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Milford chronicle., 1936-11-06
NEW DEAL STRAW
VOTE GUIDE SAILS
Hurja, Who SWayed U. s. Voters
with Hugh Publicity Drive To
Rest In Europe

The backstage organizer of the
mass of hitherto unreached voters
who swept President Roosevelt TO
victory sailed on Wednesday for a
rest in Europe-and some literary
work of his own in Russia
The half-million committees of
one'-an entirely new army Of cleo
ton workers-Were the brain chill
dren" of Emil Hurja, who Is bound
for England on the Queen Mary.
He turned out 52.O00,000 pieces Of
publicity in that unusual drive alone,
edited 1.-THE Roosevelt Record" and
handled the publicity of the thou
sands of small newspapers.
Hurja held no title but was vague
" known ION the inside" as Chair
man James Farley's right hand
man" Hurja's big job since April
1, 1884, has been the conducting OF
a secret, scientific straw vote which
was the official guide TO directors
OF the Roosevelt campaign.
Prevented OVer-COniidenee
The day before the election. Hurja
showed a few friends a copy of the
final results of his work, listing
the percentage of votes Mr.. Roose-
welt was absolutely sure Of" in each
state, probable total votes, and the
trends. upward, downward or erratlc.
II was a ''pessimists poll, giving Mr..
Roosevelt vistory by 3e4 sure" votes
to 167 for Landon.
This private poll, costing over
S25,O00. aimed TO prevent oVer-con-
fidence and to show the party exact
counties and towns whore work
was needed. For Farley's ear alone,
Hurja was more optimistic.
"The tip-offs on the great under
current for Roosevelt which no poll
could reach" said Hurja, were first,
Governor Talmadge's defeat IN
Georgia; second. Senator HarrisOn's
vistory over the Long machine IN
and third, Senator Rob
inson's primary vote in Arkansas"
His Methods Secret
Hurja, big, heavy, round-face ma
tive OF Crystal Falls, Mich, and for
mer newspaper man IN various towns
in Alaska, came to Farley's notice
four years ago when he predicted
every state correctly in the national |
except Pennsylvania--beat-
Ing every poll that year for accu-
racy.
In this election, Hurja made a
much more thorough survey but his |
and details Of the poll are /
secrets Of the Democratic party. He !
predicted Mr.. Roosevelt would get /
sos per cent sure" votes Of 44.20O,-
200 votes.
Milford chronicle., 1936-11-06
In The Career
Of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin DelanO ROOseFeIts
RORNs january 30. 1882. IN his FAM
ily's ancestral Hudson River home
at Hyde Park. N. Y. Blue eyes, fair
hair, weight 10 pounds. Baptized IN
ST. James Protestant Episcopal
Church.
PARENTSs James Roosevelt. de-
scendant of Claes Martenszan Van
Roosevelt, who left Holland for the
new world IN 1919; sara Delano, Of
colonial sea-faring and merchant
family.
sCHGOLINGs Groton, Harvard. Co
Innibia law. Activities: Glee Club,
student newspaper editor. sports.
BUSINESSs Law. Started practice
with Carter, Ledyard & Milburn,
New York City, 1907. Appeared oc-
casionally IN court. Left firm in
1910. Helped organize Mervin, Hook
er & Roosevelt. Formed Roosevelt
e. O'Connor 1924; retained Interest
until 1882.
WIFE. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.
sixth cousin Of Franklin, niece Of
Theodore Roosevelt. Married March
II. 1905. "T. R." gave bride away.
CHHDREEs Anna Eleanor, James
Elliott. Franklin, Jr., John. Anna
Eleanor married Curtis B. Dali, New
York broker; divorced; married
John BOettiger, former White House
reporter, now with VIII Hays MIN
Elliott married Eliza
beth Bonner of philadelphia; divOr-
ced: married Ruth GOoggins OF Fort
Worth. Texas. James married Betsy
daughter of noted brain
GRANDCHILDREN: Anna Eleanor
and Curtis Dali; Sara and Kate
daughters of James; William Dom
ner Roosevelt, son of Elliotts nrst
marriage; Ruth Chandler and FL
lott, Jr., children Of Elliotts second
HOBBYs Ships - picture. books
navy.
POLITICS: Despite kinship WIN
'T. R." Franklin Roosevelt was
lrawn into politics as a Democrat.
ais career, however, parelleled tnat
# his distinguished kinsman from
tate legislature to Presidency.
Flights TaHmRny Hall
191O-ofered Democratic nomina-
ion for state senator from Dutehess
,ounty, Republican stronghold
yhere Hyde Park is situated. wins
Election. Meets AL Smith at Albany.
fights Tammany Hall dictation.
1912-Again bucks Tammany Hail
n suppoft Woodrow Wilson's candi-
acy as delegate to Baltimore con-
ention.
1913-In Washington as assistant
ecretary of the navy. post once held
" kinsman "T. R." items: Inaugu-
ates coast patrol during war; push
3 submarine chaser units; north
ca mine barrage; makes inspection
Dur of American vessels in Euro
can waters.
192O-Nominated for vice presi-
ent at San Francisco convention as
mining mate of James NJ. Cox of
lhio. "The votes will be cast for
larding and not for Coolidge; for
OK and not for me-" he told a
lend. Electoral vote-Harding, 404;
OK. 127. After defeat returns 10
ractice of law in New York City.
1921-Stricken by infantile paraly-
& at his summer home, Campobello,
Iew Brunskick. Retires from poll I
cal scene after battle for life ana
Milford chronicle., 1936-11-06

