The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 1, 1933, Page 2

"PAGE YWO —~—- Che Key West Citizen ‘ Published Daily Except Sunda; THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO, INC. i, P. ARTMAN, President. From The Citizen Building, Corner Greene and Ann Streets “nly Daily Newspaper ie Se Seer Butered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter FIFTY-FOURTH YBAR in Key West and Monroe ounty a teva hom is a Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use ‘or republication of all news dispatches cregited to or net otherwise credited in this paper and alsq thie local news published here,« . 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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injrstice; denounce vice and praise virtue; eommend good done by individual or organ- . ization; tolerant/of others’ rights, views and " opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- “promise with principle. IMPROVEMENTS | FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete: Road to Main- jana. F Hotels and A Bathing Pavilion Aquarium. Airports—Land and Sea, ta, Fortune does not smile on those who —-owait, “Tt laughs at them. ae ane dent cee eect csoul od * mec... March 1, and the-bill collector is lay- .ing, for us, We wish it. were the hen, “The success of the “new deal” may * depend on who happens to get the winning cards, It seems that Japan will quit the League because she doesn’t want. to play aceording to the rules. j tax collectors fiscal agents of the somneOaA PAIL. —.always inveighed against. a sales # "The Acts of the Apostles was the first book ever printed in Russia, and now the Soviets are trying hard to repeal all the ‘Acts. oe ~ «« We read of a “Renovize Philadelphia” It might be well to do a little +e. “wenovizing” on ‘that city’s _ political machines as a starter. The effort of the states to make this country temperate—there is virtue in temperance—will go on until the desired objective is obtained. The Pan-American Union, in Wash- ington, links towether the 21 American re- publics, and when the Pan-American High- way is completed these nations will be linked.together in reality and not alone ip spirit. +. The people of the United States have tax, though it is the most uniform and ap- parently just tax that can-be . devised, About 30 countries the world over have a sales tax of a general nature. Dr. Charles Mayo of the Mayo clinies makes the remarkable statement that of the untimely deaths, that is, deaths occyr- ving before 60 years of age—46 per cent are traceable to the teeth and 41 per cent to the tonsils. In other words 87 per cent yoare attributable to mouth ailments, leaving only 18 per cent for all other causes of premature deaths. THE MANDAMUS RACKET Representative Denison, of St. Lucie county, at the next session of the lature, will introduce a bill making county comptroller with authority to redeem matured bonds and coupons in accepting them in payment of taxes. The object of the bill is to put an end te the mandamus racket practised against the comptroller in Tallahassee. At pres- ent, whenever such bonds or coupons are offered for redemption in the payment of taxes, the comptroller is forthwith man- daniused, resulting, of course, in his hav- ing to refuse to accept bonds and coupons. Representative Denison, who is one of Fort Pierce’s most prominent lawyers, argues that, if his proposed bill becomes a law, tax collectors can not be mandamused, because they are acting merely as agents for the coniptroller, and the latter can not be proceeded against because it will not be he who will accept the bonds and coupons for taxes. Two important and sorely needed re- sults would ensue from such a law, Mr. Denison points out: first, relief of tax- payers, who, because of their precarious financial condition, can not pay their taxes in money, dollar for dollar, but will be able to pay them in matured bonds and coupons, which can be purchased at a discount, and, secondly, the relief of counties through the decreasing of their bonded indebtedness, Mr. Denison believes that in @ reason- ably brief period, should his proposed measure become a law, many counties in the state will be able to decrease their bonded indebtedness to so great an extent their bonds will be worth their face value. The bonded indebtedness of so many counties in Florida, contracted when vir- tually everybody in the state, residents and non-residents, were victims of the boom fever, as a result of which they did not entertain a passing thought of the com- ing of the day when they would haye to pay, pay, pay, is so far beyond their in- come there is no hope of effecting a final settlement for many distressing years un- less some method, similar to Mr. Denison’s, is adopted and put into effect. A man who contracts a debt is morally bound t@ pay it, and the same thing ap- plies to 4 county, but if it is impossible for the manor the county to pay his or its debt, beeause he or it has not the money to pay it, then what course is there left for the creditor to pursue? In the cases of millions of men throughout the country, since,the depres- sion began, debts have been paid at a