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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12
NOMAN'S CLUB OF
ISLAND CITY DIS
PLAYS GREAT INTER-
EST In ACTIVITIES
Especial To The Citizen)

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla,
March lz.-Among the yari-
Gus phases of zoning and city
planning which will be taken
up at the 18th National Com
ference Of City Planners
here the last three days Of
fhis month, and the first day
of April at West Palm
Beach, plans which win be Of
specific interest for Florida
just now are to Be given
large confederation.
Among these are the locating
Of public buildings in the city
plan, the development of CONNER
cial ports, the routing Of transit
lines, the provisions for streets
to serve both now and in the
future.
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veIopment Of commercial ports
must, naturally, as Key West
<~m..Mm s.~x~ a.
~ .a 1so i.ns lol ca1y psahhing'
consideration given zoning work
In the Island City.
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has within few days put itself
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12
SENATE TAKES FINAL
ACTION ON MEASURE

MAShANGIUNs MAxEn 4Z---
The senate has taken final action
on . measure authorizing the war
department 60 issue q certificate
Of discharge for soldiers dismissed
from the army for miwepresenta-
tion Of age- The measure haz
passed the house and differences
have been adjusted IN eonferenee-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12
HEAD OF HOME
MISSION BOARD
DIES In ATLANTA

ATLANTA. Ca. March i2s--
DIR. John Frederick PErser. ~,
president Of the Home Mission
Board Of the Southern Baptist
convention. died today at his home
here following an illness Of more
than . month.
Heart disease. superinduced By
prolonged influenxa, and pHsu-
monia complications was assigned
- the immediate cause ef ais
death.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12
SPECIAL PROGRAM
|. AT BAND CONCERT
NBAYVIEW PARK
BANDMAsTER REASON Sell
EcTs MANY EXCELLENT
NUMBERS TO BE RENDERED
AT EVENT THIS EVENING

The band concert to be given at
Bayview Park this evening, be-
ginning at 7:45 o'clock, under the
leadership of Bandmaster Reason,
viii consist Of many special num-
bers selected for the entertain
ment Of the music-loving public
Of Key West.
An outstanding feature of the
evenings program win be So
prano solo entitled, "When You
and ! Were Young, Maggie by
Mrs. Eva Torano. The program
follows:
Part One
March. Under the Double Eagle
Wagner.
Fox Trot, Aggravatin' Papa
Turk.
Overture, Hungarian Comedy
Ke9ler-Bela.
Fox Trot Let It Rain, Let II
Psu--Friend.
Selection, Nile. Modiste-Her-
bert.
Fox Trot, l Miss MY swiss-Gil-
bert.
Part Two
Descriptive American and In
dian Fantasia (The Death of Gus
terlJohnson.
Piccolo Solo Chant Du Rossig.
noll, Filipovsky-Mr. E. Wilson,
Fox Trot, Seminola-Warren.
Soprano Solo. Alohe oe. When
You and l Were Young, Maggie
Mrs. Eva B. Torano
The Star Spangled Banner
Key.
HUBERT REASON.
Conductor.
The Death Of Custer, synopsis
Sioux Indian war dance night be.
fore battle. Indians yelling and
war whoops. Bngle calls IN camp.
before forming for line of march
Approach of the American cavalry
Approach Of cavalry with bans
playing Red. White and Blue. In
dians responding with their Gus
tomary war music. Battle seen.
little Big Hornl in which Castel
lost his life. Diree. Indians rejoic
ing after battle. Scalp dance
Burial OF Custer hy General Ben
tine and cavalry. Finale, "Nearel
Ny God To Thee
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12
FINAL ACTION

shy Assaslssed pressl
WASHINGTON, March H.
Final congressional action on the
resolution for the leasing OF Mus
Gle Shoals was deferred today at
the request Of Senator MeKellar
democrat, Tennessee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12
COMMITS SUICIDE

BRADENToN. Fla-. March Il.
Nv. l. Buekland, es. real estate
man Of Palmetto. eommifted sub
eied yesterday afternoon at his
heme in that city.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19
DELAWARE HAD FIRST
TELEPHONE in 1873
So Says Annual Report of
Diamond State Telephone
Company

