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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
Freeman Admits He Loaned $500
Of Mrs. Charlotte Hodgdon's Money

William Freeman. executor Of
Mrs Hodgdon's VIII. which rela-
tives Of Mrs. Hodgdon are trying
to break, admitted IN the second
days hearing yesterday morning
that he took $500 of her money
and loaned it to Charles S. Tiff
during the months of May and
June In 1897.
Mr.. Freeman also admitted that
the loan was endorsed by notes
made payable to Mr.. Freeman's
wife. Eloise, and secured by mort
cages made to Mrs. Freeman, al
though the money belonged to
Mrs. Hodgdon. attorneys for the
contestants brought out Mr. Free
man had never placed the mort
cages on record in the court
house. keeping them always in his
possession.
Mrs. Charles Tiff admitted that
she signed the chatteI mortgage
and the real estate mortgage
made out to Mrs EIoise Freeman
Continuing the evidence against
Freeman, Charles Roberts, First
National Bank teller. said that
several checks cashed by him, one
$500 check in particular, was
turned over to Freeman. These
checks evidenced Withdrawals Of
Mrs. Hodgdon's money, Roberts
said.
Attorneys for the contestants.
after establishing the fact that a
great deal of Mrs HOdgdon's
money was used in various trans
actions, then continued its evi-
dence that Mrs. Hodgdon was
poorly fed and clothed and that
Mr. Freeman made no effort TO
improve this condition.
Mrs. Lariz said that she lived
only on cream. bread. soup. tea
and the cheapest brand of canned
foods. Previous temtimony had
emphasized this fact
Roy Hamlin then testified that
Mrs HOdgdon complained con-
tinuousIy of her condition. Both
Mr.. Hamlin and Mrs. Lariz teSti-
fied that Mr. Freeman. in spite of
the fact that ne had been with
drawing her money. told Mrs.
Hodgdon that if she were not
careful she would die in the poor
house.
Miss Rose Whalton. however.
testified that Mr.. Freeman
brought Mrs. Hodgdon her money
time and again. and on one occa-
sion during her illness stayed at
her house.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
STATE BILLS
CLEANED UP
SHOWN TO HAVE BEEN Ac-
cUMULATINc FOR PAST
SEVERAL MONTHS

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. March
"a FNS).-State bills which have
been accommodating for the past
several months were wiped off
the slate last week when Comp
trollcr J. Nj. Lee mailed out
checks for $l,274, 600 in payment
to creditors and announced that
there was little prospect of fur
ther payments until next year.
unless we receive large eollec-
tons from pending estate tax
sources in the nature of windfaIls
and for which am pushing with
all the vigor at my command. |
fear we will not be able to pay
further general state bills until
next year. COmptrolle Lee said.
Payments made by the comp
troller cleaned up the states bills
10 the first of the month for the
first time since last summer. but
left the general fund in such
Straitened circumstances that the
payment of Nav salaries of state
employees is IN doubt.
In the absence of windfall IN
the payment OF estate taxes there
viii be no large collections until
next October when occupati0aaIi
licenses become due. and next
February when utility and insur-
ance taxes are due again.
The state payroll Is $3.50. 900 a
month. and general state expenses
are about the same amount.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
Two Separate Contracts VIII
Be Awarded In Work Program
AT Key West Marine Hospital
CHRIS H0EFEL
ENJOYS FISHING

After an ahsencs Of eichs
years. Chris Hoefel. f1<msxlY
q resident Of Key Wezl Is
back visiting friends. and
says that he has enjoysd hin-
self immensely with ms Cd
.mztes-. especially 1he hcurz
snjoyed while ouf 6Ehing.
MrE- Hosfel who was BE-
9ors marriags bliss Kn1ie De-
nszitf. Of Key We<t. has
beer WISHING the family a
number Of times. but never
has Chris been here aince
leaving. and Ne really regrets
the necessity Of returning 20
their home IN 81. Lsusz.
which win be nexf week.
Practically every momezf
Of the time they have besn
here Mr. Hoefel has spent an
the boat with his frisndk. and
he says he has caught every
kind Of sish 10 be found IN
these waters and sorne ne Es6
not know could be taken- he
feels especially proud cf n
great Jewish. which wax ere
Of the finest taken fhix year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
Forgetful Blind Man
Walks 3-Story Ledge

