The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 21, 1933, Page 2

PAGE TW o _ Che Key Wiest Citisen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. L. BP. ARTMAN, President. From The Citizen Building, Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter FIFTY-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 algo _ihe local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year Six Months Three Monti 6 ggenth eflily MBrn A EDITORIAL 9 33 mR 1933 ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading noticeg, cards of thanks, resolutions of 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 are 6 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 REPRESENTATIVES FROST, LANDIS & KOHN 7% 260 Park Ave., New York; 36 East Wacker Drive, CHICAGO; General Motors Bees * sagiaae ties ‘Walton Bidg., ATLAN’ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it witnout fear and without favor; never he afraid to sttaek wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gen or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or clase; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injvstiee; denounce vice and praise virtue; tommend good done by individugl or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and ‘opinions; print only news that will elevate nd not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle, a nce arn ene near The fellow who does just enough to get by never earns enough to buy much. That was a cool A. P. reporter who allowed Roosevelt’s would-be assassin to shoot five times over his left shoulder. Most fellows would have ducked as soon as the gun began to pop. Guigeppi Zangara, the would-be as- sassin of President-elect Roosevelt, was not much of a swain with the ladies. He thrice proposed and was thrice disposed. That helped to sour him on the world, although he should have been grateful in having eluded the snare of the female of the species, and retained his freedom. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt plans to drive alone from Hyde Park to the capital on the day before the inauguration. That is she will drive alone to the accompani- ment of a dozen camera-men, 89 reporters, half a dozen secret service men and state police of New York, New Jersey, Dela- “ware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and_ the Distriet of Columbia. Sounds like a lone- some trip. In a squib last Saturday The Citizen repeated a pasquil heard more than twenty years ago. It was: In Texas Alex Shott wounded Jonh Knott in a pistol duel. In other words the shot Shott shot shot Knott, A subscriber ef The Citizen informs the editor that the reference to this happen- ing in the long ago, as he heard it, runs thusly: Knott was shot and Shott was not, the rest of the thing I’ve done for- got. Miami justice is swift and just. Zan- garw was guilty and will be removed from society. But why cannot this same justice be meted out to all. alike, why only when it affects the great? If murderers would meet the same fate swiftly as they dealt to their vietims, there would be fewer murders. In proportion to their leniency and neglect in dispensing justice, courts and juries are guilty in principle as ac- GEORGE WASHINGTON In a month replete with notable birth- days and anniversaries, stands out in the minds of Americans as the date of greatest significance, the birth-| day of George Washington. As a national holiday it is perhaps second only to the Fourth of July, while as a matter of fact it is probably an anni- versary of even higher importance, be- cause without a Washington the struggling colonies might not have made the Declara- tion of Independence effective. Although much that is legendary has been associated with the life of Washing- ton, due principally to the zeal of Parson Weems, his early biographer, the main facts of his inestimable service stand un- impeached, and his fame takes on added luster with the years. Leading a poorly trained, ill-equipped and sometimes mutinous army, Washington kept aflame the fires of patriotism when a less determined and less capable com- mander might have given up in despair. While aid from France finally turned the scale in favor of the colonies, without Washington’s genius and heroic persistence the Continental Army would have been crushed into submission before that aid ar- rived. It is well that we should honor his memory on his birthday and on all other days, but nothing we may say or do can add to or subtract from the priceless heritage epitomized in the deathless name of Washington. FIVE LEAD SLUGS! (Miami Post) Soft colored lights overhead; a warm breeze from the Gulf Stream; thousands of visitors to this winter playground, many of them prominent in business and social life; a happy crowd of Miamians and their guests, listening to the cheery words of the