The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 13, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO She Key West Citizen” emer SST Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC, L. P. ARTMAN, President JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. untered at 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 Weekly 5.00 2.50 85 ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, ete., will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertain @ revenue i The Citizen sion of public issu interest but it will not publ cations. by churches from which d are 5 cents a line. and invites discus- of local or general ish anonymous communi- e -_—<—<—<—$<<<—<—<—<———_— | IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST “.DVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN ' Water and Sewerage. -Bridges to complete Road to Main- tard. "ree Port. aiciels and Aparcments, Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Se@solidation of County and City Governments. 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 <luss; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or cnjustice; denounce vice and praise virtue; commend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com promise with principle. Don’t try to keep up with your neigh- ; let them keep up with you. People who criticize the churches would be the first to suffer if the churches went out of business, bor Any man who expects to get thing for nothing is willing to “prop” in propaganda. some- put the “an finish this thought out to suit There is nothing we like better than letting you have your own way. You yourself, No matter how old you get, you will never be as important as you felt when you put on your first pair of trousers. ee One of the observations of our own pet philosopher is that it is far easier to go to law than it is to get out of a lawsuit. See The best thing one can say about some moving pictures is that they keep moving. The better ones are those that move you. If every girl who wants to get into the movies gets there, who will be left to en- tice the men into the picture theatres? Some wise observer says that girls nowadays do not marry for better or worse; they take their husbands for more or less, The average politician, and some that do not belong to the herd, try to get a lot of “pap” in the news-pap-ers, and they think it is cruel to omit the gruel. In the larger cities of the United States when the burning of the churches in Spain was pictured on the screen in the theatres applause could be heard. In the larger cities is where communism breeds. When mail order catalogues come in- to town, it is a good sign that a few weak- minded citizens are helping to build up another city. However, it must also be re- membered that some of Key West’s mer- chants are contributory causes to this con- dition by not advertising their goods and not in any manner inviting customers to their stores, "$10.00 7 LIFE SURER BUT NOT LONGER The Census Bureau having released new life tables, showing ihat life expecta- tion has advanced from under 50 to about 61 years, moves many writers to remark that “life grows longer’ and to speculate upon the extra 11 years added to man’s life. The truth is that life is not longer but that it is surer. The baby born United States today has a much surer charce of surviving to manhood or woman- hood, but it has no basis to expect to live 11 years longer than the aplults of the years behind us. Life expectation iabies are based up- on the age of death for millions of people, including babies that die within the first year. Obviously if two babies are born! in the average, or life expectancy, is 30 years. If the two babies had lived to 40 years ot age and then died, the average, or expect- ancy, would have been forty years. How- ever, the length of the life of the individual baby would not have been increased. From this example, it should be seen that “life expectation” may advance con- siderably through the better care of new- born babies without making it probable that years are being added to average life. This is shown by the recent statement of Dr. Alexis Carrel that a middle-aged man today has a smaller chance to live to be 80 than his grandfather did. However, a baby born in 1936, has a far greater chance of becoming an adult than the babies that were born in, say, 1900. | SAYS SEA MONSTERS LIVE The debate over sea monsters “such things” breaks out again. The latest witness to take the stand is none other than Zane Grey, author of popular novels and a fisherman of con- siderable experience in most of the waters of the world. He has been making a movie on a bar- rier reef off Australia and asserts that sharks 80 feet long, which never come to the surface, and giant squids with ten- tacles 60 to 70 feet long, dwell in those waters. And, to prove the truth of what he says, he plans to go back in 1938 and try to catch some of these monsters. Mr. Grey ought to know what he is talking about but we are a little skeptical about his idea, having heard so often of such denizens of the deep without ever running across anything like the actual proof. If the author can hook one of them on his line and bring it to the top, where the world can see it, then the long debate may be considered closed. Anyway, we are waiting for what 1938 will produce. and