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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-01
SMOKERS WIN

If1NIl0N--After long srsg-
gle p2trans oa the Southern rzt
@ay hare b~@m granted the prsss.
iers Of xnakfng IN she general
waiting reems
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-16

botanical name; while In sup
pressed excitement he told Tom OF
dts strange death-bearing odor that
within twenty-four hours from the
time 1t was inhaled meant death.
A sharp pain In the heart would be
the only warning. The doctor
slumped In his chair. head bowed
I'm his hands, unable to meet Toms
horror-stricken eyes.
Tom staggered out into the night
as though condemned to the gull
lotine. His mind refused to act.
His limbs seemed paralyzed. 1t
was as though already the shadow
of death was gathering about him.
Only one thought registered. He
must get to his room and bed be-
fore the end came. His feet
dragged as II chains were upon
them. He felt like a man In a
nightmare unable to get where he
wished to go-but 1t wasn't night
mare, he groaned. With the thought
his innate courage began to assert
itself. He was no coward. II
death lay In wait for him just
around the corner, as 1t were, he
would at least die game-not like a
sniveling coward. He faced about
and entered a cabaret. Alone In
the gay throng he collected his
wits and made his plans.
He had money, but no relatives.
He would close his life with good
deed. He would give his money
because 1t was Christmas time and
the season for giving. But 1t must
be no mere gift. Some one must
receive with the gift something
more than its material value. Gifts
and Christmas brought Margaret
to mind. She was the only person
in the world of his own kith and
kin he knew of, and she was only
a second or third cousin so far re-
moved that If Margaret, too, had
not been an orphan, they would
not have recognized the slight
blood tie.
They had spent their Christmasss
together until this year. But the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-16

tom WALTON was lonesome. It
i was Christmas Eve and he had
no near relatives on earth. See
ing q light In the Office Of his
friend, Doctor Barnes, he saun-
tered In.
He had scarcely entered when
the doctor began to exclaim over
him:
What had he been drinkingf
Nothing" Tom declared, taking
1T as joke.
Well, what had he been eating?
Nothing unusual" Tom tried
fbantering little, but the doctor
persisted.
"You certainly have been SMELL
Eng something out Of the or
dinaryf"
Then Tom remembered that that
morning he had received a letter
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-16


just before you came in and was
interested, because he was your
friend: Doctor Barnes was this
afternoon declared by prominent
specialists to be insane. For some
time he has been obsessed by the
idea that his friends as well as
his patients for various and sun
dry reasons, had but twenty-four
hours to live, ETC. No use read
ing it all, Tom. That's enough.
didn't laugh when I read it, but
now I feel like shouting because
it brought me YOU"
"And 1t brought me you," Tom
returned, inwardly rejoicing that
he hadn't allowed Fate to make a
coward of him. The thought Of
what 1t would have meant If he
had followed his impulse and gone
to bed swept over him for a min
ute; then he clasped Margaret to
him.
"Isn't it a Merry Christmas,
though !" He exulted from sheer
Joy Of living.
"a most merry onel" Margaret
laughed up at him triumphantly.
ca 1925. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-16

membered n l 8
real mission,
and the futility
of the love he
had been so
slow In realiz-
ing broke upon
him., The stab
at his heart
woke him COM
pletely fro m
his dream and
he poured out
to Margaret the
tragedy tn a t
h ung ov Q r
them.
He h a d D. t
thought W b a t
Margaret would
do, but he was
entirely. UMPIRE
narQd for the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-16

marry q girl who loves some one
else. Margaret lives over at Neigh
Dor Lewis. Some ones up"
Peter unceremoniously ushered
Tom out into the night.
Tom never knew quite how he
got across the street to the
Lewises, but it was Margaret her
self who opened the door. Neither
did he know how 1t came about
that Margaret was in his arms.
1t was later when they got their
breath and senses that Tom re-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-16

from q 1rlenQ
Of his in India
with q pressed
flower in 1t. In
fact, he had
the letter In his
DC ct an d
showed It to
the doctor, say
ing:
"Y e 8, tn a t
flower has q pc
culiar odor. /
thought Of 1t
this morning.
But how in the
dickens could
you tellT
But the doc
tor was al l
business. He
called the flow
er by a long,
rL;l@ In crrn
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-16

Canada has authorized the
slaughter of 1000 of its herd of
10000 buffalos in Alberta. Is is
claimed that the national park will
not support more than 5000.
Packing house authorities esti-
mate 70,150,000 cattle, calves,
hogs and sheep will be converted
into meat products before the year
is over. More than half this num-
Der is hogs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-16

burst of gay laughter at the end Of
his recital to which she had lis
tened apparently 80 sympathet-
ically.
Listen, Tom," and she reached
fer the evening paper. II read this
Evening star., 1926-04-23
RUM CAR WRECKED
IN PURSUIT CRASH
Machine Carrying 144 Gal.
Ions of Liquor Skids Into
,MaryIander's Auto.

