The Palm Beach Post from West Palm Beach, Florida • Page 8

SOUTH PALM BEACH HAS 1CKY DROPS LAKE CHELAN BRINGS UNLOADING OF CARGO POSTAGE STAMP FAMIIW A On top of freight and express tni Docking at last evening, the inlet pior 'early the Lake Chelan, freighter of tho Consolidated Navi OF, FEDERAL I 0 Picturesque Broadway Character to Join Wife in Theatricals IS NAMEDF0R PORT Former Member of Federal Service Selected for West Palm Beach Position BODY OF SMITH TO BE DISINTERRED FOR TEST Jacksonville, Dec. 21. UN Exhumation of the body of Francis Smith, prominent furniture dealer of this city who died two years ago, was erdertd Monday by Acting Coroner J. C. Madison, for examination for poison, The body Is expected to be taken from its grave within a day or two, The order for exhumation was asked by District Attorney Charles Durrance following an investigation by private detectives employed by relatives of Smith other than his widow and 22-year old son.

While attending physicians signed a certificate showing death due to natural causes, they told the coroner they had later discussed In casual conversation the possibility that bichloride of mercury caused his death. Genuine THERMOS and, ICY-HOT Products Make Ideal Gifts forgotten the other charges against him. It will be a real freedom. A few months ago a detainer was Issued for "Nicky" and for time It was thought he would be taken back to Now Jersey, where he has been under Indictment for defrauding a man In an alleged fake 80,000 horse race scheme, Nicky will go to Milwaukee from here, "according to Warden Piddle, where ho will meet his wife, Fanny Price, the vaudeville actress whose love an to him has remained steadfast through all his troubles. Two other men serving sentences for the bond robbery will be freed with Amstcln.

They are Norman Polos and Isadore Cohen, It is said here that "Nicky" owes his freedom, in part, to the plucky tight his wife has made on his behalf, With her In Milwaukee, where she is playing In vaudeville, are the two children of the couple, have never been that their father was behind prison burs. The four will spend the Christmas season there; and will then go to New York. It Is reported that Arnsteln will Join his wife In theatrical ventures shortly, acting as her manager in producing revues In which she will be starred. gation Company of Baltimore, Immediately began operations on tho unloading of tho 400 tons of cargo on board. Owing to tiie fact that the boat had deviated from the courso and stuck in the sand south of the chan-nol, after safely passing tho bar into tho harbor on Sunday, it had bean thought by officio's pf tho company that part of the cargo would have to bo unloaded onto barges before docking could be accomplished, However, the steamer rode safely to the dock at the tlmo of high tide in the early evening, The safe arrival of sthc Lake Chelan, following upon tho trip of the Lnka Heien, carrying 800 tons of cargo, marked the second milestone In tho establishment of regular freight sorvlco Into West Palm Beach in an effort to alleviate to some extent the embargo situation.

Tho inlet commissioners, recontly returned from Washington, and a conference with government officials uto expected to make a report of their trip at the regular weekly meeting today. batgos, resulting In gasoline, build, lng material and other shortages, the southern part of the city yesterday faced a new famine, a stamp shortagu, Persons who waited patiently In line at the Bauth Palm Beach post office yesterday wore confronted with Information that all stamps were out and a new supply would probably not arrive before next week. Any packages received tor mailing were taken subject to delay awaiting the arrival of the stamps. Postmaster George Smith of the West Palm Beach office denied absolutely that there was any prospect of a etamp shortage In the local office or In the Northwood station, supplied from the central office. Owing to the fact that South Palm Beach is at present a fourth class post office and has no connection with the West Palm Beach office, stamps must be obtained from Jack-sonvllle and not from Washington, and cannot be supplied from the West Palm Beach office.

Negotiations are now being car-rled on preparatory to discontinuing the South Palm Beach station and establishing a branch of the West Palm Beacli office. As soon as a satisfactory lease can be obtained, the change Is to be made. PostmasterMcCann has already tendered his fcslgnatlor, but Is being retained In office pending the change. LINE FISH PANS Baking pans used for fish will not retuln tho disagreeable odor if they are lined with waxed paper before baking. James Wallace, formerly with the customs service at Charleston, S.

Cm connected with the construction company In charge of tho Albtt hotel, was named yesterday, according to telegraphic) dlspatchos, deputy collector In charge of tho new customs oflice at West Falm Dead). Kccommondation of1 his appointment was sent to the treasury department by N. Hlldreth, Florida customs collector. Upon tho confirmation of the appointment, Wallace Is expected to nssumo his new duties Immediately, with offices located In the old I'aim Peach Yacht club house on the club pier at Eighth streot. Under tho supervision of Bruce Kltoholl, chairman of the house committee of tho club, quarters have been arranged, Collector Itlldreth of, Tampa was In the city recently to confer with II.

