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

PAGE TWO The Key West bitizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. L. P. ARTMAN, Presid JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. batered at Key W second class matter AR Member of the Associated Press «he Associated Press is exclusizely entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year six Months Three Months One Month We y 5.00 2.50 35 -20 ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading noti cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, ete. will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for ente: ites discus- ‘al or general anonymous communi- sion of pub interest but cations. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST {DVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. ford. @rme Port. Hotels. and Aparanents. Bathing Pavilion, Airports—Land and Sea. Sensolidation of County and City Governments. j t Bridges to complete Road to Main- ‘ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be efraid 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 and praise virtue; commend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print oniy news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com> promise with principle. Autograph hunting is on the wane, like so many other fads, but right after Ruth Bryan Owen’s wedding to Captain Boerge Rohde someone paid $25 for his signature, and it wasn’t on a check, either. A writer ina food magazine says there are 62,000 kinds of delectable dishes on this earth, yet we daily ask “to give us this day our daily bread.” And wouldn't We raise a rumpus if we were taken at our word and only given that, not even with! any butter or jam. O. O. McIntyre, the columnist, says Rex Beach is the healthiest looking writ- ing man in the United States. Probably because he had the good sense to make his home and live in Florida, but our own writing man, Ernest Hemingway, is not so very anemic looking either. Improvements always show progress. Appelrouth’s Store of Fashion is making some changes which thé expansion of the business demands. The Store of Fashion is a constant advertiser in the columns of The Citizen and the volume of business this store enjoys is in no small degree due to the fact that Mr. Appelrouth thinks enough of his clientele to inform them of the class and quality of goods he has to of- fer them. The Social Register has gone to the dogs. A red-haired Pekingese canine achieved the recognition for which socia} climbers, without number, have struggled “and intrigued in vain. Under the listing of Mr. and Mrs. George L. K. Morris, fol- lows a line “Junior Miss Rose.” It de- veloped that “Rose” is Mrs. Morris’s pet Pekingese, named by her after Rosa Pon- selle, the singer. In a magazine article the writer recently read: “Dogs are not what they used to be. Dogs have come up in the world. They have risen in the scale of evolution.” Apparently they have also risen in the social scale. Evolutionists say that man evolved from a monkey, and if the pooches are given a chance perhaps some day they will be the equal or even the superior of the human animal—at least some of them, $10.00 § PROVING CIVILIZATION If a savage suddenly remarked to his neighbors that a new comet was. in the sky, they would look upward without see- ing it. When he explained that he saw it through a tube, fitted with glasses, they would call the chief priest for the purpose of preparing a fire test. If the astronomer insisted that in three days, he would tell them its size, where it travelled, when it would be. closest to the.earth and: that in thirty days they could-see it’ with °'their eyes, the savages would probably “ burn their companion alive. Once we were like the savages. Now- adays, thanks to intelligence and a‘géneral appreciation of the sciences, such an an- nouncement causes little general interest. No one doubts the truth of the scientific astronomer’s statement. Such discoveries happen every year without comment or terror on the part of the people. Civilization, it would seem, is moving forward. Progress can be seen when we compare the attitude of primitive people towards that of advanced people. The moral is: Just because the papers are filled with murder, divorce, scandal and graft stories, don’t forget that the world and its people have improved and are improving every day. CRIPPLES RESTORED Among the many humanitarian activi- ties which engage the support of bene- volent societies and individuals, the re- storing of crippled children to health and happiness is one of the most commend- able. The work of modern surgeons in this connection is effective almost beyond be- lief. At a recent convention of the Inter- national Society for Crippled Children it was stated that “modern science has healed all manner of diseases and we are happy to say today that practically every type of malformation, if taken in early childhood, can be cured. Among the organizations which have given special attention to crippled chil- dren, the Shriners have been particularly active, each member of the order contribut- ing regularly to the maintenance of homes for these unfortunate little ones, who would otherwise go through life with de- fornied bodies and limbs. Other societies are doing a similar service for humanity. The hearty encouragement and sup- port of this labor of love should be