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

GE TWO She Key West Citizen ned Daily Except ‘Sunday By W*ZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. ARTMAN, President ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building and Ann Streeta JOE Corser Greene Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. wnty lass matter ed at Key West, Florida, a Member of the he Associated Press is exclusively for reptblication of all news dispatches credited to {t or not otberwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. a RATES Associated Press entitled to use re su BSCRIPTI une Year : Bix Months Three Months Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known ¢ on application. SPECIAL NOTICE | All reading uotices, cards of thanks, resolutions of | cespect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Not ® revenu The Citizen 1s an oF gion of public issues but it will not pubi by churches from which are 5 cents a line. rum and invites discus- bjects of local or general sh anonymous communi- Nothing is so dead news told today. as yesterday's It seems that the large counties want Petteway and the more numerous but less populous want Cone. We seem to smell gasoline, A physician says boys should not smoke before they are 21. By which time mother and little sister will have demon- strated how to do it gracefully. Add life's little ironies: A lecture scheduled to be given in Newark on “What to Eat’ had to be postponed because the lecturer had a severe attack of indiges- tion. So many voters all over the state stated before the first primary that Fred Cone was the best man but he didn’t have a chance. Now that he what are going to do about it? has, these voters The silliest person in the world is the one who cancels his subscription because a newspaper prints something with which that particular person does not agree. Quot capita, tot sententiae. We cannot all think or act alike, and if we did what a helluva world this would be. During the Chicago World’s Fair, Sally Rand, the fan dancer, was haled into court but discharged by the judge who re- marked that some people would wish to put pants on a horse. Some years ago there was a feminine winter visitor here, who caused a strong and obvious disposition to risbility in the on-lookers by doing that very thing. If you don’t know what futility means, try and get a drink of ice water at the fountain in the post-office, and you'll know. Postmaster Harris says often as he has it repaired, wilful-and ir- responsible kids put the faucet out of com- mission. Catching them in the act and haling them before the juvenile court would put a stop on their reprehensible conduct, as These property owners whose names are not on the delinquent tax list are to be congratulated for being good citizens of Key West. But one thing must be borne in mind, there are many delinquents whose are not in this year’s list, who nevertheless are delinquent because the :tate advertises but once and then becomes the nominal pos: the property without legal authority to advertise it | again. names or In October, 1935, at least 29 members of the Sholtz legislature were on various state payrolls. It was about then Florida Tax Revision league began its state-wide harangue against the two-job evil. The! hue and cry was echoed by the state press. The tumult finally became the big noise of the anti-Sholtz crescendo. Nearly all of the 29 two-job men were professional politicians who run for office as regularly as primary day rolls around. But this time 13 of the 29 “did not choose to run.” The league’s reports are that of the two-job men who ran, eight have been de- feated in the first primary, five will run 16| in the second primary and only three of the “profe tion.—Miami Daily News. jonals” got by in the first aa | A NATIONAL LOTTERY It is horrifying io most people to sug- gest the establishment of a national lottery in order to pay the national debt with pro- ceeds of the government’s rake-off, Never- theless, The Citizen has suggested a na- tional lottery for that purpose and in the hope that it would do away with the multifarious gambling schemes, such a policy, bolita, slot machines, etc. Further- Ss more, lotteries ef foreign countries take a ; tremendous toll from the savings of gullible people of the United States; the Irish Sweepstakes alone, on reliable au- thority, took $40,000,000 in the New York area. established to keep these vast sums money in the United States where it created, or stringent steps taken vent its departure to foreign lands. Even if the government did inaugurate a national lottery. the of is to pre- it would not be without precedent, according to the Tampa Tri- bune, which reminds that: In 1612 a lottery was authorized for the benefit of the struggling Virginia colony. Fanueil Hall ir. Boston, the ‘cradle of liberty,” was rebuilt by lottery aid be- fore the Revolution. At least four different lotteries were conducted for the benefit of Harvard College in its early days. Funds for prosecuting the Revolution were raised to a considerable extent by means of lotteries. In 1779 Massachusetts receive a rake-off of more than $40,000 from a state lottery. In 1793, the establishment of the nation’s Washington were aided by means, These are only a few instances of the employment of lotteries in aid of com- mercial, educational, charitable and other laudable purposes during our national his tory. In fact, it was not until 1890 that for capital in the funds same Congress enacted any law forbidding the | use of mails to lottery enterprises. Disregarding the many acknowledged ! gambling forms, not including betting on horse racing, we