The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 2, 1926, Page 4

rAGE FOUR THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, JUNB.2, 1926. NEWSPAPER HONESTY | : FIFI I IIAP APA AD PAPE FI THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. L. P. ARTMAN, President. IRA J. MOON, Business Manager. fetereA a Key West, Florida, as second class matter : Member of the Associated Press sclated Press is exclusively entitled to use publication of all news dispatches credited to +t ofherwise credited in this paper and also «ws published here, a SUBSCRIPTION RATES one ivear 3x Months fhreg Months gne Month... Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Mae known on application. a Cards of thanks, resolutions of respect and obituary actices other than those which the paper may give as matter of news, will be charged for at the rate of 5 cents a line. Notice of church and society and all other enter- ainments from which a revenue 1s to be derived will ve charged for at the rate of 5 cents a line, ‘The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion ‘f public issues and subjects of local or general inter- ‘et, but it will not publish anonymous communica- ions, . —_—$—$— —oooooooeee IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Road to the Mainland. Comprehensive City Plan. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. The wage of sin is’ death, plus whatever the story will bring. Our sincerest wish for a bridegroom is that he will like his new boss. In an address before the graduating class of Millsaps College a few days ago, C. P. J. Mooney, famed editor of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, discussed newspaper-making. He laid down as the two fundamental requisites of newspaper success the qualities of courage and honesty. with which it fully agrees, the Montgomery Adver- tiser said: “What counts in judging the character of a | newspaper is whether it reasons with intellectual | honesty in arriving at its conclusions, or makes an appeal to prejudices and emotions in order to in fluence the reading public to accept its opinions.” We may add that every editor frequently faces the necessity of making a decision on this very point. to hear, to take the popular side, to run with the pack. an opinion, however sound, in opposition to the prevailing sentiment. But in such a case no editer worthy of his re- But it takes courage sometimes to express sponsible calling ever hesitates. He gives his honest 4 opinions, regardless of who with them. He knows that such a policy will entail critic But he also knows that his newspaper will be respecte¢—and a newspaper that can command the respect and con fidence of its community usually succeeds in the agrees or disagrees ism, and sometimes loss of business. long run. RADIO CONTROL The subject of control of radio broadcasting is one which is figuring in politics qhite a bit, and it is one also as to which the public will demand to have their interests served. Fear is expressed by many that this great in- strumentality of service will be controlled politieal- ly, and that some party or element of people will Commenting on Mr. Mooney’s statement, | It is easy to tell the reader what he wants ; Siri’ Pury, As iT were. Ww" , \ \\ ns ) . WN ia ANG INS N \W » : " ! y Wo enw \\ ie al Pe. Keep Your Food Sanitary By Keeping It Cold Thompson Ice Company Incorporated “Every Boy and Girl Must Have Certain Assets” we Is it true that | not obtain their fair chance to distribute their ideas through the air. That of course is a possibility. And yet any officials who permitted such bia: control would find that it hurt them a lot more than | the north pole we got mad because | the cook didn't -have blubber and | gumdrops for dinner. Our Own Question Box—Q. saxophone players have a tendency to go crazy? A. No; only listeners. Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the U. S. Treasury said: “Every boy and girl must have certain assets to attain success—not material assets alone, but issets of character. Among the most mportant of, these are ambition, in- lustry, personality and thrift.” We've read so much news about HAT it’s discriminatory against jack rabbits wasn't the only reason, however, why the “mi- gratory bjrd bill” was fought It provides, among other things. for a whole batch of new officials Ostensibly its purpose is to pro- tect migratory birds, which. being interstate travelers, aren't ade- quately protected. it's represented, by the game laws of the respective states . soe © “bir@ sanctuaries" are pro: vided, here and there, through- eut the whole land, where birds eggs and hatch ‘em in y. and increase and multiply to beat a full house ‘Theoretically it sounds friendly to the birds. But— During the “open season" hunt. to be allowed in part of each “Shooting grounds” BY CHARLES P, STEWART | NEA Service Writer | WW7AsHINGTON—Has If all the energy devoted to shaking hands it would to give all the various elements a fair i ent campaign could be harnessed | show. : py se vee : ge If th : a : | On second thought, perhaps these | snipe any and utilized, it should turn the wheel of many e managers of a political campaign at- | geyows going to the novth pole are | ca he mills, tempted to hire all the halls in a city for a month ; !ooking for a place to park. | ment's protection : § | | rabbit? before election, and succeeded in doing so, they | With Pilsudski — the Jack: better title to de- federal ‘govern- than the jack a i By putting these characteristics action and depositing regularly with the First National Bank you will ob- tain a high mark of success. Before buying a houselot at the North Polc, it would be advisable to see if the title is clear and how fnuch the taxes amount up to running back to Adan. Pee nd Wojciechowski Isn't the Jack rabbit just as noble might prevent their opponents from holding indoor | Mshting around Warsaw it looks like |an animal as a jacksnipe is a bird? Hi ae | a hard summer on our alphabet. | If a lot of special rights. privileges rallies. But a political party that took such a | — 4 and immunities are to be guaran- course would gain ver w. votes % «1 The British strike cost $8,5007000 | teed to jacksnipe, under the laws of Bain Very items ates _ through its |. hour. On such an amount you |the United States, why can’t jack monopoly of speaking facilities, while it would lose | could support an old automobile. rabbits, with perfect propriety, a great many as the result of its obvious : : jeiglea the /eaniey ones = : of its obvious unfair-| 4 man tn Chicago bit a policeman | ae Four per cent Interest Paid on Sav- ness, on the nose, but we all can’t live in | ! 7 All that Congress has to do to please everyone ; ings Accounts. is to) pass a farm relief bill that will raise prices received by the farmers and lower those paid by LL these questions were “tly argued in the Senate the other day, in connection with the People who live in spring suits action taken on what's known as| should not eat ice cream cones. the ‘migratory bird bill.” (Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.) The jack rabbit was ably repre- : sented but it did him no good Among farmer members of Con- gress it seems to be the consensus of opinion that there can't possibly |‘ be too many birds but that rabbits.|/they call ‘em. A ooting ground” unless they can be induced to prac-jand a “sanctuary” are two. terms tice birth control, always are liable|that don’t ring on the ear exactly to become a pest. 3 balike. It would be the same if any attempt was coer made, in controlling radio, to use it as a means of | promoting the fortunes of any special party or | 5 . | candidate. It must be used fairly so as to give, all elements a chance. But the use of it should not . be permitted to those who desire to overturn the DAILY LESSONS IN government by force and violence. ENGLISH By W. L. GORDON eeccececesso Words often misused: “we have an excellent show) Jon winning.” Say “excellent | Voie Fk | Myrtle L. Hl the consumers. Dhio paper says that when a woman is driving cat and sees danger ahead she turns loose the steering wheel, screams a time or two and trusts to fate. On the other hand, it has been proved a great many times that in the face of danger a wo- man displays as much nerve as a man. Give the women credit. For the most part they are careful drivers, and they are not lacking in nerve to back it up. Police records of accidents bear out this fact.4+Times-Union. ej What the people want most is to secure con. | ditions under which their radio instruments can be used favorably. There are said to be 20,000,000 people listening in regularly. FEDE RALRESERVES > Ni YS TE i BY z SORES “sae Quickly healed, inflammation reduced with -GRAY’S CINTMENT FS since 1820. Fine for boils, te all Deng Stores For write W. F, GRAY & CO., NASHVILLE, TENN. If, they can ‘not get the stations that they should reasonably be able to | say listen to, owing to confusion in the air, due to | of poorly regulated broadcasting, or too much of it, | Chance: | Often mispronounced: | Preferred pr is as oo in 4 Department o Don’t | Departmen f Land Office at ville Gaine 1924 Florida East Coast Railway Lot FLAGL ER SYSTEM Wound. Rang then they have a real grievance against the govern- 5 vunciation of the ou! pas ‘ FLORIDA TO THE RESCUE ment for failing to secure good service in this won- a derful new facility of modern invention. i (Tampa Tribune) Florida goes to court in defense of the con- stitutjon of the United States and the rights of the soverbign states. The suit of the state of Florida against Secre- tary Mellon