- Delaware's 8 first telephone was in
trOduced by William T. Westbrook in
April, 1878, says the annual report OF
the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany, recently released.
Pioneer telephone service was con-
fined to two or more telephones at
tached to the same line, continues the
report. AS these lines grew in number,
the problem of establishing inter-cOm-
municatiOn between them was solved
by the use of switchbOards. Here the
lines terminated and operators made
the desired connections. The first
switchboard was installed in Whining
ton in 1879.
In many of the communities small
companies were organized. No attempt
was made to connect these companies
to each other or to even extend the
service beyond the community limits,
except i'll very few cases.
Eventually and through the far
sightedness of Hon. Harry A. Rich
ardsOn, who is still identified with the
affairs of the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company as a Director, the
need for connecting up these small
companies was apparent. Progress,
after this idea was recognized, was
rapid. In 1897 the Diamond State
Telephone Company was organized.
Subsequently agreements were made
with the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company whereby it became
possible for all telephone users in Del
aware to reach or to be reached from
any telephone operated by the Bell
System.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19
he Nickel Plate decision put aside

the Nickel Plate decision put aside
temporarily.
The Department of Justice has al
so been active in halting the merger
of food companies. An organization
was forced to combine the activities
of several strings of chain stores
but a consent decree stopped the
proceedings. While business inter
ests are prevented from combining,
the farm organizations are not at
all discouraged at their prospects.
The farmers have a number of legis-
lative Representatives in Washing
ton working on plans to bolster up
the farm cooperative movement.
Several bills have been introduced
but the more drastic measures con-
templating price control of products
are frowned upon by congressional
leaders. The situation in the farm
districts is not so bad at present
that emergency measures will be
necessary as was enacted by Con-
gress a few years ago.
The question of conservation will
undoubtedly be projected into the
political arena, particularly in the
West. Little publicity has been Civ
en- to the hearings on the so-called
Stanfield bill to set up local boards
of review, in districts where there
are national forest, for the purpose
of passing upon applications for
grazing permits. The Stanfield bill
was bitterly opposed by the Depart
ment of Agriculture which has con-
troll of the Forest Service. The De-
partment put in a substitute bill and
acrimonious remarks were passed
freely at the hearings. The Govern
ment limited rather broadly that the
local members would be inclined to
favor stock raisers and give little
thought to the conservation feature
of forestry. The Department wants
the power to pass upon applications
in order that the shrubs and grow
ing trees will not be destroyed by
hordes of cattle roaming through the
forests in search of food. Thus, the
battle between organized stockmen
and the Forest Service has been
brought to a sharp issue.
A congressman's Importance as
compared to his constituents has
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19
Tomato Growers Worried About
Outlook For The Coming Season
Big Stock In Storage And Demand At Low Ebb Causes Discussion
About Reducing Acreage--Iay Looms As Competitor To
American.GrOwn Product.

in the country are also said to be
making larger contracts for toma-
toes this year than ever before.
In Delaware, the Camden plant
last year expected a million baskets,
with what Maryland could give. But
the company makes no contracts for
tomatoes in Delaware or the Eastern
Shore, but agents go into the market
and buy tomatoes, paying the price,
whatever it is at the time.
To add to the problem, Italy last
fall shipped 100000 cases Of tOma-
toes to this country and sold them.
The Italian product reached here at
the start of the market when prices
were up near the dollar mark doz-
en-. When the American product
came along, the price began to fall
and has been sliding ever since.
From 95 cents a dozen it got down
to IS cents and if there was no de-
mand for the tomatoes it might
reach even more lower levels.
Reports from abroad cause con-
siderable apprehension among the
American tomato growers because it
is rumored that because Italy made
out so well last fall, that the grow
ers are preparing to send over a to-
tai of about 100000 cases the COM
ing fall. That would still further
complicate matters.
With half the crop of last summer
unsold and no demand, the tomato
farmers of Delaware and Maryland
are sore put to know what to do.
There is a general inclination to cut
down the acreage, but with foreign
/ tomatoes coming here and being sold
that seems a foolish thing to do. One
redress seems to be legislation that
would place a tariff on foreign i'm
ports of tomatoes into this country.
Some Delaware farmers have not
received a penny for tomatoes they
hauled to canneries last summer and
to these the matter is one of the ut
most Importance. Gamers are all at
sea as to what course to pursue. The
New Jersey growers who have con-
tracted are assured of what will be-
come of their output but to the Della
ware group anu Eastern OuOIe lar
mers there is no such assurance.
Some Gamers have offered twelve
dollars a ton, but this doesn't give
the farmer much, if any, margin of
profit. and many declare there is no
profit at that figure.
Some phases of the situation may
be discussed at a meeting Of market
ing officials to be held in Baltimore
within the next few days.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19

