The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 4, 1926, Page 1

VOLUME XLVII. - All Forms Of Industry Tied Up - In Great Britain’s Coal Strike Full Associated Press Le: Wire Day Service No. 106 MILLIONS OF WORKERS ARE IDLE TODAY FOL- LOWING SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS (By Axsocinted Press) LONDON, May 4.—Virtual- ly all forms of industry were lat a standstill today in the first general strike in the his- tory of the British Isles. Millions of workers had their first day without wages, just how many, it was impos- sible to estimate, for besides the actual strikers called out by the trades union congress at midnight, thousands of non- strikers were thrown out of work through the inability of their concerns to function. The general strike was called in support of approxi- mately miners who went on strike at midnight Friday. Meal¥: and food services con- tinued, partly because of the pro- visions made by the trades union eongress and partly through the government organization, formed for the transportation of food- stuffs and other necéssities that there might be a minimum of suffering. Apart from “emergency trains, PROPOSALS TO BE RECEIVED “| bringing fresh water from the -| water proposition yesterday at the ased WATER SUPPLY PROPOSITION TO BE DISCUSSED AT MEETING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 20, BY TWO BODIES - The water propositions for mainland to Key West will be taken up and discussed on May 20, when the Monroe County Water Supply Board will meet with the City Council, at which time pro- posals will be opened. Further water proposals will be received until that time. At that time the councilmen be- lieve that they will be in a posi- tion to make a definite contract with some firm, and that water should be in Key West one year from the date of the signing of the contract, * Captain Clark D. Stearns, chairman of the Monroe County Water Supply Board, spoke on the Chicago’s gangsters. Realty luncheon. The City Coun- cil will be interviewed and urged that preparations be made to re- ceive and distribute fresh water from the mainland. | morning and the Metropolitan Railway ‘was managing to keep going on the short run between Baker street and Harrow. | dust how many workers are af- fected by the strike, had not been definitely ascertained, but the estimates run from 2,500,000 up- A colored man of giant proportions, dressed only in a shining coat of tar and feathers and his B. V. D.’s, was summarily dumped from an open touring car in front of the Monroe Theatre last The Bev B KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1926, SOCSTHOEOOOOTOSOOOO OO OOOOH OOOOOOOO HOSS SOOHSOSHOHHOOOHOSTODHOOOTOOOHSOOOSCD Newest Weapon of Chicago’s Gangland jompson submachine gun, latest and. deadliest weapon to be adopted by It weighs nine pounds and fires 100 shots in six seconds. Koreck, Chicago’s hardware dealer, who admits selling the weapon with which police believe Assist- ant State’s Attorney William M. McSwiggen was shot to death. Insert shows Alex MASKED MOB TARS AND FEATHERS ‘TUG WARBLE NEGRO MAN TAKEN FROM CITY JAE the. men guarded the -jailer while others took the negro ffom the cell, threw a tow sack over his head and rush- ed with him to waiting auto- mobiles. After the prisoner had been secured and placed in a car, the two guards then LEAVING ON HOMEWARD TRIP \VESSEL LEFT “KEY WEST harc'y a wheel turned on the great-network of railways. Tram- Ways, busses-and. all other. forms of transportation ceased wards to aroui “Phe Jatest available statistics show| t last: September the member- : ship of the trades union affiliated operations. Coal, Iron and all! with the trades union congress coal industries. closed down. All agercgated 4,342,982. building, other “thin for housing| "The strike became effective af-| and hospital work, stopped. ter a “day and a night of oe Even the newspapers as a whole sidération during which there were silent this morning, and the) wore strenuous negotiations be- country was depending on the|/tween members of the govern- radio for news, if the strikers. do| ment and representatives of the not carry out their threat to block trades union congress in an en-| its working. Tradesmen, the|deavor to reach an agreement | banks and the various professions| which would end the crisis. Even were continuing business as well/ at 9 late hour last night there | night. .The masked mob told him to “dig,” and he didn’t four hours to get out of town, or suffer the consequences, ‘This is the negro that was taken in custody Sunday night by Special Police Harry Gwynn, for annoying a white woman. He had been con- fined to the city jail; but. was to have been turred over to the count) today. He gave his name as W. Shanon, and said he worked..with a steel gang on the P. E. C. tracks. left the jailer and joined the motorcade, when a dash was made in the direction” of the County Road. This is the account of the affair as given to The Citizen representative by Jailer Kemp this morning. All the rest can be but hear-say, for no one could identify any of the masked men, and