The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 18, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO pin Rey West Citizen N, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key County. West and Monroe econd class matter YEAR tered at Key West, Flori FIPTY-SIXTH Member Associated f the Associated Press Press y entitled to use s dispatches credited to n edited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year Six Months Three Months One Month Weekly TISING 5 RATES pplication, Made known on All reading respect, obitua the rate of 10 cents cards of thanks, resolutions of will be charged for at hes from which nts a line. m and invites discus- sion of public i jects of local or gene interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cation The Greeks had a word for a_ tax dodger, ard we would like to know what it was, The chief trouble with golf is that those who do not play the game, have to listen to some people play it. Malayans believe the coconut has eyes and so will never fall on anybody's head; nevertheless, look out for your coco. We study psychology in order to “un- derstand” men, and we sometimes get soused to be able to “stand” them. The most important qualifications for a fight referee is to be able to count 10 seconds to the satisfaction of all concerned. During election time the smaller news- rs are given the opportunity to recoup their But it should be a s pride to support its own local paper without outside aid. paper some of city’ losses, Uneasy lie the heads that wea crowns of tamperers of the absentee vote Their silent prayers that the past be for- gotten may be frowned upon by Mnem- osyne, and solemn law take its unrelenting course ‘ ur the During the writer’s stay in Mexico, D. I., spectators at a bullfight almost mob- bed a matador in protest against the type ot bull employed. A word to the coming campaign orators, like to the wise, should be sufficient. Candidates who expect to set a new record fer vote-getting this fall are re- minded that in 1824 Daniel Webster re- ceived 4,990 out of 5,000 cast for con- gressman in his Massachusetts district..We do not think the “hot vote” was invented over 100 years ago, but who can tell? Gaul was divided into but Mussolini not to be Ethiopia into five parts. the beginning of Caesar commentaries Roman school boys will solemnly recite} “Ethiopia in quinque partes divisa est pro Il Duce", and forget all about:the Gallic wars. three parts, outdone divides To paraphrase; Ss re = Roebuck & Company will spend $9,500,000 for newspaper advertis- ing in 1936. It is evident this will be done for sheer love of the newspapers for whom they feel so sorry. But levity aside. This well-known firm invests in advertis- ing just as it invests in merchandise. If the investment didn’t bring profits, _ it wouldn't be made. More advertising, more more profits—that’s the an- swer. Sears, sales, It is very difficult to define so- called delinquent taxpayer. In the first place since he is delinquent he is not a taxpayer; if he is unable to pay his taxes he is not a tax dodger unless he can pay them and prefers not to; if he would pay his taxes but cannot, he is a non-taxpayer, but if he is a non-taxpayer it follows he cannot be a taxpayer. He cannot’ be called a non-taxpaying property owner, because the moment his property is ad- vertised and sold to the state, he cannot per se own the property. Perhaps, there is an appellation to fit the person whose property was sold to the state and who is a making no effort to redeem it by paying } his delinquent taxes. $10.00 5.00 | LEARNING IN OLD AGE Another ancient idea which is said to have been refuted by scientific research is | the belief that soon after reaching ma- Dr. Sorerson of the University of Minne- sota declares that one may learn as rapidly at 50 as at 15. To those who have had the learn in later life, this is nothing new. will It learn” too indifferent or too lazy to try. ! have been obliged to go on learning from year to year in order to keep abreast with new developments and discoveries. Many have changed to an entirely new line reaching middle age. Because of rapidly changing tions in a civilization which is becoming more and more complex, it will be even more necessary in the future than in the past that study be continued during entire period of active life. condi- LIGHT VS. FROGS Once more has science come to the aid of man in his efforts to overcome the obnoxious habits of certain species of the animal kingdom, i A California hotel has among its at- tractions some sightly lily ponds, but these became infested with bullfrogs, whose nightly concerts were a great and kept the guests awage. After offering bounties for all fro: capture, hiring ritlemen to shoot them and exhausting all his ingenuity to rid the ager began a scientific study of frog psy- chology through reading all the books he could get hold of which might give an in- sight into their habits, His research revealed that frogs sing, so he arranged for the illumination of the lily ponds by electric lights. Now, the story goes, the frogs, baffled by science, sit dumb, vainly awaiting the night's curtain of darkness, while guests slumber in peace. QUESTIONING THE KIDS With a view to determining some- thing or other, Columbia professors re- tween the ages of six and eight years. Asked what they wanted to be when they grew up, only five expressed a desire to become President of the United States. And only six of the more than 500 remem- bered ever hearing of Mr. Roosevelt. Among those tested were several named Calvin, but they did net appear to know much about their namesake. Most of them thought the career of a policeman or fireman would be more to PMeifMliking.than any other. _ Manifestly, SKouldynot be expected to know ‘the swers to some of the questions asked, lot ef grown-ups don’t know the answ either, « . However, it is hoped that the learned professors found out what they were try- ing to find out. an- A ITS THE LAW, ANYWAY! There is little use for the average citi- zen to attempt to understand the theories Court has decided (1) that the Federal government cannot pass