The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 22, 1926, Page 2

Oe | ZA PES SRS aa? ees - ‘JHE KEY FHEKEY WESTCITIZEN|) bi THE CITISEN PUBLISHING CO. = i, P. ARTMAN, President. t TRA J. MOON, Business Manager Wumeres at Key West. Vlorida, as sceond. class. matter Member ef the Associated Press Whe Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for lieation of all news dispatches eredited to it or | otherwise credited in this paper and siso the | news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. Cards of thanks, resolutions of respeet and obituary other than those which the paper may give as eee news, will be eharged for at the rate of 5 @ line. Motiee of ehureh and society and all other enter- ents from which a revenue is to be derived will ebarged for at the rate of 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an onen forum and invites discussion Ege issues and subjects of local or general interest, it will not publish anonymous communications. PRR soesacansaqenedhoqasocesssoosesons i ule Jil 1. Water and sewerage. & Hotels. 8. Bathing pavilion. & Bead to mainland 8 | ceopenecaiee a ogab Washington’s birthday. _ . ond Courage is invariably a minus element in those who boast of posssessing it. H Money is said to be the root of all evil, and any- oe re ee ee Many. authorities are preparing lists of the 10 "Best Bodks, But ‘one of ‘thém has ‘so ‘far included ‘the “bank book. A man must want to go mighty bad to run off -and leave'a good automobile loaded to the brim with Asset J good” liquor. —_____ Contract awarded for projects 7 and 9 means “What work will soon be under way on another twenty ‘mile stretch of Key West’s picturesque re-eteed to “the mainiand. t a When it was really believed by the American youth that George Washington was a “boy who never told a lie,” his birthday was observed with a great ‘deal more reverence than is the case these days. New York’s city’s debt is more than $203 for ®ach resident, Florida’s state debt is nothing, and if the surplus was divided each person would have ‘enough to purchase-a uew summer outfit of clothes. Times-Union. + Things were colorful down at Miami one day last ‘“fweek. Sam White, brown skin, owns the Yellow Cafe. He parked his‘ blue touring car against a red curb and talking a blue streak in police court the next day escaped a fine, causing other prisoners to turn green with envy.—Times-Union. HIGH PRICES ‘ ; Some people seem to think that in settling in- dustrial controversies, the question of the price paid ‘by the public is a rather unimportant consideration. But it can not be thus set aside. Back in 1920, people ‘went ahead and pushed their prices up without regard to the interests or the rights of the public. - But the result was that a wave of indignation swept over the country. We had overalls parades, buyers’ strikes, etc. ‘The result was a general refusal to buy goods on the part of millions of people, and largely as a conse- quence of this feeling business depression set in. The “producers must all the time consider whether the price they are asking for goods will create a popular revolt or not. Prices are still a good deal below the level pre- vailing in 1920, but they have shown some disposition to advance of late, which may be ominous of trouble, This may be largely due to the fact that argricultural products are as a rule somewhat higher than they were, which may be inevitable owing to the special weeds of the farming class. In the anthracite coal controversy, the effort hhas been made to establish the principle that the price to the consumer must not be permitted to go any higher. It would be well if the same principle could be made to apply to all lines of production. The con- Sumers, the farmers in particular, are paying a good @eal more than they can afford to. The idea seems to be held by certain groups of ‘wage-earners, that if their employers are making too gmuch money, their wages should be advanced. This may be called for in some cases. But as g@ rule what is needed most is to get prices down, which would Denefit all classes in the community, and place busi- mess om 2 more secure foundation. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY One of the best ways to-make people fine and broad, is to turn their attention to the careers of people who have shown splendid spirit. The people who read silly stories and see entertainments pre- senting silly characters, tend “to beeome light and trifling themselves. But when their attention is called to famous men and women, then they admire these characters. When such admiration is excited, it helps people tc become a little more like these fine and splendid people. It is therefore important that a national occasion like Washingtonis birthday shoild not go by, with- out some earnest effort to turn the thought of the people toward his noble service and the matchless spirit which he showed. Such an anniversary is a wonderful time to use to turn the thought of the children toward higher aims. They are always interested in the origin of our public occasions. If a school teacher can make them admire Washington’s heroic exploits, they will feel some desire to emulate his character. Suclr desires may be transient and seemingly amount to little. Yet if such instruction is constantly given, it may be influential in shaping a youth’s point of view. Not many characters have appeared on our pub- lie stage who showed such superb courage as George Washington did. Many times during the Revolution- - ary war, most people would have said the patriotic cause was hopeless, considering the staggering dif- ficulties it had to encounter. But Washington never lost faith in the guidance of the divine power or in the possibilities of the American pesree PROHIBITION, PROFANITY AND WOMANHOOD 4Miami Tribune) In the matter of natonal prohibition and its en- forcement The Tribune, as a representative news- paper, always has tried to be impartial and fair- minded. ‘In its editorials on this necessarily delicate subject it has pointed out from time to time that ‘despite the obvious defects of the prohibition law, so tong as -it remains .a.law jt. should, be. obeyed— insist ing, nevertheless, that an attempt be made to remedy some of those defects. The abuses of enforcement, as stated above, are manifold; and probably no case could be found which better typifies the growing spirit of lawlessness among irresponsible enforcement officers than one just at hand. The Tribune on Thursday printed a telegraphic dispatch concerning a Miami prohibition