The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 17, 1936, Page 2

PAGE Ay Che 3 Kp esi Citgen Publist ed al’ Except Sunday By THE CIT.ZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC, ARTMAN, President . Assistant Business M: ! From The Ciu.-n Building ! Corser Greene and Ann Streets JOE AL on'ty Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. wntered at Key Wes? FIFTY-SE Florida, as second class matter INTH YEAR Member of the Ansociated Press she Assoclated Press-is exclusively entitled to use for reptblication of all news dispatches credited to | it or not otberwise credited in this. paper and also { the local news pub!ished here. une Year ..... Bix Months : Three Months . Ine Month ...... Weekly IAL NOTICE All reading not cards of thanks, respect, obituary s, ete, Will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which ® revenue Is to b are 5 cents a line. The Citi open forum and invites discus- sion of publ ts al or general int but it will not pubiish anonymous communi- cations. resolutions of | IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- land. “re Port. Hotels ana Aparcments. Ba‘hing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea, Coasoiidation of County and City Governments. Bob Ripley was once a vitchei for the New York Giants, believe it or not. Certainly we believe No, that's in girth con-| trol. not ar error in spelling. If there were only one nation it wov'd be necessary to create another— to figs with. Miami cails 7 rupt spot in the Miami. mpa the “most tate.” Yes, we cor- said Someone has scid icc to prophesy un- til we know, but when we know it prophesy no more, but fact. is One-bu ts > union suits make it easier] for the laundry to score its customary i00 per cent in ripping them off. We read that more than Kentuckians states. 50 native of other The rest became colonels at home. became governors It is said that the department of jus- tice is averse to having its operators refer- red to as G-men, to which all of them will undoubtedly say A-men, Benito Musvolini was once jailed for five months because he opposed an Italian invasior of Africa, but that was at a time he would have been compelled to serve. Or was he intuitively reserving the honor to revenge Italy for himself? While the world’s greatest philosoph- ers, poets, thinkers, and the great mass of peace-loving men and devote themselves to the task of peace between na- tions, two men, «trange to say, a Hitler and « Mussolini, can make of their wills and desires a thin scrap of paper and non- chalantly burn it. women, Sixteen candidates have their intention to enter the nor, but only ing the fee of $375 at the office secretary of state. The last qualifying date is May so the others. are more thrifty by saving the interest-on the in- vestment, or have need of the money. announced race for gover- four have qualified by pay- of the aA pepuration of 40,000,000 while Florida, » similarssizeds: ‘peviisula; has a population 5f a little over 1,500,009. This state can comor‘abiy have a manent population o1 20,000,000 and then would not be overeruwded. More popula- tion is our greatest need, hut so long as we have our present political structure we cannot hope to haveequick results. We cannot offer a good government. Not with 1,400 taxing bodies acd the cos of gov- ernment per capita greater than that of all other stat The situation calls for a new deal for Florida; let's have it. The opportunity is offered in June. Italy has } on upon which we are all agreed. | will be merely a fruitless irritation and 4} i much greater sum than that. | might be some excuse for listening to the | soon as it had been given a fair trial. | terfuge that would not bring } game to pay for the powder expended. per-| ¢ That the city has arrived at a place where some provision must be made for the payment of the men charged with the | safe-guarding of the community, is one point in the discussions now being carried A very little study will make it per- fectly clear that a sales tax on gasoline hindrance to the city, without producing anything like a sufficient amount to meet our requirements. It is not likely that such a tax parould bring in more than five hundred dollars; and it would be productive of damage to a If this was the first city in Florida in | which a sales tax had been proposed; there sales talk of its advocates. | But all that is necessary is to consult the record. In DeLand and other places in Florida, it has been tried and found to be so detrimental that it was discarded as Attorney Lester, in his argument be- fore the city council on Friday last, of- fered a practical solution of the problem before us in his advocacy of an effort to bring in the many able citizens who would not be guilty of welching on any other obligation, have come to regard it as smart business to “bum a free ride” in this re- spect at the expense of their fellow citi- zens. We