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Full Associated Press Leased i Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. No. 89. Key West Electric Company’s Representative Gets Honors | At Gainesville Conference : STATE UNIVERSITY CO. OPERATES WITH IN-} DUSTRY IN ANNUAL) EVENT RECENTLY | The importance of state uni- versities and their relation to in- dustrial economy and efficiency is being well brought out by the various activities of “The Co- operative Extension Division” of The University of Florida, ; Every year the Engineering Department of this College makes it a part of their program to extend the aid of their facilities and technical knowledge to various branches of the fundamentally important in- dustries of the State . | Industry recognizes and is not| slow to take advantage of the fa- cilities thus offered. Particularly is this true of the Electric Light and Power companies. of the} State. During the week of April| 5 to 10 this Extension Division conducted a course for electric} meter men which was attended by representatives from almost every) electric light-and power company) im the State. Expert. instruction} is given by members of the De- partment of Electrical Engineering of the University, asisted by prac- ticing engineers experienced in! meter work. This entire week is takn up by lectures, supervised | problém work, demonstrations and laboratory research. “Every ef-| fort is made to give individual in-| struction to each man. Manu- facturers’, representatives are in-! vited ‘and they display and explain the operation and principles of the latest devices in electrical} measurement instruments. The Key West Electric Com-| pany is just one of the State’s electrical industries to take advan- tage of this c¢ operationoffered by This ye: Q, Lacs attended and it! is gratifying to know t our lo-| cal utility’s representative was es-) ere in being elected ident of The Meter Men’s | Association of the State of Flori-| LEGAL PAPERS TURNED OVER TO SOLICITOR JUDGE ROGELIO Gom#z SAYS) DOCUMENTS IN PROHIBI-| _ TION AGENTS CASE ARE! DELIVERED gg } | dudge Rogelio Gomez stated to} a Citizen representative this! morning that ‘he had turned over} all the legal papers originating in| his court relative to ccses.tor the! criminal court of record in’ this} county to County Solicitor J. F.j Busto, in order that the cases may | be entered upon the court doc! These included the bonds papers in the cases of BE. H. Keec whose bond is $3,000, and A. C. Givehan, under bond of $1,000, who are to be trig) at the May term under different charges that grew out of the raids made some | time ago in this city by those and! ether men acting in the capacity ef federal prohibition officers. Other members of this raiding squad for whom warrants were issued by Justice Gomez and who waived preliminary hearings through request of U. S.. District Attorncy Wm, M. Gobel, are J. HOME FINANCE |dent and Mrs. | Washington lof the jhave begun to improve the traét COMPANY NEW ORGANIZATION MRS CLARK D. STEARNS IS PRESIDENT OF COMPANY; MRS. STEPHEN PELL VICE-| PRESIDENT A corporation inspired and or- ganized through. the initiative of | two women who liked the idea of | constructing, decorating and| furnishing Houses to be sold in their finished state to investors and home-seekers is that of the| Home Finance Company of which Mrs. Clark D. Stearns is presi- Stephen Pell of New York is vice-president. Mrs. Stearns and Mrs. Pell are enthusiastic believers in Key West and its possibilities as both a winter and summer resort, and they have demonstrated their faith in the city in a purchase made last year of ten residence lots on Tropical avenue, bounded by and Von Phister streets, which they -propose to im-| prove along the line indicated. | Tropical avenue is the widest} street in the city and the locality | selected for this initial. vefiture well named, “Tropical Gardens,” is one -of the best residential sites in the city being just off the heavy traffic of Flagler avenue and White strect, yet close to the sea, the Garrison Park and Mar- tello Towers development and the Hotel Casa Marina. The Home Firiance Company of which these two ladies . are -e: as secrets treasurer’ organization, and Colonel Robert. M. Thompson, father of Mrs. Pell, # a director. Evidencing their faith in the city and the project they have un- dertaken, they have recently dis-. sclved a mortgage against their property, more than