enforcement officer'and three of his associates, all of whom are accused of malpractice in connection with a series of “raids” conducted by the quartet in Key West. One W. A. Dickinson—a fictitious name given by the of- ficer, but one which will do as well as any other—is under 4rrest charged with assault and battery on the person of a woman, while other war...nts charged his companions with assault and theft. Sheriff Curry, of Key blamed is authority to the International News Service for “the statement that two women taken by these Miami raiders were brought to the Island City jail handcuffed, and‘that when one of them ,objected to this brutal treatment she was slapped. All of which, The Tribune ventures to say, would be more startling if it were more out of the ordinary. But if there is some excuse for the conduct of these officers in pursuit of their “duties,” there can be nope for the boorish action of one prohibition officer at the headquarters office, where for the purpose of an interview he was sought by a woman reporter in the employ of this newspaper. He objected to the tone of the story from Key West. In particular he was of- fended by the ‘paragraph in it which described “Dick- inson’s” cdnduct toward the wonien prisoners. “He despised, he said, not only the person who wrote the story, but the entire organization of the paper that printed it. In short, he was upset to such an extent that he “had a mind to go down there and beat up the whole staff’—emphasizing his displeasure with torrents of* abuse and copious profanity directed at the lady who had come to interview him. Now it may be that an enforcement practitioner nae been unjustly accused in the matter of his deal- ings with worhen prisoners. Yet it comes home with remarkable clarity, even to a disinterested observer, that any man capable of such linguistic abuse as was deait out to The Tribune's representative—a woman, mind you—is wholly capable of physical abuse should the occasion arise. Obviously, the head of the enforcement service in this district cannot be blamed, except insofar as he may be responsible for such unscrupulous men be- ing in his department; yet someone should be made to account for such utterly depraved and ludicrous actions. = As before stated, The Tribune has no desire to take sides in the matter of enforcing the prohibition laws, except to stand by and to the extent of its ability see that justice is done; but it is this sert of thing which is rapidly losing for the Eighteenth Amendment its best friends. If the amendment is te survive, and if its enforcement is to be carried on with any sort of co-operation on the part of news- papers and the public, these outrages must become less frequent. There should be no roqm im any de- partment of the government for individuals of the type of this “Dickinson.” And this much is certain, whatever the enforcement department elects to do about it— There is no room for them in Miami! ae eseeteeeees sess . 2 IN TEE DAY'S NEWS surprising etetteeeseeeeezesese Frank L. Stanton, who today €n- ters upon his seventieth year, dose as its South, its poet of humanity, its singer of the common lot. He is said to be the most quoted poet of a bepin clea time. Mr. Stanton is a native of| =" ‘A SPLENDID FEELING _ _MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1926. ‘| STAR COFFEE MILLS ae oe REFRESHING You feel its beneficial and M. W. F. is GREENE sT. Char'eston, S. C., but Georgia has been his home state these many | Years. He loves Georgia, loves the; ;South, its people, its romance and | | traditions, its sunny skies, its lovely | landscapes. “Mighty Lak’ a Rose,” | “Just a’Wearying -for You,” and | other of his poems are known } threughout the English-speaking | world. That he is eminently a song} writer is attested by the fact that! Scores of his poems have been set to{ BESS in England and America. A! year ago Mr. Stanton was named; poet laureate of Georgia in an of-| ficial proclamation by Governor Walker. How She Gained 10 Pounds in 22 Days | Skinny Men Can Do the Same | That’s going some—but skinny men, = and children just can’t help |” putting on good, healthy flesh when they take McCoy Cod Liver Oil! Compound Tablets. ‘As chock full of vitamines as the nasty, fishy-tasting cod liver oil it- self, but these sugar-coated, tasteless tablets are as easy-to take as candy, and won’t upset the stomach. One woman gained ten pounds in. twenty-two days. 60 tablets, 60 cents. Ask Key West Drug Com- pany or any druggist for McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets and if you don’t gain at least 5 pounds jin 30 days your druggist is author- jized to hand you back the money! le To please his Jewish fiancee’s| |e Walter -O’Neil of Jersey City| {has legally changed his name to: you paid for them. “Get MeCoy’s, ‘the ‘riginal and! !genuine, and evoid imitations. In Central Africa the natives be- lieve ‘that trees Possess spirits, and ‘a weird ceremony must take place | | before a tree can be chopped down. DANGER IN NEGLECTED. COLDS. Serious diseases may develop im |negleeted coughs and colds and make ' jthem dangerous. There is no better j remedy for quick relief from coughs and colds than Foley’s Honey & Tar Compound. “My grandchild could; get no relief whatever from a very ibad croupy cough, until I gave him | Foley’s Honey and -Tar,” writes Peter Landis, Meyersdale, Pa. Get a }b le from your druggist and have it ready for any emergency. Con- |ains no opiates.. Satisfaction guar- re Key West Drug Co. febl-im i Miss Barbra Allen of Glencoe, nL, had as honor guest at her wedding ;a fox terrier that had saved her life supplies of its abundance to the man whose pipe is connected therewith. Hiscnabe the’First National- Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System, all the cfedit of that mighty organiss- tion supplies financial strength to this bank and its patrons. It is to your ad- vantage to benoune one of them. EFFECTIVE FROM KEY WEST MONDAY, FEB. 8, 1926 9230 A. M. PORT TAMPA-KEY WEST-HAVANA LINE EFFECTIVE FROM PORT TAMPA TUESDAY, JAN. 5, 1926 Lv. Port Tampa Sunday, Ar. Key West M Mor.day, Wednesday, Friday, 3 Lv. Key West Monday, Wednesday, yaiew. — . Ar. Havana Monday, Wednesday : Ly Havana Monaay, Tuesday, Thursday, Semuedey ..1098 A . Ar. Key West Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday _ Lv. Key West Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday - Ar. Port Tampa Tuesday. Wednesday, Friday. rizona, Nowe California, ete. MALLORY LINE C. E. 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