Insects Vol aelentiacaIly.
Milford chronicle., 1936-11-06
DOCTOR SAYS ROOSEVELT
IN GOOD PHYSICAL TERN

President Roosevelt viii so back
70 the White House IN excellent
physical trim.
Such Is the verdict OF DR.. Ross
McIntire. White House physician.
There may be a few more seams
IN the face and a bit more gray at
the temples Of the 54-year-old Chief
Executive. but otherwise he appears
about the same as the day IN March,
1888, when he took Office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09
Swedes Resent Census
Birth Rate Problem
Onv As~oc.ntea T.res.l

STOCKHOLM, March g.
Bushes and grumblings are forth
coming from Swedish household
ers because the government is TAX
ing an extraordinary census as an
upshOt of furore created by a
book offering statistical proof
that within two generations the
birth-rate of Sweden will sink to
less than one half the present
figure.
The claim, advanced by Profes-
sor G. Myrdahl, social economist,
led the government to, appoint a
huge commission which is now
gathering the vital facts on the
question.
iHouseholders are asked 35
questions. many of them intimate
ly personal, with the threat of a
heavy fine for refusal to answer
all thirty-five.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09
OTHER YACHTS
ARRIVE HERE
ALL TAKE BERTHS IN YACHT
BASIN AT SUBMARINE
BASE

Recent arrivals in the local
yacht basin are: Yacht Mollie o.,
Miami, w. P. Baker master and
owner, with party of five guests.
The yacht arrived yesterday and
sailed this morning.
Yacht Lady Luck, of Barnegat,
N. j., arrived yesterday with the
owner, Jack Kugleman and one
guest on board. Captain Harry
Holyer is master.
Yacht Paula Louise, owner
Frederick Wagner, with Mr.. Wag-
ner, son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Wagner,
Jr.. and Mrs. Inez Fesser, Mr..
Wagner's secretary, on board, re-
turned yesterday from Marquesas,
where they had been fishing for
two weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09
EXCURSION TRIP
TO TORTUCAS ON
PLANE PLANNED
NECESSARY TO HAVE FIF-
TEEN RESERVATIONS MADE
TO MAKE TRIP WHICH is
SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY

The first plane excursion trip
of the season to Old Fort Jeffer-
son, so miles west of here, will
be made, in all probability, to-
morrow, Tuesday, March 10, it
was announced. The excursion is
dependent upon a 16-passenger
planes being used by Miami-Key
West Anyways, Inc, that day, and
also upon a passenger list of not
less than Is excursionists.
Tentative arrangements for the
excursion were made as result
of requests from numerous winter
visitors here who have wanted to
see the national monument made
famous through the Incarceration
and i'll treatment to DR.. Samuel
Mudd, one-time convicted accom-
plice with John Wilkes Booth in
the assassination of President
Abraham Lincoln.
The old fort, occupying approx
imately 16 acres. rises straight
up from the Gulf of Mexico, an
imposing structure far at sea,
some times referred to as "the
folly of the sea-" It's long CORR
doris of arched brick now echo
with the tramp of the occasional
visitor, but once they resounded
with the tramp of the feet of
numberless prisoners and a well
filled garrison.
The excursion tomorrow will
be the first opportunity of the
current season for winter resi-
dents to fly to the old fort, which
reduces the travelling time to less
than an hour. The plane prob
ably will leave here at IL A. NJ,
returning about 8 p. M. Reser-
vations can be made at the land
ing barge in the Key West Yacht
Basin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09
VISITORS GIVEN
REAL SEND-OFF
GROUP ASSEMBLIES AT AIR.
PLANE LANDING BARGE
YESTERDAY

Gay and festive was the scene
enacted yesterday afternoon at
the airplane landing barge when
a group Of admirers assembled
to bid au revoir to Frank C.
Smith, president of the Edison
Gas and Electric company of New
Jersey, and David C. Johnson, an
other official of the company.
They had been spending their
winter vacation at Casa Marina,
and a quartet of musicians from
the hostelry and a number of
other employees made music and
laughter during the brief time
before the plane left for Miami.
One of the most effective
scenes was when Mr.. Smith and
MIR. Johnson, to the music of vio-
Inns and melodeon, sang, with APP
propriate gestures, that beautiful
old melody dear to the hearts of
both this and former generations,
'The Old Oaken Bucket" under
the direction of G. B. Buchanan,
of New York, acting as master of
ceremonies.
At the conclusion of the mirth-
full and melodious melange of mer-
riment, Mr. Smith graciously
saluted the women and took his
farewell of the male contingent,
all the while holding in his hand
a gorgeous bouquet formed from
a cabbage adorned with a selected
cluster Of flowers.
AS the plane moved away from
the landing barge, the orchestra
played in muted tones that beau
tiful Hawaiian melody of men,
DRY, "Aloha Ohe."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09
FERRY VESSEL
TO BE- REPAIRED
FLORIDA KEYS" TO BE
PLACED ON DRY DOCK
TOMORROW

The ferry, FLORIDA Keys" is
being brought into dry dock to-
morrow night for mechanical re-
pairs, Franklin E. Albert, FERA
executive officer in charge OF
operation of the ferries. an
nounced this afternoon.
During the few days that the
ferry will be laid up here. it was
announced. it will be necessary
for the Ferry Monroe County to
make one round trip each day.
beginning Wednesday morning.
The ferry will leave No Name
Key at z a. M, and viii leave
Matecumbe Key, SIS miles south
of Miami, at p. m.
Bringing the ferry into Key
West was the result of mechanical
defects brought about during the
past few days. Mr.. Albert said.
II is expected that the Florida
Keys will be back in service by
the latter part of the week. when
the present schedule of ferries
will be resumed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09
Key West Artists Included
In Treasury Department Exhibit
~ ~
VISITORS DELIGHTED
WITH FISHING HERE

