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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25

Martha Washington. and if you
don't believe me, see Captain
Skillings at the Milk street station.
The only thing that keeps you out
of the hoosegow or the psyche is
that you are an eyeful and too re-
spectacle looking to be romping
around a trainshed at this time in
the morning. So on your way"
Cab, loidy?" queried the taxi
man.
"Yes, take me up to Boston
Common she replied gaily. as she
did a couple of Charleston steps
to take the chilIs off her knees
and hoped into the machine.
And as the reporter, who was
officially delegated to meet
Spring, had yawned for the oath
time and was turning away to go
to bed, he heard the limb Of the
law mutter, It's awful stuff
they're selling these days.
But, by iingoes. it was Made
moiselle Spring after all, and one
didn't need an almanac to prove
Il Down on Boston Common the
youngsters broke forth with the
annual spring rash better known
as scrub baseball. Out ut River
side the canoe. a few OF them,
were out even though the fair oc-
cupants wore sweaters.
"A few venfarous souls wan
dered down to Revere Beach,
closed their eyes and imagined
they saw the flying horses. A
group of Brownies dipped into the
wild waves at L street, while here
and there on the golf links, be-
tween the snow drifts. certain gem
tIemen chased the merry white
pellet around.
Someone told Post man that
tulips were blooming on Beacon
Hill. He saw . lot of green
sprouts coming up. They might
have been onion sprouts You
cant prove horse by saddle.
Speaking Of horses. the bride
paths, still : biz muddy, were fair
~ well used yesterday.
$50 now that Spring has Of
ficiAiiy arrived. it j. mp 10 sosne-
one 70 see that little attention
i paid 20 her so she viii rensain
in Cur midse Il has been known
10 snow in ether years after
Spring flounced IN.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
Rapid Progress Highway
Construction at Key Largo
NINE MILES OF ROAD
WAY SURFACED DUR
ING OPERATIONS in
THREE WEEKS

Reports from Key Largo are to
khe effect that construction work
ON the Oversees Highway across
that inland Is progressing at sur
prizipgly rapid rate, The Jenner
Company having in three weeks
surfaesd nine miles of road from
= point one mile north of Key
Lnrge station to point south Of
Roek Harbor, the men working
day and night, and that operations
ara 70 be continued at this speedy
pace. The rock for this work Is
being blasted from the Las Palmas
sound, and il has been pronounced
100 per cent read building
mAserisL
Construction Is speeding along
also on the Dade county end. A
dragline Is working on the Over
Sea Dixie toward the scene of the
Eork being done by the Dade
county engineers. During the
present weekend It is proposed TO
move the machinery seven miles
up the road from this point TO
take up the work Of excavating
and depositing rock. This work
wilI ke done in carrying out the
contract signed some time ago by
the Key Largo developers and the
Over-Sea Company Of this city,
which calls for the placing Of 81
600 yards Of rock within 30 days
for the sum Of $4,000. The
Over Sea Company, upon the
terms Of the agreement, must pay
fifty dollars q day for each day
DFer the contract period that the
sob remains unfinished. The big
dragline is being handled by .
erew 81 Twelve experienced men.
Bunk and cook houses are being
prepared for the comfort Of the
esaplogees, and every effort IS be-
ing maae to speed up the work
ps RAPIDLY rs ppssihle, consistent
&ik.z f086 seryIEk
TIE large dredee just finished
and launched BY the rMeWilliams
Dredging Company Of Chicago,
wiR be fioated to Card Point and
Dat into service there's dredging
rock Cor road, constructing,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
LOCAL REALTORS
WILL ATTEND
STATE MEETING
v. a. JOHNSON AND WARREN
j. wATRoUs. KEY WEST
DELEGATION. LEAVE LAST
EVENING

