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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17

OF STATE ROADS
BEING PLANNED
STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT
NOW MAKING HIGHWAYS
IN MANY PARTS MORE
PLEASING IN APPEARANCE
Especial to The CItizen)

TALLAHASSEE, April IT.
COincident with the states effort
to make motoring safer in Flor
ida, the state road department
also is charged with the respon-
sibility of making the highways
more pleasing in appearance
Chairman C. B. Treadway said
today.
"The travelling public is be-
ginning to appreciate this, and to
show its appreciation" he said.
Tourists in many states write to
the office of the department here
after they have returned home
from a tour of the state to tell
of the impressions the roadside
Identification made"
The work includes the planting
of native shrubbery and trees, re-
shaping the shoulders by making
them wider and flattening the
slopes. filling in deep bitches, cut
ting down abrupt banks, and
placing rip-rap to prevent ero-
sion. -...--s...
These improvements prevent
washing during heavy rains and
high water, and reduce mainten-
ance costs. The motorist is Civ
en- safer and more attractive
road over which to travel, Chair
man Treadway said, and the
state is receiving more advertis-
ing and more favorable publicity
outside the state because of the
work. Eighty-five miles of road
way in Florida have been thus
improved during the last year.
The U. S. bureau of public
roads, realizing the Importance of
this work, has required each state
to spend a certain portion of the
funds granted for highway pur-
poses to executing some of this
class of highway improvement
work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17
BY RUSSELL KAY

for SOMEBODY and they are
registering and paying their poll
tax.
Candidates for all offices are
plentiful and all are confident
they will win regardless of the
number in the race. Next to the
gubernatorial melee there seems
to be more interest in the quar-
rel over who's gonna be Comp
troller, Commissioner of Agricul-
ture and State Treasurer, with a
general belief that the incumbents
will all be reelected in spite of
spirited opposition.
So far no one has announced
as a candidate against Secretary
of State Bob Gray and at this
late date, considerin' Bob's reg
ord. it would be foolish to do so.
Bob is in an enviable position
compared to the rest of the cab
met officers.
Opponents of Knott are saying
that the old gentleman ought to
take advantage of his retirement
privilege and "get out of the
way" but when the voters stop to
realize that by doing so Knott
would draw $4,000 a year and on
top of that the new man would
get $4,000, it looks like good
sense to retain the present Treas
urer rather than raise the ante
$4,000 for the next term and
be swapping experience" for an
experiment"
Ed Bentley of Lakeland is the
only contender against Cary
Lands for Attorney Genreal Ed
finally making up his mind after
debating whether to oppose Pc
terson for Congress. run against
Spessard Holland for the State
Senate or try for the Attorney
Generalship. Ed probably would
have done better to oppose Hol-
land, but at the same time he
has wide state connections and
Lands would breathe easier if
he had other opposition.
But all this is just what / hear
round about and read in the pa
pers and you probably know as
much, if not more, about it than
/ do.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17
Pensioner Turns Down
Widows Merge Offer
cry Associated PROSE-,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April
17.-Matrimony holds no interest
for Jesse r. Farmer, 76, widower,
who received the first state old
age pension check.
A letter from a widow suggest
ed that 1--WE put our pension
checks together and we ought to
get along fine" A stamped en-
velope was included.
"Why should II" Farmer an
swered. 81 don't need a woman
around at this stage of life. No
sir, I'm content to let well enough
alone"
He receives SO a month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17
MIAMI DOCTORS
ON VISIT HERE
PLAN FISHING EXCURSION IN
LOCAL WATERS DUR
ING THEIR STAY

DIR. Bascom Palmer, eminent
eye, ear, nose and throat special
list from Miami, and DIR. E. S.
Hirsch, we'll known Florida optom-
etrist, also of Miami, were arriv-
ais yesterday for a few days vaca-
ton.
DIR. Hirsch is a frequent visitor
here and knowing that fish were
biting and that DR.. Palmer is al
ways happy with a fishing rod in
his hands and the fish readily
taking the bait, induced him to
come.
They have perfected prepare
tions for their fishing excursion
and propose to return to Miami
telling of their great success as
anglers. While in Key West they
ere guests of DIR. and Mrs. ]. A.
Valdes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17
CIRCUIT COURT
MEETS MONDAY
THREE CASES APPEAR O.
DOCKET FOR HEARING
DURING SESSION

