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oe x e Full Associated Press Leased Wire Day Service VOLUME XLVII. Forty-Five Thousand Dollar Hotel In No. 107 At Matecumbe Course Of Construction NEW STRUCTURE TO BE. KNOWN AS “RUSSELL ARMS”; BUILDING TO) CONTAIN 20 ROOMS According to infczmation re- ceived by The Cit'zen from Mate-| eumbe, construction work has} been started on a two-story sireco structure on that ic‘aad i be known as the “Russell Arms” hotel, the owners of the build- ~ ing being Messrs. D.B. Russell and C. F. Russell of Key West, jlobsters are not entirely unknown; both of whom are well-known in this city, D. B. Russell operat- ing a cigar store on Duval street, next to the Monroe Theatre. The other member of the company mentioned is Frow Russell, son of the cigar store operator. Robert F. Schultz of this city will become affiliated with the new hotel com- Herbert Lundahl, master in chan- cery, has been appointed to auction off the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad at Butte, Mont., with- in the next two months to satisfy t! claims of creditors. The road has 11,000 miles of track and is valued at $750,000,000, It has been in a re- ceivership for sume time BLUE LOBSTER THIS ONE BOSTON, Mass., May 5.—In a consignment of lobsters received by lobster dealers, was found al perfectly blue specimen, which is} now on display in the window of | the store. | According to the dealer blue perhaps two or three being seen in a season by those handling the delicacy in large quantities, but this particular blue lobster is of a beautiful, clear blue, which draws the admiration of all who see him. The claws shade away from blue; to a pinkish color at the tips. Un-) derneath the claws are pure white. The blue color is attributed by experts to the effect of the salt water upon certain chemicals which the lobster absorbs in his search for food. As far as is known the blue variety of lobster is just as edible as the ordinary variety. f Last year the same concern found in one of its lobster cars a perfectly white lobster, which had the appearance of being carved from a slid block of marble. The KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1926. IN KEY WEST Arriving in port last night from | Havana, was the yacht boat, Sil- ver Spray, owned by Captain M. 1c. Bly, the vessel being a 30-foot | cat rigged craft, which worthy in every respect. is sea-/ i On board the vessel is an ex-} pedition party, which has unoffi- cial connection with the Philadel- phia Commercial Museum, which furnishes fire arms and navigable instruments and other necessities for the guidance of mariners on an indefinite loan basis in return for which the members of the crew of the vessel Silver Spray are to furnish to the museum certain specimens and trade data from | Latin-America countries. crew, are honorary members .of | Mount Dora Yacht Club, and this | is a preliminary cruise being made to test out the waters around Tar- Florida and other waters in that EXPEDITION PARTY. ARRIVES ON YACHT BOAT coast to Haiti, then toward the Windward and Leeward islands thence to the Dutch West Indies after which the | Venézuela and trip back will be made via Panama Canal, then up to San Francisco | and other points in the Pacific] where some time will be spent. | On leaving San Francisco the} party will start on a most lengthy | voyage which will take them prac: | tically around the world, accord- | ing to the plans now being made} by the members of the expedition, | | all of whom are very optimistic over the proposed trip that will For 47 Years Devoted to the Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Monroe County’s School Bond Election Is Carried By Overwhelming Majority ‘Peter O. Knight Claims Conservatism In Florida’s Prosperity PROMINENT ATTORNEY MAKES STATEMENT IN ADDRESS DELIVERED, IN ATLANTA, GA. (By Associated Press) | ATLANTA, Ga., May 5.—Flor-! | The boat in question, and its} pon Springs on the west coast of, extend. over a period of many | enjoying ‘prosperity aot because of its ida is extraordinary months. Th dition di ¢ climate, its ite natural re- © expegsson 1S mace SP ©" sources and advantages, but be- the following members manning |cause of the “conservatism of | the yacht, which has been fitted Florida’s citizens,” Peter 0.) ee h |Knight, general counsel of the! a bs ‘oper shape for the voyage Southern Hardware Jobbers’ As-} |planned: M. C. Bly, master; H. I.