next head of this great republic. Words that told of enjoying the sport of game fishing and the pleasure of yachting; Mi- ami’s greatest event of the year, with nothing but good feeling and happy, light- hearted attention to the talk of our next president—then five shots. In a few brief seconds the president-elect has ben in danger of his life; the mayor of a great city is doubled up by a dangerous bullet wound; the wife of one of our prominent executives is suffering from a dangerous injury; three others, two guests of Miami and one a native, are on the ground or standing dazed while blood pours from wounds on their heads—and all -because a lousy little runt, with a warped mind and a sick stomach, could walk into a local hock shop and buy eight dollars’ worth of junk revolver by simply planking down the money and giving any sort of a name and address. No person should be able to buy a small arm of any kind without a permit from the police. Such a permit system might have prevented the tragic occurrence that will go down to posterity as a high- light of history; caused untold pain and anxiety to many; stirred the world to its four corners and came within an ace of changing the whole course of our political life. SENATORS IMMUNE In a Washington news letter a cor- respondent comments on the violence with which presidential nominees for appointive offices are frequently attacked by senators who oppose their confirmation, and says: “Senators are immune from civil damages for their comments in the senate regard- less of how far it approaches black- guardism.” In other words, a senator may make the most reckless and untruthful state- ments concerning anyone without being held to account, no matter how much these utterances may unjustly reflect upon and injure the persons so attacked. Searcely a day passes while congress is in session that some member does not in- dulge in unrestrained and unwarranted February 22! THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | seocencccccccccccevcesces | Our Government —How It Operates By William Brackart wee ee ence ween en ennesnnnes FACTS FOR FARMERS OE of the senators created quite a furore in the recent sessior of congress by his criticism of the} 15. Department of Agriculture for what ; he called a woeful waste of money! 3% in printed pamphlets and documents } for the information of agriculture { The senator, suddenly seized by a{ desire for economy, selected a pam- phlet which he described as “The Love Life of a Bullfrog,” on which to make his own play for publicity. It was true that the Department of Agriculture had issued a pamphlet concerning bulifrogs, although J failed to find in it any reference to his love life, On the other hand. that document contained the results| of a study of that little friend of man in order to show how greatly he helped by his insatiable appetite for certain kinds of insects, protect- ing the health of the nation and the.crops of the farmer, Obyiously, it seems like a waste of money until you know how far- reaching the investigations of the department prove to be. It is, how- ever, proper to point out that with- aut any of these scientific studies, farming would not be what it has proved to be, a gigantic resource of a great nation. That statement is made, notwithstanding the recog: ognized fact that farmers, as every- on else, have suffered in the worst depression of modern history, It is my deliberate conclusion that farmers would have been worse off ‘ sept for the help of their goy- ernment in this connection, There are not thousands, but mil- lions of these pamphlets, docu- ments, books, leaflets and printed inaterial for newspaper publication sent out each year by the depart- ment. ff its work is to be of aid to those for whom it is intended, they must be made acquainted with it. So it does seem that govern- ment expenditures of this kind are justifiable up to a certain point; L céliecuon of facts 4 Serpent Dishonor 4 7 12. 13. “ 15. Top plece of a spire Apprehendins clearly Epic poem Public storehouse baer B.! ey jon 23. Having itte velocity 27. Hail and farewell 28. ae 30. B Bucharietie plates . Obstinately determined or_persis- tent Yale . Faucet 3 Linagr Mat which is contained Gum resin a 48. Paradise 49. Wandering 58. South Am can river 54. 