The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 17, 1933, Page 2

PACE'TWO —_.. = —- Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. . Ly PB. ARTMAN, President, —“_ From The Citizen Building, roe Corner Greene and Ann Streets ily. Newspaper -in Key West and Montoe County ? enn Rl wire re wnteredrat: Key Went, Plorida, as second class matter @&- FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR PB inst” IEEE & Member of the Associated Press Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise ited in this paper and also the locak news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES NATIONAL EDITORIAL oe SSS - ADVERTISING RATES Made kwown on application. ~ SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of raspect, bituary 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 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 no’ publish anonymous com- munications. NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES FROST, LANDIS & KOHN 250 Park Ave. New York; 35 East Wackez Drive, CHICAGO; General Motors Bldg. DETROIT; Walton Bldg., ATLANTA. oe “Every governmental officer or board that handles public money should publish at regular intervals an accounting of it, showing where and how each dollar is spent.” We hold this to be a fundamental principle of democratic government.” We've been singing the Blues so long that we’ve finally got ’em. There are some 6,000 national banks in the’gountry, so it takes some time to supply all banks with the new currency. ‘Pre tribute that Florida rendered Colonel Henry L. Doherty was paid in “fiat“money—in acknowledgment for his “faith” in. Florida. Apropos of the passage of the beer bill, the Fort Myers Press says that the dry season in congress will now be followed by the Rainey session. Doctors have a new They .give; the patients a page or two of the Sunday comic supplements to look over. If they laugh, they’re crazy! A superstitious baseball pitcher, and what ball player is. not, ‘absolutely re- > fusediite attend a benefit performance of Hemingway’s “Farewell to Arms,” be- cause, he thought, it might mean goodbye to his pitching arm. A number of dailies are going into the semi-weekly field. The Citizen - is holding on with its finger-tips, the pres- sure is painful and the drop imminent. It’s up to the people of Key West. It is they who make or break a paper. Baseball fans may think the Yankees will be Ruthless this coming season, but they needu’t worry. Ruth will be be the outgatdener of the Yankees for» another year at least. The usual pre-season bally#e-about his salary is going on. It’s consideped ‘good publicity. We have iterated and reiterated that the name of the president is pronounced Rose-velt, two syllables, not Roos-e-velt with thie syllables, and still the radio an- nouncaéts continue to offend our ears with the incorrect pronunciation, Maybe they don’t read The Citizen; you can’t blame "em at that. Senator Fletcher has a scheme to guarantee deposits but at the expense of the depositor by taxing his deposits. In the bill the banks are not asked to share the burden of this protective taxation but the fas is laid on the shoulder of the de- positeryin toto. Right off the bat let us su the government, the bank and the de ositor unite in insuring the guar. antee of the deposits. Some psychologists are easing their minds by speaking of the so-called depres- sion in the past tense. As a matter of fact there hasn't been a depression at all. In confirmation of this statement let the young folks ask their parents and let the parents reminisce. Not so many years ago there were no electric lights, no auto- mobiles, no radios, no moving pictures. We are today enjoying greater con- veniences than did kings and queens of Old. seen insanity test. | WHAT BANKS ARE FOR (Kansas City Star) At a time like this it is important to consider just what banks are for. They are not safe deposit boxes into which money is packed away so that all deposi- tors can get it out at the same time if the mood seizes them. They are essential in- struments for carrying on the nation’s business. Experience has demonstrated that ordinarily a bank needs to hold only a small part of its deposits in the shape of currency. It tries to keep a large share of them out at work. A merchant makes a loan for sixty days to finance the pur- chase of goods. The goods come in, he sells them and pays off the loan. In nor- mal times ‘that sort of thing is constantly going on. There is plenty of money in the bank to meet all the ordinary demands of the depositors and at the same times to keep business going. tors become panicky and rush to the bank to take out their money, what happens? The bank has to stop making new loans, and to call in the old ones as rapidly as, possible. It must become “liquid ;” that is it must stop being a bank and