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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-30

IoTELsThe leading hotels the Casa Marina, built
operated by the Florida East Railroad Com
pany. the La Concha. a modern fre-proof hotel the
Oversee Commercial Hotel and the jefferson Com
lmerca Hotel
cvc-Good Schools Police Protection
of the best Fire Departments in the United
Paved Streets. Good City Parks Municipal Golf Course
NEwsPAPERs-The Morning Call The Key West Citizen.
RALRoADs-The Florida Railroad operates trains
to and from New York and intermediate points
Railroad Car ferries ply between Key West and
Havana. 1t is expected that the Seaboard Air
Line viii construct railroad into Key West thus
assuring direct communication with the West Coast
of Florida, the Gulf Ports and the Central States
sTEAMsHPSThe Mallory Line to New York and Galveston
The Pennsular & Occidental Steamship Com
pany Tampa and Havana. The Gulf & South
ern Steamship Company to Miami and New Or
leans
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. colored water Wonderful
Yachting Best fishing in Florida. Coli
and Tennis. Bathing the year round Coun-
try Club (under construcon). The Over
Sea Highway the Keys connecting Key
West with the mainland win be the most
remarkable highway in the South when
completed.
ADVANTAGES. Tropical climate The Oversee High
way, now under construction. paraleling the
Florida East Coast Railroad over the Keys win
permit through automobile travel from New
York to Key West and. with the ferry serv-
ice practically through travel from Canada
any point in the United States to Havana
3. Fresh water to be piped in. This improves
ment has been favorablT acted upon BY the
Florida legislature. 4. There many
; developments the intermediate Keys. Most
of the Keys being purchased in their entirety
and being converted into beautiful estates.
s. Key West is the County seat Of Monroe
County. g. Considerable construction 4
being carried throughout the City and
good deal is contemplated for the i'm
mediate future. Among the proposed improve
ments is boulevard which is to be a shore
drive around the Island. This construction has
already been authorized and the contract
awarded. 2. The rise in the value Of Key
West property has only recently commenced.
8. There n why Key West viii not
become q ideal and popular Winter resort
the hotel accommodations bathing, facilities for
golf and tennis etc. equal viii equal those
of any Florida resort, while the fishing is much
of any Coast. 0. The Fiords
Keys q Yachtman's Paradise with safe har-
bors and beautiful scenery and Key West Il
bound be headquarters for at least the
southern half Of he Keys
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
CITY AND STATE
LEAD IN SURVEY
Have High Figures in Build
ing Activities.

Business prosperity In both Indi-
ana and Indianapolis is shown in a
building survey by r. w. Straus 3
Co., New York, which lists the State
among the twelve leading ones and
gives the city berth on the roster
of twenty-five cities leading in con.
struction activities.
Indianapolis building permits for
October totaled $2,292, $50, the report
shows, while the States volume of
permits was $7,6S6,011. In Septem.
Der the city's figure was 81 ,7S9, 067.
the October increase denoting
strengthening of the winter building
movement, as permits usually de-
creased in October as compared with
the preceding month.
The twenty-five leading cities re-
ported a total volume of s2,232 ,000,-
600 i'm building activities for the first
zen months Of 1926.
States other than Indiana in the
rrst twelve are New York. Illinois.
California, Pennsylvania. Michigan.
Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Florida Texas and Wisconsin.
The four cities in Indiana, other
than indianapolis, having the highest
figures in October, are Gary, $1,2s3.-
CTS; Evansville, $1,2SS.O79; South
Bend, $SS9,723, and Fort Wayne,
S532 sol.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
WHEAT OPENINGS
FRACT|ONALLY OFF
News Extremely Bearish-
Corn Steady to Lower.
BH United Press

Bu United Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Despite pro-
nounced bearish sentiment, wheat
was influenced by the stronger
Liverpool opening and opened but
fractionally lower on the Chicago
Board of Trade today.
Wheat opened &c to &c lower,
Buenos Aires opened lower this
morning, If view Of glowing crop
prospects in the Argentine. The big
break of last week finds longs here
pretty well liquidated, and local trad
ers expect this factor to slow up
selling. Little increase is expected
in the visible supply this week.
Corn opened unchanged to "a cent
lower. Feeling in this pit is two.
sided, and any rally in wheat is
thought to be sufficient to bring an
advance. Recent weather, although
ideal for curing, is interfering with
the transportation of the new crop
to market, and the large stocks con-
tinue to be a depressing factor.
Oats opened unchanged in all po-
sitions.
Provisions opened unchanged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
TAXCUTT|NGPL
BECOMES TARGET
Of TRIPLE DRIVE
Leaders of Both Parties and
c. of C. Oppose Pro-
gram.
Times Woshinoton bureau.