commend to the attention of the city council, the common-sense proposition of Attorney Lester; namely, that they put their existing machinery at work to do the work for which it was designed, and cease y attempt to evade that unpleasant duty by the subterfuge of a new tax levied at a class that can not resort to dodging; a sub- in enough A few conscientious tax payers of this city have carried the burden long and man- fully: they deserve better treatment than te be saddled with another tax while their adro.', dodving brethren go scot-free. A laudable effort on the part of tax | collectois to be lenient with property hold- | ers who were confronted with dwindling incomes, has brought about a_ practical nullification of the reasonable laws by which the city sought to provide for its ex- | penies. The result has been to foster the habit of tax dodging until collectable taxes by not only allowing them, to be paid on the installment plan, a provision for which is now made by the city, but by also collect- ing them. Any business which would attempt to | function by simply permitting its custom- ers to pay their bills in the maner_ best j suited to their convenience, would soon find itself on the mourner’s bench along with Key West. And if Key West will adopt modern business methods in collecting due ac- counts from solvent customers, it will soon find itself able to pay current accounts which will permit the city to function un- | til the emergency which now is past, and without having to resort to a tax that ; will not attain its objective and will result | in a decrease rather than the desired in- crease in revenue to the city. SAILFISH SLAUGHTER (Miami Daily News) Turn to Major Bradford's column in Miami for 300,000 show. There | 12 dead | by appropriately: There rap.” Some 2,00 sails have | shing the sports section today and read “how sportsmanship” is beng v Vis tors to the New York Sports: they pee. upon a rack and flanked The Sportsmanship?” see a picture, made in sh spread two }roud, any! “What Price aplenty to s been killed of! given back their libe vaption a: are facts Few have been y alter affording the sports- } this winter. n his thrill of a lizetime. As many as 126 sail- brought to dock in a_ single day, | bition purposes, and then cons'gned Except for occas onal mouni- seldom bring a sail} by | cessfully hing boa skippers content themselves hooked, su Even in the recent Palm . where 1,700 gamesters were hooked, for j prizes wv only fish large er ere killed an ens were Key W d less than 100 spe mounted. st sport anglers likewse bring | dock. Why do Miami boat- | their kills? Ve j The sail and Frect cally no sai men Luve to exh soon- there 5 el is one of lures deserves + the conservation of a business asset, { ;sionary and her THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | NO GAIN IN MUNICIPAL GAS TAX KEY WEST, FLORIDA A poem picturing the Island | City as seen by. Mrs. Frances! Jacobs Nickels, of Washington, D. C., who was a winter vacationist for one month: On a tiny coral island Laved by waters of a sea, Is the quaint old Southern city Key West, smiling peacefully. turquoise | Charming in its old world flavor, |< People from the is of earth, Hospitality its watchword, Kindness gives it sterling worth. Here the air is soft and ba'my. are blue and sun is warm. Dreamy moonlight, sparkling wa ters, Thousands are its spells of charm. Here the Royal Poincianas, Banyan trees and waving palm, Pomegranates and papayas All supply a healing balm. Fair hibiscus. bow: villaca, Sapodillas, rich and rare, Orchid trees 2nd amari 5 Lush profusion everywhere. All the colors of the rainbow Gladden eyes on land and sea. Every gift of kindly nature, Pouring out, so full and free. Here we pilgrims came and lin- gered, Drank its beauty and its grace. In our hearts this little is'and Evermore will have its place. In the days of the hereafter Cold of winter, drab and bleak, We'll remember Key West’s beau- ty And of it we'll often speak. For these mercies we are grateful, } But of all the things the most Days of fellowship most ble With our gracious kindly he | Today In History 45 B. <a of ca Spain—world not big enough for both Caesar and Pompey and their armies fouzht the matter out. 461—Legendary date of the date of Saint Patrick, Irish mis- patron saint. 1776—British evacuate Boston after having been besieged there since the previous April—left a good deal of cannon and ammuni- tion behind them. 1905—Marriage of Franklin D. and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. 1919—American Legion found- KEY WEST IN | DAYS GONE BY | Happenings Here J, 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen Deputy Sherifi HEL. Sammon| 'of Miami arrived this-morning to| get a negro, Walter Smith, alias} James Bethel, who was arrested | | here last week on telégraphie ad-! rom Sheriff Chase of Dade; Bethe! is wanted in ies i id on a murder ¢' | During a recent free for all fight | in Miami Bethel it is alleged, stabbed another negro just above the heart. The negro died later. | A del: of- jiicial dinner Coiwnel Kobers ‘peard his Houseboat kverglades in honor of Captain Clark. D.