The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 5, 1926, Page 4

PAGE FOUR “THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. . ». ARTMAN, President. " West. Florida. as second class matter NNT cmber of the Associated Press Verret exclusively entitled to use a nepublicetion of all news di: «i or- set olierwise credited in th! (the loca! news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. ’ ards of taanks, 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 & sents agiine. {Notice of church and society and all other enter- ainments from which a revenue is to be derived will ve charged for at the rate of 5 cents a line. ‘The Citizen is pen forum and invites discussion public issues subjects of local or general inter- ti" it will not publish anonymous communica- 5. : IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ‘ ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Road to the Mainland. Comprehensive City Plan. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. ep men have won undying fame by raising the psychological moment. active mind in an active body is a great longevity, particularly for pedestrians, Memphis -tailor’s sign reads: “Trousers preted in the rear.” Where they need it least. A wonder if a girl hates the task of paint- Pa face as much as a man hates that of shav- §.... idea of commitiing suicide is commend- abi§ @hough, but his victims will feel that it came 2 litfle late. 41% spite of all the boll weevil could do, the Jef cotton has slumped in the face of an anti- record crop. . Mi cencstiney speaking, President Coolidge gePommandge Byrd a warm welcome upon his hus j lore their wedding day. — : nd wives seldom see each selggmy see each other after it. A Tn America some Sens reports show that 20 per cent of wo- beiween thé ages of 15 and 25. The other cent dress as though they were. Porat Vela eta isiana legislature passed a bill levying a @r cent tax on cigarettes, which it classed as lanes Will the ladies stand for this? f pes Dakota’s Non-Partisan’ League again ed its intense partisanship by giving Sena- tor Nye a 5,000 majority for renominaiion. ? Ninety deputies have been sworn in to keep from betting on the races, which shows the selicitude of the Windy City ‘for its feeble- minded population. : } WHO WILL BE SENATOR? : ; Leaving aside the matter of party politics, an interesting question has been ra'sed by Congress man Tea of California concerning the Pennsylvania senatogéhip. Tf bas been believed by many that in the event ‘of Vare’s election he may not be seated by the Sqnate, on account of the large sum of money spent ‘in his behalf during the primary campaign. This mn is supported by the precedent af- forded by the Newberry case, as well as by ex- pressions of numerous senators who will have a vote on the question. Byt Mr. Lee points out that if the Senate should! fail to seat Vare, a senator to fill the va- cancy ffould be appointed by Governor Fisher. declarés that While the combination of Vare and Beidelfnan spent over $600,000; the combination of Peppet and Fisher spent over $1,600,000. Vare and Fisher were nominated. Now, Mr. Lea, con- tends, ' by depriving Vare of his seat the Senate | would permit the governor, whose combination spent pearly three times as much, to appoint a sen- ator ig Vare's place. Probably he would appoin his rupning mate, Senator Pepper. “|f spending excessive amounts of money is | wrongtioing,” says Congressman Lea, “then the | unseating of Vare would result in rewarding the greater offender whom he had defeated.” Really, it is a nice little question that is to be passed up to the Senate, assuming, as seems prob- able, that Vare shall be successful in the general election, He | CHRONIC LOAFERS Evrey city has its chronic loafers and Key West is no exception. They stand out in bas re- lief and they serve but one purpose and that is as a horrible example. In larger cities they evade detection but in smaller places like Key West their presence is more conspicuous and more objection- abe in consequence. * Laziness is probably the easiest vice to ac- quire and the most horrible in its results, in fact it is the beginning of all vices. Sociologists say that once a man has learned to exist without work for even a short period of time he rarely wants to work again. Society should ostracise the town loafer and make him feel his exclusiveness. Another effec- tive way to get rid of this debris of society is to in- yoke the vagrancy law and after they are coralled put them to work. The busy bees know how to get rid of their drones. PEACE