| sociation told the representa McEldowney, mate; R. T. Bly of that organization here | i 2 Fecseins | night. | engineer; W. E. McEldowney,) “While the rest of the country | ordinary seaman, for many years has been engaged in trying to pass laws to make | and Solomon Main Factor He's Wet | TABULATION OF BAL- LOTS SHOWS 285 VOTES CAST IN FAVOR, WITH 32 AGAINST ISSUE The $200,000 school bond issue, submitted to a vote in the special election held yes- terday, carried by such a large majority as to be con- sidered practically unanimous. Of the 318 ballots cast, only 32 were opposed to the bond issue. One blank ballot was found to have been deposited in the box, probably by mis- take on the part of some The total shows 285 in favor of the school bond issue, 32 opposed the issue, one blank. Members of the school board will meet tomorrow night to verify the count of the ballots. Validation of the bond ie will immediately be applied for through the clerk of the circuit court of this county. This legal procedure will require about 20 days of time. Then the bonds will. be advertised for sale, and it | is very evident that they will find pany, and will leave for Mate- cumbe in a few days to make ready for his duties in connection with the operation of the hostelry, The new hostelry will contain 20 rooms, with all modern con- _Yenicnees, the dimensions of the building being 42 fect by 100,|CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF CITY with much ground space surround-| COMMUNICATES WITH GOv- pre Sea TAMIAMI TRAIL i Maik pstie A. Curry has-re- MAYOR RECEIVES ANSWER FROM ROAD DEPT. ‘eonerete walks to be built at all “Approaches to the building, which will be completed at an approxi- mate cost of $45,000, The erection of this hotel on Pd OWS: Matecumbe will furnish accom-/ “This is to advise that your for a large number of! telegram of this date to governor, department, Tallahassee, in answer the change in the original plan of the Tamiami Trail to Governor Martin. The following letter from the secretary to the governor is as fol- | | relative to change in route of the visiting the island, and it is Tamiami Trail, was received at the intention of the owners and ice during his absence from the operators to add many new fea-| his attention at the earliest op- ae the: httel ‘a | portunity after his return." 24 ‘3 from. time. to/ Mayor Curry wired the governor time for the purpose of taking of Florida asking him for his aid ‘spay | in routing the road through Mon- fare of the many that visit that poe County, section expecially during the win-| planned. The telegrams to Governor John ter months. |W. Martin from Mayor Curry Frow Russell has had con-| reads: * siderable experience in the hotel] stronowei’ to the vce teen a line, having managed the state highway commissioners | ad Ones several’ of heavy: es radicalism, strikers attacked motor! the Tampa meeting to have the or- | recently in changing the route of | the Tamiami Trail. As mayor of of the this city I appeal to your office for the large hostelries in North Caro- lina and other sections country. several hundred thousand dollars | on this project, which will be wast- ed if the route is changed. You | promised the shortest, quickest | and cheapest route. We are now looking for you to keep faith.” NEW TAILORING a nummer or unes or new £0 ENTERTAIN BRIDGE CLUB MRS. N. M. WHITE TO BE HOSTESS THIS AFTERNOON Mrs. W. M. White will entertain MERCHANDISE CARRIED BY NEW FIRM Arthur Lee Brown, representa- tive of well-known tailoring con-! cerns, will open for business Fri- day noon, May 7, at 705 Duval her bridge club this afternoon at lobster was kept as a window dis-| play, and with careful treatment) lived for months. | séction. Roberts (colored) cook. | | The Silver Spray is a modern | water run uphill,” he said, (‘to make the unnatural, to enable the ready purchasers, for Supt. Rus- sell stated this morning that he had received more than 100 letters ceived a reply from the executive | to his telegram protesting against | | city; the same will be brought to! | justice. Monroe County has spent | GENERAL STRIKE CONTINUES IN GREAT BRITAIN HOODLUMS IN EAST LONDON DOCK DISTRICT PRECIP TRAFFIC (Ry Ansortated Press) LONDON, May. 5.