1929 Netc YORK AreHae
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The
Coolidge Mellon income tax reduction {
plan has become further begged.
Representative w. II. Green Of
Iowa, Republican chairman OF the
House Ways and Means Committees;
Representative Cordell Hull OF Ten
nessee, Democratic tax expert. and
the United States Chamber Of Conf
merce join in various degrees of OPP
position.
Green attacked vigorously Treas.
ury Secretary MELONS theory that
millionaires tax and a poor mans
should be reduced by the same per.
centage. This development donned
extra importance because Green, In
1924, made the original proposal for
reduction Of all personal income
taxes by q uniform percentage and
because Of his Craftsmanship Of the
committee which writes the tax bills,
Times have changed since 1924"
Green explained. "Then every ono
was paying a high tax and a uniform
reduction could be applied with some
degree of fairness. Not now. A Is
per cent reduction now would mean
almost nothing to the average tax.
payer. 1t would mean u great deal
TO the man with more than 81 900, 900
a year income. The millionaires got
reduction enough when Congress, IN
the 1925 tax bill. placed the maxi.
mum rate at 20 instead OF rs per
cent, as first proposal. A 10 per
cent credit on next years taxen
would mean cutting the maximum to
II per cent
Just a few minutes earlier Secre.
tary Mellon had declared in favor of
uniform reduction for all tax.
payers, declaring Is per cent might
be possible with an estimated
$500, 900, 900 surplus.
THE surplus" said Green, Should
be used toward the public debt, not
toward tax reduction"
Representative Hull also opposed
any tax refund, explainingI
You cannot reach all the tax.
payers that way. The majority
would get little benefit. We should
repeal the still existing war taxes,
including the auto and theater lev.
les. The Government has collected
moro than s900,0o0,O0 In auto taxes
alone and has spent only about $500.
000,0 on Federal road aid"
Meanwhile, tho United States
Chamber of Commerce has opened II
fight for permanent reduction OF
corporate income taxes, az opposed
TO temporary reduction. All SUMNER
corporations have been flooding
Congressman with demands that the
fiat tax be reduced from 1917 to 10
per cent. Feeling that the present
treasury surplus may be the last for
long time. they have been deter.
mined TO get as much permanent
benefit from 1t as possible, A 70.
fund on 1925 taxes, rs proposed by
Coolidge. or a credit on 1929 taxes,
as proposed by Mellon, might leave
them a year hence still paying the
present rate, 1914 per cent,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22

Run of 5000 With Bulk at
$11.75@12-Top,
SIP.

The hog market at the Indian
apons Livestock Exchange opened
the new week steady with Saturdays
closing prices. A fair run which
fitted the demand, together with
about steady values in other market
ing centers, led to unchanged prices
locally.
The run was estimated at 5000
porkers with 272 hold-ovefs that
were added to the total fresh offer
ing. Packing sows were steady to
% cents lower at $9.50@11. Top
was $12, with bulk selling at S11.75'
@12.
Hog Price Range
Hogs weighing 12O-140 lbs. were
sold at $11.S5; 14O-175 lbs. $12; 275-
800 lbs. $11.75, and 800 lbs. up,
$11@11,60.
The cattle market was steady. Re-
ceipts were estimated at 500 bovines.
Feet steers sold at s7.5O@105O; bulk
stocker and feeder steers, $6.50@7.75:
beef COWS. S4.75@6, and low cutters
and cutter cows, S3.50Q4.75.
Calves Higher
Calves were active with a run esti
mated at 400. Good and choice veal
ers were so cents higher at $14
down. Heavy calves were quoted at
$6.50Q9.
In the sheep and lamb department
some native lambs were strong to
so cents higher; top, S19. Bulk fat
lambs, $11Q13; bulk Gull lambs,
s5.50QS5o; ewes were 81 down and
bucks, $305. Receipts were esti-
mated at 600.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
Commission Row
PRICES To RETAILERS
ERULTk

