The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 11, 1926, Page 4

‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING-CO. L. P. ARTMAN, President. IRA J. MOON, Business Mabager. lntered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter . Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use “for republication of all news dispatches credited to “it 6F not otherwise credited in this paper and also Sthe news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Che Year. ix Months... ree Months. Month Reekly. i 4 ADVERTISING RATES {Bade known_on application. ee “Cards of thanks, resolutions of respect and obituary notices other than those which the paper may gi mfatter of news, will be charged for at the rat 2gnts @ line. "Notice of church and society and all other enter- 3 ts trom which a revenue is to be derived will charged for at the rate of 5 cents a line. ‘“The-Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues and subjects of local or general inter- , but it will not publish anonymous eommunica- ay ‘ —— ‘IMPROVEMENTS ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1, Water and sewerage. "72. Hotels. 3. Bathing pavilion. 4, Road to mainland. a To err is human; to admit it is not. “Modern girls may be a little shy in cooking, bt they are wise to applesauce and boloney. © Thrift note: Save gasoline by riding in other Peoples’ cars as often as opportunity permits. & “Ik is all right to rob the grgves of non-Chris- is after they are a few hundred years old. “the yellow cabs look mighty good on Key West streets and seem to give the city more of a metropolitan air, m & he people: higher “up” in the bootlegging Dlasiness had better mind out or Uncle Sem’s “bone dry’airplanes will get them Stans values in Key West may be man-made, absence of frost and abundance of sun- have a whole lot to do with it. : . =, = Pitty years ago from now: Abe Gottrock has ‘Jast returned from a tour around the world, which he made in hours and twenty minutes in his saper-sizaler 2,000-horsepower dartplane. He re- pprts the Congo river girls wearing bheir skirts up - , biting the Musele Shoals question.—Florida Times- ‘lon. And th@)2lorida’“bubbie” tas not busted STANDING UP STRAIGHT’ One feature beiig eriphasized by ‘classes for physical training, is that of ‘posture, Some of the ‘women’s clubs haye had posture classes the past winter. The physical instructors tell us that it nukes a big difference to people’s physical develop- ment whether they stand up straight or not. Many men who walk along with their heads bént over and their eyes fixed $n. the ground, are almost a pitiful sight. Their lungs must be so ctamped by this false position that they can not ttke anywhere near a normal amount of fresh air. ‘We hear from time to time of fads among girls afid women for slouchy positions. If people .want good health, they must hold themselves erect and Idbk the world in the eye. THE TEACHER'S REWARD bs Many young people often find themselves try- ing to make up their minds as to what line of work they should enter. It might be remarked to the young women that they should not too hastily turn down the profession of school teaching, = It may take longer to prepare for teaching tian for business, but the rewards are more: satis- f&etory in many ways. The business job sometimes pays more, but the average school teacher probably gains more of personal development. = The teacher forms associations among circles of highly cultivated and refined people, and should be constantly growing mentally. It is sometimes remarked that a good many teachers do not marry. The reason is not so-much that they cannot find husbands, as that they have become more dis- criminating, and they will not take up with the first thing that comes along wearing trousers. Girls who desire personal development will not find Hany better anywhere than in this noble pro- febiion. a | so well. CHARACTER EDUCATION The Board of Education of Minneapolis is try- ing an experiment in character education. It has changed the old system by which pupils were marked for their attainment in arithmetic, history, spelling, geography, etc. The ratings are now “based principally on. such qualities as industry, honesty, judgment, punctuality, and deportment. | This new method responds to the feeling that the schools must do more for moral training. Some may object to such. a marking system, on the theory that it tends to favor the quiet chil- | dren of little initiative and individuality, while more brilliant and active children might not stand Systems of school grading ought to lay stress | on achievement. It is not enough that a pupil should have dug into his books all day in a sleepy way without much attainment. The results must be considered, and incentives must be offered for earnest effort. Yet this method of marking responds to the growing sentiment that an education that merely teaches facts and information is not geiting high results, We must not merely give people knowledge, but inspire them with good purposes and high prin- ciples. r The secret of character education is teach- ing children to admire what is fine and high minded and to feel contempt for what is low and yellow. ‘The teacher who tells the children some story which leads to admiration of useful achievement and which suggests disapproval of mean