President v. A. johnson and
Warren ]. Watrous, secretary, OF
the Key West Realty Board, left
last night over the Florida East
Coast Railroad to meet with state
realtors in Orlando.
Il was originally planned that
President johnson and Mr.. Wat
rous attend the convention BY
plane Charles II. Kstchum. local
xnpressutstiss Of Key Largo City
Properties, Incorporated. had Of
fered "Miss Key Largo City" the
companys plane. to take the dele
gates to Orlando. Word was re.
ceived last night that miss Key
Largo City" had broken one Of
her wings. and the realtors left by
rail.
Mr.. Watrous will attend the
conference Of the secretaries OF
the various real estate boards, who
will gather at Orlando from all
over the state of Florida. Thii
meeting will be held Friday.
Mr.. Johnson win meet with the
board Of governors, composed of
the presidents Of the real estate as.
sociations of the state. The board
of governors will meet on Satur,
day.
A big banquet is planned for
both the secretaries and the gov
ernors Friday evening.
Mr.. johnson and Mr.. Watrous
win rettsrn to Key West Monday,
and will have much Interesting
material TO report at the luncheon
of the Key West Realty Board on
Monday. Before returning Mr..
johnson viii stop at Key Largo.
Among the important matters
to be taken up by the board Of
governors viii be the amendment
Of the bylaws of the Florida State
Real Estate Association. Sugges-
tions for the good of the asso-
citation win be made by the indi-
vidual governors, based on opin-
ions Of local boards.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
YOUTHS MURDER AGED
SCHOOL HEAD AFTER
GIVING THEM LIFT IN
AUTOMOBILE
lRr Annaclnfed rIea.l

MdLLEDGEvILLE, Ca, March
25.-Ted L. Coggeshall. Clayton,
Ill., and Floyd McClelland, Broc-
ton. N. Y, were eleetrocuted here
today, for the murder a year ago
of Professor w. C. Wright, super
intendent Of Putnam county
schools.
The crime for which the de-
PENDANTS paid the penalty was
one of the most atrocious to hap
pen in Georgia in recent years.
On the morning of March (, 1925,
Prof. w. C. Wright. aged super
intendent Of Putnam county
schools, left Covington, Ca. for
an inspection trip. Several hours
later, motorists found him wan
dering on the roadside, beaten
and robbed. They carried him to
a hospital at Eatonton and Wright
managed 10 explain before he
died that he had given a lift to
some young men who had attack
ed him. The day following the
attack the professors automobile
was found near Bishop. Ca, and
| q few hours later. Coggeshall,
McC ClelIand. and Sam Scarborough.
of Tampa. Fla, were arrested and
charged with the crime. Scar
borough turned states evidence
| and signed a confession in which
he declared Coggeshall and Nc
Clelland struck the blows that
killed Wright. He also gave q de-
tailed account of the movements
Of the trio prior 10 She day Of the
attack. saying they left Tampa
with plans to ''go north" Scar
borough said robbery was the mo-
| tive for the crime.
Scarborough was tried. for
|cnmplieity Ia the Staying and was
sentenced "a life imprisonment
Coxgeshail aud McClelland were
found guilty of murder and SEN
ltenced to be eleetrocuted. The
defense filed motion for q new
/ trial and has served to stay the
! first date set for execution. The
| case was carried from Putnam
county court again. This week
tie process was repeated when at
torneys, refused = new trial By
| the trial Judge applied to the eu-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
COMPETITIVE
EXAMINATION
FOR CADETS
UNITED STATES coAsT
GUARD ANNOUNCES EN-
ANIMATION IN CONNECTION
WITH SERVICE ACTIVITIES

The United States Coast Guard
announces competitive examina-
tion on June 20 for appointments
as cadets and cadet engineers.
Through these examinations an
exceptional opportunity is offer
ed young men of the right calibre
to complete their education at the
expense of the government and
to become commissioned officers
in the United States Coast Guard,
one of the military services Of
the government, which includes
service afloat and ashore.
The age limit for cadet ap-
pointment is Is to "a years; and
for cadet engineer, 18 to % years.
The examination is strictly
competitive and is open to all
young men who possess the
qualifications governing age, edu-
cation and character.
The examinations win be held
at Boston, New London, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Washington, Norfolk, Savannah,
Key West, Mobile, Galveston and
other principal cities where ex-
amining boards exist.
Necessary application forms
Il
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
MISS WELCOME SPRING OF THE
WELL KNOWN KEY WEST SPRING
FAMILY TAKES SPRING TO HUB
Boston Morning Post Specifies This City AS Parent
Of d Years Opening Season In Weather
Story Printed There


