The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 23, 1934, Page 2

Tie Bev Whesi Citisen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. L. P. 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-FIFTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exeiusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches eredjted to it or not otherwise credited ja this paper afd also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dne Year ..... Six Months . Three Months One Month . Weekly ......... ADVERT Made known on applica SPEQIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, ete., will be charged for at national disgrace. 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 not publish anonymous communi- cations. NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES FROST, LANDIS fe KOHN 250 Park Ave. New York; 35 East Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, General airtons Bldg., DETROIT; Walton Bidg., ATLANTA. Fashion note: Knees will be higher next summer. worn Hush little Key West, don’t you ery; you'll get the bridges bye and bye. The Roosevelt administration *knows its A B C’s, up and down the gampt, and scrambled. President. Rosevelt has remembered the forgotten man; we plead for a thought for the forgotten city. If, as a critic asserts, trivial writing commands the highest remuneration, our stuff must be high class. It is usually the person tainted, with in- sanity who believes everything he hears or reads pertains to. himself. A Norwegian dispatch saying that a whale was captared in a Ford was incor- rect. The whale was captured in a fjord. Sunday, March 25, marks the 300th anniversary of the first Maryland settle- ment and the first Roman Catholic mass in Maryland, The senate asks for a list of the silver poarders. Well, we have a dime,— Miami Herald. Brother, can you spare that dime? g: a Wonder how gamblers feel who are the cause. of a fine man’s downfall! Being gamblers they probably do not feel much. Public officials. who. permit. gambling are just as guilty. After having read Dickens’ “The Life of Our Lord,” in the Tampa Tribune, we know how it ended and will not be interest- ed in the second run to be published. in the Miami Herald. “‘Twice Told et ab are as cold as lasteweek’s news. ’ Minister#*are constanthy* in against the vice of drinking, but ‘seldom F eigrag > on, the worse.vice.of, gamh- ling. Itjis probably because th know human Wature and that it is possible to te- form a drunkard, but a gambler, never. It is € grammatical rule that one can- not place the singular article “a” before plural nouns. For instance, one cannot say “a pigs” or “a women.” But Jonah, who is very religious, thinks there must he a mi: take. because. he says they say “a-men” inj his chureh, There was once a_ cynical lawyer, , albeit honest, who thus addressed the jury: “If you Believe the witnesses for the plain- tiff, you will find for the defendant. If you betieve the witnesses forthe defendant, you will find for the plaintiff. If, like my- | self, you don’t believe any of them, Heaven. | knows which way you will find. your verdict!” Consider Those folks who wanted, to launch! another daily paper in Sarasota, where one | | was serving the town adequately though | under adverse circumstances, decided buy it, in which decision they showed con-| summate wisdom. Now Sarasota has one good paper where it would have been served by two poor ones, and so everybody concerned is satisfied. io otherwise HIGHWAY SLAUGHTER The tragic figures that tell the tale A. death-dealing recklessness. on the Bion ways grew more appalling year by year. ! Nearly one hundred persons lost their lives | H ed and crippled runs above three-quarters of a million for the same period. Although the increase in the number of automobiles runs only 2 percent over 1927 totals the number of fatailties in- creased 17 percent. The inescapable con- clusion is that American motorists have not learned how to drive any better. On the contrary there is a growing spirit of reck- lessness. The slaughter on our highways is a It could be cut down materially, and, except for those few acci- dents that may properly be designated as | unavoidable, could be ended by the exer- cise ofa little more courtesy on the part of drivers toward each other and a little more consideration for the rights of others, whether pedestrians or other motorists. ! Instruction in the mechanical control | of an automobile is highly essential and mastery of the details of operation will go far toward lessening highway accidents, but before there can be any real progress made in cutting down the toll of death and injury it will be necessary for all drivers to get a clearer picture of the rights of others, | As that involves a tremendous job of-civi+ lizing, or at least humanizing some millions of drivers—a mob in which gentlemen and | hoodlums are badly mixed up—it is, we | greatly fear, too much to hope that it can | be accomplished on a scale necessary to produce the maximum of results. However, something like a start could be made if there were periodical exami- nations of drivers as well as cars. In many states inspection of cars at stated intervals is a prerequisite to the use of the highways and the car is given a certificate of. mechan- ical excellence after it is put in proper con- dition. That