The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 31, 1934, Page 2

FACE TWO The Bev Wiesi Ciriser 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 pasa tata an 2 lh tw ci + wate talh aoa FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR ‘Member of the Ansociated 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 also the local news published here. BSCRIPTION RATES One Year . 3ix Months Three Monti One Month . Weekly -...... ADVERTISING Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, etc., 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 diseus- ston of public isswes and subjects of local or general interest but it will hot publish anonymous communi- cations, NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES FROST, LANDIS & KOHN 250 Park Ave., New York; 35 East Wacker Drive, CHICAGO; General Motors Bldg., DETROIT; Walton Bldg., ATLANTA. China is erecting a $21,000,000 arsen- al. Those Chinese will become civilized et.—Chicago Daily News. Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home for hearing what people really think of you.—Louisville Times. A Boston man was a month learning to put 126 threads through the eye of a needle. He can now put 126 threads through the eye of a needle.—The Detroit News. Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.—Psalms 90:15. The middle class is the one too smart to take patent medicines and too poor to hire a nerve specialist—Los Angeles Times. Too much of this political burying of the hatchet aims at burying it in the head ‘of the opponent.—Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. Bergdoll, the draft dodger is so anxious to get back into the country we understand he’ll waive the bonus.—Des Moines Tribune. i rape A Russian in London says that he was the man who assassinated Rasputin. Sorry, but it’s too late now to claim the reward.— Boston Transcript. They never bluffed their way out of Ma Ferguson’s jail with whittled broom handles. She pardoned them first-—The Des Moines Register. The press is finally given a break in a new Hollywood firm. It shows a repor- ter wiping his feet before entering a win- dow.—Detroit News. A»Misgouri Farmer grew a truckload of tuggips from a dime’s worth of seed. Yes, did he get his dime back ?—Louis- ville Couifigr-Journal. Gis are not so red as they are some- times painted. For instance, Mrs. John D. Rockefeller HI denies she is a Socialist — St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A Yale professor has trained an ape to act like a financier; where was the So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- mals?—The New York Sun. And if General Johnson can’t get enough complaints after asking for ’em, he ought to quit and try being an editor for a while—Dallas Morning News. The Government debt, says a Washing- ! ton commentator, has risen to the tune of | several billion dollars. And it will have to | be played by note—The Dallas Morning} News, | | | A retired engineer has donated $50,- 000 to Harvard for a census of stars up to a distance of 600 quintillion miles. He's making his money go a long way.—The Columbus Citizen. i] A Kentucky editor, fined $25 for con-| tempt of the legislature, won on an appeal to the court, as that much contempt for a legislature is scarcely more than indiffer- | ence.—The Detroit News, 0! machines, approved t commercial cris | body, and everybody will cease to take care j ern hfe. j risks; THE KEY WEST CITIZEN EXPLOITING FOLLY (Tampa Tribune) Governor Sholtz demands that the; state be ridded of slot machines played for money. No form of gambling gives the player less chance of winning, yet this laudable campaign is foredoomed to defeat in Dade county. Break up every machine that is illegal and the flow of coins into the is pockets of slot machines will continue, al- most imperceptibly diminished. Vending | by the courts al- though they give the worst bargain im- |: j aginable in merchandising, make the un- |: lawful type of device unnecessary. If this condition becomes general, and 12 we suspect that it is now common to most | F Florida cities, the spirit of our gambling | law must