The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 19, 1926, Page 4

taGE FOUR THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING Co. Ly P. ARTMAN, President. IRA J. MOON, Business Manager. o-rf «. Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press fhe _Aenecinton Press is exclusively entitled to use ication of ail news dispatches credited to 1 otherwise credited in this paper and also al vews published here. + EBs SURSCRIPTION RATES Chree Months. Jne Month. Weekly... ADVERTISING RATES Jade known on application. Paras of tha: resolutions of respect and obituary ices other than those which the paper may give as oy of news, will be charged for at the rate of 5 ts a line. Sotic@ of church and society and all other enter- ‘to be derived will ainments from which a »€ charged for at the rate of 5 cents @ line. ‘The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion wepublic issues and subjects of local or general inter- ost, but it will not publish anonymous communica- 8. “IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN : 1. Water and Sewerage. ‘ 2. Road to the Mainland. + 8, Comprehensive City Pian. : 4. Hotels and Apartments. 5 5. Bathing Pavilion, ‘ | Many politicians say the country is in danger, but it can be saved by electing them to office. * The voters do not always know how to vote at, the primaries, but anyway they ean decide by topring up @ penny. ‘Some people are always glad to patronize it home stores when they want a ten cent article right off alee. pabeate ‘'--- The school students may not be able to pass their exams in history, but they have a good memory for their dates. 4 t one boys can’t always have the family auto- ile, but they are always at liberty to take: the lawn mower and speed over the lawn, = The voters are urged to do more thinking aljout politics, but many say what's the use, so long as someone else will tell them how to vote? - . % ! While the students are supposed to be study- ing the footprints on the sands of time, those raade by the track team are more interesting to them. . {It is claimed that the young crowd aren’t. will- © fo go to bed and get their sleep, but anyway are willing to make up by lying abed morn- * While no prospéct of a general strike is in sight in this country now, eventually the people will no-doubt go out for a new car every year and {ree gasoline and tires. THE FLAPPER VOTE Movements are reported to arouse a greater interest in politics on the part of young women and girls. “It is remarked that in some instances, the younger women have gone into polities with very little judgment, and very much as if it were a popularity contest or beauty competition. But if we are to set out to educate the flap- per vite, we must also educate the male flappers who spend their spare hours discussing which is the prettiest girl, or in idling on curbstones and at cheap or vicious resorts. Unless young people are of a somewhat seri- ous type by temperament, it is rather natural for them to look somewhat lightly at the problems of the community. They ave overflowing with good spirits and animal vigor, and to them the world jocks like a picnic ground and sporting field where their principal aim is to have a good time. It-takes them a certain number of years to settle ‘down tu a more sober conception. After they get married and see the job that lies ahead of them, after they have had personal experience in dealing with the difficultics that-arise, they begin to sed*that their conception of the world was a | Vittle too playful and frolicsome, and that there is | @ gteatdeal of hard work to be done, and that peo- | ple must ail take hold together to improve economic | | and cemmunity conditions. After people get that point of view, it becomes | easier to interest them in problems of political improvement. Schools and colleges are doing | much, however, and they should do more, to induce their students to become interested from boyhood and girlhood in these political problems, so that from the day they become of age, they will be in- terested in the great movement for progress and wish to have a share in it. BAD KIND OF BUSINESS It really seems that by this time Key West should be getting about enough of this illegal prac- tice of people taking the law into their own hands. Three times it has occurred here right recently, causing news dispatches to go,out from Key West that will undoubtedly create a very unfavorable impression throughout the country for this quiet | community. In one of the three recent cases the court was powerless to administer justice because the plain- tiff, who was the material witness for the state, felt a reluctancy about appearing in court in a case, and was not physically able, due to the such nervous shock occasioned by the impudence of the negro, if she had desired to do so. was necessarily released from jail according to the requirements of the law. Later he was reported seized by some white people, given a spanking and told to beat it. He was not tarred and feathered, as was reported, and was not brutally beaten. In this instance there may be some semblances of ‘ex- euse for the citizens volunteering to~administer punishment that every one will admit was justly due. But this matter of organizing a mob to do violence to offenders without giving the law an opportunity to take its course is a mighty bad kind of business, It leads to a greater disregard for the majesty of the law among the participants and lowers the morale of the community. How- ever good thé intentions of the enraged people may be, they are proceeding along the wrong lines, and it should be stopped before something more serious results from the practice. Newspaper correspondents sending reports from Key West should be urged not to exaggerate or erroneously color their accounts of unfortunate happenings in this community, ” Last Friday the Miami Daily News carried a special from Key West relative to the case of the crazy negro being the cause of some excitement in the city. It stated that this negro was “alleged” to have been horsewhipped, treated to a coat