is necessary but it is even more necessary that the man who. drives and upon whose. skill, judgment and de- cency depend the lives of other people should show that he possesses these quali- fications to drive. The first two qualities are easier to prove than the third, but it is upon posses- sion of that that the most depends, every day last year and the list of maim- | | AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS In the early days of flying, if our mem- ory. serves us correctly, most persons in- volved in airplane accidents were killed outright. At least a very large percent- age were. It was a little surprising, there- fore, to read a recent government report which states that during the last three years only one out of seven persons involv- ed in airplane crashes was fatally hurt. More surprising still is the statement that of all those involved in air accidents, 60 percent received no injuries at all. About 15 percent were killed, 10 percent were seriously injured and 15 percent were only slightly hurt. Cayse of accidents have been studied, resulting in the conclusion that about 57 percent were due to errors by pilots, struc- tural failures in planes caused a little more than 9 percent, motor failures 17 \percent while miscellaneous and doubtful causes aggohnt:for the remainder, Von dei a atv During the three year “period covered by the report there was a total of 2,884 ac- cidents recorded, involving 9,558 persons, of whom 1,413 were killed, 947 were verely injured, 1,366 received minor juries and 5,805 were unhurt. se- in- Whirligig hears shop keepers are only waiting for the recently proposed slot ma- chine tax to insure legal recognition before they buy their own machines and keep all the profits instead of splitting them with the syndicate. In spite of the fact that the chances of winning on the machines is at least four to one against the player, Mi- ami plays this sucker game with a_ ven- geance. Once firmly established legally, the enormous profits could remain inMiami | to be split up among the small merchants instead of pouring thousands into the pock- et of some out-of-town syndicate. Costing from $80 to $150 to buy and having earning capacity of from $15 to $50 week, according to location, the machines could bear up under a heavy tax.—Miami an a News. Excessive salaries are always paid to the other fellows.—Boston Evening Tran- ript. pit THE KEY WEST CITizeN - Daily Cross-word Peake 20.2 00.00000000000000 000000900008 Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle 5. bo had Da SORE SOUS Aigaseey Soccer aDlolRie| PeNlelT 9, Comparative, eee Sao AIT CANE me AREA i. ana Hant 12, Bullies lofRIE! nae | Mater lS (TIE TRI S| PIETAIRZBAIN| ACROSS |. Fought in a combat between two 7. Cut and partial sensibility 5. Sweet biscuits . Seed covering 18. Beverage . Contemptnous name for a child 7 . Covered the inside of 22. Type of elec- tle current: abbr. . French article . Render vocal music . 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Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen first 1699—John Bartram, pst whose great American botanist, garden, near Philadelphia, _At a recessed meeting of the oe me vom el AS city council last night an ordi- ; nance calling for a bond etection | to be held in Key West on May 1) was passed on its first reading. At this election the question of the issuance of $60,000 in bonds will be submitted to the voters with the understanding the money from the sale of bonds is to be used for improvements at the municipal golf, course, now in course of construction. 1777. 1776. — Stephen Longfellow, ‘worth, born at. Gorham, Died in Portland, Maine, Aug. 3, 1849. 1823—Schuyler Colfax, of the House, 17th Vice John Curry formally announces! York City. Died at today for election to the position | Minn., Jan. 13, 1885. of clerk of the criminal court. Mr. | Curry has been supervisor of reg: | istration for the past two terms and has established a record with Va, the voters for promptness andj accuracy. { Mankato, 1829—James_ Barron ‘Southern poet, born at Norfolk, Died there, Sept. 15, 1887. 1829—George Crompton, inventor and son of an inventor, bot i wor Word has been received in Key} | turer, West that plans have been pre- in England, Died at. Worcester, pared for a small hotel to be) Mass., Dec. 29, 1886. built at Key Largo to accommo- date the mang visitors who visit | 1855——Franklin H. that place during the year. It ge anes Columbia University. .so- ppadyosed to @Get the hotel near ciologist, born at Sherman, Conn. argo, station and worl within the next week, ; 199]. ed. 865— Paul: ) Leicester 4 i United States Senator Metcalf | lay on! f Oregon artived yeste eieg steamer from Ha-! US C8Y> P. and O. ‘ na and was shown over the city |P¥ his rater, May §. 