The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 21, 1936, Page 4

PAGE FOUR POOOCOCOHLOOTOOLEOOCOOOOOOEOOCOODEOTEOVOOOOOOOOCE! SOCIETY :-: .. | COCCCHCOTOOEESOHOTECOESECOOOOLEEOOOOELCOELOOEEE | High School P.-T. Assn. | Holds Interesting Meeting’ vly elected officers of Key,- Music Week Number: West High Schoo! Parent-Teacher) “Health Habits,” 4-A cla’ 1936-37 school, At the conclusion of the pro- !grany the business session was year were installed at a meeting ‘held. Reports were heard from the! held 3:30 seeretary and treasurer and Mrs.! o’¢lock in the school audito Berkovitz who attended the iMrs. Enrique Henriquez meeting recently held in instalied io serve her second term reported on this conven- as president 0. the organization. Other o/vicers inducted into oifice | were: Mrs. W. P. Kemp. vice-pr pointed committee chairmen dent; Mrs. H. S. Dexter, treas-/serve for the coming year as urer; Miss ‘dner, his-; lows: torian. Mrs. Cabrera,’ Publicity, Mrs. Mervin L. Ru president of P. A. Council,' sell; Hospitality, Mrs. Charles H j Ketchum; Ways and Means, Mrs. pres Lawton Watson; Membership. Mirs. Milton Sawyer; Program. of “the R. Evans. Room Mothe: ion Street'S. Dexter; Radio, Mrs. It was as' Adams; Magazines, Mrs. | Fleming. » “The} At the conclusion of the busi. faa ness meeting, the members e | joyed a social hour, Song, Association Sor the 1 Tuesday afternoon at Miami Mrs, Henriquez, president, ap- to fol- An enjoyable program w: sented under the direc! Claude Albury. fourth grades 02 School participated. follows: May Da May Pole class. 1G Isabelle Number: Dance,” CLASSIFIED COLUMN Advertisements under this head| | will be inserted in The Citizen at the rate of 1¢ a word for each in- attendance month! sertion, but the minimum for the this semester. \ first insertion in every instance is The group left school at 8:30 25c. repairing to the aquarium to view Payment for ctassified adver- the many wonders of the deep! tisements is invariably in advance, After this they | but regular advertisers with ledger accounts may have their advertise- Pupils Taken On Picnic = | The G 2A 3A,! Harris Schoo! had a delightZul pie-: nie at Rest Beach on*Tuesday. A|® holiday was given the group be-! pupils of Grade cause they had won the P. T. A. banner every therein displayed. proceeded to Rest Beach. Swimming and games were! ments charged. : h heartily enjoyed by the children} Advertisers should give _ their but the most pleasurable part of; Stteet address as well as their tele: the day seemed to be the time for ie number if they desire re-| i suits, ne Charlotte Haskins, teacher,; With each classified advertise- eae very ably assisted in caring: Ment The Citizen will give free an for the children by these mothers, | Attostrop Razor Outfit. Ask for hiraipArciiet Albers Maeiaver (iE non de Leon, Mrs. James Single-! Louis Solano, Mrs. Reg- EORSRENT Mrs. Sven Petersen. | FURNISHED APARTMENT with} electric ice box. 1001 Eaton Janior Clab Will street, phone 879-J. may9-1mox i Meet Tomorrow : TWO FURNISHED HOUSES. Ap- ply 1120 Grinnell street. mayl Amother of those pleasant and} entertaining afternoons for which the Junior Woman’s Club is noted | has been planned for tomorrow, afternoon 5 o’clock in the rooms of the Woman’s Clubhouse on} Division street. Michigan and FOR SALE | FOR SALE—Beer and Wine Busi- ness in good location. $150. Box K, The Citizen. may18-7tx bridge will be; You an Nation’s “The Power By HARLEY L, LUTZ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN d Your Affairs to Destroy” Professor of Public Finance, Princeton University More than a hundred years ago the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Mr. John Marshall, made this striking observation in one of his decisions on taxation: “The power to tax is the power to destroy.” The decision was an important one, but his brief statement, which was really an off- hand remark, has lived in the memories of many who never heard of this case. It has often been quoted as a criticism