Skidding on a turn into PennSyl-
vania avenue southeast from Cedar
Hill road this morning, an automo-
bile hauling 144 gallons of liquor
from southern Maryland, crashed into
a machine operated by w. j. Mere
Cith of Annapolis, smashing the front
wheel of the latter car, with the re-
suit that the liquor-laden car turned
over.
The rum car was demolished and
much of the cargo was lost in the
wreckage. Members of Capt. CrY
Burlingame's flying squad, which had
been pursuing the liquor .car. cap
tured Sidney Thomas. colored, who
said he was "being given a lift" by
the driver from his home in Waldorf,
Md, to Washington. The operator
of the liquor car escaped. Thomas,
injured about the body, was taken
to Gallinger Hospital for treatmert,
after which he will be returned to
police custody for further investiga,
ton.
Meredith. who was accompanied by
his young daughter, en- route to school,
was not injured in the accident, the
girl also escaping injury.
A touring car with $50 quarts of
whisky on board was seized last night
by Capt. Burlingame'S squadron at
Eighteenth street and Michigan ave-
nue. northeast, after a short but
speedy chase. The driver escaped,
Policemen Ogle, Saunders and
Burke of the fourth precinct last
Evening star., 1926-04-23

night arrested William Byrd. COL
ored, 81 years old, Of 498 l. street
southwest on charges of transport
ing and possession of 164 quarts of
whisky. Byrd was driving a horse
and wagon in which the liquor was
contained, according to the police.
Animal and vehicle were seized.
Sergt. Harvey and Pvts. Ogle and
Burke of the fourth precinct seized
800 quarts of whisky in raid at
the home of William Jones, "a years
old, 20S f street southwest. earlier
last night. Jones was charged with
illegal possession.
Evening star., 1926-04-23
MANY D. c. BRIDGES
HELDDANCEROUS.
Board of Trade Committee
Reports Weaknesses Found
in important Spans.

Dangerous bridge conditions at a
number of places in the District were
revealed in a special report of the
bridge committee of the Washington
Board of Trade at the regular month
ly meeting of the organization held
at the New Willard Hotel last night
Practically all of the bridges that
were declared to have structural faults
have been associated within the past
year or 50 with fatal accidents and
number of minor miShaps.
The special committee of engineers
which made the report to the full,
board last night consists of Frank IL
AVerill, chairman; Elmer Carroll and
Proctor Dougherty.
Mr.. Averill declared that the hand
rails on some of the bridges were in
such a condition that they would not
only prove useless in preventing auto
mobiles from falling over, but they
are actually a menace to pedestrians.
Rust, missing bolts and general lack
of attention, he declared, have left
some of these handrails and guard
. rails in condition as to be almost
falling to pieces.
Calvert Street Bridge Cited.
The Calvert Street Bridge guard
rail, he said, was badly rusted. In
many sections numbers of bolts are
missing and one end of the handrail
has become so unbolted that it is
actually dragging on the sidewalk.
The Klingle Road Bridge has bad
wooden surface and bati approach,
the guardrail and the handrail are
100 trail, and there is a general evi-
dence of lack of repair and painting.
Excessive vibration and bad lighting,
the report stated, will make almost
inevitable further bad accidents un-
less some remedial steps are taken.
The general construction of the
Park Road Bridge was criticized, to-
gether with its frail handrail, it's poor
guardrail and bad flooring.
The Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge,
Southeast, according to the report,
has no curbrail and an inadequate
handrail.
During the snowstorms, the report
Evening star., 1926-04-23
WOMAN'S ARM FOUND.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADISON, S. Oak, April 23.-The
left arm of a woman, amputated at
the elbow, was found in sand PIT
here yesterday and authorities are
making an extensive investigation.
A bone in the forearm was found to
be fractured, physicians said, after
an examination.
A workman loading a gravel truck
found the arm. Authorities said
they had no record of missing per-
sons and could not account for the
arm.
Sheriff Victor Sterling is working
on clues which he hopes Will solve
the mystery
He discounted the idea of foul
play. The arm, he said apparently
had been immersed in solution TO
preserve it before it was places N
the gravel pit.
Evening star., 1926-04-23
Official Short $931.296.

