The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 6, 1933, Page 2

Published Daily Except, Sunda; dtd Seen voutianine G8, L. P. ARTMAN, President. No. From The Citiz Building, Gomer Greche and Ant Streets Only Datly Newspaper in Key West and Monroe * County Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter “FOURTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to. it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. ates SUHSCRIPTION RATES i ihe eheraaitt BER 1933 , ADVERTISING RATES -Made known on application. ia SPECIAL NOTICE P reaging notices, cards of thanks, resolutions o: respect, obituary notices, ete, will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. : Notices for entertainments by churches from which ® revenue is to be derived dre 5 cents a line. ~ The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues.and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous com- munications. NATIONAL ADVERTISING RuPnnsenTATIVES FROST, LANDIS & KOHN 260 Park Aye., New, York; 35 it Wacker e CHA CACOS Nonotal Motos bees DNTROI. Walton Bldg., ATLANTA. tt key west citizen WILL always seek the truth and print ft wittioat féht ddd Withéut favor; never be aftaid to attack wrotg or té applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- ‘galt Ot thé mhouttipieée of ally person, clique, faction or ¢lass; always do ité utmost for the _ Public welfare; never tolerate corruption or inj-stice; déniounce vice and praise virtue; commend good doné by ifdiviaual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opiiitond; print ofly news that wih élevate ana hot contaminate thé #@dér; never com- promise with principle, IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1, Watér atid Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- land. | Free Port, Hotels and Apartments, Bathing Pavilion, Aquarium. . AiPports—Land and Sea. p-to-date simile: teshinoerat. As crazy as.a ~ Columbus never knew that he had adistoyered “America.” ‘The rate at which féw laws are made sorely taxes our supply of disrespect. How about a “share the Work” plan among applicants for postmasterships? Some who are strong for putting on style are also strong for putting off creditors. ‘ A man’s Worst ehemy is often right under his own hat. Ptobibly that id why some chaps distdtd their head gear. tii every generation, almost all the old folks complainéd bitterly about the #iari- nérs of the modern gitls atid youhg men. Now we know the differencté betWeen the European and the American plan, and after this it will always be the European plan for us. Machihes tay have displaced labor, yet it took 30,000,000 men in wiifotm to fight thé last big wat. After this we'll let tethnocraty fight our wars. Oné of the feasons why the govern- ment is not stiecessful is becatisé it doesn’t have to live within its income; it can al- ways draw on owrs—ard does. There are a number of Citizen read- ers who forward the paper to their friends north, south, east and west. It gives the publisher plédsuté that this is being dote. Sometimes the happy gesture results in new substriptions. The government of the United States is too deeply in the hole to éase out with- out sortie drastic Change: There will bé in- flation, reflation or deflation. It is up to the lawmakets of this country to ¢choosé the least of thése evils, bes CORNERING TAX DODGERS Isn’t it unfair and unjust for ome property owner to pay 100 cents on a dol- lar in taxation and anothér property owner to be permitted to pay, in full settle- ment of his taxation, only a part of a dol- lar, sometimes as low as 50 per cent? Comptroller J. M. Lee has answered that question emphatically, and his answer is that it is Most unfair and unjust and that he will not consent to its occurting again while he is in office. He points out that the man who steps | up and pays his taxes in full currently contributes to the support of the state, while he, who lets his taxes become de- linquent, keeps that support from the state at the time it should be given. In view of tnat fact, Mr. Lee niain- tains, the delinquent taxpayer, instead of receiving a reduction for holding back his money, should be penalizéd, as the law provides, and to do otherwise is an evasion of the law, giving to it an unwarranted construction of flexibility. He might have added aptly that, due to the practice that has been followed for years in Florida in handling delinquent taxes, the persons who have been penalized have been those who have paid their taxes promptly. Instead of putting a premium on prompt payment, it has been placed on delinquent payment, as a result of which, during the last year or two particularly, thousands of property owners in Florida have purposely let their taxes become de- linquent so that they could réap the bene- fits of reduced payments by deferring their settlements. Incidentally, that is not only true in every county in the state but in every city also. While, of course, the comptroller has no power to regulate the payment of delinquent taxes in cities, yet his action should actuate city fathers to do likewise. It will prove to be the