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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15

Arthur J, Saunders, who is en-
ployed at Miami by the Florida
East Coast Railway Company, was
an arrival in the city this morning
over the Flagler System, and will
spend several days business stay
in the Island City.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15
Personal Mention

Mrs. Carlisle Sanchez is spend
ing a visit in Key West with her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Braxton b.
Warren, at her home on Eaton
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15

Thomas w. Hammond, promi-
nent attorney of New York, who
had been spending several days in
Key West, was among the passen-
gers leaving on the Mallory
steamship Concho this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15

Miss Louise Albury returned to
her home in Miami last night over
the East Coast following several
weeks visit in Key West with rela-
tives and friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15
San Jacinto Due Saturday

o. w. Snoddy, district supt. of
the Pullman Company at Miami,
is spending the day in Key West,
having arrived this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15

Canadians now prefer coIorcd
Turkish towels from Europe and
plain and fancy ones from the
United States,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15
Miami Arrives From Cuba
Planning Dance

Planning Dance
Preparations are going forward
for the De Molay dance to be
given at the Coral Isle Casino on
the evening of Thursday, June "a.
Members of the De Molays say this
will be one of the most brilliant
events they have ever planned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15
Notes of The Passing Day

Cobb to Tampa Tonight
The steamship Governor Cobb
will leave tonight for Tampa. The
steamer will return to this port on
Friday morning, and will leave
again on that day for Havana upon
the arrival of the train from the
north.
Steamer Due June 22
The Standard Oil tank steamer
Mary Luckenbach, Captain Nc
Donald, will arrive in port on June
% with a load Of oil to be DIS
charged at this port for the Florida
East Coast Railway Company.
The steamer while at this port
will be consigned to Everett Rus
sell, local agent of the Standard
Oil Company.
\
Orchestra Arrives
The Coral Isle Casino Orchestra
boys arrived in the city this morn
ing from Birmingham, Ala. The
orchestra is composed of the fol-
lowing members: Winston White,
Carl Dupree, Withers Lockhart,
Flack Trotter, and Jack Walden.
They will furnish music for the
dances to be given at the casino
all during the summer months.
San Jacinto Due Saturday
The Mallory steamship San
Jacinto will arrive in port on Sat
urday night from New York en-
route to Galveston with passen-
gers on board. There will be no
freight on the ship owing to the
fact that other vessels of the line
are now exclusively handling the
freight shipments over the NAL
Tory Line.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15
Schooner Arrives

Schooner Arrives
The schooner Juliette, Captain
Pinder, which had been out on the
fishing grounds for several days,
arrived in port yesterday after
noon with a large catch on board.
Concho to New York
The Mallory steamship Concho
arrived in port at an early hour
this morning from Galveston, and
after a short stay at this port left
for New York.
To Close Bridge
Clifton G.. Bailey, county engi-
neer, stated that the Simler Sound
Bridge will be closed for an in
definite period due to the fact
that the grading equipment,
which arrived from Key Largo
yesterday, will commence the
rocking and grading of the road
to Saddle Bunches.
=
Miami Arrives From Cuba
The p. e. o. steamship Miami,
Captain Albury, fully decorated
from stem to stern in honor Of
Flag Day, arrived in port yester-
day afternoon from Havana with
a large number of passengers on
board. The steamer left again
this morning on a return trip to
the Cuban port.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15

Mrs. Chas. Lowe and children
will leave on the afternoon train
for Florida City to visit with Mrs.
loves sister, Mrs. VIM. J. Brooks.
From there they will go to Miami
to visit another sister, Mrs. Frank
Falkenberry, and then to spend a
couple Of months with her mother
at Elliott Key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15

Samuel A. Mcdonald, prominent
lumber dealer of Birmingham,
Ala, who had been spending sew
eral days business visit in Key
West, was a passenger leaving
over the East Coast last night en-
route to his home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15

Mr. and Mrs. B. ID. jerks, 1411
White street, left over the Flag
Ter system this afternoon for Mi
ami where they will visit for
week or ten days, spending a por-
ton of Mr.. jerks annual vaca-
ton. Mr.. jerks has. been con-
nected with the local postoffice
for the past 81 years, during
which time he served as letter
carried for FL years. He will be
eligible to retirement in about
two and one-half years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15

Imitation blue diamonds have
become a fad in Paris.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-15

June 12-6tx
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the MiddletOwn Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown. O.
SHALL THE RIGHTS OF THE
PEOPLE PREVAIL?

