The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 16, 1926, Page 8

MYSTERY SHROUDS “OIL FIELD” AT ae er “ALLENTOWN, FLA. REPORTED DISCOVERY OF PETROLEUM NEAR OKEE.- CHOBEE DRAWS STREAMS oF VISITORS se “(Fort Pierce News-Tribune) Considerable mystery surrounds the “oil field” which has been dis- epvered at Allentown, neat Okee- Globee, according to Fort Pierce residents who have visited the place within the past week. ’Thete are five oil “rigs” on the “field,”. which is some 14 from Okeechobee. in an al- most inaccessible part of the coun- try.’ One of these rigs is pumping it is said.. Those at the pump ‘the output is between five and-six barrels every 24 hours. “Nothing can be learned at the “field” about the ownership of the rigs, about who is paying for operation, or who is backing awhole project. *A' Fort Pierce man who was in Oklahoma oil regions for a tiiiber of years, found a repre- sentative of the Gulf company—a tat with whom he is personally - on the scene a days ago. * This man, would say nothing Shout his connection or lack of it ‘the project, however. Neither he voice any opinion as to there is oil in the “field.” ‘Phere are none of the usual ip of ol booms” evident either in bee or in Allentown, PB keid. There is no talk of “oil bes sales or of real estate sales “ithe strength of the reported wells. In fact all sellers of fal estate are said to be retain- the mineral rights. from many sections of ‘state crowded three main s into Okeechobee Sunday, it cs Visitors were not allow- “néar the “producing” well, New Style Bathing Suits | On Sale This Week At Malberg’s Supply House “Buy a good bathing suit and it will outlast several of the ordinary kind,” is the gist of an advertisement appearing in this issue by J. Mulberg, popular cloth- ing, store managed by P. M. Crews. The bathing suits offer- ed are for kiddies from two years old to as large as men and women grow, and none better are made. The public should inspect this line before buying, and_save the dif- ference This store also..offers tropical helmets, something new in the merchandise line in Key] West. These helmets are handy and practical as well as comfort- able, They are particularly de- sirable for fishing and boating. Read the advertisement. F. F. Hoffman Leaves Last Night To Attend Meeting At Palatka F. F. Hoffman, .deputy grand. master of Odd Fellows for the state of Florida, left last night for Palatka to be preset at the open- ing of the annual session of the]. Grand Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which convenes in Palatka next Monday morning, Mr. Hoffman left here as deputy grand master, but his friends believe that he will . be grand master when he returns. Benatiful Little Monument Marks Grave of Mary L. Pinder One of the prettiest little monu- ments erected in the city ceme- tery recently marks the grave of little Mary Louise Pinder, grand- daughter of. City Clerk and Mrs. Wallace Pinder. The inscription on the stone is “Our Darling Mary Louise.” The little girl died last November, when she was eight years old. Good Bargains’ Being Dresses By Kirchik Im ‘this issue of The Citizen ine. le is surrounded by ale NOTES $15.00 silk dresses are offered for $10.00 and $25.00 values for Sta vevecececoes: */ $15.00, by R. Kirchik. “Mr. Kir- “Wiliss Ann Bread was revently|chik stated that he bought this lot married to John Butter at Leeds, of silk dresses at'a very low Eng. » | figure and desired to give the pub- lic adventage of this opportunity The greatest. deposits of plati-|to save money and get better ac- mete are are in the Ural mountains of = British aviators will ati fly to the summit of bit Eereet ‘summer, ec beng yes is d ‘hak ee 'are ooh 42,000, im-Africa, 44. ——— . A national flag will be adopted by’ the Union of Soith Africa. In the profiustion of oll | Mexi- second only to the United ‘City is built on the site an ancient lake, so that ‘the erection of skyscrapers is unsafe, the highest building being \only : pho Paul,” which weighs 17 tons a4 — in St. Paul’s cath- the latgest bell in Eng- —— \ Japan has nearly 200,000 Shin- te and Buddhist temples | and about 90 per cent of the nm being adherents of | ate two religions. “The Prince of Wales has a per-| sonal bodyguard composed of a ehfef inspestor and five other sec- ret service