Not for many years have the to-
mato growers of Delaware and the
Eastern Shore of Maryland been up
against the proposition that appears
to confront them this spring. Rough
ly estimated there is about half the
crop of last years canned tomatoes
still stored away in Delaware and
the Eastern Shore, unsOld, and as
the tomato crop is one of the largest
grown, particularly in Delaware, the
question OF whether to reduce the
acreage or try to compete with for
eign-grown crops which began COM
ing to these shores the past year is
a problem which the marketing eX-
perts and farmers have not yet de-
cided.
The perplexities of the situation
are added to by the program which
Campbell's of Camden, Heinz and
Snyder and other large packers of
tomatoes have set up for their es-
Establishments. Throughout New Jer-
sey from which state Campbell's get
most of their tomatoes, the company
has, according to reliable informa-
tiOn, been making contracts with
farmers at $22 a ton.
Previously and late last year,
Campbells maintained weighing sta
tions and provided transportation
from many points in South Jersey
for tomatoes to their Camden manu-
factory. All the farmers of given
section had to do, was to haul their
tomatoes to that point, where Camp
bells through trucks, train and boat
weighed them and attended to the
transportation. The price contracted
for was SIT a ton. But this year, the
Camden plant is contracting in Jer-
sey at a rate reputed to be S22 a ton
and the farmers must weigh and
make arrangements to see that their
tomatoes reach Camden safely and
in good condition.
As q result of this new plan, many
trucking concerns have already ar
ranged to take care of the farmers
when the tomato crop arrives and
will stand responsible for getting
the tomatoes to Camden in good con-
dition. The reports coming to Della
ware farmers are that the contracts
made in Jersey are larger than be-
fore. The Campbells plant is also
contracting for tomato pulp from In
diana farmers, where it is said be-
cause of the. difference in the soil,
the tomatoes are not so watery and
make up into pulp better.
Heinz and Snyder and one or two
other of the largest tomato packers
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19

been brought to light this week by
an incident in the House Office
Building. A newcomer to Congress
was discussing his devotion to his
constituents and the hard work
which fell to his lot as congressman,
stressing the interest he had in the
peoples welfare. Actions, however,
speak louder than words. This con-
gressman apparently thought that
his office was above the people be-
cause he used special elevator
and told his constituents in a con-
descending way that they would
have to ride on the regular lift. This
congressman actually believed that
his position was so exalted that the
constituents could not ride on the
elevator with others of his ilk. May
be the voters will have another word.
Several members of Congress have
passed the word that they do not
like the work incidental to their po-
sition and would have the average
man believe that they accept re-
nomination at a tremendous sacri-
flee and solely in the interest of the
dear people," There are notorious
cases where congressman appear at
their offices only on rare occasions
and then largely to draw their
checks. While it is true that the
honor draws many men of wealth to
Congress, the sordid side of salary is
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19
INSTALL A TELEPHONE
in your home and let your relatives
and friends keep in touch with you.
The cost is surprisingly small.
Many Investors in State