We wish to remind our readers that
there will be a special election in
Hamilton on Tuesday, February sec
ond, and also review the reasons why
this special election is necessary.
1t is only few months since the
election on November third, and at
that time an overwhelming majority
of the voters of Hamilton voted to
give contract for coke oven gas to
the Hamilton Furnace Co. The con-
tract has since been signed and the
Hamilton Furnace Company put up a
bond of S500,O0O with the city to Sc
cure faithful performance of the
contract on their part. Under this
contract the city agrees to purchase
coke oven gas for ten years from the
Hamilton Furnace Co. and distribute
it to the people of Hamilton through
the city-owned gas mains which the
city would continue to control and
operate.
Most of the good people of Hamil-
ton thought they had settled the gas
matter at the November election, and
they would have done so if the five
members of the last city council had
not sought to interfere with the right
of the people to decide this matter
This demands an explanation so
that you may understand why the
city has to go to the expense and
trouble of special election so soon.
1t was known publicly for abour
three months before the last Novem-
ber election that the citizens of Ham
ilton would have the opportunity to
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15

ner and members of council, Leo j.
Welsh, Edward Mick and Fred Stit-
singer. sThe officials promised that
careful consideration would be given
every wish of the association.
Two questions were given much at
tention and aroused keen interest.
They were the gas and electric ques-
tions. After much talk and discus.
sion the association voted ip~favor Of
a contract with the Hamilton Furnace
Company for artificial gas as approx
ed in the initiative vote taken last
November. Much indignation was ex-
pressed that, some should try to with
hold this contract after the people
had expressed themselves so emphat-
ically in favor of it.
The association also voted to urge
the rebuilding of the electric light
plant as voted by the people several
years ago.
There is no question about it. but
what the Fourth Ward Improvement
Association, although last to get in the
field of improvement associations, is
going to prove one of the city's livest
organizations, and will be much heard
from in the future in all matters
pertaining to the interests of the peo-
pie as a whole.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15
FRIDAY, JANUARY Is, 1926

Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton.
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15
HARRY STRAUSS
Attending Furniture Show
To Buy For Spring
Trade

Harry Strauss, OF the Harry Strauss
Furniture Co., is visiting the big fur
niture show going on this week in
Chicago. Before returning he will
also visit the big furniture show at
Grand Rapids, also being held this
week. While attending the big shows
it is the intention of Mr.. Strauss to
make extensive purchases Of furniture
to supply his usual big spring trade.
Before leaving on Sunday night Mr..
Strauss said when the purchases he
proposes making on this trip arrive
he assures the furniture buyers of
Hamilton that his store will be one
of the most complete stocked furni-
ture stores in the city, and that the
stock will be of the most modern con-
struction and style.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15
i. OLD. OLD STORY

Ninety miners entomPed in Okla
homa mine. This was the news
flashed Wednesday morning. 1t is
simply repetition of an old story
in the coal mine industry. Yet, when
miners ask for better pay and work
ing conditions, thousands of people
kept warm and comfortable because
the miners are willing to risk their
lives every day in the underground
caverns, raise up and shout that the
miners are unreasonable in their de-
mands. Still, it has ever been thus
and no doubt always will be-.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15

the fact that it knows anything Of the
Fourth warders meeting. It is pretty
much Of a cinch that the Improvement
associations or any other organiza-
tions in the city, if they want any
publicity in the above referred to
newspaper between now and election
day, February End, will have to di-
vorce themselves from any action on
the gas question that would be favor
able to artificial gas.
Pa "a pa "a A
THE IDEA OF FREEDOM
There is what / call the American
idea. +. This idea demands, as the
proximate organization thereof, a
democracy-that is, government Of
all the people, by all the people, for
all the people; of course, govern
ment of the principles of eternal JUS
tice, the unchanging law of God; fo1
shortness' sake l will call it the idea
of Freedom.-Theodore Parker.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15
DAILY CAN'T SEE 1T

