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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21

City Of Key West that the Key
West Electric Company should es-
tablish such rae for light and
power as is justified by its invest
ment in Key West
Now II Tie Key West Electric
Company has by its discontinuance
of its electric street railway Tor
feited its right to the ninety-nine
year extension. then the City is
now in the position to require the
Key West Electric Company to fix
it's rate at fair price. This can
be accomplished by proper APP
praisal of the Company's invest
ment and an audit of its opera
tions.
The CT " Council is not seeking
for the City the right to fix the
Company's rates, but is endeavor-
ing to obtain from the Company
the right to have such rates fixed
by competent disinterested author
ity. In fact, the Council has no
definite information as to whether
or not the present rates are ex-
cessive but it is generally known
! that such rates are far in excess
of rates in force in other Florida
cities.
The present occasion appears to
be the first opportunity that the
citizens of Key West have had,
since the granting of the ninety
nine year extension, in which to
attempt to have their represent
atives in the Council lake action
for their protection in the matter
of Light and power rates. The
City Council does not believe that
the ci izens of this community
wish to submit for the next seven
ty-one years to the present powers
held by the Key West Electric
Company after the Company has
violated is franchise agreement
by diseontinuing it's electric street
railway IL IL Is now within the
power Of the City TO free itself
from III advised provisions of the
franchise as set forth above. And
for this reason the Council has
taken action in the matter snd ex-
poets the support of all good think
ing citizens.
r. N. CREWS
W. M. ALBURY .
JOSEPH ROBERTS
s. OWEN SAWYER
MIGUEL MtFNoz
CHAS. H. SMITH
PAUL G.. ALBURY
CouneIimen.
(Paid ADVERTISEMENT
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
RECORD FOR QUICK
ACTION BY TARPON
SPRINGS COMPANY

TARPoN SPRINGS, Fla, July
2l.-A record for quick action
was demonstrated by the ]. b. Nc
Crary Engineering Company here.
The Board Of City Commissioners
ordered the extension Of PinelIas
avenue one block. The engineer
ing company, which is doing much
street paving here. was low bid
der.
Eighteen hours after the work
was ordered the contractor had
trucks and lahorers on the grad
ing. The street Is in the center of
the business district. and the cut
ing viii do much to relieve traffic
congestion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21

grass was clipped to wondrous
beauty, the drives were oiled till
they shone like ebony.
All this beauty is gone. Today
along the railroad track which
runs between Boston and Plymouth
the Lawson fences are broken and
tumbling down. The great stone
gateposts at the entrance have
made cellar for speculative
house, Rolls of barbed wire lay
dumped into the fast-growing un-
derbrush. The windmill has been
burned--a spectacular torch it
made one night in the spring land
several small houses dot the up
lands which overlook the shining
sea.
Relics of Lawson's stables are
scattered all about the Cape. The
riding academy building was
brought by the Brockton Fair
Corporation and was set up in the
fair grounds for the main display
hall of this once-a-ayear exposi-
tion. Cupolas with their weather
vanes adorn many another stable
in many another town. Weather
vanes went for $500 each. There
are still some left. Building
wreckers took most of the build
ings down and sold the splendid
lumber all over the southeastern
coast of Massachusetts,.
Today, here and there along the
fences, solitary crimson rambler
mods in the sun, Haunting its glory
to few passers-by. and maybe
none of these knows or cares.
TON" Lawson is dead. The
wife he mourned in his latter days
sleeps beside him in the shadow
Of the pretty chapel on the hill.
The mansion is tenanted by an
other, but perhaps the ghosts Of
Lawson and his wife keep tryst IN
the evening watches: perhaps their
eyes look down upon Dreamwold
from above. upon the Dreamwold
they knew in happier day, and
looking. see the friendly gleam Of
Minot's Light. "One-F -Four-Three,
of which. when Toms" daughter
was married. the financier who was
verv much OF an author wrote a
nuptial roem The burden ~ THE
was: "0ne Four Three. Llove-
YOU"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
NAN HELD IN CONNECTION
WITH Staying OF CANTON
PUBLISHER IS RELEASED
INVESTIGATION IS STILL
BEING CARRIED ON;
MANY PERSONS QUES-
TONED

