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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
CONFER
ON DROUGHT
International News Service

International News Service
Because of the serious nature
of the Western drought Situa-
ton, President Roosevelt sum-
mOned DIR. RexfOrd Guy Tug
well, Assistant Secretary Of
Agriculture; Aubrey Williams,
Assistant Director of Works
Progress Administration, and J.
B. Hudson, acting chief of Agri-
culture Adjustment AdminiStra-
ton, into conference today.
They met at the White House
shortly before noon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
PWA AIIots 90 Millions
international News Service

INTERNATIONAL NeWS Service
First Public Works AdminiStra-
ton allotments under the new
1867 work-relief program will
be announced tomorrow. Grants
totaling $90,000,000 from the
$500, 100000 revolving fund will be
announced, officials said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-06
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer
tomorrow; gentle nOrtherIy Winds becoming
variable tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
Vicar Bans Lipstick.

Rev. DR.. g. 8. Holmes, rector, Of
Northolt. England. Is placing . ban
on the use OF lipstick by women COM
municants at Northolt Parish Church.
Far be it from me to decry It on ordi-
nary occasions for those who like IT,"
he announced. "but please do not use
1t before coming to holy communion. !"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21

Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
Resin Status Declines.

North Carolina, which ct one time
led all other States In the production
OF naval stores, today produces but
per cent Of the Nations output.
Ironwood Heaviest in d. s.
Black ironvood d the heaviest wood
grown IN tbs United states.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

Italian soldiers may conquer Ethiopia,
just as japanese soldiers may rule China,
and there may be no power on earth strong
enough to challenge the domination of
might in thes areas, but the action of the
League of Nations in seating the delegates
from Ethiopia at least serves notice that
in principle, such conquests are not recog-
niZed.
There will be people, of course, to as
sert that such action is valueless, that the
Chinese and Philippians have been despoil-
ed and that the world sat back and watch
ed the proceedings. However, what was
the alternative? Only war, that's ALL
1t may be wiser for men and women
to have patience and allow time to work
it's solution. Maybe, in a few years, the
peaceful nations of the world will be
stronger, financially and militarily, and
able to make their voices more powerful
Nothing moves the will of a dictator, bent
upon his way, except armed strength and
the belief that those opposing him will
use it. Until the rest of the world is
strong enough to overwhelm an aggressor
and sure enough of its ground to give him
plain notice of such an intention, you may
expect the dictators to talk big and act
foolishly
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06
THE GREATEST TREES

California has long been considered
but fantastic stories of great trees in vari-
Gus parts of the world led by T. j. Starker,
professor of forestry at Oregon State Col
lege, to make systematic study and in
vestigation of the subject for the last Is
years
This he has done through travel and
by correspondence with forest experts all
over the globe. Many of the claims con-
corning great trees proved entirely false
or greatly exaggerated, and he has at last
come to the conclusion that the worlds
largest trees are in California, after ALL
The tallest tree, he declares, is a red
wood in Humboldt State Park, 364 feet
high, while the most massive is the Cen
eral Sherman tree, sequoia in Sequoia
National Park, which is 279 feet high,
with a diameter of 36.5 feet If cut into
lumber the General Sherman tree would
yield over 100000 board feet or enough
to build more than 100 five-room houses.
Among the other big trees in Sequoia
National Park are the Abraham Lincoln,
height 270 feet, diameter 81 feet; the
William Mckinley, height 291 feet, dia-
meter % feet; and the Dalton, height 292
feet, diameter II feet.
1t is strange fact that the sequoia
tree, named for Sequoyah, the illiterate
American Indian genius who invented the
Cherokee alphabet of IS characters, is
native only to the mountains of California.
The largest of these trees are estimated to
be more than 5000 years old.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Pressure continues high over
the eastern portion of the coun-
try, Eastport, Me-, 30.46 inches,
and the western high pressure
area has advanced southeastward
over the northern and central
Rocky Mountain States, Sheridan,
Wyoming, 30.44 inches; while a
trough of low pressure extends
from western Ontario southwark
over Texas, with a disturbance
over Oklahoma, Oklahoma City,
29.74 inches. Light to moderate
rains have occurred during the
last "a hours from the eastern
Rockies eastward over the upper
Mississippi Valley and southern
Plains, and in portions of the Lake
region, and there have been show
ers ahd thunderstorms from east
elm Tennessee and northern Ala
bama soItheastward over the
Florida peninsula, being heavy at
Jacksonville, Fla, 5.22 inches.
Colder weather hes ,overspread
northwestern districts and south
eastward into the central Plains
States; while temperatures have
risen over most sections from the
Mississippi Valley eatward, and in
the west Gulf Statets.
Il. S. KENNEDY.
Official i'm Charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06
-
A BIT LATE TO PRAY!