dis- count—The Citizen is aware of instances in Florida where the discount has been as much as 90 per cent—, and the creditors have been pleased to receive a part of what was owed them, because it has been a question of getting a part or getting nothing. That rule has prevailed since the be- ginning of civilization, and is based on the age-old saying that one “can not get blood out of a stone.” Many an honest man, who would have been happy to pay dollar for dollar in wip- ing out his indebtedness, has settled up for only a part of what he owed because it was impossible for him to do _ other- The same thing applies with equal force to many counties in Florida, which, in the final analysis, are men and women in the aggregate. It is impossible for the counties to pay dollar for dollar, and that impossibility is thrown far into the future if no relief is obtained, hence, should they not be accorded the privilege of paying what they are able to pay? Finally, why should counties (the same thing applies to cities—a question The Citizen will later discuss—) be estopped from receiving in payment for taxes bonds that they themselves issued and were paid for? Were the bonds good only for the county to sell and not to re- deem? The hairsplitter will reply, “Yes, to redeem them with money,”’ but. if... the reounty has not the money to redeem them and can redeem them for what is owed it in the form of taxes, why split hairs when there is no other way out? Let’s end the mandamus racket! If you would have a faithful servant and one that pleases you, serve yourself. A naturally forgetful man_ cannot bear a gradge very long, as King Darius knew when he commissioned a slave to shout into his ears three times a day: “Sire, remember the Athenians.” legis- ; state | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | | Our Government —How It Operates By William Brackart | memenennncwcnnnnncncnnae DEPARTMENT OF THE ~ INTERIOR UPtee our system of govern+ tment, predicated on alignment of the citizens into two major po- litical parties, changes are effected | very slowly in the matter of expand- j tng, or accomplishing a shrinkage, | jm any establishment or its func- | tions. Some politician rises up and H makes “an issue” of every proposal { of that kind, and quite obviously he | has his following. Thus, oftentimes ; tt te functions of government go on long ; 85. Extension of a after their necessity has ceased. i 32 pe ate tage But I am going to discuss changes | an Ai that have come about whether the political parties desired or not, changes that were accomplished in { @ manner comparable in reverse to the history of the memorable character, Topsy, who “just growed,” They are centered in the Depart- ment of the Interior, It was not so many years ago, less than half a century, that the coun- { try looked to the Department of the | Interlor in connection with the ; grave Indian problem; it looked to the same agency concerning disposi: | tion of the. vast public lands, and ' the same ageney was in charge of | all veterans’ pensions, though the | mumber was small as compared to; now. H In the meantime, the West was developing. Public lands were be- {| ing absorbed and the number of In- | inns was decreasing and the blood \ was being diffused. Far-seeing statesmen recognized that conserva- | tion of the beanty spots required | early action, and preservation of them. as national parks got under way, The course of the times carried | with it the constituent elements of | ngw problems, such as administra- tion of irrigation projects, as the arid stntes received the overflow of population, Reclamation of lands was the premise from which the movement had to proceed. Thus the Department of the In- terior saw its influence wane in some sections of the country and on some matters of national import, and observed its expanding in oth, ers, The public domain has de 42, Run away secretly 4 IN DAYS clined in size and importance until! gappenings Here Just 10 Years the general land office is only a fraction of its former self, though stili an office of consequence, and the office of commissioner of Indian affairs, ance among the powerfabof-|_ Owing to. the fices of the government, has ,dej Judge W. Hunt clined in im correspend-| court was this m ingly Gin ihe strinkuge of Idi f until’ March, 12. pOpulntion and problems, ‘Through the years, of course, the {ed- departwent has received additions, such as the ottice of education and| The wrecking Daily Rico KEY WEST The Files Of The Citizen present docket will be Soceneercecoceosscocccovecese Cross-word Puzzle Op eesaercccocacageesssesoagser . Written ‘of Yesterday's Puzzie 1 ra, ae ROE BAA IS|T] & Sines FriO(N|LO] {i Fksa'sars | OMe DORN RJEWWIE|R[eINITMMS|e[P ls] 2 Musca ETIABRGIEIMARIUIE! it Devs DJEIRIA|| [L BBRIOITIALTIE! 35° Adaition toa | ANE NIE ib a ae | IME IRIE MBOIRIGIAIN|U[SIT] $0 Breck tette | IUINJA[R BA S|CIAIR] 33. Note of the IRIE Mit {SIS|tOINZJAITIE! s6, mneitsh river JO|VIA;TIEQADIVIEBATINIE! 