if they took any one into their confidence, no one seems to know about it. It is known, however, that the mob was out of the city 1 1 Warbler, | SOMETIME AGO FOR DUTCH WEST INDIES TO AID DIs-| TRESSED SHIP Tolegrgphic advices were re-| Saptain’ Snow, of ‘the! !Merritt-Chapman Company, which |left here some time ago to render | {assistance to the oil tank. shi | Chiton, would leave Curacoa | Dutch West Indies, on Wednesday | evening or early Thursday morn- jing en route to Key West. | The message stated that the | Warbler may proceed direct to| |this port, or may be ordered in| the meantime to convoy th amer Chiton to Newport News. | The lene voyage back home will| est Citizen Says QUICK RESULTS IN CITIZEN’S LOST AD. COLUMN H. T. Webb, 620 Dey street, this city, lost a watch. The intrinsic value of the time- piece would have not been such a severe loss to Mr. Webb, but ‘the watch was a sacredly cherished treasure to Mr, Webb, because his mother gave it to him as a present when he was fifteen years old. That gave the watch to him a value supreme, so much so that it could not be estimated in ordinary dollars and cents. A Citizen “LOST” ad in- serted yesterday brought Mr. Webb’s watch back to him. Mr. Cates, who lives at 411 Grinnell street, found the watch. He read Mr. Webb's ad in The Citizen, and the highly prized timepiece was promptly restored to its owner who is happy to have it in his possession again. The people all read the classified department of The Citizen closely, and at very little cost much service through these columns is easily and promptly available. Residences and rooms for rent, property for-sale, arti- cles lost or found, something you desire to buy, or anything you wish to sell or trade, all would demand attention of hundreds of interested people if made Known in The Citi- zen’s classified department. The service is great. The price is small. 1 eeived at the Porter Dock Com-} OR P| COAST GUARD CUTTER STOPS SHIP YESTERDAY AFTERNOON The Coast Guard Cutter yester- | day afternoon boarded the British e| steamer Artemis outside the har- r. The Artemis was formerly en- #8 was possible under the circum- stances. Faces Great Problem seemed to be some promise of) , : negotiations which would lead to| Last night at 9:15 o'clock, when J. O. Kemp, city jailer, a way out of the difficulty. All! for some time, and when they returned to Duval street with the negro he had been gen- was sitting in his office read- ing, in walked a mob of about fifteen men, all in black masks and armed with formidable -looking firearms. The jailer was ordered to throw up his hands and warn- ed not to treat the matter as a joke. They took his club and gun away from him and made him give them the key erously tarred and feathered and was badly in need of a bath and clean linens. In his hop off from Duval street, the negro thoroughly demonstrated his skill as speed artist, and since that time his whereabouts has heen entirely unknown. If he is as good a swimmer as he is a runner, he could have been sume _conside ing the long distance between the two points. gaged in rum running, but nothing tarted tomorrow nieht or was found by the coast guard men stated, and will con- ble time in cover- on board the vessel. She is now used in the fruit trade, plying back and forth between Tampa and Cuba. Three Killed And T en Injured In Tennessee Railroad Wreck For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS “The March Is Toward Key West” Barron, Dissecting Florida Whether American Migration Will Stop Here And Turn Back, or Jump Off to Cuba, No Man Can Tell, Asserts Boston Financier In Dis- patch To His Newspapers. SOUTHEAST COAST TAKES CAL! “Twenty years ago the seacoast swamps of southeastern Florida would have been classed as the most worthless in the world. Téday they are the most valuable. “The march is to Miami and towards Key West. “Whether the American migration will stop at Key West and turn back, or jump off to Cuba, no man is wise enough to predict. “The southeastern coast of Florida has taken the call on American enterprise and American dollars.” ee ~ (By FRANK W. LOVERING) (Special To The Citizen) BOSTON, Mass., May 4.—C. W. Barron, publisher, who has done so much in the past few months to combat the propaganda against Florida and the Florida Keys in his great financial publications here and in New York and Philadelphia, has just printed another article of interest and value, in which he points out in no uncertain way that Scutheast ‘Florida particularly has been and is undergoing a boom which cannot be reproduced anywhere elise in the world. “Twenty years ago,” writes. Mr. Barron, “the seacoast swamps of eastern Florida would have been classed as the most worthless in the world.. Today they are the most valuable. The modern dredgé lis converting the mangrove swamp into Venetian islands and gardens | of flowers, cocoanut palms and pines. | “Miami and the surrounding territory has taken the jump over | both the East and the West Coasts, and is doing more in building and | banking than any other section of Florida. Northern Florida on the Gulf side