The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 7, 1926, Page 8

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ENTERTAIN WITH = BIRTHDAY PARTY : ay ENJOYABLE AFFAIR 1S GIVEN »QN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON = On Wednesday afternoon of this week quite a number of little folks gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Whalt. to attend e#eeeseeseeosases . . Mili You SN OW--* eoteesetesesseoe Wheat is the oldest grain in cultivation. The hardest known wood is co- cus wood, which is much used in the manufacture of clarionets, flutes and other instruments. The first Sunday law in Amer- ica was enacted in Virginia, pre- vious to 1623. the first birthday anniversary of their twin granddaughters, Games were played in the beautiful Bayview park under the supervision of Mrs. Vincent Mc- Dermott. Rain, however, inter- fered; and the merry youngsters were rushed indoors, where dainty Peffeshments were served, carry- ing;out a pleasing pink and. white ¢Olor scheme. Before the close of the party a contest game was played in which first and second prizes were awarded. Patty Lou and Betty Jeanne were the recipients of many Meau- tiful gifts from their little friends, who declared they had all spent a happy afternoon, and wished for the twins many more happy birth- days. Immigration Inspector Claude Albury Makes Report On Passengers veges A total of 2,470 passengers ar- rived in Key West from foreign ports during the month of July past, according to the records in the office for Claude Albury, inspector in charge of the local immigration bureau. Of these passengers, 1,624 were citizens of the United States re- turning to this country, and 846 were aliens. Inspector Albury says this is an excellent showing for what usually a dry summer month. He stated that only one stowaway came in during the entire month passengers above referred from foreign ports only, and do not include. the thousands that arrived from New York, Gal- veston, Tampa, and other Ameri- éan ports. Seen eee eee ee eee . - . ee ee GnMZlott their potatoes in INTERESTING NOTES syrup. Zambi, monkey mascot o! steamer Delaray, was successfully operated on for appendicitis at Singapore. eps Miss Ada Curry, 57, sued Thos. Collins, 67, for breach of promise yt Eng., and was awarded Afrested for stealing a dia- mond, Henri Pellevier of Paris ‘Was found to have concealed the shone in his ear. A. J. Page ‘of f Glencoe, TL, re- dently received repayment of a loan of $50 made 31 years ago to a man now living in India. George Vercombe of Falmouth, Eng., escaped by diving under a boat when attacked by a shark while bathing. SPECIAL NOTICE CITY TAX- PAYERS The Tax Assessor of the City of Key West, Florida, having sub- mitted to the City Council his preliminary assessment roll for} the year 1926, for approval, all persons desiring to have correc- tious thereof made, whether in} Ueting. valuation of préperty or} otherwise,.are hereby notified | thatthe said assessment roll will} be-in the City Clerk's office, ac- cetaible io the public, beginning Saturday, August 7, 1926, to and including Thursday August 19th, | 1926, for said purpose. The Clerk's office will be open Yor said period from 2 a. m. to 12; m. and from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. daily, except Saturdays and Sun- days, Saturdays will be from 9 a. bh. to 12 m. omy person desiring a correc- tion as above shall file with the Lity Clerk on or before Thursday August 19th, 1926, his or her pe-} tition to the City Council, setting | forth his or her objections to said #bsossment and the corrections de- sired to be made. The City Council will meet at the City Hall, Thursday August ]9th, 1926 at 8:00 p. m. for the} purpose of equalizing the assess- ments and making proper correc- tions, and will reconvene from day to day until all of said peti- @ons shall have been heard and! equalization of assessments are is | 1926, ‘IState at the General sence from church on Sunday, without excuse, by the forfeiture of fifty pounds of tobacco. NOTICE By virtue of a writ of execution issued out of the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida, in and for Monroe County, dated August 2nd, 1926, in a cause wherein Citizen Publishing Company is plaintiff. and E. Z. Chemical Company, a Cor- poration, is dgtendant, I will on the 9th day of August, 1926, sell at pub- He out-cry in front of the Court House door, between 11:00 A. M. and 2:00 p. m., the legal hours of sale, the following described property: il ec 1 quart Insecticide. 13 cases—1 pint Insecticide. 12 cases—% pint Insecticide. 