men. Prince Eric of Denmark, cousin ef'the Danish king, is visiting his big chicken ranch at Arcadia, Cab 1 »Bdgar Laplante of Rhode Isjand fe ander arrest in Itaiy for swind- ling a Milanese lady out of $200,-/ 900 while posing as an Indian prince. by 1 «= Midward Oliver, manager of a Minneapolis theater, found a bomb Highted and timed and put it out ” fm-time to save the building. { Wilbur F. and William B, Chan-| @ler,. thought to be the oldest twins who served in the Civil War) Tecently celebrated their 86th! birthday at Keene, N. H. “French and Spanish peace en- ‘Wye leave for Madrid for Morocco. Premier Briand discusses Riff terms with the Spanish am- Eicedor in Paris. 1 Mohammedans | ' quainted ‘with the line of he carries in stock. Boston Capitalist eg Baltimore Engineer On Visit To Island City M. Mitchell, capitalist of Bos-| 4, ton and Thomas D. Pitts, engineer of Baltimore, are the guests of Saiiuel J. Wilde, Boston banker who has been spending the winter in Key- West. Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Pitts will remain in the city several days and are planning to return north with Mr, and Mrs. Wilde by the Mallory line Tuesday. WARBLER LEAVES PORT The Tug Warbler has departed for Curacao, Dutch West Indies, near where the steamship chiton went aground. The Chiton has a gross tonnage of 5,540 and is owned by the Anglo-Saxon P»iro- ileum Company. goods] Let The Artman Press print it. | ‘tie-up of New York shipping is threatened by strike of 3,000 workers on 400 tug boats for higher pay and shorter hours, * a \ American asks milil Construction Nayarit. and alco, Dr. C. A. Ginhans superintend- ent says at le that Ken- tucky anti-saloon league will ‘de- mand removalpf Assistant Treas- ury Secretary Andrews for Sen- ate testimony. * + 4 * International Council of Religi- ous Education in Birmingham, rep- resenting 35 churches, expresses itself unalterably in favor of pro- hibition. kgs 3 governor of Texas , Pat denounces An- drews. N Sed eed Christian Seience directors ‘in Boston denounte attempts to mod- ify Votsteed eae me oes President cecane returns - to office-after ‘several’ hours in. bed to avoid a- ond. y Children--piekets--for-New gJer- sey. textile Tens rear ome after failure “in mpt to® ‘see President Coolidge . Five ahuaden ne successfully fight prairie fite near Pierre, S. D. Hundreds fight forest blaze near Plymouth,’ Mass. : Fingnee Minister Peret adeiles tiate French debt settle- ely Washington - aa Italian settlement. ‘st a 16: THE voreus OF. MONROE _ COUNTY: At has come to my attention that those opposed to. my’ candidacy to the State Senatorship have taken advantage of my absence from the city to ¢ireulate @. report that I am in favor of egunty division. My primary reagéh for seeking the office of State. Senator — is stated in-another part of this paper. aes * The statement that I'am in favor of county ‘division or rear- rangement of Mdntce County’s bouhdaries is » malicious ahd un- qualified lie, - My political reeord shows clear- ly that I have ‘up to the present time, never had” any: politicat in- tebést ‘other than in Monroe Coun- ty. I how nat ty ‘have a poli- tical interest four counties embracing. the , 24th, district, -but none other. . ‘It is a well known tact that dur-|-, ing the 1923 session of the legis- lature (of which 1 wis got a mem- ber) Lee County wat divided into thtee counties, cteating the coun- ties of. F-and Hendry, and if my opponent elected, that his- may repeat: Atselt ‘in the form Sitekins counties at} ‘i tions of Monroe County’s ue Sable try. ybly and unquali- tiedly vosgona iy division of or rearrangement of Monroe County’s present boundaries and pledge myself, if elected, to. work ac- cordingly. As a matter of information. to my 5 age my~ Monroe County and Key el property in- three times the value of all of my combined ‘properties in-any other county or any part of the world. Your support is solicited. : F, H. LADD, Candidate for State Senator, 24th) District, State-of Florida. (Paid Political Advt.) apri6-it NEW PATTERNS SOMETHING NEW! Our new Spring Line of BATHING SUITS has ar- rived. All sizes for ee CHILDREN ‘MEN LADIES KIDDIES Buy a Genuine Wool BATH- ING SUIT that will outwear three of the ordinary kind. Let us show you our com- plete line. Just received. a shipmest of. imported Tropical Helmets. Just the thing for fishing, boating and gcn- eral use. Very Cool. Let us show you. Everything in the line vf Working Clothes for men. J. MULBERG P. M. CREWS, Mgr. . 