L. Donald, chairman of tho port committee of the yacht club, Wal-laco could not bo reached last night but It Is understood that he will Bottles, Jugs, Carafes, Lunch Kits, Motor Kits, Federal Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kas Dec, 21. UN Jules "Nicky" Anisteln, who became a number in the penitentiary here two years ago, will step out of the oblivion of prison life Tuesday to become again his old picturesque and glittering personality, Nicky dropped out of the gay night life of the New York rahnrets In 1024 to shovel ashes in the furnace room of this institution of silence and suffering because if his participation In a $5,000,000 bond robbery, He will be given his freedom at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning. According to Wardon W. I.

Diddle, who has been Nicky's keeper, the alleged master mind of, a roblxiry that mado tho prpdlglous criminal activities of Jesse James seem trivial, did such a good Job of shoveling ashes that tho authorities determined to reward him. The reward is the subtracting of 73 days from tho original two-year sentence which Nicky began serving May 18, 1924. To make It an even more merry Christmas this year for him ho will walk out of the gates of tho prison knowing full well that tho law has FRANCE SWEEPING TO CRISIS FOR CABINET mlt his completed financial projects to the cabinet Tuesday during a session of tremendous Importance, A lively fight is expected, with the radicals endeavoring to defeat the minister's plans, Doputy Blum, In the nnme of the socialists, presented a resolution to the chamber Monday, requesting the government to accept the offer of northern industrialists to pledge their factories against a foreign loan, Tho situation of tho Brland government Is" not yet serious, but events indicate that the financial problem may" unseat at least one more government before It is solved. accept the appointment, lie resigned WOMEN'S CU'B Sunnlngdale, Kng, A residential club for lonely woman who would otherwise lead lonely lives is being built near here. Iidy Bertha Dnwkins, woman of tho bedchamber to the Queen, is one of the prominent workers In.

the cause. Paris, Dec. 21, UN France Is sweeping toward another cabinet crisis from which the more conservative members of the cabinet, led by Premier liriand, aro endeavoring to shield her, Finance Minister Doumer will sub- from tho customs service last March to take up his now work at West Palm Beach. Wallace will be tho first customs Inspector at West Palm flench, the $200,000,000 damage! Moths cause each year. por having been opened in November for tho first time.

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until Christmas Palm Beach Mercantile Go. FORT PIERCE ACQUIRES SUBDIVISION Fort Pierce, Deo. annex. Hon ordinance here has become effective. Tho city has fralnod 1,150 ucres which came to Fort Pierce through City Commissioners Cahow, McNeill, ami Fee and City Manager Smith, with Dr.

W. J. Copeland, president of San Luclo Tlazn. The addition comprises the San Lucie Mihdlvlslon. Clematis Ave.

Phone 730 Tho acquisition of Ran Lucie Plaza Kor several years past the birth-duy of Mr. Thomas has been tho occasion of a celebration and last night's alTalr surpassed In beau last night's affair surpassed In beauty of appointment all of the BIRTHDAY PARTY In honor of the birthday of Ikt husband. Mrs. Lucius IT. Thomas of Ijaknsldd Court last night entur- t.iln.'.t liinrt.

thiol 211 rollljlcH tit us a residential suburb within tlio city limits means more than the average citizen has yet come to reul-lw," officers of the firm said. "When a house Is built on every fourth lot, using government figures as a basis for tho number of persons In un uvcruge American fumlly, there will be in tan Lucie Plata alone an Increaso In population people. When tho plaza Is covered with homes, taking into consideration that many homes will cover two or more lots, this suburban development will have between 3,500 and 4,000 houses which, with the apartment house and hotel accommodations, will provide homes for some 18,000 people. at an Informal supper dance others. The evening was devoted at the Palm Peach Yacht club, on lincln In the largo ball room riagl.r Drive and eighth street.

'f tho club find during the course Mlisli: for tho. dancing was fur- le evening a delicious buffet nishetl bv an excellent orcehstra supper was served. iiu.m. u'ii tcti win iv an art ber of the yacht club. bower of tropical greener).

CITY HAS 46 CALLS PER 100 PHONES IN ONE HOUR me live in a house by the side road, where the race of men III of the IK 3 More Shopping Days Why Not Make It a III srt go by ihe men who are good and ihe men who are bad, as good and as bad as I. I would not sit in tht scorner's seat, or hurl the cynic's ban; let me sit in a house by the side of the roud and be a friend to SAM WALTER FOSS I Tallahassee, Dec. II. AP i Sarasota had 274 calls for each 100 tek'phoiies during the busy hours of July, according to statistics made public hore by A. B.