of taxes and of tax levies, but not always with full understand- ing. of the conditions under which it may or may not be true. The statement evidently carries a hidden meaning, something that is not apparent on the surface. It cannot mean, for example, that all taxation is destructive. Taxes provide the money for governmental services, and much that government does can be shown to be advantageous for indus- try and for the people. Evidently or- dinary taxation does not destroy. On the contrary, it may lead to the cre- ation of more wealth, on account of the maintenance of peaceful, orderly and secure conditions for the conduct of business and trade. Yet there must be an element of truth in this maxim or it would have been forgotten long ago. Under some conditions_the power to tax, and the exercise of that power, are destruc- tive. This is no doubt the meaning that was intended. The author’s mean- ing must have been that the unlimited power to tax is the power to destroy. In other words, moderate taxation is not necessarily destructive, but ex- cessive taxation may be. Taxation means the taking of private income or wealth for public purposes. When any government exercises its power of taxation in unlimited degree, it is capable of taking everything. Exces- sive taxation may therefore mean the destruction of the activities upon which rest the future ability to pay taxes. Moderate taxation of incomes or property or inheritances is not harmful, but exorbitant taxation of them can destroy wealth or jobs or the source of an income. What defense is there against tax- ation so heavy as to be destructive? We cannot abolish it just because its unwise or unlimited use may be de- (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper) structive. The answer is that we must learn to use taxation so as to avoid these effects. We have done this in | other cases and we must do it in the | case of taxation. Firearms are de- structive when improperly used, but we do not abolish them. Rather we | regulate their use. Nitro-glycerine is likewise destructive, but we restrict its use so as to avoid wanton destruc- tion. i Learning to avoid destruction | through taxation will not be easy. The only way of doing this is by re- ducing taxation to more reasonable. levels. “his will be extremely diffi- | cult unless government can manage, in some way, to get along on less money. There are, in general, two | reasons for the large amount of pub- | lic spending that results in heavy ! taxes. One reason is that the people i demand so much of government, and the other is that governmental meth- ods and organization are inefficient. | Something can be done about the Iat- ter cause of heavy taxes, and in later articles in this column this subject | will be discussed. Not much can be done about the former cause of high | taxes, namely, the public demand for more governmental services, un- | til the people are ready for a change | of heart on this matter. ' Another thing that mast be learned, | is that taxation should ‘not be dis- ; criminatory. Some pers-ns are always | ready to regulate or penalize,.by tax- | ation, the things of which they disap- * prove. For example, some believe | that there should be very heavy taxes | on liquors and the liquor business. | Heavy taxation could destroy this business but it could not destroy the “bootlegger.” On the contrary, it would be his best friend. Again, others believe that all large incomes and | estates should be destroyed by exces- sive taxation. This could no doubt be done. No one knows, however, whether or not there would be more jobs and better wages afterward. This kind of taxation would probably diminish the nation’s capital supply i in the long run. A good idea of its ef- fects on the general well-being can be had by looking at a country that has very little capital, such as China. | ff we are to avoid the destructive effects of taxation, we must reduce its amount and we must observ> the prin- ciple of reasonable taxation in levying