Spring term o. e0urr e rhe
Twentieth Judicial Great =
scheduled 70 meet Zon6aT mora-
ing in the county c0arr ksuse
with Judge jefferson 2 BruEne
presiding There are three ezs=
on the docket Tor he4ring-
The case Of HeIio Rened0 pzain-
tiff versus the Atlantic Pre- n
suranee company e Saxannzh-
Georgia
That Of the BillinEz Chzpz
company versus TIE w.
Curry's Sons company
And the suit Of =. ~ EZ
versus J. O. Webseer. dzmzxe
claim for $1,000
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17
FERRY LET DOWN
FROM WAYS TODAY
VESSEL LEFT EN- ROUTE TO
MATECUMBE TO RE-
SUME RUN

Ferry Florida Keys was lowered
into the water early this morning
from the ways and is now en-
route to Matecumbe to be in
readiness to take up the run south
tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
The Ferry Key West sailed this
morning at 7 O'Clock for Mate
cumbe, will complete the round
trip today and tomorrow morning
s O'clock, begin the regular sched-
ule which was disreputed when
it was determined expedient to
put the Florida Keys on the ways
for repairs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17

One candidate for Governor
advocates the enlargement and
improvement of the State Hos
pital at Chattahoochee and that's
one plank l can heartily endorse
for this gubernatorial race is get
ting screwy-er and screwy-er, and
after we've listened to all the
different arguments of all the
different candidates for another
month or so if there's sane
mortal left in the state it will
surprise me.
Ordinarily six weeks before
election we ought to have some
pretty definite idea of who's who
but this time the more you try
to find out the less you know.
Recent polls and straw votes
seem to indicate that Hodges is
still in the lead but in certain
sections it appears other candi-
dates have taken the lead from
the old veteran. During the
past thirty days the progress made
by Patty Of West Palm Beach is
phenomenal while Chappell. Petite
way, Cone and Tomasello all
show improvement.
1t is generally conceded that
Grady Burton has the backing of
the present administration but
his talks would indicate that he's
runnin' against the Tax Revision
League harder than he's runnin'
for the governship. He is
forceful orator and will succeed
in messin' up a lot of votes for
other candidates even if he fails
to secure enough for himself.
Then there are those who be-
lieve that Burton is bein' used
as a smoke screen to draw atten-
ton from the activity of the ad-
ministration in behalf of another
candidate = possibly Petteway-
but your guess is as good as mine.
In the meantime it is difficult
to find an ordinary disinterested
"layman" voter who has come
anywhere near making up his
mind as to whom he intends to
vote for, but a healthy sign is that
a larger percentage than ever be-
fore seem to have made up their
mind that they are going to vote
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17
FLORIDA MASONS
ARRANGE MEETING
ORGANIZATIONS OUTLINE
PLANS FOR CONVENTION
IN MARIANA

MARIANNE, Fla. April IL
Masons of Florida will hold their
annual convention in Mariana
May Al.
The Grand Council Of Royal
and Selected Masons will meet
May 4. The Grand chapter Ct
Royal Arch Masons viii meet
May 3. On May 6, there viii be
a street parade of all MasOns at
tending, and on May Z the Grand
Commandry of the Knights Temp
lar will meet.
NJ. r. Burton of Mariana Is
chairman Of the arrangements
committee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17
c. SYMONETTE
RESIGNS POST
HANDS IN RESIGNATION AS
DEPUTY SHERIFF OF
MONROE COUNTY

c. c. Symonette today tender
ed Sheriff X. o. Thompson his
resignation as deputy sheriff, to
take effect at once.
He gave as his reason for re-
signing that he was a candidate
for another county office and
did not deem it proper to seek
one office while holding another.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17
new ADDITION
TO WPA FORCE
GLENN C. WOOD is DIRECTOR
OF DIVISION OF FINANCE
AND STATISTICS