Two brothers were hanged this month
in Canada for killing man in connection
with an attempt to kidnap his baby girl
for the advancement of an extortion plot.
AS they stood on the scaffold back to
back, one complained that the moose was
too tight" adding, 81 can't pray
The trouble with the man wasn't the
tightness of the moose. He evidently
hadn't thought of prayer for long time.
Like number of other people he took
care of himself without relying upon Divine
power until it was bit late to learn the
art of prayer. "a -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

ment Monday evening when their
little daughter. Fannie May In
graham entertained in honor " of
the second anniversary of her
birth. The home and grounds
were beautifully decorated for
the happy event and dainty little
Miss Fannie May was the reci-
pient of many nice birthday pres
ents. Delicious refreshments were
served and clustered about Won
derful birthday cake on which two
candles burned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

Two boys were playing cowboy and
Indian the other day2 Onehad small
'calfbre lespointed at the other when the
father stepped between Ithem.r He was
fatally wounded when the shot was fired
accidentally by the younger of his sons.
been target shooting with his boys in the
yard of their home. He probably gave
them the gun as present, with the idea
that boy should know something" about
firearms. He probably did not stop to
think that firearm in the hands of a
youngster is potentially death-dealing
weapon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06
Agitation for completion of the inter

Agitation for completion of the inter-
coastal waterway down the Atlantic coast
has begun again. The Key West Citizen
sounds the cry, pointing out that only
two short links must be completed in order
to make the inside route" complete from
New Jersey to Key West One is stretch
through Jersey itself, to obviate the rough
Cape May and Delaware bay passage. and
the other a stretch through the keys from
Bahia Honda to Key West. Although the
latter stretch is of no direct interest to Mi
ami, the former is. Measured in terms of
revenue brought by yachts too small to
hazard the outside passage, completion of
the inside route is of real Importance to
the entire Florida coast-Miami Daily
News.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

Did you notice that all the Key West
ers are smiling? AS soon as the highway
is completed they will have the greatest
little tourist town in the land-Miami Fri
day Night. ,..w t.r.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06
The democratic candidate |

The democratic candidate for the
presidency has it on the republican candi-
date for the presidency in the race for
oratorical honors; on the other hand the
republican vice presidential candidate has
forensic abilities to which the democratic
runner-up cannot aspire
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06
WEATHER FORECAST
(Till s p. M, Wednesday,

(Till 8 p. M, Wednesday,
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy, possibly showers tonight
and Wednesday,; gentle to moder-
ate easterly winds. :"
Florida: Partly cloudy, possibly
showers in east portion and along
the Keys tonight and Wednesday.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
Moderate easterly winds; partly
overcast weather tonight and
Wednesday with scattered show
erS. -"
East Gulf: Moderate easterly
winds; partly overcast weather
tonight and Wednesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

Let us continue to have our govern.
mentA tondactddtthe American way and
not be copycats, importing subversive
European methods If we become lax in
our vigilance, it may be too late when we
wake up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

