The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 15, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. t Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe ond class matter FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR _ Member of the Associated Press d Press is exclusively 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. ahe Assoc SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year ri six Months —— Three Months —..... One Month . z Weekly ... $10.00 5.00 2.50 85 ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. All reading no . obitua: the rate of 10 cer Notices for entertainments by churches from which a revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen an open ferum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations. ks, resolutions of will be charged for at | IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ¢DVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN p Water and Sewerage. Ba'dges to complete Road to Main- land. . Sree Port. rictels and Aparcments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Sensolidation 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 ov the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or Clauss; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or commend good done by individual or organ- ization; toierant of others’ rights, views and injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue opinions; print onty news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com promise with principle, A pat on the back is frequently fol- lowed by a kick in the pants, Fighting “Under Two Flags” will have to choose between the Fascist or Leftist, Spain two— There is no better way to appreciate the delightful climate of Key West than a prolonged stay elsewhere. The average sweet young thing in these parts does not yearn for the good old days of her grandma’s time. Youngsters need not be dubious about what they will be when they grow up. They will all be taxpayers—with a ven- geance, When & man exudes too fulsome a praise, he has a selfish objective as a rule. Dan’t fall for the chatter or you will have an axe to grind, If you wish to be independent, keep some money in the bank and so live as to be able to tell your creditors to go to— wherever you have in mind. Artificial revival of business stim- ulated by government spending is camou- flaged prosperity. Devaluation and even 1epudiation are rubbing their hands in glee. Grain crops are reported tobe very poor. For that we can thank the rofese sional crack-pots who advised the. ad nin- istration with their. under api | theory. The over supply of grain’ s 3 have been stored, as in the days of Joseph, for the lean days that are always sure to come. The proud but ignorant newly-rich woman who insisted that she be tried in the Superior court because she would have nothing inferior, reminds us of the lady lately arrived in the upper social stratum that the doctor could use nitrate of gold instead of nitrate of silver on her husband because Ahey had plenty of money, “A WONDER” TO ONE BISHOP “Why do people go to church?” asks the Right Rev. Warren I. Rogers, Prot- estant Episcopal Bishop of Ohio, and an- swers his own query with “it has always been a wonder to me.” Little as the reader may think of the statement it reveals a lot of sense. clergym: complains of lack of attendance “‘it usually a selfish interest that prompts his Taking cognizance of the fact that our early settlers were great church-goers the Bishop asserts that the reason they crowded | the churches was ‘“‘beause they had noth- ing else to do on Sunday.” This may sound like strange talk from a pulpit but it is least different from what one usually hears and, quite likely, is the conclusion of a preacher who has some thinking. spiritual \values not preciated. The Citizen has often urged its read- ers to go to church because of the belief that spiritual gains can be made under the influence of our church services. How- ever, we do not believe that much good can come from any church attendance based upon compulsion or a species of regimenta- tion. Let the individual, feeling the need of spiritual guidance and growth, go where he or she can find the answer to the crav- ing for Divine succor. are always ap- RAILWAY SAFETY In contrast with the ever increasing number of automobile deaths, fatal acci- dents to passengers on railways of the country have dwindled almost to the vanishing point, due to better equipment and the greater exercise of Safety pre- cautions, Based on the experience of a leading transcontinental railroad, a passenger could travel around the world 2,400 times without an accident, and many times that far without being killed. Safety measures have achieved even greater comparative results with respect to railroad employees. A reduction of 27 per cent in the number of casualties to rail- road workers was attained in a _ recent year. It is figured that on an average one of these would be able to work 120 years for each accident that would happen to him. At present, it is pointed out by a recent writer, railroading is safer than