The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 30, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President JUE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager ‘ From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe red at Key West, matter VIFTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press the Associated Press is exclusis for republic es credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news publishe One Year Six Months Three Months One Month Weekly... ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. ‘ L NOTIC: All reading notice rds of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary noti ete, will be charged for at the rate of 19 cents a line. Notices for entertai a revenue is to b The Citizen is and invites discus- sion of public issues an 8 of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communt- cations. urches from which IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- terd. "ree Port. Hotels and Aparcments. Bathing Pavilion, Airports—Land and Sea. Seasoiidation of County and City Governments, 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 fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or Class; 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 onty news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never come promise with principle. utive Tok can’t take a vacation without being missed. It’s a poor exe Have you heard the joke about the— pardor us, it might not do to tell it here. There is no optimist like political eandidate unless it is a campaign manager, a Many who consider themselves lead- ers will follow a little white golf ball all day. Most people become convinced that they need a new car when they see their neighbor riding in the latest model. Correct this sentence: ‘Yes, darling, there were plenty of women at the*beat¢h, but J didn’t notice what they were wear- ing.’ In the land of the blind the one-eyed is king, but in a city of non-taxpayers, the taxpayer is almost an outcast instead of being a king. Advertising is a great force when hitched to a good business under efficient management; link it to a failure and it can't perform miracles. If we were regimenting American agriculture we would set more acreage in peaches and jess in spinach, though any regimertation has the taste of the latter. The old Romans took great pride in proclaiming they were Roman citizens, and tdeir “civis Romanus sum,” should have a counterpart in a proclamation just as meritorious, “I am a Key Wester who pays his taxes.” Fairview hospital in Minneapolis, Minn., has a special ward next té the ma- ternity ward for “expectant fathers,” where everything may be found to soothe the perturbed feelings of the inmates while waiting for the visit of the stork next door. Sounds silly but is better than meeting with boon companions celebrating the “blessed event,” in a drunken state. THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS The habit of newspaper men is to talk glibly about the value of the freedom of the press to the people of the United States but, too often, they fail to stress ! equally important fact that this freedom must not only include an absence of gov- ernment interference but an actual free- dom from ulterior interests in the man-j} agement of the press. No man has a higher regard for the | freedom of the press than the writer but it is not to be obtained unless newspaper ‘men vigorously insist upon the freedom that can come only when ownership of the press is not linked with other interests. In the comparatively small cities of the nation freedom from other interests is generally the rule and the newspaper is; usually the sole business venture of _ its owners. They have no conflicting fi- nancial investments that might militate against the expressions that one expects | from a free press. However, there have been cases_ in! the United States when huge corporations ! became interested in the ownership of newspapers, to be used as mouthpieces for | their interests and to suppress unfavorable NEWS... _Under such conditions freedom of M e press is a meaningless phrase and a s does not exist. HE PARDONING BOARD xas an amendment to the Ee) constitution is proposed which would re- lieve the governor from the responsibility of passing on applications for pardon or parole. The pardoning power would be vested in a state board, which would take that responsibility. The Selma (Ala.) Times-Journal be- lieves such a change would be in order in| other states, as well as in Texas, and gives | some convincing reasons for its opinion, in- | cluding the following: The granting or refusing of pardons and commutations of punishments amDOses | a distressing burden on a governor and it - an ordeal he should not be required to en- dure. An enormous amount of study is often involved in these cases. A governor should never have to decide whether a person convicted of some major crime should die in the chair or should get a reprieve. A board of competent men would not | ., feel the same nervous strain and rasping responsibility that a governor must suffer when the fate of the unfortunate is placed entirely in his hands, C It would be good public policy to re lieve the governor of such harrowing ex- j perierces and influences in dealing with these important matters. time looking into and | TURKEY GETS RELEASE Some weeks ago we dhlled attention to the request that Turkey had submitted to the signatories of the Lausanne post- war treaty, asking that she be permitted to. violate the terms of the convention and fortify the Dardanelles because of changed conditions since the signing of the agree- ment. This was much better than the