Glenn C. Wood, of Jackson
vile, is the new WPA director of
the division of finance and sta
tistics, at administration head
quarters in Key West.
Mr.. Wood arrived this week in
company with B. c. Meaders, who
has been handling the division in
Key West, but with the arrival of
Mr.. Wood, Mr.. Meaders returns
to his duties as auditor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17
BANDITS CAUGHT

CHICAGO.-"So this is a stick
up" yelled Harry Willet, ticket
salesman in railroad station in
this city, as three bandits walked
into his booth. AS, he expected,
his words were heard and the
bandits caught.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17
Cleveland Looks Forward To
Fireworks As Republican Unit
Makes Plans For Convention
Spirited, Boisterous Gath
ering In General Expect
ed When Political Forces
Assemble
(By Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, April 17.-Pub-
lie Hall, in recent years the set
ting for colorful pageants, noisy
circuses and the splendor of grand
opera, will echo beginning June
rs with what may be the most in
teresting Republican political
show in many years.
The Republican party, in choos.
ing Cleveland for the nomination
of the 1886 presidential candidate,
selected city and state where
political contests are bitterly
fought and widely appreciated.
The hall itself has political
background. Calvin Coolidge was
nominated there in 1924 amid
cries Of keep cool with Cool
idge." The economy platform
which Coolidge took into the
White House was approved there.
Expectations of national G. O..
p. leaders who hope the conven-
ton will generate power for a
sweeping concerted drive against
the 'new DEAL" are matched by
those of Ohio Republican leaders.
They expect the convention to
provide the stimulus for sue
cessful attack on the Democratic
regime in Ohio government.
Expect Fighting" Meeting
A spirited, boisterous gathering
generally is expected. Lafayette
B. Gleason, temporary secretary
of the Republican national con-
vention. expects the convention
will be a fighting one for the
first time since 1912"
The 1924 convention was a
moderately quiet affair. Coolidge
was nominated on the first bal
lot, 1865 to Al.
Republicans who attended that
convention will find changes when
they come to Cleveland this year,
Arriving by train they will find a
new Union Station. There are
more hotel accommodations If
they arrive by plane, they will see
a larger airport.
The hall itself has been en-
larged so that it will now seat
14,200 persons. The lack OF
smaller halls where delegates
might hold private conferences has
been corrected. There are now Is
such rooms.
The main arena, 120 feet wide
and 24S feet long, affords an un-
INSTRUCTED view from any part of
the hall. A glass ceiling, 40 feet
high, conceals the lighting sys-
TEN.
Ohio's Political History
In 1929. one of the crucial bat
ties in the pre-conventiOn cam
paign was fought in Ohio with
Col. Carmi 4. Thompson OF Cleve-
land aligned with the then secre-
tary of commerce, Herbert Hoo
yer. against ''favOrite son. u
Senator Frank B. Willis. In the
background, directing the pri-
mary and pre-convention cam
paign was another Ohioan, Walter
+. Brown of Toledo, who became
postmaster general.
Former Senator Simeon d.
= Fess, another Ohioan and former
national Republican chairman, CO.
operated with Thompson and
Brown in obtaining the 1924 con-
vention for Cleveland.
Five major party conventions
have been held in Ohio. The
Democratic convention of 1856
was held in Cincinnati as were the
Republican convention of 1876
and the Democratic convention of
1880. The Liberal Republican
convention Of 1872 was held in
Columbus The last was the
1924 convention here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17

Associated Press Day Wire
Service.
For Sc Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-17

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The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-21
Training Officials

N OCTORS and lawyers take years OF col
lege work. Business men once pr1ded
themselves on education in the school
of hard knocks but their SONS are going to
college for business training fathers believe
will be cheaper in the long run. Engineers
of all kinds, teachers, farmers, editors and
men of other vocations find departments at
universities in which to enroll their sons
and daughters.
But all the training required OF public
official, in most instances, is the will to hold
office and the votes to make it possible
mans chance of election depends more often
on party, nationality and personality than
anything else. For the appointive offices,
party loyalty, friendship and possible help
in future campaigns are far more essential
than training or ability.
In this regard it is interesting to learn
that the University of Minnesota next fall
will be the third major school to provide de.
finite graduate training for public service
Background for the provision of such train.
ing is the fact that governmental depart.
ments are adding to- their personnel rapidly
and have found not surprising lack OF
suitable talent available.
The time may come when public service
may be career instead of a sideline job OF
fll-in employment when other work is
scarce. Founding of such courses should be
an important preliminary step toward better
government
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-21
A Real Victory
REDWOOD FALLS leadin