action, may ac- complish more than the one who simply gives the pupils lessons out of books. Character education ig mostly the developing of a certain point of view, and the quiet boy who never makes any trouble in school is sometimes getting a wrong conception of the world. : ‘WHAT PURPOSES ACCOMPLISHES Miss Blitz, dean of women of the University of Minnesota, said in a recent address that in her experience, the students who hate a definite pur- pose for which they are working, and who come to a school in order to fit themselves for that par- ticular occupation, come out better than those who have no such definite purpose in view. Yet at the school and college age, it is diffi- cult for young people to know what they want to go into. The majority do not feel conscious that they have any special talent. 3 One reason why many. young. peonle do not form any definite ambitions, is that their minds are concentrated .on. sports, ,pastimes,.and, having. a good time generally. Their ambition has had ‘at chance to form in their minds. They have not de- voted enough thought to the problem of achieve- ment so that they formulate any ideas as to what kind of achievement seems most. possible. Summer vacations give students a fine chance to try out different occupations. Some think only of the money they can earn at vacation employ- ‘ments. If they need the’ money to help pay their educational expenses, they do well to garn it at any honest work. But in so far as they.can try out something that really interests them, they are helped in forming those definite purposes that the |; above-named educational authority referred to. The value of purpose is not wholly in the studies that one takes bearing directly on the oc- cupation one desires to follow. The knowledge gained is only. part of the preparation. But the people who have definite purposes,ferm the habit of more earnest work, and they are not satisfied with mediocre achievement, so their power grows every year. JAILS OR HOMES? (Palatka Daily News) Here everybody has been telling everybody else what to do about the crime wave, and how to punish the criminals, and hardly anybody has got at the root of the matter. The genera! verdict seems to be that we need more and better jails. The fact may be that we simply need more and better homes, opines the DeLand Sun. " Prison records show that 50 per cent of con- victs come from obviously bad homes, 46 per cent | from homes that can only be termed fair by a| stretch of charity, and only 10 per cent from homes | that a decent and intelligent American. would pro- | nounce good. Ag 4 Moreover, nearly half of the convicts have left home at the age of 14, or earlier. Tt is the home, more than any other influence | in life, than sets the stamp of character on a citi- zen, making him good, bad or indifferent. The | right kind of home life keeps a normal boy or girl good, establishing a standard bad habit of | character and wrong tendency, by training him up to go through the motions of good. The home is the social unit. It is a small edi- tion of the community. It should provide ful!, busy | and pbappy life for its members. *The home that contains within its walls government, work, play, education and all-round mental and physical ac- | tivities of a wholesome and co-operative sort | needn't have much fear about what its members | will do when they go forth “on their own.” \How To Quickly, | Stop Bad Coughs | by a remarkable new method. \ scription has a dou! ie action. It not | and cong’ Income Tax In. a Nutshell eoeocccccecccccooseoecees WHO? Single persons who had net income of $1,500 or more or gross income of $5,000 or, more, and married couples who had net income of $3,500 or more or gross income of $5,000 or more must file re- turns. WHEN? The filing period ends March 15, 1926. WHFRE?- Collector of internal revenue for the district in rhich the person lives or has incipal place of busi- How? Instructions. on Form 1040A and 1040; also the law and regulations. WHAT? One and one half per cent normal tax on the first $4,000 in excess of the per- sonal exemptions and credits. Three per cent normal tax on the next $4,000. Five per cent normal tax on the bal- ance of net™income. Surtax on net income in excess of $10,0f0. Losses arising from fires, stcrms, shipwreck, “or other} casualty,” or from theft, whether or not connected with a taxpay- er’s business, may be deducted from gross income in his 1925 income tax return. If his home or automobile is destroyed by fire or his property damaged by storm, the loss is deductible for the year in which it was incurred. Loss of property by theft or burglary is an allowable deduc- tion, and need not be incurred in the taxpayer’s trade or business. A loss from embezzlement is also. deductible. 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Stop Dandruff Immediately and vont its plication Ir The first national bank west of the Rocky Mountains was estab- lished in the city of Portland, Oregon, in the year 1865. A man was arrested recently at Santiago, Cuba, for a crime com- mitted more than 20 years ago. It is often surprising how quickly the | heaviest cough disappears when treated | Here isthemethod, based on thefam- | ous Dr.King’s New! very! You simply take one teaspoonful at for 15 or 20 sec-} ing it. The pre- only soothes and heals irritation, but also loosens and removes the phiegra con w! Sete net aad —no ha: as the dc Ii good druggists. Ask for R.KING a ne | HISTORY. 