The publisher of The Citizen
read letter the other day which
said IN substance that If the chap
who was doing the most for Key
West IN the way of straight-from-
the-shoulder publicity was getting
a cent less than SIS, 900. 90 a year
for his services he wasn't getting
enough.
So much for that, but witness
Exhibit 80 or whatever number
It may be, copy in our exchanges
of last Mondays Boston Post, in
which, because honest Key West
information has been so well scat.
tered through the North, the name
of this city is specified to its hum
dreds of thousands of New Eng
land readers as the birthplace of
the fresh young season, Spring.
Here is the newspaper article
In which Miss Welcome Spring,
daughter of the well-known Spring
family of Key West eets down
from Pullman car and officially
carries Spring to the Hub of the
Universe:
Spring came to town yester-
day.
The sprightly. blushing dam
osel who puts the blossoms on the
trees. arrived at the South Station
on the 4:02 a. m. train from Key
West. She was arrayed in q
gauzy costume.
"0nly . sleepy policeman and
q sleepier taxi-eAb driver were on
hand to greet her.
II am Spring and here I am, /"
she shouted gaily as the sleepiest
Pullman porter handed her down
TO the platform.
SOS your old man. answered
the cop. brushing the snowflakes
off his rukber boots.
"Why, SIR" said Miss Spring
with surprise IN her eyes and =
hat box Ia her hands. '.but ! real
II am Spring. Honestly. If yoa
dcn't believe il, look up the
Farmers Almanac and you viii
see am scheduled te arrive to-
day
Listen. lady, replied the Off
Ger. .'on your way I've met
three danes tonight who said
they we're Mary Psekford and four
more who declared they we're
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
CEMENT SHIP
ARRIVES TODAY
VESSEL HAS IMMENSE CAR.
co TO DE- DISCHARGED
At THIS PORT

The steamer AnnabeFR arrived
today from uenmark with 1900
tons of eemeNl.
The cargo, which i eeneignsd
70 Ne MackGahon Construction
Company will ~ stored IN the
warehouyes II the Mallory decks
for the present.
The schooner 4. G. Mills sailed
this morning for Miami with -
menf unloadad from the Nofdnee,
which arrived some time hxo froas
Denmark TIE sehooners Raw
ding and Eiiidebrant left yeetft.
day for The inainIand with remant
from the NorsEsse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
EDUARDO GOMEZ
ANNOUNCES FOR
COMMISSIONER
CANDIDATE WILL MAKE RACE
FOR possrloN i'm COMING
PRIMARY TO De HELD IN
JUNE

IN another part Of this issue Of
The Citizen, the announcement Of
Eduardo c. Gomez, Jr.. appears
Ter County Commissioner for the
Fosrth District. subject to the
June Primary.
Mr. Gomez has been Democrat
all Of his life and Is one Of the
most popular business men Of Key
West.
He has always been successful
n his business and has accumu-
lated quite bit Of property as
well As an excellent business
feputation through his faithful
and untiring efforts to make a
success.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
Leaving On Planes
Tomorrow To Join Ship
In Cubaa Waters

Lieut.. C. n. Schildhauer and
Lieutenant Taylor leave tomorrow
with the planes Of the Cuban
aerial survey expedition en- route
to join the u. S. S. Hannibal. The
Hannibal Is engaged in survey
work off the Cuban coast in Bata-
bano Bay.
The Bayxpring, Captain James,
win also leave tomorrow to take
the aviation personnel and
material to Batabano Bay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
WOMEN IN UNIONS

Il is estimated that about one
quarter Of the total membership
of the German trade unions i
composed Of women. In several Of
the trades. especially those Of Tex
tile nature, the number Of women
far exceeds the number Of men in
the individual organizations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
TOURIST FEE EXTRACTED

In Greece foreign tourists pay
a fee for the privilege Of visiting
the old museums and places of IN
terest. The original charge was
about So but a movement has
been underway to increase this
to SO. Evidence of having paid
the fee admits the tourist TO all
the places of antiquity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
MORGAN LINE
ship ARRIVES
HERE ON FIRE
STEAMER Ell occlDENTE
DOCKS AT MALLORY PIER
AT SEVEN O'CLOCK LAST
EVENING

