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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-03-02
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@NE of the highest compliments ever paid the
Y weekly newspapers of the country comes from
James O'Shaughnessy formerly executive secre-
tary of the American Association Advertising Agen
ces, who declared in Boston address that country
weeklies the cornerstone of American journalism
''The weekly in small town talks to it's readers
more intimately and confdentially than any other
medium" Mr.. O'shaughnessy SAID.
Such tribute from of Americas leading ad-
vertsing authorities is gratifying to the thousands of
country publishers, most of whom struggling under
adverse conditions to faithfully their commune
ties.
1t should also impress merchants with the fact
that the small city newspaper offers the most effec-
tive medium for placing his message before the
people upon who he must depend for his business
existence
Sentiment in congress for virtual dictatorship for
the president admits that large legislative bodies
made up of bitterly jealous partsans get us into
these messes but they helpless when it comes to
getting out.
Marlene Dietrich is getting bit of publicity be-
cause she wears mems clothes and smokes cigars-as
if there were anything original clever about that.
The trouble with this country is that lot of us
say: The trouble with the country is this that
and then don't do anything about it.
Mr.. Roosevelts fishing experience in Southern
waters may give him idea of how to handle Louis
lana Kingfsh.
War debts might be settled the principle of
give and take if Europe did insist on doing all the
taking.
A professor declares that young women write
better English than young Which is faint praise
Governor promises to support sheriffs," says a
headline. That's one item off the tax rolls.
1t looks as if peace conference should have no
difficulty in finding steady job.
Thinking up taxes also taxes the legislators
ingenuity.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-03-02
Roosevelt

@ONFIDENCE in the Franklin D. Roosevelt adj
I ministration is inspired by studying his back
ground, his accomplishments and his ideals. It
is for this that readers will find much about
issue of The Gazette.
We told during the campaign that if Roose-
welt elected would mark time until March A.
This has proved accurate prediction partly because
of dilatory congress- but the period has not been
WIDELY wasted for confidence has been developed
among persons who were opposed to the president
elect few months ago.
In picking his cabinet and mapping out the poll
ces Of his administration Roosevelt and his advisors
have shown unusual fairness and prowess in avoiding
pitfalls. The same ability characteristic during
the campaign when he speaking in communities
with conflicting ideas.
This ability has stirred public sentiment which
favors giving him almost unlimited powers to
game cumbersome government. AS time goes on
more and of his opponents coming to believe
that he of the traits of his predeces
sor Theodore Roosevelt than their distant relationship
would indicate.
Engaging personality, indomitable will to succeed
political shrewdness and marvellous vgor are some
of their common characteristics Both overcame ply
steal weaknesses "T. R." in early life, "F. D." after
maturity.
His shoulders destined to bear the nations bur-
dens for the next four years. He will give every effort
toward restoring happiness. He deserves the whole
hearted support and confidence of every American.
Roads and Taxes
THE St. Cloud Times has advanced plan for shift
ing the burden of taxes for roads which is worthy
of consideration by persons interested in the low
ering of real estate taxes
The plan would the state to maintain sufficient
vehicle license taxes and gas pay for mainten-
of all present roads and for the construction of
l.
such would from $40 to $50 taxes each
year the average quarter section Of land. The man
who uses the roads would pay for their upkeep whole
instead of in part as at present.
Another feature Of the plan would take all roads
into the state system. While such plan has merits,
it might be more economical to return the money to
the counties for local administration.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-03-02
It's Not Anarchy

"HERE are people who look upon the sort OF
thing that almost took place at the John Quessen-
berry farm Saturday anarchy Men VINO
take part in such affairs sometimes branded out
laws" The writer does not agree with people VINO
think that way.
Men who thought of bidding in the property for
almost nothing may have forgotten that it being
sold in the interests of the depostors of closed bank
many of the farmers like themselves-but it was
not the local situation that they protesting
against.
It was the economic setup of the country which
brewed the protest. system where man makes a
"sound" Investment year and sees it become
liability the next-and nothing is done about it.
Awakened to the danger of the condition, the
governor called halt foreclosures condition
which makes the situation unfair to the MORTGAGE
as it was to the mortgagor However his position
seems justified if something is done at to make
things right with BOTH
We elect men to public office and pay them highly
to protect our interests Some of them seem more
interested in spending money. When anything is
proposed which is in the interest of the taxpayer they
suddenly find it impractical and tell that don't
know what want they can't do anything.
There are many sad angles to the conditions which
exist in the country today The farm revolt has led to
bloodshed in places. Everywhere it has led to
distrust of public officials, many of whom as sim
in their willingness to well the farmers
ing to aid their neighbors
The farm revolt is further hindering credit. Mort
cages which few years ago were looked upon as
git-edged investments frowned upon because
of the situation in rural communities.
The time is long since past when legislatures
could afford to fiddle with boxing and horse racing
bills while their constituents wondering how to
raise the taxes Congress shows equal inaptitude
in lacking useless clauses to needed farm bill in
house and cutting the bad features and the good
well in the other.
They worry about foreign market when the
greatest market in the world is crumblng What
boon it would be to every industry in the nation if
farm products could be sold at profit Every factory
in the country would be hard pressed % supply what
the rural sections need, want and would buy if they
had the money.
We cannot encourage violence but we do
brighter cloud behind the dark situation that prompts
the revolt At last congress and the legislatures
may be awakened to action.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
CLASH ON VE 7
COSTS At QUIZ