CANTON, July 21.-Major in
terset in the Mellet murder case
centered today on leads running
from here to Pittsburgh and to
Cleveland where two men are
held in connection with the in
vestigation.
While Police Chief M. S. Lengle
was in Cleveland questioning jim
my Lamont, who gave himself up
to the police when his name was
involved, Detective Ora Slater
was making second trip to Pitts
burgh in less than "a hours in an
attempt to identify George Psilias
as one of the gunmen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
I. {. C. HOTELS MAKING
PLANS FOR COMING SEASON
PREVAILING RATES ARE
ANNOUNCED IN BOOK
LET ISSUED BY COM
PANY

The Citizen IL in receipt Of q
letter from an official Of the
Florida East Coast Hotel Com.
pany. subsidiary Of the Florida
East Coast Railroad, announcing
the rates Of the hotels making up
the chain throughout the state for
the coming season. giving an out
line of the activities in planning
for the various hostelries. included
in which II the magnificent and
palatial Casa Marina situated or
south shore.
The highest priced accommoda-
tions of the entire number will
prevail q. the usss Breakers which
win open IN Palm Beaeh In De.
cember. while = siighsly higher
rate wi1i be IN effect AZ shs Casa
afsrina. according 20 Q list ~
prices Published b connection
with the operation ~ the many
hotels situated Ia various parts u
the state.
Special rates for the seasan w-Ill
be ayaiiable - both ths BreaksFs
ard she Royni Paineiana. sna fhe
pnhlscation of rates 4 In line vita
tire sneve ~ The chamber ef cors.
rasres as Palm Beach 10 assurs 3
~~nsrsi rate vs1arnnfgs thss nsnv
ts nasssH is hasei Foovs. and n,.h
llshed ~ esiw Tn Kaisroa9 hssfie.
tins hat aIss = ehssutser uuslse~-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
ARREST MADE
in CHICAGO
ROBBERY CASE
GEORGE COHEN HELD AS.
SUSPECT: ADMITS KNoWL-
EDGE RELATIVE TO CRIME
CONDITIONS
(Tsy AsnocIntea prensl

NEW YORK, July 2l.--George
Cohen, of Chicago, was arrested
today as suspect in the $4,000
jewel robbery here Monday. He
admitted to the police he had
knowledge of crime conditions in
Chicago, which would be beneficial
to the district attorney there. ''Do
you mean the murder Of Assistant
District Attorney McSwiggen?" he
was asked by. the police. 'sWell,
Chicago's district attorney will
know what mean," was the reply.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
TWO CHlNAMEN
ARE SHOT TODAY
I'M CALIFORNIA

BERKELEY. Calf. July FL
Csc Wong. 10. and Free Gee. IS;
Iaundrymen, wers aaoi. probably
fatally woaadsd early today 81 an
alleged highbsnasr Teng man NO
escaped.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
STRAND THEATRE

ToDAY-"The Exquisite sin
ner." Comedy Wages Of Tin, "
TOMORROW - Seven DAYS. I"
Also Fighting Hearts No. 1.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
SAN CARLOS

TODAY AND TOMORROW
"Bad Company. Comedy
Charley, Ny boy" Also Musical
Comedy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21
AMUSEM MENTS

MONROE THEATRE
ToDAY"Tom Tyler" Also
Vaudeville.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-07-21

fcsssiagsd % Pare riys1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18

There is some faint hope that Congress will
pass law forbidding the sending of revovers
through the mail.
That provision rgidly enforced would save as
many lives as any conference on peace.
1t should do more to curb the wave of murder
and robbery that has swept over this country than
the sending to the gallows of those who use these
mail order weapons.
The alluring advertisements of those who wish
to sell reyolvers not fail to excite the magma
ton of young men and boys who otherwise might
not be attempted to equip themselves with
of producing DEATH,
six sure shots" is~the favorite slogan.
Theoretically, the manufacturers and vendors
of these cheap revolvers desire to sell them only
to those who may be in fear of attack or robbery
But their selling talk is along the same line as
that of certain manufacturers of fruit juices and
malt connections who the buyers not to expose
them TO the air or they become intoxicating
The youth who buys of these guns becomes
a potential killer. He wants to try out his new toy
When he foolishly tells himself that the easiest
way to get money is to that gun to terrify man
in the next block, he has this weapon to give him
the necessary boldness and courage
The police in cities, where registration of sales
Of fire is mandatory, have some check upon
those who carry guns. These mail order men give
secrecy.
The selling method has been the cause of many
murders. 1t will continue to make killers out of
many who would otherwise have the nerve to
enter a store and make the purchase
II you are interested in cutting down the muir
der in this country write today to the Senators
and Congressmen from this State
An election is just ahead and your letter will
receive attention than it will after next
November.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
.CURFEW
RINGS AGAIN

