The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 15, 1926, Page 3

ee ee APRIL ‘15, 1926, MANY FEATURE FEATURES Big Marathoner yt AMERICAN AND NATIONAL, LEAGUES PUT ON GREAT EXHIBITION IN “SEVERAL CITIES og Sep oh att “a (By Asnociated Press) ASSOCIATED PRESS HEAD- QUARTERS, April 15.—American Yeague baseball’ battles provided the features on che second day of the season - although Wayland Dean, yadthful right hander sent to the Phillies by the Giants, al- lowe# “the Braves only four hits. “The Red Sox and Yankees con- tinued their tremendous slugging ‘at Boston but at the end the tables @@ the previous day’s three-hour tussle had been reversed. The veteran Stanley Coveleskie,. pitch- ing for, Washington, held in check| ne the powerful Philadelphia Athletics as Walter Johnson had done on Tuesday. — From the southern training camps bad drifted reports that the Red Sox carried only two or three dependable hitters and — the Yankees’ journey“up the Atlantic coast, which saw 12 consecutive victories over the Brovklyn Dodgers, had’ indicated that the ence champions had returned to a hitting strength that would sweep all before it. the Yankees encountered worthy foes who fought them tooth and nail Frank O'Donnell, star Montreal marathon runner, who will eompet in the famous Boston A. A. race té rs pod yet. the long distance sport a to make @ noteworthy show ing. He's & sergeaht in No, 3 Com — bahy Grenadier Guards. WALTER JOHNSON MAINTAINS GOOD PITCHING RECORD STAR TWIRLER OF SENATORS PRESSES ON TO COMPLETE TWENTIETH YEAR ON| on the cold ing day only to $a af last by’ene run, 12 to 11. With the weather improved’ for baseball yesterday the Bostonians continued their vicious ‘hitting and the Yankeés could not match hove made 1p of 29h made 19 isa sg 29 hits on 26 hits. Yesterday's count 8@7 a Béaton’s favor.” Far different is the’ situation fi: oF 13} Taone shut ater nade 1930 (By Aswociated Prexs) NEW YORK, April 15.—Last of five master craftsmen to defy with .undimmed brilliance the tides of time and youth, Walter n presses “on to complete a ty-yéar pitching record. * He has resumed his place on the firing line within a few days af- ter the passing of Jay Gould as court tennis king and the defeat of Willie Hoppe as 18.1 balkline {lfiard champion. be held shortly}: “O'Donnell is 21) old and while comparatively | ne | Cecccccccecevedeccoscces BASEBALL Oo piohie boa cbe ial ofa ch cach astads dated ' YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Philadelphia 10; Boston 1. * Pittsburg’ 10; St. Louis 3. + Chicago 9; Cincinfiati- 2. New York 9; Brooklyn 5. American League Boston 8; New York 7. Washington 3. Phi Jadelphia t. Others postponed, snow: TODAY'S GAMES National League z Boston at Philadelphia. Brooklyn at New York. Chicago at Cincinnati. _ Pittsburg at St. Louis. ° American League St. Loyis-at Chicago. Cleveland at Detroit. Philadelphia. at Washi in. New York at Boston. i evecccennesee eegoces DAY BY DA¥ IN FLORIDA | (By Associated Press} FORT MYERS:—Workmen dig- ging for the erection of a seawall at a development near here, found | the skeleton of a human being, a | few feet beneath some shells, The | remains had apparently been bur- ied for several years. The skull | was discovered several feet from | the other parts of the body, lead- ling to the theory that there had | been foul play. There’ was also ja hole the size of a bullet in the head. ¢ | TAMPA. — That Florida is rapidly returning one of its stable | industries—titrus fuit -growing— was evidenced here withthe report that two groves had been of for a total sum reputed to have been close to”$150/000, U. E. Lee, owner of extensive west coast citrus grove properties, predicted that next year would be a good one for Florida fruit, JACKSONVE ie a State Board of here on April ae meet Dr. B, L. Aik ani Kean os Matters of only @ dnd. natu them out Tuesday and yesterday “Gould, Hoppe gpd Johnson rose| however, are} scheduled to be pagers ag ol 2s only six hits es Braves pitchers were while Dean was giving his excellent demonstration at Philadelphia. The youngster gathered three safeties himself in Graham of Boston in The score was 10 to 1. Cubs made nine hits count many runs while Cincinnati eatness with two other super- ocak Kramer, the cyclist, ped Ty Cobb, of the mighty wil- We _ Al but Johnson finally have slipped from the pinnacle. Cobb remains in baseball, but he has in- dicdted that his appearances he fineup’this year are"to bé"le: jaent thin ever. ‘Gould, who is $8 years old, held his national title for 12 years, and was defeated only once. Kramer retired in 1922. after winning the American cycling title ;|18. times, Hoppe for 18 years was ‘a gained a’ten to Krenier pitch- jornsby ‘of ‘unable to solve @ billiard champion. Cobb has led American league batsmen for eight ngaprpaaitnl seasons and 11 times in 12 Pu roby tennjs and golf have failed to produce champions whose | brought up. | for officials, Those r | letters included ‘captain: Townsend, in| Felson, Rotherstein, Truby, Trog- o | Toole, Bunker and Menzie. MILTON.