two years prior to maturity, paying interest already. due in advance. They | and haye practically completed a residence upon one of the lots. The city engineering force has taken preliminary steps to carry out the city’s program of an early paving of Tropical avenue and Von Phister streets, Already this portion of the community is tak- ing on the aspect of a very attrac- tive residential section. The building under course of construction ¢s a Spanish bunga-| low of the best type. It is of conerete, with full tiled roof,| wrought-iron baleonies, arched | windows and a loggia-like veranda, | acecnting this period of architec- ture. The interior arrangements is} specially designed for space and omfort in a compact manner, } |with large vaulted living room. No | expense has been spared to make! it an attractive place in which to live. When the residence is com- pleted, Mrs. Stearns and Mrs. Pell will then decorate and furnish it throughout. Only the best material has been used in the house construction, and the standard will be maintained in its furnishing. When completed, the house will be of- fered for sale at terms exceeding- ly attractive to the right buyers. The slogan of this corporation same -|is “Happy Homes” and they will Darden, T. L. Anderson a Holcombe Their cases taken direetly to criminal court and will be docketed for hearing at the approaching May term. Justice of Peace Rogelio Gomes has a number of other cases that originated in his tourt that will be tried at the approaching term of ¢riminal court. FORMAL OPENING OF KEY WEST COUNTRY CLUB WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 The Key West Country Club will be formally opened Wednes- day night by a dance for club members only and their immedi- ate families. All persons who have paid all or part of their tmitiation fee may attend aprid-2t =HOUSE COMMITTEE. build and finance such for you— either on your own property or on property owned by the cor- poration. Consultation may be had with Mrs. Stearns regarding the re-modeling or furnishing of your h or apartment. HAIL The prince of good fellows. A new role, a fresh triumph for Richard Barthelmess. The love story of a prince chap whe hurdles a throne, defies a na- tien and dashes te love and freedom. See “Just Suppose,” at the MONROE THEATRE TOMORROW | two guns from. his pockets. ‘SIX KILLED IN RIOTS AT CITY PLACED UNDER MAR- TIAL LAW; TROUBLE FOL- Lows ELECTION HELD YESTERDAY. HERRIN, ILL., Apl. 14.—(AP) Herrin again was under military control today as official machinery was put-in motion to investigate this city’s latest renewal of klan- anti-klan factional strife which yesterday at the municipal elec- tion here resulted in the death of six and injured more than a score of persons, ‘ The bodies of the six men lie in undertaking parlors here today and an inquest was expected to be held today, arangements having been made toward empanelling a coro- ner’s jury. Coroner George Bell, | of Marion, arrived last night, and | with State’s, attorney . Beswell, conferred with Lieutennat Colo- nel Davis in charge of the ‘situa- tion, ahd John Ford, only known eye-witness to the shooting from whom they obtained a resume of | the day’s disorders, | The dead are: Aurb Treadway, 28, Harrisburg. Charles Briggs, alias “Brown,” 30,, East. St, Louis, lack Sizemore, 54, alderman. Ben Sizemore, 54, alderman’s brother. a Harlan Ford, 40, brother of John Ford, former chief of police. | Noble Weaver, fort. Three of the-men, the Sizemore brothers and Ford are Klansmen, while.the other sre anti-klan. The shootings ate believed to have ‘been incited asa result of 82, West Frank- | an episode Tuesday morning when John Smith, Garage proprietor, was accosted by @ man, later iden- tified as “Blackie’ Arms a about 9:30 a.:m; The men. con- versed for a few moments and/ Arms searched Smith, pencring ie ie : the Smith, in ¢ clare that he then’ Fai i close by followed his brother in law, Eugene Vincent, and two other men, “ * shooting began, Smith and three. other men. of his party bar ing the: selves within ze. More than were fired from both with in and outside the garage, it is ye nal and scores of cars passing gatage slowed | up as they passed to fire shots into | pected the structure. . Machine guns were also brought into play and men stationed as far as two blocks away fired vol- leys into the garage. The shoot- ‘ing -finally subsided and the men emerged from the garage. Only one of