There are 2,OS6 stockholders of the
Diamond State Telephone Company
Preferred Stock in Delaware, says the
annual report of that organization
just released. When the stock was put
on the market last June, 1858 shares
were applied for, or more than twice
the amount that was for sale.
In addition to this stock there is also
held in Delaware 22,753 shares of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company stock. The people of Della
ware, other than employees, own 21,-
668 shares of this stock. The remain
ing 1,OS5 shares are held by the en-
plOyees of the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19

to the raising of sunken tug from
the bed of the creek. The cable was
entangled in the gearing of the tug
and as the latter was raised, the cable
was pulled from its moorings and
dragged up the creek.
The splice connecting the submarine
cable and the underground cable on
the city side was forcibly torn apart
and the end of the submarine cable
was lost in the mudbed of the creek.
Wire Chief c. L. Caulk, of the Will
mington Central Office, reported that
the repair crew had difficulty finding
it. 1t was not until q tug was rented
by the Telephone Company that the
cable end was located and fshed up
from its muddy resting place by grap-
pling irons.
The prompt restoral of the service
was a source of qualification to the
hundred telephone subscribers who
were affected by the break.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19
MANY TELEPHONES
ADDED LAST YEAR
Brings Total of Delaware's
Telephones Over $4,000

According to the annual report of
the Diamond State Telephone Company
just released, 1888 telephones were in
stalled in Delaware during 1925. Dur
ing the same period, 2,568 were dis
connected, leaving a net growth for the
year of LOIS telephones.
At the end of the year more than
$4,000 telephones were operating in
the State, providing avenues of COM
munication for the $4,000 local calls
and 4,500 toll calls that every day were
connected through the switchbOards.
Since the telephone is undoubtedly
a barometer for business, the realiza-
ton that the yearly total of Della
wares calls approximates 1O,00O,OOO
local calls and 100000 out-of-town
calls gives a very clear picture of the
volume of Delaware s commercial ac-
tivities.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19

also a fatal attraction for many. In
quiries show that many members of
the House and Senate could not
earn $4,000 year in their home
town.
The debate on the Muscle Shoal
issue continues to rage without any
thing being accomplished. It is said
that there are some legislators in
the South who would like to have
the controversy continued indefinite
ly in order to make it a campaign
issue in their districts.
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
(From Nation Editorial Association)
Especial to Chronicle)

/
Washington, March 10-Develop-
ments in various congressional dis
tricts is bringing the question of
patronage squarely to the attention
of the powers that be-" Favors of
this kind are ordinarily oils essen
tial to a well kept political machine.
The patronage system is always pro-
ductive of ill feeling but the feelings
are lessened when the favors are
judiciously conferred:
The surveys in various districts
where the primaries are close at
hand indicates the need of bestowing
political recognition even upon the
lowly "wardheeler" Hence, we find
the campaign managers of the pres
ent incumbents scanning appropria-
ton bills with an idea of finding a
job for deserving party worker"
and creating vacancies which can be
filled by the favored few. 1t is not
always good ethics but it is invari-
ably good politics.
Efforts have been made to keep
the patronage system cut to the
bone. The Civil Service Act of 1888,
which was intended as a cure for
the spoil system, has been amended
at various times but the choice pol
itical plums have been kept free
from competitive examinations. The
Civil Service Commission states:
Our administrative system now
presents the anomaly of filling
certain inferior positions by the
test of merit, and changing ev-
cry four years the higher posi-
tions collectors of customs, col
lectors of internal revenue, post
masters, and chiefs of bureaus),
in which the largest capacity
and longest subordinates to in
experienced and incompetent su-
periors, to the decentralization of
the public service. The repeal
of the four-year tenure would
not change the present method
of appointing, but would pro-
mote the retention in the public
service of faithful and efficient
officers"
However, the need for political
rewards, particularly positions car
rying high-sounding titles, is so
great that it is conceded no legisla-
ton will ever wipe out this favorit-
ism feature.
The Federal Departments have
been playing hobb with proposed
consultations in commerce and
transportation. The recent decision
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission against the financing plan
of the VanSweringen Interests
struck a body blow at legislation de-
signed to further railroad consoli-
dation. Senator Cummins, of Iowa,
had the backing of the Administra-
ton and proposed measures which
have as their purpose the untangling
of railroad difficulties. Whatever
chances the legislation had at the
first session of the 69th Congress,
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19
Georgetown

