The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 29, 1926, Page 1

ad * “Division street, . over six miles long.” He says that that Tampa wall is vertical, with Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. No. 102, Claims Key West’s Boulevard One =X Of Most Beautiful In Entire World DURING WEEK OPERATIONS ON’ ROAD | PROGRESSING RAPID-. LY; MUCH GRADING’ WORK FINISHED = Nearly two miles of the grad- ing for the 120-foot boulevard to skirt the waterfront of the city for a distzace of six miles is com- pleted, and construction work is Progressing as rapidly as possible on this great $682,000 proposi- tion. A working force of nearly a hundred men is employed on the job, and the drag line is working day and night. This magnificent boulevard is to start on the south shore at a point known as the -Auditoriam Track, where Bertha street ends at the water’s edge, and will'ex- tend around the island shore for ‘@ distance of six miles, ending at Bayview park. It will be 120 feet wide and will contain a driveway, park ways and sidewalk, with a sea wall on the outer side its entire length. » “There is no chain of boule- vards in the entire world that will compare favorably with Key West, when this and connecting drive- ways are finished,” Mr. Fraser said this morning. ‘Tampa is the only city.in Florida that has any- thing similar to it,” he said, “but not nearly so extensive and beauti- ful, though the sea wall there is gravity section and coneave face, and the exact nature of the Key Chicago Launches Energetic Campaign Against oe Young Elopers |ALLLAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES | ENLISTED | IN SEARCH OF SLAYER | OF ATTORNEY (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, — April “beer racket’ today had sup-! planted-all other theories as sup-| plying. the motive behind the! latest triple slaying by machine} gun gangsters, with the death of William H. McSwiggen “hanging prosecutor” of the state’s attorney staff, regarded as incidental to the alcohol. war. But the death of the youthful prosecutor who with James J. | | | | 29.—The KEY WEST, en ‘NEW BRIDGE 10. BE COMPLETED LONG STRUCTURE SPANNING SIMILAR SOUND AND GEI- GER’S CREEK TO BE OPEN- | ED SOON. The long bridge spanning Simi lar Sound and connecting Geiger’s | Key with Saddle Bunches. will be j entirely completed this week, J. B. | | Frazer, general manager of the | Tidewater Construction Company, | announces today. This is the bridge at the end of the completed portion of the Key West end of the Qver Sea High- | way, where the motorists have had | to turn round an@ come back for some time. It will be over a mile | long and will be one of’ the Jong est, wood. bridges to be built by |the Tidewater “paaple on: this | highway. 3 While the bridge will be finished this week, and will add over a mile THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1926. For 41 Youn Doehee ole Tnterets of Mr Wank: PRICE FIVE [TURNER COMPANY DESIRES TO HAVE cone TO MINNEAPOLIS TO INSPECT BI e War Seems to 1 BS China’ s Regular Diet The Monroe county commis- signers and engineers have been invited by C.A. P. Turner, of the C. A. P, Turner Company of Min- neapolis ‘to visit that city some {te long bridges ‘of the Ovar. Sea Thy hway. Beautiful booklets on the Over . ‘ SAT weapons still roar in China where various factions are engaged in martial conflict, fter the recent battle at Sinyanchow, in Honan Province, shows-one of the field guns used by 4 x forces. ‘The romance of ‘Miss Catherine Car. jot, 13, and Gordon Carrier, yne year her. senior, was nipped in the bud a few hours after their marriage. The Kansas City high school boy and his bride, both members of wealthy sate prominent families, were arrested uc the depot in Hanp‘bal, Mo- a wall is yet to be os MRS. C. RABAGNY re nha oa 6, feet; and 1,600 bg of the grad- ing beyond the towér toward the Dioiogical station is finished. ‘The blasting on the south shore be in progress on the north side the island within sixty days, the boulevard will be finish- ed in the shortest time possible, consistent with good work. The continued heavy rains ‘in have made it difficult to get timber and other — materials from that section,-and this, Mr. Fraser says, has slowed up the Speed of. construction progress Somewhat, and they have had trouble with dritls to make holes for blasting. The rock here