become a safe deposit box. Under such circumstances it is per- fectly apparent what must happen to busi- ness: It must contract ‘its operations be- cause its normal supply of credit is cut off. That throws men out of work and hurts the whole community. The banking system of the country generally is sound and is able to meet all the legitimate demands of its depositors and of business. But if depositors on a large scale lose their heads ahd take their money out of the banks, then business must suffer correspondingly. Our business and our standards of liv- ing are organized on a basis involving ex- tensive use of bank credit. If we want to live on the barter system of. our fore- fathers we can force ourselyes to that level by taking our money out of the bank. But do we really want to do that? OUR HIGHEST COURT It is interesting to note that while 31 citizens of the Unitéd States: have been elevated to the presidency, only 11 have been appointed chief justice since the foundation of our government—Jay, Rut- ledge, Ellsworth, Marshall, Taney, Chase, Waite, Fuller, White, Taft and Hughes, One of these, John Rutledge, - was never confirmed by the senate, as_ evi- dences of approaching: insanity developed about the time of his appointment by President Washington in 1796, and Elis- worth was named in his stead a few months later. z John Marshall served longer than any other chief justice, 34 years, and died in office at the age of 80. Taney served 28 years until his death at the age of 87. Jay, the first chief justice, was the young- est at the timé of his appointment, being only 44. Marshall was appointed at the age of 46. . Among former associate justices of the supreme court, Joseph Story, appointed at the age of 32, was the youngest, while William Johnson was 33 at the time of his appointment. Associate Justice Brandeis, still in active service at the age of 76, is the oldest member of the present court. The high ability and undisputed in- tegrity of our highest court have always been a source of pride to every American citizen. The court as at present con- stituted firmly maintains the best tradi- tions of the distinguished jurists , who served in the earlier days of the republic. THE BUSINESS HANDICAPS Merchants and business men are adapting themselves to new conditions and trying to reach a common evel of defla- tion. Staples are close to that point now and, as they were the first to drop, should be the first to rise. But there has been no similar defla- tion in debts. If this could be accom- plished, recovery would be hastened. Political uncertainty also delays re- covery. Business men fear new forms of legislation and taxation that may be en- acted. One of this nation’s greatest handi- eaps is teo many law-making machines— 48 state legislatures and a federal con- #ress that are persistently piling up pub- lie expense out of all proportion to the ability of business, industry and the in- dividual te pay the tax cost from normal | income and earnings, But, if suddenly many of the : THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Our Government —How kO Operates By William Brackart arenes: id NATIONAL DEFENSE INCE the Armistice ended hostil- ities in that cataclysmice erup ton known as the World war, chor mous strides have been taken among nations to preserve the peace, The movement has exemplified itself in many different ways and with vary- Ing shades of opinion shown, from the type of citizen desiring to lie still and play dead on through the list to those fostering the belief that only the greatest army and-the greatest navy can be expected to assure permanent peace for our country, Fortunately for the nation, there is only a negligible number of those who are willing to chance the fu- ture of their homeland without an army or a navy. All of the adve- of national defense of some kind, and advocate it in a size according to their light. But the point is that, desiring peace as we do, our de- sires cannot govern what course or policy svme other government may elect to follow, I believe it is.safe to say that now as never before the average citi- zen is acquainted with need. for na- tional defense and the Way. that need is met. Programs have been worked out since the World war ended that are predicated on a more general knowledge by every one of ‘what cohgtitutes the needs of the army and the navy in a condition of crisis. Although the two. services are skeletonized now, should the emergency arise it is’ correct to state that a unillion men can spring to arms over night, and it seems that the number probably would be three times that if the carefully ar- ranged plans may be judged prop- erly by the layman, While it is necessary that a great deal of the planning by the army and navy is done in secret and must remain so. for the obvious reason that any nation learning of