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The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17
BALLOTS OF HATE

THE presence this year of ma
l. tionally known newspaper pub
Usher on the ticket of major po-
litical party has excited interest in
The part newspaper men have taken
as candidates in the past.
One of them who was very ac-
tive was Horace Greeley of New
York Tribune fame, a candidate OF
the Liberal Republican," ana en-
dorsed by the Democrats to oppose
the reelection of Grant in 1872.
Greeley was made presidential
candidate by a reform group of
Republicans which had found its
nucleus in Missouri with the cleo
tion of one of its leaders as COVER
nor and later held a national con-
Vention at Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati convention ex-
pectcd its candidate and platform
to be accepted by the Democratic
organization, sadly broken up by
the disenfranchisement of south
errers in the wake of the Civil war.
So everyone was amazed when
Greeley was named presidential
candidate.
During the war, Greeley, a
chronic sufferer from nervous dis
orders. had been erratic in his
editorial positions, shifted them
frequently-always with the belief
that he was expressing what most
people wanted.
While the South was still under
arms, he had declared with great
passion that the war should not
end while slavery existed. yet Pc
titioned Lincoln to appoint him
commissioner to arrange peace.
The result of all this was that he
was threatened throughout the
South and thoroughly hated there.
Yet after the war he signed the
bail bond of Jefferson Davis.
When he Democrats met at Bal
timore little more than two
months after Greeley's nomination
they adopted the Greeley ticket be-
cause they felt it their only means
of opposing Grant.
A small group, it is true, broke
away from the main body of Dem
ocrats, held second convention in
September at Louisville ana placed
third ticket in the field.
Grant didn't fuss around with the
election. He won overwhelmingly.
1t was the first time since the Civ
il war that all the states voted
and Grant carried all but six of
them. getting 272 electoral votes.
The states Grant didn't win
Missouri. Maryland, Georgia, Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Texas, were
fairly representative of the terri
tory which hated Greeley. But
Greeley died before the results
were known. These states would
have given him &c votes had he
lived.
9 Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17
THE LADY CANDIDATE

liver hear of Mrs. Belva Lock
IL wood of New York? She was
the woman who was twice a candi-
date for the presidency of the Unit
ed States on the Equal Suffrage
ticket. That she was defeated on
both occasions is besHle the point.
The record shows that she wa per-
haps the most StalWart of the
early-day advocates of "emancipa-
tion' in all it's forms for the love-
lier sex. And she accomplished
most for them.
In 1882, two years before her
likenesses were seen on presiden-
tial banners, Mrs. Lockwood OBJ
tanned the admission of women to
the Supreme Court of the United
States. 1t was the elimination of
a fiVe-year battle, launched at the
Suffrage convention in Lincoln hall,
Washington, in 1877.
Mrs. Lockwood was a practicing
attorney herself. For three years
she had been empowered to ap-
pear before the Supreme court of
the District but was barred from
the United States body by lack of
precedent. She established the
precedent. But it required a fol-
low up campaign of briefs,
speeches and bills to obtain the de-
sired end
The speech of Mrs. Lockwood at
the 1877 convention was convincing
to her hearers. Contrary to cur
rent recollections of the mascu-
line type of woman who first oe-
manded political equality, she is
described in a convention report
as entirely feminine. AS an ex-
ample: Mrs. Lockwood wore a vel
vet dress and traii..
Mrs. Lockwood was candidate
in 1888 as we'll as in 1884. She was
active in public life almost to the
day of her death in 1917, when
eighty-seven years old. After wom-
en- we're allowed before the United
States Supreme Court she cham
pioned the right of negro lawyers
to appear there. Then she shoul-
dered legal cudgels for the Indi-
ans, went as a peace commission
er to Europe, engaged in a score of
other worthwhile activities.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17