4th century playing al 55. English civer 56. Corded cloth 57. Commence meme Vh/)} ia i W/ Daily Cross-word Puzzle Solution ef Yesterday’s Puzzle 58, 59. Simrmative ae) ae 2e ECC coe TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1933, ceesecceccccceccesees999 | TODAY’S WEATHER the Gulf of St. Lawrence, causing high winds and snow in the Lake region, rain or snow in the uppet 6; Ohio Valley and North Atlantic States, and rain southward to cen= tral Florida. Rain also occurred jon portions of the coast of. Texas, ,; and on the north Pacific coast. ; Another disturbance is moving in over the northern Rockies; while ja field of high pressure overlies “| the Gulf States, Mississippi Valley, “land western Lake region, Colder “| weather has oyerspread the upper "| Mississippi Valley and Lake region, j with temperatures below zero in northern Minnesota, and tempera- tures are somewhat lower in the East Gulf and South Atlantic States; while elsewhere changes have been generally unimportant. G. S. KENNEDY, Official in charge. ape recccccceoosoooooqoces 5. Smooth and glossy 6. Coats with metal Temperature” Highest ... Lowest jMean . Normal Mean Rainfal sterday’s Precipitation Normal Precipitation *'This record Ss Adult boys Unit of work . Loaded a ship . Preserve , Lease Traditional Native metal oe Marry . Outer garmen* L. apart slang Wing erg . Mirth . Hair ointment . Singing voice . Baseball teams 44. Wigwam Breaks with- out warning thern ‘Tomorrow's Almauac Sun rises 6:56 a. Sun sets . 6:25 p. ‘Moon rises . 6:09 a. Moon sets 5:03 p. ‘Vomorrow’s Tides lHigh . Low Ki Sea level, ompass pol: ‘ometer at % a. in, today, 30.18, jor European Pronoun Lowest Highest Last night Yesterday 32 58 88 56 38 54 24 36 46 68 16 40 26 52 20 42 28 56 2 22 56 46 38 82 54 83 80 52 60 66 70 48 52 80 40 82 46 54 16 ; Abilene .. | Altanta i Boston | Buffalo Charleston Chicago Denver Detroit . {Dodge City {Duluth {El Paso ‘Helena Huron Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST | Miami ey New York Oklahoma City - Pensacola Phoenix Pittsburgh St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake City .. Sit. Ste, Marie .. Seattle - Washington Williston — PALM TYPEWRITING 505 Size 814x11 WEATHER FORECAST cna | (Till 8 p. m. Wednesday) Just as valuable, indeed, as are other funds spent by the department in the thousands of studies, researches, experiments and administrative di- reetion of its work. It is readily understandable huw agriculture gains from scientific work that results in prevention of cholera among hogs, hoof and mouth disease among cattle, rust in wheat, and others of that character. -Like- \ ise, the experiment station in your state, if you have happened to visit it, gives yon a clear idea of results to be gained from doing things a certaim way, DUL It 18 not so easy for the persou who has not traced each operation through to its ulti- mate conclusion to see where some expenditures are justified. All the while and in countless ways, the scientists of the depart- ment are seeking to find facts, facts of value to the farmer, and when they have helped the farmer they have likewise performed a service for the man in the city, since ag- viculture is fnndamental in our eco- nomic life, Thus we find in the Department ef Agriculture, bureaus of animal industry, of agricultural economics and home economics, one relating to plants and another relating to control of foods and drugs in inter- est of people's health, to mention a few of them. Each has its place and purpose. Each has been created by a congress that saw a need for the work that it was to do. It may seem strange, at first thonght, that the weather bureau and the bureau of public roads should have been lodged in the De- partment of Agriculture. But the functions they performed at the time they were organized were more intimately related to agriculture than to any other economic effort. The vast annual expenditures of | the federal government, in co-oper- | ation with the states, for construc- tion of public reads had their in- ception from a desire to enable farm- ers to reach markets. Right on top of this came the desire to en- able farmers to receive mail through | the farflung system of rural mail routes, and so that agency has gone along, year after year, in develop- ment of the greatest system of pub- lic highways existing in any nation ws on earth. J. H. Wheatley, of the division It was the same with the weather j of customs in Washington, Charl bureau. Farmers, with perishable iJ. Bothner, special agent’ »f New’ crops, needed information as far in |.” and ‘Thomas J. oe heb pipiens a | special deputy collector, are today Of course, in later years, the “weather man” has come to be q | fices. rita factor in the life of the air | pilot and in commercial and indus- | | trial efforts as well, but ft remains os KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen B. L. Jarvis, district communi- cation superintendent, Harry Kidder, chief radioman, left last night for Tampa for St. Peters- final dismantling, packing and shipping the government property at that place. A majority of the apparatus and equipment of the radio station at St. Petersburg will be shipped to Key West. Lionel Elwood, 83-years-old, died sudddnly 12 o’clock today, in his home, 815 Whitehead street. The deceased is a brother of Cleveland Elwood, former