the men was injured, a bullet having grazed his neck. REALTY BOARD TO GIVE DINNER AT LA CONCHA NUMBER OF PROMINENT BUS. INESS MEN INVITED TO AT- TEND AFFAIR. TOMORROW EVENING Several business men most vitally interested in the real es- tate development in Key West have been invited to the dinner to be given by the Key West realty board tomorrow evening at _ 8 o'clock at the Hotel La Concha. They are: Senator William H. Malone, Arthur Gomez, L. P. Artman, Charles Hansen, J. Lancelot Les-) ter, Andrew Miller, C. Aubrey Nicklas, J. Y. Porter, Sr., Samuel J. Wilde, Major General Harry C. Hale, Malcolm Meacham, William 'R. Porter and Mayor Leslie A. Curry. . Wijliam Herren, national repre- sentative of the real estate asso- ciation, and Paul ©. Meredith, secretary of the state association, will be present at this meeting. |Mr. Herren will give the principal address of the evening. A delightful dinner has been, ordcred to be served. The menu is as follows: Crab Meat Cocktail Green Turtle Soup Fried Yellow Tail Tartar Potato Rissole Spaghetti Neapolitan Waldorf Salad Demi Tasse Coffee cat KEY WEST, FLORIDA, .WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, woccccccoeseccesce eevccccce eovccccoeeea New Pictures of Rail Leaders e ecccerooeosoosoecoces ecoape " M. J. VAN SWERINGEN O. P: VAN SWERINGEN Above are two recent pictures of the famous Van Sweringen brothers of ‘Cleveland, leaders in the big Nickel. Plate merger. These are the first new pictures of the Van Sweringens to’ be published several years, as both men are highly averse to posing for photo- | graphers. | | POOH OS OOOO OOORODOOSOLOLCOOOECEOEOOCE ee | | POLITICAL POLICY OF THE CITIZEN During its successfpl career of nearly" forty-seven years, The | Key West Citizen has ever preferred to be a progressive newspaper, {rather than a political sheet or sensational journal. Politically, this newspaper has always been Democratic in prin- ciple and policy in national. issues, -but has ,constantly evaded “the usual custom of some newspapers in espousing the cause of candidates for city and county offices, believing that such practice is unfair to other good citizens who may be offering for the same office. Aspirants | for office should have a fair and equal showing in a — .could not be the case if-one is by a ne The Citizen believes that the character, qualifications and record ‘Ofa candidate should be Such that it would not be necessary to char- ter or establish a newspaper in’ order @} pull votes his way! ze !, ©®If this’‘mewspaper should-at any time become convinced that the election of any one. candidate would seriously jeopardize the’ inter ests of Key West and Monroe county, Citizen would‘ not hesitate t@ insist upon his defeat, for this is a duty th.t devolves upon eve good citizen and loyal newspaper. + The columns of The Citizen have always been open and with- j out charge for the discussion of public issues that concern the wel- | fare of this city and county, but if a politi¢ian desired to further his |.own personal intcrests through this newspaper, he was naturally ex- to pay for space so used. Polities is a business, just «s mich |so’as merchandising is, and all forms of business, even the churches, fin. this country today expect to pay for beneficial publicity gained | through the means of newspaper circulation. |: Phe Citizen has faithfully and conscientiously endeavored to be | absolutely fair to one and all in every political campaign of the past, | and will continue to adhere consistently to this same policy in future. | Only in emergencies, where the election of a candidate would menace the welfare of the community, will this paper ever urge the defeat {of any particular aspirant for office. }> and, Monroe county as an efficient, modern and progressive news | medium, a clean, bright and wholesome family newspaper worthy of la place im any home. Through The Citizen this city is now afforded the best local |and foreign news scrvice that has ever been. available in Key West. Questions of local inte that require comment are discussed in the editorial columns, but it is the main ambition of The Citizen to give the people news in preference to opinion, for it is, first of all, a newspaper. | Through honesty of ptrpese and conservative management, The Citizen has survived and served Key West and Monroe county for almost half a century, while other newspapers have come into exist- ence and passed away, one after the