The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 19, 1936, Page 2

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN KEY WEST IN PAGE TWO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1936. ‘dance to be held at the Hotel La! Concha on the night of February 22, in celebration of Waghington’s ? " Figures compiled by one of the largest! NAYS GONE BY | Birthday. The Charleston contest T 0 D A Y § W E A T H E R insurance companies show that accidents lis expected to prove the most in-| i Happenings Here Just 10 Years/ teresting as there are a number} Lowest Highest in south portion tonight and inj £rees lower in the North Atlantic in and about homes cause more than 25,-| Ago Today As Taken From | of persons in Key West who have! Station— last night last 24 hours! north portion Thursday afternoon | States, and race co ap has 000 deaths and three million injuries in The Files Of The Citizen joe oe at nee ne wee Ren = = = i= mig; slighty waemex: in Bc sore ts De - ~ — : ; cate figures of this dance and] Atlanta a | i a i was Only Daily Newspapey in Key West and Monroe | the United States every year. Of these Two bids were last night re-| interpolating into the regular| poston - babes cata Thursday. Count: > deaths about 8,000 are caused by falls; 5,400 ‘from burns, scalds and explosions; DANGERS IN THE HOME Vregion. Temperatures have fallen ‘in the Atlantic and East Gulf States, except in southern Flor- j ida, with readings 32 to 36 de- EN PUBLISHING CO., INC. ARTMAN, President JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager i Frei The Citizen Building H Corier Greene and Ann Streets = tae lle to Fl 'below zero this morning; while P A ; sontii . : i ; jacksonville to Florida Straits! omewhat warmer weather pre- ceived by city een toe the fy ara a a of other: steps) 5: Oefala = ‘and East Gulf: Moderate winds,|yails in most western sections, Gan. of ee repels se G.| 3 Charleston mostly northeast; overcast wea-' and from the southern Plains and W We on ae AUlantiel Na] ther tonight and Thursday, pos-| west Gulf States northeastward Member of the Associated the Assocjated Press is exclusively for rept blication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news pub‘ished here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Une Year ........ Bix Months a Three Months ‘Ine Month . Weekly SPECIAL NOTICE { All reading not cards of thanks, resolutions of | respect, obituary no , ete, 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 discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- land. e re Porte ; i a AG Kt Hotels and Aparcments. Bathing Pavilion. 11 qi Airpectn Fue Foal fj : H Consolidation of County and City Governments, ‘ What's a matter! ride in the “Black Maria obody want a “Sad soul, take comfort, nor forget That sunrise never failed us yet.” It’s a most peculiar coincident that the man who is right holds the very same | opinions as you do. } Mu:solini will make Rome safe from surprise air attacks by modern methods; he is not going to depend upon the honk- ing of geese. If the same mvon that shires over Mi- ami did not also cast its borrowed beams ovér Key West, we would Le tempted to say that “Moon Over Miami’ was making its inhabitants moon-struck. , In declaring Huey Long’s attempt to throttle the ress unconstitutional, the court denounced the law as a “‘deliberate and calculating dc.ice” to withhold in- formation to which the public en- titled. was We doubt the propriety of referring j to a woman as a bonne vivante; that seems a man’s prerogative. Also there no question that there are women epicures, but it is indelicate to refer to ‘“earth’s noblest thing” as such. | SS Sy Respect forthe professions, in the old days when there was respect, Was based on the belief that they ha rable codes of ethics, upheld by ‘ker hers. Nowadays, a ruthless minority uses worthy professions for extortion and honorable members sit back and do nothing about it. is If a man cannot pay his taxes let him take a “‘pauper’s oath.” If he is too proud to do that he should be too proud to par- take of the benefits derived by the city from those who do pay taxes. Instead of letting themselves to be imposed upon by tax dodgers, the tax payers should arise in just wrath and do something about it, in- stead of becoming disgusted and joining the army of non-taxpayers. A Key Wester who made a tidy sum on the stock market when the Supreme Court declared the NRA and the AAA un-} constitutional openly and joyfully praised its decisions. Mowiday when the TVA ool declared unconstjgutiona! by the land’: highest tribunal the writer was prepared to hear embittered talk about “horse and buggy” days knowing that this man had lost a sizable sum of money, but he said