The growth of a community depends
upon the unselfishness of the men and
women who have something to be unset
fish with. --+.... -...-.-..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06
Today's
Anniversaries

1744-James McPill, Canadian
fur trader and merchant, philan-
thropist founder of the university
bearing his name. born in Scot
land. Died Dec. 10. 1913.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

Great Britain, France and the United
States acted together to assist the French
people to escape some of the perils of re-
valuation of the franc. Why not?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

Cheerful note: About nine thou
sand Americans now living won't be
around to celebrate Christmas this year.
the autos will get them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

Soldiers of a country are not special
class, entitled to superior privileges, re-
CARELESS of how many favors are granted
to them by the politicians.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

ls23-George L Boxer. n01eG
Philadelphia plzswright-Poet e
his day, ambassador, bern n 20
adelphia. Died Jan ? 1ssa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

AS a rule the voter when voting ex-
presses his prejudice or resentment; sell
dom is it a vote of appreciation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

bern near Pittsburgh lied -
Yonkers, n. Y, March ., 16s2
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

1876 - George Wes1nghg1se-
famed inventor and enEi1eer. who
contributed largely % the EazEzg
of the railways Of today. born g
Central Bridge. - 4 De6 n
New York City. March IL 1914
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06
This is Fire Prevention Week. Con-
template the advantage of carefulness.

1t is possible to be careful and care
free at the same time. But remember it is
a $3.50 proposition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

1. Water and Sewerage.
2. Bridges to complete Road to Main
land.
= .. Free aPs Port
A. Hotels and Apartments. e}i
1lJOA3I EIAH
5. Bathing Pavilion.
6. Airports-Land and Sea.
s}a27. se!Gpnsolidaton of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

1S62-AI5er1 J. Beverage. ~
diana's noted senator and ~
torian, born IN Highland Ca O41a-
Died in indianapolis. Apr =
1927.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

1770-Ferdinand r. Hassler.
American mathematician and
geedesists first head of the U. S.
Coast Survey born in Switzer-
land, Died in Philadelphia. Nov
2Qi I843. 3su. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

: i798@Robert Baird, the Pres
hyterian clergyman who labored
the world over for the promotion
of temperance and other reforms,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Ingraham. TIT Southland street
was scene of youth and merri-,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

Barometer 8 A. M. today:
Sea level, 1898. ,sz
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-06

Editorial comment: 1t is GER
tainly fine to learn that Key
Vests $6S4,OOO shore line boule-
ward will be completed earlier
than contemplated. A double
force of men will be employed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-06

CLEVELAND. June 6th-The Field ganged up on Governor Ali M. Landon today. Supporters of Senator Lester J. Dickinson of Iowa, for the republican presiden tial nomination joined followers of Senator William E Borah and Frank Knox in one surprise effort to send the fast travelling Lan- don Bandwagon into the ditch, before it fattens them all. The Stop Landon forces thought they had found a chink in the Cover nor's armour and all day they were busy sending arrows Whizz- ing at it.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-06
Liqu0r Scandal California Now
 Being Checked
(By The Associated Press)

(BY The ASSOClated PreSS)
 OAKLAND. Calf. June 9th Charges of corruption in the en- forcement of California liquor laws that rivaIed the sensational scandals of the prohibition era, fell from the lips of witnesses before the Alameda county grand jury today in an Investigation that threatened to touch many prominent figures in the States public eye.
 Starting from a single complaint of five hundred dollar payoff to settle a law violation the scandal became a SnoWball rolling down hill with increasing momentum as assenbyman Leon Donihue of Oakland. announced his legisla- tive audit committee would meet in Los Angeles, June l2. 10 con- slder the situation, and District Attorney Leon Babcock of Sacra mento county. announced he was coming to the San Francsco Bay area to see what all the shooting is about.
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Last Minute Dope
 Before C Q P Na-
 tional Convention
(By The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND. June 6-H. L. Faulkner, of Juneau. sad that the Republican National Commit tee made their decision 10 seat the Rasmussen-Wh8e delegation from Alaska on "a pe.soaal is- sue" and submitted the follow ing statement,
 We went before the commit tee with our case The other side made practically no show. ing. After the hearing the com- mittee went into executive scs- sion. Frank Burns, national com m.tteeman from Washington. took the floor with the doors closed and made a personal issue out of it. He read extracts from letters which were reputed to af- feet him adversely. which came from the brief case of w. (. Ar mold. which were stolen from the Territorial Convention. T h e whole matter was decided not on its merits but on a personal is- sue. wholly outside of the case and apparently affecting the Burns case which goes to the conventions credentials commit tee Tuesday,
 E A Rasmussen sat with his delegation during the entire per iod of the hearing of the contest before the republican national committee.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-06

