The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 5, 1934, Page 2

PAGE TWO _ be Key Wiest Citizen "=" Published Daily Rxcept Bunda’ By S THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. L. PB. ARTMAN, President. From ‘The Citizen Bullding Corner Greene and Ann Streets *-Ohly Daily Newspaper In Key West and Monroe County. <== “niered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Ausociated Press she Associated Prews i» exclusively entitled to ase for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also. the local news published here. ~ SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISING: RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE an Magee poticon, cards of = 09g emt od g fespect, obitudry notices, etc., w! e charg: or the fat of 10 conte a line. va Notices for entertainments by churches trom which ®@ revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. ‘The Citizen is an opeh forum and invites diseus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general Interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES ¥ FROST, LANDIS & KOHN 260 Park Ave, New York; 35 East Wacker Drive, CHICAGO; General Motors Bldg., DETROIT; Walton Bldg, ATLANTA ~ ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN _4.° Water and Stwerage. may ee to pre Road to. Main nd. i 3. Free Port. ‘ 4. Hotela.and Apartments 5. Bathing Pavilion. 6, Aquarium. © 7. Airports—Land and Sea. §& Consolidation of County and City Governments. “SIDELIGHTS By MARCY 8. DARNALL, Former Editor of The Key West Citizen A columnist tells of a friend who has found in Kansas the ideal location for a great university; desctibed as “the finest place in the world for a natural stadium.” He adds: “If I can:raise the money to hire @ coach, we'll be’all set.” Pennant Farmer is a tenant’ farmer near Montgomery, Ala., anda happy one at that. After serving three years of a 10- year sentence for murder, he was paroled 481929, since which time he has lived the life of a good citizen and industrious farmer, according to the testimony of his ‘friends and neighbors. In consideration of his-excellent record while on parole, Gov- -#rnor Miller has granted him a full pardon. _ Wiley Post, one-eyed Oklahoma avia- tor, who flew around the world alone in 7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes, has been awarded the gold medal of. the. Inter- national Aeronautic Federation for the greatest air exploit of 1988. The honor is richly deserved; in fact, his feat was un- doubtedly the most remarkable ever per- formed by a lone flyer in the -history of aviation, and ‘his’ ¥ecord is likely to stand good Many years come” oumel-iving.costs.undepthe New Deal have risen between 10,and.12 per cent, accord- ing to the recent test ony of Secretary of Labor Perkins, with clothing up 21. per cent and food up 16 per cent, She also said the wage level had remained almost stationary, while rents: were slightly lower. The American Federation of Labor esti- mates that there are still about 10,000,000 unemployed in the United States. 45 - Cheaper cigarettes are promised in ease the Vinson bill, reducing the Federal _ tencies ACID TEST FOR NRA | There has been a heated but nevers| theless healthy. discussion of the National | Recovery Administration since the pub- lication of the Darrow report. As the NRA was founded on new and untried economic theories it is not surpris- | ing that there have heen many _inconsis- | in its operation. In Theodore Roosevelt’s time there were slogans about “trust busting.” Today the Sherman anti- trust law is in moth balls: Ifthe NRA withstands the acid test to which it is he- ing subjected it will be modified. The Darrow report is constructive and its criticisms point out remedies to strengthen the NRA} program. General Johnson has exploded and shown his tem- per, as usual. General Counsel Donald Richberg has issued intemperate _state- ments against the authors of the Darrow report. | Evidently there is too much truth ia the charge that some of the Johnson organ- ization think “they own the NRA.” i Washington expects there will be re-; organization of the NRA this summer, and that the changes will serve to correct many defects that exist in the set-up. There is nothing to be disturbed about in the present turmoil. * THE TAXPAYERS PAY. Communities which are considering “adventures” in the municipal ur and} power business might find factseedncern- | ing the Seattle, Wash., power plant of in- | terest: | According to a bulletin issued by the | Associated Industries of Oklahoma, the plant, which is tax-free, did a $5,000 busi- | ness in 1932—and netted only $87,000. It has a bonded indebtedness now of $32,- 700,000, and at the present rate of income | will require 368 years to become debt free. | About twenty per cent of the plant’s total income must be dug up annually by Seattle taxpayers, paying, from their city general fund, around $1,000,000 for street and publie building lighting and similar municipal uses. The plant cost $54,033,000—and, ac- cording to engineering estimates, couldn’t be sold today for 20 per cent of that. The city issued. $42,339,000 in bonds against the property—and has been able to re- deem only $10,186,000 of them in thirty years. There’s nothing unusual about. this story, says the Industrial News Review. Hundreds of such enterprises, some smaller and some larger, have had a similar experi- ence. And that’s the reason. why, in the face of strong political pressure in favor of municipal ownership, scores of towns have recently defeated proposals to go into the power business, SELF-CONTROL FOR SMALL BUSINESS There is an all-round sigh of relief since the government modified its NRA policy with regard to the small and_ in- dividualistie service industries. It has be- come clear that the government cannot regulate all industry. The code system is not so well adapted to small and varied interests as to large and simple ones» Per- sonal service groups like the barbers, dry- cleaners, shoe repairers, garage operators and billiard parlors would better ad- minister their own codes, if they want them, than clutter up the federal ad- ministration. This restoration of full self- government to such trade groups should be beneficial. Cut-throat competition is no more de- sirable now than it ever was. If main-| tenance of fair prices, hours, and pay, avoidance of child labor, and other re- forms, are good for big industry and im- personal service, they are presumably good tax 40 per cent, becomes a law, it being un-! for little industry and personal service. But derstood that leading manufacturers have | their supervision in the latter case belongs _agreed to pass all the tax saving on to the consumer. At present each package of 20 _figarettes pays six cents tax to the govern- ment, while additional state taxes are levied in many states. In Alabama, for example, the state tax is three cents on each package, making a total of nine cents tax on every 20 cigarettes sold. America’s first woman airplane pilot, Blanche S. Seott, who was also the first woman to drive an automobile across the United States, is still among the living, al- though she had at least one close call. In one of her early flights she crashed, break- ing 28 bones. She now follows the less hazardous vocation of a writer at her home in Rochester, N. Y. more properly to the individuals and_ in- terests concerned. They can deal. with petty infractions beneath the dignity of the | United States government té meddle with. | The restoration of atitonomy to seven |the city does the work and charges | of these trade groups sets a good precedent {the costs on the tax bills. A well and starts a useful experiment. We shall} how well this modified, purely voluntary form of NRA will work, j see Frank Reed of Cincinnati now prob- ably wishes he had left well enough alone. When his term as purchasing agent was about to expire he persuaded the county commissioners to make it a civil service job, hoping thereby to hold the place in- definitely. But when the examination was held he failed to pass. j members oe sevcenseneseereseesesemere | Daily Cross-word Puzzle a6 eoevecccoves Sepece across . Tao r Most mipotrant harvest of India . Diltseed . Measure Firea . Oh account? abbr. Bette oy . Division of a ‘nla 8. 32. Hahy carriage: collog. Swinzing arrier 3. Chum 14, Division of a highway 15. Peruvian chieftain te Biilerormn cneourage . Bea birds 20. Sar Daek rubber 28. Pertaining to the capital of anc! . Anger sa, Long, heavy sword of the Middle Ages . Nuinber . Sea eagle . Bears wit reece on River Island IAIMIOIR] 33. Hea ’ nt teft <, particle at a -mealt archaic . mreuneniad 21. Princely lace halo a Bretise sod * family upervises @ 21. Bring. Into Lag 34. Prayer of @ certain mu. aica} instru- men %. Tey HA Mabsachusetts jent pubiies tion : Passareway LOW Entrance between 2 Sour seats . Stitches Support . Genus o the }. Walked . Domestic row! 50, Negative phiiosupher . Artistic sym- bol of the faithful dead . Copy 6. Father or custom $3. Bylabie us in musia’ refraii 4 64, Kind of bird cal Arboreal amphibian with east. Jai iand jtion, KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Prof. Ransom A. Moore, Univ. ,of Wisconsin agronomist, born at Happenings Here Just 10 Years! 7 4 "Age Today Ae T ‘ffm Kewaunee, Wis., 73 years ago. The Files OF The Citizen Today's Birthdays Coesdsosssraesrnessanncce Annual-graduation exercises of |Us 5+ Ay retired, born iny Vir- Senior Class Monroe High School '#!i@, 68 years ago. will be held in the auditorium of the institution’ 8:30 o'clock tomor- row night. Elaborate decorations in green and white have been made. The Salutatory will be giv- en by Mary Falk. Valedictory by Charlotte Lunn. The program in} its entirety presents a varied PYO>| English political economist} ee a will be enjoyed by all writer, born 51 years ago. § ae BAsee ube sSouskesssenston The Senior Class of Monroe © County High School appears in Today Ss Horoscope photograph on the front page of| S°°eeeseeren~seccseseces this issue of The Citizen, Class! are Allan Hampton, George Cook, Stokes Filer, Emil) Russell, Clinton Wilson, Allan | wily nature, not apt to be over- Cleare, Stanton Cooper, Norman|conscientious in the way wealth is Carey, Eldon Brisson, Ramon Al-/ obtained. He is liable to over- bury, Ruby Johnson, ‘Thelma | rate his own powers, and thereby Knowles, Mirta Lacedonia, Florel/may fall into a lot of trouble, al- Carey, Vivian Saunders, Eloise most before he is aware of any Lowe, Alberta Russell, Charlotte|change of condition. Lunn, Mary Falk, Ella Richards, } Bthlynd Sawyer. Edna Perez,| Catherine Pease, Dora Cale, Eliza- ; — beth Eakins, Mary- Collins, Neva;and Hall. graduate from Georgia School of ise some time next week. ‘At thé’ cofhpletion of the present ‘ epy.