The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 25, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO She Key West Citizen Publish 4 Daily Except Sunday By WING CO. INC. t Business Manager izen Building and Ann Streets Corner Only Daily Newspaper in Key. West and Monroe County. tered at Key West Flori¢ s matter e Associated Press is excludi tled to use © republication of all news dispatches credited to it-or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news publ SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year Six Months Three Months One Month Weekly $10.00 j ADVERTIS known on applicat RATES Made All reading noti respect, t nks, resolutions of ete, Will be charged for at of 19 cents a line for entertainments by churches from which © derived are 5 cents a line e open forum and invit sion of public issues and subjects of 1 interest but it will not publish anonyn cations. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- tax d. "re Port. Koiels and Aparcments, ba:hing Pavil Aizports—Land and Sea. “ersoiidation of County and City Cczernments, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fib! for progress; never be the or- gan er the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction cr <’ass; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or njustice; denounce vice and praise virtue; commend good done by individual or organ- opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com promise with priaciple. ij | ization; toierant of others’ rights, views and gather no moss see a bill collector about to gather the long green by sitting still. A rolling stone may but you seldom Many letters of recommendation writter to refus are because the writer hasn't the heart an unworthy applicant's request. To the victor may belong tne but net to him the nation. spoils Let not govern- ment of the people and for the people be- come BUY the people. The “Daily Double” you up, doesn't double but straightens you out in fine This column does not advocate the purchase of any article, but never tates words praise its own experiences. shape. hesi- to concerning give of This is the season for all sorts statements, true or not, about the nomena of the heat’s lusus naturae. In Linton, Ind., it is said, Mr. arah Smith went to the hen house for a couple of eggs for a cake. She discovered the hen house was so hot the eggs already were soft- boiled—or, better soft-roasted—so she} served them that way at dinner. Do you iknow once? of phe- a better The span of life of dictate length- ening. Formerly they didn't last very long | before they were dispatched, always vio-! lently, to the Elysian fields. They learned to use molasses to catch flies, and advertise themselves as nevolent™ “ruthless” despots, | Instead of whipping recalcitrants into sub. mission with scorpions, they apply the soothing salve to the itching palm. There ! are tricks in all trades. have their “be- instead of When the Hitler regime in Germany ! newspaper correspondent, it al: Ways gives as its reason that the offender wrote “incorrect” statements about the reich. As a matter of fact the articles by the correspondents are “correct” and that is the real reason of their dismissal from the country. A dictator cannot afford to | have his werds or acts questioned or cor- | rectly interpreted, but must depend on lies and misrepresentations to round out the; brief span of life left to him. | | rural pupils all over this country. | due, largely, to consolidated schools, which i take the place of several smaller schools. i splendid manner heroic figure in the social life of any com- { munity than the brave little woman, who! | against possible attack. CONSOLIDATED RURAL SCHOOLS It is gratifying to consider the im proved schools that are now available to This is In the United States today there are! more than 15,000 consolidated schools and additional consolidations are proceeding at the rate of three a day for year. proximately 160,000 one-teacher schools. This number is decreasing at the rate of .000 a year, it is estimated, We do not decry the chool. It has performed its task in and we know of no more undertakes the management of a_ one- teacher school, usually without much com- pensation, either in the way of cash or ap- preciation, However, thousands of them can eliminated through consolidated grammar schools, which will give to all students in a given district a better, more school, as far as the physical plant goes. With more teachers, of equal ability, it should also afford better training. Just as a number of weak schools are | consolidated into better graded schools, so do we find consolidated high schools. This usually embraces a number of districts which while maintaining in each district a graded school, sustains at a central point an improved high school. Some of them, miles from railroads, would surprise those who have not looked into this develop- ment. The people of Key West should keep alive to this possible method of increasing the physical capacity of our own school system. The consolidation plan has brought to rura] students, wherever put into effect, greater s, and there is no insur- mountable objection to the realization of the hope that the day will come when many thousands of rural students will be able to attend a high school that will rate equally with those in the larger county eats, possibiliti TROUBLE IN STEEL INDUSTRY There can be little doubt but serious trouble impends in the steel indus try, where employers have served notice they will resist the closed shop and union officials have annourced a determined drive for the organization of the steel workers, The danger of strikes and disorders, we believe, is not immediate but more apt to occur later in the campaign as the work i with, | when are unorganized, and would of organization spreads. union leaders want no strikes now, the laborers To begin prefer to have a showdown when the