9 cases—1 gallon Insecticide. CLEVELAND NILES, aug7-it Sheriff of Monroe County. NOTICE OF ELECTION WHEREAS, The Legislature of 1925, under the Constitution of 1885, of the State of Florida, did pass three Joint Resolutions pro- posing amendments to the Constitu- tion of the State of Florida, and the same were agreed to by a yote of thiee-fifths ‘of all the members elected to each house; that the votes on said Joint Resolutions were en- tered upon their respective Jour- nals, with the yeas and nays ther on, and they did determine and di- rect that the said Joint Resolutions be aubmitted to. the electors 0 State at the General Hlection in “NOW, ° HHEREFORE, I, H. CLAY CRAWFORD, Secretary of State of the State of Florida, do hereby give nutice that a GENERAL ELECTION will be held in each county in Flor- ida on Tuesday next auscomling me first Monday in November, A. 926, the said Tuesday bein the, SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER for the ratification or rejection of the said Joint Resolutions propos- ing amendments to the Constitution of the State’ of Florida, viz: A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section 9 of Article XII of the Constitution ot the State of Florida, Relating to Education, Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida ‘That the following amendment to Section 9 of Article XII of the Con- stitution of the State of Florida re- lating to Education be and the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the Blectors of the lection of Representatives in 1926, for ap- proval or rejection, Section 9. In addition to the tax provided for in Section 8 of this Article ‘the County School Fund shall consist of the proportion of the interest of the State School Fund and of the one mill State tax apportioned to the county, all capitation taxes collected ‘within he county and all appropriations he Legislature which shall all ‘ether County School F apportiaged and distribute be provid disbursed by the County Board of Public Instruction solely for the support and maintenance of public tree schools. Provided, that such «pportionment and distribution shall be made by general law based up some declared principle of classific tion to be determined by the Legi tature. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to Article V of the Constitution of Florida, Relating to the Judiciary Department, to be Known as Section 44 of said Article. Be It Resolved by the Loren iere of the State of Florid That the following comeedensik to Article V of the Constitution of Florida, to be known as Section 44 id Article, be, and the same is hereby agreed to, and shall be sub- mitted to the electors of the State of Florida at the next general elec- tion, to, be held on the first Tues- day aiver the first Monday in No- per, 1926, for ratification or re- jon: ction 44, The Chief Justice of preme Court of the State of ida shall be selected by the Justices thereof at the commence- ment of the first term of the Si preme Court in the year of 1 and every two years thereafter. * i A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Section 18 of the Declaration of Rights in the Constitution of the State of Flor- It punished ab-| - ence cove CLASSIFIED |: COLUMN FOR RENT FURNISHED apartment, White street. Apply 503 Duval street. June 28-tf FURNISHED apartments, all mod- ern improvements at Campbell Buildings. Paul Boysen, 619 Fleming street. aug2-12tx ee ~~ BEAUTIFUL furnished home on Flagler avenue. Garage at . tached. Must furnish good ref- erences. Address “Home” care The Citizen. aug. 5-3tx AGENTS WANTED WANT experienced Automobile Insurance salesman to be rep- resentative in KEY WEST and MONROE County. Liberal Agency Contract to right party. Write for full informa- tion. State experience and quali- fications. R. B. PLUMMER, BELT AUTOMOBILE INSUR- ANCE, P. 0. Box No. 2947— MIAMI, Fila. aug5-3t A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY “SELL Christmas Greeting Cards.” Beautiful sample album FREE. Make five hundred dollars be- fore Christmas. Write Roches- ter Art Co., Rochester, N. Y. aug7-itx MALE HELP. WANTED WANTED—Hard working man who would like to get into, busi- ness for himself with famous Watkins line of Food Products, ete. We have an opening in Key West which will not last long. Excellent opportunity for larger earnings. Write The J. R. Watkins Company, B-6, 62-70 West dla St., Memphis, Tenn. aug7-1tx ane ape FEMALE ‘HELP WANTED LADIES—We pay $10 per hun. dred gilding cards. Easy work no selling. Self-addressed en- velope brings particulars. Broad- way Card Co., 1658 Broadway, New York. -1tx LADIES—We ‘pay. per hun- dred gilding #cards, pleasant work; no selling. Self-address- e/ brings particula ART CO., aug7-1tx LADI£S no more discomfort. New in¥ention prevents _ lingerie 8@ips from slipping. Comfort ‘last. Every woman adores them. Sells on sight. Repre- sentatives wanted everywhere. Wonderful money making pos- sibilities. Write direct to fac- tory for particulars. Lingerie “v" Co. North Windham, Conn. aug7-14-21 WANTED YOUNG MAN desires position as stenographer. Willing to start at small salary for experience. 