The curfew rings again in No
blesville. All boys and girls must
be off the streets by 8 p. M. pre-
sumably home in bed or listening
to bedtime stories over the radio.
After thirty years Of innocuous des-
uetude the old law was resurrected
by city dads at the request Oh
school authorities.
Maybe the youthful morals Of
the Hamilton County capital will
Immediately show a marked i'm
provement in consequence. Ger
tainly too many boys and girls OF
tender years, not only in Mobiles
vile but elsewhere, frequent the
streets and CAD about nights with
out proper restraint.
Quite likely the curfew law will
fail to achieve results. No cur
few law ever succeeded in being
anything but a very feeble DOGGY
man for frightening extremely
Young children. About the time
boys and girls ceased to believe in
Santa Claus the curfew law lost
its terrors.
Still, communities all thought
they must have curfew law. 1t
was a mark of culture and civili-
cation just like a volunteer fire
department. Most Of them have
discarded it and now aspire to
culture and dignity by way OF
their bonded debts.
OF course, children are better of
at home evenings than running at
large. But parents ought to be
able to handle the situation them
selves without relying on a de-
crepit law. A youth or maid un-
der 16 is not too old to spank.
Heavy-handed parental discipline
will accomplish more than an asth-
matte policeman in keeping. the
youngsters off the streets after 3
p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
What Is the AnSzUer?

A resolution by Senator Walsh Of Montana asks
the Senate to call on the Department Of Justice for
the answers to two questions:
l. How much money was spent in the frultlesS
prosecution of Senator Burton K Wheeler
2. Have perjury proceedings been starred yee
against George B. Hayes of New York?
Unless it is expected to show that improper use
of money was made during the departments futile
pursuit Of the Senator, the second question is tie
more important of the two. Have perjury proceed
ings been started? If not is the department prepaI
ing to start them?
George B. Hayes, a lawyer who had been Sis
pended from practicing before the Treasury DEPART
rnent who was charged by the Justice Department
itself with evasion of income taxes exceeding $SpA-
600, and who had been characterized by witness
before the Daugherty Investigation committee as
man "who would murder his mother for five CENTS.
is the man in question. He is the witness who
caused the District of Columbia grand jury to In
dict Wheeler. He is the Surprise witness who WAS
smuggled out to Great Falls, Mont, to tell anaz-
ing incredible tale against Wheeler tale OF being
offered millions" handle certain matters in VAST
ington the alleged offer being made in the DusJ
lobby of the Walfdorf1Astorfa Hotel in New York
Wheeler was able to present convincing eyi-
dence that he had seen Hayes until the latter
appeared, months LATER before him as a Witness in
the Daugherty inquiry The jury, by its verdict in
dicated its opinion that Hayes was guilty OF perjury
The circumstances of Hayes testimony must be
cleared up This country not leave unsettled the
question of whether irresponsible witnesses be-
brought forward by the Justice Department to black
en- the name of public oficial-or private cit
zen for that matter-and then be allowed to go TN
rebuked.
If the Department does not proceed in this mat
ter it not be compelled to proceed, the situation
has not improved since the days of Daugherty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
.REROUTING
STREET CARS

Gustave q. Schmidt, president
of the city plan commission, pro-
poses rerouting street cars in the
downtown district. The board of
safety and the plan body will CO.
operate in working out a feasible
scheme, it is indicated.
Last summer the plan commits
sion worked out a scheme to re-
route street cars to eliminate all
turns at the three busiest Wash
ington . St. intersections - Penn
sylvania, Meridian and Illinois.
But the scheme apparently had in
fantile paralysis. 1t never moved
hand or foot after it was born.
Certainly the present system
whereby all street car lines in the
city concentrate on the two or
three busiest corners in town and
trundle around these intersections
greatly complicate the Indianapo-
lis traffic situation. The down
town section of Massachusetts,
Ave, traversed by the cars Of
nine lines, is, during rush hours,
a horrible example OF the con-
gestion the present system OF
routing causes.
With street cars doing right
hand turns all over the heart OF
the city, pedestrian has a gaudy
time trying TO remain on the CEN
sus role instead of the obituary
column. He either must take a
chance on crossing in the middle
OF the block or skip agilely from
curb to curb while street cars COM
ing around the turn seek to bite
him and motormen pursue him
with profanity.
But the problem is not easily
solved. Street cars must come
downtown. That's where passen-
gers want to embark and debarlS.
1t would be nice il the cars on on
tering the congested district would
sort of vanish in thin air. But
they won't.
However, IL any rerouting plan
can be evolved that will simplify
the downtown loops of the car
lines and prevent the cars from
piling up at one or two corners 1t
is worth trying. The traffic prob
lem Of Indianapolis centers at
two or three Washington st. inter-
sections. Any system Of control
that will relieve congestion there
will speed traffic Of the whole city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
R KERE IN INDIANA S " o1fIo or
EASTER EGGS AT
500 A DOZEN

