The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 6, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO Tp Key West Citizen Fubliahed Deily Except. Gantey Er THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. ARTMAN, President N, Assistant Business Manager »m The Citizen Building Cormer Greene and Ann Streets Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. only Daily ntered-at Key West, Florida econd class matter the Axsociated Press elusively entitled to use for rept lication 0 ws dispatches credited to it-onmnot otberwise lited in this paper and also the local news pub‘ished here. she «Associated Pre SUBSCRIPTION une~¥etr Bix Months Threé* Months ......... Ine ‘Month . Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application, SCIAL NOTICE . cards of thanks, resolutions of ete, will be charged for at All reading notic y churches from which ts a line. ld invites discus- s of local or general nonymous communi- cations, IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- land. “re Port. Hotels and Aparcments, Bazhing Pavilion. Aicports—Land and Sea. Cc soiidation of County and City Covernments, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afeaid to uttack wrong or to applaud right; alWays fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or denounce vice aud praise virtue; commend good done by individual or organ- igatton ; toierant of others’ rights, views and pintons; print only news that will elevate jot contaminate the reader; never com iNjustice; ith princip editorial paragraphs are dry id this paragrapher hear anyone at's the way they usually are? lo lay the DUST, » is still and thereby allay The Citizen's lay. . There is such a niorotumon of DUST in Key West that it got ever into these para- graphs. Bolen ee | The DUST with which the streets of Key West are laden now gets into one’s eyds and hair, too. + Phoenix-like, perhaps, Key West wili risé from this DUS tine g * “Some v ST to her erstwhile pris- ry and prosperity. te their wrongs in marble: we! more just, stoop’d down wrote them in the DUST. serene and. "Madden, - Milton spea ‘broad and ample road, whose DUST is gold.” He may have j vi:nalized the streets of Key West, but the | buUSsT s of a‘ is gold only to a poet's eye. Clean up, paint up and beautify Key Wést. Every citizen can do something aldrg this line, and cooperate with the Federal organizations to spruce up the old rock and—help to lay the DUST. : “Only the actions of the just smell sweet ard blossom in the DUST.”—James Shirley. With our throats choked with DUST we Key Westers cannot take any flattering unction from the poet’s rhyme. DUST thou art, and unto DUST shalt thou return. Omigosh, is this the end? Ominously, the words of Tennyson come to mind, “and you may carve a shrine about my DUST.” Or Job’s lamentation, “for now shall I sleep in the DUST.” The DUST from the streets where wark on the sewerage was done is causing a Tot of sickness, besides being a great in- convenience in requiring dusting to be con- stantly done. Please, Mr. Orr, do thing to have the DUST laid. 0 | line SHALL WE PARALYZE INDUSTRY? Concrete proposals are now appear- ing in Congress for putting into effect the recently advocated tax on the “excess re- serves” of corporations, One political group, news dispatches, will seek to make the tax on these reserves as high as 75 per cent. according to If anything should serve to awaken the American people to the rapacity of the tax-eater, that proposal | should. Reserves when times are hard. | aside during prosperous periods, | sions, temporary or long drawn out, that may appear next week or next year or in And during the greatest of 1929, managed twenty years. all depressions that began in poration after corporation employ workers, only because it had sul- ficient reserves to carry it through years in which successive operating losses were experienced. Advocates of the tax use ment the supposition that some as ana men 0 ape noimal taxes—that they have kept companies from declaring justified divi- dends in order to deprive the Treasury of legitimate revenue. If this is true. as one unprejudiced commentator recently said, why not change the present tax to make such evasion impossible? laws easily corrected, and it wouldn’t be neces- sary to frighten the investor, paralyze ir dustry steady employment even doing it. | The proposed tax threatens the very foundation of American industry. It is. as expert after expert has said, purely a “political tax,’ put forward in the that if taxes which fall more directly on darker, the consumer political repercussions will result. are passed, What official greed! THE ICE PATROL_ It sometimes takes a great disaster to | awaken a community or nation to the fact i that a known menace to life and property often may be removed through intelligent action. Such was the lesson of the Titanic, sunk through