The feud between Senator
Robinson (R) of Indiana and
the National Economy League
flared anew today at a session of
the Joint Congressional Commit
tee on Veterans Legislation.
Robinson and Henry H. Cur
ran, director of the league,
wrangled for an hour and hurled
charges and counter charges.
Curran appeared to urge the
leagues program for a $400, ,OOO,-
900 cut III the billion dollar
annual expenditure to war vet
Grams.
Breaking into Curran'S pre-.
pared statement, Robinson in.
quired:
isn't your whole movement
just an organization to relieve
the wealthy Of paying taxeS?"
Answering in the negative, the
witness added:
YOU just want to get that
charge in the newspapers
again."
In response to Robinson's de-
mand that the league submit a
list of its contributors, Current
offered a statement showing con.
tributionS of $1,000 or more.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
ST|MSON TELLS
ROOSEVELT
ABOUT JOB
President Elect Advised on
Department Details, and
Maybe Some Problems

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Jan. 8
Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt
today went into conference with
Secretary of State Stimson to
learn first-hand of State Depart
ment operations.
Stimson came here from Long
Island. He was driven from the
station to the Roosevelt home
during a heavy Snowstorm.
The PreSident-elect thus had
opportunity to obtain from Slim
son authoritative information on
such subjects as wGr debts, the
Far East situation, the problems
of European countries as related
to the worldwide depression, and
the question of United States
recognition of Soviet Russia.
COnfers With Walsh
Yesterday Mr.. Roosevelt dis
cuSsed the foreign situation with
Senator Thomas j. Walsh of
Montana, one of the ranking
Democrats on the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee.
Senator Walsh later expressed
the opinion that the question of
ratification of the League of Ma
tionS Court and the waterway
treaty with Canada may be taken
up at the special Senate session
which will be called shortly after
March$4 to confirm the Roose-
velt Cabinet.
Roosevelt and Walsh also dis
cusSed domestic legislation now
pending in Congress, including
the Collier beer bill, the prohibi-
ton repeal resolution, and tax
legislation.
Blaine Plan Defended
Walsh defended the Blaine
resolution providing for repeal OF
the Eighteenth Amendment with
reservations to protect the dry
States.
He said he personally favors
the raise on income tax rates
which was suggested at the
Roosevelt conference in New York
city last Thursday night with II
Democratic Congressional leaders
Gov. Clifford Pinchot of Penn
Sylvania was another Sunday Wis
itor at Krum Elbow.
Rear Admiral Cary Grayson
chairman of the Roosevelt inaug-
ural committee, was also a week
end guest of the PreSident-elect
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
Grief Over Dead Wife and Son Leads
Rep. Kendall to Suicides End

bear my suffering which I have
kept from you. Mother mas
been calling me to join her and
little Van in Heaven and / can
no longer resist the call and
am going to join them. Good
by. FATHER"
A similar note was found in
the Representatives apartment N
the Shoreham Hotel, indicating
that he had pondered the suicide
idea for weeks. The Van" men
toned in the notes was a young
son who died in 1918.
When discovered, Representa-
tive Kendall still clutched the pis-
tel in his hand. This and the
notes led Deputy Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald to issue a GER
tificate of suicide.
Funeral Wednesday
Twelve House members were ap.
pointed by Speaker Garner to at
tend the Kendall funeral Wednes-
day at Myersdale, Pa. They are
Representatives Darrow, Temple,
Wyant, Campbell. Kelly, Swick,
Haines, Brumm, Wolfenden, Rich
and Boland all of Pennsylvania,
and Representative Mead Of New
York, chairman of the PoStoffice
Committee of which Kendall was
a member.
panraeanto five Randall had
been a member of Congress for
the past IA years, serving the
Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania dis.
trict. He was a ranking member
of the House Postoffice Commit
tee, and had been active in better
ing working hours of postal en-
ployeS.
He is survived by two sons and
a daughter, j. w. Kendall, Samuel
A. Kendall, and Mrs. Grace An
gus.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
Attempted Robbery
Holds Man for Juru