of tar and feathers, placed on the railroad track and ordered to beat it.” This was certainly incorrect in almost every essential detail. The negro was known to be crazy by some white people. They explained his condition to his captors, who carried him to the court house and turned him over to the sheriff's office to be locked up in jail. He w not tarred and feathered, and he showed no evi- dence whatever of rough treatment. The jailer had him to strip, and there were no visible signs of violence on his body. If‘he had been punished, it could not have been very severe, or signs would have remained. Then why should reports be flashé ed out from here that he was “horsewhipped, treat- ed to a coat of tar and feathers, placed on the rail- road track and'told to beat it?” dt does not get the newspaper reporter anywhere and is a great injustice to, this community. RULES FOR A HUSBAND Domestic infelicity threatened to dash the matrimonial bark of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Walsh of New York upon the rocks. In fact, matters had reached such a crisis that Mrs, Walsh was suing for a divorce, Peter pleaded for one more chance to hold his job as husband. Mrs, Walsh heeded his plea and agreed to withdraw her suit if Peter would promise to abide by eight simple, easily understood rules, which she would lay down for his future guidance. Peter promised. Here are the rules: r You shall not drink. You shall respect your wife at all times. Do not teach your children insubordination by interfering whén I am correcting them. Do not bring your pals home when. you are all drunk. Give me your salary each week, because I can save out of it what you spend on booze. Keep yourself tidy and. fit for a woman tc look at. . Do some repairing around the house and make | our home beautiful. Do not smoke in’ bed. THE OPERATIONS OF SWINDLERS It is estimated that 3,000,000 swindlers are getting $500,000,000 a year out of the American people. The games they play on gullible people are unlimited in number. The gale of worthless stocks to credulous folk: is perhaps the largest item of this less. But ever | many business men who are ordinarily shrewd are victimized. Strangers who move areund from city to city, and who are not known in the place move into, are frequently able te work cro tricks. Business men may look at them as ordinar | newcomers whose patronage is desirable. When a stranger moves into a town and want | a check cashed or asks to obtain goods on credit when nothing is known about him persenally, it would seem as if people were justified in regard- ing him with a question mark. the situation, He ought to realize and take pains to demonstrate that he will make good.” If he has been paying his bi he could bring letters of introdaetion from the people with whom he has done business before. i This negro | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN I. Another Prize vane When a man asks a girl for her hand he is liable to want to put it in scme dish water. - Miami (Fla) contest to find the most polite cop failed. So would one to find aselyptode hens laid 798 ing 202 hens Sunday In. Auburn. Ala egss i one day that thought it w 101 Jew Aork g a Busy place More trouble m € lem in America seems to be, “Who will wash the dishe: forth in a checkered suit fn the spring was considered a gambler. (Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc) "DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. 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E. SMITH, Agent Key West, Florida WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1926. FOR REAL ESTATE AND RENTALS SEE THE KEY WEST INVESTMENT CO. 124 DUVAL STREET PHONE No. 688-W. ‘WM. CATES, Manager. It is the- earnest aim of the FIRST NATIONAL BANK to render the very best accommodation, consistent with wise banking practice. Come in and talk over the matter of your re- quirements. ¥ . nl «fi . Florida East Coast Railway FLAGLER SYSTEM THE ST. AUGUSTINE ROUTE” Effective April 20, 1926 SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND ARRIVE LEAVE 6:25 A. M. Havana Special 7:30 P. M. | 3:00 P. M. Royal Poinciana 2:00 P. M. Dining Car Service—Trains 75 and 76 For Fi jon See the Ticket Agent J ER, General Vassenger Agent HAVANA PORT TAMPA KEY WEST . United States Fast Mail Routes For KEY WEST, CUBA AND THE WEST INDIES Via Port Tampa, Key West and vana, Cuba Proposed sailings In effect on dates shown, Subject to change, cancellation or individual postponement without notice: KEY-WEST-HAVANA LIND EFFECTIVE FROM KEY WEST TUBSDAY, APRIL 20, 1926 Ly. Key West—Mon., Tues., Thurs, Fri. Sat... 8:30 A. M. Ar. Havana on, Tues. Thurs. Fri, Sat. 3:30 P, M. Lv. Havana—-Mon., Tues, Wed, Fri, Sa 10:00 A. M. Ar. Key West—-Mon., Tues, Wed, Fri., Sat... 600 P. S. S. Governor Cobb leaves Key Weat Tues, Thurs., Sat. S. Governor Cobb leaves Havana Mon., Wed. Fri, . S. Cuba leaves Key West Monday, Friday. S. Cuba leaves Havana Tuesday, Saturday, Above hours are based on Eestern Standard Time PORT TAMPA-KEY WEST- HAVANA LINE EF CTIVE FROM PORT TAMPA TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1926 Lv ort Tampa Sunday, Thursday 2:39 P.M. Ar. Key West Monday, Friday. 7:40 A. M. Ly. Key West Monday, Friday 9:30 A. M. Ar. Havana Monday . 4:30 P.M. Ly . Saturday. is 16:00 A, M. Ar. Saturday. + “ 5.00 P. M. Ly. Key West Tuenday, Saturday 740 P.M. Ar. Port Tampa Wednesday, Sunday 11:30 A. M. 8. S. Cuba leaves Port Tampa Sunday, Thursday. 5S. S. Cuba leaves Havana Tuesday, Saturday. ¢ Above hours are based on Eastern Standard Time D. U, WILDER, G. F & P. A., Jacksonville, Fin. P. J. SAUNDERS, Vv. PF. & GM. J. MH. COSTAR, Agent, Key West, Fin. FRESH WESTERN STEAKS OF ALL KINDS WE HAVE INSTALLED AN UP-TO-DATE ELECTRIC TOASTER SPECIAL DINNER AND PLATE. LUNCHEON INCLUD. ING FR SAT AND FRESH ABLES SANITARY RESTAURANT Monroe Theatre Bide. NOTICE! GAS CONSUMERS Please note the dates of meter readings on your gas bills this office will be open until 9 o'clock every Saturday night for the pay- month. he Gas Company's ment of bills and sale of merchandise, GAS SERVICE CoO.