I
Arriving in port last evening
at z o'clock with fire in its forward
hold, was the Morgan Line steam
ship Ell Occidente, hailing from
New York. The master of the
steamer discovered fire in the
ships storage compartments yes
terday about / o'clock, at which
time the ship was turned about and
headed for this port at full steam.
The steamer was en- route from
New York to New Orleans, and,
when the fire was discovered, the
ship was approximately so miles
from this port, some distance TO
the westward of Dry Tortugas.
The skipper of the vessel sent .
message to this port telling of the
ships coming here, and was met
several miles out from the Key
West bar by Captain Eugene
Knight, who safely piloted the
ship into harbor, berthing at the
Mallory Dock. The steamer has q
draft of 21 feet, and Is loaded
with general cargo.
The portion Of the ships cargo
that took FIRE was that Of large
amount of burlap stored in the
forward hold Of the ship, this
hemp composition being used for
bagging cotton and other products.
The burlap Is made up in bales.
each of which carry considerable
weight. requiring shout five or six
men 70 handle each bale.
Wkep lie sl.lp cskrs1s 10 the dock
there was no smoke visible from
I'the outside Of the ship, bat shortly
after the men removed the matches
The blaze crept to the ships deck
with smoke pouring from the hold
in thick clouds. At this juncture
a general FIRE alarm was sent in
by Chief Pinder pounding box IL,
corner of Duval and Front streets,
for the purpose of calling out the
volunteer department to aid in ex-
tinguishing the flames. A quick
response was met with, which re-
suited in approximately a hundred
assembling at the place designated
by the alarm sounded after which
they were instructed to proceed on
board the burning ship to fight the
| fire which was endangering the
immense vessel and its cargo.
The members of the department
worked faithfully all during the
night, and at o'clock this morn
ing had the fire well under con-
troll after using four streams from
the fire apparatus which were play
ed on the blaze by those engaged
in the work.
There were number Of the
firemen overcome from the IN
tense heat, several being hauled
out Of the ships hold on q rope
and placed on the dock where they
were given attention BY the de-
partment's physicians who were
on hand to look out for this emer-
gency.
At an early hour this morning
force Of raen was employed to
remove the cargo from the ships
hold, principally that Of burIap.
and up 10 press time q consider
abe portion Of the cargo had been
taken out and placed in the NAL
lory yards. Many Of the bales,
were still burning when removed.
No estimate Of the damage has
been made as yet owing TO the
fact that the entire cargo in the
forward hold viii have 10 be taken
ont before the amount Of damage
can be fixed a. q result Of the
blaze.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
Postal Receipts For
This Year Show Big
Increase In Business

The postal receipts for Key
West for this year are already
thirty par cent greater than last
year, Postmaster Charles S. VIII
liams announces.
Business has increased much in
every department, he declared.
There has been no change made in
the local personnel in the past six
months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
cENErRATEs ELECTRICITY

By installing . wind mill Mt q
place where the wind currents are
constant q railroad in Montana
has generated suffieieat electricity
for the operation OF its block sig
nais. The electricity thus pro-
dnced operates the signal over .
stretch az les miles and has
proved very saccessful expert
naent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
RAISED cossMERcIALLY

In Alberta. Canada, . new in
tsustry has started that ID gives
considerable attention by ths
residents 81 Calgary particularly,
II Is > silver raceoon farm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-25
PROHIBITION
DISCUSSION Is
NOW PLANNED
UNOFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF
HOUSE WILL GIVE SENATE
BODY FIRST CHANCE IN
TESTIMONY