Its a beautiful day, Mrs. Av-
cry" she told me. II hope you've
rested weI.'
Il did Sarah. I feel much bet
ter. You look better too, Sarah"
''Oh I do feel better, Mrs. Av-
cry. 1 began to feel better the
moment I told Mr.. O'Brien what
was on my mind"
'HoW's Bessie feeling?"
Sarah hesitated.
I looked at her inquiringly. Sar-
ah said nothing. 1 continued to
look at her inquiringly.
We'll, 1 don't know quite how
to describe it, Mrs. Avery. But
Bessie doesn't seem to get over
the shock the way you and l have.
I don't think she closed her eyes
all Saturday night.
Its not surprising" / COM
mented. do you think it would
do any good if I had a talk with
Bessie?"
Odl oil lllS01LdlCOs Nudy L u
wait little, Mrs. Avery. If she
doesn't sleep tonight, perhaps
Doctor Geary would give her
something that would make her
sleep"
"All right, Sarah, we'll wait
day. Is Sylvia up?"
Sarah smiled the charming, in
dulgent smile which any mention
of Sylvia always seemed to evoke
in her. "Oh yes, she was up at
eight with Dorinda Belle, all
dressed up in a clean dress. They
had breakfast together. Sylvia and
Nancy Burton are playing at the
Merry Mere now."
''And Mr.. Hopestill?"
''He had breakfast with Sylvia
and then he left in his runabout.
He went up to the Marden house
and got Miss Caro-. They stopped
here on their way back and they
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17
SYNOPSIS

Mary Avery, a widow who lives in the
harbor town of Satuit, Mass, with two
negro maids, Sarah Darbe and Bessie Will
hams, writes a manuscript describing the
famous Second Head murder, which oc-
CURED on her estate. Next to Mary live
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Stow who every year
give a summer masquerade party. One OF
the guests of this function is murdered.
Nearby live DR.. and Mrs. Geary and their
married daughter Edith and her husband
Alfred Bray; Doctor Myron Marden and
his step granddaughter, Caro- Prentiss, a
beautiful young girl who was born in
France. Next live Paul and Lora Eames
AID their daughter Molly. Molly was en-
gagged to the murdered man, Ace Blaikie.
She had previously been engaged to Walter
Treadway, who had been Blaikie's secre-
tary, but the engagement was suddenly
broken and he had left town. Other neigh
bors are the Fairweather sisters, Flora, a
hopeless invalid, and Margaret. All but the
latter two attend the masquerade. Mary's
eight year old niece, Sylvia Sard, is visiting
her for the summer. The wooded part Of
Mary's estate is called the Spinney. In it
is a tiny log cabin, called the Little House.
On the day of the masquerade excitement
is high. Mary decided to take Sylvia, who
III.
tiss and Molly Eames drop in during the
afternoon. Soon car arrives and Blaikie,
doctor Marden and Bruce Hexson, friend
OF Aces. alight. Molly is impatient to leave
and they all excuse themselves. AT the
party Sylvia Identifies each of the masked
guests as they arrive. Ace comes garbed
as Julius Caesar. Molly Eames appears as
a Snow Queen, accompanied by a man in
armor whom Sylvia identifies as Walter
Treadway. They dance together continu-
ouSly. Caro- Prentiss and Marden arrive
dressed in Revolutionary costumes, the doc
tor wearing jeweled shoe buckles. When
the guests unmask, Ace, Walter and Molly
have disappeared. Sarah Darbe confides to
Mary that someone apparently had spent
the night in the Little House. Sylvia finds
a shoe buckle in the Spinney. Sarah walks
down to the Little House and returns
screaming. She has found Ace Blaikie
stabbed to death in the Spinney. Mary sum-
mons Patrick O'Brien, chief of police. Her
manuscript recalls early impressions of Ace
how he had been wealthy, the most pop
ular boy in town, how he had gone to Paris
70 study medicine, became an aviator in
the World war, returning to practice in
Satuit, how he was recklessly generous and
the principal in scores of love affairs. Bruce
Hexson had come back from the with
Ace. He was a lawyer, a man of private
means and had ''got" religion, become a
virtual recluse Sarah tells Patrick that
someone had slept in the Little House the
night of the murder. Patrick reveals that
Ace had gone to the Spinney to meet Tony
Torriano, his bootlegger. He does not be-
lieve Tony guilty. He also discloses that
Walter Treadway had been in the Little
House Meanwhile Walter and Molly come
to Mary's house, unaware of the tragedy.
Walter readily admits he had spent the
night in the Little House, since he had
come to town secretly. He and Molly are
thunderstruck by the news of the murder.
They announce their marriage.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17
SUNDAY-COntinued