120%: 1 Key West booster. The sen- high in his praise of}! farthest south in the} d States and said the re could do nothing better than {lie schools re green in the! pecially commented nish aan and phor sapodilla trees and a on the beauty of lime trees of | which can be found in Key West. Subscribe for The Citizen. tertained the esterday by winter. on Sf cork remarke Span parts of the world, ctive ¢ the rank of major. According te information given | season out by those connected >, touri goif course there will be ready for play by tom passengers » yesterday afternoon and 60 rived this morning on the regular. | The Governor Cobb sailed s expected there w large number of golf lovers out to try that se he course. passenger list. the natio news that From north came In some cases recorded. Yesterday from tal came the Editorial comment: was a heavy fall are they at all. the same reports, freezing weather was } Thermometer registrations of were common but in Key We was 66. Yes, the warmest ¢ the United States in winter, the coolest in summer. m and | Curry aquarium an Harry Webb Farringon. “America’s Poet,” who interested in school children, termed much en-' water. was bern near. ‘noted Maine lawyer of his. day, father of the poet, Henry Wads- Maine. In- diana congressman and Speaker Presi- dent of Yhe U. S., born in New Hope, loom- manufat- Giddings, | Died at Scarsdale, N. Y., June #,| Sy For n Mashed’ wovetist and historian “of born in New York. Shot} holars of the pub- reciting many of his poems and telling in-/ , terestingly of his travels to all! He was quite during the world war and returned to. his native county. with Though spring is here and the!| upposed to be over for, s arrived on the special train from Miami! ar-| this | morning for Havana with, a large | Don’t ever! be so concerned about what oth-} ers are thinking of you. narapseie} never think about you! Yesterday afternoon a se, men brought to the tank at yeas octopus. It} jwas a fine specimen caught. by} George Camero on South Beach} and was carried from there to the! aquarium im a large tank of salt Temperature® (Highest. « Lowest ; Mean | Normal WEATHER CONDITIONS Raintan- | Yesterday’s Precipitation .0 Ins. ; Normal Precipitation 03.1 Thin record covers 24-hour per! J ending at 8 ofelock thin ex i ‘Tomorrow's Almanac ;Sun rises - ‘Sun sets Moon rises 'Moon sets ........ i ‘Tomorrow's Tides | A.M. | High we ; Low ... --10:12 | Barometer at 8 a, m. today: | Sea level, 30.08. itral this morning over Texas and! pressure is low westward to Cal fornia; while the northern field; lof high pressure, which is crested} lover Ontario, overspreads most! of sleet, and snow has occur- "| other sections the ‘Rain, 'red during the last 24 hour: ‘the middle Mis {ward over Virginia 119 | Carolina, snow from |eastward over portions of Minne-/ sota, and rain in Colorado and! 1775—Patrick Henry's sips Utah. Temperatures have mod-}speech at Richmond, Va,— jerated somewhat in the lake re-!me liberty or give me death. gion, although readings continue! below zero in northern Michigan. 1869—Eight Boston women and slightly warmer weather pre-: started movement which today is along the Gulf coast and!the Women’s Foreign Missionary throughout most of Flo . but it) Society of the Protestant Epis- tis decidedly colder this morning in! copal Church. | the Atlantic states 4 ' i and in Tennessee,, 28 degrees lower in England. Temperatures; trange fr 6 degrees below zero! jat Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., to 69! | degrees at Key West this morning | KENNEDY j Official in Charge. | orgonization a dozen ¥ a California ci ee TODAY’S WEATHER | . ° | Creomulsion may be a_ better j tion and moderate southerly winds! bast halne knowaita silences: teak thelps. No one can tell. No one ‘ul people, more and more, are The cost is a littte more than a if it fails to bring you quick re- i} in the best way known. —_(adv.) FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1934, Too Good For Your Cough? —— | jhelp than you need. It combines seven’ major helps in one—the -17,| over. north portion. j made for quick relief, for safety. Mild coughs often yield to lesser Se knows which factor will do most A moderate disturbance is cen-! goy any certain cough. So care- using Creomulsion for any cough | that starts. single help. But your druggist guarantees it, so it, costs nothing country. Niet. Coughs are danger signals. For safety’s sake, deal with them from! | @2eeecesesesos ssippi valley east-! and North! Montana ' Lowest Highest Last Night Yesterda yi eo 92 68 38 14 ' Abilene {Atlanta . Boston .... Buffalo Chicago, ... Denver . Detroit Dodge City - Duluth Eastport Galveston | Hatteras .... Helena Hpron Jacksonville . Kansas City ..... KEY. WEST .. Louisville ... | Miami Caen Minneapolis ...... 16 New York 12 Oklahoma City 36 Pittsburgh . 18 St. Louis . 26 |Salt Lake City . 42 Slt, Ste. Marie .--14 - 56 22 - Jo 28 bombarded by guns 75 miles away. 1918—Pa “fat Bertha New 9—Founding of the Fascist movement at Milan, Italy, by Mus- ' solini. girl, Margaret | Heifets, the leader of a sym- phony orchestra and also gives growers association has spent $20,-| Chopin. piano recitals in Moscow, {000,000 advertising its products,! Rmssia. : | Betevcen Smokes BENJAMIN LOPEZ | Freshens the mouth FUNERAL HOME}, .-Soothes the throat i A ten-year-old | Since its 26 - 26 26 62 3 Established 49. Years ey Key West's Oldest 30 |} +24-Hour Ambulance Service 38 Licensed Embalmer } 62 i Phone 135 Night 696-w | 76 46 26 54 Washington | DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED UNDER ! Williston a | Wytheville .. WEATHER FORECAST Key West and Vicinity: Fair! weather tonight and Saturday;! gentle, to moderate northeast east winds, f Flori: Fair tonight and Sat-| urday; somewhat colder on the northeast coast Saturday. 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