5: Gnctoses WIAIDIEISMASIPINZAEIRIS| mn COWN 40, Iridescent gem aL Gesu. of the 46. Came. to- 43, be “. gether 1, Religious 3 48. Peel denomina- tion 2. Smell 3, Impose b: ee puthority Before 5. Female colt 6. Son of Adam 4 Supervise a publication &h atreotiona Sit Ehoe latehet” 53. Snug room 54 Operatic solo Ey Mettig"land measui 8%. Wagers t | } and to make special donations to the poor, Services will be con- ducted in the synagogue by Rabbi Mendell, “Halbert Lewinsky will recite the’ Purim. Editorial squib: The man who. knocks the other man’s _ business. - usually has no business of his own sudden illness ‘of | that the other fellow can knock. Harris,, criminal jorning adjourned| Max Podlech brought seven Chi+ All cases ont thd}{nese to Key West last’ night front digedntinu- | Havana. They were accompanied: +t to San Francisco by Ernest Whit+, marsh and Frank Papy. GONE BY Ago Today As Taken From 7 tug Relief sailed \ the national park service has been | last evening to Charleston, S. C. huilt ap as the nation sought. to {to assist the shipping board steam) conserve for the future the beauty j}er Springfield, reported aground | spots and reereational grounds nat. urally presented in virgin form, The development of the great resources of Alaska to a targe extent is un der the direction of the secretary of the Inferler who has the Alaska railroad under his administration. ; As to the changes that have come | Boysen became in the department singe its incep- | opening of the tion, however, none stand out more |bridge last night, off that city, aged. 1 rs than does the expansion of intlu- | evening train for more than one} ence through construction and man- fgement of irrigation projects. Actually, none bear more important- ly on the economie and physical well-being of what was the West | of yore. The director of reclama- tion has been exerting this influ- hour. air base hopped West to assist in A dredge boat owned by Pai Details as, to how the accident occurred are, meager. The steamer is reported as resting 2 easily ona sand bar and is.andam- jdan, who made her recent film debut with him in “Six Hours to | Live,” are together again in “Dan- 1 duction which kas is fest show A iduetion whic! ii it show- woes 1D oe hing today at the Strand Theater. ‘aad bend up the! Also prominent in the cast are Herbert Mundin, popular come- flian, Florence Eldridge, Florence Roberts, Nella Walker, Will Dav- idsen, Arthur Hoyt, Tyrell Davis At sunrise this morning thre€jong Mischa Auer. navy ‘seaplanes of the government “Dangerously Yours” was adapted for the talking screen from Paul Hervey Fox’s novel by oft from Key the search for a Highest {Eastport .. \Hatteras 'New York j Pittsburgh |Seattle . WEDNESDAY, 3 RCH 1, 1988. ———$———— ed Temperature® Lowest Mean 7 7 Rai Yesterday's Precipitation .51 Ins. Normal Precipitation... .04 In “This vecord covers 24-hour period ending at 8 o'clock Ghix morning, Tomorrow's Almanac Sun rises - 7 jnight; fresh northwest winds, 83 Probably strong at times this af: ij ternoon, diminishing tonight. 71. Florida: Fair tonight and Thurs- 1 | day; colder tonight; probably light |frost in north and interior of cen- ixval portion. dacksenville-to Florida Streits: Fresh northwest winds, .probably istrong at times over south portion [this afternoon, diminishing to- _ 6:49 a. m.' night; and fair weather tonight m.{and Thursday. ~ Mm. | Baromet Sea level, 29.73. owest Highest ast night Yesterday 36 38 32 26 34 30 36 10 34 50 48 . 42 34 30. 40 7 64 34 46 32 36 28 30 32 58 38 28 62 54 36 34 52 62 © 50 60 38 38 70 52 56 44 §2 60 83 74 46 56 46 54 46 52 42 66 54 44 56 Abilene . Atlanta . Boston . Buffalo - Chicago Denver . Detroit - Dodge City Duluth - El Paso -.. Galveston - Helena . Huron Kansas ‘City KEY WEST Miami ... Pensacola St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake Tampa . Washington Williston : Wytheville 30 WEATHER. FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Thursday) K Mi ty East Gulf: Fresh northwest ‘or {north winds, probably strong ‘at “times over extreme east portion this afternoan, diminishing to- night, pee Sareea? i WEATHER CONDITIONS The disturbance that was off the middle Gulf coast yesterday; morning moved eastward to ssouth-| ern Florida, Miami, 29,70 inches causing rains from the middle Gulf. coast ¢astward over the Flor, {ida peninsula, the amounts being heavy in the central and sou portions. Pressure continues Io over the North Atlanties. Stat while a field of high pressure lies the Plains and | West States, and Mississippi . V Rain also occurred during. the Jas! i24 hours on the north Pacific” ast, and: rain or snow in upper Michigan. and portions.of New England.. Temperatures have fal- len somewhat ‘in most Gulf coast districts, and it is colder, this morning in Minnesota; while over ‘most other sections the ‘tendency has been toward warmer. weather with readings generally above nor- jimal, except in the Gulf States, |portions of the South Atlanti }States, northern Minnesota, an n the far West, i G. S. KENNEDY, Official in charge) Spanish, Mexican or Barbers }Iteh, One pottle imperial Hegema F Remedy is guaranteed to be enough & j fer, any » case, All druggists am j authorized to refund your money ff it. falls--Advt. Key West and Vicinity: Fair to- | P& night and Thursday; cooler to-, © Subseribe. for The Citizen, TEAMSHIP Co.. UNITED