banking or any other important calling. A passenger on a railroad train is safer than he would be sitting in his own home or at- tending the movies, RIVERSIDE’S BELLS The largest carillon in the world is in the tower of the four million dollar River- side Church in New York. It has 72 bells with a range of six octaves, the largest bell weighing 20 tons, The earillon tower is 360 feet high, into which the bells were hoisted by elec- tricity, using steel cables, Three bells in the world are larger than the big bass bell of the carillon, but it has the deepest tone. It is about eight feet high, its clapper alone weighing much as the Liberty Bell—about a ton. The tower and carillon are the gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. He and his fa- ther are the largest contributors to the as church, of which Dr. Harry Emerson Fos- |*, dick is the pastor. Riverside Church, with its great carillon, is a notable addition to the many fine religious edifices of the nation’s metropolis. WE WAVER, AT TIMES Every once in a while we have to waver sin our faith that the people of the universe are more intelligent, on the aver- age, than ever before. For example, comes the news from California that a man, who reported in search of a wife, got replies from 13,000 would-be-brides. It is surprising to find that school teachers predominated the volunteers, which indicates that school teaching isn’t the easy job that many think it is or that the mental quotient of .some teachers ought to be explored. Next, in number of those who wanted a husband, came nurses and then, unem- ployed old maids, an concludes that when a minister ! ae is done | He realizes that religion | .is a spiritual force, far ahead of men and women, and that, in our materialistic age, | atest ate POL LL LLL j triets, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN = You and Your Nation’s Affairs SisyphusDidn’tLikelt,Do You? Thej By ELIOT JONES Professor of Transportation and Public Utilities Stanford Do you recall the story of Sisy- phus? Because of his misdeeds he was condemned to roll a large stone to the top of a hill in Hell. As soon as the stone reached the top, however, it rolled back to the plains, with the result that Sisyphus’ efforts were entirely wasted. Absurd, you say, that man's efforts should be wasted in this way! Quite true, and yet Sisyphism has been practiced in this country for many years; and even now ittis daily practiced and earnestly de- fended. More than one hundred years ago railroads were introduced in this country. They soon demonstrated their superiority to canals and. stage coaches as a means of transportation, but their introduction and develop- ment were bitterly resisted by the owners of stage coaches and canals, by the tavern keepers and draymen | along their routes, and by the farm- érs who feared a loss of their market for hay and grain. The opponents of the improved method of transporta- tion were of course merely seeking to protect their own business, but they may be characterized as Sisy- phists, since they espoused wasteful efforts and uneconomic procedures. Had it not been for Sisyphists the automobile might have come into its own much earlier than it did. Steam- driven automobiles were run on the highways in England about the same | time that the railroads were success- fully introduced in the United States, University, These automobiles were too heavy for the highways, to be sure, but their introduction was discouraged by hos- tile legislation. Thus, a parliamentary statute of 1865 provided that the speed of steam road vehicles should not exceed four miles per hour (two miles in towns and villages), and that a man, carrying a red flag, should precede each machine. Of present-day Sisyphism in this country many examples could be | given. The plowing under of cotton | under the AAA is nothing but Sisy- | phism. An interesting sidelight on this practice is the unwillingness of the planters’ mules to cooperate in plowing cotton under. The mules had been trained not to step on the cot- ton plants, and their masters experi- enced difficulty in inducing them to change their tactics to conform to the new order of destruction. The proposed legislation to limit the length of trains and to add to the size of the train crew is Sisyphist leg- islation, as it aims to reduce the ef- ficiency of railroad operation and to require the employment of more men than are needed to do the job. The unnecessary distances that goods are carried by railroads and other transportation agencies in reaching their destination is wasted effort— that is, Sisyphism. Tariff duties that lead to the production within a given country of goods that could be pro- duced more economically elsewhere are of the same character. So are re- strictions on the use of labor-saving machinery, and rules and regulations, demanded by labor organizations, that prevent employers of labor from. conducting. their business in such fashion as to eliminate waste effort. The leaf-raking activities of the CWA, and boondoggling activities generally, belong in the same cate- gory. Never will the country reach new high