tactics } of Adolf Hitler and we wondered if the nations concerned would be able to recog- nize the justice of the Turkish request and recognize existing conditions justly. It is worth reporting that Turkey got what she wanted and that her soldiers last week moved into the Dardanelle zone, with the consent of the nine powers chiefly concerned. Merchant ships are to pass through the straits unless assisting powers | at war, and warships are not to go through in time of war unless acting for the League of Nations or under obligations of a_ re- gional pact to which Turkey is a signa- tory. HARD TO EXPLAIN Human nature is hard to undigstant, and the human mind equally difficult to explain. For example, take the case of the man in Pennsylvania, who beat his wife and two children to death with a hammer, be cause he had committed “a scarlet sin” and wanted to send them to “Heaven, be- cause they were so white and clean.” If any reader can figure this out he will confer a great boon on human beings in general. The obvious answer is to say the man was insane, as doubtless he was, but this does not explain his mental re- actions and the killing of his family. | Moon sets THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You and Your Nation’s Affairs Governmental iegecned By HARLEY L. LUTZ Professor. of Public Finance, Princeton Unive: demeecratic method would seon result At a recent scientific gathering a man who has achieved eminence in the natural seiences announced that in his opinion the goal’of the Amer- ican ‘people ,should be ” “democrati¢ so- cialis: This is not the first time that con- cepts so inher- ently contra- dictory as de- mocracy and socialism have been linked to- gether. Yet it is always sur- prising to find that someone else is trying to mix oil and water. Democracy means a method of de- termining and controlling the poli- cies of government. It emphasizes in- dividual freedom, the right of each to his own opinion, and the determi- nation of policy after discussion and debate. Socialism means public, that is, governmental, ownership of cap- ital. If it is to be at all rational in this ownership, the managerial meth- ods used by private capitalism must be observed. These methods are es- sentially autocratic. Some persons must decide policies and give orders, while others must obey orders. Considering the great gulf between the procedure of democratic govern- ment and that of efficient business management, it is clear that there can be no such blend of government and business as is dreamed of by the advocates of democratic socialism. If we were to attempt a complete merger of government and business, one of two things would happen. Either all business would be run by the method of prolonged debate and majority voting that is characteristic of the functioning of democracy, or else all government would be run according to the autocratic principle that must characterize efficient busi- ness operation. The attempt to man- age large business enterprises by the (Address questions to the au [ cae eeaaEn Ory | TODAY’S WEATHER Temperatures* Highest 84 Lowest. .......... | Mean Normal = Rainfali* Yesterday's Precipitation .03 Ins. an os Moon rises Tomorrow’ High Low 4 Barometer 8 a. m. today: Sea level, 30.02. WEATH=R FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Fri Key West and Vi cloudy, bably local | tonight and Friday; southerly winds. F ordia: Local showers probably tonight and Friday; probably gales in extreme northwest por- tion this afternoon and tonight, Jacksonville to Florida Strait: Moderate southeast to south winds and partly overcast weather to- night and Eriday with occasional showers. Fast Gult: Moderate to fresh southerly winds over south — por- tion and strong shifting winds over extreme northwest portion, this afternoon and tonight and most'y overcast weather tonight and Friday wih occasional show- ers with severe squalls near storm center, 2:85 : Partly showers moderate WEATHER. CONDITIONS The tropical disturbance was f SSS: SUITOTTATTTOEED. ANNOUNCEMENT TO VETERANS We will be pleased to cash U. S. Treasury checks issued in payment of the bonus without charge to the veteran. The First National : N . . n. sity near center, * warnings are now displayed north ™. of Cedar Ke " storm warnings elsewhere that yeu 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 III IISITAAA SIAL LL in théir/complete paralysis,*The ex- tension of autocracy to‘ government would be destructive of Pee | libetty.; government and a field for business. All schemes for completely merging government and business, whether under the idealistic title of “demo- cratic socialism” or some other, rest on a complete misconception of the Proper boundai business, or of economic activities in the broad sense, is to provide a services. The function of government is to promote the general well-being, chiefly in intangible and immaterial act as umpire over the business game. Another way of describing the task of umpiring the business game is to say that it involves, among other things, the protection of life and property and the administration of justice. But government cannot both play in the game and act as umpire. It would be as sensible to allow the referee in a football game to make a tackle or to intercept a pass and start for the goal line with the ball. The ideal of democratic socialism. if applied to football, would either make umpires of all players, or else it would give one umpire full power to call all plays and to decide which would follow if we undertook a co! plete blend of government and bus: ness. Either we should all be busi ness managers and production would be deadlocked while we aired our views on how to make shoes and steel, or there would be one supreme manager who would tell us what to | do and make us like doing it. If socialism is to equal the present records in the production of goods, the managerial methods of private business must be followed. But if we delegate that task to govern- ment, there will be no sanctum in which individual liberties are the major concern. thor, care of this newspaper) I Se central this morning about 80 miles south of Apalachicola, Fla., moving northwestward at a some- ; What decreased rate of move- |ment. The indications are that it ‘wil near the coastline between | Apalachicola and Pensacola dur- ing middle or latter part of day. 