AND PACIFISM Among all the “movements” now abroad in the world with the ostensible aim of promoting un- iversal peace, there are some of which use the cloak of a worthy cause in spreading propaganda of the most sinister sort. i Every right-minded person- wants peace. But, as has been often pointd out, there is a great dif- ference between desiring peace, and. being willing to sacrifice everything else to’ secure it. The Revolutionary fathers might have had peace through submission to the encroachments or the British crown. Belgium might have had peace, for a, little while at least, by allowing the Germans to eross her territory without resistance, at the beginning of the Word War. Illustrations like these might be multiplied in- definitely, to show what the doctrine of pacifism or non-resistance may lead to. While it is the hope of idealists that war eventually may be banished from the earth, few practical persons. cherish any such delusion, About the best that may be hoped for is to reduce the causes of war to a minimum, and endeavor to localize hostilities which inevitably break out from time to time. This result will be attained, not through either militarism or pacifism, but through reasonable pre- paredness for eventualities, while exerting every honorable means for preserving peace: WHAT POVERTY MEANS At times when we become discouraged, and feel that the world is not treating us fairly, it would be well to reflect upon the terrible poverty that is being endured by the unhappy peoples of the east- ein hemisphere. heay in . ed Just one instance of this is seen'in the plight of 120,000 Bulgarian refugees, who have been left homeless and landless by the interchange of popu- lations between Balkan countries since the war. In their dase an effort is being made to render as- sistance through a $10,000,000 loan to be raised under the auspices of the League of Nations, which has already aided Grek refugees to some exient. This loan, if arranged, will only provide a rough house, some seed, a cow, one-half shere in a plow and a cart, and one-fourth share in a harrow for each family, with some provisions to aid them while a crop is being made. ‘ In a plea for these people before the council of the League, the representative of Belgium de- clared that he had never seen a more pitiful and tragic spetacle than that presented by these Bul- garian peasants, who had been torn from their homes and all they possessed through no fault of their own. ‘ Only when we contemplate the abject poverty of such people as these can we begin to appreciate how fortunate we are to have been born in Amer- ica. BREAKDOWN OF LAW At the recent annual meeting of the American Bar Association in Denver it was openly admitttd by prominent members that public confidence in the courts and their administration of the law is being steadily weakened. A report was adopted denouncing “the grow- ing prevalency of the use of expert witnesses, with their conflicting testimony.” This referred partic- ularly to the use of alienists in criminal cases, where experts may always be secured to testify hat the accused is insane, provided he has the mon- ey to employ them. As a matter of fact, lawyers in convention little to correct it. | legal profession. By the passage of innumerable laws regulat- ing everything under the sun, and imposing upon ten foolish statutes, the perpetrators of major | crimes such as murder and robbery have all the | beiter chance to escape punishment. If more at- | tention were given to the prevention and punish- } ment of these serious offenses, it might be possible | | to reduce their number. , very frequently criticise the prevailing method of | criminal procedure, but so far they have done very } Legislators are also to blame for the present i state of affairs but as most legislators are lawyers | the responsibility still rests almost wholly upon the i peace officers the task of enforcing trivial and of- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘eeccccesce CBRALLENGE OOM TE KO. KID hte ene ey The New Hope COSCCOHOSSEOOSHOOOOSESH GOHHHOTOROOSOSOOOR eee~r.e0e000 EZ AGRICULTURAL Gl | | | BY CHARLES P. STEWART | NEA Service Writer | ASHINGTON. — The govern: ‘ mental attitude in Washington ; is very pessimistic as to the war debt outlook. Nobody can see how the French situation can straighten itself out. “| State’ department officials have" France for some time. it still. But how will it help? cee They look for indebtedness will stilT hang over the French, If a dictator’ undertakes to’ settié! it, the conviction ts growing that