only way, in cities as well as counties, to put a stop to the deliberate practice, now widespread in Florida, of letting taxes become de- linquent so that reductions may be ob- tained eventually. However, Mr. Lee realizes that there may be cases of “some certificates that are not worthy thei? face valué,” arid in those instances settlements will be permit- ted on an equitable basis. But tnere will be no more of the in- discriminate selling of tax certificates or tax redemptions for less than their par value. There is no further hope, at least during Mr. Lee’s tenure of office, for the tax dodger who expects to profit by side- stepping his taxes Until they become de- linquent. EASY FOR THE QUACKS The ease with which charlatans of all kinds, particularly medical quacks, de- fraud the public would be incredible were it not for the evidences to be seen on every hand. A few of the schemes whereby the gullible and superstitious have been sep- arated from their money by these swind- lers are mentioned in an article by Dr. Morris Fishbein. Soon after Franklin made his famous kite demonstration in électricity, everyone Was discussing the wonderful new force. A doctor named Elisha Perkins manufac- tured a lot of short metal rods, which he claimed were charged with electricity and therefore capable of drawing disease from the human body. He sold many of the rods—one pair to George Washington. Electric belts and similar appliances have been sold by the millions, not one of which, of course, had any curative value whatever. A few years ago a widely ad- vertised product called Sanatogen had an énormous sale, and testimonials were ob- tained from many persons of prominence. The stuff was composed of 95 per cent cottage cheese and the remainder glycerine phosphates, neither of any medical value. One promoter acknowledged making $45,600 profit in a year from the sale of a “chemical ring” supposed to cure diseases of the blood, but in reality no more effi- eacious than a twine string tied around one’s finger. But we can hardly wonder at the suc- cess of quackery in a state of civilization which still accepts a mass of medical superstition as gospel trath. The average duration of life in Ger- many today is 60 years as against 50 be- fore the war. Not eating so much. Over- eating shortens life, nl THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Our Government —How It Operates THE TREASURY | | MERIC ordinarily, run rath- er true to, tradit! | that are done once in a ¢ usually ate done that way provén changes: One of the things they do is celebrate New Year's, and they have done it with a lot of noise years, those who direct its affairs wanted to be the exception that proved the rule, they did not start out for a night of ff It was the fiscal. year, thé money year, so to speak, for the government, and ft constitutes the basis upon which all government oF planned. That new yer started, as f have said, without any ballyhoo, and without celebration. The ballyhoo had taken placé weéks before; the officials had done their staying-ap many nights because {nstead of a celebration program, they had the diffienlt job of laying out a program for paying the expenses of the gov- ernment, determining what those ex- the money could be obtained for performing all of the functions which we know as government, In other words, what those officials did was prepare a budget of income and outgo. All of that was done prior to the new year of which I have spoken. The date of this new yent came. { Circumstances that immediately pre- ceded it may he described some- thing as follows: the gigantte set of books used by the treasury were closed at 4:30 p. m. June 30. They balanced, of course, but to make the receipts equal, the expenditures for the twelve months preceding, there had been borrowings, or money ob- tained from the sale of government 1 Securities, Such as bonds, notes, cer- \ tificates of indebtedness and treas- ury bills, The difference between the expenses and the régular re- | ceipts of money that the govern- ment did not have to return—in other words, the amount of the bor- rowings—constituted the govern- ment deficit for the year, Every agency of the government having money to spend closed its books at the same time the treas- ury did, for the next day started a {| new fiscal year and reckoning was to start all ovér again. ‘There were hew funds avaliatle, appropriated by ¢cotigréss, fot operating in the hekt twelve months or until June 50; 1933. ’ Such was the circum government's new year. [rior to that time, as I have indicated, the treasury, which Is the bank for all the goverment, had told the Presi- dent that it was going to nee¢ lot more money than the tax laws then in operation wduld produce. So the President sent a message fo congress, saying in substance that hew taxés must be levied so that the income of the government would be as great as the necessary expendi- tutes, The budget must be balmneed, or as we used to say; we must live within our income, Thus, stripped of bunk, verbiage and terminology, cross currents of political explanation and expostula- tion, the