William T. Watkins, alias Bill
Nutney,. 400 block Richardson St.
N. W., who pleaded guilty to a
charge Of assault with intent to
rob today was held for the Grand
Jury under $4,000 bond by Judge
Gus A. Schuldt.
Watkins was accused of at
tempting to hold up Clarence
Richardson, 1900 block Twenty
eighth st. N. w., on october 4.
According to Assistant U s. At
torney Milford F. Schwartz sew
eral other cases are pending
against the prisoner.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
FINE APPEALED
BY REV. W|NN'

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 9.--sur.
'prising developments in defense
Of the Rev. J. Arthur VIM,
whose appeal from fine of $50
on charge of unlawful assault
upon Mrs. Everett Taley, who
was his neighbor in Danville,
will be argued tomorrow in the
Supreme Court of Appeals of
Virginia.
It has become known that Mr..
Winn, now living in Washington,
D. c., since he was ousted as a
member Of the Virginia Metho-
dist Conference, charges that a
witness who testified against him
was either paid or offered 500
to say the minister was guilty of
certain improper conduct.
Winn, who formerly was pastor
of Cabell Street Me odis
Church, Danville, was twice ar.
raigned on charges of immortality.
At his first trial he was acquitted.
The second case, which involved
a charge of unlawful assault
upon Mrs. Haley, resulted in a
$50 fine.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
Suicide of Kendall
Third Such in Decade

The suicide Of Representative
Samuel A. Kendall (RO of Penn.
Sylvania brought poignant recol.
lection today to members of the
Senate and House that within the
past decade three national legiS.
lators have the easiest way" out
of their dependencies.
But late in 1924 Senator Frank
B. Brandegee (RO of Connecticut.
who was succeeded by the present
Senator Hiram Bingham, killed
himself in his Washington home.
Financial worries were said to
have prompted his act. Senator
Brandegee took the gas route to
earthly oblivion.
In July, 1927, Representative
Maurice E. Crumpacker (R0 of
Oregon, intimate friend of the
late Speaker Nicholas Longworth,
had gone with Mr.. Longworth and
a party of friends to the Pacific
coast. Early news dispatches said
he had either Jumped or fallen
from" a Golden Gate ferry boat
near the docks Of San Francisco.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
HUNT KIRK WILL
AS BOMB CLUE

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result. Gross was something of
an expert on explosives, since he
made his living dynamiting
StumpS. He insists that he is inno-
cent Of any part in the crime.
Bomb Only, View
Officials scout the possibility
that the explosion could have
been due to any other cause than
a bomb. The gasoline tank was
intact and the engine suffered
slight damage, though the hood cf
the car was blown 40 feet.
States Attorney j. fl. T. Bris-
coe, aided by SergtS. William
Feehley and Walter Martin, of
Baltimore, have been carrying on
the investigation here.
Among those summoned to
Briscoe's office for questioning
were ElSon Thompson, a farmer,
whose home is near that of Miss
Kirk; Thomas and Mary Shea,
colored, employees on the Kirk
estate; and Dixon Hill, a tenant
oterseer.
Nigel H. Dixon, one of several
boys whom Mrs. Kirk had helped
to educate, is reported ill today
at the Kirk home, where he came
from Indian Head when he re.
ceived word of the explosion.
He had been away from the
Kirk home for several days prior
to the explosion, it was said.
Authorities hope, however, that
because Of his close association
with Miss Kirk he may be able
to give them valuable informa-
tion.
Miss Kirk was a first cousin
Of Corcoran Thorn, president of
the American Security & Trust
Company of Washington, and a
grand niece of the late w. w.
Corcoran, founder of the Corcoran
Art Gallery.
Following the funeral at Christ
Church. Chaptico. Miss Kirk was
to be buried in the church ceme-
terry, beside the bodies of her
father and mother.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09