The Hamilton daily newspapers are
giving much space to the service de-
partment clerks report, showing an
operating deficit in the gas depart
ment for last year, and to the injunc-
tion petition filed to enjoin the city
from executing the contract awarded
the Hamilton Furnace Co., stating
all the reasons contained in the peti-
tion, and one of the papers is devote
ing much of its editorial column to
the clerks report, but somehow this
same newspaper hasn't, apparently
heard anything to date Of the action
taken by the Fourth Ward Improve
ment Association at a big meeting
held last Friday night wherein the
association went on record as favor
ing the contract for artificial gas with
the Hamilton Furnace Company. At
least the paper makes no mention Of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15
GREEK CONSTITUTION
UPSET BY DICTATOR

Athens, Greece.-Backed by the
military group, General Pangalos has
assumed the powers of dictator
and declared the Greek republican con-
stitution null and void.
This is official recognition of actual
conditions since last July, when Pan
galos practically assumed control of
the government. Italian Fascistis, un-
der the direction of Mussolini, aided in
this attack on democracy. Another
factor is the growth of communism in
the northern part Of Greece.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15
ARTIFICIAL GAS
FAVORED
Rebuilding of Electric Plant
Also Urged By Fourth
Ward Improvers

The Fourth Ward Improvement
Association held an interesting meet
ing last Friday night. Despite fierce
weather conditions the meeting was
largely attended, showing the keen
interest of the Fourth ward residents
in affairs concerning their ward and
the city in general.
The meeting was attended by
number of the city's new officials, in
cluding Vice-Mayor William ]. Gard
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15

q clean sl,000,0O0 for the taxpayers
and gas consumers Of the city at the
end of ten years. Why turn this vast
sum over to some big corporation
when we can keep it for ourselves and
at the same time always be in the
position of being our own boss and
doing the debating ourselves?
Think it over and don't be stam-
peded by the hue and cry to be raised
about the big loss in our gas depart
ment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15
then vote on the gas question and ex-
press their wishes at the polls.


press their wishes at the polls.
Less than two weeks before the
election on November third five MEM
bers of the last city council passed
an ordinance which was in effect
contract with the Columbia Gas Sup
ply Co. (part of the Union Gas &
Electric Coz for the furnishing of
natural gas by them to the people of
Hamilton for ten years, and also
leasing the city owned gas mains to
the Columbia Gas Supply Co. for ten
years. This contract was entered into
in great haste, and more than five
thousand enraged citizens Immediate
ly signed and filed a petition for
referendum vote on this action of
council.
The action of council conflicts
directly with the contract the citizens
of Hamilton voted with the Hamilton
Furnace Co.
More than nine thousand citizens
of Hamilton voted to buy coke oven
gas from the Hamilton Furnace Co.
for ten years, and at the same time
retain control of the city-owned gas
system, and against this five small
minded councilmen awarded contract
to the Columbia Gas Supply Co. for
natural gas for ten years and would
turn over. the city-owned gas system
to them
These five councilmen were repudiat
ed by the voters of Hamilton and can
no longer oppose the wishes of the
citizens of Hamilton.
The voters of Hamilton will have
an opportunity on Tuesday, February
second to vote on this action by the
last council. We would not attempt
to advise the voters of Hamilton how
to vote at this election as we think
the people of Hamilton are intelligent
and have good common sense, and
can decide this matter for themselves.
We do urge you to get out and vote,
however, so that there can be no
question as to what the people Of
Hamilton want.
Voting YES at the special election
will uphold the five councilmen who
opposed the wishes of the people and
will lease your city-owned gas mains
to the Columbia Gas Supply Co.
(Union Gas & Electric Coz
Voting NO at the special election
will be favorable to the Hamilton
Furnace Co., and the city would con-
tinue to contract and operate the gas
mains which are the property of the
citizens of Hamilton.
Voters of Hamilton - remember
February secondhand be sure to vote.
~ ~ a - -
WHY?
Why does the Union Gas & Electric
Co. want to acquire the gas-distribut-
ing system which is owned by the
city of Hamilton?
The Union Gas & Electric Co.,
through companies controlled by it,
own all of the gas mains and pipes up
and down the Big Miami valley, from
Dayton to Cincinnati inclusive, with
the exception Of the city of Hamilton.
No other company can sell any gas
in this territory outside of Hamilton,
and the Union Gas & Electric Co.
would like to make their monopoly
complete by acquiring the gas mains
owned by the city of Hamilton.
The city of Hamilton by owning it's
gas mains has had two companies |
for it's gas business, and
has made a very favorable arrange
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15