treasury was forced to turn hack to the people for more money. It may seem to the residents of any particular township, county or state, that they are many weary miles from Washington; that the lance of the government is some gigantic thing | about which they need not concern themselves directly, but the point of this article Is to show the fal- lucy of such a view. ‘The govern- ment at Washington is just as near to us as is the ministration of the township trustee or the judges or commissioners by whatever name known, in the county seat town or city. Notié cati dény,; theréfore, the fn: fluence exerted upon every citizen by the treastiry for the simple rea- son that it, more than any other unit of the government, perhaps, touches that well-known institution, the pocketbook, Obviously, of course, the treas- ury does not get taxes wherever dnd | whenever it desires. The Constitu tion fixed that matter in advance. It sald Congress should levy the taxes. In truth, however, congress has from time immemorial followed the suggestions of the treasury rather closely, since the treasury is better acquainted with technical matters. So we have a new tax law which will tax hundreds of different trans- ' actions of business as well as in- comes that the government at Wash- ington and all its agencies from the nearest to the farthest may keep on operating In your interest and tine. And it fs said in the Con- i situation that the treasury shall have power “to collect taxes,” etc. | Yet there is another function of | the treasury about which it is much more pleasant to think. It concerns | } money. Money has a fascination. | The treasury produces it, it distrib- utes if, afd through its correlated agency, the federal reserve board, it, indeed, controls [t. However, that is a story in itself. Subscribe for The Citizen—20c} a week. ove? again, allowing, of course, for | and loss of sleep for many, many | But their government started a | new year recently, and as though { functions re operated, predicated | penses should be and deciding where | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1933... | cocceccccccccccccccccccsccccccoccccooscososoesore LL ee ee ERE Re ee | Daily Crossword Puzzle TODAY’S WEATHER — Sad vcccccccdedscodsced =sacdtic-coaccddscdesscccsd i ACROSS u |west portion tonight and in cén- ; Sofdtion 6f Satdrday’s Puzzle t L. Fine cross is 74|tral and north portions Tuesday; stroke ona ¢ 4 60 | rising temperature, ee , Away 67) Jacksonville to Florida Straits: : Seenisant -70};Fresh northeast and east winds; . Enemy -: weather partly .overcast tonight : Measuring. and- Tuesday, followed by raint éver instruments north portion Tuesday: ? oe East Gulf: Fresh to e {northeast and east winds ov {south portion, and east shigting outheast over north portion. = 2 Highest Lowest Mean Normal Mean Rainfall® Yesterday’s Precipitation Normal Precipitation ey “This record covers ending at 8 o’clock this mo Tomottéw's Almanac Sun rises Sun sets Moon rises Moon sets 1L Armed strife 16. Title of a knight 18. At present 21, Having the form of & dé Baible sbéat ha 38. Costly 0. Ins. ; strony silkworm Fingerless glove: var. Decay ing heat Fine fabric Invite WEATHER CONDITIONS A disturbatice of cérisidérable intensity is cént#al this niérning over the céntral Rocky Méuntain region, Denver, Col., 29.46 inches; while a high pressure aré& covers the Middle and Séuth Atlantic States, and diiother stfong high [pressure area is moving in over the northern Rockies. Rain has oc- ‘curred during the last 24 hours in lthe Rio Grande Valley, and on the west Gulf and north Pacific coasts, and show from - Montana eastward to the upper Lake. re- gion, and in New York and Penn- sylvania. Temperatures are below normal this morning in eastern and southeastern sections of the cow try, with readings below freezitig southward over South Carolina and Georgia, and unseasonably cold weather prevails in the northern | Rockies and Plains States, , with | temperatures 20 degrees below Pewee zeto in North Dakéta; while from Miami . Texas northward oyer the, central Nashville . Plains States and Tower issouri |New York Valley températiires ate . above & normal, ara Pittsburgh . G. S. RENNEDY, ee tat Offietat in ehiateé. Salt Lake City - Sit. Ste. Marie Seattle Washington . Williston, . | Wytheville 43. Fur. covering of 2 mam- mal 4. Rainy . Part of a shoe 52. Biblical char- 7 acter 53. Go by 54 Hall 55. Sack 56. Ocean 58. Incline the » head 61. Article $4. Lessens 57. Tropical .fruit 89, Large tub 60, Meadow 62. Roman .gar- . Identical . Pitcher is Harometer at & a.m. today. . Day’s allow- precipitation Sea level, 30.20. . Release on honor . Cry. of a cat ; Score at base- ball - 1. Ripple against Fegions ‘Abilene. —=—13 Tt S | Atlanta ‘ del ' Boston ‘Buffalo . Charleston . \Chicago .. ‘Denver - Detroit : Duluth Eastport Galveston - atteras Heléna Huron . Jacksonville . Last night Yesterday Lowest Highest 4 58 40 30 18 56 20 60 24 0 30 60 48 36 36 62 8 Eight brown neerning row! && Biteotat , Watch pocket . Dread % Y Z, Y Y Y Bek Sek me SSSkRE LESRE Liat Laan Cr KS WEATHER FORECAST (Till 8 p.m. Tuesday) Key