CHECK GENERAL STATEMENTS The politician delights in general, sweeping assertions. Many are made in the course of any campaign. The broad, inclusive generalization makes a decided impression and the politician realizes that few voters will take the time to check up and sée if he is telling the truth. Yet, the candidate who is seeking of- fice can be accurate if he wishes to. He ean secure proper figures and the proof of what he says, if he has the energy and the desire. He wouldn't make such gen- eral statements except that he is willing to fool as many voters as he can. Voters will have to learn when to ac- cept such wild guesses and when to recog- nize them as unfounded in fact, if we are going to have intlligent and honest govern- ment. REVOLT IN SPAIN Unrest spreads.over the world, par- ticularly in some gguntries,where the peo- ple-still retain-semetiberty-of political ac- tion. In nations ruled by dictators, such as Italy and Germany, no. outward sign of; rebellion against constituted authority is evident but no one gan gauge the unrest undercover. Sharp fighting has broken out between contending Spanish factions. The rightist, or conservative, element is making a de- termined military effort to overthrow ‘the leftist, or moderately liberal, government. Many deaths have alrady resulted from the revolt, with the outcome unsettled. Standing aside the more radical group, the Communists, wait, ready to seize power if the other two factions falter, the | and one dies in infancy and one at sixty, | 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 Key West Realty Board at a meeting of the board held last , evening went on record as unani- | mpously endorsing the bridge in- {terest guarantee as requested by | Mr. Turner. The meeting was held in the offices of Gato and Na- {varro. A number of the largest taxpayers in the city were present lat the meeting and were enthu- siastie in voicing their approval tof the board’s action, and express- ed themselves as in hearty favor jor the interest guarantee clause in the Turner bridge proposal. C. A, P. Turner, holder of the conditional franchise for the cons- truction of the toll bridges on the }road to the mainland arrived in ithe city from Minneapolis this jmorning. “I have brought the icomplete plans and specifications with me. “Said Mr. Turner “and jas soon as I get the referendum vote and the governmen ap- proval of the projects. we will be ly to go ahead. “The big bond- ing house wanted a survey of traf- fic on which to base the income irom the completed — investment.; This could not be done on -the Florida Keys so the financiers} agreed to accept a guarantee on their investment from the county upon the vote of the people in stead of the s y. Mr. Turner explained. Asked when the real vould start st of De-} Mr. Turner said the fi cember he expected, perhaps long! before that time. We have a! scheme of construction which will] enable us to make a mile a month,! There will be about 17 miles of bridges and three miles of fill. The driveways on the bridge will be 34 feet affording four cars to drive abreast, or two cars abreast! passing. | Editorial comment: Subscribers be-) s, must surprised when they see he has been able to print the next issue. The British Schooner Atbutus arrived in port this morning from Cape Gracias de Dios with a full load of turtie fer the Thompson Fish company and the Key West Canning company. Chief Deputy Sheriff Joe Kemp now in New York has wired Sheriff Niles that the hearing of Juana Dominguez, Cuban servant! woman wanted here for theft off a diamond ring and skipping her bond of $500, has been set for September 9. A_ telegram from Chief Inspector Murphey advises} it will be necessary for a witness! to be in New York to prove the defendant was in Key West, Mon- roe County, Florida at the time the theft was comtmitted. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Knowles! announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Doris Elizabeth to Paul Albury, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Albury, of Tavernier. The wedding will be solemnized Sep clee 7 at 1311 Pine street this 5 {Scoutmaster George Archer in command of Boy Scout Troop 5: has wired Mrs. Archer that troop reached Anastasia Island at} 3 o’cock yesterday afternoon and will be in camp for two weeks. been received an-| nouncing the birth of a girl to! Mr. and Mrs. Fernando H. Gato, ir., in Miami Fla. Mr. Gato is a son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Gato} who reside in Key West on Flem-! ing street. the! News has Jose R. Medino was given al hearing yesterday in United States} court before Commissioner C.! Rodney Gwynn on a charge of! * glandestinely bringing into this/ country merchandise on which} duty should be paid. Medino con-! vinced the court he was the victim} of a serious of unusual circums-| tances and the case against him} was dismissed This Liquid Kills Skin Itch Quicker Containing six kinds of itch k: ing medicines, Imperial Lo flows freely into skin folds and pores to reach and kill itching of | eczema, rash, tetter, ringworm common itch. Two ‘sizes: 35¢ and a KEY WEST COLONIAL HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District First Class—Fireproof— Sensible Rates Popular Prices } many. ; won over French and Bavarians. You and Your Nation’s Affairs Need For Turnip