STATES FAST MAIL ROUTES FOR TT HAVANA-=WEST INDIES PORT TAT ficate Dee 16, YO58 | 3 Leave Key for Hi ‘ Wednesday, 12:15. P. Bh Leave Havana for Thursday, 9;45 A. M. we Key West for 6:30 P. M. Tickets, Reservations and Inf Dock, 4 ence of the federal government for | 30 years, and if one may use the constant calls for additional legis- tion as a criterion, the. limit of | power and Influence of that office is yet afar off.. Irrigation is only in its infancy. é As the work in connection with educating. the Indians and provid- ing for tieir feture welfare and | protection of their funds grows | less, and as the area of the public domain declines, the functions of government decline there, but In another part of the great buliding | that houses the department the func- tions of the government are expand- ing that the national parks may be protected and preserved for future | generations. And so It is, too, with the commissioner of education who is the lasop between the state | school sysiem and the federal gov- | ernment, 9s well as serving in co- | operation with all educational tn- | stitutions throughont the country, It is not Intended in this discus- | sion to depreciate the salne of the | work done by any of the units mak- | ing up the Department of the In- | terior, The purpose fs to show how { j& changing of conditions, resulting from growth of the nation Itself, has i brought about modification of the work and the demands upon gov- { ernment. None can say that the | ;general land office, for example, ; }lacks consequence when it is re | |called that every day and every. | { where there is some one or grosp jclamoring to gain a leasehold on | {public land to explolt mineral re | ; Sources of of] or copper, or a dosen { ‘other things. These are owned by | jthe federal government and prop- j jer administration of them is just as; | sitally Important as sound construc- | ftion of the gigantic project headed | op in Hoover dam and the Colorado tiver basin, Subseribe for The Citizen—20e @ week. | jury on jot al the werld will celebrate their 1 laay. to send prenonte to sock ather / he missing plane overdue at Stuart, ia., from a trip to Bimini. Act- ing on orders received from the navy department the navy. tug Baysprings left this morning to al- so assist in the search. A wire was received Tast night from Charles W. Chase, Jr., of Miami Beach, announcing that the cruiser races have been postponed for one week. The cruisers will leave Miami Beach for Havana on Saturday, March 10, coming from the Cuban Capital March 13 and leaving here for the last leg of the race Wednesday. of Leo The case Martinez, }charged with having purchased ment of this fast-moving story. watch having knowledge of the timepiece having been stolen was heard in criminal court today. Martinez was acquitted by the instructions from the bench, as it was shown positively that the purchaser had no know- ledge of the watch having been stolen. Mrs. Agnes Meinnis, scout mis- tress of Troop 4, Girt Scouts, an- nounces that there will be a very important meeting of the troop in the armory building tomorrow af- ternoon, at 4 o'clock. Bucking a 30-mile gale the sea- plane Buckeye, of the Aeromarine Airways, made the trip from Ha- vana to Key West this afternoon in 1 hour and 30 minutes. There were six passengers on the ship in addition to the pilots and mechan- ies. Tomorrow the fourteenth Adar (March the 2nd) the Jews national holiday, Purim. It is the custom among the Jews on this | | | ier | “| Horace Jackson, sereen author of “Holiday,” “Paris Bound,” “Sin Takes a Holiday,” “Animal King- doni” and other successes. Briefly. it. revolves around the adventures of Baxter in the role of a Stiaye society crook and Miss Jordan as a detective employed by an insurance company to protect its clients’ jewel from such men as Baxter. The girl sleuth sets a cleyer trap for the wily thief, only to be outwitted and shang- haied aboard his yacht in which he puts out sea; Eventually, she falls in love with the man she is supposed to bring to justice, and her solution of the problem is said to supply a surprising denoue- } Frank Tuttle, whose most re- cent productions were “This Is the Night” and “The Big Broad- cast,” . directed “Dangerously { This day will give an analytical mind, capable of digging the heart} out of things. With a very inde-| pendent character, the regard for the real proprieties of life is very There will be much cau- tien, and a disposition to be re- ticent about personal affairs; but; an eagerness to impart knowledge | concerning the particular things im | which the native is interested. j Emotional and sensitive, yet prac- tical and firm in pursuit of the desired end, and with a strong jlove of home. — SIZE OF DOSE ESSENTIAL ST. LOUIS—Jehn Besant of this city, tock enough poison to’ kill 60 persons, but the size of |the dose saved his life, ‘ f THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC C0. A. electric ple | ‘an electric refrigerator you see the New 10# G-E. i F. AYALA, Sales Mer. spp cinsipp atten lianas tahenn estonia ian We pay 3 Per Cent on Savings KEY WEST, FLORIDA Member Federal Reserve System “Designated Public Depositary