a law fixing a fair wage for women and (2) that the States themselves cannot pass a law fixing a fair! wage for women. It is enough to realize, as the law is declared, that no government can Pass a law fixing a fair wage for women, and to have the general idea that under the present interpretation there are other areas of activity in| which neither: the power of the States nor that of the Fed- eral government is-effective. Whether one agrees with the ma- jority opinions of the high court or not, nothirg is to be gained by denouncing the justices. The next step is to see that either the States, or the Federal government, be given the necessary power to rule in the twilight zones that now exist without the law. now turity one’s ability to learn is seriously les- ' !sened. Aifter a long series of experiments | to} is suspected that the plea of “too old to} was invented by someone who was! Leisons who have attained success in ! any calling involving much mental effort } of} work and have won distinction in it alter) the } annoyance ; ponds of the nocturnal nuisance, the man- ; or croak, only under the cover of darkness, | the | cently questioned more than 500 boys be- } boys of such tender ages | of law by which the United States Supreme | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You an Nation’s Upwards of one-half of all the money that government spends goes for the salaries and wages of officials and employees. Offices and jobs there- fore comprise the largest and most produc- tive field of op- eration for the spoilsman. A substantial turnover in public employ- ment follows every election, national or lo- cal, as those be- longing to the defeated party are turned out to make room for the victors. No one con- | tends that the persons turned out are less efficient than their succes- sors. The employees thus evicted from public jobs owed their own appoint- ments to the earlier operation of the spoils system, and they yield to the inevitable with not much more com- plaint than was raised by the slaves of oriental potentates when diversion was provided for visitors by cutting off a few heads. All beneficiaries of the spoils sys- j tem realize that their jobs depend on political victory and they work zeal- ously for the party. Indeed, they sometimes do far more work for the party than they do for the public. The whole point of the spoils system is that they shall first serve the party and then, as convenient, serve the public who pay their salaries, The common sense remedy for this abuse is the merit system. In order to understand the proper sphere within which the merit system should apply, it is necessary to grasp the distinction between the function of | policy determination and that of ad- ministration. The business of govern- ment involves both—policies must first be determined, and then carried out. In a democracy the people decide | what the policies shall be. and it is proper that candidates for office should seek to influence the popular opinion and decision. This is the field for the politician, who tries to per- suade people that his ideas and plans are superior to those of his opponent. Since the function of the poli- tician is to represent the people in the formulation of their policies, he may change his tune if he finds that the people prefer another. No really good politician ever blushes for changing his stand after learning | what the people want. He would not (Address questions to the author, care of this mewspaper) d Your | Affairs | Chiseling Public Funds) | By HARLEY L. LUTZ | Professor of Public Finance, Princeton University j be a good politician if he could not | do this gracefully. i After a policy is determined upon, | its execution must be performed by | expert. administrators, There is no room in administration for the poli- tician or his methods. Competent, | impartial administrative capacity is | what counts. Our mistake has been | that we have permitted the poli- | tician to extend his influence and | control far beyond legitimate limits, | ith the result that administration | is incompetent, expensive and at times corrupt. The distinction can be illustrated {| in the case of a bridge. The decision to build one and the purposes it is | to serve, whether for pedestrians, vehicles, rapid transit trains, or al} {| three, are questions of public policy. | Such decisions the people can make | and it is proper for politicians to | argue the pros and cons in reaching a decision, Neither the politicians nor the people can build the bridge. This is a job for experts. There is no such thing as Republican or Democratic steel, cement or bedrock. It is all very well for the politician to use blarney or any other shafts from the quiver of persuasion during the campaign to settle the policy. If the engineer tries such methods in building the bridge he will have a wreck on his hands. When the politician insists on | contaminating the efficiency of ad- | ministration by filling administrative | or employee positions with his hench- | men, without regard to their quali- | fications, the public gets less and pays | more for it. This is what happens when the spoils system is the basis | of selecting large numbers of the public personnel. Under the merit system all strictly administrative positions would be filled on a merit basis. In the few places where a good civil service sys- tem is found, this has proved to be the best method yet developed to | select the most capable persons for {| many ordinary types of public serv- ice, whether for routine operations such as clerks or foremen, or for the minor administrative posts such as bureau chiefs. One of the most important first steps that we can take toward the improvement of our public adminis- tration and the reduction of its cost is to establish clearly the boundary between policy determination and administration and then keep all po- litical influence out of the latter. The best assurance of accomplishing this is through a sound, strictly applied merit system, KEY WESTIN | DAYS GONE BY ps rine atari aan Pies Of The Citizen Havir ved cee ly | for three score and ten, y and H licd the world