WITH REDWOOD FALLS leading in
M the fight, in which The Gazette is
w proud to have taken an active part,
the order to charge parking fees in state
parks, which was to have gone into effect
Sunday, was rescinded Friday-a victory
won in the eleventh hour.
Winning this point was an indication
of what can be done by organized effort.
Rival organizations of all kinds, even poll
tical parties, Tin campaign year, worked
shoulder to shoulder to prevent exploitation
of Ramsey park which older residents fought
to obtain, which taxpayers paid for and on
which the city largely bases it's claim to con-
sideration as stopping over place for tour
lists and mecca for residents of wide ad-
joining area.
Visitors to Ramsey park other than
campers will, as always, find the glorious
shade, the sparkling water, the picnic spots,
stoves, tables, benches, tennis courts,
grounds for kittenball, the highways and
the hiking paths, all free. May they always
remain at the disposal of whoever wishes to
enjoy them.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-21
Propaganda

Each week the Advance-Press receives
two political letters. One is from Abe Har-
ris, publicity man for the Farmer-Labor ad-
|ministration. The other is from r. W..
Hitchcock, propaganda man for the Repub-
lican party of Minnesota. Both letters are
SO rankly partisan and so bitter in their
criticism that they are relegated to the
wastebasket. Only occasionally by chance
is there any unbiased information in them
worth publishing.
Just now they are debating the state
tax, which is going to be the highest in the
states history. Hitchcock blames it onto
the Governor and his party. Harris passes
the buck to the legislature, which, he says,
has been Republican. Hitchcock denies that
| it has been Republican. Harris says "the
fact is the legislature has the sole right to
appropriate money for state purposes. I"
Hitchcock comes back by citing the spending
of the highway department, which isn't sup
ported by legislative appropriations. He
toverlooks the fact, however, that the high
way spending doesn't affect the state tax
rate. His job is to point out just how the
state tax rate could have been either raised
or lowered without legislative action. Hav-
ing made the charge, he should follow it up
with proof. We are anxious to see how this
thing turns out.
| That there have been extravagances in
the Olson administration goes without say
ing. Hitchcock has in the past showed up
! some of them. There are under every ad-
lministration. Public money always has been
and always will be rather freely paid out,
no matter which party is in power. But can
they spend more money than the law gives
them to spend? Can they cause an increase
| in the state tax rate, which is based entirely
on expenditures authorized by the legisla-
ture? That's what the public wants to
! know. In other words, let's have facts, not
propaganda Springfield Advanced Press.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-21
Pull Fast One?

. w. HITCHCOCK, writer of weekl
K republican column, is authority TO
~ the story that fast one was pulle
ecently on Republican members of the stat
executive council, including julius Schmah
Mr.. Hitchcock comments:
It was necessary for State Treasurer Sch
mahl, State Auditor King and Secretary of
State Holm, to go to New York to sign an
issue of $4,000 900 bonds authorized by the last
legislature. The fact Of their going and the
time was matter of general public knowledge
for some time previous to the scheduled date.
On the afternoon Of the day the three officials
left for New York, Mr.. Schmahl received an
invitation to be present at the Inauguration
ceremonies of the Lac qui Parle conservation
project for which the executive council had
appropriated $425,OO0 of state funds. The other
two republican officials did not receive any
notice previous to their departure for New
York. 1t was necessary for the Minnesota Of
fcials to remain in New York until Saturday
to conclude their business. The Lac qui Parle
ceremonies were held the following Monday.
Farmer-labor officials, including United States
Senator Benson, who came especially from
Washington for the event, were all present and
expansively monopolized all Of the official glory
of the occasion, but the three republican men,
bers of the executive council, without whose
votes the project would have been impossible,
were not present. They had been smoothly
eased out of the picture.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-21
The Safe Months