Greene, tele-phono expert for the Florida llail-I road commission. Sarasota's calls during busy hours 1 expressed as percentage of tho total culls for the day, was 9.S per cent, i und the percentage of calls per tele-j phone per day was 28 por cent, Jacksonville had 91 calls per 100 telephones during busy hours: 10 1 per cent of the total calls for the lavs were during busy hours, and ad." 9.2 per cent were per telephone per I day. Other telephone statistics over tho slato follow: West I'ulm Beach, 46 calls per 100 ADIO ZtOSO DISTANCE'ri Tot MASH u. telephones during busy hours; 10 1 per rent of tho total calls and 4.5 per cent per telephone per day; Miami, 77 and 10.8 per cent and 7.1 per n-nt Orlando, 56 and It per cent and 5.1 per cent; Ht. Petersburg, 69 and 10.

tier cent und 6.4 per cent and Tampa, SO and 9.2 per cent and 12 per cent. ANOTHER TRANS-STATE HIGHWAY SEEN SOON i A gift the entire family will enjoy the year around. Nothing would give them a greater thrill on Christmas morning than to awaken and find a brand new ZENITH all ready to connect them with all parts of the world. A gift that will be supreme joy to the old folks as well as the kiddies. ZENITH is your assurance of perfect selection and perfect tonal clarity.

Let us demonstrate the remarkable features of these sets and the ease with which it can te operated. Frostproof, Dec. 21. Preheat in-j dilutions point to tho beginning of I construction on tho Vero-Beach- Frost proof-Tampa highway early in tho coming year. The Polk county commissioners have announced that I hoy ill begin work as soon as as-1 sured that the road building opera-1 tlnns are under way in the counties; And it is maximum of life to be had for the asking at San Lucie Plaza! There, figuratively by the side of the road the Dixie Highway it is true you can watch the race of men go by.

their progress tinged with envy for your fortune unexcelled pastime and recreation in wide variety, every tage of a modern city all at a price easily within your reach. San Lucie Plaza represents a developed present and an unquestioned future. As a part of the city of Fort Pierce itself, San Lucie Plaza presents every advantage obtainable in such a forward-look, progressive city; immediately east is the nationally known Fort Pierce Golf Club, bordered by the Dixie Highway; across the Dixie, Indian River and the A tlantic with their bathing, boating and fishing facilities; to the north and almost extending to San Lucie Plaza, Indrio one of the most popular of the immense developments. And in the surrounding country, matchless fertility which has made Fort Pierce the center of the citrus belt of Florida, but nevertheless offering constant opportunity for small game which is abundant on every hand. Only 1,400 lots are in Unit 1 of San Lucie Plaza.

Priced as low as $750 for many of them, comparatively few home-seekers will be able to make their residence here. Early comers, however, not only may select well, but we will be able to build and finance their homes on easy terms, under the Deferred Pay- ment Building Plan. Know San Lucie Plaza before committing your decision to any one location Review carefully our illustrated dsscriptive booklet, look over the maps and plats we supply, consider the attractive moderateness of price then reach your conclusion. i to lie cast, and Information has Just Ih.m ii received here that the special comrtiisslono having the work In huud there Is plunnlng to start al-' most immediately. In answer to a letter by Chairman J.

Maxey of the Frostproof bourd of trade committee on the cross-state i highway. President J. C. Duliols of the Vero Beach chamber of com-' nierce vrites: "Tho bends toted by the ro.id district here were validated by Ihe extraordinary session of the le-glslaturj and will be sold earlr In January. In conversation with our i'lU rney last week ho told mo ii.i thought actual work would early in the new ear.

You may II your county commissioners that tlsry may go ahead with the full assurance that we are going to build he road to the Klssimmee river. may not beat you folks there, hut we are coming just the same. believe it is only a matter no of jiiNt tho necessary time to con Ktruct this road und we can be go-lug straight across tho state to any part of the Interior or west coast." June is Year 'Round San Lucie Plaza "Ti CORE DELRAY BUILDING HITS NEAR $2,000,000 MARK AM LTOlEif IA Every factor makes San Lucie Plaza a superior residential center. On and paralleling the Dixie Highway just adjacent to the golf course the marvelous development, Indrio, immediately at the north Fort Pierce with its municipal advantages, all of which are available to San Lucie Plaza which is a part of the city; across the Dixie, Indian River, and over the causeways the Atlantic-no feature lacking to make this center a source of living pleasure' and financial increase FORT PIERCE. FLORIDA Automotive Electric Service Co.

Effective January 1, 1926, there will be a minimum advance in price of 25 per cent on all lots. Delray, Dec. 21. December's total of building permits has leaped over the Jloo.ooo mark up to date. Early Thursday morning, permit No, 199 had been Issued, which brought Delray's building progress score for tho month up to $116,975, or.

a. grand total of 10,925 for 60 weeks of the year. This total Is of vast Importance when it Is realized that lack of building material Hum retarded building development in Dolray. Most of the building permits call for residence LA J. R.

Sutclif fe, Prop. Phone 1089 327 Banyan i i.