The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 13, 1936, Page 2

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936. Saas sias. TO SUBSCRIBERS If you do uct receive your PAGE TWO __ The Rep Wiest Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By EN PUBLISHING CO. INC. HOW MUCH DOES A NATION OWE ITS! VETERANS? 1 KEY WEST IN | DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen TODAY’S WEATHER Today’s Anniversaries Lowest Highest jable; overcast weather with rain} seeeeeeeeeceee eo = = last night last 24 hours and squalls tonight, mostly over-| 1754 Prince Talleyrand-Peri-| PAPSt 97 S115 clock i= og 28 78 cast Friday. j}gord, famous French serio ee ae 52 East Gulf: Fresh to strong| diplomatist, born. Died May 17.| and a paper will be sent te 26 ; southwesterly winds diminishing} 1g38_ | your home. A complaint bey 16 jearly tonight; moderate variable Passage of the bill providing for the immediate payment of World War ad-; justed service certificates and for the can-}{ { cellation of unpaid interest on loans se- | cured by such certificates by Congress Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Station— Abilene Atlanta Boston Buffalo nly Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. W. E. D. Stokes, vice-president | of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail- tntered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press fhe Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for rept blication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Une Year .... Six Months Three Months ‘ne Month . Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application, SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged‘for ut the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainments & revenue Is to be derived The Citizen is an open forum a invites discus- sion of public issues and subje:is local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- tations. by churches from which re 5 cents a line. $$ IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road tg Main- land. “rxe Port. Hotels and Aparcments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments, The longest quest of man has been the search of something for nothing. An economist is who can tell us when of a bad fix. a superior person we are in the middle Scientists tell us that the world start- ed in hot water. It to be back where it started. seems Advertising in The Citizen cannot pro- duce miracles but it can miraculously af- fect your business. Al Smith says he does not know what “grass roots’ means. No distinction in that confession; there are many others en- joying the same ignorance. Several devotees of Isaak Whalton are endeavoring to resurrect a league of fishermen in Key West. A Liars’ club as an adjunct would be sure to thrive. The amount of time that a committee of three women will waste on debating non-essentials is only equalled by the amount of time that three men will throw away in the same manner. Senator Fletcher thinks that canal might be “cemented up” so it wouldn’t leak salt water. As an engineer he is one of our most distinguished United Statzs Senators.—Fort Myers News-Press. Key West is not the only place in Florida where motorists drive automobiles with 1935 In Miami on Tuesday within four hours 100 offenders were given summons to appear before the judge. In Key West, however, the officials are more lax. licenses, The first American Free Trade Zone will soon be established near New York. Key West was the first city in the country to have a survey of the harvor made and found to be exceptionally well suited for this purpose. Eventually six such zones will be created in the United States. The creation of a free trade zone on this island would make Key West self-supporting and do away with all the boondoggling now going on. A wise. government would take this matter seriously into considera- tion. The late President Coolidge was ask- ed by his wife one Sunday after church service what the preacher’s subject was. “Sin,” was the reply.” And what did he have to say. “He was agin it,” was the ungrammatical and laconic answer. The lesson conveyed in this retort was that the minister must not only preach against sin, but militate against it. The church is militant and has besides a legislative also an executive branch. “But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?—James 2; 20. over the veto of President Roosevelt, marks the end of a long struggle. Payment of the soldiers’ bonus can- not be considered a partisan political is- sue, in view of the fact that bills providing | for such payment have been vetoed by | every President to whom they have come, 5| including the Republican predecessors of | the present Chief Executive. Now that the soldiers will get their money just as soon as government agencies can provide the bonds, it may be well for citizens everywhere to understand a few facts in regard to the treatment of vet- erans by the United States government. No right-thinking citizen questions the property of, or objects to the taxes | necessary to, adequate and generous care | for the physical well being of disabled vet- erans. Nor is there any objection what- ever to the government’s standing the stead »f those who lost their lives and fill- ing the role of financial father and _hus- band to the dependents. The care of the