laconically, “Naturally, on account of the| decision I suffered heavy losses and feel} aggrieved; but the highest court has spoken and that settles it.” That's the real American spirit—to be a good loser and | the dollar, thus reversing the | 3,600 from asphyxiation, and 2,000 from! poisoning. To avoid such accidents, the National Safety Council recommends the following precautions: Have rugs on polished floors an- chored or rubber-lined. Keep stairways properly lighted, free of objects on which one might stumble, with treads and hand-rails in pair. Keep sharp instruments, such as scis- out of good re- sors, ice-picks, pins and needles reach of young children. Have all medicines, washing powders, insecticides and other household articles containing poison properly labeled and kept in a safe place. Keep all open fires screened, chim- neys cleaned and all heating apparatus in safe condition. : Never allow an automobile engine to run with the garage door closed. Keep steps and sidewalks clear of snow and ice. GOLD TO EUROPE Now that a few million dollars in gold have been shipped from the United States *o France and Holland, in order to buck up flow that brought about $2,000,000,000 to this coun- try in sixteen months, the generally public wonders, “so what?” The answer is, “nothing.” The Uniied States, with about forty rer cent of the world’s supply of monetary gold, can spare some of it, even if for no other purpose than to keep other nations interested in maintaining the value of gold. ay ever comes that only a few na- ss adequate supplies of gold for business uses the day will arrive when the other nations will find a way to get along without using gold. in that event, which is not impossible, what would we do with our gold, buried in subterranean vaults in the interior? You can’t eat, drink or wear it, and we never use it in domestic commerce. A JAPANESE SCOOP Japanese newspapers scored some- thing of a scoop over American competitors when they printed extracts from the speech of Senator Pittman on the Chinese situation two days before the address was delivered in the United States Senate. It so happened that the Senator’s speech was delayed several days in de- livery but had been sent out in advance by press associations. The Japanese news- papers evidently did not get news that de- livery of the speech was postponed until last week and therefore printed parts of it ahead of time. CIVILIZING CHINA The Chinese, it seems, are becoming civilized at accelerated speed. Figures show that China spent more than $3,000,000 in the United States in January for airplanes, machine guns, and bombs. The lowly celestial purchased three-fourths of American sales of arms, ammunition, and implements of war. “LA SEMANA ALEGRE” (Tampa Tribune) That's not the title of a new motion picture, y. by Key West for its annual fiesta. It means “Week of novel or p! It’s the name adopted The joy week this year is February 23-30. The principal eventjis an open-air’ presentation of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera “Pirates of Pen- zunce,” February 25. A large delegation of Tampans visited last year’s “La Semana Alegre.” They had of Key Westers know how to entertain, in unusual, distinctive lots “alegre.”” fashion. Tampans can make am easy and convenient round-trip to the Island City. One thing Key West desires to show its visit the work done by the WPA and FERA tional Bank of Jacksonville and the other, a joint bid, was made by Blancheett, Thornburg Bowman company and the Walter Woody and Heimdinger company. Both of these bids were for bonds bearing interest at five and one half percent, and both were jected. There will be another call for bids issued with the under- standing that bids will be for six percent per annum. Bids for the construction 0. Projects 7, 9 and 10, covering sec- tions of the Oversea Highway to the mainland were opened last night at the meeting of the board of ‘county commissioners. The Over-Sea Company, of Key West, offered the lowest bid of $1,118.- 235. This was $86,765 less than the next nearest bidder, the S. J. Groves Sons company. The com- missioners discussed the proposi- tion of accepting the bid of one| firm for one portion of the work and the bid of another firm for the rest. They decided to meet 11 o’clock today and award contracts. Major George Thenault, assist- ant military of the French Embas-, sy in Washington, arrived on the train this morning accompanied by Mrs. Thenault, and will be the guests of Commandant Clarke D. Stearns, during their stay. Donald Adams, national pres- ident of Rotary will arrive in Key West tomorrow from Havana and will be here for only a brief time He will be accompanied by M Adams and his secretary. Ar- rangements have been made by