WASHlNGTON, March Z6-
The house unofficial committee for
modification of the Volstead Act
viii give the senate Judiciary com-
mittee first whack at testimony on
prohibition, and viii defer its own
hearing set for next Wednesday.
The committee viii cooperate
fully with the senate official body
and in addition has appointed a
spokesman to present its views
and those of modification senators
to the committee which will begin
its sessions on April 5.
The spokesman is William H.
Stayton, executive head of the As
sociation Against the Prohibition
Amendment and chairman of the
joint legislative committee. He
viii be assisted by Julian Goldman,
of Boston, who viii discuss legal
aspects of prohibition.
This action was decided upon
at a conference last night of Sd
representatives and eight senator's
in favor of modification, who met
under the chairmanship of Repre-
sentative Hill, republican, Mary
land.
When the senate committee con-
Guides It's hearings on April II
the house modifcationists may de-
eide to hold their hearings, Mr..
Hill said. in the belief that "the
time has come to unite on one
specific method for modification of
the prohibition law"
No Indication
In the meantime, there is no In
dication that prohibition discussion
in and out Of congress IS to lag
in anticipation Of an exhaustive
exposition at the senate hearing.
The subject was linked with the
next presidential election IN .
speech in the senate yesterday By
Senator Rruce, democrat, Mary
land, one Of the vets. He xug-
gested that the democratic ticket
in 1928 be led BY some one ''like
Alfred Smith, Of New York, or
Albert Ritebie. of MARYLAND
n,edoed ia zee that conditions ~
| Iaw observance. decencv and re.
spectability are restored in the
United States
That the idea. did not set well
with other democrats was indicated
| BY negative gestures by some. in
cluding Blease Of South Carolina
and Glass of Virginia. while the
sneaker was heckled II times Nv
McKellar of Tennessee and NeeIy
Of West Virginia. Senator Bruce,
who was replying to an address by
Senator McKellar Il favor AZ nro.
h:bition. declared the claw Is ab-
solutely unenforceables and that
the reason more LIQUOR i not made
| in homes is because II Is cheaper
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-28
MATAMORAS FETES
TOOTH ANNIVERSARY

MATAMOROS. jan. 2S.-Business
and pleasure, ancient rivals for
precedence, have an even break in the
visit of Governor Portes Gil, guest Of
honor at five-day centennial ce!e.
bration opening yesterday The gov
ernor, in effect, moved the state capt.
tai to Matamoros from Victoria, bring
ing his official staff in order to nd.
minister the government of Tamauli-
pas without interruption during the
festivities.
Governor Gil planned, TO visit the
United States today, appearing at
Mercedes as luncheon guest and At
a banquet in Brownsville tonight.
Celebration of Matamoros' one hun.
dredth birthday anniversary, which he.
gan with an impressive reception for
the governor, will continue night and
day through Sunday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-28
KIPLING EXPRESSES
GRATITUDE in NOTE
TO AMERICAN PUBLIC

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-R)-Rudyari
Kipling, now co1valescing at his home
at Burwash, Sussex. from his recent
attack Of pneumonia, made the fol-
lowing statement today with the re-
quest that it be transmitted to Amer
lea:
'Rudyard Kipling is most grateful
to all the friends who have written
him during his recent illness. He
would like them to know how sorry
he is that it should be impossible for
him to reply to their letters ildivid-
ually and hopes they will accept this
inadequate acknowledgment Of their
deeply-valucd sympathy and god
will"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-28
STORM UNCOVERS
RICH SILVER VEIN

SPOKANE, Jan. 2S.-LP)-Up-
roofing of tree by storm last week
near Clarksfork, Idaho. revealed a
two-foot vein of silver-lead ore de-
clared by the owner. Compton l.
White, to be the richest strike in
Northern Idaho in 20 years.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-28
LARGE CROWD BIDS
PERSHING FAREWELL

AFRICA, Chile. Jan. 2S.-(P)-Gen-
eral John J. Pershing. president of
the Tacna-Arica plebiscitary commits
sion sailed yesterday afternoon on the
United States cruiser Denver for
home. There was large crowd at the
pier TO bid him farewell. Previously
he had been dcluged by farewell calls.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-28
Culver H. KING DIES.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2s.-CR
Culver Fl. King, 81, reputed to have
been the last survivor of the famous
Thirty-ninth Indiana Volunteers in
the Civil War, is dead here.
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NOTICE

To the residents Of the city of
Nogales to put their premises in
sanitary condition at once.
The Board Of Health will make
house to house inspection with
in one week from this date, June
27, 1926, and any premises found
in an unsanitary condition, COM
plant will be made against the oc-
cupant thereof before the city
magistrate and fine will be as
sessed.
All rubbish, empty cans, ETC.,
will be taken away by the Super
intendent of Streets, if collected
and placed in convenient places on
the streets, if done within the
time specified.
By order of the Board of Health.
H. w. PURDY,
City Health Officer.