extend- ed by every person who is in a position to lend a hand. RADIO SAVES LIFE The radio has saved countless lives by its ability to summon rescuing vessels to ships in distress. Time and again the letters “S. O. S.” have turned boats aside from their courses to succor other mariners and passengers from death at the heads of the perils of the sea. Equally spectacular in the quiet, reg- ular use of the radio to “prescribe” for sick persons on the smaller ships which do not have doctors aboard. A number of lives have been prolonged by a ship’s cap- tain following medical advice received over the radio from physicians ashore. Recently a sailor badly gassed by crude oil fumes was revived as a result of a radio-prescription. Another time a sea- man suddenly taken with acute appen- dicitis was transferred to a larger vessel with an operating room, and his life sal- vaged. Medical advice via radio is only small service of this wonderful means of com- munication. It is one seldom heard of but does great good, as it is estimated that thousands of small vessels make regular use of it. CONGRATULATIONS, JUDGE! A former actress gets some publicity because she went to jail instead of paying j a $100 fine imposed by a judge’ before whom she appeared on a charge* of *@fiv- } ing an automobile while her licenseewas ‘oday’s Birthdays! 0 under suspéfsfoniw coisequendé conviction for driving while under ,the-in., fluence of liquor; : : = The lady makes light saying she is in jail for the “butcher and grocer,” because she wouldn't be able to pay them if she paid the fine. We think the publicity ought to go te the judge, who sets his judicial conferees a notable example in this day of “fixing” such charges through pull and influence. It is not necessarily a piece of news when an actress goes to jail but when she is sent to prison by a judge for violating traffic laws is becomes important, even if only as an example, ofthe matter, {N- retired, 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 | (Glen Maison, a young white! | man was arrested here last night| ‘by Captain of Night Police Laurie; | Roberts. The arrest was made on! i request of Hillsboro authorities. i; Maison was turned over to Sheriff; Niies and placed in county jail to! {await developments. County of-! {ficers here say they think a mis-! ‘take has been made as the young: }man is wanted for some con-| fusion in connection with his ac) \eounts and the prospects are the] | matter will be straightened out! |and that he will probably be re-| {leased from custody. Troop Number 1 Boy Scouts jannounce the safe arrival of the ‘vacationing group and the grand lreception given them at Pigeon! | Key by Robert Kyle. In fact Mr,} ;Kyle has practically turned the} jisland over to the boys and done; fall in his power to help get the |camp established and in perfect, shape for the week’s stay. In dis. [cussing the name to be given th jcamp an impromptu meeting wa: jheld and the camp nanied Robert| ;T. Kyle. Pancho Torres is feel- ing happy and is going around with a grin because of his being! ensconced in a big roomy kitchen }with lots of room and every! facility for preparing the meals; for which he is famous among the} j scouts, ; Ed Goehring, who played an important part of the building of; the Gandy Bridge from St. Peters- burg to Tampa, is stopping in Key West for a few days while e: route to Hot Springs, Arkans Mr. Goehring has a_ beautiful watch which is inscribed with the following words of appreciation. |“To Ed Goehring from Dad jGandy for good work on the; Heaandy, Bridge, July 4, 1924. Mh. Goehring says he expects to have a part in the construction of the Pinellas couny bridge and_be- lieves it will prove as good an in- vestment as the Gandy project. “Industries, millions of dollars in developments and projects of emery character are waiting to jump into Monroe county and only are being held back pending final decision on the bridge pro-! pesition.” So said Harry Boya- jian who has just returned from an extended trip through the north in the interests of the Vic Realty company, of which he is, the head. “I am pleased to say that many capitalists I met during my three months tour of the larger} lcities are unwavering in their! faith in Monroe county and are in| a quiet way making investments.”, Mr. Boyajian said. H Troop 5, Boy Scouts, will leave! here tomorrow morning y:3U o'clock on the ‘Lug sayspring ior Anaswasia Isiand where tney will spend ther summer camping period. ‘The Rotary Club’s camp’ on the island has been tendered! the boys tor the period of the camp without one cent of cost. They plan to return about August 25 on the Tug Bagaduce. i ; Scoutmaster Jenks and mem-} bers oi Scout ‘Lroop 4 returned this morning on the Steamship! Governor Cobb from Tampa. The jboys have been spending their symimer vacation in camp at Clear- water, Fla. The boys intended to spend two weeks in camp but the’ illness of one of their number,! Lewis Menendez, forced the troop! to cut the time short and they only spent one week in camp. Bayview Park was the scene of! a delightful affair yesterday aft- ernoon when Shirley Almyda and a large group of friends joined in helping her celebrate her fifth! birthday anniversary. She wa: the recipient of many _ beautiful] presents. The afternoon was} pleasantly spent in playng games! in which a number of the older} folks joined. 