Captains II. L. Prindle and
E. A. Sirmyer, aviators, de-
clare Key West waters to be
the most prolific in fish they
have ever angled and have
made the catches to warrant
their assertion.
In addition to fish of many
kinds they have taken three
sailfish and five tarPon. The
tarpon were caught Satur-
day.
With the anglers were
Mrs. Prindle and Mrs. Sir
myer, and the former caught
one of the tarpon, which
weighed IS pounds. The
others weighed respectively
40 and IS pounds.
The party is remaining
over for the purpose of Civ
ing Mrs. Sirmyer an oppor-
tunity of taking one of the
prizes, as she is anxious to
have one of her catches
added to the list of trophies.
They planned to go out to-
day with Captain King Gomez
on his launch Moccasin from
which the other catches were
made.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09
TWELVE ARRIVE
ABOARD PLANE
FOURTEEN LEAVE ON AIR
CRAFT YESTERDAY EN-
ROUTE TO MIAMI

There were IL passengers arriv-
ing on the plane from Miami this
morning, as follows: Alexander
Rasmussen, Lewis L. Smith, Eric
Gwynn, Josephine Gwynn, Jack
Maloney, Mary Budiek, Alfred
Delaplante, Ed. Rugoff, Donald
Williams, Joseph Hoeston, Samuel
Katz, Percy Roberts.
Departures yesterday were:
George NJ. Gold, Clifford NJ.
Pinekney, Alfred r. Clancy, En-
est Wittenbell. David c. Johnson,
Louis Robb, Frank C. Smith, Jack
Weir, Morris Furman, Myer
Schwartz, Samual Katz, John Or
lin, Edna Orlin. Albert Brown.
Arrivals Sunday morning: Ellen
Williams, Morris Furman, MyeI
Schwartz, William Albury, Harry
Galley, B. L. Greoms. Jack Weir,
Ed. Caulkins, Rachel Fisk, Rachel
Fisk, ST., Albert Salem, Kari
Thompson, Alfred Ogden, John
Ogden.
Departures Saturday were: Col
George E Brown. Stephen Ronks-
ley, EIvin Edwards, Milton Well.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09

WPA, including the Federal Mu-
sic Project, with George Mills
White supervisor; National Youth
Administration activities, James
Fort supervisor, through which
young persons in Key West are
being given an opportunity to earn
some money and at the same time
apprentice themselves for future
permanent employment, and the
Federal Writers project, super
vised by Albert C. Manuey.
Director Orr has been working
closely with the Monroe County
Planning Board, the county COM
mission, the city council and other
established Federal Government
agencies. Through this cooperation
and coordination it is hoped that
future projects will be of perm
anent, desirable nature, bringing
lasting improvement to Key West.
Although highway construction
along the Keys is directly under
the supervision of the State Road
Department and the FERA. it has
been possible for the local WPA
to cooperate with those agencies,
and the WPA has been able to
supply considerable labor for that
work. filling the acquisitions for
labor sent to it every week.
In the administrative setup,
Mr.. Meaders will be assisted by
E.. L, Roberts, payrolls and ac-
countings; Clifford G. Hicks, pro-
curement, and Bernard C. De-
Witt, compensation.
Mr.. Robinson will be assisted by
B. C. Moreno as field engineer
F. H. Mckinley, office engineer.
and Leo Warren, safety.
In the employment division.
Mr.. Curtis will be assisted by Miss
Martha Buck. intake and GER
tification; Claude Gandolfo, as
signments, and Camille Mallard,
employment acquisitions.
Special projects, under the d.
rection of Director Orr with Miss
Lora Lock. regional director as
sisting, will be coordinated with
the division of operations. These
projects include women's work
and white collar work.
Miss Hull will be assisted in
the office management by Miss
Mary Falk as chief clerk. The
office has charge of communica-
tions, transportation. office per-
sonnet office supplies and routine
work.
81 am very we'll pleased with
the new organization and with the
way it is funetioning." Director
Orr concluded. eve also are
deeply appreciative of the splen-
did cooperation being given by
the citizens of Key West to the
WPA program here"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09
CRIMINAL COURT
FOR MARCH TERM
CONVENES TODAY
NAMES OF JURORS DRAWN
FOR SESSION; COURT ADJ
JOURNED UNTIL TOMOR-
ROW