collision with an iceberg on | April 14, 1912, with a loss of 1,517 lives. -| This shocking tragedy of the sea! aroused a demand for precautionary meas- ure, resulting in the formation of the in- ternational ice patrol to watch for and re-. port icebergs in the North Atlantic steamer lanes during the dangerous season of each year, which is in the late spring and early summer. Ten nations joined in bearing the ex- pense, the patrol duty being performed by United States Coast Guard cutters. This control has:been maintained each year since the Titanic disaster, with the excep- tion of twoays ®s during ihe war. Two cutetis are employed each year, ucing Halitageas a base, and they send out information of iceberg sighted, this infor- mation being transmitted -by radio to all | vessels in the danger zone. Captains of vessels of all nations cooperate by report- ing to the ice patrol any icebergs sighted | by them, this data also being broadcast by radio twtce daily. In the 24 years since the was established not a single life has beer lost through collicion with icebergs. Truly a fine record. ice patrol ATTENTION: AMERICAN WIVES American wives, that sometimes amazes vis sections of the globe, might be interested in the story of a young and beautiful wom- enjoying a freedom } room in a farmhouse in Czechoslovakia. Investigation by the police disclosed | that fetters around both ankles were con- nected by a long chain to staples in the wall and that a fierce dog on the outside | prevented strangers from entering. Also it was discovered that this was the method adopted by her jealous husband to keep | her safe. Now comes the point of the story for; American wives. The young lady told the police that she did not object to the ar- | band and that she was quite happy. dangerous | i are a corporation’s “life | They are put! when | ! earning power is high, against the depres- | cor- | to! stay above water and pay dividends and} wealth have used corporation reserves to | It would | be a simple matter—the abuse could be} and make the long-term outlook for | while } fear | unfortunate j a commentary on political hypocrisy and } | Little Rock itors from other ; an recently found chained to the wall of a THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | \ (Fo py WAL Seergtary, Economists’ When the Governor of Michigan | said in substance that we could not the unemploy- back to work. accomplished altogether little in that di- American Fed- eration of La- bor that over 12,- 600.000 persons are still unem- ployed, com- pared with a peak of about 13,680,000 in March, | 1933. This picture, if even approxi- mately accurate, shows clearly that the so-called recovery is not sound in the sense of reaching the unem- ployed. Until the unemployed are re-em- ployed they must be given adequate relief, the only problem being to see that they get relief in the most effi- cient and economical manner pos- ' sible. But the granting of relief will ! not put people to work. Money spent by those receiving retief makes re- tail stores a little more prosperous, but it does not reach back and stimu- late heavy industries sufficiently to increase employment greatly. And it is in the heavy industries and in the related service industries, that most unemployment is found Therefore the problem is to in- crease employment in the heavy in- dustries; and as they expand their | activities and employment. the ac- tivities and employment in the re- lated service industries also increase. Many of these industries have ex- panded their activities considerably, but without increasing employment to any great extent. The reason is that their skeleton staffs and ma- chines can fill many orders before it ; is necessary to increase the number of employed appreciably. And so long as the prospects for profits are none too bright, employers are going to be cautious about adding extra em- ployees. This is especially true when new employees mean new unemploy- ment insurance obligations and new difficulties with labor unions if later it becomes necessary to reduce the staff. A simple fact regarding the unem- ployment problem is that the unem- ployed cannot be employed unless someone employs them. The employ- ers cannot and will not employ people so long as it is unprofitable to do so. It will not be profitable so long as unnecessary obstacles are placed in their way; and for three long years | claim to be solving our economic problem until the employable among ed are put hestateda fundamental economic truth. We have too rection. The estimates You and Your’ Nation's Affairs (Copyright Six Star Service) The Real Economic Problem w/e. SPAHR » National Committee on Monetary Policy almost every conceivable obstacle has been placed in the path of the. em- ployer. He has been hazed by the gov- ernment. He has been bedeviled, re- viled, investigated, taxed, coerced, re- pressed, and, at the