WASHINGTON c o U r 7 j..
HOUSE, o. March 24-Court-
house employees here watched
bresthleSSly q man they knew TO
be blind Chamber out onto the
third-stOry ledge of a building
across the street. inch has way
TO a distant window. and 1T him
self inside
To amazed queSti0nerS, the
climber. James Knisley. Sightless
violinist, said he had forgotten
the key 70 his room, so he had 70
60 out a hall window and around
the ledge to gain entrance He's
done Il often al night. ne said
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
ALBERT ROBERTS
MAKING GOOD IN
GOVERNMENT JOB
KEY WESTER PLANNING TO
TAKE FOUR-YEAR COURSE
IN AccoUETAEcY AND
LAW

Albert @ Roberts. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Roberts. of Key
West, has made progress in his
studies since leaving here for the
north, and is now striving for
greater laurels.
March /, 1897. he was appointed
as messenger 10 the Washington
office in Panama Canal March
Is. 1893. just about one year later.
he resigned to accept a Grade !
rating with the Bituminous Coal
Commission. and is now in the
administrative department. dup
Heating section of the commits
sion.
This last appointment was made
possible through successful civil
service test and examination.
In his letters to his parents he
asks 10 be remembered to his
many friends in the lighthouse
service where he was employed
for two and half years termin-
ating that service IN 1896.
His steady advancement has
iulbued him with the idea Of fur
Their advancement, his parents
state. and he is now planning .
course of four years in account
ancy and law, seeking a B.S. de-
gree and an award as, Certified
Public Accountant.
. Mr.. Roberts has been in Wash
nigton more than one year. and
plans TO return for a visit the lat
ter part of the year. and "will
make the trip over the highway"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
new SERVICE
PROVING BOON
Bus.sTEAMsHrp SERVICE IN.
AUGURATED BY NIL.
AND p. @ o.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. March
"a FNSl.-Newly coordinated
bus-steamship service inaugural
ed by the Florida Motor Lines
and the PeninSular and Occident-
al Steamship Company between
all Florida cities and Havana, is
proving a boon to thousands Of
winter visitors who want 10 visit
the Island City of Key West and
gay Havana.
Passengers are now able to
leave any Florida city BY Flor
ida Motor Lines bus for Tampa.
St. Petersburg, Miami or Key
West, the four Florida key sea
ports served by the p. & o..
Steamships. and from there by
boat 10 Havana. A number OF
optional routes al reduced fares
affords visitors an opportunity 10
visit several sections of the state
as well as Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
MRS. R. M. POWELL
over.
LOCAL ART CENTER
WRITES LETTER TO KEY
WEST ART ASSOCIATION;
VISITED HERE LAST WEEK
END

Mrs Royce NJ Powell, chair
man of the Conservation and
Beauty Section of the Art De-
partment, Dade County Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, who visit
ed the Art Center here last week
end and saw the present exhibit
ton, writes an enthusiastic let
ter to the Key West Art Associa-
ton.
The letter follows:
'sThe visit TO your Art Galleries
last weekend was real treat.
II was our first visit to Key West
and was indeed a real thrill to see
the unique beauty of your city as
well as an additional honor and
privilege to see the beauty our
eyes might have missed through
the eyes of your artists.
1T was an excellent exhibition.
You are indeed fortunate in hav-
ing in Key West artists who can
catch and immortalize the ever
changing beauty of your delight
full little city.
The docks, Key West and
'DerelictS' by Eleanor Reed were
both splendid. strong and vigor-
Gus, with excellent composition
and color. Cyril MarshaIl's 'Tur-
tie Schooner was most interest
ing. There was a real thrill to
Sally SortwelFs Abstraction
Harbor Glimpse by Margaret
Tyler was individual and good in
color. Along the Gulf and
Shower by Frank Litaker were
both good. The etchings by
Townsend Morgan have such a
fine feeling of light and color.
They are both delicate and strong
and we liked them very much.
Key West Symphony by Alice
Dudley was decorative and very
lovely. I liked her Sponge Boat,
too. Both of these pictures have
a nice jewel-like quality of color
about them. Summer Sunlight
by Martha Watson was individual
and interesting. As a matter of
fact, the entire exhibition was in
teresting and Key West is Ger
tainly to be congratulated.
81 must not close without a
word about the Dudley's etched
bronze and pewter plates, ash
trays. etc. / was particularly faS-
cinated with the Cuban demijohn
with pewter fish. If the tourist
in visiting Key West, when the
new highway is completed, are
wise. they will take home not
only beautiful memories but your
works of art as we'll More pow
er to you all
with every hearty good wish
and congratulations. l am.
Sincerely yours.
KATHERINE POWELL.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
Sponge Sales Covering Two
DAYS Are Shown To Exceed
Eighteen Thousand Dollars
LOCAL AND VISITING
ANGLERS CONTRIBUTE
TO AQUARIUM HERE