is different to any other in the country in this respect, even very unlike the conditions in this re- gard as nearby as Miami, and the Tidewater Construction Company has had drill experts to visit Key West to offer suggestions along this line. Mr. Frazer says ¢they have selected the most. suitable drill known in |thi§ country with which the rest of the drilling will | be done, and that blasting is going along at a very satisfactory rate | now. | 4, B. Frazer, general manager for the Tidewater _ Construction Company, the contracting firm, is in charge of the boulevard con- struction job, and V. C. Turner is the engineer in charge. They are} conducting the work from offices | established in the Ruy Lopez fac-| tory building. | TO SECURE DIVORCE Mrs. Paul J. Glanton of Chica-| #0 sued her husband for divorce | because he slapped her face be- | cause she bawled him out because! he trumped her ace at a critical Stage of a bridge game. It can} not be denied that there was great | provecation on both sides. SO8CCersenenves | AMUSEMENTS: MONROE THEATRE TODAY — “He's A Prince.” Comedy, “Chicken Feed.” TOMORROW AND SATURDAY +——“The Sea Beast." Al Roach Comedy. | returned DIES YESTERDAY * ting #3500 a ie offered ohe of the best available | FUNERAL WILL BE HELD THIS. AFTERNOON AT 5 O'CLOCK Mrs. Charlotte Elizabeth Rab- agny, age 54 years, died yesterday afternoon at her home, rear of 322} Elizabeth street. She was born and’ reared in Key West, and had been) a resident of this city°all her life. Mrs. y leaves one son, Edmond gny, of this city. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Sarah Saunders, and five brothers, John, Joseph, Charles, Herman and Claude Saunders. All the surviv- ing relations mentioned live in Key | West. The funeral will be at 5 o’clock} this afternoon, from the Lopez! chapel to the cemetery.» The ‘ser-| vice will be conducted by Rev. Etbertson. SURVEY PLANES ARRIVE AIRCRAFT RETURN FROM MaA- NEUVERS ON CUBAN COAST “The two Hannibal survey planes yesterday afternoon from Cuba. The planes, in charge of Lieuts. Schildhauer and Taylor, have been off the coast of Cuba for several months aiding the U. S. S. Han- nibal in survey work. They made several trips between Key West ard Cuba. The Bayspring returned last jnight with their personnel and hngrm On board were Dr. R. M. Little and his brother, R. W- Little. of Pittsburgh, Lieut. and | Mrs. George Wilcox and Lieut and | Mrs. McCall Pate. | Graduation Exercises To Be Given Tonight At Convent Building The mandolin graduation exer- eises of Miss Jane Curry will take place this evening at the. Convent Mary Immaculate when the ane lady will receive her dip- toma and medal at the conclusion of the evening’s entertainment. An excellent program has been arranged, and it is expected that there. will be a large number in attendance, ‘ Doherty and Thomas Duffy, fell! to the completed portion of the before a murderous fusilade of| roadway, it does not mean that the bullets in Cicero Tuesday night,! road beyond. will be thrown open OPENING OF - ae give actual photographs taken in brought one of the most energetic | campaigns against gangsters ever waged in Cook county. Almost every serap of informa- \tion in the hands of the police! pointed to the fact that the kill- ing of Doherty was long planned by rival alcohol and beer purvey-/ ors from whom Doherty was wresting control of business in Cicero and that McSwiggen and Duffy were killed merely because| they happened to be in Doherty’s| company when the machine gun-| ners pumped one hundred bullets/ into Doherty's automobile. signed for police uéée, and capable | ts ‘a mind clues to the slayers as polite raid-| ed hundreds of places in Cook) county im search of Doherty’s | rivals. jsale of the weapon could be | traced, The theory that McSwiggen was jout seeking evidence for the trial lof Martin Durkin was abandoned. | Likewise that he was slain in re- venge for his activity as a prose-j euter. He was friendly with Do- ;herty and Daffy and their pres-} jence together was/merely social.! jand their resorts was in progress scurrying of the beer bosses and lers. I |by the killers was traced to the |store of Alex V. Korecek. He said jhe had bought it on an order from two men whom he did not know. 