The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 12, 1926, Page 4

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN po Ie P. ARTMAN, President. IRA J. MOON, Business Manager. Siéred & Key West, Florida, as second class matter prereset Womure ef the Asseetated Press Ys reas 8 aneees ag “aps ee lation of all new, otherwise credited | in ai news published here, to use tod t paper sud sis SUBSCRIPTION RATES Made known on application. Cards of thanks, resolutions of Fespect and obltuary other than those which the pape aay ive as ee of news, will be charged for at Hche rate of {Notice of church and society oe all other enter- ts from iwatch revenue is to be derived will for at th ¢ rate of 5 cents a line. itizen is an open forum and invites discussion public issues and subjects of lo-al or general inter- ‘but it will not publish anonymous communica- 8. ~MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1. Water and Sewerage. 2. Road to the Mainland. ‘3. Comprehensive City Plan. 4: Hotels and Apartments. 5. Bathing Pavilion, ——— % “nobody’s business” where the Drys got the six million. If you ever get even with the fellow who does you wrong you will have to drop to his level. Re- venge is sweet but,'if a fellow has to do that, re- venge costs to much. Blot out everything’ from yesterday that is disagreeable; start today with a clean sheet. Write upon it, if for: memory’s sake alone, only those things which are lovely. : A leading citizen of Key West opines that $3,- 000. \ spent by- the city council for an emergence? _ smbujence would be a better investment than ap- * propriating that- amount for fighting a lawsuit. They’re using the garrote at neck-tie parties in Cuba. It is an) thod of execution but seems to be about as sire and fatal as any of the | modern processes’ of sending murderers over Jor- dan. ‘ : eet henennsniaeacend Now that the monthly allowance for retired civil service employees has been increased to $1,- 000 @ year the workers for Uncle Sam will have Jess reason to regret attaining of the age of re- iat Just recentiy. the city purchasing agent was suthorized to purchase gasoline in tank car lots in Georgia and ship it to- West Palm Beach for muni- cipal use at a saving of nine cents a gallon—Palm Beach Post. bd STtisconsin wonian has sued her husband for $7,800 because she and their little child were hurt in automobile accident which happened when the were out riding with the father driving. ‘WeB, if she wins it will all be in the family, any- “ } Broadly speaking, freedom is not liberty. No will liberty ever be freedom in the full sense of the word. We are not at liberty to do as we When our thought and act interfere with the and privileges of another we are no long- er Freedom is always and only the right to obe} “Bie expressed will of the majority—and no ; +>» ‘ “MAKE OUR ROADS WIDER More than 40,000 miles of highways will be paved this year, after which the mileage of hard- surfgced roads in the United States will be in ex- cesst a of tea years ago, says the New York Com- iStanians’ of living cannot be raised nor in- dustjial progress made in the mud. But we are rapidly approaching the time when the linear | meagurement of our roads will not be as important es width and load-carrying. capacity. If every stater'in the Union was honeycombed with paved highways, it would be a number of years before we could acutely feel the need for increased road | widthS.But all states are not, nor is (ere any im- | medifie prospect of their reaching that point. This Mesults in forcing the constantly increasing | motoftraffic on to the existing stretches of pave- ment} with congestion, delay, accidents and rapid | highway depreciation as a result. Let's ~—_ te make our roads wider and 600,000. This is twice the improved road} THE TOLL BRIDGE. CONTRACT The tentative contract for building the three long toll bridges of the Over-Sea highway, as agreed upon by the county commissioners and the C. A. P. Turner Company of Minneapolis, seems to be about as good a proposition as the people could have expected or desired. Tt seems to be fair to the county and to the ‘Turnercompany as well during the life of the contract and at the ter- mination of the agreement the bridges automati- cally become the property of the county. Monroe county is pot required by the agree- ment to pay out one cent of money until’ the bridges are built and in operation Yor .twelve months. Then if the tolls collected for the first year do not amount to $600,000, the county is re- quired by the contract to pay the difference be- tween the amount of tolls collected.and $600,000, be that amount what it may. The Turner com- pany must operate and maintain the bridges and pay all expenses. In the event that the tolls amount to over $600,000 a year, and every one believes that they will, the Turner company will. keep such funds un- til they amount to 12% per cent of the capitali- zation of the bridge construction company, to be | organized, and all over this amount will go to Mon- roe county. These bridges are to be operated under the conditions mentioned for 25 years, and at ‘the ex- piration of this period they are to Revert, to the county in good condition. . A. P. Turner, who-negotiated: the deal for his firm with the county commissioners, gave as- surances that bankers had definitely agreed to fi- nance the proposition if he could get such a con- tract from the county commissioners; and’ it was determined by all parties concerned that the con- tract would be put to a vote of the citizens ‘of Mon- roe county before the commissioners would-be ask- ed to make it binding upon the county. Judging from the amount of traffie “passing over other important toll bridges in Florida, it is practically a safe prediction that Monroe county may never be called upon to pay any money at. all on the contract with the constructing firm, and that the bridges will soon become a source/of rev- enue in