—England’s monster general strike continued today without indications of weakening by either side to the | controversy. The ¢oal mining and various other industries remained by the mine owners and the dec- the trades union congress. occeurred to disturb the otherwise | orderly situation. communism, | started trouble by stopping street traffic. This cul- minated in rioting, but the police used their clubs vigorously and sent a score of persons to hos- pitals. In Glasgow, another hotbed of buses and smashed the windows in them, but did no.hatm to the passengers. | Both the trade unionists and the | government claim that things are | going satisfactory in their respec- | tive viewpoints. That the call to strike was | widely responded to by the workers | is obvious, but some industries, at least in some sections, are work- ing, whether by permission of the | trades union congress or of their Street, according to an advertise-; ment appearing in this issue of The Citizen. Mr. Brown a well known, young business man, experienced in tailoring and merchandise. In addition te men’s tailor-made j j ent. the country club. There will be three tables of bridge, and 14 guests will be pres- A number of visitors from) out of the city will be present as! Mrs. White's guests. | ‘Those who will be at the bridge own will is not eléar. Similarly, | it is uncertain the amount and | quality of the volunteer help be- | ing enlisted to keep the utilities | services going. It is rumored that many of the transport workers are lukewarm to the strike and that these gradu- | ally may filter back to work. There has as yet been no short- age of food felt and the govern- ment’s arrangement for the distri- bution of necessaries seems to be running smoothly. Great Britain, however, is so largely dependent’ on imported foods, that if the strike continues and there is a TATE TROUBLE STOPPING laration of the general strike by} Two untoward incidents have) The yacht will leave here short-| ily for Tarpon Springs, and the |erew expects to make a slight | change in the sails of the crate: preparatory to the trip proper, whieh will begin @n leaving Tar- |pon Springs after securing : necessary data in those waters. | On leaving Tarpon. Springs,» j party will leave en route down-the |fool to compete with the smart man, to enable the little fish to equipped with all conveniences |eat the big fish . . : the people f Florida have believed in the! {and seaworthy craft being well { | for the accommodation of the|® $ ; ‘ law of the survival of the fittest crew, and is a vessel of beautiful) aad that you could not, by man lines, being able to develop con-/made laws, change God-made laws. siderable speed, and was con-| «we believe that the principal structed especially for making the |function of a government ix to se- Jong voyage which will be |Cure man in the enjoyment and ls ership of after ‘declared. “And so’ we hdve no t ; the ‘party. * : franchise tax, no severance tax, | ‘DEMOLAYS LEAVE: FOR CONVENTION } | . ROKER ON WAY TO TAMPA Hastings Smith, who is now em- Hoodlums in) ployed at the local yards of the the East London dock district,| Florida East Coast Railway Com-| where there is a large element of| pany, and John Roker, Jr., were > z foreigners, are reported to be im-! passengers leaving over the Flag-| CUNY Club. as it was originally | >ved with the Russian brand of | jer System this afternoon en route | to Tampa, where they will attend | the Order of DeMolay Conclave | to be held in the west coast city. |. Messrs. Smith and Roker are | delegates from Robert J. Perry | Chapter, of Key West, both of | whom will make a strong fight at | ganization hold its convention in | this city next year. The Key West delegates will also visit at other points in the | state during the trip, and expect to return here on Sunday. CAPT. LUTHER PIND OLD HOMEINTO MODERN BUNGALOW The old Luther Pinder home at 316 William street, is being con- verted into what will be one of the most attractive, modern and convenient bungalows in the city. The entire house is being re- built, rearranged, and will be fine- lly finished and newly furnished throughout. All this will be ac- complished by Mr. Pinder at an ‘expense far in excess of $3,000. This will be one of the most desirable winter homed in the city when completed. It will have — }no corporation tax, no corporation | stock-transfer tax, no tax on in- tangibles, no income tax and no ‘inheritance tax. ; , e ‘DINNER DANCE | | q | ¥ THIS EVENING “We have always had such an | jeconomical administration of our | ; ‘state affairs as that, although we inactive by reason of the lockout/ HASTINGS SMITH AND JOHN|EXCELLENT ORCHESTRA To have none of this sort of. taxes, and only raise our revenue for | state purposes by an occupational | tax, a gasoline tax and an ad ie | valorem tax on real and personal A special dinner dance will be | Property, and although the prop- given this evening, ‘beginning at| CTY of Florida is conservatively 8:30 o'clock at the Key West estimated to be worth six billions . ,of dollars all of the property of s = zs A is the state—real, personal, utilities The Key West Country Club '¢¢ att kinds for taxation purn So ee carmiah he music |/is only assessed at the insignificant ss cusap here f si d y Willie Krause, singing pianist, will >". 