Apples-Fancy, Grimes Golden bpl,
Gus, 4O-ib.. So Wolf River 46-ib basket
back K RS' Box
to 5Ss n B. 's "a Sse& s 10 6o 80 tsss
ported layer. lob box. SI3O@210
Observation-Disclosures melons crate
Honey-24,cake crate s4.6O@o
Casabas-Per crate. $3.50
GOc0uuts--f ancy Ismalcas sack of 100
Grapefruit-Extra fancy So: Florida
Cranberries-Fancy hlsck. half barrels
Observation-Disclosures. 26 6@ss9s sSS.a45o
Nuts--Indiana chestnuts ID. l6G 80.
shellbark hickorynuts h., a &c: blck
walnuts 3@31ac ID: English walnuts 90
PesTs@oreson s. box: 0SesoU Dan
SOiP e q TSHi - Indiana i2-pt case
syiS Rsgs New Y1SE
Concords. 16-lb basket. 05c
Pomegranates-Califo $3.50 ne
Tangerine1aFlqrida. $3.50 per = box
Observation-Disclosures. 81 per crate.
VEGETABLES
ArUcnOKeS - CdllIOrnla III 20 M ~
dozen.
Asparagus-S6 crate.
Bea g LoHisisIps so green 81 90
" B Hr7usssi SDroutsoFsncy california 4oc
Cabbage-Holland seed &c h.: red cab
Celery Cabbage-H. G.. S125 dozen.
Cauliflower-Colorado crt. 81 75M2.
Celery-Michigan squares. 81 30 box
Michigan rough. 1925 al $50 per two
third crate: Michigan Jumbo. 81 IS dozen
Cucumbers-Ho thouse So 80
Eggplant-FlOrida 81 crate
Garlic-Pound 10m121ac.
Kale-H. G.. bu.. 75c.
Lettuce-Western Iceberg crt.. $3.50
Mang oes-H G. bu,. S1.6o@2..
Mushrooms-Pennsylvan So for 3-lb
basket.
CRIT. ST 90, green doz. Ace.
Peas@Caiifornia Sc per hamper.
Psrsley-H g. dOz punches DOC
parsnips bu.. 81 80: carrots bu. 81 30:
Capadian rutabages So crate.
Scuash-H. q. white summer bu. 761
Potatoes-MichiRan round white. sack
81 .25 a so: Minnesota Earlv Ohos 100
10. bag 81 a 30.
ShaIlots-Louisana. Toe per doz.
Radisnes-b q ions reds 4Oc: oui
Sweet 6otatoes-rancy Virginia NH
So 3.25: Indiana Jersey. bu.. 50 @2.25
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22

BD United Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Most OBJ
servers agreed that strength Of the
stock market in the closing session
last week was largely attributable to
the ease of the money situation, as
indicated by the fact that call money
was available at Az per cent for bor-
rowings over the weekend, notwith-
standing heavy Withdrawals on Fri
day.
Further testimony of the sound
ness of the credit situation was set
forth in the clearing house state
ment, published after Saturday.
close, which showed an increase in
surplus reserve of 1921 900, bring
inG, that itec up to $39, 900.
locks maintained confident tone
around noon, although irregularity
cropped out in various parts of the
list. Atlantic Coast Line sold off
17s to 206 on the announcement
that the company planned to in
crease authorized common stock by
$24,O00,OOO, of which $13,500,00O will
be offered at 500 to preferred and
common stockholders on the basis OF
one share for five held. Rights to
the new issue opened at 161a and
advanced to II.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
Other Livestock