have many prize schemes which are virtually lotteries, known church raffle, at which stituted church authorities deign to notice it at all. the wink, if con- they THE LEAGUE’S FAILURE Italy and Ethiopia were both mem- bers of the League of Nations. Italy had solemnly covenanted to respect the in- dependence of Ethiopia and the other members of the League were supposed to have agreed to assist any member whicl became the victim of aggression. ‘There can be no denial that Italy violated its pledge and the League members failed to make good their promised protection. The League was unable to protect Ethiopia because Great Britain and France could not agree. For the same reason it could take no steps when the Germans un- der Hitler invaded the Rhineland. The English wanted to help the Ethiopians and the French wanted to punish the Germans but in each case the other nation did not feel that the issue justified running the risk of a European war, The smaller nations are more dubious than ever before of the protection afforded them by solemn commitments of more powerful neighbors in the League. It is unlikely that anything will be done about Italy’s successful seizure of Ethiopia, a theft of territory successfully accomplish- ed without League prevention, just the case of Japan's taking Manchuria from China. Unless the League is made more potent it will afford no protection to its members. as in PLAYING THE GAME Many rules for the government of human conduct have been laid down, and | all of them have been broken. Still, it j isn’t a bad idea to think about some of them occasionally and if possible give the sensible ones a trial. An exchange prints a few, attributed ; to Walter Johnson, famed baseball pitcher and manager, and while they particularly apply to the game of baseball, the prin- ciples enunciated are equally applicable to} the game of life in general. Johnson} says: “Play fair; be on the level. “Have respect for discipline. “Never alibi for failure; accept breaks of the game as they come, “Grit your teeth and bear down when things look toughest. “Don’t criticize fellow players. “Live cleanly. “Never quit!” the Rither a national lottery should be | like the well- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN The farmer is not a back-woods non-progressive. He has certainly looked after his power supply. In 1900, the horsepower used was 2.2 per farm worker. By 1925, this rose to 4.5. But during the same period, the increase of power per worker in in- dustry rose only from 19 horsepower per person to 3.6. Mr. Farmer more than held his own. Before the use of animal driven ma- chines, it is estimated that from 75 to 95 per cent of the population was required to produce food, clothes, and shelter for the nation. Today, only 35 per cent are so engaged and in the near future | it may be done by 15 per cent of our population McCormick's reaper was one of | those inventions which make straight the highways of civilization. Hungry | congestion composing our cities was for the first time guaranteed bread. i Until 1848, the hand-scythe, plus a stick handle, had been doing business in the self-same way for milleniums. But by 1859, there were 50,000 reap- ers doing the work of 350.000 men By contrast, it is interesting to note that if any single wheat crop in Kansas alone were harvested by the old scythe method it would require 000 men to do it. Imagine the of a loaf of bread under such on the farm are sig- In 1919, the year animal pow- here were only farm tru on American farms. In 1928, nine years later, these had grown to 697,300 trucks and had for company another 5,426,300 motor vehicles! The rapid change from animal power to machine power is as signifi- cant as it is startling. We can no longer look upon the American farm- er as a sort of glorified. romantic Feudal peasant. Nothing ts further from fact. Today iculture full of adventure. Farmers are as fully alive to the possibilities of ut KKEY WEST IN Happenings Here Just Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The C The P. and O. St ernor Cobb fost one zen an of p Go her pro- d consequcntly has gone to Mo Al in drydock for m@antime saii- 1 from Key Wes Havana will is not known jong the Governor Cobb will jin drydock, but not more weck, it is bel eved. bil re ing to , to go In the of this ves Tampa and Hed. It how | bei one son of Mr. corner oi ‘Gacoling and trects, Tampa, will be mar- city tomorrow, and immediately after for Key West. will be at home to} Friday evening. Vanderbilt’s palatial Ava arrived in the harbor today. The vessel consigned to the Porter Dock company. Mr. Vanderbilt and party have been erusing in Caribbean waters and waters adjacefht ‘to the ""Ba- hamas, and touched in at this port before proceeding to New Bedford, Conn., where host and gu will be present at the sum yacht races, Peterson, of ried in that W leave ceremony yeung couple their friends on W Yacht K the laborate -arrangements and entertaining being arranged for the Jernd opening of ¢ |sino Saturday jbeen announced by the manage- {ment thai this event will far ex d anything of like nature which s been arranged in a number rday night will, it id, mark an epoch in the so- cles of Key West, for it i er in one of the most mod- jern pl-asure places Key West ha J ever had. a {serics of social yevents are evening. | Editorial comment: {marry under the urge of Puppy | Love, are very apt to lead a dog's) Jacksonville, Galveston, life. office force and the Peninsula Life entire of | The j co.lectors You and Your Nation’s Affairs Industry on the R.F.D. By JAMES S. THOMAS President, Clarkson College of Technology ing new forms of power as industry has been. To