Relief By HARLEY L. LUTZ Profesor of Public Finance, Princeton University The old saying about the impossi- bility of getting blood from turnips is to be put to the test again, with the federal taxpayers playing the part of the turnip. They have be- come so famil- iar with this role tha* no re- hearsal will ve necessary. The preparations for .1e new Squeeze are be- ally. A recent dispatch from Washington re- ports that the Works Progress Administration has allotted more than a million dollars to finan. > a detailed survey of tax returns The federal taxes to be covered in this survey are the income tax, the so- called “nuisance” taxes such as those on cosmetics and amusements, and the liquor taxes. Two purposes are given in expla- nation of this survey. in addition to that of providing work for certain members of the white collar group These are, first, the improvement of the existing tax system and, second. the possibility of new taxes Taxpay- ers will be justified in believing th this is little more than saying the same thing in two ways. Rummaging through the tax re- t..as made by other people wi doubt be a very pleasant occu: for the unemployed who are to do it are now paying income tax will be combed over in order to discover the spots at which some more revenue can be squeezed Any useful hints that may be gleaned quiry as to how and where the tax ' Normal Yesterday's Precipitation laws and the tax collectors are over- | looking anything will no doubt be promptly acted upon at the next ses- sion of Congress. I’ is a singular, and at the same time a distressing fact, that govern- mental agencies are always more ready to provide funds to survey tax systems and to discover new taxes, than they are to finance studies of the possibilities of improving gov- ernmental organization and thus of reducing public expenditures. Yet no one can sucvessfully refute the prop- osition that taxes are too high, that their excessive burden is a restrictive influence on economic activity, and that our most urgent go\>rnmental problem is the discovery of the means of reducing taxes. More than a century ago a gallant naval officer told an insolent Bar- bary pirate chief that we had mil- lions for defense but not one cent for tribute. Adapting this sentiment to the present situation, it appears that we have millions for surveys designed to bring in more taxes but not one cent for the study of how to get along with less taxation. A vicious circle is thus maintained. | Excessive taxation curbs enterprise |and hampers economic growth. In- dustry and trade cannot absorb the unemployed while pulling against the drag of exorbitant governmental costs. The government must there- jfore provide more jobs, and one | scheme is to put the unemployed =t There is no danger that their ox will | ; Work helping to figure cut how to be gored With respect to income tax- | at.on, it was definitely stated that the survey would not extend to the pos- sibilities of reaching those not now subject to the law. The returns made by the relatively small number who squeeze still more tax revenue from those who have jobs and incomes Why work for a living when the gov- ernment is willing to hire you to de- vise how to make the other fellow pay more taxes? (Address questions to the author. care of this newspaper) Positive R elief for MALARIAL Sure End to Chills and Fever! Here’s real relief for Malaria— | along triumphantiy to Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic! Quickly it stops the chills and fever and restores your body to comfort. 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Today In History, 1 HAS WOMAN ARRESTED CHICAGO Clarkson | of this city was struck so often > eggs thrown by Mrs. J. H. O’Brien | that he had her arrested. — James THURSDAY Temperatures” Highest Lowest Mean Mean ne Rainfall" Tins. j Normal Precip:tation Sun Moon Moon Tomorrow's Tides AM 725 >-20 High Low Barometer 8 A. M. today: Sea level, WEATHER FORECAST (Till 8 ; West an tonight m., Friday) d Vicinity and Friday Key c'oudy Pa occasional east and southeast Florida: Ps and Friday, showers mo wind= cloudy tumigh possibly occasional Straits weather w partly c th occasional and Friday. showers WEATHER CONDITIONS P mornin; relativel; Plas are in is the low States, an AUG JOE ALL EN. Netary Public | a et aaa SaaS LP. N PIP IO OTT IPO IT, MD is | is to pay for it as you is to pay monthly, on the principal and over a given period of mortgage and have the very much like it t@®yourself. the buying CREDIT. fe [ The Easiest Way For You To Pay For A Home CONSULT US HOW YOU CAN BUILD OR BUY A HOME OR REPAIR OR MODERNIZE ANY TYPE OF BUILDING ON The First National Bank ot Key West INSURED EL LLALALAAAAAAAMAL AS £4 N) \ : ; : ; , ; : ; ; * . \ io y | | 1 sanguine of Jesus found- | ed in Paris by Ignat‘us Francis Xavier, and five others, 1636—David Pietersen De Vries ief Manhattan (New Netherlands) obtained grant for Staten Island and immediately went back to Hol- land for new settlers—the third time he had sailed the Atlantic to jthe New World. 1704—Battle of Blenheim, Ger- English and confederate 1898—Manila American fore surrendered 1931—Texas border closed at night by U. bridges ling by Americans in Mexico. 1935—President Roosevelt Spanish-American war act, restoring pensions, signs veteran. 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