115 DUVAL ST. or a, approximately | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN They Woke Up But They Weren't Hurt _ This is what a home in Beaumont (Tex.) looked like after a tornado- struck the city. u were sleeping in a’ front room of this house and were unhurt, although the chimney fell ceeuat he. *roof and dropped bricks all around their bed. MUCH PROPERTY DAMAGE IN FIRE! : ue (By Associated Press)’ ST. PAUL, Minn., April 16.— Prairie “and forest fires in the northwest, reported under control today, have caused one death and considerable property damage. Several fire fighters have been burtied, -two seriously. Minnesota and South . Dakota had forest fires. North and South Dakota had many prairie fires, many of which burned through- out last night. Mike Brochite, near Brainerd, Minn., was over-| come while fighting fires. -He| died of heart disease. A dozen forest fires burned over more than 12,000 acres in Crow Wing, Cass and Morrison counties in Northern - Minnesota. In at least eight counties in; South Dakota volunteer crews battled prairie fires. In Camp- bell county, South Dakota, a grass| fire five miles wide traversed a} path forty miles long yesterday. Other fires were in McPherson,| Faulk, Brown, Spink, Henk, Hughes and Pennington water ced eoecccccccverccoccccccas| CLASSIFIED COLUMN |. Coeecccocccocrecocooesons Advertisements under this head, will be inserted’ in The Citizen*at] the rate of ica word for each jp-| sertion, but the minimum for the, first insertion in every instance is 25e. Advertisers should give their street address as well as their tele- phone number if they desire re- sults, Payments for classified adver-) tisements is invariably in advanée, | but regular advertisers with ledger| accounts may have their advertise- ments charged. FOR RENT FOR RENT—Large airy apart- ment. All modern conveniences, 823 White street. Apply to 503 Duval street. apr6| FOR RENT—Furnished apart- thent. . Apply 825 Duval Street. apri4-3tx CORNER. GREENE AND ANN STREETS—Opposité City Hall —Suitable for storage rooms, garage, repair shops, etc. Ap- ply The Citizen. dec20 WANTED WANTED—Those who desire en- graved visiting cards to give us their orders. The Artman Press, 125 Duval street, in The Citizen building a24 FOR SALE } FOR SALE_Motor boat, length | 25 feet by 8 feet 8 inches. Mo- tor newly overhauled and boat! newly painted. Has large well, | 2 new sets of batteries and 2) new sets of coils, equipped with | Pe aaa isc sb HS ORES 5 |} OLD PAPERS for sale. electric lights, skiff, fishing tackle and many other extras. | Owner leaving city in 8 days. Call Vie Realty Company, 141) or 152. aprii-Stx| 100 for a nickle. The Key West Citizen, | 125 Duval street. tf REAL ESTATE VALUABLE CORNER—Southard and Elizabeth; 69 ft. on Blize-| beth, 100 ft. 6 in. on Southard. | Price $15,000, one-fifth cash, remainder in one, two and three) years. Address P. 0. Box 536.) marit! BARGAIN LOTS on Gri nell street, 106 ft. 9 in. by 108 ft. 6 in;; reasonable price. Address P. 0. j Box 92. mar 11 MISCELLANEOUS RUBBER STAMPS — When in need of Rubber Stamps, see the Artman Press, 125 Duval street, Key West Florida. : eee eee ee eee ee ee WEATHER CONDITIONS " Worms and: parasit sis,insl| testines of, children health and ‘so ity that they are unable. fatal | A moderate disturbance this morning off the South Carolina-Georgia coast caused thunderstorms in the ~south Atlantic States during the last 24 hours with a rather heavy rainfall of 1.46 inches at Tam- pa. Elsewhere east of the Rocky Mountain plateau the weather was fair, although the aisturbance that was over western , Canada. . yesterday morning moved eastward and is now over the. upper Lake region... Pressure is highest over. Texas. It is‘colder in New. Eng- _land, cooler-over the southern Appalachian. highlands, east Gulf.. States and west Gulf coast, slightly cooler over the southern half of the Florida peninsula, <nd warmer over the region of the Great Lakes, upper and middle Mississippi Valley and Great- er Plains southward over northern Texas. Over the Florida Keys to- night and Saturday