captain of police who died suddenly sev- eral months ago from heart dis- ease, A stoek company with a capital; of $1,000,000 is being formed in Key West to handle the intense | operations of drilling for oil. The strike on the Curry property has awakened interest that increases with the passing of time and! excitement is still at fever heat. The seaplane Ponce de which was recently damaged the harbor of Havana, has brought to Key West on one o’ the P. and 0. ferries and is to be repaired at once. in been The lifeless body of James Archibald Curry, white, 26-years- old, men engaged in the business with Curry. the gun. The trigger caught and! |the gun fired, the charge entering | Curry’ 's breast over the heart. connected with the export office ete burg where they will complete they time the work will be Leon! f; was found yesterday in his; launch off @ahia Honda, by fisher-; Examination showed eae [he had died from a gunshot wound. ! It is believed that he reached for Gorman, | {making inspeetion of the local of-} Kingman Curry, who has been} ; 500 SHEETS TO BOX seriously ill with pneumonia, re-| Key West and Vicinity: Partly’ . turned this morning from Jackson-| Cloudy tonight and Wednesday}) ville, accompanied by his brother,| moderate to fresh north and north-' Curry, and a trained nurse. Aj cast winds. large number of friends met him| Florida: : at the station. and Wednesday; slightly warmer Seuss: Wednesday in central and north The structure at 218 Simonton! portions. street, recently sold by Herman Jacksonville to Florida Straits: Wolkowsky to E. O. Dewey of Mi- Fresh north shifting to northeast ami, is to be improved and re-| Winds; weather partly overcast; built and will be made into an] tonight and Wednesday. H apartment house. Just at what} East Gulf: Moderate northeast started has] Winds, fresh over south portion. s A PHONE CALL Partly cloudy tonight | { WILL BRING IT | ited. eee WEATHER “CONDITIONS . Forees are at work laying side- R | walks on Elizabeth street, be-| The disturbance that was over, tween Fleming and Southard} the upper Lake region yesterday ‘streets, and making other im-| morning has moved eastward to, provements on the thoroughfare. ee What is most needed in Key imam wel Wa ‘Prepares the MEALS ' prominent business. man of Pater. json, N. J., is a golf course and ‘several coats of paint on all of the houses in the city. He was: told that a movement was now underway for a bond issue for money for the golf course. Lieutenant Commander Ralph 'B. Spalding, U. S. N., Mrs. Spald-} \ing and their son, Ralph, Jr., will arrive in Key West tomorrow and | will be the guests of Mrs. Spald- \ing’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank | Brown. | C@Creeecesoueroersessese TODAY IN HISTORY emeogeacccacsesagenenser 1077—Benedictus de opinusa, jfaniens philosopher, died, aged 45. 1885 — Washington Monument $ in Washington dedicated—corner- | bewis, stone laid 1848. | 1016—Beginning of the great! Battle of Verdun. | 1932—Mrs. Charles A. Lind- bergh broadcasted a talk for char- ity in New York City—nine days phetore her baby son was nae Kidaaped | |Get yours today and save money Makes every ingredient go further. Uses less of everything. Helps you fn ee Msp po ome sag Makes left-overs appetizing, and egyes “THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC C0. AE. AYALA, Sales Mey. Water Biisters on » Hands or Feet ldisappear after a few applications of Imperial Eczema Hemedy. All irngcists are authorized to refund your money In ene if it fatis.—Advt. 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These remarks are broadcast to | that it cap be administered better | - through the Congressional] | there than in any other branch of the country ee Sate 1 eslaigatiaxy, the government and the purpose of Reeord and by sensational newspapers, ji. inception remains as its funda. and the victims are powerless to protect | mental basis of operation. themselves. ©. 1922. Western Newspaper Untes. While members of congress should | a Senorita Elizarde Sampedro y Robato. The | have reasonable latitude in criticising per-| Te Vethan ak Bae: ee sons or policies which they oppose, © the | World's largest residence. It con- eouple met in Lausanne, Switzerland, at sa eeneaa ened " Ac seaPudeared j tat rooms, tha the-winter sports, and the prince is said te} wholesale immunity which legislators eN- | hese peen added from time rage be awilling to renounce his royal rights to! joy works a grave injustice to many honor- |since ft was begun in the se of marry the Cuban commoner, though it is| able citizens. And, unfortunately, it Phe haan tiene din aay sageinr hecho ~ yery improbable he will ever occupy the| pears that some senators who make & |of the Roman ‘pontiff, i : . Spatish throne. 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