SPARTANBURG. s.. c., April %
R.-L. G. Miller, former county
treasurer. now serving a two-year
sentence in the State penitentiary
for violating the banking laws, is
short 1891, ,296.81 in his account, an
accountants report to the grand
jury said yesterday
Evening star., 1926-04-23

the historical traditions and the at
fractions of Washington were held
comparable with the capitals of Euro
pean nations by the speaker.
Washington has a great future, its
stability is assured because of the
great stability of the United States.
of which it is the Capital" declared
Mr. Rathbone. He urged a liberal
policy toward improvements that will
help to better the District.
J. Harry Cunningham. president of
the board, presided. A buffet supper
was served following the business
meeting.
Evening star., 1926-04-23
Greece Honors Y.MC.A. Director.

NEW YORK, April % R.-Louis
w. Riess Of Philadelphia, who is ma
tional physical director of the Y. NJ.
G. A. in Greece, has been awarded
the army Worth medals by the Greek
government for his exceptional in
terest and earnest effort to brace vi,
Evening star., 1926-04-23

the recreation in the army" He will
receive the medal when he returns
to Salonki with his family next
month.
Evening star., 1926-04-23
KILLINGS IN HOMES
PASS AUTO DEATHS
Also, 583 Fewer Victims of Autos
January-March, 1925, Than in
1925 Period.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 23.---Motor vehicles
killed $50 fewer persons in the United
States the first three months of this
year than in the same period of 1925,
the National Safety Council announc-
ed yesterday
The only city with population of
100000 to 100000 to report no fatali-
ties during March was Louisville, Ky.
More people were accidently killed
in their homes last month than We're
killed by automobiles, the council
stated.
F'orty-two daily deaths were caused by
automobiles last month, against 81 daily
home fatalities.
Evening star., 1926-04-23

Subscriptions to fhe District OF
Columbia War Memorial may be paid
into any local bank.
Evening star., 1926-04-23

states, the snow on the bridges is
swept from the street car tracks to
the side, making bank easy for cars
to mount over the curb and fall off
the bridge Snow is left on the
bridges, forming this dangerous bank
over the curbing for more than a
week.
Says Funds Are Needed.
Lack of money to make repairs,
Mr.. Averill said. was given as the
reason for these conditions by officials
at the District Building. Mr.. Averill,
however. pointed out that no pro-
vision for betterment of the condi-
tions was made in the estimates
until some time after the regular esti-
mates had been approved. when a
supplemental estimate of $4,000 was
submitted to remedy the situation
with respect to the bridges.
The committee urged replacement
of the Calvert Street and Klingle Val
ley Bridges. Meanwhile, it suggested
the replacing of the handrail on Cal
vert Street Bridge. the painting of the
understructure of the Klingle Valley
Bridge, the asphalting of wooden
bridge surfaces, thorough painting
and repairing of faults. prompt re-
moval Of snow from the bridges and
a correction of the faults Of the Park
Road Bridge. The 500 members of the
board who crowded the room voted
unanimously to send copies of the re-
port to the District Commissioners
and the Senate and House appropria-
tons committees.
Gasque Bill Opposed.
The board opposed the GaSque bill
providing for an elective school board.
The board also opposed the limitation
of the purchase price to be paid tor
park areas to 25 per cent in excess
of the assessed value. The purchase
of part of the Dean tract at Connecu-
cut avenue and Florida avenue, now
known as Temple Heights, and the
of the 100000 needed
for the purchase of the connecting
link between Rock Greek and Potomac
ParkwayS on a $3.50 basis was ap-
proved. The board praised the new
National Capital Park Association as
an organization of great civic value.
The board opposed the change of the
name of the present Business High
School to the Theodore Roosevelt Busl-
ness High School on the ground that
the name as it now is has become ia
nous because this was the first school
OF its kind, and that a change in name
is unnecessary.
Representative Henry r. Rathbone
of Illinois in short address highly
praised the National Capital and urged
it's Identification until it is the most
beautiful city in the world.
He declared that every child at the
age should be allowed
to visit Washington as a means of
bringing about Il more inspiring pa
triotism in the country. The beauty,
Evening star., 1926-04-23