other. . The Citizen cherishes the good name it has built up in this com- munity. it holds sacred its prerogatives and principles, and they cannot be bought regardless of the price offered. This is a priceless "icely on the pew two-story con-! DeMolay, held in the Scottish Rite! prestige of which any real newspaper may be justly proud: The Citizen believes that the voters of Key West have intelligence eine erected by Pedro Peres! Roberts, Charles E. J. Collins and enough to know for whom to vote, and that through their righteous | 0mere om Daval street, between | Ben Adams received the majority!” wisdom the proper officials will be elected. A dozen ephemeral daily newspapers, hatched overnight in Key West, could not change the vote of even one loyal Kéy Wester. NOTED VIOLINIST HEARD AT MONROE cld masters that are well known for their beauty and difficulty of interpretation. The technique of their playing was perfect. } |palatial launch, the Barbara May, This newspaper is here to serve the good people of Key West| 1926. NEW BOAT T0 BE AT COST OF APPROXIMATE- LY $12,000 Before the end of the present week’ Sheriff Roland’ Curry pro- poses to launch his new and which has been in course of con- struction for several months and is being finishéd at a total cost in excess of $12,000. It will be} the finest and most modern cruising launch, ever built in Key West and will be one of the prettiest boats that ever plied these. waters. * ‘ Curry’s baby daughter, and was constructed’ by that natural born boat builder, Robert Watkins. She will be in length 45 feet over all, with a-11 foot beam. Two com- modious cabins contain eight bunks, and. the kitchen is complete with built-in refrigerator and .othet conveniences. Every home convenience was included in the’ building of the Barbara May, and-'she" is: equipped with two 65 horsepower Kermath motors, which ‘will enable the boat to make 12 to 15 miles per hour with all ease, The framework and the the gracefully ex stem bei formed of ant ea getter so perfectly: that no 8 of Joints or crac visible. The vessbl is painted per white, with @--pfetty. strip. of green just at the water line bordering the red | of the bottom. There are five port holes on either side! mounted in brass frames, and the ventilation system of the boat is simply perfect, The Barbara May will be light- ed by electricity from storage batteries that will be constantly. recharged by the motors, and space is’ provided for the installa- tion of a large and powerful radio equipment. ‘There is room on the |main deck “for/ fishing, dancing jand other forms of pleasurable i ime. “Boats” has long been Sheriff Curry’s main hobby, and in the Barbara May his fondest dreams jin this line have been réalized. Whether a bottle of champagne will be broken over the bow of the Barbara May as she glides’ gracefully down the ways in the process of her christening was not learned by The Citizen representa-| ive who looked the boat over! | this morning, but that could hard- ily be expected im this dry land of | cine . | j + | Work On Two-Story Concrete. Stractare ney Construction work is going along | crete brick store building that is/ (Angela and Petronia streets. | The building is strictly modern | in its architectural lines, display ' \represent an outlay of more than The launch is named for Sheriff | Been |° | Burbank, is here to deliver the eu- Inspection Of In Hoosier Race THREE THOUSAND SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL SING AT SERVICES THIS AFTER- NOON. SANTA ROSA? Calif., April 14. | to Florida City to in: ism and religion touches the sen- timent of those who will -gather to mourn his passing. Friends from far and near thronged here when they heard of his death, but) only his widow, his sister and a! chosen few will be permitted to) witness the finab scene, All are invited to publie ser- v:ces among the living monuments to his memory in the trees and flowers of Doyle Park, but Bur- bank, unostentatious in life, pre- ferred that his burial be clothed with simplicity. At the public exercises 3,000 school children will sing. Judge Ben B. Lindsey} of Denver, a life long friend of logy. The Rev. C. 8, Dutton of | San Francisco, will represent the) church of which Burbank was a iember but an admitted critic. DEGREE TEAM ~ PUTS ON WORK t ui THREE CANDIDATES INITIA- TED BY ORDER OF DeMOLAY + j At the regular meeting. of the Robert J. Perry chapter Order of temple last night, Charles £. degree of the order with a un- animous expression of best wishes $15,000. jorder is 21 years old, and after! \attaining ‘that age those who NOTICE jlong to the order can no longer be For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests. of Key West => PRICE FIVE. CENTS County Commissioners And Engineering Highway Work MACHINERY IS PUT IN PLACE FOR CONSTRUC- TION OF BRIDGE AT SUGAR LOAF CREEK. A> party of Monroe county commissioners and county engi- neerg spent yesterday, looking over the road and bridge work at Sugar Loaf, leaving here. yester- day morning by boat. J. Otto Kirchheiner, chairman of the board ° of county commissioners; Hilton Curry, county commissioner; Clif- ton Bailey and Joe N. Watkins, county engineers, viewed the work now being done on the Over Sea Highway. The pile driver is now on the job to construct the bridge at Sug- ar Loaf Creek and will begin driving piles this week ,the in- tigating party announced. The bridge ‘will be completed in six weeks, it is thought. That ‘portion of the road along Sugar Loaf Creek is one of the most scenic in the United States, The beauty of cocoanut palms and green bushes cannot be overem- phasized. The road work, too, is. progress- ing rapidly. Men are clearing and throwing up the road on Saddle « Bunches. After the bridge at Sugar Loaf | Creek is completed, only the road work remains to be dene between Sugar Loaf and Cudjoe. The chain of bridges in the Over Sea Highway as far as Cudjoe will be finished ‘ Six more bridges must be con- structed before reaching No Name Key. The E. J. Groves Company has the contract for the construction of these links in the Over Sea Highway. . . Mr. Kirchheiner and Mr, Wat- > kins leave again tomorrow evenjng for Tallahassee to attend the con the. chairmen of-eoun! “of “Motiroe, counties. ° : Tallahassee, they will.go spect the work ide County, The inty is bein, sought by the commissioners Dade County in their portion of the Over Sea Highwa: GOVERNMENT SHIP ARRIVES TUESDAY FROM TORTUGAS SUBMARINE CONDUCTS OPER. ATIONS IN WATERS AROUND ISLAND DURIN' PAST WEEK. From Submarine V-1, sister ship of the V-2, came into port yesterday afternon. from “Dry Tortugas, where she has been conducting diving operations for a week. — She will leave tomorrow even- ing for Providence, Maxx, and will then proceed to Portsmouth for repairs, before trial tests at T | Providence. Bes'des diving tests at ing. Among their catches wae a leopard ray, weighing 400 pounds,. *. There are eighty men and seven officers on board the V-1. The officers are: “Lieut. Commander Sherwood Picking, Lieut, Comman- det G. P, Lamont, Lieut, Merrill © Comstock, Lieut. D. L: Trautman, Lieut. W. B. Jones, Lieut, J. He COUNTY SCHOOL SKOVGAARD AND WIFE AP. PEAR IN RECITAL AT AUDITORIUM LAST EVE- NING A great artist was greeted last evening by a small crowd. In fact two masters in the realm of music appeared last evening at the Mon- roe Ceunty High School—Skov- gaard, the Danish violinist, and his wife, Alice MeClung-Skov- gaard, pianist. They rendered pieces froai the ; Alice MeClung-Skovgaard play- ed a number of difficult piano se- lections, among them Ravel's “The Fountain” and “Paraphrase. de Concert” from Tschaikowsky’s opera “Eugene Oneguine.” The favorite “Traumerei,” a” dream, by Tannhauser, was re- ceived with much applause and appreciation, as it was not on the jpregram. The more entangled themes are appreciated on the whole by a few, but “Traumerei”/ has been a favorite of the masses’ of music lovers for years. i » The --Athletie Assovistion de-} serves much praise “for bringing) these two artists to the city. Commencing tomorrow and con-| tinuing through the summer! months, we will close at 12 o'clock neon, on i Thursdays. MONROE MEAT MARKET NOTICE —— — Kemp and Cleveland John- and Give us a trial wid b¢ convinced. TELEPHONE 741-3 active members, but their names remain 6n the honorary roll. LITERARY MEETING | A literary meeting of the Wom-' Apl 14 2t. | an’s Clyb will be held next Tues-| dsy evening at the recreation hail of the naval station. evcccccece-- eee AMUSEMENT Soecccccesesccosscsecoss Comedy, “Lame Brains.” TOMORROW—*“Just Suppose.” Comedy, “Watch Out.” @ 200 ft.-submerge deep dive off — | New London, Conn, before coming — | south, a test given to all new hears —_— en $50 REWARD or persons guilty of cutting up| bee cests and seat back ep- bolstering. *

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