shook my head. mo, l
couldn't go away. l shall stay
here until you clear up this aw-
full business, or you decide to give
it up as unsolvable. I'd like you
to talk it over with me. I have
feeling that that's the only way
can wash it out of my mind-by
talking about it.
The telephone was going strong
now. Mary, I've been trying to
get you all day. l can't believe
it. It's the most dreadful thing
that's ever happened in Satuit.
Oh to think that our lovely quiet
little town-Mary, has anybody
any idea who-Oh, suppose you
won't want to talk about it over
the telephone. Mary, when can I
come to see you?"
This is a composite conversa-
tion. Everybody said the same
thing. 1 told Ida Lovett, the town
gossip-of course she was the
first to get me-to come that eve
ming and to bring Lyle Lovett, her
husband. And then-a little help
lessly-as fast as they asked me,
I told the others that she was
coming and to come too if they
wanted. 1 knew I'd got to go
through all this and 1 thought the
sooner l got it over with the bet
ter.
Very soon after dinner, people
began to appear. 1t was more
like a funeral than any gathering
that has ever been held in my
home, except my husbands fu-
neral. My friends entered the
house with carefully muted foot
steps; they greeted each other
with wordless handshakes, voice
less mods; they talked in careful
ly muted voices. Every look was
somber and sad, or worn and
wearied. Of course l had al
ways known that everybody loved
Ace Blaikie, but even 1 had never
realized how much. And yet with
all their love, when my friends
spoke of him, they looked ques-
tioningly at each other.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17
ITO BE CONTINUED
SnakeroOt POiSOns Animals

Veterinarians say white snake
root causes a disease among cattle,
horses, and sheep commonly called
"trembles." 1t seems to affect the
nervous system. The poisoning is
sometimes contracted by human
beings from drinking milk or eat
ing milk products from poisoned
COWS. The disease is called milk
sickness" in man. White snake
root poisoning is accumulative, ac-
cording to authorities, and a small
amount of the plant eaten over
long period of time may produce
the same effect as large amount
eaten at one feeding. Calves and
lambs have been fatally poisoned
from nursing cows and ewes that
had eaten snakeroot
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17

lamp shade" cried mother, as she
held it up for all to see.
While still admiring this thing of
beauty, Bobby shouted louder than
ever, something for the governor,
himself. Get ready, pop, for your
surprise"
What can the strange package
be, for goodness sake?" said ia
ther, his eyes popping with inter-
est. well, 1 do declare, if it isn't
a golf set Just what have want
ed for a long time" as he started
to examine it.
''Oh boy, hold out your hands
and catch, Dot, a ducky package
for you, all tied with silver cord.
What is it? Open it quick!"
Dot removed the bright red It's
sue and disclosed a white wool
skating outfit.
Marelu had been so absorbed in
what the others were receiving
that she had forgotten all about
herself. For the first time in many
years she had received the things
she really adored. With a heart
full of appreciation and joy. she
suddenly shouted, Merry Christ
mas!" The others did not quite
comprehend the extent of Marelu's
enthusiasm, but she, herself, felt,
somehow, that this had been the
very happiest, merriest Christmas
she had ever had.
g Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17
The 500 Locks

The 500 Locks are one of the
worlds greatest engineering featS,
locks that literally lift up lake
20 feet. Through these locks pass
more tonnage than through any
other canal in the world, including
the Panama. Practically all the
wheat and iron ore from our great
West passes through them on their
way to smelters and seaports and
all the coal from eastern fields
must go through the 500 on its
westward pasSag
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17
MONDAY

My night was not so restful as
! had hoped. Until long after my
clock struck twelve l tossed and
turned. 1 kept living over again
that walk down to the Spinney.
Finally 1 drifted off to sleep. l
had told Sarah to wake me at
ten. Just as the old clock in the
hall lifted its silvery voice to an
nounce the hour, she appeared
with the tray.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17
NOR many years Marelu had not

TNOR many years Marelu had not
been exactly happy on Christ
mas; somehow she had never
received the pretty things bestowed
upon other girls. eff they all only
knew how have secretly longed for
those soft, dainty luxuries," thought
Marlu, as she sat before the fire.
place, just three days before Christ
mas.
There are those kitchen aprons,
for instance, from dear old aunt
Lucia. Every year, as far back as
1 can remember, it has always
been aprons. l must have almost a
dozen by now. Then there is cousin
Marie, who has been sending the
inevitable handkerchief right along,
year after year. There must be
quite a collection Of Them, too"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17