5 aEugene (Gene) Buck of New York; songwriters’ head, born in te 51 years ago, | Roy Barton White, president of the. Western Unicn, porn st Met- calf, Ill., 53 years ago. Robert H. Lucas of Washing- ton, D. C., Republican leader, born in Kenti.cky, 48 years ago. ere U. S. Senator Patrick A. Mc- Carran of Nevada, born at Reno, 60 ye=rs ago. ! Admiral Lovis N. Nulton, U. S. of Virginia, born there, 67 years ago, You and Your Nation’s Affairs Game of the Pea and Shells By ELIOT JONES... Professor of Transportation & Publit Utilities, Eas oh Saapetd Unters a The Townsend plan’ ntajse spread appeal because worable aspects are seen, whereas the disas- thous consequences are not seen. It ‘is readily seen, . thi Si ot Bods month to per- sons sixty years of age or over would be a god- send to the lucky recipi- ents. It would relieve them, for a time at any. rate, of financial wor- ries. If ds also seen that the receipt of this enor- mous snout of money would place increased ; ir- chang power in the hands of the pensioners, and there would conse- quently be an increased demand for the particular goods and services de- sired by them. What is not always sceni is that the plan would impose an unbearable burden on the masses. The funds with | which to pay the pensions are to be raised by a transactions tax. The rate of tax originally proposed was two per cent, but at first it was not real- ized that a tax of two per cent on ald transactions would greatly reduce the number of transactions It is now clear that a tax o* two per cent would be woefully insufficient; in fact, a re- cent study by the Twentieth Century fund concludes that the transactions * tac: would have to be twelve per cent. Once the man in the street compre- hends that the plan would necessitate such a burdensome tax’ his opposition will certainly become exceedingly vo- cal. The Townsend plan also involves a drastic redistribution of income. Un- der this plar less than 10% of the people would be given about 40% of the national income. The pensioners, in fact, would have an income sev- the pension would be to give up work (that; is, cease contributing to the na- sion within the stated period. _ it is not always seen that the high Prices resulting from the outrageous transaction taxes would seriously cur- tail the purchasing power of the great mass of the people who are un- der sixty years of age. incidentally, also, the monthly pension of $200 would soon buy much less than $200 will buy now. This is not always seen at present, an when the fact became apparent doubtless the pensioners would demand an increased pension so as to be able to maintain an unim- Paired purchasing power. And then taxes would have to be increased still further. Another certain outcome of the Townsend plan would be a rapid de- velopment of industrial combinations as a mean of reducing the burden of the transactions tax. Unlike the re- tail sales tax, which is levied once (at the time of the sale), the transac- tions tax would be collected at every step in the productive process. Take, for example, a cotton shirt. The cotton must be grown, transport- ed, spun, woven, and made into a shirt. The manufacture of a shirt thus involves mapy operations and re- quires the se®vices of many classes of persons, including growers of cotton seed, manufecturers of agricultural tools and machines, operators of cot- tor gins, agencies of tr tion, manufacturers of cotton cloth and cotton shirts, not to mention whole- salers, jobbers, and retailers. Obviously if a tax is to be collected on every transaction, the pressure will be strong, almost irresistible, to reduce the number of separate trans- actions by bringing the several steps in the productive process under one control. The effect of the transac- tions tax would thus be the develop- ment of far-reaching vertical combi- nations, and the elimination of many small businesses. This is a phase of the matter that | eral times as large as the average is sot seen by many misguided advo- farmer or laborer. And literally all i cates of the Townsend plan. ‘Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper) Pecce-coceccecevececesou Today’s Anniversaries veccccceccesceccesocoses 1779—Bcnj:min Silliman, Ya'e seient'st, among the first Amer can ntists to win world nown, father of a noted scientist, born at Trumtul!, Gonn. Died Nov. 24, 1864. 1819—Sha: New York Sun servant, born at H. Died Oct. 17, A. Dana, famed editor, public] Hindsdale, N.| 1897, 1822—Georse Stonem:n, Union: general, Califtonia governor, born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y.| Died at Buffalo, N. Y., “cpt. 5, 1894. H 1839—Nelson A. Mites, soldier, | lieutenant-genersl, born near Westminster, Mass. Died in Washington, May 15, 1925. 1857—Henr) F. Osborn, famed scientist, born at Feirfieid, Conn. Died Nov. 6, 1 1884—Sara Teasdale, _poete: born in St. Louis. Died Jan. 2 1933. a | JOE ALLEN | Notary Public THE CITIZEN OFFICE BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key Wee Half Century 24 Hour Ambulance Service Licensed Emba: Phone 135 KSON FLORIDA CHARLIE GRINER, Meneger adyiul confor tnd ent Sicpresl boc the bard local te hook Every room with and shower, soft water, ns heat, AIR CONDITIONED * COCKTAIL LOUNGE - COFFEE SHOP FIVAIAFSP LAL LL IFILL LELLLILLALLLL LPL LD < Today indicates one of ver super ability, who generally specializes in his wo-k eminence. 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