| term Joseph was presented with commissioners held last night sey: told a ig on OO Sag eral matters of interest were. dis-' "0" A posed of, with the regular bills) Rition of his having attained sec- being ordered paid subject to the ond highest average in the class. approval of the several eeeuuilt} eae tees. One of the important. mat-! Further developments in the ters coming before the mecting!matter of constructing a hotel at was awarding contracts for theiFleming and Duval streets are ex- bridges and the roads which are! pected within the next few days to be constructed from the funds as Carl Aubuchon and Harry derived from the recent bond is- Gwynn wete arrivals this morning sue. The road question was thor- over the East Coast from Mia: oughly discussed besides other’ Mr. Aubuchon has been away fro: matters coming before the meet- the city for several weeks perfect. ing. After the road question was'ing plans for the hotel and wor! dispozed of the meeting was order-! will start, it is expected, in a short ed adjourned. time. j last Austin C. Lescarhoura of New York, scientific magazine editor and author, born in New York, 43 ‘years ago. Hie John Maynard Keynes, noted | ~~ Ld The person born on this.day will probably have an excess of cau- tion and self-regard, but with a Veitettaiéaitltlidéd Subscribe for The Citizen. oe ve At the meeting of the county tric} Editorial comment: Owners of vacant lots in many cities allow the lots to become overgrown with weeds constituting an unsightly spot. Many commanities require! the owners to keep their property| clear of weeds. If this is. not done) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Watkins announce the engagement of their daughter, Barbara, to ©. W. White, son of Mr. and Mrs, W..H. White, of this city. a an i Captain of Night. Police _ Ivan Elwood and City Jailer Temuel Baker, were fined $10 ench in po- lice court yesterday afternoon, on ia eharge of fighting im the street. !The officers had an altercation Leaving this morning was the About the election which resulted 1. 8. S. Cleveland which had been |in @ fistie encounter. in port for several days during: which time officers and men spent. The Second Grada Pupils of the much time in Key West on lber- Convent of Mary Immaculate gave ty. The men of the Cleveland a physical culture exhibitiog in the were quiét and gentlemanly and | recreation hall last evening which their conduct called for much’ was thoroughly enjoyed bya large favorable comment. {number of relatives and fiends, ao In connection with the exjbition Information has been received there was an entertaining program from David Kirehik, son of Mr.'of song: and musical numbers, trimmed vacant lot advertises it- self and is an inducement to some homeseeker to invest. i (OL en hhh hhh dh hadide didhededakbide Yesterday's Precipitation T. Ins, |in southern. states. Normal Precipitation. -... j anuing at B'ceieee ate merchogs Barometer at 8 a. m., today: Sea level, 29.07, ° Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday Florida: Partly cloudy tonight; Wednesday local thundershowers, showers. |Gentle winds, mostly southeast [night and Wednesday with an oc- casional shower. East Gulf: Moderate east or southeast winds over south por- Pressure is low from the upper Mississippi Valley southward over Texas, with a dis- turbanee over Minnesota, Duluth, 29.70 inches, and ¢ontinués. tmod- erately high off the South Atlan- i Major General Henry Jervey,{|tie coast, Hatteras, Nv.C. inches. Showers and thunder- storms have occurred during the middle Mississippi valleys, andin portions of: | Fia., ———Abe and hak TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1934.” re 5 \"Poday In H TODAY’S: WEATHER "S0[ eaten; while. chawbere. Gmegse( -82;have been unimportant, and read+ 1851—“Uncle Tom's Rainfall® -11 Ins, G. S, KENNEDY, Ofticjal.in Charge. ——~pesianieadhnaae, Te Almanac Coccccccdedsrsdoddooboas 5:86 a. m. Today’s 7:15 p. m. —te iversaries 2:67 -p. m.| 1 BOOOVTESsOoesoasescocsos P.M.{ 1723—Adam Smith, Scottish}préme Court. 6:06 | political. economist, born. _ Died 21:08 / July 17, 1790. | ps torit. 1916—British cruiser eek by mine. draft law. | 1762 — Bushrod Washington, WEATHER FORECAST !nephe f George’ iduntice = the U. sphere ae Canadian financier, iCourt, born in Westmoreland Co.,| Nov. 29, 1921. Va. Died in Philadelphia, Nov. 26, 1829. | ee lose, Prbeureatent 73 arte La. Died Feb. 14, 1914. taty of the Interior, born at Shore- ham, Vt. Died’ at: Mount Vernon, Ohio, “Get. 29, 1890. = born, Till 8 p. m., Wednesday 1823—George’ T. Angell, Bos- local thundershowers; gentle to moderate winds, mostly south-}}! 1826—Jabex L. M. Curry, Ala- bama Confederate president dor, author, born in Lincoln Co., Ga. . Died at Ashville, N. 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