THAT INJUNCTION


1t seems that everything possible
that can be done to deprive the peo-
pie of their rights as regards the
local gas question is to be done. No
doubt, because the daily papers saw
to it that the news was given plenty
of space in scarehead type, all read
ers of the Press and every citizen of
Hamilton knows that injunction pro-
ceedings were brought Monday after
noon to enjoin the city from carrying
out it's contract with the Hamilton
Furnace Company, ordered by the
people in three-to-one vote at the
election last November. This action
was not unlocked for and really it
would have been disappointing if it
had not come This isn't to be the
last court proceeding involving the
finally settled, not by any means. The
Press predicts there will be several
more before the final curtain for the
Hamilton gas contract is big prize
for which the contenders are willing
to go to great length to obtain, and
there are some local people who are
even willing to pass up the best inter-
ests of the city as whole in order
to acquire that which their selfishness
desires.
In making this statement the Press
is not referring to the injunction pc
titioner in particular, but is taking in
small bunch in general. The in
junction proceedings were brought by
Mr.. S. M. Goodman as taxpayer.
Mr.. Goodman is mighty fine gentle
man. He may be perfectly sincere
and earnest in his contention in the
petition wherein he states that "the
city will suffer irreparable loss and
the taxpayers will suffer-" should the
contract be executed. The Press
doesn't question Mr. Goodman's sin
cerity in the least However, if we
remember correctly, just before the
November election several letters
from Mr.. Goodman appeared in the
daily papers, wherein he advised the
people on the gas question. Appar-
emily, Judging from the returns, this
advice was not taken seriously.
Now then, who and what is really
back of the injunction? At the foot
of the petition filed by Mr.. Goodman
we find:
Il Am Security for Costs in This
Cause"
Signed: c. b. ATkIN.
Mr.. Atkin is another fine fellow,
we'll and favorably known as "Dea-
CON-" well liked and popular with
everyone.
Incidentally, however, and as an en-
ligtener we might mention that Mr..
Atkin (Deacon) is the Hamilton rep
resentative of the Hamilton Service
Company, which is owned by the
Union Gas & Electric Company,
owner of the Columbia Gas Supply
Company, and which company is
fighting and doing everything within
it's power to thwart the Hamilton peo-
pie in their will to secure the gas
they desire. That's all.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15

ment with the Hamilton Furnace Co.
The Union Gas & Electric Co,
through the Columbia Gas Supply Co.,
which it owns, is now trying to lease
the city-owned gas system of Hamil-
ton for ten years-and if they get
away with this it would give them a
strangle hold on the gas business in
Hamilton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-15