die, leaving only lifeless words. Gambling now takes from our people |,; enough to retire the bonded debts they re- gard as so hopelessly oppressive. What will it take once it becomes apparent that | circumvention of the gambling law is easy? | Our various governments then may be expected to turn, under the compelling | force of man’s folly, to the easiest way to collect taxes. The state may install “vend- ing machines” giving confections worth a fraction of a cent in return for a nickel and j luring customers by hope of winning a jackpot of tokens averaging a 20-cent Sa id turn out of every dollar invested. Or we may turn, as other governments have, to! lotteries now forbidden by our » Constitu- tion. There is the example of our federal | government taking a heavy slice of the winnings returned to its citizens in foreign lotteries, although it regards the game as so reprehensible that it cannot be aimee tised in the mails. The public conscience | [& has been trained to do some _ weird tricks | under the lash of money hunger. | Some may doubt that a government} stooping to such practices to gain support | — rae ae is worth perpetuating, yet we get just about as good a government as we deserve. It is a reflection of the character of the; governed. The only sure way out seems} through educational effort to raise the! | Happenings Here quality of our citizenship. And a good be- | Ago Today As ginning is offered in the case of this Codie es ubiquitous little pest that exploits our folly, the slot machine. | ACROSS 2: ery dlack 5 Sunken fenee . Prima donna 42. Narrow road 13. Aeriform u 14. Roman road 115. Pace 16. Biblical nigh priest . Tos greater “gree i | | | } | ni 2. Medicinal want Wing 5. Pleasure ex- eursion Supper . Confederate general . Intoterent Rafael Alfonso, erine streets, last night by PANICS AND THEIR REACTIONS About 50 years ago, Arthur T. Hadley, who later became president of Yale, wrote Avecing conducted what is almost prophetic for the present time. A significant statement, which had no bearing on the economic condition, since the dole did not exist then, is the ominous warning that if the idea ever takes root that it is the duty of the government to} take care of everybody, the consequence will be that everybody will cease to take care of himself. He wrote the following after the of 1884: ! Those interested bond election and ing to work on the requested to be ii | [chamber will coop | who are intereste panic | portant matters. Joseph G. Mart “A time of active speculation is almost |tne Key West Band, day at the luncheon of the change Club to explain the mov | ment that has been started to se- always followed by a more or less severe | reaction. It is this reaction which con- | stitutes a commercial crisis. This alterna-| cure funds to res tion between unhealthy activity and de- | concerts. pression, this ebb and flow ofthe industriar+ hays concerts thr life, constitutes one of the Host 3 uk a aa problems with which ‘tHe “pdlitical tec! a mist has to deal. ~ The morat evils’of the [sible to assist. period of specu ion, and the material | evils of the crisis are alike fraught with | dan-rer to the community. \Pre “Legislation is of little avail against ‘ast these evils. The causes which produce them lie beyond the sphere of effective state interference. Legislation against is is about as effective a: legislation against chills and fever. You may provide good sewage by public au- thority; but it rests with the individuals whether they will bring themselves into |, , proper connection with the system. If you legislate too much, you may weaken individual responsibility as to do more— Dr. P. W. Sink terian chur He pet of a diseo < school Sunday being made r the ere > congregation. toda: A harm than good. “Once let the go forth that it is the duty of the state to take care of eve idea Residents, eral weeks tinre to hotel of himself. “There is another difficulty with such attempts to limit speculation by law—the impossibility of separating the bad from the good. Speculation is a necessity of mod- Modern business involves large | some one must take them. The im- portant thing is that the risks should be taken by men of judgment to stand the pos- ' sible strains; and that men who lack the judgment and the property should not take the risks.” Editorial comm ashing on Diseussing the several residents terday to remark their conducted a grocery store corner of Whitehead committed shooting himself; with a .38 calibre revolver. Il!