Miss Eva MaloneY is the
latest angler 70 give her catch
10 the aquarium. While fish
ing from the Mallory wharf.
Miss MaloneY caught a fine
specimen of the founder,
which is now cavortinq
around IN the first of the oval
tanks the visitor encounters
upon entering.
Two other specimens were
contributed this week. One
of them was a fine French
Angelfish and another was a
permit. both of which were
caught by James Curry and
placed in the large tank.
Recent visitors TO the Key
West Aquarium proclaim If
the most interesting collec-
fion Of fish and invertebrates
they have ever seen.
Several ladies said that for
those who like 70 watch fish.
and also 10 catch them. If
would be worth while 10
spend an entire day in the
delightfully."- cool and interest
ing home of the fish. study
ing them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
TAX CERTIFICATE
SALE TOMORROW

Tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock another sale of tax GER
tlficateS viii be held on the porch
of the county court house The
sale. as usual. will be conducted
by County Clerk Ross c. Sawyer
Represented in the sale tomor-
row will be IS owners and 123
parcels of property. Most of the
owners are holders of few psfcels
The largest will be of II parcels.
which belong to the c Z Huel-
sencamp holdings: seven parcels
held by Hazel Pinder and IL par
GELS held by Alfred Curry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
Prison Official Suggests
California Devils Island

SANTA BARBARA, Calf. Mar.
24-Following the riot 81 Folsom
prison in which the warden was
fatally stabbed. Edward I. Ab-
bott. state prison director. has
proposed an eScape-proof Devils
Island for lite-termers and habit
ual prisoners He declares that
plotting Of escapes is virtually
continuous among hardened Grim
inals".
California has $50 lifers in its
two prisons
Alcatraz prison IN San Fran
cisco IS often referred 10 as q Dew
lis island. and Is considered es-
eape-proof II holds only federal
prisoners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24

COMMERCE BODY
HOLDS MEETING
CANVASS BALLOTS CT Nonu.
NATION OF DIRECTORS
OF ORGANIZATION

Meeting which was he'd las;
night at the rooms q the KEY
West Chamber Of Comuerce. waz
for the purpose Of canEszsing ne
ballots cast for noninstion uf d
rectors.
Names Of the nominees were.
VIM NJ Arnold. John II. CnEtzr
Fred J. Dion. William 7 Frpp.
John A. Gardner. Bszc0m Z
Grooms. Everett Russell. Melvlr
Z. Russell. Miss Elizabeth A.
Shsrpley. Charles z Smith. z. a
Strunk and Hugh Williams.
From the foregoing hsi q
twelve members. there VII b.
SIX elected At the sem-annua.
meeting which is 70 Be he'd O.
April s.
A letter from John Morris
secretary Of the Mann Chznber
Of Commerce was read and Dis
cussed. and il was decided o. taks
the matters contained IN the let-
ter under consideration
Secretary S. c Singleton waz
instructed 20 correspond VIA
those Interested IN securing q
fh0roughfare through the keys
from Bahia Honda % key WeEt
and endeavor 90 have the raatteT
reOpened-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
Many OF Offerings At
Municipal Dock Yes
terday Morning We're
Refused