them is uble to map counter methods, it can be stated that officers of the urmy and the navy constantly are engaged in study of theoretical at- tacks and defense. The Army War college und the Naval War college ure the higher institutions of learn- ig, sv to speak, where the olflicers delve into the more intricate prob lems of war tactics, These plans, of course, cannot be said. to represent our national de- feuse policy. That is a question which the President, as command- at in ehief of the army and navy, WOPKS ut JoIRUy WIL Congress, ‘The legishitive branch obvieusl$ has the fina: sayso whether we will lave a big nuyy or a small one, and wheth er the tirmy will number 113,000. en listed men and 12,000 officers, or more or less. From this it is seen that the system of national defense is one of fact and not of theory, for it fs, true to American ‘tradition. left in the hands of the teptesenta tives of the people. Aside from the determination of policy, however, administration of the army and the navy constitutes a tremendous business. There is, of course, an independent department for each, and each has a cabinet member at its head. But the ecabi- net members are civilians, more often than not, without military or naval treining. Consequently, one has to drop down the ranks a step to find the men who actually command the reg- ular army and the navy, with its marine corps arm, So. we find in the War depart ment, a general staff, and we find ip the Navy department, a general board. Bach functions to a greater | or less extent as A board of direc tors for the service It represents, and each is dominnut in its own baili- wick, for it is from these two groups that the actual direction issues for the respective services. Under each exists the individual control that is necessary always in administration and the number of those individuals expands as the power exercised by each one decreases. In conjunction with the army, the navy and marine corps, there is that recently developed, but highly necessary, aviation service. Ayia- tion has become so Important in the system of national defense that con- gress has seen fit to crente the post of assistant seeretary of air in both War and Navy departments. While their primary function obviously is that of promoting an efficient air service in each branch, the air «i- vision does much more; it Is con- stantly fostering development o civil aeronantics, and it is working constantly with commercial inter- ests enguged in production and use of airplanes in commercial lines, ‘The air services of the army, the mary and the marine corps, there fore, are carrying a tremendous in- fluence into the field of air tation in these days of peace. High- ly trained men from the services are going Into private life, day after day, to devote thelr skill and their time and attention to further air transportation. It is not meant that the army, havy and marine corps are losing all of their good men, but they are losing some of them, yet replacements are made without dif- ficulty an@ the nation cxins from the exchange. Eocea Remedy i. guaruntect EDO for apy case. AM éruggiete thorized to your Ut tatle—agre meee Daily Cross-word Puzzle @covee Across 11 Porced air upon seal up. 8 ite ina rage device Sheep ® Mature E Go by again 53: . Rewind a vessel 54. iS. Among + 5h 9 Cut off » Alack |. Action at tat cates of peace contemplate a system |” Sotution of Yectertay’s Puzzte COOSSOS OSS OOHSLO ORE OSHOOOOOEDUIOOS OBOE Fun Rowing: implement . Gift Having nintts . Russian moun- tain system Greater amount ; Finishes: Tolerates Protections for inventions . Rear |. Conjunction Mise Metrie land measures Short sleep 29. Pinch 30, Exist ; German chemist Decrees of the suitan Flowers Backs of necks Ineatnation — . of Vishmu publication |. More, moist IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen An automobile owned and driv- en by Harold Johnson, narrowly escaped submersion in the ocean at the foot of Palm Avenue‘ last night, occupants of the car escap- ing with a severe shaking ‘up. Joseph Lowe and Bobby Waugh were riding with Johnson when the car. climbed the embankment and hung there suspended. Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, )na- tional president of the American Legion Auxiliary and a nationally known figure, arrived in the icity on the steamer Cuba this morning} from Tampa and was met at the! boat by members of the Legion| and auxiliary and Captain. and Mrs. Walter Crosley. ‘ She later left for Havana where she is to! meet Commander Owsley, of the, Legion post there and visit . the Legion ‘posts in Cuba. as { Q. H. Richter, who is on his} seventh trip around the world, ar- rived in Key West feeling and looking fine. He has recently come | from San Diego, Del Rio, El Paso! jand San Antonio. He has travell- ed 350,000 miles during his wan- derings, has clirabed some of the joftiest peaks in the werld and is still going strong. Three seaplanes hopped < «: Miami to participate in the annual) ; power boat regatta today. 