—A well which emits a “peculiar gas,” and which also has suction Prag to snateh cot- ton string ‘fro hand is .at- tracting atte dh pout 4 miles from here. The ye is heat by M. B. Hildreth,’ w! several’ wéeks ago ‘gas and that the wel eet tor half an hour before being exting- uished. “;|ing June primary election. APPROXIMATELY QUALIFY a FOR PRIMARY BOOKS ‘TO REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FIRST PART OF COM- ING MONTH Up ‘to 10 o’clock this forenoon approximately 1,500 citizens had qualified to vote in the approach- | The records in Tax Collector Wm. F. Maloney’s office show that 784 have paid the 1924 poll tax, and 1,819 have paid poll taxes for 1926. Only those who have paid for both 1924 and 1925 have quali- fied to-vote. Considering the snumber of those who aré exempt through age and from poll tax duty and those who have just reached the age of 21, who could not be required to pay this year, the total number qualified to date is approximate- ly 1,500. Of this number, 1,275) are“tnales and 225 females, “Mr. Maloney says the voters are not qualifying as fast as in for- mer years, and that the number should be much larger by this fime in comparison with records of former, years. These figures indicate those who have met with every require- ment for qualification, meaning those ‘who have paid poll taxes and registered as well. The registration close May 1, while the poll tax books will remain oper until May 8. But after May 1 privilege of Qualifying will be over. People tay pay ‘poll tax until May,8, but can only register until May 1. Both these duties must be;attend- ed to in the time limit by,those hd ~ eg to voté in the: June zn ave 0 RAICATAN DR. J. Y. PORTER, SR. DIS- TRICT: HEALTH OFFICER, TO BE HEARD AT MONROE Dr. J. Y¥. Porter, ,S#,' district health officer, will speak next Tuesday night between the per- lormances at the Monroe Theatre on the elimination and prevention that Log mosquitoes. This will begin the series of talks to be given between per- formances at the Monroe Theatre by Doctor Porter. He is enlist- REGISTRATION AN ‘AND POL tec EVENT ‘WILL TAKE PLACE books will | hander opposing|careers match these five athletic used their aticka |™arvels. : | FORT LAUDERALE—Cement|itg the cooperation of the local | manufaetuters of Broward, Palm |Plysicians: in. giving talks to in- | Beach and Dade counties ‘formed |*truct the public in the riddance against Brooklyn | eeeseccaces: its made a home run, eegovsvagoosorss AR OF seepecccccesoceccooscoes Basebali—Opening of the sea- son of the Southern Association. Opening of the“season of the Western Association. Opening of the season of the Virginia League. Lacrosse — Oxford-Cambridge vs. Harvard, at Cambridge, Mass, “Shooting—United North and South amateur handicap, at Pine- hur, N.C. Golf—Sixteenth annual mid- a tournament, at Pinehurst, Wrestling—National A. A. U. championships, at Corvallis, Ore, Boxing—Mike Wallace ve. Nick Perlick, 10 rounds, at Me- Keesport. * SSSR SLESC LOCC EEEOEEROOE (By Associated Press) HAVANA.—Black Bill, Cuba, won a technical knockout ove: Enrique Valdez. 9 rounds. ee mh Bugiand opered & chat " a cal over Frankie Carter, | San Pranciace, . Teunde. Watnington, Catit.—Pico Ram- | jes, Mexican lightweight, fought | # draw with Andrew Dupre, French | boxer, 10 rounds. i P. & 0. S. S. Governor Cobb, Captain J. J. Phelan, arrived from Havana at 4:30 p. m. yesterday afternoon with passengers and U.S. mail. F. E. C. Car Ferry Joseph R. Parrot, Captain Harrington, ar- rived from Havana yesterday ev- ening with cars and sailed for Ha-} vana at 10:30: p. m. with 26 cars/ exports. F. E. C. Car Jerry Henry M: Flagler, Captain Hansen, arrived) from Havana yesterday evening} with cars and sailed for Havana} at midnight with 26 cars exports. P. & 0. Captain J. J. Phelan, sailed for Havana at 9:30 a. m. with 98 passengers and U. S. mali. S. S. Governor Cobb, | an assdéiation, at a meeting hheld | here. The purpose of the organi- zation, it was announced, is to establish,a standard of cement blocks, and to avoid the sale of jinferior grades. EUSTIS.—Trapshooting teams of Daytona Beach, Oflando, De- Land and Eustis organized the cen- | tral Florida Trapshooting League and elected T. K. Apgar, of Day- | tona Beach, as president. A sched- ule of shoots among the four cit- tes will be worked gut ‘for the | coming summer. PENSACOLA.