parcels and give them to some one
who really needs them"
When Christmas day arrived
Marelu started out with her basket
brimming full of beautifully
wrapped and tied Christmas gifts.
Every step she took over the holi-
day carpet of snow represented a
kindly thought of cheer.
Merry Christmas she cried,
as she handed bright colored par
eel to dear old Linda Larsen.
The very same to you," said
she, with a questioning look of sur
prise. The next moment she was
proudly unwrapping a pair of pref
ty bath towels. Marlene and Dolly,
two little girls around the corner,
danced up and down with joy when
they saw the snowy handkerchiefS
with colored borders. Marelu
smiled happily as she left the little
girls and proceeded to her next
stop. Effie Lynn was overwhelmed
with surprise when a git was hand-
ed her She explained that it had
been years since she had received
a Christmas present
After several other interesting
calls Marelu started for home. The
street lights flashed on and the
glimmering Christmas trees joined
in the ceremony on all sides of
her. AS she drew near her own
home she stood still a moment and
admired the grandeur of the dark
pines encircling the house under a
white burden of snow. The varia-
tions of colors cleaning from the
windows seemed to be stretching
out to meet the pines.
Inside the house was warmth and
joy and Christmas cheer as the
family gathered about the Christ
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17

mas tree, pointed
with the s t a r
of Be thleh m.
Marelu was just
in time for the
celebration. Bob
by had been cho-
sen to read off
the names upon
the gifts and all
eyes were cen
tered upon the
huge basket con-
tanning them.
First on the
program" shout
ed Bobby, lis for
mother" All
wondered what it
could be.
Sth
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17
The Beautiful

REAUTY has been the delight
~ and torment of the world
ever since it began. There is
something irresistible in the
beauteous form. The most Sc
we're cannot pretend that they
do not feel an immediate pre-
possession in favor of the hand
some. At the same time the
handsome should bear this in
mind-that not any can bestow
this gift on themselves, nor re-
tain it when they have it
Steele.
The freer you feel yourself
In the presence of another, the
more free is he.-Lavater.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17
The OTHER WOMAN LIVES
JUST AROUND THE CORNER

IT may seem unreasonable, but
1moSt tmen cannot tunderStandwhy
a woman who is usually happy
and loving should have recurring
periods when her whole character
seems changed. He cannot appre-
ciate the distress, the discomfort
that all women must endure. He
does not know what it is to do
houSework with an aching back
and falling energy. All he does
know is that other women seem
more cheerful by comparison.
Are you such a three-quarter
wife?
Don't let the ordeals that all
women face cause you avoidable
discomfort or endanger your home.
Do as so many wise women have
try Lydia E. Pinkham'S Vege-
table Compound.
For three generations one wom-
an has told another how to go
Smiling through" with Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
1t helps Nature tone up the syS-
tenn. thus leSSening the discom-
forts from the functional disorders
which women must endure in the
three ordeals of life: l. Turning
from girlhood to womanhood. 2.
Preparing for motherhood. 3. Ap-
preaching middle age"
Don't be a three-quarter wife;
take LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND and
Go Smiling Through"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-12-17

w n l | e she had
been grateful and
thankful for these
kind re m e M
brances.' she had
not been exa city
thrilled.
A happy Christ
mas thought sug-
gested itself to
Marelu as she
gaZed out at the
S | e n der icicles
shining like sill
yer in the moon
light. II know
what I'll do. I'll
start right now
and wrap up all
these things into
pretty Christmas
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-12
CUBA BRINGS in
So PASSENGERS
VESSEL LEFT SHORTLY AFT
Err ARRIVAL ENROUTE
TO HAVANA

Steamship Cuba, of the p. and
o. S. S. company, arrived this
morning from Tampa with seven
first and one second class passen-
ger for Key West; AZ first and
four second class passengers for
Havana.
Passengers on the vessel for
Key West were: j. L. Aman, H. j.
Hutchinson, Mrs. j. Cooper. jim
my Cooper, ]. Kicker. w. j.
Thomas, Mrs. Thomas, F. Perdo-
mo.
The ship also brought 10 tons
of freight and 80 sacks of mail for
Key West and 236 sacks of mail
for Havana.
Sailing at $50 o'clock the YES
sci carried SO passengers, eight
taking passage from this port.
Freighter Ozark. of the Clyde
Mallory Lines, is due TO arrive to-
morrow from New Orleans er
route to Miami and Jacksonville
Steamship Colorado, OF the
same lines, is due to arrive from
New York Sunday, en- route to
Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-12

the same language and under
stand the same ideals and meth
DDS Of government?
If citizenship, in the sense of
knowledge, ability and desire to
take an intelligent part in govern
ment, is not being taught in our
schools, then the contention of
the men who object to taxes is
correct. 1t seems that it is not
enough to teach children how to
read and write and figure; we
must give them a knowledge of
economic. civic and cultural con-
ditions in their own country and
throughout the world.
They must be taught why peo-
people live tremendously or in
constant irritation with each 9TH
er. at home or abroad. They must
know the principles of all types
of government so that they will
understand why we believe that a
democracy is the best form for the
United States.
We should have very clearly in
our minds why we uphold the
principles of universal education
with equal opportunity for all
children; emphatically it is for the
welfare of the nation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-12
YOI1 MAY BE SICK
AND NOT KNOW 1T.
DOCTOR DECLARES
CRv Associated PresA,