-' |ness is said to have been the cause. The deceased is weii known here, porarily in charge ction of an edifice or Troxillo, nS. propositions Reverse end of a hammer Te Zane mee i Ban a “ar aa7 a EEE EERE KEY WEST IN ‘DAYS GONE BY Anniversaries 2 City in Maine a ii Peeve Just 10 Years Taken From The Citizen aged 8, and Cath- a grocery busi- ness gn Front street. 1 in the matters perta suicide) city | who ; at the’ { ' e golf course are in the rooms of the chamber of commerce 8 o’clock jthis evening, where these subjects, will be thoroughly discussed. The erate with those din these im- ucci, Ex- ume the band It is the intention to oughout the en- the idea and caigé they would do @hatever pés- s, who is tem- of the ch of Key West, fiftieth milestone in his career in the min- will make this fact the arse at the Har- Efforts funds for to cure of the ompany, seven s. 7 merican Shoal cat have and ess were the out < prima ent While the politicians are flinging their ban. ners to the breege. most of j people are satisfied just to hang the the clothes line. realty situation were heard yes that Key West; director of | @ appeared to-} | Members of the club | { paleonje; Wars, | First | t miles ¢ SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1934, TODAY’S WEATHER WEATHER CONDITIONS Pressure is relatively low this 74 morning over eastern North Caro- 74 ‘lina and in the Lake region, and a re covers the ates while pe . Measure of superficial extent |. Greek letter Sailor | Yesterday’s Precipitation rmal Precipitation _.. | ephis record cover 34-nowe | ending at 8 ofelock Vhin rerwing. i Tomerrow’s Almanac i Sun. rises 6:19 a. m. i Sun sets . 6:43 p.m. {Moon rises - whee mm }Moon sets i ‘Tomorrow's \ High Low . 3:57 Barometer xt 8 a. m. today: Sea level, 30.08, 23. Broker's fee 25. Articie ex- pressin, views newspaper . River in South Africa Other Arre’ and upper the i a high ipre re area is crested over the, :North Atlantic States, sure is moderately high south-; puffy is cast as a " westward! into Texas. Rain has! guy, ,oecurred luring the last 24 hours With a gal in each port, "| from the upper Ohio Valley and; patch on one eye. | Middle Atlantic States southward The manuscript calls for a P.M. | along the Atlantic coast to south-! — breaking fight, 11:31! eastern Florida, being heavy in! ‘Twixt Puffy and 4:49/ eastern North Carolina, and there! THAT be a sight! were also rains in the lower Mis-; souri Valley, portions of the cen. jtral Plains States, and far Nort -~ ‘west. Temperatures have fallen) CUMMINGS, Kan. — Applying from the lower Missouri valley! for a license to wed Miss Ethel yuthward into central Texas. in' Hall of this city, Earl Garrish gave jsouthern Florida, and the Pa: the license ¢ 200 penni coast states; while warmer we See oe ‘ther prevails throughout most BENJAMIN LOPEZ !the Rocky mountain states, FUNERAL HOME lake region, and Ohio valley. Established 49 Years temperatures continue high Key West's Oldest iterday over the southwest. :? 24-Hour Ambulance Service G. 8. KENNEDY, |! Licensed Embalmer Official in Charge.|| Phone 135 Night 696-W | and pres-! thin plates tough sailor or layers . Overhanging shelters or and a shades Notion |. Laceration . Support for furnitare West Indian bene- . Vetchlike plant . Part of a loom DOWN Heroine of “Lohengrin™ Beery—will sorcery Female saint: abbr. The Emeraléd ws isle mmets 7 High mountain Enemy PAYS IN PENNIES i Cnited Planet owe Lowest Highest Last Night Yesterday | 42 66 50 66 34 42 30 46 36 50 40 62 32 40 32 44 20 24 28 36 60 70 52 58 40 44 14 32 28 Az 69 78. 