wounded and their dependents, together with those who unfortunately suffered the loss of their breadwinner through the war, is an obligation placed upon the gov- ernment that is cheerfully assumed by all loyal Americans. Quite a different issue is raised in re- gard to the veterans who returried from their participation in the war sound in every respect and without any disability whatever because of their service. These men mingle again with the civilian pop- ulation of the nation and become Amer- ican citizens, and in the words of President Roosevelt, in his veto message of 1934, “should be accorded equal privileges and equal rights to enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. No less and no more.” To think otherwise would be to create a special class and to place war service to the nation on a higher pedestal than that accorded to the peace-time achievements of millions of hard-working reputable Americans. Much of the opposition to the pay- ment of the bonus centered around the conviction that once this amount was paid there would arise a new campaign in be- half of the veterans to demand from Con- gress general pension legislation for all veterans, regardless of age and necessity. No gift of prophecy is required to make this assertion because the past history of the United States plainly points the course ard activity of veterans’ organizations. Members of Congress will become the tar- gets of propaganda and the objects of in | political threats, with the result that Con- gress will continue, in the future, to do as it has in the past and yield to the or- ganized pressure of a minority that insists upon special favors. Apparently, some of the leaders of the three veteran organizations which led the fight for the bonus realize the sus- picion with which many people regard their future intentions. Calling attention tv the end of the bonus fight, they urge che enactment of a universal service law, and say that if those who oppose the bonus “will join us in this fight, they need fear no more bonuses.” One of them, James F. van Zandt, said that he did not believe there would be a general drive for service pensions, as opponents of the bonus pay- ment have predicted. From other sources, the idea is pre- valent, nevertheless, that in the early future the nation will witness a renewed drive on the part of veterans to compel the payment of outright pensions. At first, the drive will be launched to take care of widow: and children whose deceased husbands and fathers served the country during the war. This will be the start and subsequently the drive will be broadened to include every individual who had any- thing to do with the uniform or colors dur- ing the World War. The American people might as_ well face the future and consider the justice of uch demands. Moreover, they might figure out the cost of such pensions. Soon- er or later the demand will-arise and un- less public sentiment is mobilized, general service pensions are extremely likely to become a fact. Use your head, but not to butt against a stone wall. +road, and prominent attorney, is {in Key West for a short visit. He jarrived on the Yacht Calliope, nd yesterday afternoon spent con- lerable time at the golf course where he enjoyed a game and j afterward pronounced the course fone of the finest he had ever |seen, The Stone church auditorium | was well filled last night by an ap- | preciative audience to hear a lec- {ture by Richmond Pearson Hob- son, famous lecturer. The speaker chose as his subject “The Crisis”. ; The lecture was sponsored by the Anti-Saloon League. | Hotel La Concha was the scene | of a bri'liant event last night when |members of the local lodges of Odd Fellows assembled to do {honor to Herbert H. Thompson, grand sire of the National encamp- ment of that order, and other high ials of the organization, Ad- were delivered by Mr. Thompson, August Honenstein, ad- jutant general of the militant branch of the order, Wm. F. Han- sen, grand maaster of Florida and Max Sirkin, grand patriarch. At a meeting of the Key West Realty Board held last evening it wes decided to send an invitation to the Golf Pilgrimage of Chicago. composed of about 200 golfers, to visit Key West. These golfers are planning to tour Florida the latter part of February. Mrs, Lena Byrd, grand matron of Fern Chapter Order Eastern Star, left the city yesterday after making her official visit to the local organization. The visiting high official entertained Thursday evening at a banquet given in the La Concha Hotel. which was attended by about seventy members of the order and invited guests was Editorial comment: Money i3 said to talk, but when it gets into ities it has a way of smelling jalso. An added attraction Sunday at the Key West Golf Course will be a 36 hole exhibition contest which will bring into competition four out-tanding players. Arnaud Mas- sey. French champion; Archie Compston, British champion; Willie Mac lane, United States open champion and Harry Hamp- ton professional at tha links, This promises, and will be, the biggest event in golfdom for Key West this year. and the gallery is ex- | pected to be unprecedented. | Ten shows and four riding de- vices constitute the Miller Broth- ers Shows which will open in Key West Monday for the fire- men’s big winter carnival. Miller Brothers are coming from Miami where they have been showing and are scheduled to arrive some time Sunday night. The army barracks will house the shows and the festival is predicted to be the best ever and is expected to sur- in detail all other aggrega- of the kind ever seen in the The U.S. S.