same time, blamed because he has not increased em- ployment. The general attitude of the govern- ment has been—and the unthinking public has followed its lead — that there is a way to increase employ- ment and at the same time make it increasingly difficult if not impossible for employers to employ. In fact the vague notion seems to have os abroad that there is some way by which an employer can employ people when he cannot afford to do so, or that the government can com- pel employers to employ people whether or not it is profitable or pos- sible. if an economist should raise his voice and say that the first thing to do is to make increased employment possible, and that this involves en- couraging employers, restoring their confidence in business conditions, and removing obstacles from their paths in every way possible, he would be man and as a friend of the employer or as a tool of Wall Street or as a friend of the vested interests. Did not the mean, selfish employers cause all our troubles and is it not the laboring man who has suffered, these bitter denouncers say? The employer is get- ting just what is coming to him! This is the popular, unthinking attitude to- ward this problem. People who argue thus are, in gen- eral, labor’s worst enemies, although their chief stock-in-trade is protesta- tion of friendship for the laborer. The real friend of the unemployed is the man who gives him his job—the employer. He is the only person who can solve the unemployment problem and he should be helped to do it, not hindered. Every obstacle placed in his path, every governmental act that has increased employers’ costs has been a nasty blow at the unemployed. Inspired by cheap demagogues, workers and the unthinking public have mistaken things labeled “aid to labor” for things that actually do benefit labor. In spite of all the shouting and-pro- testing and demagoguery, unemploy- ment figures are very little below the maximum recorded. The real eco- nomics of such questions always tell the true story, and the shouting and clamor and turmoil and demagoguery finally become known for what they are. It is the quack that shouts his wares, praises his snake oil, boasts of his friendship for humanity. The real physician does not shout about his friendship. He employs scientific remedies that restore and cure. The lesson in this ought to be obvious. (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper) TODAY’S Lowest Highest Station— Abilene Atlanta Boston Bufa'lo Charleston Chic Denver Detroit 34 78 70 52 50 66 36 26 40 72 80 40 83 80 Los Angeles .. 52 74 Louisviile 54 Miami : 78 Minneapolis 30 New Orieans 7 82 New York - 50 70 56 38 64 56 82 62 32 Havana Jackvonville Kensas City KEY WEST t Lake Cit Sen Francisco 5 Seattle Tampa ashington Williston Temperatures* Highest « | Lowest Mean = Normal Mean ... Rai fall* Yesterday’s Precipitation Normal Precipitation ... .05 Ins, “Phix record covers 24-hour perio’ ending at 8 o'clock thix morning, Tomorrow's Almanac ; Sun rises 2 2. m.’ 6 p, m 7 a.m! 83 80 0 Ins.” Moon rises \ Moon sets ‘Tomotrow’ 's Tides H A.M. | High H Low 2 _ 3: 224 | Barometer 8 a. m. today: Sea level, 30.02. PM 10:51 4:10 WEATHER FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Tresday) ) Key West and Vicinity: Increas- jing cloudiness tonight; Tuesday mostly cloudy with thundershow- ers; not much change in tempera- jably shifting to northerly by Tuesday night. last night last 24 hours} WEATHER —_—_ Florida: Cloudy, probably thun- dershowers in nozth and west- central portions tonivht and Tues. | day and in south rortion Tues- | day north |portion tonight and in north and somewhat colder in | central portions Tuesday. Jacksonville to Florida Straits winds north portion; overcast with lo- I Fresh southerly ;to northerly ove j weather mostly cal showers in north portion to- | night and in south portion Tues 1 is | winds | ther mo: | Tuesday with thundershowers to- night and possibly in south por- tion Tuesday. Gulf: becoming Fresh shifting northerly; CONDITIONS A disturbance that was central yesterday morning over the south- ern Plains States has moved north- eastward to the eastern Lake re- ; gion, Buffalo, N. Y., 29.48 inch- ‘es, and pressure is low southward to the Gulf of Mexico, New Or- leans, La., 29.80 inches; while a strong high pressure areassover. spreads the Pacfiic States, Rose- burg, Oregon, 30.64 inches, and extends southeastward into the southern Plains States and porth- ern Texas, Dodge City, Kans. 30.38 inches. Rain has been general during the last 24 hours im the southern Plains States, east- ern Texas, and from the lower Mississippi Valley and Lake_re- gion eastwar except in. the WEATHE - 6:18 a. m. Florida peninsula, being heavy at! “if Nashville, Temn., 1.30. Louisville, Ky., 1.94 inehes, and New York City, 1.32 inches. Cold- er weather has overspread, the jcentral and southern Plains’ and} West