over, Mreand Louis Le I.ore,M013 Angela <t, are today surrounded by loved ones of four generations, ard are celebra ating the seventieth ann versary of their marriage. Mr. La M y old, Mrs, La! Mora Their union 70 years ago has been blessed with nine children, and they now Loast of 86 grandchildren and 13 great- jgrandchildren, He is a native of York and she of French’ parentage. They have traveled to pract ca.ly ev resort in the Soild, and hav ng seen many of the beauties of the univer: t tled at last in Key Wiest where they say they would rather be than anywhere else. together is 85. Closing exereises of Mar grades of the | Mary Imniaculate, Were held ‘last night and largely attended. An addr v delivered to the stu- dents the Rev. P. L. Marnane, S.J. which wes much enjoyed by! those assembled for the evening's entertanment. A well and se.ccted program of music! {was rendered for the occasion, the gram- Convent of by Prett ly dressed with flags and, bunting and quietly riding at the | end of the path of the moon, the} U. S. Aramis was the scene of a brilliant party and dance ente |tainment given last evening by, Ensign Engeman and_ Lieutenant, Sh‘enler to the beautiful debut- antes and young. pachglors.of Key W A buffet supper, deliciou: ly prepared by the steward served in the wardroom. Several renditions of the Charleston a Paul Jones added to the merri- ment of the inevitable dancing on the quarter deck. San Carlos theater is soon to} be equipped with two new Sim-| plex moving picture machines of the very latest improved ty using the Peerless low intensity reflecting are lamp, The new ma- chines are expected to arrive and be installed about one week hee today. Carl B. Rountree, repre-| | eatins the Theater Supply and Equipment company, arrived to- day and this afternoon closed the! te er eer | |to port early this morning. j east lout of the two forward holds. deal for the purchase of the ma- chines, Coast Guard Cutter Saukee, H. S. Brown in command, returned The Saukee was dispatched last Thurs. day to a point about 20 mile i Fowey Rocks where it wa: reported that tne Brigantine Ge- neva was reported to ve burning. It was said the crew of the ves- sei had been picked up by the | ‘Tanker Gulf State, but the aban- doned ship was burning and a men- ace to navigation. Captain Brown reported that the vessei had burn- ed to the water's edge when} found. Mines had been used to destroy the Geneva and send her to the bottom. iditorial comment: When re-j primanded by his American em- ployer for pilfering a bottle of} Scotch an English chauffeur got} his Irish up and took French | Mrs, Eddie Pinder Curtis Stanton were tesses yesterday at a delightful | bridal shower in honor of Miss} Grace Baker who will become the} bride of Paul LeRoy Archer on Sunday night in the Congrega- tional church. and Mrs. | jointly hos- | The Steamer Cornucopia is at | the government dock discharging coal. The ship is being unloaded | ACKSONVILLE FLORIDA CHARLIE GRINER, Menage YOUR individual comfort and entertainment is a matter of great importance at this modern, bre-proof, Reader fapenry reared pap wey of down-town Jacksonville. Every room with tub and shower, soft water, steam hi radio and ceiling fan...every bed with inner- spring mattress and individual reading lamps. 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The popularity of M on a state-wide men making a bid other office, he is a newcomer and ot a politici measure those of Florida evidently THURSDAY, English’s Vote Ocala Evening JUNE 18 want te the of more aggressive basis, with remarkabie n or vote rather seeking But Mr. English’s popularit those counties where is the known, “. Worth as High Low isarometer 8 a. m. today: Sea level, WEATHER FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Friday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy with occas:onal thunder- showers tonight and Friday; gen- tle to moderate easterly winds. Florida: Paitly cloudy, scatter- ed thundershowers Friday and possibly in extreme south portion vonight. Jacksonville and East Gulf: ly winds over Florida Moderate south to Straits aster- portion | and moderate voriable winds most ily over north ove widely south or southwest portion; weather partly tenight and Frid with scattered showers. WEATHER CONDITIONS Pressure has risen over the Gulf and south Atlantic States and Miss'ssippi Valley; while the north- disturbance has moved east- lower Lake region, Jacksonville, Fla., 30.08 inches, and Detroit, Mich., 29.76 — inch- es, and pressure is moderately low this morning over most of the western portion of the country Williston, N. D., 29.56 Light to moderate ern showers and been general during the last 24 hours over the northeastern portion of | the country, and in the far North- west, und there have been light showers on the Florida Cooler weather _ prevails morning in the upper Mississippi Valley and southw Lake region; while elsewhere of the Rockies temperatures are gen- | erally above normal, nad uns sonably high readings occurred yesterday in many sections from ins States eastward to the n region, Atlanta, Ga., reporting a maximum of 102 de- grees, which is the OOOO. IID OPPPL OD De inches. : executive. In Lee lish held school pr Ocala, 353 for he be an educator and count the pe incipal befc he his lea receive, on a ratio of Marion co total of 3 or a se There minds Colin equipped ence to intendenc Eng! by at Tallahassee pressed their con the one polls in lan understands record there for th year. S. S. KENNEDY Official in Charge Birthdays . = * . POPP Po PP eee as [eee an VETERANS Safeguard Your Bonus Bonds Deeds, Jewelry and Other Valuables We have a few safety deposit boxes for rental to responsible persons. The First National Bank of Key West Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation CL AA Adhd hh hd dh ddd m. hiyhest on wsesssrsserrsrccrs’ yd SOTTITIITTTOSTSS. BADIA LA Time. Phone 598 , Y= see Aane Put Some of That Adjusted Compensation Money Into Something That You Will Enjoy Thru The Years. Lift Housekeeping Burdens From Your Wife--Modernize Your Home. 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