'An all night grilling failed to wrost any different information frem him. | All law enforcement agencies of the city and county have been en. listed but after hours of investi- jgation not a single clue to the identity of the slayers had been found. ‘200 arrests and the seizure of aany arms and much ammunition. Police so far have no direct in- formation as to the identity of one and possibly two other men who were in. the automobile which McSwiggen and his two companions were slain, although one of them was believed to have been Myles O'Donnell, friend of Doherty. The underlying causes of the triple slaying will be in- vestigated today by a coroner’s jury of six prominent business men and civic workers, enlisted by Harry Eugene Kelly, president of the Union League club. Large ‘Nember Visit Court Hon: Today To Qualify For Primary People are paying poll tax and registering mare rapidly today and many of them have awakened to the fact that mo ome can qualify te vote in the June pri- mary later than 5 o'clock Satur- day afternoon, after which hour the opportunity to qualify will be closed. Fair and frequent notice has been given ome and all. Al whe expect to get fixed up te vote will have to comply with the re- quirements before the time stated. or be denied of the privilege of casting a ballot in this important primary. | in “The machine gun, a type de-| It was. believed that the] A campaign against gangsters’ all night. There was a - great! the alcohol chiefs and the gamb-| One such weapon as that used; Numerous raids resuited| for traffic at this time. | The flooring of the bridge will probably be ‘creosoted and. oiled before it will be ready for use. This work will be done by the | county and was not included i inl the | | construetion contract. ‘SCHOOL MATTERS DISCUSSED AT ROTARY LUNCH | SECRETARY READS: ‘Ti GRAM INVITING FRAT: } NAL ORDER TO HOLD CON- | VENTION HERE | . The necessity of bonding the | county for $200,000 to be used in | building, repairing and improving the public schools of Monroe county was discussed by Superin- | tendent Melvin Russell at the Ro- tary Club luncheon today. Mr. Russell went into detail ex- | plaining the ways and means in | which the money will be ‘spent. One building is to be devoted to} science laboratories, a commercial department, manual tmining de-|, partment and a room for a gym- nasium. Another building is to be devot-| ed to a kindergarten. Extensive | repairs are also needed on the) present standing school buildings, he also stated. Key Largo is calling for schools, | the small school now being used / being quite inadequate for the present needs of the Key. The school grounds of the public | schools, too, are inadequate, Su-| perintendent Russell said. Florida is on the verge of a new} | West, and will charge the popular | Star, ‘at the Scottish Rite Hall, development, and new standards have been set for the schools in the ‘state, which means new ma-} terials. This makes it necessary to spend $25,000 to $30,000 in maps,! side of the ground floor of thejand Atlee Puckett. dictionaries and other materials to come up te requirements. “As progress has only begun, we should make preparations for the; future,” Superintendent Russell} stated. Arthur Gomez stated that it was necessary tuat the funds, for the building and improvement of the schools be segregated so that peo- ple could be advised relative to the specific purpose for which the | the bonds will be spent. Among the guests present were Emory Pierce of the Pierce Hard- ware Company, Dr. William Keat- ing, Robert Austin, of the Key who would get the nice new fed- | Schulsinger. West Foundation Company, and} Mr. Morris of the First Abstract) Company. L. R. Warner, secretary, read” a telegram that has been sent to/ the Knights of Pythias inviting them to hold their convention in Key West, follows. George M. Lynch, Grand Chancellor Knights of Pythias, Grand Lodge of Florida, Pensacola, Florida. The Key West Rotary Club © tends a cordial invitation to the, Grand Ledge Knights of Pythias/ jto hold their nineteen twenty- seven meeting in Key West noted | for its hospitality. “BUGS” WARNER, pe Key West Rotary Club. | urged © that immediate action be ing tomorrow evening. The .invitation is as} BEAUTY PARLOR BARBER SHOP ALSO OPENS) DOORS AT LA CONCHA “Phe La Concha Beauty Parlor! and Barber Shop opens its doors’ to the public tomorrow, { The in aS of the equipment opening day's business and recep- tion. | The furnishings of this