volume undreamed of, ip comparison with which the $600,000 yearly guarantee would’ be an insignificant sum. That the traffic ‘ over. these bridges will far exceed that of any others inthe state will be readily conceded, -by.any -one:who will make a careful study and analysis of the situation. The commissioners of Monroe county deserve highest, conpliment and, praise for the intelligent and highly’ sticetssful Mmahiier in which they have handled this immense proposition that is of such tremendous importance to: this city and county, and the citizens should show their appreciation and good judgment by favoring the contract unani- mously at the polls, if an expression of the people is called for in this way. VIVA CUBA! (Miami Daily News) At last there is probability of Miami's cashing in on its nearness to Cuba, an asset that hitherto has been regarded merely from the point of the in- | teresting side-trip afforded Miami visitors. This, to those who are acquainted with Cuba’s vitality and resources, is illogical. Cuba should be con- sidered as one of the most important population centers from which Miami should legitimately draw tourists and investors; but Miami, with a po- tential gold mine at its door, has consistently over- looked its possibilities to seek others, farther afield. ‘ The first definite step taken to attract Cu- bans to Miami—establishment. of a cheap. excur- sion rate on the F. E. C. railway an@ the P. and 0. S. S. Co.—is principally due to the representations of Sr. Jorge Ponce, Cuban consul at Key West who until recently represented the island’ republic. in Miami. Up to the present these rates only ob- tained for south-bound passengers, Sr. Ponce has rendered valuable service to Miami by directing | hither the vanguard of Cuban tourists, forty thous- | and strong, who visit the United States each sum- mer and autumn, and spend approximately forty | million dollars in the New York district, Havana's first contingent of tourists is in | Miami today, joining with us in the celebration of our independence which indirectly is also their in- dependence. Miami should make them very wel- come. | Viva Cuba! RESULTS OF PURPOSE | President Coolidge, in paying a tribute to | Commander Byrd, North Pole flier, remarked that BY CHARLES P. STEWART, REA Sesvice Welter ‘ASHINGTON — WiMiameturs; Va.. 19 one of the oldest vowny fn the country It is strong on listorical buindis nga and spots. Kk has «a “Washingtons beec- Quarters,” of course. No sett: trecting town in ths section of the eguntry is without one of thove. Tt hus a church which the oid cotonint Governors used to strend. even de, fore Washington's time Tt has @ Senerable prisun, where improvident {ndividnats “orice were incarceratéd for debt, And it has. the site on whieh for- Mrerly stood: the firet theater built in America. ¢ eee FEYHIS old theater byrned down a long time ago but Williamsburg ts going to reconstruct it now. Wittiam and Mary College donate: tne land. New York theatrical ii terests ure going to put up at least’ vart of the money Williamsburgers who take pride in their town's an Gent associations, and the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce are becking the movement Jt will be an up-to-date theater and it wil stand exactiy where America’s first theater stood. eee IRGINIA was the American drama’s cradie. anyway Up in New England the col- onists were too blue-ncsed to stand for that kind of frivolity. but the Virginia contingent. were cavaliers, ONE IN TEN Neglecting a little wound, cut or abrasion of the flesh may in nine cases out of ten cause no great suffering or inconvenience, but it is the one case in ten that causes blood poisoning, lockjaw or a chronic festering sore. The cheapest, safest and best course is to disinfect the wound with liquid Borozone and apply the | Borozone Powder to complete the healing process. Price (liquid) 30c, 60c and $1.20. Powder 30¢ jand 60c. Sold by all druggists. MWF | |PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS TODAY | Prime Minister Baldwin is |second Anglo-American i history, jauspices of the University of Lon- his greatest achievement was the dream of his |f} naval academy days, and that he never ceased the | and physically to meet the supreme test. ae | effort to prepare himself mentally, scientifically, | fj pg So Commander Byrd's big stunt shows what |} people can do when they set somie purpose defi- | nitely before their minds, and devote themselves } to the achievement of that purpose. With this con- } centration on one end, the most impossible ob- |B | stacles seem to disappear. cil, ® to} | speak today at the opening of the! confer-} fence of professors and teachers of | whith meets under the) | DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. GORDON secccce wvececse Words often misused: Don’t say “he generally passes here during the morning.” Say “usual-| ly.” Often mispronounced: medio- erity. Pronounce me-di-ok-ri the e as in “he,” all i’s as in o as “of,” accent third syllable. Often misspelled. Supercilious; Synonyms: Proof, ‘ evidence, testimony, certainty, conclusion, conviction, reason. Word study: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us ins ereasé our vocabulary by master- ing one word each day, Today's word: Fai ism; extravagant or frenzied zeal; wild enthusiasm. “He died a sacrifice to the fanatic- ism of the times.” LOOK AND LEARN By A. C. GORDON ee 1. What is the heaviest of all the familiar metals? 2. What is the largest of the American animals belonging to the cat family? 3. What is the simplest of all machines? 4. What state is popularly known as the /‘Sunflower State?” 5. Who was the Roman god- dess of wisdom? Answers To Saturday's Questions | 1. Betwen 13,000 and 14,000} species. 2. Hemp. 3. Delaware. 4. The nioon. WALTER'S GALVANIZED TIN SHINGLES Cornell: Wall Board, Sash, Doers, Blinds, Carey’s Cement Roofing. H. B. 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