levels of well-being by the employment of such practices! (Address questions to the author, care of thts newspaper) Temperatures* ighest ooo. Lowest Mean Rainfall* Yesterday’s Precipitation al Precipitatio: in record éovers =z At S welock t Tomorrow's Almanac Moon sets New moon, Au: Tomorrow’ 's Tides A.M. High a Barometer 8 A. M. today: Sea level, 29.95. FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Sunday) Key West and Vicinity: cloudy with occ: night and Sunday; moderate east- erly winds, fresh at times. Florida: P. cloudy, tered show port on ton north and central portions seat- Sun- re pole tos Florid Straits mod-! esh ati asta r portion; Geer extreme so partlyZov reat. Weath tonight’ and Sundays scattered owers , Sunday and over south portion to- | night. WEATHER®CONDITIONS Pressure continues high over most sout! tern di- and is moderately low throughout much of the remainder of the country. Showers and thun- derstorms have occurred jay morning in portions of t Gulf and South Atlantic atively Partly | CLE ABNER fer a couple o’ husky He sez he has a heap o’ log rollin’ t'do before November. Link Oakey Is enjoyin’ his wife's vacation. States, the Lake region, tions of the upper and in Mississippi , being light to moderate, land there have also be: light | widely seattercd showers im the | Rocky Mountain States. Tempera- , tures continue abnormally high in tite Plains States and middle Mis- ippi. Valley, with maximum readings: of .100 to saggerecs in ;many localities; While “elsewhere temperatuzes are mostly. season- | able., | <. KENNEDY, | ” otticia in in Charge. i] 10E ALLEN Notary Publie since | SELOOTTT STATA ITI TI, Pay For it to yourself. MMS 5 CREDIT. The First: National The Easiest Way For You To is to pay for it as you pay rent. is to pay monthly, out of income, an installment on the principal and the interest, etc., over a given period of years, pay off the entire mortgage and have the house free oftall debt. It’s very much like buying a house and then renting CONSULT US HOW YOU CAN BUILD OR BUY A HOME OR REPAIR OR MODERNIZE ANY TYPE OF BUILDING ON Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 'SHISSI SI ISIIIIII ILI DS. N A Home The logical way and thus, INSURED Bank ot Key West WeerrrTCrTeTrrrre. ! 1 SSS SS SM: (sarsessaresLeeLeestsaTETASIDE. KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | From The Files Of The Citizen i All is set for the referendum tomorrow, called by the county commissioners to get an expre ion from the freeholders of city and county in the matter a willlingness on their part to guarantee the interest on the bonds and money required for the construction of the bridges on highway to the mainland. A notice appear ewhere in issue of The Citizen which the voting place for each e of this gives pre- feinet and nams of those who will The reg- per- be in charge of the polls. polls will open and close ular ho: There are 1, {sons qualified to vote in this elect ion, ‘Coast Guard Boat 298, Boat-| wain L. R. Daniels in command,! will leave 7 o'clock tomorrow morning for Pigeon Key to br back to Key West Troop Scouts, e of the troop have béen a delightful time in their camp. Captain Daniels will probably be back in Key West about 3 o'clock. s State inspector of county jails in Key West today and made z careful survey and inspection o the Monroe county Bastile. reports finding the jail in first class condition and complimented Turnkey Charles Nixon on the ad- mirable condition in which he found the jail and surroundings. | oS H Mrs, Louise Thompson, most ex- cellent chief of Key West Temple No. 20, Pythian Sisters, received! a telegram from Mrs. Adella Molnar, district deputy grand chief of the fifth district Florida: organization stating she will ar- rive in Key West Friday, August | 20 to pay an official visit to the local Temple. «Preparations are under way to extend a reception} to Mrs. Molnar, it is said. t P. A. Phelps with his sple ndid | company of players, the Sai Winners” will greet the people of Key West over the footlight the Monroe theater this evening | at 8 o'clock. Manager Fleitas says he is indeed fortunate to sec- ure this splendid company and is} satisfied that its appearance with! new features, songs and dances ; willl be enthusiastically grected by the theater going public. ' of A practically new residence} owned by William Menendez and] located near thé County R ) naval SATURDAY, A Today's Anniversaries Edward Preble, hero-commander of American istery, and, Maine. Died 5, 1807. bern at there, 1769 — Napoleon Bonapa French ~oldier-Emperer, Died May 5, 1821. — Charles Sreitmann”™), jst FLORIDA YOUR acu! ~ bee oct em © ae oe semha he Benhan 1 arrivals join Mrs with her F Eltza terday to visiting Mrs Over-Seas Transportation(o...inc REGULAR AND RELIABLE FREIGHT SERVICE BETWEEN Key West and Miami NOW MAKING DELIVERIES AT KEY WEST ——ON——_ TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS WE FURNISH PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE OFFICE: 813 CAROLINE STREET TELEPHONES 68 AND $2 r¢ SUMMIT TTELEETOEEEE. BaD LDL LX, . 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