The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 8, 1934, Page 2

drink, had seen the power of the saloon appear in politics, degrading city and state control.the sale of ior. ‘ The eighteenth amendment was re- p « by this same thinking public when if bécame ‘apparent that the evils existing before were magnified, rather than les- "and million-dollar bootleggers became as / politically powerful as their legal pre- decessors had in the old days. Today the American people want tem- perance. They want the liquor traffic to ! general anonymous communi. be adequately controlled. They will not again countenance any illicit alliance be- & tween government and liquor interests. We 2 are passing through an experimental : | period—and if present jaws are in- 3. Free Port. adequate, other and harsher measures will 4.» Hotels and Apartments be brought into play. s 5. Bathing Pavilion. To promote | temperanee—which 6. Aquarium. means the elimination of drunkenness and : : 7. Airports—Land and Sea. license—is the duty of every citizen. It is 3. Consolidetion of County and City likewise the duty of those who make and Governments. sell liqnor—in addition, it is simply good business so far as they are concerned. The JETER AEDES VISES i LYRE TS American people are not fanatical either . THE KEY WEST CITIZEN for or against liquor per se. They are in- 4 pier Sees terested in eliminating abuses of the pres- : - ® ent as well as of the past, and they intend a i oe meting bag + to succeed. z eee ie age KEY WEST AND THE OVERSEAS BRIDGES ; (Miami Friday Night) > t a “ About two years ago public-spirited citizens 5 of Monroe county began to devote their time, labor and energies in an endeavor to secure funds with which to construct an overseas highway to Key ya mmaeny Sonm nae ee ethent-iekts, Aes O88 TT Ne a. corporation was formed and the govern- 1 Spinions; print ‘only news that will elevate ment was asked for a loan to build the bridges oF aap net cepemteneen fee ender si iver ome: from Matacumbe south. promice with: peiesinte. Monroe county, it must be remembered, had . bonds outstanding of several million dollars. The Those Dean brothers have winning| money from these bonds had gone into the high- Cards up their sleeves. ways that traverse the keys in that county. Neither Key West nor the county were able financially to 3 Vaudeville is only 100 years old, but undertake the constraction of a highway that would open up America’s greatest fishing grounds and would also prove to be one of the United States’ greatest tourist attractions. These public-spirited citizens pleaded the cause throughout Florida and in Washington. They Submitted estimates of cost and revised estimates, most of the jokes seem more ancient. Clothes make the man and reveal how “the woman is made. Perhaps “there’s no fool like an old <i it tl i sii i dn’! =fool” beeause he has been at it longer. but the big boys in the capitol eouldn’t hear. a ai eee The men who devoted their time and labor and ~ am = their money to this cause recently resigned. The j = _ #olitical fences should ‘have cushions)... tor the resignation was simple. ‘They be- I on bet so-as to he comfortably straddicd.| |. 724 that the:government, through the FERA, z Pies Gs Bi Aas might be able to build the overseas bridge. They ; - The plastic surgeon is most accom-| figured that Director Stone should have a free modating; always willing to give anyone} pang to take the matter up with Washington ofti- a lift. {esais, Sncd they dida’t Gant to’ pat anything in the | way of a development that would mean so much, Before criticizing modern women’s] not alone to Key West and Monroe county, but to ares take a look through the old family | Fiorida and the rest of the United States, galbum. m3 | tates There is no political significance to the over- seas highway bridges. 2s child born in Spain is said to have {| mean thata geeatRew Afea would be open to | “five arms. Wheake equipment for a hiteh-| tourists. Tha resort ah@ commercial fishing Phikert” camps would flourish andthe citrus fruits for | + hae: which the keys are famous could be grown on land ; that is now hard to reach. Florida as a whole hasn’t given much help ¥, Writing poetry requires imagination, Zineluding imagining that people will read _the stuff. ! to the project. Our large cities and counties and sections seem too much interested in their own propositions. it may be that the as well as individuals, - A recent show advertised a chorus of ~,70, but some of them didn’t look to be a/ *day over 65. “ In other words, other cities, are too self- | contained to lend a helping hand to something that will help them all. ~ When a villain is thrown from a tenth It is said that Director Stone is interested in | Sip, SOE >. story window in the movies, it’s unfor- | the construction of the highway. He has, through | “tunately a dummy. | personal observation, viewed both the merits and | P j the demerits of the proposition. He knows that | = Politicians must be acrobats, able to| the present system of transportation, both rail, | | water, and by highway and ferry. is an inadequate | stem. He knows that motorists have to travel ; nearly eight hours when they drive and go by ferry, a trip that could be made‘in four hours with Orie with a Ph. | the-bridges. He knows that industry in Key West | straddle a fence and keep an ear to th ground at the same time. Marine Corps recruits must now have | “a high school education. - © D. has-a fair chanee of becoming a cor-/ = poral. ! i j 5 E One