L. II. Schwartz of the Purdue
University poultry department is
sending eggs valued at 500 a doz-
en- to President Coolidge for his
Easter breakfast. The eggs are
the output of the Araucana--a
South American fowl just intro
duced in this country-and have
the flavor of ordinary hen fruit,
but are of turquoise shade.
We didn't know the name of
them before, but we think we have
been eating eggs Of that breed all
winter. At least there is a similar
ity in price and the eggs we have
bought have left a noticeably blue
tinge on our bank roll.
We hope "Cal" and the White
House family enjoy them. Also
that none Of the eggs are mean
vicious and explosive as fresh,
country eggs are so frequently.
There Is nothing more discomfort
ing at breakfast than an almost
good egg.
At present the Araucana is a
great curiosity and her fruit a
rarity. OF course, even in these
days of altitudinous prices. no
eggs are actually worth 500 a
dozen for food purposes. Eventu.
ally, however, the South American
bird may be domesticated here and
her eggs become as common as
those with which we are familiar
the kind that are laid, pass
youth, maturity and old age in
cold storage. And become a real
addition to the nations food re-
sources.
The securing of the world for
new plants and animals to improve
our native strains and increase our
food varieties has furnished mate
rial for some Of the most amaz-
ing and romantic chapters in
American agriculture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18

Text: "If thou forbear to deliver
them that are drawn unto death,
and those that are ready TO be
slain; If thou sayest, Behold, we
knew it not; doth not ne that
pOndereth the heart consider il?
and he that keepeth thy soul, doth
not he know il? and shall not he
render TO every man according to
his wOrlSs?"-PrOverbs 2l:l1-12.
one OF the chief topics of dis
cussion today is the crime prob
lem. 1t is not a new problem. 1t
is a problem the world has had on
hand ever since Cain murdered Abel.
The problem today, however, is in
tensified by the fact that we are
confronted with an unprecedented
variety and number Of crimes,
Crimes Of all sorts, and in great
numbers, are daily paraded before
our eyes in the columns Of the news
paper.
But what has all this to do with
our text? 1t has this much to DO
with it, that we have pointed out
here one of the most common, and
one of the most serious, of all crimes
the crime Of negligence. This
crime seldom gets itself reported in
the papers, and we seldom pay any
attention to it. And yet we need TO
pay attention to it, even more than
to any of these other crimes OF
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
UP AND
DOWN

Lieut.. Ralph Dean had his
epaulets yanked off and was re-
duced to the rank of patrolman in
the police department by the board
of safety at it's last meeting. The
city budget only provides for ten
lieutenants while eleven were on
the roll, explained the board.
Hence the decapitation.
Perhaps cold economics were re-
sponsible for this officers demo-
ton. Just doing proper reverence
to the budget. But others have
been appointed lieutenants since
his elevation TO that rank-notably
the mayors bodyguard Lieutenant
Magee. If a lieutenant must be
dropped, merely to conform with
budget requirements, why not the
youngest in point Of service?
s. Recently Harvey Bedford. at the
time not a member of the force,
was made traffic inspector. And
Traffic Inspector White was re-
duced to a captaincy. That made
too many captains. So Captain
George Winkler was reduced to
lieutenant of detectives.
In consequence of that shake-up
the indianapolis police department
had eleven lieutenants instead of
ten. So down goes Dean to the
foot of the ladder.
a year ago the denoted
lieutenant, then a sergeant, slew
an enterprising bad man in a
pistol duel. His bravery was ap-
plauded. His efficiency and devo-
ton to duty were commended.
They pinned medals and thanks
on him. And as a reward for merit
.was promoted.
Now he gets the ak.
Up and down. That's the lise
of an Indianapolis cop. He must
vibrate in harmony with the polit
ical pipers or he doesn't vibrate at
all.
Perhaps the recent shake-ups
will add to the departments eff
cheney and morale. However the
spring housekeeping in the de-
partment seems more in Irepara-
ton for the spring primary than
for effectiveness in running the
bandits ragged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
THE
VERY IDEA!
BY Hal Cochran
DADS LULLABY