611 William treet. aug4-4tx FURNISHED APARTMENT or cottage, preferably near otean. Box 324, Key West. SALESMEN MARVELOUS new proposition offers tremendous any salesman now selling to men. $20.00 outfit free. Ad- dress Dept. 73, MADISON BROTHERS, 135 Peoria, Chi- cago. aug7-1tx FOR SALE ida, Relating to the Ownership, Inheritance, Disposition and En-| Joyment of Property ‘in the State | of Florida by Foreigners, Be It Resolved by the Legislature | of the State of Florida: That the following amendment to} the Constitution of the State Florida, Section 18 of the De laration of Rights of said Constitu- tien, be and the same is hereby agreed to and the same shall be }submitted to the qualified electors of th » of Plorida for ratitica- tion fon at the next en-/ suing ral Election, that is to | say, that Section 18 of the Dectara- | tion of Rights of the Constitution | of the State of Florida, be amend- © a8 to read as fol ; tion 1 jeligible to {United Sta jot the laws and Foreigne whe are ns of the} provisions | treaties of the/ United States shall have the same | rights as to the ownership, innerit- jance and disposition of property the State as citizens of the Sta jbut the Legislature shall ha power to limit, regulate and pr hibit the ownership, inheritance, disposition, possession and enjoy- iment of real estate in the State of | Florida by foreigners who are not | eligible to become citizens United States under the pre of the laws. and treaties United States” i The votes cast in compliance jwith said proposed amendments. and the canvass, declaration and jreturns thereof, shall be subjected tions as are provided by law for ®eneral elections in the State of Florida, IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I, have hereunto set my hand and affix- completed. WALLACE PINDER, . City Clerk. Busust 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 14,/ 18, 19 ed the Great Seal of the State of | Florida. at Tallahassee, the Capi- |} tal this the twenty-sixth day. of Fate, A. | (8RalL) Dr 198 4, CLAY CRAWFORD, Secretary of State septt-11-18-35; oet?- ite the same regulations and restric- | FOR SALE—1925 Ford touring in good condition. $175, terms. Apply manager Athletic Club. aug. 5-3tx | FOR FOR SALE—Overland Sedan three months old—value new $890—Sacrifice at $550. $275! down, balance 10 months—Key West Overland Co.—122 Dat St. -2tx | SHAFTING AND PULLEYS FOR| SALE CHEAP. Apply Citizen office. oa MISCELLANEOUS SPANISH—Dr. Rogers offers the | following rates on languages: | Spanish (beginners) $4 per mo. French, German, Latin and Greek, $6 per mo. Grinnell and Washington streets. Telephone 518 P. 0. Box 220 DELMONICO RESTAURANT A. LOPEZ & CO., Proprs. Fish a Specialty Meals at All Hours 218 Duval St. Key West, Fla. 42} . 5-dix profit to! jassevesssessscesle * . * ODD AND INTERESTING eececcooocoooscooocecs | An old bachelor says that he never married because marriage is a lottery, and Jotieries are illegal. ee cee eee eee eeeee The weight of a diver’s dress and equipment is nearly 200 pounds. London magistrates have serv- ed bic. that they will impose at etre on all motorists An ancient hostelry near Shaft- pritais England, is named “The isten Inn.” convicted of intoxication driving. Blind people are now enabled to play cards by means of a spe- cial pack bearing Braille charac- ters. Mrs. H. C. Britton of Chicago has given several square inches of her:skin for grafting upon her husband, who was severely burn- Oranges were recently sold~injed- Liverpool for a penny, owing to an unprecedented supply arriving from Spain. Jan Van Albert and Miss Kaatje Vandyk, each more, than eight feet tall, will shortly be married in London, and will be the tallest The new gold 20 lire piece of y ‘marritl coupde in the world. the Republic of San Marino is to bear the image of the saint from whom the little country takes its name. year-old Walter Dalby into the Nake at.St. Joseph, Mich., and then To encourage boys to take up |jumped in and saved the lad from cooking as a profession , London | drowning. has a school where they may