The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 5, 1936, Page 2

Daily Except Sunday By { PUBLISHING CO., INC. ‘, Pre Business Manager From Th itizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets se Gnly Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. tered at Key West, Florida, as secon’ class matter . Member of the Associated Press “Phe Associated Press is exclusiyely entitled to use or not otherwise credited iin this paper and also les if rept blication of ail news dispatches credited to i local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ne-Year _.... Bix Months Three Months Ine Month —<Weekly ADVERTISING RATES ~~~ Ma@e 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 2 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. Soe IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- land. { Free Port. Hotels and Aparcments, Bathing Pavilion, Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Man wants but little here below, pro- vided his neighbor has less. The most prom gubernatcvial candidates do the least prom.sing. Necessity is the mother of invention | —and what the politician can invent in the heat of a campaign. Speaking of misnomers, it should ' e the Flibberty League.—Tampa_ Tri une. You are right, that would be a misnomer. The only safe way to make a predic- tion is after the‘tiing has happened,—-Ex- change. But then it won't be a prediction anymore; so the advice on this:score is to keep one’s buccal cavity closed. Tampa ministers have declared open war on gambling, which will probably seek a little more covrer.—Lakeland Ledger. Key West ministers also could make a declaration of war on gambling, (if they it ! tractive young woman, ! the’ he will emulate his distant predeces- “DEFEND ME FROM MY FRIENDS...” B. F. Paty, making the second speech of his campaign for the governorship of Florida here in Key West last night, pre- faced his remarks with the statement that none of the local lawyers whom he ap- proached had the temerity to introduce him to the public because of their ex- pressed fear of reprisal by Governor! Sholtz. an avowed enemy of the candidate; so he was compelled to introduce himself. One of them, a friend of his, the speaker stated, unhesitatingly declared that he! feared for his job since-it was within the ; power of the governor to remove him from office. It is patent by their refusal to render an ordinary courtesy to a man seeking the | highest office in the state at the hands of ; the people, the “friends of the governor” } affirmed in the most eloquent manner pos- sible the very charges made by Mr. Paty that a “despot ruled in Tallahassee.” The apprehension displayed by the lawyers in question in refusing this act of civility, whether from fact or fancy, cer- tainly was uncomplimentary to the gover- nor and played right into the hands of the gubernatorial candidate, thus defeating the very purpose they had in mind, and the ; objective they desired to attain. Thé ynpléasant incident brings to} mind the familiar quotation: “Defend me | from my friends; I can defend myself from my/enemi¢s.”” anineva t= fon: SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL, Former Editor of The Key West Citizen Mme. Stavisky, French widow of the noted Ri ian swindler, was acquitted of complicity in her late husband’s_ crimes, and has come to America. She is a most and a com- mentator suggests that she should have a big future in the movies or in vaudeville. Britain’s new king has taken the name .{ Edward VIII, but it is not likely sor Henry VIII. Edward is a_ bachelor, and ma» remain one, while. Henry. had.six wives. two'of whom he caused to be be- headed. zi rt A Chicago judge has decided that one may laugh or cry, according to his emo- tions, regardless of the episode being wit- nessed at a movie theater. Tom Pillon, ar- rested for laughing heartily during a sad scene, was not only acquitted, but allowed “THE KEY WEST CITIZEN _Gone High Hat! Nashville Tennessean — ; = Lowest Station Abilene . Atlanta Boston Buffalo ....... 8 Charleston .... 44 Chicago ......--14 Denver 2 Defroit. .... -2.: Galveston 32 Havana . 72 Huron .........--28 Jacksonville .. 46 Kansas City .. -6 KEY WEST. 71 Little Rock .. 14 Los Angeles .. 