Bill Bate: of Rotar: meet the boat and greet the president and party, ac-, company them to the Casa Marina for the reception to be held from 5 to 6 o'clock, and accompany the party to the departing train. Most elaborate prenarations are being made for the big contest the to have a large number! A Dodge Touring car contain-! ing 18 demiiahht of liquor and 34 quarts ‘of ‘Bacardi, -was captured ; the old ain, Station’ by ‘Inspectors ; Henry Gardner and James Hyde | of the local*custohts* “house. The} {boat in which the liquor was jand no arrests were made. | Editorial comment: Lincoln | said you couldn’t fool all the peo- | ple all the time, but the politician is satisfied with fooling the} | majority. i "Colonel Peter O. Knight, of} ; Tampa, Florida’s most promnient and powerful booster, is a visitor in Key West today, and an ap- preciated caller at The Citizen office, while awaiting sailing on the boat for Havana. “The cli-j mate here, as I have said on my; every visit to Key West, is the; very best in the state.” i j The “Flapper Grandmother”; will be the delightful musical ; comedy to be staged in the Gar- 'den Theater by a well known! cast of actors, Tuesday evening. | The production is being staged} by the Wayne P. Sewell company | of Atlanta. Ga., for the Key West! Woman’s Club. | Increasing northwest winds are predicted fer this evening by the | Weather bureau and storm warn- ings for small craft are out for the Mississippi, Alabama and Flo-. rida coast: Today’s Horoscope native has disposition, studio: and with deep intuition: capable of | ising to distinction. The affec-; { : : i j Rature is constant, if not too un- jdely antagonized, It is a position | from which one of humble birth! may rise to great eminence. } i ; Sun sets | Moon | High i Low . Chicago - = H Denver Detroit ©: and, about 12 ,o’¢lock Jast. night near! Galveston Havana, - Huron. .--4.. Jacksonville .. re-| brought in made quick get away) Kansas City .. KEY WEST . Little Rock -. Los Angeles .. Louisville - Miami Minneagolis -- New Orleans | New York Pensacola . Pittsburgh St. Louis Salt Lake City 2 San Francisco 52 Seattle 28 Tampa Washington Williston -.... Temperatures* Highest Lowest Mean .... Normal Mean Rain‘ ae .-68 a4 1* Yesterday’s Precipitation .24 Ins. Normal Precipitation 04 Ins, “This record covers 24-hour period ending at 8 o’elock thix morning. Tomorrow's Almanac ris 3 sets ... <2 Tomorrow's Tides Moon Barometer 8 a. m. today: Sea level, 29.95. WEATHER FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Thursday) Key West and Vicinity: Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday, po: tions are not very warm, but the! sibly showers tonight; not much| change in temperature; moderate winds, mostly northeast. Florida: Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday, possibly showers ...and Chesterfields are usually there ...18 a corking good cigarette sibly showers. i i WEATHER CONDITIONS H The high pressure area has j weakened but overspreads most jsections of the country from the} | Plains States eastward this morn-| jing, except from the Lake Su-! ' perior region to northern New! England and southern Florida, | | Louisville, Ky., 30.38 inches, and , Eastport, Me., 29.78 inches, and Havana, Cuba, 94 inches sure is also low from the middle Pacific coast southeastward to the upper Rio Grande Valley, Salt | Lake City, Utah, inches. | Light to moderate rains have oc- curred since yesterday morning 'in central and southern Florida, |eastern South Carolina, the Rio {Grande Valley, southern Arizona, and on the Pacific coast from Ore- {gon southward, rain and snow in ithe North and Middle Atla States and snow in the lower Lake! . Ms FIZIZLLLLLALL LL A Account. that makes wealth. The First National '§ For the NEW YEAR GIVE THEM‘A SAVINGS ACCOUNT Nothing teaches a child thrift like a Savings Start one with us for him today for as 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 Member of the Federal Reserve Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to.the Lake temperatures region. However, are still abnormal- ly low throughout the greater part of the country from the Rocky Mountain region eastward, except in southern Florida. G. S. KENNEDY, Official in Charge. Subscribe to The Citizen—20c weekly. KEY WEST COLONIAL HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District First Clase—Firepreof— Sensible Rates Bank of Key West itd tdtdtdttitktittitdtid hal snsenntalanataneeees . .. for mildness KOSTELANETZ ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS : 5 rk Fs 9. P. M. (&.7.)—couumBia Netw no crabbing against the decision of the um- a pes: pire. n rehabilitating the city. hibit. It’s an interesting ex- for better taste ee © 1936, Liccerr & Mvexs Tonacce Co,