Have you done your bit to honor
WashingtOn's veterans by cOntribut-
ing to the District World War
Memorial?
Phoenix tribune., 1926-02-10

Mayor of Phoenix, who has announced him.
self a candidate for reelection in the cleo
tiOn next spring.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-27
Supreme Court to Make
Ruling on Drug Law

Washington, Nov. o7 Up The
question of the constitutionality of
the Harrison anti-narcotic law,
reached the supreme court today in
a form which seems to require a
new ruling.
Recently the court announced it
might consider it necessary 10 pass
anew upon the question if a case
comes before it in proper form.
Today the circuit court of appeals
at ST. Paul asked it to pass upon
the laws validity as it affected the
contentious of Harry r. Aston, who
had pleaded guilty to the possession
of narcotics and who asserted that
the states under the reserved police
power, had exclusive jurisdiction to
regulate narcotics. He argued that
the state had not, by constitutional
amendment, delegated such author
ity to the federal government which
was powerless in the absence of such
an amendment to regulate narcotics.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-27
De Molay Conclave
OPENS in Springfield

Springfield. Mass. Nov. 81 Up
With more than 400 delegates in at
tendance, the third New England
conclave of the order OF De Molay
opened in this city yesterday after
noon. The afternoon activities con-
sisted OF registration. roll call and
inspection of the new million dol
lar Masonic temple, headquarters of
the conclave. Last night a supper
was served for the delegates after
which there was an exemplitication
OF the second degree of Springfield
chapter. Louis Lower. grand senti-
mel of the grand council spoke.
Tomorrow more than 225 more
delegates are expected to arrive for
the biggest program of the gath
ering. There will be group con-
ferences committee reports and sew
eral addresses, including one by
Frederic w. Cook. secretary of the
The convention will close Sunday
when the delegates will
conduct the services in North Con-
gregational church.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-27
MEXICO PROTESTS ON
MAGAZINE PICTURE
Consul Says Cut Is Not One o.
Catholics Drawing Funds
From Bank

New York, Nov. IT R-Arturo ID.
Elias, consul general Of Mexico. has
sent to the newspaper. lin the In
terests of fair play to the people OF
Mexico" protest against . picture
appearing In the November s issue
Of the weekly magazine. Liberty.
The photograph, entitled Cath
olic withdrawing deposits from the
Bank of Mexico In protest against
the seizure of church property" in
reality, he said. Is not picture OF
persons taking funds out Of the
bank, but one of the persons wait
ing to put funds into the new bank
when it was opened by President
Gales eleven months before the at
tempted boycott.
At the office Of Liberty. It was
said that the picture was obtained
from a newsphoto agency In Mex
leo City inscribed with the caption
as it appeared in the magazine, and
was published In good faith.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-27
ELEVEN RAILROADS
Vote wage RAISES
Hundred Thousand Men Are to
Get More Pay

Chicago, Nov. az R-Eleven
railroads operating out Of Chicago
have granted wage increases that
will add three millions annually TO
the pay of about 100000 shopmen.
The advances range from one to
three cents an hour, In most cases
an hourly increase of two cents.
and either are already in effect or
will be by the end of the calendar
year.
The move was negotiated through
local employees associations, but
railway officials said that the first
major and general increases since
those incident to the strike Of shop
workers in 1922 were voluntarily
granted and not forced by demands.
There have bcen advances on some
Of the roads since 1922 but Of
smaller proportions.
Roads involved are the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific. Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy; Chicago and
Eastern Illinois; Great Northern;
Missouri Pacific, and Chicago and
Alton, and on some, the new scales
have been in effect month or
more. although unannounced pub
licly.
In most cases the increases are
effective after December 1, but the
Santa FEES went on the books
November l. the Missouri Pacific
increases went into effect August /,
and the Rock Island on September
New Britain herald., 1926-11-27
HELP FOR JEWS

Washington. Nov. q P}-A move
ment 10 enlist $4,000 Protestant and
Catholic clergy in an organization to
save five million starving Jews in
eastern and central Europe was be-
gun here yesterday under auspices
of the American Christian fund for
Jewish relief.
DIR. S. Parkos Cadman, president
of the Federal Council of Churches,
and Judge Victor j. Bowling, a rep
resentative Roman Catholic layman,
are joint chairmen of the fund.
The call for the movement said
one third of the Jewish population
of the world is In distress and that
in some parts OF Europe the death
rate among Jewish babies is almost
100 per cent.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-27
Allowance Made for
DISPUTED Contracts