ob- tain free lessons in the culinary art. Neat Rhinelander, Wis., a big lack bear jumped on the running }board ‘of an automobile, causing the driver to run into a ditch, but the bear escaped to the woods. Some medical scientists say that people who suffer from hay fever can ward off attacks of this un- pleasant ailment by living on a meatless diet. Mr: and Mrs. William Posgrave of Willesden, Eng., were sent to jail for kidnaping their own daugh- ter who had left home and secured a position to support herself. After taking the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws at the great Cambridge uni- versity a young man of Sheffield joined the police force. When a customer suggested that Anthony Palli, a Chicago barber, should give customers an anesthe- |tic before shaving them, Palli beat him up and was sent to jail. A. weighing-machine, resigned for use in the ordinary retail store, is so finely constructed that it will weigh anything from a hu- man heir to articles of forty pounds. As‘a precaution against possible legal complications, Craig Adkins and Miss Pegzy Benty secured marriage licenses in both Mary- El Ashar, where some sfadents “| INTERESTING NOTES while | An unidentified man kicked 14-!| SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1926. land and the District of Columbia, jtor, engineer, salesman and tax! inspectors, and district nurses. * as the Spe in ane they were | collector. married stands on the line between \ them. ; The first educational association The City of Mexico maintains | in the United States was formed |a School of Public Health for the| at Middletown, Ct.,in 1799, under Captain. W. S. C. Stephens, re-/ technical training of herlth in-| the name of the “Middlesex Coun- cently ordained as a Canadian | spectors, laboratory ass stants,; ty Association for the Improye- suntetes, 3 has been a soldier, avia-) sanitary inspectors, food and milk| ment of Common Schools.” Z Regarding The Toll Bridges The attention of the bond electors is called to the fact that the form of ballot for the Referen- dum as published under Notice of Election in The Citizen last evening is misleading.. A committee of free holders waited on Mr. Malone this morning, calling his attention to this fact, and the Coun- ty’s Attorney gladly consented to see that the ballot was altered. By inserting the word “annually” after the figures ‘ $690,000.00", the corrected ballot will read: Shall Monroe County enter into » contract pledging to pay $600,000.00 a: ally, or any part thereof that may be needed, to secure the construction of otll bridges under franchise contract from No Name Key, Florida, to Lower Matecumbe, Florida, or over such other routs as mey be selected, in order to connect said oversea highway or not? Bond electors should real careful’y the preamble of the bailot as published under Notice of They should bear in mind these facts: (1) In the lenguaze of the man in the street, Men- roe County is guaranteeing the interest on the bridge bonds; (2) Ths matter of ‘the County's leasing’ the bridge is mtrely a legal shift and: will le explained leter; (3) The firét tolls that are collected will go towards paying the bond interest ($600,000.00 annually); (4) If the pople of this County are at all douktful as to whether or not the traffic over tho bridges will at least pay 6 per cent oe on the bongs, then why should we expect the northern bankers to go into it? Election. Many people believe that the Toll Bridges will be a paying proposition. LET US SHOW OUR OWN FAITH IN THE BRIDGES BY AT LEAST GUARANTEEING THE INTEREST ON THE BONDS. VOTE “YES” QN THE REFERENDUM. have come into collision ith the | authorities for daring to wear European dress, is ‘obably...the |. the world. ft airo and gives gratuitous igistruction to 10,000 Mohammedan students from all over the, Avorld. A medical authority declares that hearty sneezing is evidence of a robust constitution. People in feeble health seldom sneeze. For the purpose or a single state banquet at Buckingham Pelacg; four tons or more of gold. plate are transported from Windsor Castle. a A church in Fayeite, Iowa, is to havé a fireplace made of 105 rocks, which is the number of j times that rocks are mentioned in the Bible. The rocks are to be! sent by Methodist missionaries | from all parts of the world. Switserland was probably ‘the first country to require that al-| cohol used for industrial purpose} be denatured so at to be unfit for | drinking. This it did in +1887, | when the sale of spirits was made | a state monoply in, Switzerland. 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