevolier company and is a-con~ __ Development work is well under tinuation of the Dade county end ben SB a pS SUVEViDE of -the trail. it ia-e fairly’ goed ig conip! |road now, it is reported... Chairmaw Kirchheiner says Car- ter county representatives. op- posed the route through Monroe }county, contending that the route |be designated so as to extend 17 miles through that county. Dade county joined the Monroe county officials in their cause, and it is believed to be only. a-matter of |fairness for Monroe county to get ithe road petitioned for. | Chairman Kirchheiner says the |commissioners believe ‘that with ithe routing of the proposed por- tion of the Tamiami Trail through | Monroe county, that portion of the gineers in charge of the work. SENATORS MUST FACE CHAIR IN GIVING SPEECHES | VICE-PRESIDENT DAWES DIGS UP RULE TO BE INVOKED ‘IN FUTURE DURING SPEECH-MAKING (By Axkociged P: WASHINGTON, March. 1 DISTINGUISHED PARTY COMING FROM HAVANA, DELEGATION WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:30 O'CLOCK ON STEAMSHIP CUBA A party of distinguished citi- zens of Havana will arrive in the cit) this afternoon aboard the steamship Cuba. Included in the party are Car- los Miguel de Cespedes, secretary of public works for the Cuban government; Dr. Virate Guiter- rez, Dr. Miguel M. Gomez, Dr. Baldomero Gran, Dr. Dor “go Macias, Dr. Frank Menoca.e, Senor. Antonio Martin, Capt. Panne and Senor. Felix Gronilier, formerly Cuban vice-consul at Key West. Yachts Miramar and Narca are coming from Havana to convey these gentlemen back home when at the conclusion of their visit to this city. , MARCH 13, 1926. BRITISH STEAMER TAKES FIRE AT SEA (By Ansociated Press) BALTIMORE, Md., March 13.— |The British steamer Tasna, sugar laden ‘from Cuba, for Baltimore, was reported on fire near Sandy Point, 20 miles below Baltimore, this morning. Two local fire boats were sent to her assistance and residents along shore in that vicinity tele- phoned that they were alongside the Tasna about 9 o’clock, smoke ‘was pouring from the ship, they said. ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY (By Asnociated Press) HARRISBURG, Pa., March 13. -——Gov. Pinchot today announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the United States senate in the Pennsylvania pri- mary this spring. Cuban Congress United States World In Social Betterment FOUNDER OF SCRIPPS-WRAE LEAGUE DEAD OF UNITED PRESS ASSOCIA- TION, DEGAN CAREER 8 ae (Ry Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 13.— Edward W. Scripps, retired founder of the Scripps-How- ard newspapers, is dead on his yacht, the Ohio, in Mon- rovie Bay, Liberia, according to a cablegram received by Roy W. Howard of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers here today. Mr. Scripps sailed last Sep- lONCE CONTROLLING OWNER| man Asserts Leads Entire CLAIMS METHODS OF DEALING WITH CRIM. INALS SHOULD BE ADOPTED BY REPUBLIC “The United States, leads world, in, social betterment. in’ % ing ‘eriminals,’’” Re ot Zaydin, president. of the Cuban house of representatives, told members of the Havana Rotary club in a sptech here. Dr. Zaydin recently returned from an extend-| ed-tour of the United States and| Earope, wi trip ke took for the especial Purpose of studying the penal system and the causes of! ierime in the large and modern} cities df the wor'd. | | Dr. Zaydin-dealt with the mod-) ern. crime. problem. as a-scientist | detached from the sentimentalism, which today often seems to char-| acterize the average student’ of social conditions.. “Scientists no pF HAVANA, Cubs,’ March 18. of directors of the Stullobaker Au- For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Prohibitionists. Confer With Coolidge Injured In THE WEATHER s Abilene (clear) ... Atlanta (snowing) Boston (clear) .. Buffalo (clear) Charleston (clear) Chicago (clear) Corpus Christi (c! Dodge City (snowing) Galveston (pt. cloudy) Hatteras (cloudy) Huron (clear) _ Jacksonville (clear) . KEY WEST (elear) Louisville (cloudy) . Miami (cloudy) .. New Orleans (pt. cloudy) .. New York (clear) St. Louis (clear) Tampa (cloudy) . Washington (cloudy) Williston (cloudy) , DIRECTOR OF AUTO COMPANY VISITS CITY S. FISH ARRIVES AT KE WEST TODAY ON BOARD SHORT SOJOURN F. §. Fish, president of the board tomobile. Company, spent a short ting tn Key Weat today alsa hl Ind., as his home, but can be sel- dom found there as he cruises in northern waters in the summer and is found in the south in the winter. With Mr. Fish is Harry Cooper of New York, who is a, director in the Bank of New York, which was founded in 1785 by Alexander. -Hamiltan, Walter G. Mortland, captitalist of Pittsburgh, is also a guest of Mr. Fish. They have been cruising for five weeks through the Bahama Is- lands, visiting places that ships do} not frequently touch their shores As Result of Wet and Dry Controversy One Killed and Three Train Wreck ANTI-SALOON. LEAGUE AGITATED BY NUME- ROUS STRAW ‘VOTES ON PROPOSITION (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 13. —Prohibitionists. took. their views.to the White. House to- day as the newest develop- ment in the perennial con- troversy between. wets and drys. ‘The visit to Presidént Coolidge arranged by the ex- ecutive. committee of the Anti-Saloon League, coincided with a conference at the: of- fice of Assistant Seéretary Andrews, prohibition enforce- PENNSYLVANIA MAIL AND EXPRESS TRAIN IS DERAILED EARLY TODAY : (By. Axsociated Press) HIGHLAND, Ills., March 13.