1815—A grant covering Key West and all the Florida Keys was given to Juan Salas by Don Juan de Estrada, the then Spanish Governor of Florida. 1822—Juan Salas sold the Island of Key West to John W. Simon- -ton for the sum of $2,000. 1822—“he United States of America purchased Florida from Spain and Lieutenant Perry planted the American flag in Key West. 1845—The State of Florida was admitted to the Union. 1860—During the Civil War Key West was the headquarters of the Union Blockade fleet. The Union forces held the fort and the City, and the citizens, although of Confed- erate sympathies, were forced to remain under Union ad- ministration. 1874—The cigar industry was establistied by Cubans fleeing from Spanish oppression. 1888—The entire business section of the town was destroyed by fire, 1898—Key West was used as a Naval Base by the American At, - lantic Fleet during the Spanish-American War. an 1912—The Florida East Coast Railroad: ver thé Keys to Key ‘West was completed. 1921—The Casa Marina Hotél, the best hotel of the Florida East Coast Railroad system and one of the finest hotels in - Florida was opened. CLIMATE—The temperature ranges between 75 degre@s in Win- ter and 85 degrees in Summer (Average). It is the only place in Florida which has never been touched by frost. It is 375 miles farther south than Cairo, Egypt, but has a delightful and health- ful climate, there being very little sickness. GEOGRAPHY—Key West is the gateway to the Panama Canal Zone, Central and South America, Cuba and the West Indies. It is forty-eight hours from New York by rail. Havana ean be reached in five hours by boat and in forty-five minutes by air. It is expected to be the future port of entry from South America, Central America and the West Indies. MILITARY—The United States Army maintains a Coast Artil- léry Station at Key West and during the World War it was also used as an Airplane base. It is called the “Gibraltar of America” as it controls the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico, NAVAL—The United States Navy maintains a Navy Yard at Key West as well as a submarine base. There are also a coaling station, fuel oil station and one of the largest radio stations in the world. The United States Marine Corps also has a station at Key West. INDUSTRIES—The chief industries are cigar making, commer- cial fishing, sponge fishing and shipping. ofc. pane 4OTELS—The leading hotels are the Casa Marina, built and operated by the Florida East. Coast Railtoad ‘Com-: pany, the La Concha, a modern fire-proof hotel, the Over-Sea Commercial Hotel and the Jefferson Com- mercial Hotel. Sensis » CIVIC—Good Schools. Churches. Fire and Police Prétection— one of the best Fire Departments in the United States. Paved Streets. Good City Parks, Municipal Golf Course. NEWSPAPERS—The Morning Call, The Key West Citizen, ¢ RAILROADS—The Florida East Coast. Railroad operates, 4 ‘trains. to and from New York and intermediate points. Railroad Car ferries ply between Key West and Havana. It is expected that the Seaboard Air Line will construct a railroad into Key West, thus. assuring direct communication with the West Coast — of Florida, the Gulf Ports and the Central States, ABA » STEAMSHIPS—The Mallory Line to New York and Galveston, The Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Com-— pany to Tampa and Havana... The Gulf® South- ern Steamship Company to Miami and New Or- leans, ore MISCELLANEOUS—Beautifully colored water. Wonderful Yachting. Best fishing in Florida. Golf and Tennis, Bathing the year round. Coun- try Club (under cohstruction) Over- Sea Highway over the Keys, connecting Key West with the mainland, will be the most _ remarkable highway in the South when completed. ‘ not ADVANTAGES—1. Tropical climate. 2, The Qver-Sea High-- ‘way, now under construction, paralleling the Florida East Coast Railroad over the Keys will permit through automobilestravel from «New: York to Key West and, with the car f. serve ice, practically through travel trout and any point in the United States te diavana, 8. Fresh water to be ptped in, This.improve+ ment has been favorably acted upon by the §- Florida legislature.” 4. There are many new developments on the intermediate Keys. Most of the Keys are being purchased in their.entirety afd are being converted into beautiful estates. 5. Key West_is' the County seat of Monroe County. 6. Considerable new construction is now being carried on throughout the City and good deat more ‘is contemplated -for the im- mediate future. Among the proposed improve- | ments is a boulevard which is to be a shore drive around the Island. This construction has already been authorized and the | contract awarded. 7. The rise in the value of Key West property has only recently commenced, 8. There is n> reason why Key West will pot become an ideal and popular Winter resort as the hotel accommodations, bathing, facilities for golf and tennis, etc., equal or will equal of any Florida resort, while the fishing is mach the best of any on the Coast. 9. The Florida Keys are a Yachtman's Paradise with safe har- bors and beautiful scenery and Key West fs bound to be headqyarters for at least the southern half of the Keys. 1t’s Summer All Winter In Key West