1 i BS | The government steam dredge Bocas Deceniza arrived in port! today for supplies and left shortly} jafterwards for Colombia where she will be turned over to the | Colombian government to be aged jon dredging work in the Magde-| }lena river. Editoriat comment: A suecess- ‘ful business man is usually an ex- |tensive advertiser, . Cause and ef- fect as it were. ; Everything that is needed is in {readiness for the big revival that lis to be held in Key West begin- |ning March 25. Reverend Geone} Tucker, evangelist of Memphis, | | Tenn., representing churches of | {the Ministerial Alliance, will ¢on-/ jduct the services. } In their usual splendid form the quintet of the Athletic lub trimmed the fast DeMolay team! jfrom.Key West this morning for! | “Let’s walk in the garden,” says Puss, “ ’Twill be fun. We'll see avocados and bask in the sun,” “To bask in the sun,” Puff, “is all right, But I’ll carry a stick. Avocados might bite?” gurgles will leave tonight on the P. and O. boat for Tampa where he will attend a meeting of Stone and Webster, managers of the south- eastern district of Florida, Dr. C. F. Kemp, present of the Jocal Rotary Club, Dr. J. Y. Por- ter, Sr., William L. Bates, Angus. McInnis and B. L. Grooms, will leave shortly to attend the Rotary convention to be held in St, Pe- tersburg, March 23 and 24, Subseribe for The Citizen. CLOSE FIGURES on PRINTING of a quality you're not ashamed to attach to your last night in the clab gym by al ff seore of 30 to 20. The club has a clean slate, having been vic- torious in all of their contests dur- ing the season. The wrecking tug Relief 'port this afternoon to go to assistance of the steamer of the New York and Cubs Mail Steamship Company reported aground off Cardenas, Cuba. Bascom L. Grooms, manager of ‘the Key West Electric Compaiiy, BOILED DOWN (By STEPHEN COCHRAN | SINGLETON) oo eccee (Views or opinions expressed. the Forum are solely those of the writers and not of The Citizen.) The Miami Post says that at least we had nice weather for the holiday—bank ‘holiday. — It was_no holiday for the presi- dent; he made a home run, It takes an earthquake, a hur- ricane or a bank holiday to make us ‘realize that “All ye are one.” | L Is that because for the time being, we would feel ashamed.to.compete with one another except for the matter of seeing who can be of} the most help to his community? If} that ‘leaven ‘of brotherhood is in us and does so mark us’ as}. being different from the beasts of the field, we may be nearer to the doing of His will on. earth, even. as it is in Heaven, than we think. Some day we will find out that the economics of the Bible were no sanetimonious:palaver by a lot of dreamers; that they not only are workable, but that they constitute the only workable plan whereby national life may be made secure and desirable, When we. have: arranged. the scheme of things that the eater shall work and ‘the worker shall eat, we shall release the bound- less possibilities for happiness that now lie buried beneath the dust df our frantic scrambling, We seem to be suddenly find- ing out that “hoarding” is some- thing reprehensible. Why, the shabbiest and least of the prophets told us that long ago and Jesus. of Nazareth considered it one of the elemental truths, and so taught, —s Wise old Ben Franklin has giv- en much aid and comfort to the hoarders, all these years, but Bens was not noted for practicing what he found it popular to teach. Ben was a mighty good spender “when he had it,” and a strict economizer when he was “short.” “Even as you and I.” P& Sa .Yesterday’s , Precipitation Normal Precipitation Per Pe SERRE io nS BS - 6:66. Atqrometer at Boa. his vaday. Sea level, 30.14. Lowest Highest Last night Yesterday . 60 14 Abilene. - Adlanta - Boston Buffalo! ‘Chicago - Denver Detroit Duluth Eastport . Little Rock Louisville Miami Nashville New York Pensacola Phoenix: . Pittsburgh St. Paul . {Salt Lake City .. ; Sit. Ste. Marie .. Seattle ... 4 Washington Williston Wytheville SENDS DOLLAR IN MAIL CHILDRESS, Tex.—An .un- ‘wrapped. silver dollar, with the ad- dress pasted on one side and @ three cent stamp on the other; was received in the.mail by J.,Lee Dik. Jon of this city. STEAMSHIP Co. } PORT TAMPA—HAVANA—WEST INDIES ffective Dec, 16, 1932 , Leave Key West for Huvara, daily except Sunday and Wednesday, 12:15 P. M. Leave Havana for Key West, daily except Sunday and Thursday, 9:45 A. M. _ Leave’ Key West for Port 6:30 P. M. . Tickets, Reservations and Information at Dock, 'Phone”71. Tampa, Tuesday and Saturday, ; Tiexet Office on the | THIS AMAZING CONVE NIENCE We pay 3 Per Cent! on Savings KEY WEST, FLORIDA Member Federai Reserve System