Criminal court for the March
term met this morning 10 o'clock
in the county court house with
Judge ]. Vining Harris presiding
and all court officials present.
Judge Harris announced he
would draw the names of "a
jurors from the box to serve dur
ing the term. A regular venire OF
Is and a special venire of six
The names drawn were:
Regular Venire-Roger Wealth
erford, Albert Gandolfo, George
F. Sweeting, Charles Gibson
Thomas Aguilar, Clarence Key
Paul Hyre, VIM. o. SHELTON Lane
Dobbs, Geo. w. Johnson, JaSor
Albury, VIM. T. Archer, Raymond
Thompson, Manuel Cremata, VIM
Knowles, Jr., Charles II. Ketehum
Glenwood Anderson.
Special Venire-Leroy Roberts
]. NJ. Humbert, Thomas Moore
Roscoe Roberts, John L. Ogden
John T. Olsen.
An adjournment was ordered
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn.
ing, at which time those summon
ed are expected to report fol-
service.
Five cases have been scheduled
for trial but others are expected
to be placed on the docket. De-
PENDANTS to be called at this ses.
sion are:
Mario Mora. aggravated as
sault; Charlie Williams, assault
and battery; Henry Jones, petty
larceny; Rodolf Sawyer, trespass
after warning; S. W. Wilson, reck-
less driving.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09
Commissioners Resolve To Enter
Negotiations With Railroad Unit
For requirement OF Right OF Way
GREAT INTEREST NOW BEING CREATED
in FORT JEFFERSONON CARDENKEY

Interest in Fort jefferson on
Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, is be-
ing created by the Department of
the Interior at Washington and
visitors to Key West are being
tod of the interesting history con-
nected with this great pile of ma
sonry fortification in the Western
grand and inspiring.
Fort jefferson, which gives its
name to Fort jefferson National
Monument, Florida, and which is
the locale of the motion picture,
"The Prisoner of Sharks Island"
still ranks as the largest alma
sonr fortification in the Western
World although it was abandon
ed as an active defense in 1873,
and was but picturesque ruin
when transferred in 1900 from
the War Department to the Navy
Department. President Roosevelt
proclaimed it a national monu-
ment on January A, 1885.
Started In 1916
The stronghold in which the
luckless Doctor Mudd was i'm
prisoned for his supposed COM
plicity in the conspiracy to assas-
sinate Abraham Lincoln was COM
menced in 1916, but it was
planned on such a colossal scale.
and its construction proved so
difficult and expensive, that it
was not ready for garrisoning I'M
til 1860. Even before its COM
pletion, it was generally coaced-
ed to be largely useless for mill
tary purposes.
Andrew Jackson was one of the
prime factors in the movement to
fortify Garden Key, which is one
of the Dry Tortugas group. As
early as 1880, he had urged the
expediency of terrifying the is
land because of its supposed
strategic position, commanding
the trade routes of American
shipping through the Straits of
Florida. At that time there were
European holdings in the Carib-
bean, and it was pointed out by
leading Savannah newspaper
that "the United States had no
suitable retreat for the navy
along 500 miles of coast"
Hence the massive walls, hex
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09
CUBA BRINGS In
ESQ PASSENGERS
VESSEL ALSO BROUGHT
TWENTY-THREE TONS OF
FREIGHT FOR CITY