in- | dustry as a whole is under union control. Employers, on the other hand, for parent reasons, would much rather put down militant unionism before it becomes strong enough to close down the entire in- | dustry. Unfortunateiy, the i. become embroiled in politics,.which is te be regretted. The Steel Institute, in its manifesto, would protect its employes from interference from any source and John L Lewis, leader of the drive for unionization, is an avowed backer of President Roose- velt. The danger is that the public may lose sight of the industrial significance of the movement while keeping watch on political developments. ARMING FOR WAR The nations of the world are arming feverishly, ostensibly for defense, but this | means war sometime in the near future. A; similar activity preceded the outbreak of | the World War in 1914. We may not know, but it looks to us that the re-arming of the world has been forced by the activities of three countries, namely, Germany, Italy, and Japan. The first two are controlled by dictators, with the entire | The work has far to go, however, | when one considers that there are still ap- | one-teacher | al be; efficient | that } ap- | Fy ' sue is about to THE KEY WEST CITIZEN 1 ‘| You an | A || Nation’s d Your Affairs Bigger and Better Debts The advocates of liberal spending, whether it be for public works relief. soldiers’ bonus, benefits to farmers. or what not, make the argument that these payments are not beyond the ability of the country to bear: that the country can easily stand a much greater debt than has thus far been incurred. The President lent support to this view by stating in a speech last year that some bankers had as- sured him that the country could safely carry a federal debt of from fifty-five to seventy billon dol- lars. As a matter of fact, it is not pos- sible to say just how much debt a nation can safely carry. How much debt a nation can incur without ad- versely affecting its credit depends on the conditions, both present and prospective. It depends on the na- tional wealth and income. on the value of the assets, if any. acquired with the proceeds of the bonds issued. on the government's monetary poli- cies, on its willingness to impose the necessary taxes, on the moral quality of the citizens, and the like. The credit of the government will obviously be easier to maintain if it is possible to foresee the termination of heavy expenditures, as at the end of a war or of a depression, than if the policy of spending freely gives every indication of continuing for a long time. Apart from such considerations, is it not the wrong approach: to ask By ELIOT JONES Professor of Transportation and Public Utilities, Stanford University how much debt a country can stand? A nation is made up of individuals: and should individuals ask themselves how much of debt they can stand, | and proceed to go into debt up to this limit? There are occasions, to be sure. when individuals are forced by cir- cumstances to go into debt; and there are times when borrowing to make an advantageous investment is justi- fied. The objective of individuals. however, should be to avoid indebted- ness. To be free of debt not only con- duces greatly to one’s peace of mind, but also brings about more even pur- chases of goods, and thus promotes the stability of industry. Recurrently the unfortunate conse- quence of being heavily burdened with debt are seen in the resort to | the bankruptcy courts by individuals and corporations. The trouble with debt is that one can not foresee the future, and therefore an obligation that seemed moderate at the time it was concurred may eventually prove highly burdensome The President, indeed, recognized this fact in recently offering the sug- gestion that the railroads during the prosperous years should have reduced their indebtedness. And yet until the depression struck the country with heavy force their debts did not seem excessive. Industrial corporations have as a rule acted more wisely in this respect. Many of them utilized the prosperous years ending in 1929 to pay off their bond issues, and as a result their financial position was much stronger during the lean years of the lamented depression. The advocates of debt creation may properly be reminded of a remark by Artemus Ward. “Let us all be happy, and live with- in our means,” he said, “even if we have to borrow the money to do it with.” (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper) KEY WESTIN | DAYS GONE BY | Happenings Here Just 10 Years; Ago Today As Taken From | The Files Of The Citizen | | 1 | | The state road departments) | contract th Monroe county, anent the Tamiami Trail and this] |county’s portion of it was unani-! approved and accepted b | -ounty commissioners in reg-| ular meeting last night in the] county court house. The agr ment is in substance the same {that published in The Citizen sev-; eral weeks ago and which met with: |the approval of the people of this, county generally, Paul Boysen, contractor of Key West and member of the Movroe County Water District, has re-! iturned to Key West from an © business trip in the north, ted a number of s ed matters anent K Ee its development with a num-! liber af corporations throughout | the territory visited. He attended jall meetings in New York of the| J. G. White corporation and that | firm’s bankers where the proposed fresh water pipe line from the! j mainland to Key West was the: of discussion. These con-: were continued for sev- and were attended by, Senator Malone and other Kev in New York topic | Westers who were | at the time. i | appearance of Ernest R. | Reid who was last seen 11 o'clock 'Friday at the Lewis Motor con-} | pany, where he was employed, re- | mains a mystery and every effort | to find him has been in vain. The young man has been with the Lewis Motor company for the pa: six months. He has two brother: Bob and Tom, also connected with the Lewis company. He was jreoming at 321 Simonton street} jup to the time of his disappear-} ance last Friday and from then! ntil now no trace has been found, f him. There is no reason te spect foul play. | Robbers entered the home of! Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bierna corner | United and Margaret streets, yes- |terday afternoon during the heavy irainstorm. They ransacked the ‘house and removed a number of Two of pearl ear- ving bank They broke open the | articles and some money. ‘the articles stolen were \ring and a child’s } was taken. That candidate that said © ~"d give | the taxpayers a break when .:c was elected shore told the truth. We've | had so many breaks we're plumb broke by now. was recently brought back from New York to answer the charge of double murder. Practically eve ne who called carried a bouqu f flowe: His cell this morning} s stacked with blooms foliage and many gifts wer as eviden of the kindly mpathetic attitude of nds, and seen j and his Editorial comment: “Gored to ath By Bull’—headline. Well, ve been nearly bored to death by it. Extradition proceedings are be-} ing instituted by Sheriff land Niles at the expense J. M. Renedo to have back to this city from New of York Juana Dominguez a former domes- Renedo. The tic in the home of Dr. She is charged with larceny. woman is under in York and the sheriff at Key West has been so advis' Extradition papers are necessary. The American Legion Monthly, official publication of the legion, will be distributed free to a num ber of local places. They will be placed at the Marine hospital, chamber of commer Monre County High School, Naval Sta- tion Library s Club and Cuban Club. Subscrive to The Ci a thirst for national glory and adventure. | £as meter and removed $3 there-i weekly. The last-named nation is ruled by a m tary clique and is engaged in gobbling up as much of China as it can and as fast as it can. We do not believe that either Britain, * Russia, France or the United States wants | a war, yet they would be foolish not to; arm and prepare to defend themselve: fine and desirable but a nation would be! foolish to practise it alone. Disarmament is | jfrom. Stole a hammer and s: jand possible other articles w | have not been missed. Sh Cleveland Niles and Chief Dep: | Joseph Kemp are investigating | case. The sheriff is of the opinion the robbery is the work of the same bunch of young criminals’ !who broke into Mulberg’s store and the home of Bascom L. | Grooms. ! It was a big day at the county} tjail yesterday when hundreds of} Veriends went to visit A. Dice, who! COLONIAL HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District First Class—Fireproof— Sensible Rates i “} ! | Cleve- | Dr.! brought | New) [OC PLPLLLLLLLLLLILEVAL LLL LE <] Today In History | PRPC e ee cceccesecesececes 1814— Battle Canada, between Amer British. . . Today's Anniversaries Pe eececceree-scecccsece: THE WEATHER Temperat: ! Highest - Lowest _.. Mean {Normal Mean Rainfaii” | Yesterday’s|Precipitation Normal Precipitation -11 Ins js Fecord covers 24-hour period | ending at S o'clock thix morning. | Tomorrow's Almanac Lune . 1R94 began Chinese Japanese -06 Ins 1909 aviation Landmark im hb Bleriet Fra across Enghsh Channe Low flew |Sun rises {Sun sets ! Moon rises Moon sets First Quarter, July Tomorrow's Tides 19-_Chinese de at New —_— mie United Japan ence, 26 7:36 a. i—Chance Austria assassinated. - P. High 3:3 | Low 9 8-50 m. today: 1935 national in Me: Barometer 8 Sea level, 30.0: cow WEATH=R FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Sunday) Key West and Vicinay: clouay w.th jtonignt and easterly winds. Florida: Fiir in north and part- ly cloudy in south portion w scattered showers in extre south portion tonight and Sun- day. Jacksonville to Forida Stra-ts jand East Gulf: Moderate easterly winds over south portion and gentle variable winds over noith [portion and partly overcast wea- ther tonight and aidsy with oc- casional showers over south portion, ' YOUR DESTINY BY LE MARS A 1936 Reading to The Citizen Readers by rangements for a Limited Time only TEN CENTS Com Stamp. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN, KEY WEST, FLA. Part y occasional howe: Sunday; so a moderate - ane Name Address City and State Date of Birth extreme Write Piain—Enciosing 16c Com and Stame i i | WEATHER CONDITIONS | | | SAS AAA LALA L ALD Aa, ANNOUNCEMENT TO VETERANS We will be checks issued in payment charge to the veteraz It tha that we are paying the fund Pressure continues moderate y thigh over southeastern ;and the north Pacific | Jacksonville, 30.10 jand Seattle, Wash., 30.16 inches, {while low pressure areas center- ed over the northern Plains States | sand = far northeast a most of the remainder of jcountry, Des Moines, Iowa, 2 inches, and Eastport, Me., inches. Showers have occurred | during the last hours in the north and middie Atlantic States, exreme southern Florida. and a few other widely scattered locali- |ties, being generally light to} moderate. Temperatures continur above normal in the Plains and} j Rocky Mounta‘n States, with max imum readings near or above 100 degrees yesterday in many locali ities, the highest being 110 lerees at Kansas City, Mo.; seasonable temperatures — pr throughout most of the eastern j half of the country. ' G. S. KENNEDY, ’ Official in Charge. | sections State inches, you be properly ident in Your American Legion mer your best means of identificaties The First National Bank ot Key West Member of the Federal Deposit insurance Corporation \OOIOOLOTIIIIII SS IS de- while evail POP IT TOP PPI IFIP? tsetse ddA ddd Al . SPECIAL SALE FOLDING YACHT CHAIRS: BACKS ARE MADE OF DOUBLED Regular Price . Aree Price ¢¢; ADJUSTABLE THING FOR THE Each WITH ARM RESTS CANVAS WITH F RECLINING BEACH OR CHAIRS: PORCH FOLDING SPIBETIE TS IITA 2 $2.10 ICE CREAM FREEZERS: “Snow Bird”, Wood Tub. 4 Qt. 6 Qt. 1 GAL. 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