James E. Goslee and Joseph H
Cox, Jury Commissioners of SUISSE
county, have drawn the following
petit Jurors for the Superior Cour
and Court of General Sessions, il
and for Sussex county, for the Apri
term, 1926:
First District-George Baynum
Milford; w. Franklin Dawson, Lin
coin City; John S. Isaacs, Milford
George W. Clendaniel of T., Milford
Second District-Charles NJ. Scott
Bridgeville; Joshua S. Spanish
Greenwood; Robert Lofland, Green
wood; Clarence H. Nelson, Bridge
vile.
Third District-Medford L. Wat
son, Sr., Seaford; Daniel H. Gala
way, Bridgeville; Riley Wright, Sea-
ford; William Edward Handy, Sea-
ford.
Fourth District-Thomas B. Bry-
an, Georgetown; John B. Messick of
NJ, Bethel; William L. Lowe, Sea-
ford.
Fifth District-Frank Sample, Del
mar; Sydney P Goslee, Laurel; John
H. Baker, Laurel; William R. Phil
lips, Delmar.
Sixth District-John E. McGee,
Millsboro; Edward +. Toomey,
Stockley; E. Ralph Wootten, Gum
boro; Andrew J. Campbell, Frank
ford.
Seventh District-William B. Der
rickson, Selbyville; Norman Davis,
Selbyville; Ralph c. Steele, Millville.
Eighth District-ThOmas c. Stock
ley, Harbeson; Abraham L. Belts,
Millsboro; Alvin L. Joseph, Mils-
borO.
Ninth District-Harry B. Boyer,
Georgetown; Charles Calhoun,
Georgetown; John F. Kaiser,
Georgetown.
Tenth District-Alvin s. Hopkins,
Lewes; Norman Dodd, Midway;
William c. Marshall, Lewes; Nor
man Porter, Milton.
The residence of Mrs. Clara R.
Short and Josephine Faucet on
Pine street has been newly painted.
The threshermen and farmers will
hold a meeting in the Sussex county
court house on Saturday, March 20,
at 1880 p. m.
The Georgetown Firemen will hold
a supper and bazaar in Holson's
Garage on North Bedford street on
March 18th, 18th and goth. Chicken
salad supper, Use. Candy booth, blan-
ket booth, cake and ice cream booth.
Frank NJ. Jones, Esq, has been
appointed delegate by Wesley M. E.
Church of this town to attend the
M. 3. Conference at Dover, begin
ming March oath. E. Harley Ryon,
reserve.
At a meeting of the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the NJ. p Church held last
Thursday night the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. Lavinia Johnson;
vice president, Mrs. Jacob M. Sam
mons; secretary, Mrs. John King;
assistant secretary, Mrs. Edward
King; treasurer, Mrs. John T. Cal
houn; parsonage commissioners,
Mrs. Ira PettyjOhn, Mrs. Frank
Green, Mrs. Harvey SalhOun; visit
ing committee to report SICK TO pas
tor, Mrs. Ira Pettyjohn, Mrs. Nehe-
miah Marvel, Mrs. John Wilson,
Mrs. Samuel Register.
The U. S. Civil Service Commission
has announced an examination to
be held at Lewes to fill the position
of rural carrier at Georgetown, on
March 31st. The date of the examina-
tion will be stated on the admission
cards mailed to applicants. After the
close Of receipt Of applications,
blanks may be obtained from the va
cancy Office mention above or from
the U. S. Civil Service Commission,
at Washington, D. c., age 1S to so.
Headed by Corporal Raymond D.
Ingram of the State Police Force, an
effort is being made to get all veter-
Milford chronicle., 1926-03-19
OPERATOR MARRIED

Hazel Hudson, night operator at
Shelbyville for the Diamond State
Telephone Company, was recently mar
ried to the son of DR.. Roberts, of Mil
ford. The romance grew out of a meet
ing of the young couple at a basket
ball game, where Miss Hudson repre-
sented the local high school team and
Mr.. Roberts refereed the game.