The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 8, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE Ch ZEN PUBLISH G CO. INC, L. P. ARTMAN, President N, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Gr and Ann Streets JOE AL ne wspaper in Key West and Monroe County Only Daily Ne Pntered at Key West, Florida {| energy. Member of the Associated Press ‘ociated Press is exclusively entitled to use republication of all news dispatches credited to br not otherwise eredited in this paper and also al news published here. ‘SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year Six Months Three Months One Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. NOTICE ards 0} ete SPE All reading notices respect, obitucry notices, the rate of 10 IAL . resolutions of charged for at from which line diseus- ie ts ct general interest but it Will not publish anonymous communi- cations. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Erdges to complete Road to Main- isnd. ere) Fort. levels and Aparcmente, bathing, Pavilion. Je soiidation of County and City Governments, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afreit ty attack wrong or to applaud right; always fiht for progress; never be the or- gan er the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction ev «ass; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice aud praise virtue; commend good done by individual or organ- ization; toierant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not centaminate the reader; ‘iple, never com promise with pria Any fool can go to bed (if he is sober) but it takes a man to get up. Zicncheck has announced that he will tin—on his record, presumably, and at a record? The way the writer, now sojourning in the East, finds the political prognostica- tions is that the democrats are cock-sure of Roosevelt's election, while the republicans are only “sure” of Landon’s, There are many men in high political life who take the rap for Roosevelt when- ever he makes a faux pas. Chief of the goats is Marley. 4 Some day this news be- hind the news will make interesting read- ing. e hl « The admonition—“Do unto others as you would they should do unto you’—and | —Love thy neighbor as thyself"—are the | precepts we like to follow. Particularly j that thy neighbor” one. especially | when the neighbor is attractive—and of } course | the opposite sex. e —of We have the greatest admiration for the man or woman who is a conscientious | church attendant—and a worker for his; ehurch. There is no better example for | eonmunity, The only church-geer: we do not like or admire are those who} take their church attendance too serious’ lV —who believe the what courts, any outward showing is | And who certainly do not } follow the precepts of the great Teacher. Regional boards of censorship will be set up in all parts of the United States by the Catholics as a result of the order of Pope Pius to organize a cencerted fight to save the world from the “debasing in- |} fluence of “bad films.” In his encyclical, i the pontiff s “All right-thinking men, } Catholic and non-Catholic, will help as- | sure that the great international foree— | the motion picture—shall be directed to- | ward the noble end of promoting the high: est ideals and the truest standards of life.” | Will H. Hays, spokesman of the industry, | considers the pope’s decree a ' dorsement of the industry’s ship plan. tacit own en- censor- ; - | wanted a manpower the strength of the | energy. | pelled to close and mankind would be re- ‘upon the sources of mechanical power. POWER A SOURCE OF COMFORT The boys and girls of Key West should realize the value of mechanical | power, as developed through ingenious en- gines and turbines invented by man. There | was a time, in the history of the world when manpower was the only In that day, when a “preat king | great ‘work accomplished ie lied upon the sweat of thousands of slaves; were compelled * to” perform source of and they | arduous tasks that today are as sihple as} BAe i pressing a button. If you multiply the number of people in the world by the physical strength of individual, you would arrive at the sum total of power that was available to | one ancient kings for works of constructive value. A httle later, in more enlightesied the beasts of and then you would have the total countries, you would have to add_ to burden, of the energy avasiable to the race at that } time. Today, you would have to add to the other totals the sum of the power gen- eiated by great engines and mighty bines. I is stupendeus difference. Every modern manufacturing plant depends up- | on power other than human or animal Without it they would be com- legated to the olden days, when each home manulactured iis needs and commerce ; would slide into a minor factor in the busi- ness of communities, The use of mechanical: power has wrought modern blessings that make ordi- nary lite today compare favorably the existence of princes in the ages past. The greater development and wise use of new sources of power in the future will work similar blessings for coming genera- tions. Mechanical power has done much for man. We siould not underestimate its contributions to the race. Neither shouid we forget that the con- trol of power is as vital as its development. The vast waterpowers that are to be har- | nessed for men and women should be de- veloped with an eye to the protection of the public. There should be no monopoly If there should ever occur a monopoly in con- trol of power, you would have a monopoly. The public should be on guard against this menace at all times. GUARD AGAINST ENVY Nothing kills a town or city quicker than a spirit of envy, regardless of how it works. As long as the people of a’ com- munity are striving to keep ahead of