5 aeopired: and twenty |be present to entertain the mem-| nat bie has bers and their invited guests. SIRS Tete a : The country club is a delightful| Referring to the prohibition in place to enjoy the evening ‘midst |the state constitution against the beautiful surroundings, where ex-| levying of any state income or in- cellent food is served. {heritance tax, Mr. Knight charac- Reservations may be made by terized these forms of taxation making application at the country “communistic, anarchistic, bolshe-} club or at the Hotel La Concha! vistic and soe | Sweet Shoppe. “We critiefze the French,” he said, “because they are about to! FURNISH MUSIC FOR OCCASION million of dollars. . jon make a capital levy. Yet we do worse than that in this country.' They propose to take a purt of a man’s estate when he is alive, while we in this country permit a man to work hard, to accumulate | something for his loved ones, and R e then we take it away from him Place before he moved to his mod- : cat ern residence on South Beach, and | after be - a“ Sak aide ie when the transformation is com-|'"° ©s'ate of all times needs his rates se serie! hea Further criticizing the on of ms ments that Mr. Pinder has|°O"8™e5* in passing the inheritance ba — the sim of doing tax law, the speaker declared that guiding hand ang head.” “no more un-American piece of party this afternoon are: Mrs, W. M. White, Mrs. R, W. MeNeely, Mrs. George Wilcox, | Mrs. ©. Navarro, Mrs. Brunson,! daughter of Mrs. Navarro, Mrs./ Pillians, Mrs. Stubbs, sister of Andrew Miller, Miss Etta Patter-! son, Mrs. Donald Stewart, Miss M. K. Gwynn, Mrs. William Hunt Harris, Mrs. Norberg Thompson, Mrs. Charles Roberts and Mrs. Andrew R. Miller. clothing, neckware, tailored shirts and other articles are carried for men. He also has a line of rain- coats for men, women and child- ren, priced very reasonably A personal call to your home will be made on request at any time before noon. Read the ad, SEMENTS eeccsvesccesecoecs ROE THEATRE. Commencing Thursday, May 6, Y — “The Midshipman.” | we will close Thursday at 12 “The Tin Ghost.” ‘o'clock until further notice. ORROW — “His Jazz) THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Comedy, “On the Links.”| of Key West. may 5-1t three bedrooms and a bath, parlor bound to be « shortage which may and living room, kitchen, and a oa te close Bp ane ee | weneerenne pretty veranda with lay was lay ati columns resting on gracefully de- Londoners were without their fa-| signed concrete supports nicely ae een aber had/ stuccoed. Nice steps will add to eel pnp =a nm some-ithe highly ornamental appearance what crippled form, but today they) - i x were only able to obtain the gov- Paes Freat of, this pretty bunge Screens etiey GONeI®, SFR 9 Ui reem anid parlor will ed on one side of paper, and a > quaint little Jeaflet in type script, >€ connected by « large arch in issued by The Times. The British OFder that the two rooms may be Gazette is being published for the thrown into one for special oc- stated reason of keeping the peo- casions and society events.- The ple informed as to the true aspects | interior will be finished im pleas- of the strike. The government‘ing tints of light colors and the sent large censignments of the floor will be natural finish in hard first issue by airplanes to northren oil. i This was Mr. stoppage of shipping, there is h Pinder’s home his part in relieving the housing situation in Key West during the tourist season. He has three modern~ apart- ments at 506 South street, on South Beach, which were occupied by northern sojourners all last winter. They are equipped with every modern convenience and are completely furnished throughout. Capt. Luther Pinder is creating another modern bungalow out of the residence at the corner of Georgia and Dunean strets. Work- men are now making rapid progress with the construction work and (expect to have it completed in the near future. Converting this house into a modern and attractive bungalow is costing Mr. Pinder more than $1,500, but he says he is anxious to get as many homes finished ‘as he can before the next tourist season, in order to take care pf as many winter residents possible. legislation has ever been enacted, and congress ought t6 be heartily ashamed of itself.” Each state, the speaker tinued, under the constitution is guaranteed a republican form of government, “free from civil tyranny and ecclesiastical domina- tion...” “And yet,” he said, “here we have the spectacle of the federal government imposing taxes which it coneedes and admits that thc federal government does not need, for the purpose of coercing a sovereign state to pass legislation in a matter of purely local con- cern