te, ) too. will be overthrown. will be ruined. French money will be worth nothing at all, and jn that event also -he doubtless will be over- thrown, But in favor of whom? It looks as if present complications were due to remain complicated, and to get worse. There appears to be no hope, even on the horizon. see | OBODY euggests' an attempt at] LN war debt collection by force, but neither does anybody in official circles’ suggest cancellation. The French debt simply is there, and there seems to be no way of getting rid of it. Franco-American relations are bad now—not officially but actually—and every Indication is that they will stay bad indefinitely. They will continue to be bad if the Paris government agrees to a debt settlement and their badness will be aggravated if settle- ment is refused. HAT they will be bad im the for- nier case is proved by Ansglo- American relations, the English being actually engaged in paying up, but to the accompaniment of a chorus of. vefevences to the United States as “U) ylock,” by lead. } ing E aupers and public | | men On the other hand, if France repudiates her obligations she un- ; doubtedly will hate America even than she does now, | s will not have a par- | kindly feeling tor the | ticularly French. UBLIC men in Washington are | | P careful not to say anything very | strong for publication but there | is nv question that resentment among | | them ts increasing, with the mobbing | | of Americans in Paris and denuncia- ttuns of the United States in the | | parliament as “a mere mer i No apprehension of an tmmediate | | explosion is expressed. What ts re-} | garded as atmost inevitable ts a Jong | period of hard feeling between this | country and the old world—unpleas- | ant ana always Hable to develop into | sulnething dangerous, hottie ts Impertal guaranteed All druggists your Ring worm—One emedy any case. cc. s of Chicago took |James Merton for an automobile | ride that ended in a wreck, and is now being sued by Merton for $5,-/ | 000 da . ee |] FURNITURE RENOVATED, Upholstered and Refinished. } Mattresses Made Over j Parlor Cushions Made W. R. Garing, 509 William St. | tion. been’ looking for a dictatorship inf If he repudiates it, French ereatt } Coecccccesesocoooocs | DAILY LESSONS IN | ENGLISH By W. L. GORDON Words often misused: Don’t say | “Mrs."Dr. Brown.” Say “the wife of Dr. Brown” or “Mrs. Brown.” Often mispronounced: Civiliza- | Pronounce the third i as in| “it,” not-as in “ice.” } Often ~ misspelled: Two c’s, two s’s, ible. “, Synonyms: Dark, gloomy, dis- mal, dim. murky, somber, shady, Accessible. VEN under a dictator, their. war 75h ‘une. - ad Word study: “Use a word three times afd ‘it:is ‘yours’ Let us in- crease our vocabulary by master- ing ong word each day. - Today’: word: : Preeaution; prudent fore- thought, as against danger. “Hav- ing taken this precaution, I ad- vanced slowly.” - LOOK AND LEARN By A. C. GORDON 1. ; What is the least populated state in the Union? 2. . What is the meaning of the word “Catholic?” 3. At what battle were Am- erican soldiers ordered not to fire antil they saw the whites of the enemy’s eyes? 4. “In-what country of Europe is the highest inhabited summit? 5. Of what is chewing gum made? Answers To Yesterday's Questions 1. 17,000,000. 2. Niagara River. William Jennings Bryan. The atom. Newfoundland. Free—absolutely free. Read Key West Electric Company ad | aug. sand Clara Foster, 17-year-old Chi cago girl, ran away from home and masqueraded as a boy for a week before she was apprehended by} the police. Sas. 8. & PAT. OFF. 3 DESTROYS Washingten’s dope probe should take in the Congressional Record. Even though Paddock holds 37 sprinting records he's engaged. Hurried Chicago bandits got only $9000, missing a case of booze. A new cigar will be named “Ford,” so perhaps it backfires. Your luck ‘may be bad, but a New Jersey couple has ten daughters. Matrimony ia the: peak of Rick: ard’s career as a fight promoter. ] (Comrpiaing EB WEA feraias Henry Vaughn of London swal- lowed several open safety pins to win a bet of 75 cents; then had a surgical operation for their remov- little Chamberlain's Colic Remedy in water will. give _ quick relief! Be prepared— get this reliable remedy from your druggist today! For trial ‘size, send 4c to Chamberlain Medicine Com pany, 708 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, lowa. “PERFECTO” AUTO ENAMEL “61” Floor Varnish “SOLORINE” vi METAL POLISH RED SEAL BATTERIES Columbia “Hot-Spot” BATTERIES Florida East Coast Railway FLAGLER SYSTEM THE ST. 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