The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 14, 1933, Page 2

PAGE YWO ——__.. Che Key Wiest Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By ‘THR CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. Inc. L. P. ARTMAN, President. From The Citizen Building, = Corner Greene and Ann Streets ' — er in Key West and Monroe , Only Dany Newspap i kntered@at Key West, Florida, as second class matter FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR — = Member of the Associated Press ciated “Press exclusively entitled. to use wtor sepubiication of ail news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the locaf news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RAT aaron EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION Ben "1933 ADVERTISING RATES Made Kjiown on application. SPECIAL NOTICE Ing notices, ¢ards of thanks, resolutions of ituary notices, ete., will be charged for at 10 cents a line. r entertainments by churches from which ® revenue is to be derived are 5 cents @ line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will ne’ publish anonymous com- munications. NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES FROST, LANDIS & KOHN 260 Park Ave., New York; 35 East Wacker Drive, CAGO;, pogneral Motors Bldg:, DETROIT; ton Bidz. ATLANTA, IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- land. Free Port. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. 6. Aquarium. -Airports—Land and Sea. BZhe Citizen put on airs yesterday. It issued a mail and a home edition. The right to live, wide the right to live healthy, happy lives, is the gospel of the future. Observance of Doherty Day in Flor- ida almost amounted to idolatry. [f it doesn’t turn the Colonel’s head, it’s level. A Tibetan never takes off his clothes, wearing the same suit from year to year, adding to it by degrees to make good those parts which rot or fall away. Tibet is not much good for clothes pressing clubs. The editor of The Citizen knows the representative of this, the Fourth congres- sionat district, Mark J. Wilcox, to be a stauneh democrat under all circumstances and conditions and as such will make short shrift of Hoovererats seeking favors from the déhioeratic administration. Senator Duncan U. Fleteher is chair- man of the Banking and Currency com- mittee and Senator Park Trammell is the chairman of Naval Affairs. Florida’s senior and junior senators have been honored by these appointments and _ will give a good nacount of their stewardship. It may be comforting to some Flor- idians to learn that the wealth of Florida is estiaiated at $2,905,000,000, aceording to the.Key West Citizen, giving each of the 1,468,211 inhabitants a $2,029 aver. age share. “Brother, can you spare a dime?"’"—Miami News. Yep. The money has been forwarded. But don’t fritter it away“itt riotous living. President Roosevelt in his talk Sun- day night did not hesitate to declare that the confidence of the people was shaken by the acts of incompetent and dishonest bankers, In the future these babies will be puéion the rack and get what is com- ing to them, and one known to some people of Key West already got his, and then trie®"T7 niake it appear he was the in nocefitivictim of circumstances. That’s whatthey-all say. ae Alidrew W. Mellon, ambassador to Great Britain and former secretary of the | treasury, has been named defendant in a} public morale—shown, for $22 0,000,000 suit charging alleged con- ance with officers of foreign steamship eompanies to evade just income taxes. One by one these money-mad Croesuses THE SPECIAL SESSION Prompt relief may be expected by the country as the resuit of the calling of ! the special session of congress. Financial legislation is of course the first business. Present conditions demand that action along this line be taken promptly and vigorously. The second order of business will in all probability be the passage of the beer bill. This will immediately open up a large and important industry which has long been dormant, and one that will have an immediate effect on employment, busi- ness stimulation and inerease in price of all farm products. The outlook is quite promising. The country is rich in possessions of natural and intrinsic wealth. At the end of the world war we were very prosperous as far as money was con- cerned. Everybody had money and there was plenty of work for everybody. , -Voday the country is in the doldrums and everybody seems to be broke. ¥et here is the surprising angle of the situation. Today we have throughout the country more actual wealth, more actual intrinsic value, than we had at the end of the war. During the time that has intervened, we have been creating value. Our trouble is that we have a lot of hidden value and hidden resources that we have permitted to lie idle. With such a solid foundation on which to work, the country should’ have little difficulty in au