Display of sponges on The Mu-
nieipal Dock yesterday was one of
the best which has been brought
10 Key West in many weeks. and
had the entire catch been sold If
would have brought the sales for
The week 10 date up 10 $4,000 and
over.
However, there were three of
ferings which were refused. One
was of 20 punches of wool for
which $I67 was offered, another
Of 328 punches for S1,68O, and an
other of $50 benches for which
$1.2l7.99 had been offered.
Hence the total sales of yester-
day were 2065 punches of wool,
$10.076.40. and II punches of yell
low, which were sold for $3.50.
The largest sale of yellow Of
ferings was s27.66, paid for "a
lunches; next highest price was
So for 81 punches.
Among the largest lots of wool
sales were: $1.150 for 200 bunch
es. $1,51O.81 for 287 punches.
$g77.99 for $50 punches, S1.S13.99
for 336 punches. $I,347 for ESQ
punches, 1898 for 268 punches,
s7l3.99 for 123 punches; $394.93
for 81 punches.
Total aciusl sales for tire two
days. Monday and yesterday,
brought $13.778.9O. But had all
offerings made on the dock been
accepted, the total sales would
have been $23. 356.83.
Another sale of choice lots is
expected tomorrow morning. as
several boats have arrived since
yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
~l\l[I[[N
CLAIM KEY WEST
IS BEST OF ALL

Frank NsYbaum- const4bls
from Barkhan<tsd. Coznecfi-
cuf. Mrs Harrisf Mon3o9us.
editor Of the voltS Eswssw.
Washingfen weekly puhlishsd
IN The interests e the dsad-
and Mrs John n EaifsnsraE.
wife % fhs ediior 81 the Hari-
ford Couranf. are viAi8nrx in
Key West and are cs1sh1sd
with everything seen-
Thsss vi1ifors kEvs basn IN
different paris e ths SAFE
and found fhsn - - werY
en4srfeinins ard tnfsrs1tins-
hui IL Was net unfll 10y
cane - Key wes1 tAsi ny
fcznd thai eweTyfhins sid
abouf ne CITY gsz fr1s. sd
ira onlY wor1 whirh frwfh-
fully describes fhe CITY an1
lis charm. Is en<han9ins fbsY
sad
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
PENT And PARKER
ARRESTED TODAY
CHARGED WITH BREAKING
AND ENTERING WITH Nv
TENT TO COMMIT LARCENY

Milton PeHt3FdTt9 3FFks
were this mof1fRie arrested BY The
sheriffs offfce. charged with
breaking andgnlering with intent
TO commit a n1isdemesn0r. % wit.
petit larceny
The charge is that Pent and
Parker feloniously broke into and
entered the vessel @Dollie', which
is the property Of Alfred Knowles.
by whom the information was
signed.
The alleged culprits viii be
brought before the peace justice
Of the First District for prelimin-
airy hearing
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
DISCOVER PLOT
OF GRASS AFIRE

An alarm Of fire which was
sounded last night al 1918 O'Clock
from Box ri. At the corner ~
Duvsl ard Petronia streets.
brought the apparatus 20 the
scene
Il was found that . plot Of grass
IN the rear Of the building known
as the Fourth Of July. on Duvsl
street vas burning. and i was
extingslished By the use Of the
booster pump from Engine No. 2
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
JUST LIKE a WOMAN. HUHR

MANSFIELD. O-When Opal
Sisfier appeared Is witness IN
? court case ~ Mansfield. Ohio.
she Inferrupte<f Judge c II Hor-
tor 50 frequently that finally ~
sentenced her . Jail for Eve days
f0r contempt q court
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
TANDEM USED FOR
TRIP OVER HIGHWAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Longani
Of New York City were arriv-
ais in Key West this morning
over the highway on a tan
dem They stopped enroufe
at Big Pine Key.
They are said TO be the
first tourists 70 make the trip
over the Oversee Highway
on two-Seated bicycle.
which was used the whole
way down.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For SO Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-07

burden of one class increases the
weight on another which calls for
the use Of additional funds. And
unless this process of relieving,
which has engulfed the entire
population, is stopped it will
eventually break down the pro-
cesses of democracy.
Let us hope the country is near
ing that point where the people
will commence to realize that
everyone has, literally speaking,
his hand in the other fellows pock-
ct and that when the count is
made no one is ahead, in fact we
are short just about what it costs
to referee the game.
Let not these lines be con-
structed as meaning that / favor
loose relief spending. Economic
progress can be retarded just as
effectively, I believe, by allowing
the fruits of labor to be absorbed
by the indolent poor as by the
idle rich. Nevertheless this group
is not alone in this sin of IMPOSE
ton, nor in its loss of self-reliance.
Therefore any action taken to
bring about reformation should
be prompted by an unselfish
spirit of reform and not revenge.
Glen Armitage,
Redwood Falls, Mimi.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-07