new es-| tablishment and enterprise are} plain and rich; cool in effect and sanitary in construction and ar-! rangement. ~All modern appliances for the convenience and comfort of patrons have been purchased and installed. The division of depsrtments, permitting privacy to the Beauty| Parlor and its patrons, from the! [barber shop proper is carefully ar-| ranged. Madam Bignay recognized as an | ‘expert in scalp. and facial beauty! {and health work, is in charge of} the Beauty Parlor and Mr. Her-| bert Atchison in full charge of the Barber Shop. . The establishment is open for| | both inspection and business vee meneing Friday morning. | Phone appointments for ‘anes ‘desiring a special engagement = | beauty work can be made. The shop will maintain the cus-| |temery hours prevailing in Key! prices in vogue. Eight chairs insure prompt ser-| vice, and experienced barbers and) operatives guarantees satisfaction. | Located on the Fleming street} | |La Concha Hotel Building, makes’ \the La Concha Beauty and Barber! shop a place of convenient access. | Thesé new shops are a credit to! \Key West, and should enjoy a} splendid patronage from their | opening. To CREATE CENSORSHIP Congressman Upshaw of rs gia proposes to create a govern-! ment censorship of moving pic-; tures which might be a good thing for some. At any rate for those feral jobs. | Alton and. Lincoln Roads. ‘Blackburn Stirrup Killed In __ Accident At Miami Yesterday! MIAML BEACH, “ae April | 29S Mre. Ella Au Mrs, Saunders was walking across the street car track at this corner when the car bore down unnoticed, crushing. her beneath ‘the wheels, both truck: ing: se Aeraites. Te Pee Key West at 626 b. a. over her body, « Blackburn Stirrup was. She is believed to have been old last December, He left here killed almost ‘instantly, ~ (panereh years AUG sae, Oe [EASTERNSTAR |he married and has two children. TO GIVE SOCIAL: morrow morning on the Over | Limited, which is due to arrive. ! tomorrow morning. | which is the woman's: branch, of | EVENT WILL TAKE PLace ‘B¢ Knights of the’ Golden Eagle, lind it is expected that members jot this order in Key West will well represented at the fi her husband: | ‘The funeral will be jafternoon at. 4:30 ‘o'clock, ‘A sock ‘soéial will be held it | will be from the residence, 1014 late evening under’ the | Elgin street, to the Fleming st auspices of the Order of Eastern’ jethodist church, with the be- | Rev. Adams, officiating, ‘ginning at 8 o'clock. The follow- b Solldtaiess Tiger = ing is the program that. will be! Frank Sawyer, of the. ‘rendered on the occasion: |toneral parlors will direct Piano duet, Dorothy Roberts | ‘funeral and interment will jmade in the city cemetery. The deceased is survived parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Stir- \rup; two brothers, Benjamin and Raymond Stirrup; and one sister, | Mes. Harry Stirrup. FRIDAY NIGHT AT SCOT- TISH RITE HALL © QF tomorre: ; pe te Dance, Misses Fiora Russell, | Izett Demeritt and Theo Spence: Violin solo, Richard Curry. Reading, Margaret Curtis, Saxophone solo, Freddie Bordee. Selectios, tay oi abe, death of Blackburn . 3 | Stirrup came as a severe blow for Reser Miss Jane Lewis and Col-\nig mother, and she is prostrated mn Park. i ae. Miss Marie Robertson. Flute sole, Mr. Goshorn. Dance, Misses Jolly Woodruff, | P*thy- Georgiana Hernandez and mn 8 i Sf OTS Is | Elected To Membership ' In Matecambe Club Solo, Miss Harriet Johnson. A meeting has been called for i8 o’élock tomorrow evening at the | Monroe County court house by the Chamber of Commerce on the! routing of the Tamiami Trail. / At the Rotary Club luncheon to-| | day Judge Jefferson B. Browne } PROPOSED ROUTE OF TAMIAMI TRAIL j | Sidney Thompson of this city a3 in receipt of a letter from iSeeretary of the Matecumbe Civie |Ctub informing him of his elec- jtion to membership in the organ- (ization. ‘The meetings of the elub are | taken on this matter.so that the |). 14 on the first and third Satur- [et ener aie er i oe : | Foe county. “We should strike while the iron) DANCE TONIG | is hot,” said Charles H. Ketchum, At Ti | who unged that everyone who pos-, Masic By _sibly could be present at the meet- FREDDIE BOORDE aT lana ir. Turner's letter to. J. ‘Otto paneg eoret, Sioners, follows: Mrs, Blackburn Stirrup is a} (member of the Ladies’ ‘Teniple, | ¢ are The news of the tragic and most |