West and Vicinity: Fair to- night; Tuesday partly cloudy; ris- ing temperature; moderate to fresh easterly winds. Flotida: Inereasing cloudiness, probably followed by rain in north- KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen pur ecevecce TOBAY’S HOROSCOPE Séedses pad bince With a proper training this day will turn out a powerful nature, j well centered in its action and with | broad views. If the mind should become perverted, however, the Se SORE ‘impulses will lead to extreme The cabaret given Friday eve-| viciousness, and finally to deliber ate lust. Certain planetary as- pects may entirely change the ont IA PAPAL ELLELAL ALL ALA agREP nnn COST AND LESS THAN COST! Every Appliance Guaranteed Than Earning Money HERE’S A CHANCE TO SAVE! 4 Universal fron, reduced from $ 4.95 to $ 2.97 1 Mixthaéter, teduced from 18.75 to 12.00 1 Mixmaster, reduced from 18.75 to 10.50 1 Westinghouse Heating Pad, : duced 8.86 ts 3.00 reduced from 4 11.00 to 6.39 ining at the Athletic Club under the auspices of the Woman’s Guild! fof St. Paul’s church under the di- fects and incline the person to rection of Mrs. Lillian Connally |,ecgme indolent and self-induf- hWas & spleridid success. The — 'gent. Parents should endéavor to talent in Key West, was used in’ direct the child’s mind into proper the scenes and the singing, dane-} channels, until it becomes able to ing and artistic interpretations! .59se for itself. were of professional calibre. i DRTOy: t! ‘ grade were offered. _Thé sales’ Funeral services for the late| cuits amowhtéd to $5.619, Charlies R. Pieree were held ye: | terday afternoon from the resi-| dence to the First Méthodist, Rev. S. A. Wilson reading the services. Mr. Pierce is survived by _ his widow and three sons, Cleveland William Campbell landed on the Mallory boat. He looked on the Witle when if. Was rd. Today he feels blue.. He lost $80 and a gold REY watch. Was tried in police court} , R., Emory L., and Lewis E. Three} ¢o) being drunk. Dismissed. The sisters, Mrs. Annie Brown, Mrs, | Mallory office will furnish him Cornelia Allen and Lydia transportation on the next boat to | | aoe | Galveston. | John F. Quinn, chief steward; Mrs. A. E. Barbee, district dey at tha \Caad Mariret dotebobayed| fo ee eet eee ee Vs ' (uty grand chief, and Mrs, Hilton legs > “ morning for Miami where they wil was found dead in his, bed, yester- jattend the district convention of jday morning 10 o’clock. It is. be-! pythian Sisters of the Fifth Dis- lieved that he was over-heated and ..5 04, took a cold bath which caused his | : death. 4} Captain of Police John Roker} and Officer Laurie Roberts raided | The announcement comes today a coffee shop on Simonton street of the determination of the Farley !jast night and captured a man by company to close out their ¢loth-|the name of Enrique Guymer with ing business in Key West, for the‘ cards and chips in his possession. jtime being, and to that end the He was reledséd ander $50 bond. jcompany is putting on a closing| * out sale commencing tomorrow. A prominent dairyman was ‘fined $50 in police court yesterday Thomas Méighan and Mrs.|for allowing his cattle to roam at Meighan and a number of moying | large. picture folks will be in Key West! A |this week. The party has been in| There are letters at the office ; Panama and Cuba during the past{of The Citizen addressed to the jsix weeks making a picture from, Ku Klux Klan. They can be had [the Rex Beach novel, “The Ne’er | for the asking. [Do Well.” They will be in Key| —— : West for one day. | The city exchequer was enrich- ‘ed yesterday by $72 collected from Editorial: Pin your faith to the | Police court procéedings. {merchant that advertises. He is a Bae We alk {willing to tell the price which is! Subseribe for The Citizen. iasked for his merchandise. Beware { as {of those who have something just | PRITCHARD’S. fas good but ate unwilling to tell} FUNERAL HOME }the trade about it. { Eleven Years Expetiénce H | Lady Assistant | 24-Hour Ambulance Service Phone 548 Never Sleeps | PMP BLS AS OID DD SEPM EMPL: 1 Sandwich Toaster, redaced from 1 Electric Water duced from .. 2 Universal Curling Irons, Kettle, 4.19 1.05 1.94 3.24 6.50 to 1.75 to 1 Pyrex Refrigerator Set, duced from .........-..------+0 : 4 Pyrex Refrigerator Sets, 2.28 to 4.00 to 1 Utiiversal Waffle frofi; re- duced from —.........0..-- : 1 Universal Water Kettle, 13.50 to 6.00 The Key West Electric Co. A. F. AYALA, Sales Mariager waersseseseeeeeeee® OP FE be be LL hE dd, Today found more sponges on jthe bidding dock than on any other | jday of the year. A number be | jehoice lots and others of lower We pay 3 Per Cent on Savings > STEAMSHIP Co. | THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK KEY WEST, FLORIDA FAST MAIL ROUTES FOR rent tte has ae ti 5 ‘e . Leave Key West For Havat« datiy ettept Sifiday and Wednesday, 12:15 P. M.. x agave ae as Key Wést, dally except Sanday and Thursday, 9:4 Leave Key West fot Port Tamps, Tuesday and Saturday, 6:30 P. M. Tickets. Reservations and Information at Ticset Office on the Deck, ‘Phone 71 Member Federal Reserve Syétént Designated Public Depositary