‘ !Stearns upon his relinquishin {command ot the Seventh Navat!! District. The vessel was beautiful- \iy decorated in flags and bunting,; ilowers and err During the, ‘evening Captain Stearns was pre-| nted with a handsome loving cup as a token of the eem in which he is held by his zellow of- ficers. ghtiul ir was the given last night by Thompson on Abelardo Lopez today makes his announcement as _ candidate tor the office of county comm’s sioner irom the fiith district. He} has served the city as councilman! ior two terms and states he feels} he can serve the people oi the! ‘county as well as he served these; of the city. He is making the race! on his record, and feels confident the people will elect him. The Monroe County Hi School Auditorium will next F day evening be the scene of an important event in the history of Troop 4 girl scouts when a very appealing and interesting program will be given. There are 20 mem- bers on the program and all that} are to take part in the event are, {'ocal performe | Editorial comment: What some businesses need is less talk and ; more printer’s ink. | Dante, noted European jurer, making his third Ame- rican tour, under the management Thurston the famous American will appear at San; j ed at caucus of war veterans in{ Paris. con- of magician, ——— | 1932 —. Hitier’s headquarter! throughout Prussia raided to! smash what the German Govern-; ment of that day believed was aj plot to seize power by force of arms, : Lodge Rooms of Island City Lodge! -Nini tin Odd Fellows Hall on Caroline tucky chief justice, ! commandant of the s i Stearns’ ) street the Vic compan TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1936. } Carlos theater for a short engage- [pecccccccccscccceccescs ment, beginning March 23. | \ Today’s 'Today’s Birthdays Anniversaries ec5e An important event in local | Pythian circles will take place Friday evening March 19 at the Edwards, Ken- governor of senator and of Hlinois Md. Died 1775—Ninian street. This will be the presenta- Hlinois Territory, tion of gold veterans jewels to, governor of the State three veteran members of the born in Montgomery Co., lodge, J. Y. Porter, John C.j July 20, 1833. Gardner and W. H. “Bud” = Tur- _ ! Brooke pemaanel | Maryland lawyer, U. S Attornes- Beautiful bridges are being de-' General and Secretary of signed by the C, A. P. Turner) Treasury, fifth Chief Justice of company of Minneapolis. Mr. Tur-;the U. S.. 1836-64, born im Cal ner was recently given a 90 day} vert Co.. Md. Died in Washing. option on bridges franchises and] ton, Oct, 12, 1864. is now working to get the plans| in diness. This information w received in a telegram by L. Warner, from Eddie Conat man of the Blue Bellied Yanks o the Minneapolis Rotary Club. The elegram concluded ur ver Sea Highway is the world will have ; wonder.” 777—Roger Taney 18 Wrlter Q. Gresham, diana’s Civil War general, et officer under Republican a Democratic Presidents, born near Ind. Died May 22 its eighth ] 1841—Emily Sartain, Philadel | Phia painter, engraver and ‘horn in Philadelphia. Died June W. MeNeely, new nth naval ict who stepped into the posi- yesterd upon Captain} Kate Greenaway, retrement, said today: iectenbensentiial: It was the intention of the bureau Died Nov. 8, 1901. of engineering when I left Wash-} inton, to fit out the Key West: val station with modern radio} 1849—Cornelia M- Mt quipment and improve the com-} | Holyoke College professor of zoo- munication service at th’s point. | logy. a at Montague, Mass. | Died Jan. 1, 1935. Captain C. dis ion 18 famed Today’s Hor oscope ecee Clapp, ional Buildin K weastiegae and most modern! 1849—Charles F. Brush, € located on Duval) land scientist, pione American will be ready in 30 days.| investigator of electric li the offices have: born at Euclid, Ohio. Died Boyajian of | Cleveland, June 15, 1 id today.. Ten- ants for the others are assured; before the structure is ready. The Prof West’s new office building, leve Already seven in been leased Harry PPP POPP CCL COLL SaBP, Subscribe to The Citizen. weekly. aN : ‘NY WE ARE ALWAYS PLEASED TO MEET AND TO SERVE OUR VISITORS FT IPPOO OD OLD OID Oo re { BENJAMIN LOPEZ j| FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Century 24 Hour Ambulance Service Licensed Emba.mer | Phone 135 Night 696-¥ | PIRATES COVE FISHING CAMP On Overseas Highway near Key West TARPON, SAILFISH and REEF FISHING in Virgin Waters Bungalows with Private Baths, immons Beds Well Cooked Food Rates: $5.00 to $7.00 day, A. P Phone For Reservations S The Fst Naina Bank of Key Wes Member of the Federal Reserve System Member of the Federal Deposit insurance Ccrporation U. S. 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