the winds will’ be moderate, possibly fresh northcrly. pee ee ee a the child? all druggists. * * * * * * * * * + + * * * * * * sf 88 be ee ee ee ew —$—$—$< { What's The Difference BETWEEN A COBBLER AND A SHOE REBUILDER? The answer is found in the work turned out by this shop Bring Your Shoe Repair Work. Here O. K. SHOE SHOP’ CSS I IAI PPL HATS OF ALL KINDS CLEANED & BLOCKED ‘ Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Hats Made to Order GEORGE’S HAT SHOP 608 DUVAL ST. pestschiel cd eaten cata GOOD SCREENS RUST AND ACID PROOF DOORS AND AND SCREEN ANY SIZE MADE TO ORDER Special Mill Work Facilities Seasoned Cypress Used for Frames EXPERT CABINET WORK Guaranteeing Fit and Satisfaction SAWYER’S NOVELTY WORKS 917 Eaton St. . White Way Grocery CUBAN PRORENS —AND— PORTO RICAN COFFEE nae Iced Fruits Fancy Groceries Canned Goods 610 DUVAL | STREET Phone 855 “A Clean Store and Clean Stock” suaglerining| | * n/l) 30x3 1-2 Red Band Cords 2, the! Key FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1926, EAT Lucignani’s Ice Cream > Delicious and appetizing. It is nutritious food that furnishes energy for the days’ activity. FINE FOR CHILDREN ASK FOR ‘Lucignani’s Ice Cream. , Automobile Tires t 30x3 1-2 Black Beauty Cords $13.75 $11.00 | $8.75 $18.00 $15.00 ; 30x3 1-2 Longline Cords ) 294.40 Black Beauty Balloon Cords ; 29x4.40 Red Band Balloon Cords NOTE: We are not only. buying these tires on the vet best basis possible, but we are also sclling on the closest margin of profit possible. We are going to make our profit on the volume of business we are going to get because of these prices. And the volume has got to be big for us to hold our contract as ’ jobbers. In other words we are giving the publie wholesale prices plus the freight charge. You can’t buy a tire in Black Beauty's b class, at retail within 25 per cent ef the price we are quoting. ‘ Pierce Brothers Co. Free Truck Service Phone 270 La Concha Hotel, European plan, single pf to $7, double $7 to $12. On large parties of 75 or more, special reduced rates. Oversea Hotel, European plan, ingle $2 up, double $4 up, ne Hotel 1 Casa Marina, closed for the season. « Population of Ke: ‘West, 18,000. © Municipal Golf Links—a sporty course, extending from Gulf to Ocean. Summer rates, green fees Tbe per day. $35.00 plus tax for year. q 7 Bathing Beach and Tennis—Casa Marina Hotel§ | Grounds. Also public tennis and bathing beaches. : Fishing! Over 600 varieties. See hotels for boats. Free Aquarium, ecast-end of Flagler street. Marine curio shop on Margaret street. Taxi Stands at railroad station and hotels, See West. now being built i Ocean Boulevard, fo encircle, city, by Monroe county. Over-Sea Highway, from Key West to the mainland. SODOIMOI Hs ‘One-third distance completed, balance of roadway con- tracted. Steel toll-bridges to span the long water gaps. Take a taxi spin out over the Oce: Key West an, from the-city of ipe Line for municipal waterworks soon to be laid from mainland. Pienty of fresh, West and.the Florida cae pare See ee White Ways now being installed through busi- f ness districts, : sateen : “ Building permits and Bank deposits rapidly inereas- § ig. Key West postal receipts show an average monthly increase over last year of 30 per cent. Best natural harbor in Florida. Exports-imports reach $47,000,000.00 annually. Duval Mortgage Company. First mortgage loans to home owners and home builders. Maximum loan $5,000.00. On improved income business properties $12,500. Applications received at Com office No. 614 Duval Street. = pei — Key West Foundation Company's beautiful Sub- division at easterly end of the island is daily reporting ree <4 — new age under construction, ers, scarifiers, roadrollers, dragli. motor trucks gg operation. estas 25 usiness lots on- Flagler Str 100 front foot, or $2,500. ies: a 50 ft. residential lots, $75 front foot, $3,750. per or Terms 26 per cent cash, balance 1, 2 and 3 years; — 6 per cent per annum, payable semi-annny- “all titles insured by New York Title and Mort- gage Company. Certificate of Title Insurance delivered to oe with contract. desirous of consulting cither the Wall Street Journal gr the Bevten fires Boreas wil ied copes of the same on fil uw fier. ae information on Key West will be gladly KEY WEST FOUNDATION ‘CO. Phene 45 614 Duval