Representative Samuel Austin
Kendall, 73-year-old Republican
of Pennsylvania, is dead today by
his own hand.
Sitting in an easy chair in his
office in the House Office Build
ing yesterday, the veteran legis-
lator sent a bullet through his
brain. - . 81 -. Ss.sS e4k
Although defeated in the No
vember elections, notes left by
the Representative showed that
was not the motive. The reason,
as the notes brought out, was
grief over the death of his wife,
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
4 High School Boys
Killed in Car Crash

ELY, New, Jan. 9 0NSO.
Deaths in an automobile accident
of four of the five members of
the McGill New high school
basketball team was under inves.
tigation today. Chris Collins.
Sylvan Morley, Charles Eberle
and Joe Montilone were killed.
The driver of the other automo-
bile. Jerry Mahoney, McGill mer-.
chant, said the basketball players
automobile had no headlights.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
COOLIDGE DIED
INTERSTATE
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late Col. John Coolidge. of Plym-
outh, VT. The amount of the
colonePs estate was not known,
although estimates placed it as
high as 100000.
For the year 1892 Calvin Cool
idge paid $799.68 real estate tax
bill here and 1886 personal tax
bill.
The smile that captivated a
nation still shone today through
veil of sadness on the lips Of
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. She said:
God has helped me through
a number of similar expert
ences and I am sure He will
help me through this One."
NO PLANS FOR FUTURE
The former First Lady of the
Land has made no plans for the
future, her friends said today.
They expect that she will visit
the home of her son, John, and
daughter-in-law in New Haven,
Conn.,, or make a visit to the
South and later take sea trip.
With her son and daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Coolidge today remained
in the quiet of her home.
The following reference was
contained in the church calendar
on Mr.. Coolidge'S death:
Edwards Church joins the
whole nation in mourning the
death of Calvin Coolidge. The
church extends heartfelt sym
pathy to Mrs. Coolidge and her
family. Mr.. Coolidge rests from
his labOrs and his works do col
low him."
The Washington times., 1933-01-09

who passed away August q, end
ing a union Of almost so years
duration.
"WOrk Completed"
One note found on the Repre-
Sentative's desk read:
'Dear children: My work on
earth. is, completed. The sud-
den death sOf Your dear nidkher
was the. most severe shock If
my whole life and 1 have been
unable to throw off my grief.
Every day has added to my
sorrow, and / can no longer
The Washington times., 1933-01-09

Cardinal Hayes this request
in a pastoral letter. He says:
Needless to say, the present
situation among the missions is
as a general rule desperate.
Signals of impending disaster
are daily FLASHED to the Holy
Father. The world wide finan-
cial depression has only inten-
Sified the distress of foreign
missions that have already suf-
fered from war, pillage, floods,
drOughtS, crop failures and,
SaddeSt Of all, the ever growing
loss of generous supporters"
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
Gets $50 Days
On False PretenSeS

Frank Fisher, convicted in Po-
lice Court today of three charges
of false pretenSes was sentenced
to a total of $50 days in Jail
by Judge Gus A. Schuldt. Police
said Fisher represented himself
to several merchants as an agent
of Sam Gritz, 1900 block Seventh
st. N. w., and under this pre-
tense made numerous purchases
which were charged to Gritz.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09

OF Jhe DOarQ
of the Beth
lehem S t e ell
C o rporation,
W i'll be 80
years old to-
morrow. For
h e r birthday
C ! e b ration
she will have
all her chill
dren at her
home in Lo
re t to, Pa =,
W h re she
has lived for
more than IS
The Washington times., 1933-01-09

years. I. NJ. sCH"Ah
Mr.. Schwab and his brother,
Edward H. Schwab; his sister,
Mrs. David Barry, of Johns
town. Pa. and another sister,
Sister Cecilia, of the Carmelite
Convent in Loretto, will pass
the day with their mother and
will have a big birthday pres
ent" for her, according to Ed
ward Schwab, although he de-
clined to say what. it would be.
Mrs. Schwab has 18 grand
children and three great-grand-
children.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
Arlington ELks
To IndMct Officers

Officers of Arlington Lodge,
1913, I. o. o. F.. of Clarendon, Va,
will be installed tomorrow night
by District Deputy E. w. New
man.
Charles A. Edwards will be
Noble Grand. other officers are
H. c. Messner, vice grand; Will
liam L. Bragg, recording secre-
tary; C. P. Helms, financial secre-
tary, and ]. w. Myers. treasurer.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
BY GEORGE E. DURNO
Copyright. 1888. by International
News SeFVice)