—One trainman was killed and three others severely in- jured when Pennsylvania train No. 13 was, derailed near Pierron, Ill., seven miles east of here early today. Charles Hackett, engineer, was the man killed. The names of the three men in- jured could not be learned. The train, a double header, was en route from the east to St. Louis, with mail, express and some passengers. Officials refused to. comment on the cause of the wreck pending an i t, South Carolina, bootleggers are finding ¢ even in the capi- . The assistant secretary of opinion that Wa¥hing- is drier now than ever. reg pi in port last ni ight with 5,400 tons sane having been lying in the harbor for await- peal yrrigshenellg sa, a boat from abroad. Work of transferring the | his cargo will begin Monday, extend- ing over a period of about one The schooners that will take the Nordsee’s cargo to Miami the Mills, the John C, Capt. -P. R» Knowlton, schooner Herbert L. Raw! Capt. E. W. Barlow. : On Tuesday the steamer lagen arrived from Denmark cement will to Miami. by : and moving pictures and other | modern inventions are unknown. From Key West the Moby Dick ; will be taken up the west coast, as! far as St, Petersburg. On the re- 3,000 tons’ of cement. This cargo is now being unloaded schooner Radford Jones, portation to Miami, Tampa mainland. tember for a cruise in the Caribbean Sea and later to Africa. He was born in Rushville, His., June 18, 1854, and be- gan his newspaper career in Detroit where he was 20 longer study crime,” he’ said, “but | they study criminals.” The following excerpts from | Dr. Zaydin’s address to the Ha- | vana Rotarians follow; | turn trip, Mr. Fish will stop by, | “In matters. of social better- i | ment. the United States leads the| Key West» which will he in abou _) Whether to rem:nd the senate | view that its rules are archaic or} for other reasons, Vice-President! + Daws digs up a rale now and then | ver there to such-an extent as to | $200,000 hat even the oldest of the elder ™#ke the gang ear] | sti . jroad department one of the best that Polund’s| “#tesmen seems to have forgotten) | vestments the county ever il is neces-; W282 the book. | nda’ rests of the VESSEL OWNED BY w. L. MELLON ARRIVES AT THIS PORT - + Vagabondia, yacht belong- W. L. Mellon, nephew of Seeretary of the Treasury, is mow in the city on dry dock. ‘on board the boat dis-/ \ The latest he has invoked is that jfequirng senators to face the! jehair when speaking. He enfore- ed that one yesterday when Sena-| tor Watson, of Indiana, was inter-| | Togating Senator Fess, republiean,! }Ohie, who was seated far behind ‘the Indiana senatar. | | “I’m against that rule,” shouted! |Senator Watson, but the viee-} president, smiling broadly the} while, insisted on its observance. | } Only a day or two ago during a} | heated discussion, General Dawe: | w.th vigorous use of his handleless! | gavel, enforced another rule which j Some senators contended didn’t; j mean what he thought it meant. Senator Reed, democrat, Mis-/ souri, one of those foremost in! years of age. At one time he held a controlling interest in 2 daily newspapers in the United States, most of them being members of ‘the Scripps-McRae League. He also was once the controlling owner of the United Press Association. He retired fiom active work in 1920 and four years later turned over the control of his various enterprises to his son, Robert E. Scripps. Fons Hathaway, chairman of the state road department, said at the conclusion of the Tampa mecting that the proposition of- fered by Monroe ‘county would be given careful consideration by the road department and a decision announced Within the next few days. Chairman J. Otto Kirchheiner, Commissioners Braxton Warren | and Hilton Curry, County Attor- ney Wm. H. Malone and George | Warren were among those from | Key West attending the meeting. | Custis: daha Maher Other counties along the propose: Discontinues Trips } | line of the Tamiami Trail were also dell répresented. Dade, Lee and Monroe counties | world, A -comparative study of; penal systems would convince any- one that this is true. Cuba is at present undertaking to cope with her crime problem ahd she can | choose no better example