BERKELEY, Calf, March u
One can have measles without
knowing it and become the cen
ter OF large epidemic. DIR. Kari
F. Meyer of the University OF
California school of medicine has
found.
A person so infected will not
run a fever, Mr.. Meyer said. after
study OF Symphonies" dis
eases and the diseases charac.
teristic spots will not appear.
Attention was focused on such
latent infections during the world
war, when it was found that te-
tanus and gas gangrene often SET
in long after the wound with
which they were originally as
sociated.
Reviewing these cases in re
cent scientific paper. DIR. Meyer
pointed out that infection could
lie dormant for long periods and
was not infrequently stirred VI
by operations to remove bullet:
or bits of shrapnel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-12
TWO OUTSIDERS
BUY HOMES HERE
COTTAGES SITUATED ON
UNITED STREET BETWEEN
DUVAL AND WHITEHEAD

Mrs. Mabel H. Griswold, moth
er of Oliver Griswold of the fed
eral department of public rela-
tions, and Miss Annie COtter, a
dear friend of Mrs. Griswold. have
decided that a residence in Key
West is necessary.
To this end they recently pur-
chased from VIM. III. Malone the
two cottages on United street be-
tween Duval and Whitehead
streets which will be repaired,
renovated and prepared for Oc-
cupancy.
Mr.. Malone told The Citizen
this morning that since the sale
had been made he had been ask
ed by several persons to put a
price on the buildings. and he had
just finished saying that when he
had another call from a prospec-
tive purchaser.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-12
ALIEN PRISONER
VERY OBSTINATE
in HIS DEALINGS
EMPLOYS LAWYER TO HAN
DIE CASE AND REFUSES TO
PAY IN FULL FOR SERVICES
RENDERED

Giovanni Guerrero. alien Who
was held here pending 8ePorta-
ton. is one of the most perfect
examples Of human obst.n2cy eE-r
encountered By Officials here
Guerrero employed an attorney
to handle his case A number 81
things were accomplished by the
attorney which were Of greai
value TO the alien during the Pc
Rod of his Incarceration, SINCE
October 3, and the time he VA
ordered depOrted-
The legal rate for the class Of
advice and assistance rendered 3
$50. In addition 70 this the Al
torney expended S. for kilograms
to the prisoners brother IN New
York making the total bin S5s-
OF this Guerrero paid $50 but
stubbornly refused 70 pay the hal-
anee, even when the attorney Sc
cured. an attachment order from
the court which was done yester-
6av when Guerrero had received
a refund Of S495 from United
States court from a bond Of $500
deposited some time ago. when
he was released pending trial
All of the prisoners effects
were seized, including his sat-
case, clothing. overeoat, socks and
small clothes. and he was going
to 90 to Havana this morning. be-
ing deported with Domenieo Bruz-
zese, another CT the group Of five,
when at the last minute the at
torney received a telegram from
the prisoners brother IN New
York. advising that the clam
would be paid at once
Then his effects were returned
and accompanied by Bruzesse they
were escorted on board the s :.
Cuba by immigration Border Pa
troll Officers Gerondo Roman and
Heble Todd, and sailed for Ha-
vana, the port from which they
entered this country.
The attorney said he had en-
countered a number OF rscalci-
trant individuals but Guerrero
was the worst he had ever met
and believed he -oUld have gone
to Havana in trouSers. shirt and
shoes. leaving about SO worth of
good clothing rather than pay MS
honest de0t.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-12
NO PASSENGER
PLANE SATURDAY
AIRCRAFT ARRIVING ON THAT
DAY WILL BRING MAIL,
HOWEVER

Franklin f. Albert. executive
officer Of the FERA, announced
this morning there will be no pas
senger plane from Miami Satur-
dya. Hence no passenger traffic
after the departure of the plane
this afternoon until Sunday.
Fridays there is no plane. Sat
urday the plane to be used will be
one equipped for "blind" flying.
it was said, and no passengers are
carried. The plane will bring
mail only.
The regular plane which would
nave been in service for pasSen-
gers Saturday. it was learned.
has been chartered by a party
making a trip to Guatemala.