72 80 32 70 60 68 70 60 72 68 30 60 60 42 62 old And not Dessert Roguixh | Abitene Atlanta Boston .. Buffalo Chicago Denver Detroit | Dodge City Duluth Eastport Galveston Hatteras {Helena .. Huron a Kansas City KEY WEST | Little’ Rock {Miami . Minneapo! Nashville ~ New York - | Pensacola Pittsburgh Roseburg 1S, Louis: ....:.... Salt Lake City .. Slt. Ste. Marie Seattle .. | Washington | Williston Wytheville Continent of | the} Day| yes- H ! Herc * CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST as at the close of business March 5, 1934, Comptroller's Call RESOURCES Loans and Investments Overdrafts Banking | House, Furniture and Fixtures Bonds of States and Pos- ns of the United $164,370.68 "Public Utility, and Other tat Municipal, Railroad Bonds ¢ Demand I change Collateral Stock Federal Reserve Bank = United States ment Securit Cash and due crom Banks" 84,561.20 40 90,442.00 WEATHER FORECAST 6,000.00 (Till 8 p. m, Sunday) Key West and Vicinity: tonight and Sunday; gentle moderate winds, mostly north or northeast. ‘ Florida: Fair tonight and Sun-} day. Jacksonville to Florida Straits: Gentle to moderate winds mostly’ north or northeast and partly; overcast weather tonight and Sun-| day. j East Gulf: Gentle to moderate winds, mestly northerly, Fair! ee) LIABILITIES 596—Rene Descartes, ich philosopher, bern. 11, 1650. famed Died $ 100,000.00 59,615.11 Capital Surplus and Undivided Profits Circulation Deposits —Joseph Haydn, Austrian vr of music, born, Died May 31, 1809. 1809-—Edward Fitzgerald, Eng- lish poet-translator, born. Died June 14, 1883. MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM MEMBER OF THE TEMPORARY INSURANCE FUND OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION U. S. GOVERNMENT DEPOSITARY SITIITIITTEESTAOO IITA TTI SOOM, "4 SPECIAL PAINT OFFERING GET YOURS NOW!! THIS OFFER IS GOOD UNTIL PRESENT STOCK IS SOLD OUT x $2.10 5d5€ Per saw TT $1.50 50c 1811—Robert W. German chemist, born. 16, 1899. FE, Bunsen, Died Aug. 183. John La Farge, among the greatest of Ameri artists and workers in stained glass, born in New York City. Died Nov. 14, 1910. 1844——Andre versatile Scottish Died July famed born, Lang. writer, KITCHEN ENAMEL, WHITE, Per Gallon, Regular Price $3.30; SPECIAL PRICE Per Quart, Regular Price 95c; SPECIAL PRICE Today In History SOCHOSSSSSS HARSH AEEEEERE 1492 — Edict of expulsion against Jews by Spain’s Ferdinand and Isabella. 1814—Allies take Paris in ‘Na-] PORCH AND DECK PAINT, GRAY ”“Pricé $2.60; SPECIAL PRICE Per Quart, Regular price 80c; SPECIAL PRICE Commodore Perry makes Trdaty with Japan. 1854 “Open Door” be to The Sub: tizen. & Taussig.) ae (Manufactured by Monroe, Ledderer a water system, sewage sys- tem and a road to the mainland, but what is most needed is new capital. But the practice of “jacking up” prices, as written about in The Citizen yesterday, is a poor way indeed to induce new capital to be invested. THE ABOVE ARTICLES ARE STRICTLY GOOD QUALITY ENAMELS AND PAINTS THAT WE ARE MAKING A REAL SACRIFICE ON. WE RECOMMEND THEIR PURCHASE BY THOSE WHO WANT A FIRST CLASS BARGAIN. A binder has been put up for purchase of one of the finest of land on Key Largo contains a large orange Papers are being prepar- the consummation of the The following small can paints and enamels are also being offered at special prices: ca, fi deal. HOUSEHOLD Ivory, Light Dark Green Pinta, Regular 25c Quarts, Regular 4 — Colors: Pea Green, PAINT Gray, FOUR HOUR ENAMEL—Colors: White, Ivory, Lettuce Green and Jade Green: No. 1 Cans, Regular 19¢, special 5¢ Ne. 3 Cans, Regular 30c, special 20¢ weighing eleven pounds and Mrs. Henry Sanday, im their resi- ¢ 213 Dunean street. She wilt be named Eloise Lacifte. rl orm to Mr. 15¢ 3c special ; special YOU SHOULD VISIT OUR STORE AND LOOK OVER THE MANY ARTICLES WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON. South Florida Contracting & Engineering Co. se NI ae, m Wells an- e birth Sunday of a boy, home, No. 6 Hunt's Vil- » will be named Everett historie structares in Coba are to be sent to Key West to be placed in the of San Carlos Opera House. se relies of bygone days are to in a short time, it is said. © accompanied by sever- ent men from Havana. WI III OSD a EMT a ES. TIPTIVIVISITISIOITS IIOP ILD Ee qsansrrererssrrcretereee. PZ Zz mene. a SITIIITIIOIIIISIIIIIIDIIIDO DH