CLEVELAND. June 6th-The Republican National Committee today voted to seat two delegates and two altesnates from the Phi ippine Islands, reversing a prev ious decision which barred them on the grounds that the Philip pines were independent.
 The Philip.nos argued that they should be given seats inasmuch as full independence does not come until l955.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-06
s. 5. Aleutian Sailed Seward
 This Morning
(Bv The Associated Press)

(Bv The Associated Press) SEATTLE. June 6 The s. s. Aleutian of the Alaska Line sail ed at A. M. today from Seattle for Seward and way ports. The vessel carried three hundred and ten cabin passengers and ninety eight steerage passengers. There are twenty-tWO Seward passengers as follows.
 Sam Dublin and wife C Redgraves
 Theron Luke and wife Mrs Warner
 Tom Jones
 J M Elmer
 Joseph Visca
 Fred C Shumaker
 L C Thompson
 Mrs F Cassina
 Mrs E Stolher
 MT Oldroyd and wife & son D F Felt
 T B Brown
 Mrs Brown
 A E Reid
 w L Hartman
 Rita Scaife
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-06
(CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER)

didates on the first ballot. They said that tabulations showed they had five hundred and forty three votes, forty-three more than they needed to defeat the move to nominate Landon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-06

The Boy Scouts went on bi- cycle trip last Thursday to Hart lords camp instead of a regular meeting
 They left town about II am. There were several tests passed such as swimming, tracking, fire building, and cooking After eat ing a lunch they played awhile and returned four in the after noon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-06
CLEVELAND. June 6th-Tht

CLEVELAND. June 6th-The leaders of the Stop Landon Movement" the Cleveland News said today, were rallying behind former Governor Frank LoWden, as the man whom all of them could support.
 The Cleveland newspaper re- ported that telegrams were sent 10 all favorite son delegations now on their way here urging them to stand pat for their can
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-06
LOCAL ITEMS

A telegram to Mrs. Chester Brown, it was reported. from her husband Pilot Brown in Seattle, stated he arrived there Friday night and intended hopping off off in newly purchased plane for Alaska Sunday, No particu- lars were received, it was stated.
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STARTS JUNE 5th.

Opening the twice-weekly pas senger train service from Seward to Fairbanks for the summer, a train will leave Seward Friday morning. June 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-12