44 Louisville 8 Miami 70 Minneapolis _--22 New Orleans 34 ae: 26 24 Highest, last night last 24h 30: 50 36 42 62 14 20 36e 38” -8 76 18 79 26 60 24 78 -6 54 he WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 13986." (a Today's Anniversaries | Seeccecesessesseeseeseee 1725—James Otis, famous, Boston lawyer, orator and patriot! of pre-Revolutinoary days, born at Barnstable, Mass. A fiery soul, who died by a stroke of lightning, May 23, 1783. 1788—Robert Peel, English statesman and prime minister. founder of London's modern po- | lice system, bern. Died July 2, 1850. 1804—Johan Ludvig Runeberg. | Finland’s national poet, born | Died May 6, 1877. } 1810—Ole D. Ball, famed Ner- wegian violinist and composer, born. Died Aug. 17, 1880. 1837—Dwight L. Moody, cele- brated evangelist of the 19th cen- tury, who, with Ira D. Sankey, | preached to hundreds of land, born at Died there, Dec. 1840—Hiram Stevens Maxim. versatile American inventor whe settled in England, brother to and father of famed imventors, born dnear Sangerville, Maine. Died of Nov, 24, 1916. | | ] | | 1 ] 1872—Lafayette B. Mendel, \Yale’s physiological chemist and Thutrition authority, born at Del- Tht N. Y. Died in New Haven, | Dec. 9, 1935. i ae eines 2 Sun sets Sea level, 29.94. WEATi! (Till 8 p. m.. Thursd: Kev West and Vicinity: Mostly jnight and Thursday; | variable winds, east, Florida: Mostly cloudy t becoming in north and central portio’ and Thursday with occasional rain | spreads the country from the j northern over the Gulf and South Atlantic | States, St. Louis, Mo., 30.42 inch-j Light to moderate precipita-i -/tion has been general during the | -' last 24 hours in the eastern por-) ion of the country, outhern Florida, with snow in the eastern Lake region. upper Ohio Valley, and north and! 9:24° middle Atlantic States, and rain 2:40 in the east Gulf and south Atlan-/ | Decidedly colder wea-} jther has overspread mgst sections! yeast of the Rocky Mountains, ex-} cept southern Florida southern Plains States, | | severe cold wave in the Lake re-| i gion, and temperatures 28 to 32| ; cloudy and somewhat cooler to-! degrees below zero in the Dakotas moderate! and northern Minnesota, P.M. FORECAS1 | north- j onight Plains es, tic States. FPIZLLZLLLLLLL LLL MP southeastward-| Account. Start one with in} or except rain that makes wealth. and with the | al { little as one dollar. From time to time add to it. When graduation and college come along he will be prepared for them. He will soon learn the les son that it is not what you earn but what you save The First National Bank of Key West Member of the Federal Reserve » Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Today In History » 1736—John and Charks Wee came to Georgm with Gen Ogi therpe. . 1751—Coeffie and remams an Enghsh farmer rebumed—ang died 30 years ocfere, leary money to two bothers on tion they give & back after years when be expected te back to Efe Brothers wuitedl according te will. and after fou? * & ‘days grace ang no resurrecuadt . bened hum agaun ateratt Senate over Pree dent's veto. 1930—Mexx on imauguraber Prendent shot ay prok Federal Court dockets. cases Se cecccesecseseseseeses POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELEG TION, JUNE 2. 1936 eeecccccce---ceccccecess JOHN ENGLAND APL LALLA AAA A A Abd kde For the NEW YEAR GIVE THEM A SAVINGS ACCOUNT Nothing teaches a child thrift like a Savings . us for him today for as (Lid tAdatdtdaddadidadadd ‘ | $30 damages against the show manager. Jacksonville to Florida Straits: {and East Gulf: Moderate to fresh/ tnorth to northeast winds over! {north portion and moderate vari- able over south portion; weather: | mostly overcast tonight and Thurs-; 'day with occasional rains over} New York .... 22 Pensacola 34 Pittsburgh .... 8 St. Louis —2 Salt Lake City 16 San Francisco 44 38 had the courage or incentive) or at least they could declare a couple of sanctions against the God of Chance. The Jackson South Alabamian makes this sage observation: “The fellows who are always telling what a vigorous stand they would take if running a newspaper, FOLDING BEACH CHAIRS " managed to. get at least a portion of the . who spoke to a large and bebe hbied ere tania buebebeoeant -sawould not be attained, * Referring to the terrible weather in the East when the mercury did its level best to dig a hole in the bottom of the ther- mometer, a correspondent of the Point Pleasant Leader said “the whole country weather handed out by the ° unfeeling weather man.”’ But he ignored Key West | and that was considerate. . ————————— iii ¢ B. F. Paty, candidate for “govérnd#) attentive audir etice at Bayview Park last night, made a deep impression on his hearers and added | considerably to his strength in the present campaign. The Citizen does not predict his election, nor that of any other candi- date, but if he is called to the guber- natorial chair, Florida will have a strong and not a vacillating governor. Arriving visitors in Key West report the reprehensible practice of cities in Flor- ida continuing to give this city a black eye. To the statement that the island city is no place to visit because it is broke a visitor, who is making his second winter vacation here, replied thai this was the place for him-because the chances-to be everlastingixetion howlers: gouged was probably not prevalent as i>} most Florida cities. So he came and re-\ mained. Senator Borah, recognizing the Town- send plan in a recent speech, says that an} old age pension fui.! should be no more} than $50 or $60 a month to keep or spend} as the oldsters wish, and not $200 a month with the requisite that it must be spent, each month. If there is a redeeming} feature in the Townsend plan it is that the amount must be spent monthly, otherwise | the objective of spreading the wealth; i when they do write something for publica- tion touching on public matters, send it in anonymously.” The bgst parachute expert in the y fs @n Irish sergeant, who pride ir“his skill. When de-| ¥, parachute to an aviator, he ures him by saying: “If this work,,bring it back and I'll livering a always rea dne doesn’ “give you a ! A man identified as Joseph Conway was found in Buffalo suffering from loss of memory, but he will probably be in an even worse fix if he regains it. Ten women living in four different states claim him as husband. Miss Mary Weichelman of Cincinnati, who has not yet completed her business course, and who has never held a job, was selected as “the ideal secretary” by the! Alpha Iota business sorority. Perhaps it was decided that no young woman could remain ideal after putting up with a been | for a while. Recent additions to school examina- “The Gulf Stream is com- posed of warm currants.” “Cereals are stories which last several weeks.” A cen- timeter is an insect with 100 legs.” “Alibi means you were somewhere else when you committed the crime.” Railroads of the United States now operate more than 5,700 air-conditioned cars, and the number in service is being steadily increased. During 1935 not a single passenger was killed on railroad trains of the country, but about 3,000 per- sons were killed in grade crossing acci- dents. Passenger revenues increased about four. million dollars oyer.1934. Seattle _....... 34 Tampa .......... 58 Washington _ 26 Williston ......--28 * Yemperatures* Mightet: 22 Lowest Mean .. Normal R Yesterday’s Precipitation Normal Precipitation "This recerd caver: nding at ® o'clock -0 Ins. -04 Ins, © perine cute. Tomorrow's Almanac BOOMERANG CLUE | | north and central portions, WEATHER CONDITIONS | | | | The disturbance that was ove ithe Lake region yesterday ‘ing continued its | movement, being central morning over the Gulf ; Lawrence, and a slight leastern Gulf of Me: i port, Me., 29.68 inehe ‘tensive high pressure area STARTING TOMORROW by Agatha Christie A woman’s figure came around the corner of the house. . . . Suddeal: stood swaying. i % she Bobby rushed forward to him he had ne _ and caught her. It seat such: fear on aniy | “Go a away!” shit ‘gaid “Go away at once... . No one can help me.” > Thus had the determined young olka who is one of the principal characters in-Agatha Chris- tie’s story stumbled onto an amazing new die. \ Even in the gloom he had recognized her, had sensed that he was one step nearer the solution of the mystery which meant life or death to him. In The Citizen evocscesccoagos northeastward | disturb- | iance is central over the south-! and Ke: | West, Fla., 29.94 itches. An ex: morn-j this f St. { East- | ove As IO FTP POLLLLLLLLLLLELLILELZLLELLIALL LLL LA Cbd dL hd Sunny Days On The 40c u Take Advantage of These Warm Beach Camp Stools, Folding Straight Chair With Arm Rests, Adjustable Reclining Chairs With Or Without Foot Rest and Canopy and p See Them At Our Store Or Phone 598 EVERYTHING FOR THE DAY'S OUTING Thermos Bottles, Thermos Jugs With Or Without Faucet For Hot Or Cold Foods and Beverages $1.15 to $3.30 ALSO FISHING TACKLE