claims the right, to rule over the whole of Florida, and that it has merits in seacoast and fisheries not to be dimmed by any other Florida development. oNevertheless, the march is to Miami and towards Key West! “Whether the American migration will stop at Key West and turn back, or jump off to Cuba no man is wise enough to predict. “The southeastern coast of Florids from Palm Beach down has | taken the call on American enterprise and American dollars. “The, development of Florida is the development of wealth, | population and leisure or tourist class in the United States. There iz; | nowever, a great migratory movement to Florida of people seeking business and all-the-year-round residence there. If agriculture is developed sufficiently there may be great expansion of population, but the estimates that some enthusiasts are making of the millions |that are expected in the future at this or that or the oher place in | Florida show a general lack of undersanding of economic values. | “It is probable that all the hundred million people in the United | States could gradually be absorbed and find sustenance within the jdomain of Florida. But civilization of this hemisphere would be impossible if the people on the American contingent migrated north and south in a season as do Arabs _and Nomadic people of the East. “Enterprise, hope and enthusiasm move the world, but con- servatism holds it together. The man, who would clearly see the |future of Florida muust balance the conservative forces of the coun- {try against the enterprise and attractions of Florida and locate the places where the values are to be made by the movement and enter- | prise of men and money. Bp “The world has never seen the equal of the Florida movement. It must have its ups and downs, its tides and recessions and its many | disappointments in connection with individual gains and losses. But to the cell in which the negro Shanon was confined. Two of | Florida is bound to go forward and still further draw upon the eapital to the mairiand lo bef. . ee and popalation of the North.” this time: (By Associated Press) KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 4.— MRS. Three men were killed and ten in- Plans for Key jured last night when a freight - West were taken up yesterday { Seer, engine split a switch and plowed” a+ the luncheon of the Key Dorothy Park, Harrie and Mary Johnson delightfully tertained a number of friend. evening with a “kid party” at home of Dorothy Park on Newton street. Several vocal selections were rendered during the evening, while many other musical numbers were also rendered, with refre: nbs also being served the many guests in attendance, All present voted the affair one of the most enjoyable of the social | S€ason. through a southern railway work) yw, Realty Board. The board will proceed to — train on the siding at Philadel- Work of construction was start- ed this morning on what will be one of the prettiest, most modern and convenient residences in the city when completed. This hand- some new home is being erected by Mrs. Ida Maloney, It will oc- cupy a, pretty site on Caroline street next to the corner of Du- val. The structure will be along lines involving the Colonial style of architecture, and will be complete- nipped with every modern conv mce. There will be six _ rooms and two porches on the and cozy in all its appointments. ground floor, with four rooms and L. R. Ross has the contract for bath, outside sleeping room and the building. He says the material porch upstairs. It will be of frame ‘is all on hand or easily available, construction throughout and will and that he will have the residence rest on a solid concrete founda- entirely finished within eight the freight car. tion. The front porch will be weeks. Men at Philadelphia worked for artistic and attractive in its ar-) The cost of Mrs. Maloney’s new rangement, while the rear porch residence when completed will be *¢¥eral will be nicely latticed. The in- approximately $12,000. It will be jured from beneath the wrecked terior will be finished in pleasing a distinct ornament to the portion ’ folors and tints and will be snug of the city where it is being built. phia, Tenn. The dead: Arthur Collins, White Pine, Tenn.; Lon Wadkins, Alpha, Pollard, Tolbert, of the enlist all organizatio: city in a special boosting drive Som in cooperation with the cham- Tenn.; ber of commerce. Henry R. appoin' committee of one to Tenn. The largest government am-| munition factory in Great Britain, the Woolwich Arsenal, became in- volved in the strike when the workers failed to report for duty. Pickets were thrown about the place and as a precaution the gov ernment placed troops inside it. A few non-union busses, known “Pirates,” were running this Mallory was None of the injured were hurt William McSwiggin, assistant state’s attorney in Chicago, has z been shot to death by gunmen. He °f J. G. Harrison Sanitarium at the “hanging pro-|London. The men were brought se he sent so many i to the Knoxville General Hospital. seriously said Dr. J. J. Harrison ince tha oftbines aces bers of the various