were the mOtlVatlng causes Will not be
known until we have had longer and bet
ter opportunity to become acquainted
with this quiet man from the SunfloWer
state.
The platform adopted at the Cleve-
land convention, reflects wise strategy.
1t merges the conservatism of the
past with the prOgressvism of the pres
ent. 1t carries a clash of economic theor-
les, with more affirmative expression
than was anticipated. In its compilation,
is heard the voice of many party lead
ers, bespeaking unity and compromise.
True, it carries plenty of party plati-
tudes some indication of contradiction
and considerable negative fault-finding
and political bombast which, in the ma
ture of things, is fundamental necessity,
but which by the same token, fools few
people and convinces even less.
There is the usual appeal to all walks
of life and all forms Of enterprise. There
is. on the other hand, still the earmarkS
of big business" and rugged indivi-
dualism,' we'll balanced by recommends
ton of public-protecting safeguards.
TIL weakest spot would appear to be
the degree to which it has taken-not
new issues-but New Deal issues, stat
ing an opposite or varied stand from
that followed by the Democratic donkey
but still acknowledging that the party
is in a defensive position insofar as is
sues are concerned.
It is, however, a strong platform up
on which to base a campaign and does,
we believe, broadly present the Repub-
lican viewpoint
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-12
NEW YORK
DAY by DAY
By O. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, June 12.-Thoughts
while strolling: Most strangers
glance at Al Smiths head the first
thing. Looking for that brown
derby. Things you somehow grow
to like: Fred Aliens sandpaper
voice. BroadWay's new sign king,
the young Southern boy, Douglas
Leigh. Who came to town with an
idea.
Types: The sort who depend on
the Book of the Month Club to Sc
lect their reading. Not many more
popular figures in radio than John
ny Royal Flashiest of baseball
dudes: Lefty Gomez. Never had a
Scotsman disappoint me. Saddest
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-12
Editorials and Comment
FRIDAY JUNE Il, 1886
News Behind the News
ShmecrOpper Gets Consideration
Just More Tough Luck No
Barometer on Damage

WASHINGTON-The question of what's
likely to happen to the sharecropper and the
tenant farmer under the new farm program
has been given plenty of thought and conSdera-
ton. The conclusions are not very definite
because there are factors operating fer and
against that class of farmer.
Generally speaking the outlook for many
sharecroppers is just some more hard luck. But
authorities still disagree as to whether there was
any considerable displacement change in
the status Of mountaineering farmers under
the old AAA programs. although they concede
that many such farmers were deprived of any
share in benefit of payments.
As is frequently the case. the government
has no facilities for computing the amount of
human damage.
More cotton will be raised in the south un-
der the soil conservation program than under
the AAA and the compulsory Bankhead cotton
act That presumably will mean more employ
ment in the cotton fields than recent produce
tion levels have required
AAA regulations also call for alloting of 25
per cent of soil conservation payments to share
croppers. instead of Is per cent as under the
old schedules.
The share specified for the tenant who
furnishes his own animals and tools is 37i2
per cent. But many croppers viii be cheated of
their money, many were in the crop reduc-
ton programs. ut was estimated by officials
that they received an average of II or II per
cent of benefit payments, instead of Is per cent?
Boosting of the cropper'S share to 25 per
cent is also likely to cause some planters to
eliminate sharecropping agreements and trans
form the cropperS into day aborers.
The volume of benefit payments will be
smaller in most crops under the new program,
and that again presumably will provide an in
ducement to landlords tc turn sharecropperS into
laborers.
Soil building crops, such as clover and soy
beans. usually will require nowhere near as
much care as cotton. once again creating the
probability that planters vii prefer to have
them handled at necessary intervals by hired
help.
The economic position of agricultural labor
erS and the reason so many of them seek relief
rolls when not working appears to be explained
by the fact that those engaged in the current
cottoncropperS strike in three Arkansas counties
are demanding a pay increase from a present
, tO Is cents an hour.
This strike although believed to be fore
doomed to failure has worried several govern
ment departments in Washington and was even
brought up at cabinet meeting
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-12
THIRTY YEARS AGO
June IL, 1906

The Ell Centre Cantaloupe
Growers association celebrated the
opening of their new shed with an
ice cream festival and dancing
party that brought together one Of
the largest crowds of people ever
assembled in Imperial Valley.
The building was beautifully
lighted with electric lights, the
dancing floor was all that could be
desired, and there was an abund-
ance of ice cream and cake for
everyone. The party was a sue
cess in every way and the guests
all expressed high appreciation of
this testimonial of Mr.. Lyon of his
good will toward them.
There were at least six hundred
persons present and every one of
the six hundred persons had a
jolly time.