on its feet again. NO CAUSE oe WORRY It never pays to worry. ‘ Dhere aren’t many things that can happen to us_ that are hopeless. . All that mankind really needs for existence is food to eat and a place to sleep. As far as our physical being is con- cerned that is all that ean cause us any worriment. And we may go hungry for a shor time or sleepless for a while without lasting detriment. Of course, this would not be agree- able, but it would not be fatal. As far as our mental welfare is con- cerned, we have even less basis for worry. We may not be able to enjoy the material things we have found a reason for creating mental. contentment, but all around us we can find substitutes. The birds, flowers, sunshine, friendships, inter- change of ideas, reading, study and many other things, are ours merely for the tak- ing. Our only exeuse for worrying is fear of what may happen in the future. But in this connection, we might quote from memory some lines from a book of the Rev. Thomas Dixon, “The One Woman.” An old man has carved over his man- tel, “I am an old man now, and in my life- time I have worried over lots of things, most of which never happened!” The quotation may not be right, but the idea is! NO HYSTERICAL ALARM Headline news has surrounded the widespread bank holidays which spread from Michigan and Louisiana to Oregon, California, New York and other _ states, and finally culminated with the general holiday declared by the president. In no instances were these accompanied by any widespread public uneasiness. There has been nothing even remotely resembling panic. Holidays were declared to give time to prepare and pass legislation de- signed to pretect deposits. Immediately preceding the general bank holiday trade reviews reported steady improvement in the business pic- ture. Favorable faetors outnumbered the unfavorkble—a very definite change from conditions of a few months ago. Brad- street’s pointed te better bank clearings, as compared with a year ago, the decline in business failures, signs of stability in I the wholesale food price index, and the evident satisfaction of industry in general over action taken to repeal prohibition. A noticeable strengthening of the example, in improved security prices—aecompanied the inauguration of President Roosevelt. Further strengthening of confidence re- are} sulted from the constructive and instruc- brought into the limelight of publicity, and! tive address made by President Roosevelt we hope will get their just desserts. as a warning sign to others. The demo- | eratic administration has a man’s size job on hand to clean the republican stables, If in i Sunday no other way, at least in pittiless publicity } Augean } i whom he cast his vote. night. Americana: A_ republican writing editorials for a democratic paper, and be- ing required to praise the man against THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Our Government —How It Operates By Wis Baace PROBLEM OF RAILROAD RATES HE. Interstate Commerce eom. mission is guing to have a teugh Job on its hands during the nest few years, Every one familiar with the | problems of the railroads is agreed that the nest several years consti tute a period of great readjustnient. and the companies that own the steam horses are no exception. So, With the railroads clamoring on the ene hand for more revenue and re duced operating expenses and the shippers demanding lower rates con- sonant with new values of commodi ties and organized labor seeking a return to normal wages, the com- mission’s situation is one not to be envied. , This question of rates is one that is especially worrisome. ‘The stat utes under which the commission operates requires that the freight and passenger rates pe just 2nd rea sonable. That means, of course. that both the shippers and the ear- tiers must be considered, and it takes a good umpire to satisfy the Players on both teams. The commission has 2 whole bay ful of powers to use in its jurisdic tion over railroad rates. {ts own dett- | hition of its authority is compli eated beyond Einstein's theor, “The commission. bas jurisdic: tion,” it reads, “upon complaint, ov in a proceeding instituted upon its own Initiative, and after full hear. ing, to determine and prescribe rea sonable rates, regulations and prac- tices, including minithum, and maxi. mum and minimum rates: minimum, and maxtmum and mini- mum proportional rates to and from ports, and to award reparations to injured shippers. . . . It is author- ized to require carriers: to establish through routes and joint rates, and it may act summarily in itself estab- lislmg through routes whi in its opinion, an emergency exists.” Many more lines could be quoted to show that the commission has power to do the things it thinks best for all of the interests served, But to get down to cases: a rail road desires to increase a rate which it charges for transporting cobpipes