Hotsy, totsy, cake and pie, come
now, youngster, don't you cry. Mis-
ter Sandman, bye and bye, plans to
close your little eye.
Rockin', rockln', to and fro. Down
we come and up we go. First It's
fast and then it's slow. Toodlo,
tumpty. toddle tow.
Ride the road that seems so steep.
on our way to fast asleep. Happy
playtime's sure to keep. Quiet,
youngster. don't you peep.
Little paddles. held so tight. Time
to turn down low the light. Peace
and qiuet through the night. Rockin'
left and rockin' right.
Now we're on our way to bed.
Wlde.awal1eness all has fed. Softly,
softly is the tread. To the trundle
bed we're led.
Maybe silly-maybe sad. Stlll 1t
makes a youngster glad. Verse like
this each lot has had-rocked to
sleep at night by dad.
$50
The best was to get people TO tell
ing you about their children is to
start talking about your own.
Son--Say, pop, what makes the
world go round?
Father-How many times have /
told you TO keep out OF the cellar?
The brushing of my hair, said he,
Is, after all, no art.
/ do il cause / realize
The best of men must part.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
FABLES IN FACT

LITTLE JIMMIE CARRIED A
MOURNFUL COMMA IF NOT
WORRIED COMMA LOOK AND
HIS MOTHER FINALLY IN.
QUIRED WHAT THE MATTER
WAS PERIOD THE YOUNGSTER
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH FOR A
WHILE AND THEN SAID COMMA
QUOTATION MARK HAS A CAT
REALLY GOT NINE LIVES COM.
MA MAMMA QUESTION MARK
QUOTATION MARK AND WHEN
HIS MOTHER REPLIED THAT
SHE GUESSED THE SAYING WAS
TRUE COMMA JIMMIE SMILED
ALL OVER AND CONTINUED
COMMA QUOTATION MARK
WELL THEN COMMA MRS. NOR.
CAMS CAT HAS EIGHT COMING
PERIOD QUOTATION MARK.
My gosh! Now va can't even be-
lieve cook books. A young bride
baked a cake and the recipe said 1t
was perfectly delicious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
The Leagues Peril

The life of the League of Nations and the late
of the pact of Locarno, which the hope OF peace
in Europe rests are now in the balance
The special meeting of the assembly ended
without decision There has been an adjournment
until September
A serious situation is thus created. 1t may be
that all the difficulties can be roned out in the next
sig months, but an intervening period OF mterna-
tonal suspcion and turmoil Is equally likely AFTER
which should the league again deadlock over the
admission of Germany it would probably prove fatal
to the league and Europes latest and best bid tor
peace-the agreements Of Locarno
Already the league has been struck staggering
blow It can scarcely stand a second
hopeful element in an otherwise sad anaT'
however is the fact that the principal powers OF
Europe-Germany on the one hand and Britain,
France, Italy and Belgium on the other-parted
friends after reaching an agreement amongst them
selves and pledging anew their faith in Locarno-
less hopeful sign was Brazils act, making her de-
mand for permanent place on the council mal1er
of Irrational honor" which indicates her intention OF
leaving the league if not given satisfaction
"The league has fourished," Premier BRAND
said with emotion, because people see IN IL a
means of eliminating the horrors OF war IouayS
setback must be made good tomorrow
But if Individual members continue the selfsn
policy Of rule OF ruin adopted by some at THIS
session the league is doomed And when it meets
again next September it may as well adjourn al
once. sine die restore the old balances of power
and begin preparations for the next war
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-18
Tom Sims Says

You've got to keep whisting If you want things to
keep humYning.
People who live in rock houses should not throw
glass.
Sometimes quartet nothing but four fiushers
It's wise man who makes up his wife's mind be-
fore his
People who live in spring suits should not open
milk bottles.
Wedding rings are different from circus rings. In
wedding rings the performance is continuous.
Breaking mirror law may seven
years bad luck.
Only way for the weather to please every one is
by not having any.
The seven 1uonders Of the world in the spring are
the seven days in the week
Wonder if the who collars has any
children?
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