relief money. City officials and
school boards are not hesitant in
reaching for Federal grants. Fed
eral and State funds are sought
often to build every conceivable
kind of local public Improvement
and carry on local activities. AS
long as we continue to lean on
the government for Relief" 10
matter what brand, we can expect
to be subjected to the dictatorial
rulings of commissioners, for in
proportion to our ability to main
tain our financial independence
is our power to retain the indie
pendence of our governmental
units. Are we expressing just and
reasonable convictions when we
go in the back door of the public
treasury and fill our pockets, then
preach a sermon on the front
steps about reducing taxes and
purging the country of politicians
who for the most part were elect
ed on their promises to fill our
canteens from the treasury fau-
Get? Those who have accepted
favors that they would deny
others are boiling themselves in
the heat of their own criticism.
Supporting the unemployed is not
the cause of our burden, it is the
cost of our own relief. Widespread
use of public funds to tighten the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-07

Redwood met at the home of Mrs.
John Wolfe.-Joseph Muehlbauer
returned from the hospital at
Observation-Disclosures Mammenga
and Olga Engler were married.
so YEARS AGO
DR.. c. P. Gibson sold out his
possessions at Concord and hung
out his single here.-Ice in the
upper mill pond was melting fast.
Fred Zinne, pioneer of Renville
county, died.-Mr. and Mrs. Ran
ney of Waseca were so well pleas
ed with Redwood Falls that Mr..
Ranney decided to go into the
loan business here.-The board of
education hired Nellie Cook as
teacher in place of Mrs. Baldwin.
H. F. ClipfelPs team started to
runaway while they were tied at
]. M. Dunnington's grocery store.
Mary Everett as a milkmaid,
Mary Weber as Topsy and Ida
Laird as an Indian maiden were
striking characters at the K. p.
masquerade.-A Morton quarry
man named Johnson attempted
suicide by stabbing his throat
with a blunt knife while staying
at the Canada House.-Dr. Finn
and L. D. WEIGH quietly secured
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-07
sMary's =....= ann

Ralph Ballard is chortling over
the fact that Mary Finn was
talking to a lady about seeding
operations on the lady's husbands
farm. The lady said seeding was
completed on the place, and the
Gazette reporter is then said to
have inquired:
"Does that mean corn too?"
49,
To display her true Christian
nature in returning good for evil,
Miss Finn has asked us to print
the following story involving Mr..
Billiards. rendering plant. She
wishes us to preface it with the
statement that she is heartily
sorry she ever said anything un-
kind about the smell of the estab-
lishment and has learned the
error of her ways.
It seems that B. J. Parson,
salesman for the Redwood Rend-
ering works tankage output, was
skittering along the highway with
some of said tankage in his car.
To show HIS true Christian
nature, he picked up a hitchhiker.
"In bet I can tell you what
your business Isl said the hitch
hiker, you're a DOCTOR"
'What makes you think that"
asked Mr.. Parson.
"You smell like one" says the
h'tch'k'r.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-07
Local Taxes Cut as
State Levies Climb

All OF Redwood countys townships reductions local
taxes during the period from
choo taxes and IL reduced eves for village
evles township
to 81 80 reduction of $7233667, per
in this county districts
to $l5672S0 decrease of per
City and village taxes for during
seven year period from 9377938 62O091 s4
or 2941 7
Redwood county $3s0O19s7 $345
777lO, decrease of $44,24287 11.34 per cent.
During the seven period
increased from
to $l6639784, an increase of $5 1924 44.4
Here are the figures shown by the office
state auditor They for the levied paid
1881 and those levied 1896 and paid last each township
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-07

ter Virginia and Mrs. B. H. Wohl-
ford were business callers at New
Ulm Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Anderson
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Anderson and family, Marlin
Ewalt of Shutdown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugo Otto and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. H. Raddatz and daughter
Lorraine, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Phiel, Mrs. August Stricken and
Mrs. Jerry Luke and son Jerry
Jr. who has been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Otto for few days helped cele-
brate Mr.. Otto's birthday Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Trapp
and daughter jeanette visited at
the home of Mrs. William Trapp
at Sanborn Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Raddatz and
daughter Lorraine returned Tues
day evening after a visit at Roch-
ester and Green Lake, Wis. where
they visited their daughter Flor
ence. On their return they stop
ped at st. Paul where they visit
ed their son Ivan who is attend
ing Concordia college.