—Jeff Maloney, |Said to be an eseape from the Mari- janna Reform School was recap- tured in the Escambia river swanp | by officers after a four hour chase. | Maloney, according to the author. ities, was sentenced to the school for 2 years for holding up some f'shermen here . | -POMPANO. — Although the F, E. C. Car Ferry Joseph R.| been somewhat short this year, Parrot, Captain Harrington, will) | heavy shipments to northern mar- arrive from Havana this afternoon | kets are reported. Derrfield has {truck crops of this section have! with cars and will sail for Havana| at 10:30 p. m. with 26 cars ex:| ports. . | pS | F. E. C. Car Terry Henry M.} Flagler, Captain Hansen, will at-) sent over 500 crates of truck each day and other points report good! productions of beans, Of mosquitoes in Key West. Doctor Porter had, planned to speak tonight, but on account of the realtors luncheon this evening hé has postponed his lecture un- til next Tuesday evening. Doetor Porter ‘believes that it is an easy matter to lessen the number of mosquitoes in Key West during the summer, and’ by imstructing the citizens of this city he will attempt to.make Key West free of the mosquito. CITY COUNCIL PORTANCE TO BE ACTED UPON . There will be a meeting of the | City Council held this evening, beginning at 8 o’clock, when. sev- jeral matters of much importance will be taken up for considera- jtion. | The officers and members of jthe Woman’s Club have been ex- jtended an invitation to it years. rive from Havana this evening with | SU*rantee fs Gen The | nis meeting, and Mrs. William R. cars and will sail for Havana at) midnight with 26 cars exports. | . Cuba, Captain White, will pansy from Port Tampa early te-| morrow morning with passengers! and will sail for Havana at 9:30) & m. with passengers and U. S. mail. F. H. SOLOMON PLUMBER Sheet Metal Work |} C&@LL PHONE 621-w | Key West Electric Company. apri0 | PHONE 348 JOHN C. PARK} Plumber and Supplies IN NEW LOCATION || 328 Simonton Street | Warren, president of the organ- | ization, requests as many mem- jbers as possible be in attendance. | GETS NEW POSITION (Ry Assoctatea ATLANTA, Ga, Ayal 15.— | Herbert Porter, for several years advertising manager and director foe the Atlanta Georgian, today | became director of advertising for | tq |the Atlanta Constitution. Mr. Por-|& lter is a native of Omaha, Neb. Soar the Artman Prod do your| ting. MEETS TONIGHT * SEVERAL MATTERS OF IM-|° attend | ° AND MRS. MAUDE ~ LOWETOMARRY THIS AFTERNOON IN MI- AMI, BOTH. PARTJES~FoR- |. MER KEY WESTERS News was received in the city |today announcing the approaching marriage ef Mrs. Maude Lowe, formerly of this city, and Colonel |F. C. Brossier, which happy event | will be solemnized in the Magic \City at 6 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Lowe is well ‘known in Key West, having pumerous. friends, all: of whom will be much inter- Colonel Brossier, who command- ed the National Guard Company in Key West for many years, af- ter ‘which he was elevated to the rank of colonel with the state regiment, is also well known in this conimunity, having resided |here up Until the time that he | took up his residence in Miami. Their numerotis friends extend | congratulations for.a ‘married life of unalloyed happiness. GIVEN PRELIMINARY HEAR- ING THIS MORNING; PLACED UNDER HEAVY BOND BY JUDGE Yorbid curiosity drew a large e¥owd Of men to Justice of the {Peace Rogelio Gomez's court at 10 o'clock this morning to be pres- lent at the preliminary hearing of Denia Sweeting, a mentally difi- jcient and familiar figure about town for a werd of years, who was arraigned on ‘a serious charge of. nameless, nature. Evidence showed that the crime jas committed in the Jewish plot of the city cemetery at about 7 o’elock last night and involved a little boy .14..years.old. 'The.-ine fi a youth: went home -immedi- upon being released ty the half-wit,-and reported the occur- rence to his parents. Warrarits were issved by Jus- tiee Gomez, and Dennis Sweeting was arrested last night by Con- stables Robert Carey and Leroy Torres'and Police Officer Bertis Roberts. He offered no resistance and was locked up in jail’ for the hight, arid until ‘his hearing ‘in court this forenoon. Justice Gomez plaeéd his bond at $2,000 for ap- pearance at the next term of crim- inal court, which convenes May 10. It is expected that the un- fortunate man will be examined by a lunacy commission and perhaps sent to an institution for mental- ly deficients, for it is generally known that he is a half-wit. ‘ ested in learning of her marriage. . ; | . | . co : : . N N y N ; 3 ; | : | N ! 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