than the; | United States. “To get at the root of our de- linquency problems,” he continued. “we must study law violators from many. viewpoints. There are per- }sons who have inherited physical jand mental weaknesses, There are others who acquire them from a score of sources. There are still others who have committeed only) one offense against the law in’ their life. None of them can be dealt with in the same manner. “Pathological cases require a schooner, has secured her from a peculiar origin. . Mr. has read a number of old sto} about whaling, and one in par a! lar impressed him. Old whaler#! were fond of telling the story. of} the white whale. This whale was) often seen among the other whaler in the waters of the ocean, but no/ fisherman ever succeeded in catch- ing one. These were called Moby Dicks. Therefore when Mr. Fish! built his yacht, he decided to call her the Moby Dick. BAND CONCERT SUNDAY, BAYVIEW PARK i from Key West to the mainland, aid of schooners had to the remainder of water. Frank Brown, Civil Engineer, i E 5 i Frank “Brown, associate civil engineer, public works depart- ment, has returned from Jupiter Inlet, where he has been erecting two radio towers at the Jupit Radio Station. i th; RF iH t z f 3 BEER Hut £ tal 4 |Realty Board Decides | To Remain At Present Quarters On Fleming St. Miami and is now To Chapman Field Mr, Brown moved two the Rooney-Plaza opposing the vice-president in his; Were lined up together and put up} study of the individual’s past life, Part I towers, each 200 feet high. fi Capt. Richard Carney.) campaign fot “reform” of the| strong fight for Monroe coun-| Cay: John J. Maher, com-| his family history as well as his! March, The Thunderer—Sousa. Miami Beach and re-erected composed the party) senate rules, was particularly in-|t¥’S Proposition, and a favorable |mander of Key “West. Barracks, |¢Timinal tendencies. Overture, Poet and Peasant—/ at Jupiter Station. He was ~ Miss Lottie) sistent in this th «bo but for decision on the part of the state jannounced that he has discon-| “Educat‘on is the greatest foe of Suppe. of the city for four and a — eeaage cir eth this once, at least, Mr. Dawes had Toad department is confidently jtinued his weekly trips of inspec- | : ot Avpon hag Ra a Dawn—King. months and said this morning a and they will pethars the last word and the rule was in-, anticipated. tion to Chapman Field, Miami, | ® intellectual plane we can abol- ¥, The Best Loved South- ¥ ° #9} voked. - 5 |according te orders received from | ish the larger part of delinquency. ern Melodies—Hayes. . | These are not the only evi-/ Pye Going jthe War Department, Washing-| “To cope with congenital crim-' Waltz, Dream on the Ocean y said that the | yences that he is developing into }ton. jinals, those who have inherited —Gungl. hit a log in Govern}, pap'd-firing presiding officer.| Forward For Dance | Captain Maher returned yester-| their anti-social leanings we have Romance, Lovers’ Lanc—King. Channel, going into Miamt.| te frequently takes the senate. By DeMolays At Hotel |4ay from his inspection trip. For |*® undertake deep, analytical shaft tail ye hag ~ Soho of | through “the morning bour” for y hensiis hs hen bean iuoiing sev. { Senden. Often we find that Overture, boat were bent. She is now hen ok ae ai 4 j " Racket head $ repaired on the dry dock at| tious and the like, with rapentey|,_ Eborste preparations are go-|*"al days of each week in Miami. | histir ROP Pe ntortonaten Pe naval station. that leaves senators fairly ease 22@ forward for the DeMolay| ee Se | akan tek they bere Bs? Te Mellon ii president of the| = ‘aves senators fairly 8&5P-) dence to be given on Wednesday | Field has been concluded, Captain | cited eX aegtied by sation. Refining Company and makes! evening, March 17, which event — | “To place all these offenders to- home in Pittsbyrgh. will take place at La Concha Ho- | * in di i tel. = , Charles E. Roberts, ceireci| KISS ME! of the committee -on arrange-| ments, assisted by Joseph Mon- | dul, are now perfecting plans for | At the regular monthly business the social affair whieh gives; meeting of the Key West Realty promise of being one of the most | Board last evening, it was decided ‘enjoyable of the season. ' to remain at the present office of | ithe board, 508 Fleming street. National republican congres- | The board also decided to have sional rebukes “so called Repub- jits weekly luncheons at the Hotel ‘lican organization of Texas” for }La Concha, These luncheons will |oppesition te Wurzbach, only Re- ibe on the private porch of the ho- publican congressman from Texas, | jtet, : jin patronage dispute. i Jove waltz ran in their like wine. “Kiss Me, " ‘ghe whispered, and See for yourself what No motion picture offered more than “The Widow,” at the

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