Copyright. 1888. by Interna tiOnal
News SerViCe)
Calvin Coolidge never learned
to play until he was 54 years
old and had been President of
the United States for almost
three years.
It was not until the summer OF
1925 that he discovered" certain
of those recreations that most
men learn as boys-and pursue
aSSiduously in adult life when
ever opportunity presents.
That was the year that Mr..
Coolidge decided to move the ex-
ecutive offices tO the Adirondacks
for the summer. He, Mrs. Cool
idge and a small encourage moved
up to White Pine Camp, about
four miles from Paul Smiths,
N. Y, for a three-month stay.
"SpOrt for Boys"
About month before his de.
parture a uestion had come up
about fishing in the. Tidal Basin
and followers of Izaak Walton
were writing innumerable letters
to the papers on the subject.
At White House press confer
ence, in the midst of this con
troversy, a representative of q
local paper made bold to In
quire the Executives views.
President Coolidge waved the
query aside with the comment
that fishing probably was an &C
ceptable sport for small boys but
certainly shouldn't interest grown
men.
corded in the nations press. The
kick-back was almost unbelievable.
From every nook where men cast
or troll or "just fish," came let
tiers of condemnation.
Changes Mind ,.
Mr.. Coolidge decided, appar-
emily, he might have made a mis-
take.
In any event, the very first day
he reached the AdirondackS, the
President announced he wanted
to go fishing. Everybody gaSped.
Not only had he expressed him.
self on the piscatorial sport, but
this was the man who had said
he once tried a game of golf, but
gave it up because too much time
was lost changing clothes, getting
to the course, getting back and
rechanging clothes.
But when a President wants
to fish, ne fishes, tackle was
brought out and the Executive
was led to a wooden bridge.
And at this point credit must
be given to the man who gave
Calvin Coolidge his first lesson in
fly-casting. That gentleman'S
name is Oscar Otis, at that time
caretaker of White Pine Camp.
oscar cast a while and brought
up Is inch pickerel.
Mr.. Coolidge was sold"
Beginners Luck
He took the rod and made a
few clumsy attempts. Then Oscar
took the President out in a boat
and let him troll. AS is usually
the case with beginners, he
caught a good-sized fish, and
after dinner that night insisted
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The Washington times., 1933-01-09
Plymouth Pays Final
Honor to Coolidge

PLYMOUTH NOTCH. VT,
Jan. 8 0.N.S0 Here he was
born an6 here his body rests"
Two Vermont militiamen today
stood guard over a newly. made
grave in a lonely cemetery high
up in the Green Mountains of
Vermont, the grave of Calvin
Coolidge.
Yesterday the native Yer
monters came to Union Church,
where the late President had wor-
shipped. to join in memorial serv-
ices in his honor.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
BATTLE HINGES
ON ACTIVITIES
Of BRANCHES
Virginia Senator Is Annoyed
BY Threatened Division
In Own Party

The fight of Senate Progress
sives, led by Senator Long CD
of Louisiana, against the Glass
banking reform act was resumed
in the Senate today with the
Liberals likely to win. . .
Long stepped into the role OF
opposition leader when he vio-
1ently assailed branch banking
sections of the bill as certain
to give the great moneyed inter:
estS sole control of the nations
credit structure. -
Long proposed to limit branch
banking by national banks to
the city in which the bank Is
located, while the bill proposed
to permit Statewide branch bank
ing.
Glass Resumes Defense
Senator Glass CD of Virginia,
former Secretary of the Treasury,
who sponsored the bill, was to re-
sumo his explanation of Its fea-
lures. Glass declared the branch
banking provision was necessary
to save 407 banks from ruin. He
pictured a dark future for many
small banks and declared their
safety rested upon the section
giving stronger banks the author
1ty to take them over as branches.
The ProgreSSiveS, under Long,
plan to attack a section Of the
bill divorcing all affiliateS from
national banks. They propose
amendments allowing national
banks to have affiliates for hand
ling municipal and State bond
issues. Otherwise, said the Pro-
gressiveS, the bill would merely
give great private banking firms
sole control over all political bond
issues.
Senator Glass Annoyed
Glass, long regarded as an
eminent authority on fiscal
affairs, was annoyed vastly by
Longs action in. assuming leader
ship of the opposition.
The fight over branch banking
had deep significance. 1t tended
to mark the first division among
Democrats, with the Progressive
Democrats bolting against the
conservative leaders of their own
party, just as the Republican
insurgents have been doing for
years.