CHICAGO. Nov. e9-cattle-Rec e 3 IS
higher; trade fairly active, killing 9yaalibtG:
so@S "a "a VT NTH s6oS yeatass % +
9 yeas Hs4sro R1HsE n5'SS srs
Sdbd5 90 ma 9EHas fster ec9s fat lamps
sSs sf 1ass & ns S1E d sss
steady; fet ewes s. g $50 choice aIS i9}ds
}{S s9s 'Rssat RsalH%
grdqys AVERAGES: t9p; sig d SY y 5 Sill no %
s sl4 TS a. !? 2 GSt lR sSts
ter ta phi niss D"ssffii"55o S%SY$, 0-''-' "
s stsePSS i5S or H' soo;S59 l6sso si5i5S
I99 35 1e9i299o Ibss s a933S 1 H. lao 20
Eecsipts 1000 Rg g6 S.oi weak 2 e e.
8 E gsT su'iSf G BOO e: RecsiPts
II SaSs s$ $i' $751; e%S' Bulk
Re H4sT 81 ffo6d6 9U!s NGv
4sS'$sS 81 f fSSS%@sSS 8. 5 81
$19@IT.. cattle@Receipts $500; mar
ket. steady to strong beef steers. SSjR ,O, q
Sft yfbs eef sow sseess low he eqter
and cutter cows $3;5Q@4;5o; ,vealers.
$13: heavy calves. SO G 7;50 bulk stock
ceipts. 300 market steady to strong:
top fat lambs, 1925 bulk fat lambs,
S13: bulk Gull lambs. $3.50: bulk fat
ewes SIS 06.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
INDIANA HAS HUGE
PEPPERMINT CROP
1926 Yield Doubles '25-Is
Meeting Demand.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 22.-The
1926 peppermint crop In Indiana was
Ast double that Of 1925, figures
6sed today by the department of
agricultural statistics at Purdue Uni
versity showed.
The crop consists Of $4,000 pounds
Of peppermint oil, distilled from 3d.
300-acre harvest.
Indiana leads in production, Mich
igan reporting 165, 900 pounds, while
Washington and Oregon are expected
to report from $4,000 to $4,000
pounds.
Indiana peppermint, generally con'
sidered to be without equal, has
Japan as strong competitor.
The Indiana oil is very strong and
for favoring purposes very little is
needed. According to statistics, In
dianas mint crop is large enough
to flavor six candy mountains the
size of Mt. Everest.
The oil is commanding price of
about $13 pound and has scared as
high as $26 in the last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
COTTON ESTIMATE
AGA|N|NCREASED
Yield of 49,, 399, 900 Bales Is
Now Predicted.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The
cotton crop this year will total 49,
399 900 bales, compared with a yield
of 16,103,6 bales in 1925, the Agri-
culture Department forecast today
d Conditions reported from the cot
tWpfields on Nov. a. The forecast
on Nov. was 1913, 900 bales.
Yield of lint cotton per acre was
placed at 1863 pounds, compared
with 1872 pounds last year.
The forecast today was 4S1 900
bales greater than estimated on Nov.
1 because larger production was re-
ported from North Carolina, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma
and Arkansas.
There is a tendenc yon the part
of many farmers who must employ
labor to leave low grade cotton in the
fields" the board said. The aver
age cost of picking this years crop
is $1.01 per 100 pounds Of seed cot
ton, compared with $1.27 last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
HOODOO CAR

VIENNA-The motor car in which
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria was
slain at Sarajevo, Bosnia, June 2S,
1914-the incident that precipitated
the World War-seems to be pur-
sued by tragedy, A dealer acquired
the automobile recently, and while
trying to pass another car. the ma
chine skidded. four of the party be.
Ing Killed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
TRAIN SHOP STUDIO

One of the most picturesque make
shift broadcasting studios in the
country is maintained by KOA. Den.
yer. at the Union Pacific Railroad
shops. A concert IS broadcast at this
studio once a week by the Union
Pacific employees band. Plenty of
train-yard atmosphere is supplied by
shrill whistles Of passing locomo-
tives, changing bells mad the vibrant
ring of hammer on anvil.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22

CONTRIBUTE IN
CIVIC CAMPO |GN
Fund Workers Hope to Raise
Deficit and Have Real
Thanksgiving.

With but four more days Ia com
plete solicitation the $500 workers
in the 1927 Community Fund cam
paign today sought TO secure the re.
naming S43,717 of the 1854, 900 quota
and making the weekend one of
real thanksgiving for the thlrty.slX
affiliated social service organizations,
A total OF $11s came In the first
mail from residents OF other cities
who were interested in seeing the
indianapolis Fund raised.
Another Link
=. Boden wrote accept the ell
closed as a link TO your strong chain
Of good deeds. with best wishes
from n New Yorker"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
In the Suga' Market
(Bv Thomson & McKinnon)