from St. Louis to Denver, The law requires that it must file the new schedule of rates with the commission, and if the commission gains an intimation or has an idea about what ought to be charged for hauling cobpipes over that distance, it can suspend the schedule filed by the railroad, That means It is In operative. The purpose is to give the commission a chance,to look into: the reasonableness of the charge. Congress, however, did not give permission for an indefinite suspen- sion of the rates in question. It prescribed that the suspension could not be for longer than 150 days, which seems quite long enough fur any investigation. Yet many inves: tigations are not completed in that time, and the questioned charge be- comes operative. As a counter-bal- ance, the Inw provides. that while the rate may become operative, the commission may require the ear- riers involved to keep # separate ac- count of money received as a result of the increase until a decision is had. If the commission eventually denies the increase, then the car- riers have tc refund the money rep- resenting the increase that it has collected, It was back in 1910 that congress expanded the commission’s power to give it jurisdiction over every phase of ratemaking. The Munn-Elkins act laid down a set of rules govern- ing threugh routes and rates, switeh connections. long and short hauls (providing that there shall be no discriinination against the short hauls in favor.ofthe tratic-for long distances), general freight classifi- entions and a host of other matters. | Then, in 1917, and again in 1920 when the transportation act was passed, more power was given. Be tween these two laws, there was very little left which the railroads could cal) their own. Fer example, considers Ut conditions warrant it, an order may be issued enusing one carrier to transfer some of Its equip ment to another for use. Of course the user jxiys a ren mission's erder can feated. It can tell a carrier when it has enough equipment such as loco or it can say its supply of je and it must buy more, andl it can and dees lay down the rules under which it may sell bends or other se with which to obtain funds financing ito requirements, la addition to all of these, commission was directed prepare sible of all the United not with bMfing fore has prepared Proposes to tr eastern half of the country carriers have set rushed in to sig ap. They heve found a lot of thiuzs they do ant Bke about the precram drumgists are authorized to your mouey if K tails —Adve and also |, if the commission |S refund | sevcee | Daily Cross-word Puzzle | es eocase \Wteeeeces ACROSS } 4. Coat with ! metal ge bundles | ordy 2 Made speeches: humorous . fiselamation. Word puzzle 4, i 0 Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle ateltaeion, nr BIE ZNRIEY AP | %. Tibetan priest And: Latin. . Calm . Aspect Has the courage . Law. . Si. vitarity Sun god ith From a distance Devices for stipping . Marry again . bse eetlle and thread Voter | 38. Young codfish | ment spell- ing of Asher Transgression . Serpent French article . Buntinglike fabric . Anglo-Saxon slaves Be defeated Piteher Slant Kind of fist . Tooth of a gear wheel . Having bot- toms, as shoes |. Pet name for ‘a close relative . Lumberman’s halt-boot . Small depression » Concerning . Shrill musical 85, Thick 56. Full of tall . Metal © lemece ear fully. 6. Carried back . Large oil cans PCO 7 ae Cee ia and aan ane eT wey Ty et er a. se | q Yj Wit, KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY This day gives great enthusiam jin the work to which you are at- Hi i 10 Y | Sere wer aeken Prog. tracted, but with a somewhat er- tendency. Under some as- The Files Of The Citizen Fave : j pects there is a set purpose to ac- =—-—icomplish an idea, which often More than 300 people of all| brings success, and there seems to} ages enjoyed to the utmost the | be a supreme indifference to ob-| concert given in Harris school last|xtacles which carries the mind night by the 14 piece orchestra|safely over them. In other cases composed of the musicians’ union jthere is a tendency to leave too of Key West. A similar program} much to chance. will be presented at the school! aa every night this week. jnot, probably, - permit : howl duets in the ba Peeerocoveuce TODAY’S HOROSCOPE | weeeeee=-~s5500e0ecaunee them ard, to Jimmie Conway, of Savannah, and Bobby Waugh, of Key West, The local post of the American Legion has booked an eight reel moving picture that will be one of! the real entertainments of the ht the main bout of a fi Week. This is the great story of {Program to be given at La Brisa aman who cursed his country and next Tuesday night. paid the terrible penalty. It is| “The® Man Without a Country”! M. P: Gciger, state rural school and is owned exclusively by the | inspector, left last night for Isla- Legion. It will be seen at the; morada where he will inspeet the