'The storm is of small diameter ‘but probably of hurricane inten- and hurricane ‘ys to Pensaco'a, and north ‘of Tarpon Springs to the mouth 13 of the Mississippi River. Rains have occurred during the last 24 hours in southern and |western Florida, being moderate- jly heavy on portions ‘of the west jcoast, and moderate gales are re- ! ported this morning at Apalachi- {cola. Showers and thunderstorms have occurred in the Atlantic States from North Carolina north- ward, being heavy at Charlotte, | N. C., 3.78 inches; Raleigh, N. C., 2.08 inches, and Norfolk, Va., 1.10 inches; while elsewhere the weather has been generally fair , With seasonable temperatures. KENNEDY, icial ig Charge. COLONIAL HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District First Class—Fireproof— Sensible Rates It is however necessary ¢ TIZZLLZLLALL ALLL 2 III III IIIOPIL ILO LE CLE Bank ot Key West | | {was no award made « The-truth is that there'd 4 field for [members of the ‘ies of these fields or | zones of activity. The ‘function of | steady flow of consumable goods and { ways. In doing this, government must i side should score. A similar result j wr. KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | Happenings Here Just 10 Yea: Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen Bids for construction inew school buildings {cussed by the school board at regular meeting last evening. These buildings are to be modern of two were dis- fin construction and facilities and will be of a type which have been approved by great educational centers and educators. There last night, school board stating that time would be re- quired to go into the various phases of the plans and the de- scriptions of the buildings as fur- jnished by the bidders. An nouncement as to which of the bidding firms the contracts will be awarded will be made in a day or two. Abraham Wolkowsky, who is the {owner of a string of dilapidated shacks on Duval street and Greene strect, was fined $ in police court yesterday as a result of proceeding with repair work on a structure at the corner of the in- tersection without having secured a permit for the work. Pinder, building ported that the the buildings was having the repairs done without the permit and of- ers of the police had rned Wolkowsky to the permit or stop the work. Even after these warnings he failed to ,get the permit and continued with | the work. Last night the de- fendant appealed to the city coun-| cil but that body paid little to his pleadings at the time and announced the decision would be rendered later. inspector, of re- owner force get heed} The new store building which has been under course of con- struction for some tme on Duval street has been completed. The owner, Pedro Perez Romero stat that the building, which is one the most imposing Duval street cost $30,000. The struc- ture is of cream colored _ brick lined with dark mortar and an at- tractive portico extends out over the sidewalk. Three large en-! trances to the building give idea of the interior fittings on of Maes = q. POOL OL PP OP PPT BaP LL LLL ae, SPECIAL SALE FOLDING YAC BACKS ARE MADE Sale Price ADJUSTABLE THING FOR THE Each “Snow Bird”, Wood Tub. Will Ne 4 Qt. 6 Qt. Gre Has a large foods hot or cold Each South Florida Phone 598 Regular Price . ICE CREAM FREEZERS: 1 GAL. FOOD JUG mouth. “Your home is worthy of the best” SDI IL IIa aD OID III III LZ Ia a aw. THURSDAY, | this new and attractive business! place. The summer school which { Started six weeks ago in the Har- ris grammar school building came to a close at noon today after @ most saisfactory term. The num- ber of students enrolled was 164) _ Here's seal sis Gerove's Tasteics al and teachers report that attend- Quckis < som the ance was surprisingly regular-! This is the first term ef the sum- mer schools to be conducted m Monroe county. They are intend ed to serve a twofeld purpose Students who failed to pass the final examinations are given an opportunity to review their werk and with careful study gain the required grade. Particularly bright students whe desire speed up and make two grades ix one term are aided to de Sure End to Chills and Fever! to <0 an-| wmooacy Get bottie tocer & aby Sugar, It was not convenient Marines to get their team together yeserday Liberties decided to Coast Guards. There of hitting and a great movement on the part baseba: play was pl deal « one of en on the diamond in many moons t ended with a score the faver of guardians coast. Ralph B.! Editoria mobil if we hand gas and should be Used enougt ust buy goo: comment are cheay could j “ oul any able al luxury of walkme ence in a while back The Reid, | tor whereak employe the Lew company, remain a | after a period } the time of his disappe week an uninte been carrie¢ one w rrupted ut net as been dise ad to untangling the my ed which le: - TO CHECK CRIME | YOUR DESTINY BY LE MARS A 1936 Reading to The Citizen Readers by rangements for a Limited Time only TEN CENTS C Stamp. 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