Ogdensburg. N. Y. Nov. q LR-
settlement of an action brought by
the late Col. J. Wesley Allison
against the Remington Arms COM
pany was announced here. Col. Al
lison was munitions agent for the
Canadian government in the World
war.
Col. Allison sought to recover
commissions alleged due him in
obtaining for the Remington COM
pany a contract for shell cases
from the British government. The
action was instituted in federal dis
trict court and a verdict of $40
600 and costs YVES appealed to the
circuit court of appeals, which af-
frmed the judgment
While no announcement of the
terms was made, it is understood
that Mrs. Allison and a daughter
will receive considerable allow
ance under the settlement. Col. AL
lison died in 1924.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-27
Praises Position
Of College "Frats"

New York, Nov. 81 R-The fra
ternity Is the only hope OF the mod
ern college youth, Dean Floyd Field
of the Georgia School of Technol-
ogy told $50 delegates and guests
of the inter- fraternities conference.
There is no other group, he as
serted. which can change the stu
dent bodies ideals and put honesty
in every phase of campus life.
Dean Thomas Ankle Clark OF the
University Of Illinois asserted that
the success of fraternities in the fu-
ture will depend largely on each
members realization Of the ideals of
sacrifice and unselfishness that are
back of the fraternal idea.
He said too much attention has
been paid in the past to the me-
chanics and financing OF fraterni-
ties.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-27
Violent Explosions
At Mount Vesuvius

Naples, Italy, Nov. 81 R-Vio-
tent explosions within the cone of
Mt. Vesuvius terrified the inhabi-
tants OF Portici, Tore Annunziata
and other towns in the surrounding
valley early today.
For several weeks the destroyer
OF Pompeit has been active, giving
vent to dull rumblings and spout
Ing columns of smoke. with tur-
gid flow Of lava marking gradual
collapse of the crater formed in
1905. Todays vigorous reawakening
Is believed to have been aided by
water which gathered within the
crater during the recent heavy
rains.
Experts here believe there is no
danger of a violent eruption. but
tho populations OF the surrounding
towns arc FESTIVE.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-27
PN-lO NO. 2 HAD
INTERESTING "trip
Log Of NorWak to Panama
Plane Chronicles Voyage

Washington. Nov. ~ @-Proving
that modern naval seaplanes can be
moved quickly from Hampton Roads
to the Panama Canal. Lieutenant
Commander H. T. Bartlett and the
three other intrepid -.lembers OF the
crew of the PN-10 No. 2 have ac-
compllshed the main objective of
their hazardous flight.
The arrived at Colon, C. q, late
yesterday. completing their 1850
mile flight over the vast reaches of
water in the face of unexpected
motor fabrication difficulties. The
planes failure to make the trip
without stopping may have robbed
the venture of little of its glamour
but did not diminish its value from
= technical standpoint.
AS 1t Is. the log of the flight con-
tains plenty of romantic appeal.
Taking Oft at Norfolk shortly before
dusk Tuesday with heavy burdens of
fuel, Commander Bartlett's plane
and its companion, the PN-10 No.
headed south on practical test of
the new machines which was in
tended to surpass the world distance
record for their class established by
the late Commander John Rodgers
on his nearly disastrous flight from
the Pacific coast to Hawaii last year.
Soon 1t was found that the lu-
bricating system of the motors would
not stand the strain, resulting IN a
greater consumption OF oil than had
been counted on. This difficulty
brought Commander Bartlett down
on the Isle Of Pines, but the No.
plane continued for nearly 800 miles
farther into the Caribbean until
break in an oil feed pipe SO compli-
Gated its Troubles that forced land
ing at sea was necessary. There, 1t
was lost for more than IA hours,
until the cruiser Cincinnati. one of
the guard ships which had been sta
toned at intervals of $50 miles or
more along the route, picked 1t up.
Meanwhile, Commander Bartlett
obtained supply OF oil and gaso-
line at Neavo Corona and proceeded
to Cane Francis. on the western end
of the Isle of Pines, to await more
adequate supplies hurried to him by
the cruiser Raleigh. Receiving this,
he took off at G:55 a. m, yesterday
and landed at Colon, SIS miles away,
at 5:2s p. m.
Everything functioned we'll from
Norfolk to Panama." he reported.
Except that lubricating oil con-
sumption was too high"
He described the operation of the
radio equipment as exceptional"
His average speed on the second leg
of the flight was 1875 knots.