be sure, the use of pow- er on the farm is no cure-all for the stupidity of the individual farmer here and there. Neither has it been for the same kind of men in industry. But the use of power on the farm is revolutionizing farm procedure. Even a brief review of the farmer's past performance justifies the conclu- fast becoming a well organized’ in- dustry, and that industrial methods are being applied with startling re- sults. trial Conference Board states that while the output per worker in manufacturing during the period from 1900 to 1925 increased 49 per cent that of the farm workers gained 47 per cent. This, too, in spite of the fact that the production of grain, one of the easiest crops grown from point of view of labor involved, was be- coming relatively less important in our national diet. Remove this factor, and the farmer more than held his own with the industrial worker. Again, the Secretary of Commerce of the United States using 100 as the index number based on output of for 1927 as follows: Agriculture, 157 Manufacturing, 149; Rail Transpor- tation, 161. Not so bad for the “poor backward farmer.” There is not the lest flattery in the observation that the American farmer has held his own with the other industrial divisions of our na- populational demands, while at the same time he has devoted 50,000,000 alone — cotton — brought into this country 20 billion dollars worth of capital. A very meritorious perform- ance. ‘He has raised the feed to keep alive his power houses, and at the same time has met every demand upon him for food by the Epicurean palates of our growing industrial centers. 3esides, he has also raised 2,000,000 more than his share of chil- dren of the country during this time, the 30 years ending June 30, 1928. You can't beat that record for per- formance. (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper) 1 10 Year?) | 1010 Virginia street announce the] Insurance company left today for Jacksonville where they will jtend a meeting of the compan DAYS GONE IBY ae ; officials and employes from oth- er sections, and Mrs. Mr. Claude Yrade oi arrival of a girl, born yesterday ‘at the home. Mother and daugh- ‘ter are doing nicely. pellers on her last trip to Cuba,! : Fehtfully jafternoon with a lawn bridg be} than} N.Y. j Solation, Mrs, | : who re-|liams; Guest p and Miss Pauline! | M’ss Claudina Lucignani de- entertained yesterday e par y at the home, 6 Simonton . in honor of Miss Albertina Hidalgo Gato, who recently re- turned from school at Tat Four prizes were h score, Miss Mary F: ‘garet Helen ze, Miss Gato. 2 given ; Con | Lowest seore, The Wrecking Tug uptain H. S. Dexter, Snow, salvage officer, terday for Kingston, INchicte poinbaabel ui) willl becein tioncd for an indefinite period. Warbier and H. Trolley wire of the Electrie company parted at hour yesterday afternoon corner of Duval and Caroline streets. The accident happened just a few second after a car had passed the spot. A Ford automo bile was passing at the time and the driver, to avoid contact with the w swerved the car and dashed head on into a hydrant. The auto was smashed but the fire plug withstood the impact Within a short time el nus of the company had repaired the damage and traffic at a was resumed. BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Century 24 Hour Ambulance Service Licensed Emba:mer Phone 135 Night 696-W | FAST FREIGHT SERVICE People who’ from and to Boston, New York, Miami, There are block-heads everywhere. | sion that farming in this country is | For example, the National Indus- | 1898-1900, gives the index per worker { acres to export crops, one of which ! at- ytown, THE WEATHER Seccccencececcesoes Temperatures* Highest Mean Rainfall* terdity’s Precipitation Normal Precipitatien . 0 Ins -20 Ins. our period rims Sun ris Sen sets Moon rises Moon sets 03 p. Tomorrow's Tides A.M. High 8:30 Low i2 isavometer 8 a. m. 29.8) PM. 10 07 36 today: i Sea level, | —— | WEATHER rORECAST | (Till 8 p. m., Thursday) { Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, ibly occasional showers Thurs- gentle to 'inostly easterly | Fiorida: Generaily i except partly ¢ south porton; T cloudy, possibly scattered s soutn ions. moderate winds, ton extrem fai udy in ursday in extreme west port and Jachsomvi'le to Flori and East Gulf: Gentle erate variable winds, jally over extreme south southwesterly — over portion; weather tly tonight and Thursday tered showers Thurs¢ mostiy east- portion jend north ! overcast with Scat- tional economic system. His progress + has been just as marked and just as | intelligent as that of industry. His | food supply has kept well ahead of ; WEATHER CONDITIONS Pressure is low this throughout most ction with a disturbance over Micsissippi Valley, Du and Minneapolis, Minn., inches. Light to moderate and thunderstorms have d during the ta 24 hours upper Mississippi Valley and North of the country, the luth 29.54 upper hower j occurs tin the western ; Dakota; Lake region, whi.e elsewhere prevailed this morning iter part of the maximum | throughout the gre { country, and of 100 degrees day in western Arkansas, BURNS << | Ease th agonizing pain quickly and | reduce gpreness by immediate use of Resinol\ readi occurred Missouri yester and Duvai; | Wil- | Time. | New Orleans and Beyond | From Key West alternate Fridays, | From New York every Tuesday | From Boston every Saturday From Jacksonville, Miami CLYDE- nancy Cc. E. SMITH, ia L and New Orleans every two weeks | i | rr a an Phone 598 | oday In History y Gcorge OOS ecerecccscccees inevita w ant-general. { 1856 f Fif Convent c. 7 den or by Bet. C. A. Voorhees. 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