NEW YORK. Nov. 22-Higher prices
for sugar on top Of the advance which al;
over the weekend The assumption is that
the markets have not discounted fully the
probable effect of $500 900 Cuban crop
Saturday raw business was done at
3 ! 10 cents. This news made a particu-
coming more widespread. the recent in
crease in foreign purchases of Cuban raws
having no little influence in the market.
doubt that the announcement of the
closing down of a large British refinery
will receive more than passing attention;
The feeling of confidence in the improved
outlook for the entire industry is not like
lv to be easily shaken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
PRESTIGE IS AT STAKE
Flowers, MiddIeweight Champion to
Meet Eddie Huffman Tonight.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Tiger Flow.
ers, the worlds middleweight cham.
pion, meets Sailor Eddie Huffman
of Los Angeles here tonight in a
ten-round bout, but the Georgia
deacon's title is not at stake.
Much prestige is a stake however,
and the Negro titleholder cannot
afford to drop the decision to his
heavier opponent. VINO will outweigh
him by eight pounds.
The pair met on the coast some
time ago and Flowers was given the
decision after barely escaping defeat
in the earlier rounds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
Coal Gas Renders
.SeUen Unconscious

BU Untted PTeS5
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-When
James McMahon's mother was told
that "They Don't Answer" to her
phone call, she called neighbors, who
found him and six others in his home
unconscious ands near death from
coal gas. Mcmahon and another
man are in a hospital here. where
their condition is considered serious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
MERGER IS NOT
LEGAL IS CHARGE
Continued From Page u

ments this afternoon. and will be fol-
lowed by attorneys for the petition
ing companies.
The hearing is expected to con-
tinue over to Tuesday.
Matson quoted the Shively-Spencer
public utility act, the law establish
ing the Indiana public service com.
mission, and then abiding to
the Indiana Powers petition, as
serted, "by It's own statement It does
not own, operate, manage or control
any business. If we read the statute
clearly, 1t is not a public utility and
the commission therefore has no
jurisdiction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22

The public debt of the United
States reached its maximum on Aug.
81. 1919, when it stood at $26,594 ,OOO,-
900. On June 80 of this year the
gross debt was $40, 643, 900 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
COTTON PRICES SLUMP
Drop Is to 20 Points at New Orleans
Mart Following RepOrt.

BW TUffoF prPeS
NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. o.
Cotton prices here dropped Is to 20
points below their Saturday closing
levels on the reopening of the mar
ket after publication of the Govern
ment crop estimate today. The regu-
lar opening had been Steady, on the
theory that the bureau report had
been fully discounted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
Developments Rapid

Since the original merger petition
was filed on Oct. 81. developments
have been rapid. A week later
Wampler assigned the case for hear.
ing Nov. is. Resolutions were adopt
ed thereafter by the indianapolis
Federation of Community Civic
Clubs, the Chamber of Commerce
and the indianapolis Real Estate
Board condemning such a high cap.
italization and predicting q move to
increase rates. First motion for post
ponement was filed by attorneys for
the Chapman-Price steel Company.
the G. 81. Tire Company and the
American Foundry Company. Other
postponement motions also were
filed.
Charging that Samuel insult, Chi
cago utilities magnate, had injected
$4,000 in the 1924 Indiana cam.
paign to secure a favorable public
service commission. City Corporation
Counsel Alvah !. Rucker followed
with suit to restrain the State body
from hearing the case. On Nov. II
the restraining order was denied.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
SHIPPERS FORECAST

Lowest temperatures within ra-
dius of 200 miles of Indianapolis dur
ing the next twenty-four hours;
West and north, 20 to 80 degrees;
south and east, 25 to So.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
In the Cotton Market

AA (By Thomson & McKinnonl
lW YORK, Nov. OF do not attach
NNcs speculative importance to the Gov.
eminent figures to be published at II
q. m. Traders should take immediate ad-
vantage of any fluctuations they may
10 or Is points below the market. or sell
10 to Is points above. before the report
ocmes out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-22
40 rfn Ic

CHICAGO. NOV. Z2.-BugLeT-KPCeIpts
4Sg rss - seconds '3 81 4S
47c: frsts. rs "a; seconds SOC. Cheese
Twins: 23@ 23hc: o. Americas. 22% q 24e
turks, No; /, 39c; No, 2. ,2Qc; roosters
track. 39S wisconsin sacked rounC
whites, 50 IS 2.50 Minnesota sacked
round whites. 1925 a $40; Idaho sackeC
russets, S2.7503.