and Commissioner Blair, to enjoin col- lection of federal inheritance taxes, is of impor- tance, of every state of the Union, and the out- | come will be awaited with widespread interest. Attorney General Johnson of Florida will pro- ceed with the necessary.steps, assisted by two noted attorneys of Tampa, Col. Peter 0. Knight Judge James F. Glen. There seems little question that the éstate tax provision of the present revenue law ig unconstitutional, in that it offers an 80 per noon, led: THE ST. AUGUSTINE ROUTE e Clerk Cirenit. Co: Florida, on the Hi Johnson, of Big Pine Ry Sea Dining DIRECT OCEAN SHIPS Pesce Solid Comfort eee and Excellent Cuisine PORT Often missy |three n's, one t. Cincinnati; PRODUCTION PROBLEMS percici Sernele In his “Principles of Economies” Frank Pax- | ton Bye states as a fundamental princ#ple that “the Effective April 20. Old, elderly, aged,) 91" decrepit, antique, Fi da Synonym SOUTHBOUND ARRIVES 6:25 A. M. 3:00 P. M. NORTHROUND ancient, nits antiquated. Word study: “L times and it i senile, Havana Spe Royal Poinciana Trains 7 Sands, of Big Pine 2:00 P. M. e a word three Car Service and Let us in- master Today's mayi0-30t yours,” . Duke, of Big Pine, Flor productivity of the economic organization depends | crease our cabulary by ing wawd each day word: Objurgation; a severe re buke. “It was an imperial ob- jurgation that hrought fear to the GEORGE ©. CROM on the state of science and the arfs atthined by a one Register Serial No. O18839 of the mars elect | © TEXAS who, on August 2 1024 made || Steamer to-Galveston and 2 'Sevricn as. "township | Direet Rail Connections eae “= | for all points in Texas, Arizona, w Mexico, California, ete. Ly. Key West for 1 Wednesda MALLORY LINE | J .suii.,"° C. E. SMITH, Agent Key West, Florida people.” pores STEAMSHIP CO. UNITED STATES FAST MAIL ROUTES FOR: This fact accounts for the unprecedented de- velopment and prosperity of the United States. In king’s subject no other country have the successive discoveries of eececorseecnccccece |), OK AND LEARN © By A. C. GORDON tion and | science been so universally employed in productive industry. While in some special lines other nations may have excelled, taken as a broad proposition America has led the way. TAMPA—HAVANA—WEST INDIES Havana 8:20 A. M. daily except Sunday cent febate to states having high inheritance taxes of thelr own, a different, smaller rebate to states | with lighter death taxes, and no refund whatever | to such states as Florida and Alabama. These states have no inheritance tax, so the entire amount of | A great economist has pointed out that while West for Port Ta 3 M Claimant n Tuesdays and nature’s part in production tends to diminishing | °°" ExcRedn nue = eile 4 : I t Florida lame Lander returns, man’s part tends toward increasing re Tickets Reservations and Inf Ticket Office on the Dock, pn at e 71 s L. Johnson turns. Thus the application of steam and electricity to new fields of usefulness is continuing the phe the federal tax would be retained by Washington. | nomenon witnessed as a result of the industrial The act seeks to force upon the people of a state a method of Praising state revenue which is not desired or needed, revolution of the early nineteenth century Mr. Bye declares that “our future progress will oie Itis plainly discriminatory, and | largely depend en a continuance of the epoch-mak it vets a very te un-American precedent which may prov Still more distasteful end dangerous in other applitéitions. Florida is therefore taking the lead in ren stated this m derittg*s national service, inasmuch as the tax is | on courage especially objectionable to this state other state Florida is the only one in which such taxe hibited by state While the ing s' in scientific discovery and inventive - Let the Why Cook With Gas? genius which characterized the last hundred Answers to Yesterday's Questions Artr print it ee CBE EE EE 4 HATS OF ALL KINDS CLEANED & BLOCKED Plainly eans that we must Because--- It’s More Economical It’s More Convenient It’s More Efficient The Gas Company's office will be open until 9 o'clock every Saturday night for the payment of bills and sale of merchandise. Gas Service Company of Key West scientific research and in Two or three but are, pro- is apy must emplog the new imple shall br s well 2 also have no state death taxes, i ese h activitie ies to the farm, DR. HARRY N. S. JONES DENTIST 2 Fleming Street HOURS 8:30 to 12.30; 2:00 to 6:00 PHONE $64-J constitutional amendment. More Ladies’ and Centlemen’s Made to Order nd better machinery, Hats suit names Secretary Mellon, he well as President Coolidge, is known to be o 1 YFFICE to the principle or lack of principle of the present OFFICE GEORGE’S HAT SHOP 608 DUVAL ST. BaD LORI aas federal tax, are most other students of govern- ment.