Steamship Cuba arrived this
morning with six first and nine
second class passengers from
Tampa, and four first class pas
sengers from st. Petersburg for
Key West; 120 first and IA second
class passengers from Tampa, and
127 first from st. Petersburg for
Havana, making a total of 2SO.
Arrivals for Key West were
Mrs. Ferris Lowe, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. C. Burton, Mrs. r. Robinson,
d. Luther, C. A. Parramore,
Beatrice Mayor, Estelle Mayor,
Mrs. E. Dominguez, E. Domin-
gusz, Sybil Badia, F. Betancourt,
Marcia Valdez, Mrs. Glenn Price,
Walter Price, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Setzloff, Mrs. J. Fleet and Miss
A. Fleet.
The vessel also brought %
tons of freight, and 1913 sacks of
mail for Key West; five tons of
freight and 3S3 sacks of mail for
Havana.
Steamship Alamo, of the Clyde
Mallory Lines, arrived from New
York 80 o'clock yesterday morn
ing with 81 tons of freight and
sailed tbs o'clock for Tampa.
Freighter Brazos, of the same
lines, arrived $40 o'clock with IL
tons of freight from Galveston,
and sailed 1915 o'clock for New
York with IL tons of freight from
Key West, consisting of live tur-
tie, turtle in cans, sponges and
miscellaneous items.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09
Art Display Making Up Va
rious Paintings Are To
Be Shown In Many Sec
tons OF Country
By PAUL MAY
Especial Washington Correspond
Irha (.gfswa..N

Especial Washington Correspondent
of The Citizen)
WASHINGTON, d. c., March
9.-Paintings by nine Key West
artists will be included in a treas
ury art department exhibit to be
shown in various cities through
out the country, it was learned
today at the procurement division
of the treasury.
The Key West painters are
Mitchell Jameson, Richard JAN
sen, Avery Johnson, Sidney Lauf-
man, w. Townsend Morgan, Peter
Rotier, J. Erik Smith, Stanley
Wood, and Walton Blodgett.
These men are now employed on
salary by the treasury art de-
partment in making easel paint
ings which will eventually be used
in various federal buildings.
Eighty-two artists are now en-
gagged in this work, and have
turned in SAP Individual paintings
since the beginning of the prof.
ect. 1t is planned to exhibit the
work of these painters by regions,
with an exhibit for the east coast
and southern states, for the mid
west states, for the northern
states, and for the west and south
west states. Painters native to the
region will first have their work
shown in that region, but it is
hoped that later the exhibits will
be exchanged among the four re-
gions.
Although an itinerary for the
exhibit has not yet been mapped
out, the art department plans to
show the paintings in many cities
in each region, at museums, art
galleries, and other suitable
places.
Paintings from the treasury
art department collection will Fl
nally be allocated, after exhibit
ton, to the state department, fol
distribution to embassies and lie.
cations abroad, to the public
health service, for marine hos.
pitfalls and for the houses and
quarters in the leper colony al
Carville, Louisiana, to federal Of
fices, and to Howard University
for whose permanent collection
the best work of color artists is
being held in reserve.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-09

agOnal in shape and fully bastion-
ed, slowly rose from the sea The
place was to become perhaps the
most dreaded of all our Federal
prisons during the War between
the States-rebaptized with the
sinister name. Devils Island of
America" Shark-infested depths,
between the prisoners and the
mainland, cut off every hope OF
escape.
Fine Fishing Grounds
Today, however, the area is re-
garded by fishermen as a sports
mans Paradise. Here is one of
the greataest marine gardens in
the world. No less than coo va
rieties of aquatic life have been
catalogued by science. The pro-
jected extension Of the monu-
ment, and the creation of the
Everglades into a national park
will give the protection essential
to the perpetuatiOn of these fish
ing grounds.
On Bird Key. another in the
group, are bird and turtle refugees
maintained by the Bureau of Bio
logical Survey. Here noddy and
scoty terms nest by thousands, and
the man-o-war-bird come to rest.
Loggerhead Key contains the ma
rine biological laboratory of the
Carnegie Institution of Washing
ton.
At Key West and on many Of
the Florida Keys as hotels and
lodges for the accommodation f
tourists. Fishing boats and ex-
perienced guides also are avail
able. Cuba is easily accessible by
boat or plane. Since the roman
tic ruin was taken over as a mon
ument by the United States Gov
eminent, accommodations for
overnight stays have been made
possible through the cooperation
of the Key West Federal Relief
Administration, which furnished
the funds and labor for cleanup
and installation of sanitary facili-
ties.
Americas once dreaded Devils
Island" seems destined TO become
one of the most popular stop
overs for tourists, and a mecca
for lovers of deep sea sport.