Gulf States, and Mississippi | i Valley, Dodge City, Kans., and Kansas City, Mo., reporting the lowest t@mperatures on record for this time of year, with min- ima this morning of 10 degrees and 22 degrees, respectively; while readings are above normal in the Atlantic ahd East Gulf some- } rangement so long as it pleased her hus- ture; fresh southerly winds, prob- ' States. : G. S, KENNEDY, - 4+ Official ia"Gharge. attacked as an enemy of the laboring | shifting ; overvast tonight and, y-inehes, | Ago Today As Taken From | The Files Of The Citizen ' “I have come to the conclusion the bridges will be four structures, 34 feet wide instead of 28 feet wide as first intended”) writes C. A. P. Turner to the! ‘county engineer’s office. Mr. ; Turner was recently in the city} and immediately upon his return ;to Minnesota began working on jthe plans for the bridges. In ad- } dition to the widening Mr. Turner | proposes to install an electrical | lighting plant with lighting stand- lards every 160 feet with double width of roadway on the jland and ample parking space for automobiles. The Puget Sound Dredging company representatives! are to arrive next week to look. over the location of the proposed bridges. | That portion of White sireet | from Division to South Beach, is | going along at a rapid rate. This |section of the.street will, when the widening program is com- | pleted, have a uniform width of 42 feet from curb to curb. The i work is being financed by the city. lunder the direction of Engineer |B. Curry Moreno J. Tanceiod Lester today makes formal announcement for the of- fice of judge of the criminal | court of record of Monroe county. | Mr. Lester is a prominent attorney jof Key West who has been active jin the political life of the city for ja number of years. He is well and favorably known and his many | friends predict for him a sweeping | victory at the polls in the race for the office to which he aspires. Members of Troop 4 Girl Scouts last night assembled at the home of Scoutmistress McInnis and en- | joyed a delightful evening cele- | brating the anniversary of the ‘troop’s fomation. Various games were played, musical selections enjoyed and during the evening | delicious refreshments were serv- ied. Miss Mary Buckley and Abelar- do Fraga, son of Ramon Fraga, | were last evening 6 o'clock sent !in wedlock in thé Church of | Mary’s Star of The Sea. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. A. L. Maureau, S. J., Attendants at the wedding were Miss Thelma Pack- jer and Walton Parks, Mrs. Sweet- ing played the wedding march. Bert Buckley, brother of the bride, was one of the altar boys. track! * filled R | full cargo KEY WESTIN | DAYS GONE BY Ey Here Just 10 Years! | mm. yesterday by captured |Guard Cutter 251 off Chandelesr| Island. The vessel was found stranded at the lower end of the! island. The court house work forces stalling foundations fer the hght- \ multary emg=meer “active =m Amer The Congregational church pre- sented one of the prettiest and most impressive scenes of the Easter season last Sunday, when Lois Marie Busto, seven weeks old daughter of the Honorabie and Mrs. J. F. Buste was christ ened by the pastor ef the ev. A. F. Eldridge, im the sence of a large congregation arch Assistant Secretary of the Navy T. Douglas Robinson stepped in Key West yesterday en route from Havana to Washington. dD, C., after an imspection trip te Cuba. A salute of 17 gums was fired by the naval station battery and the officers of the Seventh District turned out to him. weicome Books for the payment poll taxes are now open and will close , May 3. according te a leral notice ' appearing teday ever the signa- ture of Tax Collector Wm # Maloney. Politics are expected to warm us during the presen? camp- aign and with the payment of a large number of poll taxes. 2 re cord vote is anticipated at the coming elections. a WE ARE ALWAYS OUR VISITORS MOMEMEOEEH, a : Ccrperation U. S. Government Depositary TIPIPLPPCLELLL LI ( | 1 \ | 1 H 1 \ i | “Your SS < PIP POPP IOP PP PPP PL American Gold Band DINNERWARE We are proud to announce that we have just re- ceived a complete line of AMERICAN GOLD BAND DINNERWARE — Dinnerware that is conservative but modern to the last line- We Will Carry Open Stock Now you can fill in those broken pieces of a set or even get a new set, as we will carry a full stock of each piece. See The Complete Line On Display At Our Store 1736—Jea@ez Moecttreser 2 @ the the Bee PLEASED TO MEET AND TO SERVE The First National Bank of Key West Member of the Federal Reserve System Member of the Federal Depos:t insurance Bouse and surveyer, were =e ot hd ddd Add ded dh bodudiadudh The Schooner Narkeeta with a VesssssrecerrsssccsS Chadd ddd adit he de ddd dadidatiadntdaddteal South Fide Contracting & Esgnening Co White and EFra Streets hume is worthy of the best” —— WIELD IDIIR OID OLIIIIIIISE IIL IL IHS. e