newspaperman in Florida must! not have felt the depression. The post- | _mastership at Madison, Florida, was of-| “fered him, but he declined the honor. | ernment should build the bridges, not as a means ~ Then, too, perhaps he wanted to continue | of employment or as a gift to the people, but the enjoyment of the “glorious privilege of . rather as a solid investment that will pay for itsert | se being independent.” { many times over. is practically dead, that as a naval base it is prac- ' tically deserted. Therefore, if the quaint and his- torical eity is to be given a chance to revive itself, | it must have something else than weed choppers or | vacant lot cleaners. And somehow, it appears to us that the gov- | decision of those in Key West most } some Pbheir construction would | 2" jover 200 p: Ww BOVE are illustrated two of the three methods used by the Ford Motor Company for delivering its products to dealers. Photo shows two of the new Ford V-8 tractor trucks with enclosed weath- erproof trailers at the Alexandria, Va., Ford branch loading new Ford V-8 cars which had been transported from the Ford branch assembly plant at Norfolk, Va, by the Ford freighter Lake Osweya. The new- type trailers, -vhich are rapidly being adopted as standard equip- ment by contractors making local KEY WEST IN ay In History Today’ 8 ' Birthdays ins eines angiomas fduw~eoese his own hai 1820—Died-—By Ago "Teles As Taken From © s activity in the revolution of The Files Of The Cinzen ie the Island of St. Domingo led him ; from overseer to king. Clear skies and carnival spirit mark the opening day of Key West’s great event. the San Car-! los International Celebration. Crowds ere arriving by steamer and train. Today’s chief event of { interest is the crowning of Miss} oy Eliza Sanchez as queen and the} pears off Nantucket, coronation of Rafael Martin Ybor as king the carnival. These ceremoni will take place 8 o’clock this evening at the army barracks. It will be one of the most impressive events of the} International Celebration. Follow- ing the coronation a ball will be; } held in the Cuban club house} sede which is brilliantly decorated and! The Smithsonian Institution, at presents a beautiful appearance. | Washington. D. C., has on exhibi- tion a collection of more than 2.- 1000 primitive musica! instruments. 1871—Great Chicago fire start- {ed on a Sunday evening about 8:45 o'clock. 1916—German submarine Mass. ap- transcontinental air race, won by Lieuts. Maynard and Pearson, began. of 1930—U. S. Navy reduced order of the Secretary of avy. by the The chamber of commerce and; other civic organizations believe} that it is not only to the benefit; of Key West but also to the cigar- makers themselves to permit the! striking workmen from Tampa, j who are now in Key West. to se- cure employment here. Whenever there has been a strike in Key West, cigarmakers who went to Tampa were given employment} and it is only right and just that {railroad station grounds. It is ex- | pected the work will be complet- jed tomorrow. Mary Catherine, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Wil- !liam Walther, was buried yester- day evening at 5 o’clock from the home of the grandmother, Mrs. 3 at White and Sem finary s the same treatment be accorded ; Tampa eigarmakers who are ini statement of the Ownership, Mav ithe same plight. Give the cigar-| Cireulation, Ete. Re- : of Congress of makers who are among the strik-j ‘The Key Went! ing hundre: from Tampa work! Daily at Key) = 7 : ete! |. 1934.” in Key West when possible is the —= deeply interes Autumn is! to me 4% melancholy those kids who have been unable to let the back yard gardens: alone, may hav» melancholic nights. of William L. phens, repre-/ Séction 411. senting the Fox Film cérporation, ! city this morning! .,' of the prine 2 Carlos celet will be title the city where ;! “Key West, Fla. Artman, there never nd homes as never have ch a — owner is: The Citt- L. J. Worrell, the G.}% Sete eer Spaulding comy here in the bondl ypany and will staging the athletir ! swith Captain Jack Maher, inisrest Aus his ca otal amoun or other securl- ration. Mr. Wor rell broueht with him the beauti ful trophies to be presented t» the winners in the contes Strengthened with “Paddy” ‘onal third sack ‘ked team of p Ke afternoon at the y will have sev- who have worked ir era! players fast company. morning train arrive. s who will en the fe which Key} t has to during the week. The train arriving last night brought a large number of! * passengers. The or other — se stated by him. the average number each issue of this pub- John Barrymore. famous stage: fend screen actor, with a party of | friends. are in the harbor on a ! fine houseboat and expect to spend several weeks. . to paid sub- during the six months pr the date shown above A force of men are now at | work applying a coat of oil to the! surface of the road leading to the javes against the Frénch on} ot} ‘ibuted, through | PIPPI PO PLL LLL xeeen distribution of new Ford V-8 cars, are built of dowmetal, an unusually + by rail, but the company also uses | ee lake and ocean freighters as well ee as trucks for new car deliveries. . a -—- eos - -_——— a yea vw |. ley of Ohio, born in Cleveland, sa] Colonel noted ‘air ace, born at Columbus, | Ohio, Coleman L. Blease, South Carolina governor and U. Senator, born in Newberry Co. light magnesium alloy. The greater | part of Ford deliveries are made Winds Partiy Cleedy ao. 3 { winds. Senator Robert J. 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