Strand. H school there. The body of Charles Dean, col- | Walter Thompson was arrested ered, was found at Big Coppitt|teday, charged with driving the Monday morning by Ida Smith,| automobile that blocked the pro- | Kansas City ...... jLos Angeles colored, with whom Dean board-} gress of Chief Pinder’s cer while ed. Death resulted from natural; going to a fire yesterday. jeauses the coroner’s jury decided. | Mrs. Barclay Wharton delight- | ; The U. S. S. Wright flag ship! full entertained a party of 25 of the Atlantic Air Squadron ac-| Key companied by the U. S. S. Teal) party in her quarters at the U. S and Sandpiper will arrive in Key | barracks last Friday. Mrs. C | West harbor within the next few) Bronson won first 1 j days. L, Bates was a close s A. E. Eddins won the consolation. | Mayor Frank H. Ladd and State }Senator Wm. H. Malone left last fnight for Charleston where they ‘will attend the meeting of the At-} lantic Coastal Highway Associa- {tion. Otto Kirchheiner, chairman jef the beard of county eommis- | 2 ioners, who is now in Savannah,} After wintering with her par- | will join the others later. lents, Judge and Mrs, J. Vining} | — ‘Harris, Mrs. N. A. Sherman and | Editorial comment: The ancient|two children, left Inst night for | Egyptians worshiped cats but did'the home in Boston, Mass. | \qeeeesacrwscrrceseron ENGRAVED § : SYMPATHY CARDS AND CARDS OF APPRECIATION Fine Quality Steck —- With or Without Name Sold imany Quantity at- THE ARTMAN PRESS PHONE 51 PA nahn AA ddd dadddddddidich S. Gareia was tried in city eourt | yesterday afternoon, charged with} having bolito tickets in his posses- sion, He was fined $25. Cee dekh, bedheduhadededdubuhedant Wweerrrrrrrerras. | . if TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933, TODAY’S. Temperature” Highest 80 Lowest. 2 Mean 6 Normal Mean Rainfall* Yesterday’s Precipitation Normal Precipitation This record covers 2 ending ACS a*elock thin wecetu ‘Tomorrow's Almanac Sun rises - 6:36 a, m, Sun sets Moon Moon. 20 Ins. sets Tns, Tomorrow's Tides aM. P.M High: ........-3 0:06 |Low .. Barometer at ® a.m. sank Sea level, 30.04. Lowest Iiglest Last night Yesterday Abilene ... . 56 88 Atlanta . Boston Buffalo . Chicago Denver . Detroit Duluth Eastport El Paso . Hatteras Helena . Huron . Jacksonville 76 38 42 60 53 46 34 28 74 68 44 58 78 78 80 64 78 52 84 74 42 60 36 52 80 66 38 KEY WEST Miami ... New York x Oklahoma. City Phoenix. ... St. Paul .. San Francisco . Slt. Ste. Marie .. Seattle Tampa _........ Washington Williston WEATHER FORECAST as West and Vicinity Fair tonight, Wednesday partly cloudy; moderate southerly winds. Florida: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday; showers ih extreme north portion tonight, and = in north and central portions Wed- nesday; colder in extreme north portion Wednesday. Jacksonville to Florida Straits: Fresh south and southwest. winds over. nerth portion, and moderate southeast and south over south portion, and generally fair. weather tonight; Wednesday over- cast with showers over north por- tion, East Gulf: _ Fresh south. shift- ing to west or northwest winds, WEATHER CONDITIONS The western disturbance has moved eastward to the Lake re- ‘ now "| Rocky Mountain region and north- pe A a Re malas ee Tim SSR ESTEEM TIT WEATHER gion, with’ a trough, of low pres sure extending southwestward te the lower Rio Grande Valley. It | has caused rain or snow in the Lake region, and’ rain from the Ohio Valley eastward to the At- Yantfe coast, and*in portions of Tennessee and Georgia... Snow also oceurred during the last 24¢ hours in the central Rocky Moun- . tain region. \ Pressure continues moderatély high over Florida, and ‘the westerm high pressure area overspreads most of the ern Plains States, with colder fweather in these sections and southward into central Texas; while temperatures have risen jfrom Tennessee and northern Georgia © northeastward « to the middle. Atlantic .coast and upper Ohio Valley. Temperature: con- j tinue above normal throughout most of the country, except in. the far west, with readings 25 to 27 degrees above in the Ohio. Valley. Electric Clock Tells Time Without Hands. H an electric clock without dial or hands. The time is indicated by numerals that revolve like the mfle- age indicator on an automobile, while the seconds “pase in roriew" | on a revolving disc just below them, A small electric lamp fMuminates the numbers and the decorative design etched on the face, ——PRITCHARD'S-——— FUNERAL HOME Eleven Years Experience Lady Assistant 24-Hour Ambulance Service | Phone 648 THIS AMAZING CONVE %j primal the hay eo has been scacton thers bette Oe NIENCE feed boned ator until you see the New oe Gecareh tastes THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC COMPANY A. F. AYALA, Sales Manager Abia Ion, & E. We pay 3 Per Cent on Savings KEY WEST, FLORIDA Member Federal Designated Public Depositary