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Evening star., 1926-02-19
RAILROAD BONDS
FEATURE MARKET
Many Trades Made Outside
Exchange-Moves Mixed
in Foreign Group.
BY GEORGE HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, February l9.--Active
trading went on today in the high
grade rails, but without such notable
gains as were witnessed on Thursday.
and with most of the transactions be-
ing made over the counter. and not
on the exchange.
Blocks as large as $500 900 to 81 .000,.
600 of issues in the high grade of
Southern Pacific refunding as, New
York Central. Lake Shore collateral
312s and Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy general As have changed
hands curing the past two days, the
buyers being mostly dealers who an
ticipate a strengthening demand from
the savings banks. Prices paid for
legal bonds have been as high as Il
40 per cent basis.
Among the active issues on the
exchange today were the Wabash
5l2s, above 10l in volume: the Cen
tral Pacific 5s. the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern 5s and the New
Orleans, Texas and Mexico 5s and
5i2s. the last named making new
high at l04.
Speculatively. the Chicago and AL
ton 3l2s We're still the leaders in the
railroad group, holding above 81 >on
renewed reports of buying for merger
purposes. The Erie bonds were all
active and firm and there was brisk
trading in Chicago Great Western As.
Among the induStrialS. International
Mercantile Marine 6s. which dipped so
sharply on Thursday. found support
around Sc, although they at one time
sold fractionally lower.
New York City fractions were re
dictionary. Hudson and Manhattan
incomes lost half point and Mas
sau Electric As. after selling above
GA, slipped back. West Virginia Coal
and Coke 6s We're fractionally lower.
French bonds were heavy, the Is
selling below 80. against the high of
the year of 81, and losses being re-
corded by the 7i2s and the Ss
cZechoslovakia 7l2s were strong and
the general list was firm except for
Mexican descriptions. The latter were
decidedly weak at one time.
Evening star., 1926-02-19
WHEAT GIVES WAY
IN CHICAGO MARKET
Fresh Break in Liverpool Hurts
Values Here-Corn and
Oats Advance.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. February 19.-Infiu-
enced by fresh break in Liverpool
quotations and in Argentina as well
the wheat market here gave way
early today under a renewal OF sell
ing pressure. Besides. many traders
apparently leaned to the view that
beneficial snow and rain over the
domestic Winter wheat area had for
at least the time being eliminated any
tendency toward crop damage scares
Corn strength, however, and chances
that the approaching official report
on United States farm reserves of
wheat will show smaller reserves
than a year ago helped to bring
about rallies. Chicago opening prices,
y to 1A lower, May new 1.66 to
1861 and July 1.48 to 1.48A, were
followed by material upturns.
Rapid absorption Of speculative
offerings in the corn market led to
higher prices both for corn and oats
after an initial decline. The East
was said to be after cash corn for
shipment at the opening Of naviga-
ton and later. Opening 4 to
II lower, May IS to 1915. the corn
market advanced 10 we'll above yes
terday's finish.
Oats started 4 to as off. May 41i4
to AN. Later all months showed
some gain.
Higher quotations on hogs gave a
Evening star., 1926-02-19
WOOL MARKET SLOW.
Inquiries. However, Have Picked
Up on Boston Exchange.

BOSTON, Mass, February 10 (P).--
The Commercial Bulletin tomorrow
will say: Demand has been rather
desultory this week in the wool mar
ket, but inquiries toward the end of
the week indicate increasing interest
on the part of the manufacturers
whose sales of heavyweight goods.
thus far, have left much to be desired.
Confidence in the future market, how
ever. is still mistaken, although prices
have been somewhat irregular IN the
raw material.
The foreign markets keep general
ly steady and fine woods in Australia
and fine tops in Bradford are slight
" against the buyer. Cross-bred woods
hold a more proDlematical position
but show no great weakness any
where. Early sales of Arizona woods
are being made anywhere from S1.02
to S1.l2 clean landed, Boston, accord
ing to the wool. The Western stu
alton generally is unchanged.