against not only the wishes of the people of that state, but it« constitution solemnly adopted by its people.” Refers To Meeting Mr. Knight referred to the re- cent “Florida Inventory Congress,” at which resolutions condemning con- Wisconsin ts going to have wet and dry fight on its hands this year. W. Stanley Smith, former state pro- hibition commissioner. is going to ecun for governor as @ wel TRANSFORMATION IN ELIZABETHST. The transportation that is taking place in the Tom Higgs residence at 824 Elizabeth street, shows how much the expenditure of a little money will improve the appearance of old home place. When the present work of remodeling is completed this building will present as neat an appearance as any other * along this popular thorough- fare, and the home will be much more convénient, cosy and comfortable in every way. The front veranda is being made new with neat columns supporting the — attractive roof. An aeroplane roof is being placed over the front portion of the residence, This will afford “more room and ample ventilation, as well as adding greatly to the beauty of the home in a general way. New steps and a hice walk way are“also being made. Tom Higgs is spending be- tween $1,000 and $1,500 ih improving this home place, and as the work progresses he sees more and more that it will be gne of the best in- vestments he ever made. The construction work is under the supervision of S. Higgs, who expects to have the job completed at an early date. NOTICE There will be a regular meeting of Dade Lodge Nov 14, F. & A. M., this evening at 8 o’clock. Work in the M. M. degree. All resident and visiting Masons cordially in- vited. By order of the W. M. J. J. TREVOR, Secretary. the inheritance tax act were en- animously adopted, He read the resolution in which the delegates; to the inventory congress charac- terized an inheritance tax law as; ‘unnecessary, uncalled-for, vicious, arbitrary, indefensible, without justification and contrary to the fundamental principles upon which this republic is founded;” and that “the state of Florida de- clines to be coerced into repealing the constitutional provision for-| bidding the levying of taxes upon | the estate of dead men.” “In the passage of those reso-| lutions,” the speaker said in ton-« clusion, “this nation has never had) such an exemplification of devo-/ tion to American principles and! American ideals.” ‘ of inquiry from financial institu- tions and bond houses in reference to the success of this bond issue, and when the bonds would likely be ready for sale. Within: 30 days, at least, Mr. Russell says, the funds should be- come available for the contem- plated improvement .in repairing the present school buildings and erecting the badly- needed new | ones. The improvement prog ‘amdgel thie Shook board includes an aff tion to the present Monroe High School building, which. will be on | the order of a junior high school, | the new building to have sufficient space to contain class rooms for all vocational high school subjects, with additional class rooms for the , | present high school. This building | will alsd house the gymnasium aud | court for indoor sports and exer- cises. The kindergarten building con- templated will either occupy a por- tion of the Harr's school grounds or a site at the corner of South and Reynolds streets, the location yet to be decided upon. The present school buildings are }to be thoroughly repaired and | renovated, and ¢afeterias erected jon the Harris and Division street | school grounds, Two or three small school buildings are planned for the Keys, The*one at Key | Largo will probably have as many | as 12 rooms, | Plans for all contemplated work | and improvements will have to | be prepared and submitted to the | school board and the school trus- | tees for their approval before any accurate estimate of the cost of either of the proposed buildings jean be made, | | | | ARRIVES HERE LIEUTENANT E. B. THOMP- SON ASSIGNED TO KEY WEST BARRACKS Lieutenant Ernest B. Thompson has reported or duty at Key West Barracks. He comes to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of Lieutenant Johnson to Fort rancas, Fla. Lieutenant Thompson. comes from Pensacola and is a graduate of the class of "22 of West Point. Mrs. Thompson ix visiting her mother in Miami and will not ar- bars rive in Key West until later. “The Flapper Wife” Did you read “The Flapper Wife?” Now comes “His Jaxx Bride,” which is the film vor sion of “The Flapper Wife.” The couple experience many difficulties but finally around to sensible life. “His Jazz Bride” at the MONROE THEATRE TOMORROW come See

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