TT APPEARS that people who spend their
winters in California and Florida miss
the safest time there is in Redwood coun-
ty We draw this conclusion from the Min
nesota traffic safety contest report for the
first three months of the year which shows
that not only in 1886 but in 1885 and 1884,
there were no automobile fatalities in this
county in January, February and March.
Isn't this rather strange since this is
the season of slippery roads, binding SHOWS,
frosted windshields and narrow lane high
ways where snow is deep? Or is this the
same old story, that more accidents occur
on the clear view corners than on the blind
ones and the smooth, straight highways re
suit in more deaths than the narrow, crook
ed ones because the driver who is careful
where conditions are hazardous throws pre-
cautions to the winds when driving condi-
tions are ideal.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-21

ton were visitors at the Colonel
and Frank Starken homes Sunday.
Mrs. F. w. Brey and daughters,
Anna Cathryn, Therese and Vir-
ginia and Miss Mary Goblirsch
spent Sunday afternoon at the
John Bradish home at Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Goblirsch
were guests at the home of Mrs.
Margaret Sackl at Sleepy Eye
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carol
and family of Chicago, Illinois,
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sylvester Zeren Thursday.
Mrs. Carol is sister of Mrs.
Zeren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Elliott
and Miss Gertrude Wittwer were
Continued on page seven)
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-21
When Will 1t Stop?

The reaction of the people of the world
to the latest bit of international grand lar
ceny will make an interesting study. Mus
solini, having conquered Ethiopia, now braz-
enly annexes it as Italian territory and
thereby re-establishes the old principle that
the only international law is the law OF
force.
Practically every country in the world,
including the United States, has indulged at
some time or another in the old game of an
nexing territory, usually on some pretext or
another to "legalize" what would normally
be considered an outright steal.
However, with the spread of "civiliza-
ton" over the earth and the taking up OF
practically all newly explored territories by
mother countries, usually European, it is nc
longer considered so safe to grab land.
Mussolini picked one of the last pieces
of unattached semi-savage territories in the
world for his bold gesture to increase his
prestige at home and his power abroad
Ethiopia will be of very little use to Italy
Italians don't want to live there and the cost
of subduing the country and keeping it sub
dued will probably far outweigh the trade
benefits that Italy will get out of the deal.
But dictator wanted his place in the
sun and he seems to have won it. The ques-
tion which naturally follows is this: How
long will it be before some other dictator
will find the air getting too stuffy at home
and will launch another such campaign to
save his political skin? And how soon will
he step on really important national toe
and start off the fireworks?
We have no doubt there exists in the
world today much more enlightened pub.
lie opinion in regard to the old internationa
rackets More and more persons are seeing
through the thin veil of sentiment and pro-
paganda which is usually cast over the wal
and imperialism, but as yet these people are
strangely inarticulate and powerless. Other.
wise they would put stop in hurry tc
murder and theft on an international scale
crimes which society long ago curbed among
individuals. Worthington Globe.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-21
Blow To Party

~ NCE it's inception the farmer-labor
party has been condemned by members
- of other parties as implying union OF
interests which are as unlike as day and
night, the farmer wanting higher prices for
what he sells and lower prices for manufact-
ured products while labor's chief interest is
cheaper foodstuffs and higher wages, big
factor in increasing costs of manufactured
goods.
Principal argument for the union was
the feeling of both groups that they had
been forgotten or Disseminated against by
the old parties and therefore had common
interest.
Bills in the state legislature have fire.
quently resulted in breaks in the ranks, the
farmer members baking on legislation de-
signed to help labor to their detri riment or
labor members refusing to go along on
measures designed to help farmers at cost
to labor.
But the break which other parties have
looked for may be the one which occurred
last week when letter from the president
of the American Federation of Labor, read
at the crucial moment, turned the tide
against the Frazier -Lemke bill, supported by
such farm groups as the Farm Bureau and
many congressman from rural areas.
In his weekly letter to editors, Paul
Kvale, Farmer-Labor congressman from
this district and champion of the bill, rath-
er bitterly blames it's defeat on the A. F. of
L. chief who might have saved the blow to
the party by asking amendments to satisfy
labOr-but didn't. The extent of the dam
age done will depend largely upon how gen.
orally farmers wanted the Frazier-Lemke
measure, which is still disputed question
in rural areas.