° -Bayspring — will leave for Havana tonight. The hour of sailing has been set for 10 o'clock. All Spanish war vete- rans who desire to go to Cuba on the vessel are expected to be at the wharf at the raval station 9:30. The vessel will remain at Havana while the veterans attend the many celevrations, especially the laying of the tablet comme- morating the Maine. The return to Key West is scheduled for Feb- ruary 16. eecccccccccccocs e 7, Today’s Horoscope Sereecoerseressssseosess Today promises one of con- siderable mental ability, charitable benevolent, with deep sympathies for the unfortunate. Push, to make the personality felt, is lack- ing and this may cause some ad- versity when the spirit is weak and the pocket empty; but strong effort will give an impetus that will hold till a mark is made on the roll of reputation. r OVERSEA HOTEL CLOSE TO THE BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER Away From the Noisy Stream of Traffic Its Quiet Room Wide, Hos pitable Porches Invite You 919 FLEMING STREET PHONE 9104 Charleston . Chicago ... Detroit Denver Galveston Havana Huron Jacksonville Kansas City . KEY WEST .. Little Rock .. Los Angeles .. Louisville Miami Minneapolis New Orleans New York . Pensacola Pittsburgh . St. Louis _... Salt Lake City 34 San Francisco 54 Seattle - 22 Tampa 56 Washington 22 Williston . 2 56 22 | 18 42 66 ae | 58 | 18 | 73 ! 58 | 58 H 42 { 70 | 2 i 62 ! 26 | 56 26 H 36 j 44 62 38 H 68 30 --18 Temperatures* H Highest Lowest Mean . Normal Mean Rainfall* Yesterday’s Precipitation Normal Precipitation -... *Thix record cover ending at 8 o'clock thix morning. 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WEATHER FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Friday) Key West and Vicinity: Mostly | cloudy tonight and Friday, with; rain and possibly thunderstorms, tonight; fresh to strong southerly; winds, diminishing and becoming} variable. j Florida: Rain, possibly thunder- | storms this afternoon and _ in} south and extreme east portions! early tonight; Friday mostly cloudy; slightly cooler, in north: | 880 east portion. i Jacksonvile to Florida Straits:} Fresh to strong southerly wind: diminishing and becoming vari- | ; Still below zero .| coast districts. |Today’s Birthdays’ ‘vard, noted geologist, winds Friday; mostly overcast} weather tonight and Friday, scat-| tered showers tonight. / WEATHER CONDITIONS Disturbances of considerable in- tensity are central this morning} over the northeastern Gulf of| Mexico, Pensacola and Apalachi- cola, Fla., 29.58 inches, the mid- del Mississippi Valicy, St. Louis, | Mo., 29.50 inches, and the central | Rocky Mountain States, Denver, | Col., 29.32 inches. Precipitation as been general during the last! 24 hours throughout the greater | |part of the country, with heavy! Jawyer, Union ge rain over extreme nortwestern| of Florida, Pensa-ola, 2.00 inches,! and in southern California, Angeles. 1.50 inches, and heavy snow in western Montana, Helena} reportnig 21.0 inches cn the} 1766—Louis W. V. Du Bourg,} distinguished j prelate and college | Baltimore, New Orleans and St. | Louis, born at Died in France, Dec. 12, 1833. 1831—John A. Rawlins, Hlinois! * Los| Kennett Square, Pa, 71 ago. James M. is on duty at this office from 6:15 to 7:15 p m fer the purpose of delivering com- plaints. rielp us give you 100 percest service by callimg 51 | if you do not receive The Citi- _— Catholic of Roman founder Santo Domingo. 1805—David Dudley Field, the} {New York lawyer whose law r-/\ FSO MOOAA AS aD ‘orm suggestions in both civil and | - —— criminal legislation the world over, born | 1869. at Haddam, Conn. 13, 1894. procedure influenced!in Washington, D_ C Died Arpil ammmaia 1845—Isaa k « . dam« Secretary | - ral, mu r, born at Galena, Ill. Died years of Thomson New ground this morning. Much colder; Orleans, newspaper editor-publish- Montana! while | from eastward into Minnesota; there has been a rise in temperatcre in most sec-} tions, with readings 20 to 22 de-| grees higher in G.S. KENNEDY, | Official in Charge. | N eocce ecccccesccccccce | Dr. Kirtley F, Mather of Har- born in Chicago, 48 years ago. Grant Wood of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, artist, born at Anamosa, Iowa, 44 years ago. Robert H. Jackson of James- Y., lawyer-general coun- sel for the U. S. Bureau of In- ternal Revenue, born at Spring Creek, Pa., 44 years ago. LGPL L LaLa aaa LS SSS Joseph C. Lincoln of Villa Nova, Pa., and Chatham, Mass., noted novelist of Cape Cod life, | born at Brewster, Mass., 66 years Dr. Dugald C. Jackson of the} Mass. Institute of Technology, famed electrical scientist, born at decided | at Creston, Ia., 42 The First National Bank of Key West UII III II II IIIS IDM. } weather prevails in the southern! er, born at Summit Point, W. Va. | Plains States and temperatures are | 58 years ago. cartoonist a Lewis H. Brown, president of .-70; from the Mississippi Valley east-; Johns ansville, New York, born years ago. Leopold Godowsky, pianist and south Atlantic; composer, born in Russia, 66 years ago. 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