others, with no other goal in view, then that long will the settlement remain a | hick village, even if it has people by the thousands. Fortunately free from an exe: Key West is singularly of mean-spirited envy, the low-down spite of narrow-minded souls. Once in a while one runs across a petty exhibition of disgusting selfishness expressing its discontent by neighbor or at home. Luckily, most of the time, our people are’ broad-minded, liberal and unselfish. It will do us no harm, however, as citizens of Key West to guard against this insidious poison that saps community good will. good fortune of our friends, that we strive for the common betterment of our citizen- ship and that, whatever we may have, or be, we are not embittered by our failure, or another's success. THEY CAN’T SPELL It is reported that among 298 pyoung men and women who took a civil examination in New York rece ' three failed in: spelling. This is not surprising to t have had occasion to observe the spelling of the average high school graduate, or even that of some cbllege men'and women. Why our schools do not give more at- | tention to spelling is an unsolved mystery. Hundreds of hours are devoted to subjects which a pupil never thinks of after leaving school, yet the art of spelling, which must be practiced every day of his life, is given} scanty consideration. Perhaps it is thought that everyone! should be permitted to develop originality. If so, the plan works well. Few greater originality in any respect than in | spelling. tur- | with ; real | striking at ! Let us be sure that we hail the | ervice | show } THE KEY WEST CITIZEN KEY WEST IN — | DAYS GONE BY | Happenings Here Just 10 Years| | Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen The Masters’ You and Your Nation’s Affairs Degree work was} put on at the regular meeting 0. | Dade Lodge 14 01 the Masonic or-! i derdast night for a class of seven. Members of Felix Varela and A-! chor Lodges joined in with Dade Lodge in rendering the cerenio- nies. The work of the meeting jeloced at about 11:30 o’clock when ithe entire attendance repaired to a local cafe where a_ bounti‘ul ; Spread was given by the members {of the class of seven who took the | degree. Charles H. Ketchum was | toastmaster. Deputy G. M. Roy | Canfield of the 32 district de!'iv- ered an address and talks were ;made by the grand masters of the ‘local jodges as follows: Roy Lewin !for Dade; John Park for Anchor | Lodge and Mr. Gonzalez for Fe ix j Varela Lodge. About 90 Masons jtovk part in the banquet and had ‘a fine time until an early hour. Partial report of the activities and procedure of the seventeenth } annual convention of the Rotary International was given today by Dr. Wm. R. Warren delegate from the loca! club to the convention | which was held in Denver, Colo- rado. This report was so long that Dr. “Bill” only gave a part of it jat this meeting and promises to conclude at the next meeting. He Stated that he had also been in- | terviewed by representatives of The Citizen and the story would j appear in an “issue of that pa- per.” Melvin Russell, captain in |the national guard was called upon to make some remarks about ithe organization and the coming | encampment. The captain said he lexpects to have a maximum sivength before long and urged the citizens of Key West to co- joperate with the guards His com- jpany leaves for the encampment 'at Pensacola, soon. American Motorboat V-13897 with about 244 gallons of liquor fon board, was captured late yesterday afternoon by CG-298 in ‘command of captain Daniels capture was made mile of American Shoals lighthouse, One assembled at the C tien Cc rh was there last night to witness the production of the Patriotic Page ant which was staged and spon- sored by the Pythian Sisters. It was “The Crowning of America nd was considered by those who w it the finest a nid ever given in the city. tots and o'der folks deserve great cre- dit for the work they did and the | boy scouts. who participated were congratulated for their excellent appearance and bearing. George I. Knowles, dealer in produce, former'y of 433 Front street is now located in his new | place of business at 110 Simonton reet, This firm has spring chick- ens, table hens and all kinds of produce. Phone 510. Editorial conment: heart is like a harp of many strings. Harmony or di rd de-| pends on the human hand that sweeps the strings. If the music happens to be harsh, don’t b'ame [the harp. The human Persons who read the Theater advertisement in The +Citizen will learn how the manage- kment of that theater is offering two free trips to the Sesqui-cen- j tennial Internationa! exhibition at Philadelphia. You who read this and the advertisement may be one of those to win a trip. the wires Work of removing lear trolly cables and {the tracks was ing on a ra is already r street and d rate, The tro moved from Fle ALL ae charge to the veteran. The First National started today and aa. , MOTTE OOE ETH ANNOUNCEMENT TO VETERANS We will be pleased to cash U. checks issued in payment of the ee without that you be properly identified as we must know that we are paying the funds to the right person. Your American Legion membership card is your best means of identification. Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance ! Corporation SFI ISIS SISISVIIIS SSIS. Since the Supreme .ourt’s decision a few weeks ago invalidating the New York Minimum Wage Law for women and children, there has been considera ote comment in the papers about providing mint- mum wages by law. Some people wish to change the Fed- eral Constitu- tion so that it will be legally possible. The supposi- tion seems to be quite general that the deter- mination of minimum j wages bya | commission is as easy as shelling peas, whereas the task is extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible. On his tour through the Middle West this month, your correspondent has inquired of certain laborers here and there just what their minimum wages should ve. In every case, all have wanted them as high as possible. At first, all were not adverse to other workers securing the same rewards. But, after further reflecting upon the matter, each concluded that he would be better off in the market place if every other person's wage remained unchanged, odecause he would have more dolllars to buy with, and prices would be practically the same as be- fore. Of course, as matters stand, the wages which are paid today result from the existing relation between the number of people who are able and willing to work, and the number of jobs which employers are able and willing to fill. Moreover. conditions of demand and supply change so rap- idly in the various labor markets that they are never the same from one month to the next. Statistics gathered one season are out-of-date a few weeks later. Despite these facts, there is behind all of the clamor for minimum wage legislation the fallacious notion that it is somehow possible for politicians or their representatives to set indi- vidual wage rates for the improve- ment of Labor's economic position. By CLARENCE W. FACKLER ! Associate Professor of Economics, New York University By LE MAPS Secccccccccesesseseseses ‘the character and talents of those born between JUNE 19 TO JULY 23 CANCER " u his les: people en have and anxious getic, asp ring ity. Are ha the but pry and Anx in met method of providing Labor its ~“Hap- py Valley.” But, before iaburers and employers are shorn of any more of their politi- cal liberties, it would seem desirable for them to observe the probable ef- fects of such aw-making, and to form and express an intelligent opinion re- garding the same If wages are fixed too high through ignorance or lack of sufficient data, may not employers be encouraged to substitute more machinery for labor? Or, may not .nen and women be a: tracted from other fields in competi- tion with those already employed? On the other hand, if wages are fixed too low, surely the minimum will become the maximum, and strikes will flare up throughout the land. In either case. wage earners will be in a worse condition temporarily, either receiving no wages at all, or less than before. Moreover, if gevernment is granted the power to say that no person may sell his labor for less than a certain wage. may not some persons be de- same time. impatient good fig courtcou ate, ures, are The ish people in the v and mind; matte m unself are quick er in body in business command; they obtain wea'th d things in life them to jects kindred ergetically finally se helps ucce will in the ct; wealth en very hard to inherited patrimony lessly squandered, eit children subject tiv by ject. or Cancer FAST FREIGHT SERVICE from and te Boston, New York, Miami, Jacksonville, Galveston, New Orleans and Beyond From Key West alternate Fridays From New York every Tuesday Saturday Miami ond two weeks From Beston every From Jacksonville. New Orlean CLYDE-MA ye RY Aime every C. E. SMITH, Agent Key West, Fle prived of earning anything. simply be- cause their employers cannot afford + to expend larger sums for the work done? Again, is not the power to set the lower limits of wages only a step in the direction of trying to fix the upper limits for everybody? Satisfactory wages, which simply means a satisfactory level of living for the laboring group, cannot, there- fore, be invoked by law, nor can they result from bureaucratic analyses. High wages come when the intelli- gence. ingenuity. and. application of workers bring them to labor markets where their services are :n demand, and where the returns for the same are large. And, “wages are good” when employers, unhampered by po- litical regimentation, and searching for profits, see the futility of exploita- tion in the comparatively few cases where - it exists. and stimulate a greater demand for their goods by lower prices. What will save our nation from a slow. unconscious drift to regimented dictatorship, and of a later inevitable collapse, is an intelligent and in- formed public opinion among Ameri- can laborers as to the workable methods of improving their own con- ditions. As the old saying goes, every country has the government, which Stamp. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN, KEY WEST, FLA. Name Address City and State Date of Birth Seemingly, such legislation is the only (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper; the target eronds ever’ L oday’s Horoseope! eane . T on s fay should prodtee a of great pe executive ability, sho by energy will push his way into a leading place. He will have friends and through them iy about many improvements. By his ne:vous energy and force of ¢ rter, today’s native will act as a reformer, and with strong pianctary aspects may become a really great on m ing street starting at the barns to Division and down that sreet from to White, Thé track is being removed on the unpaved portion of Duval! street and pos' which were being used to support the troley wires, exclusivelly are! also being taken down, This Liquid Kills Skin Itch Quicker Containing six kinds of itch kill- ing medicines, Imperial Lotion on freely into skin folds and pores to reach and kill itching of | eczema, rash, tetter, ringworm and { common itch. Two sizes, Monroe KEY WEST COLONIAL HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District Fi Class—Fireproof — Sensible Rates Garage Elevator Popular Prices \ — Treasury It is however necessary Bank of Key West yt ‘ ) N \ N N \) N \ \ N & \ N Ni ef Poeeeccccvevercsscccocec, its people deserve. 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