or; THE BEST PEOPLE Who are the best people? The idle rich or the working class? “The Best People” telly you. It's « epry and roaring comedy. MONROE THEATRE TODAY was know tions in the city to put om a secutor” i secutor publicity campai ly e Sie 3 SSSR ESS SECS The workmen were sleeping in Waye and Wvane of brine ing tourists to Key West will be devised by the board un- der the direction of Mr. Mal- lory. The club also decided to interview the city council and as two box cars on the siding when the engine crashed into thé rear eeeccesececves eooccece AMUSEMENTS MONROE THEATRE TODAY—“The Best People.” Comedy, “From Cabby's Seat.” TOMORROW —~ “The Midship- man.” Comedy, “The Tin Ghost.” car and literally drove it through urge it to make prepsrations te receive and distribute fresh water when it is brought to Key West from the mainland. the in- * When London awoke this morn-| efforts, however, proved futile. been expected that, with the cessa-|on the strike situation, large years was there such congestion|and sang “The Red Flag;” an- non-strikers came pouring into the) Ramsay McDonald, the former | ing into London were filled with|of which was revolution, Chan-| FREIGHT ENGINE PLOWS peddied along amid the motor/either the end of parliamentary! BOOST KEY T EV ING workers getting to their jobs| It is the announced purpose | women and girls, tradged toward ing of a provocative nature which’ OFFICIAL COMES TO KEY IDA MALONEY IS HAV- DOROTHY PARK ar turn"l® their med-| deserted by the colliers, sufficient | ON STREET SITE one of the main streets on roller) side therlaborites have asserted; equads worked as they rarely had | fight is not against the people but | PAY, was a visitor in Key West Arsenal laveived rk neealnak’ the ‘vatmeta' tm the wage | ™ see Patt Several months. The trades immediately involved! tello Towers, the beautiful sub- building, transport workers, sea-| dent of the company. Under the proclamation issued | 3s and over the Over Sea High- and to commandeer houses, auto-|, The future of Key West is this cit; ill be r d ment has invoked the public not en igs pate secre am Highway and the bringing of water persons are laying in stocks of hours rescuing Florida will start in Key West and liklihood that milk and meat prices ing it found itself faced with an| Before the adjournment of par-/ unheard of experience, It had) liament last night, during debate tion of traffic, the metropolis|crowds gathered outside. One sec- - would be fairly quiet. But not in| tion cheered the striking miners of vehicles, for not only thou-|other section replied vigorously sands of strikers were abroad but|with “God Save the King.” city in every available conveyance|labor premier, admitted that the! and many on foot. All roads lead-| country faced a situation, the end) streams of motor cars of every/cellor of the Exchequer Churchill} === a: ay : hs z | description, including pre-war | declared that if the battle was | THROUGH SOUTHERN eee rereennes At rrcres| (rca So so coe vo monn VICE-PREOUEN (START WORK ON LINE, WORK TRAIN PARTY GIVEN . | traffic on bicycles and tandems.\government, or a decisive victory | BURBANK FIRM | ERECTION OF Motoreycles joined the procession | for it. | and with all came a great army o No Untoward Acts | VISITS CITY NEW RESIDENCE W E § T 7 |ENJOYABLE AFFAIR TAKES Sfoct. |both of the government officials’ Bi Old and young, many of them| and the labor leaders to do noth-| = Sor PLACE AT HOME OF ( sting their offices and shops, Some of| would bring about untoward acts. | the pedestrians had Heer many! Ty the mines, which have been| WEST FOR PURPOSE OF IN-- ING NEW BUILDING CON- pailes. The d SPECTING WORK CARRIED sTRUCTED ON CAROLINE ley was taken by an energetic) men will remain at the pumps to! man who made his way through/ Keep themr from flooding. On their kkates amid cheering from the on- they will aid in transporting food Manning S. Burbank, vice-pres- lookers. ‘The reinforced police / supplies to the people; that their| ident of the Burbank Realty Com worked before to keep traffic’ against the attitude of the govern. | Yesterday, looking over ‘the work going. ‘ment in siding with the mine own-| eon ton Commscs wae Sevoneplished ; |. The Burbank Realty Company dispute. | is the owner and developer of Mar- by the calling out of the men are} division in the Casa Marina vicin- the railway men, railway clerks,| ity. Charles S, Baxter is presi- men, printers, iron workers and} Mr. Burbank, during his short electricians. | visit, went over his property inter- by King G th thorities| W8¥- He is interested in South arecgiven the right to use troops| Beach as well as Martello Towers. " | bright, Mr. Burbank believes, and mobiles, foodstuffs and other cae hia i; ; ia etek Ata P scgpasaneayy that the time is coming soon when — up-to-date in every respect with to hoard food, it is said that there the completion fo the Over-Sea have already been cases where from the mainland. canned goods above their require-| The next real estate activity in ments, It is said that there is the Florida Keys, Mr. Burbank be- will rise, Hieves, ‘ cars.