such taxes as are needed. Whenever we use taxation as a penalty, or to regulate, or discriminate against the things we do not like, we open the door to serious abuses. Some of us may escape them this year and next year. Once discrimination becomes the rule, however, none of us has per= manent protection against its abuses. ecccccccccescce PERSONAL MENTION @eecececeseccoecse Mrs, T, S. Caro, who was spend-, ing a a in Tampa with rel-' Dr. J. F, Lankford, U. S. N., and Mrs, Lankford, left this morn- | | Highest . | Normal Preci, {Sun rises .. ; Moon s {and partly overcast weather to-| the country, {stead Bill” submits his candidacy ‘taxes and declares ‘tags, and taking the gas tax off: ‘tractors when they are atives, was a returning passenger; ing for a brief visit “in Havana, played and a pleas' ranged by the hostesses, who will} be: Misses Leonor Warren, Rae! ig program ar-; SPEEDBOAT, 24 feet long, 125 horsepower, 30 miles per hour. Fully equipped and guaranteed. Write Box G, The Citizen. may4-1mox Louise Russel and Harriett John- son. While there will be no business; meetings of the junior woman’s organization during the summer, it is said, at intervals the delight- ful social meetings will be held. SECOND SHEETS—500 for 50c.j The Artman Press. aug? | FOR SALE CHEAP: Howard Piano. Apply Gaiti’s Barber ore Dance Tonight At Habana-Madrid Tonight will be the last dance of the yies at Habana-Madrid Club ‘with! Chet Brownagle and his 11-piece Miami Biltmore or- = chestra. Dancing will start at! PERSONAL CARDS—100 printed Mga Gln aa cards, $1.25. The Artman This popular Miami orchestra Press. aug? { has attracted large crowds at PRINTINGSQuality ‘Printing at every dance fox which they have played this week. the Lowest Prices, The Art man Press. aug? OLD PAPERS FOR SALE—Two bundles for 5c. The Citizen Of- fice. oct16 Arrangements have been made for a splndid floor show to be given by the musical organization. | The lady singer which is here with the orchestra will give several new numbers. § Lankfords Pay Visit Here Lankford, Medical Corps U. S. N.. formerly in serv- — ice in Key West and in charge of WANTED the naval hospital at the naval! = | station, and Mrs. Lankford, were| WANTED—A ¢hanee to bid on) brief visitors here this week. your next printing order. The! They left this morning for Ha-| _Attman Press. aug7| vana, will return tomorrow, and PIANO INSTRUCTION continue to St. Petersburg where they will spend a short time and) MODERN, APPROVED METH-| ODS. Thorough instruction. | then go to Tallahassee to witness} Reasonable rates. Charles Rob- | the graduation of the doctor’s} daughter, Miss Clara Bernice} erts Studio, 613 Macgaret | street. may21-23-26x | Lankford, from Florida State Col- lege for Women. ARE YOU GOING? | Boy Scout Amateur Hour High School Auditorium, Fri- day, May 22, 8:00 o'clock. Plenty of Good Clean Fun and Entertainment! You Help Select the Winners PERSONAL STOMACH ULCER, GAS PAINS, INDIGESTION victims, why! suffer? For quick relief get ai free sample of Udga, a doctor’s prescription at Gardner’s Pharm- acy. | apr29; may 1-6-7- De 5. ¥. 22-27x Major “BOWL’S” gong is com- ing to Key West. coer to The Citizen. PaLace Bob Steele in SUNDOWN SAUNDERS Serial and Comedy ee 8-13-14-15-20-21 | on the Steamship Cuba this morn- ing. z \ B. C. Papy, representative to the legislature from Monroe county, who was on a short busi- n trip to Miami, returned by plane this morning. ' = | Jose Marquez was a passenger leaving this morning for Havana where he will spend a short time | visiting relatives and friends. ' ae | Attorney Curry Harris, who} was in Miami for a few days on business, returned this morning | by plane. Mr. and Mrs. James _ Roberts, who were visiting for a week with relatives and friends at West Palm | Beach, returned over the higtivay last night. j ee t Benjamin Ketchum, who is inj the government service with head-! quarters in Jacksonville. arrived | last night from Miami, where he‘ was attending a session of court,! and will be the guest of his par-! ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ketch- | um, at the heme 816 Eaton street, } until Saturday, EDGAR’S FLYING SERVICE DAILY FLIGHTS MATECUMBE MIAMI Bus Connection Miami CHARTER ANYWHERE Including Havana, Dry Tor- tugas, Miami, Naples Telephone: Key West, 186-M Matecumbe, Craig 2 — | jand expect to return | afternoon, tomorrow Lieutenant William Kla S. N., communication 0: er in! Key West and Mr Klaus left this morning for a visit of several | days in Havana. Uv.) iy bina i Surgeon E, H. Carnes, of the |U. S. P. H. S., in charge of the Marine hospital in Key West, and} Mrs. Carnes left this morning for} a visit of several days in Havana. Be sure to attend “Station B. S. T ‘Temperatures® ODAY’S WEATHER | —_——————— ; ‘overcast weather tonight and Fri- dsy with scattered showers. Lowest H Mean Normal Mean. JER CONDITIONS Pressure distrite ution has chang 24 moder- WEAI iy. esterday’s Precip! -69 Ins. 16 Ins. ar period ert de but little during the last with a trough of low hours, ately most of the Plains and Rocky Mountain States, Williston, N. D.. 29.76 inches, and Phoenix, Ar‘z.. 29.72 inches and relatively low re south of Florida, Key 29.91 inches; while Sun. sets Moen Fomorrow's Tides AMM. --10:20 eastern and far northwestern dis- tricts cover the remainder of the country, Buffalo, N. Y., inches and Roseburg, |30.22 inches. Fair weather Oregon has RECAST (Till 8 ». m., Friday) el racenigpeae . eS 'Y, except on the Kxy West and Vicinity: Partly | coast from South Carolina south- cloudy with local showers tonight | ward, on the west Gulf coast, and Friday; gentle to moderate! and on the north Pacifie coast, ‘northeast to east winds. where there have been light to ] cloudy, moderate showers, s Friday and along are belowy normal this morning in exst coast tonight. portions of the northern Rocky Jacksonville to Florida Straits:| Yountain and Plateau States and Moderste northeast to east winds | over the northeastern section of local | the’ night and Friday with occasional | {TODAY’s WEATHER! pressure overspreading 30.60 ‘prevailed during the last 24 hours throughout the greater part of the ———____ Atlantic Temperatures with light to heavy showers. East Gulf: Gentle to moderate northeast to east, winds and partly | WILLIAM C. HODGES William C. Hodges, ‘“Home- ‘| MONROE THEATER Buck Jones in Leslie Howard-Bette Davis in PETRIFIED FOREST tra 15-20¢; Night 15-25 for Governor of Florida to the} i ] DEAD LE PE i | | Matinee: Balcony, 10c; Orches- | people of this State subject to the Democratic June Primaries. In asking for the vote of the peo-} ple he announces his opposition to} a Sales Tax and all nuisance; himself in} favor of both old age and moth-| ers pensions, $5.00 automobile! | BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Centary 24 Hour Ambulance Service Licensed Emba.mer boats of fishermen and tarm;'_rhone '36 a used in; industry. He stands four-square| for the preservation of the Home-| stead Exemption Amendment and! the enlargement of its scope. He} worked for this Amendmenti through all the long years of his service in the Senate and in the { fight before the people for its! Firat Clase—Fireproof— ratification, left his office, took! a sound wagon and went to every! ety, village and hamlet in the | State urging the people to ratify| the Amendment. | (Paid Political Advertisement) the KEY WEST COLONIAL HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District Sensible Rates Garage Elevator Popular Prices FINE WORK AT A REASON. ABLE PRICE 328 SIMONTON ST. : CECIL GRAY A, Amateur Hour.” Subscribe to The Citizen. ACKSON {VILLE FLORIDA CHARLIE GRINER, Manager YOUR individual comfort and entertainment is a matter of great importance at this modern, fire-proof, home-like hotel located in the heart of down-town Jacksonville. Every room with tub and shower, soft water, steam heat, sadio and ceiling f ‘spring mattress an AIR CONDITIONED COCKTAIL LOUNGE . 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