The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 17, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Publis! THE CIT! 1 JOE ALL Except Sunday By )BLISHING CO., INC. P. ARTMAN, President » Assistant Business Manager rom The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. Only Daily Lat Key West, Florida, as 5 FIPTY-! ghia YEAR nd class matter Member of the Ansocinted Press -he Associated Press is exclusisely entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also ie local news published here. PTION RATES One Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. NOTICE of thanks, resolutions of , Will be charged for at All reading notices, obituary not nts by churches from which rents a line. The Citizen is an id tes discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ¢DVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Waidges to complete Road to Main- fad. Sree Port. Hotels and Aparcments, Ba:hing Pavilion, 7 Airports—Land and Sea. Sersolidation of County and City Governments, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be #fraid 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 only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never come promise with principle. A good way to see a stock on the mar- ket go down is to buy some of it. Not the Campbells but the Communists are coming—and thousands are already here, - 7 The most successful scenario writers appear to be those who can turn out ob- scenarios, One of the first arguments the June bride had with her busband occurred when they tried to recall who it was that told them two could live as cheaply as one. Speaking about the bridge of Sighs, there won't be anything but a Bridge of Size when the Ove Highway to Key West completed.—Friday Night. In fact two of ’em. is There is some worry over the radio transmission of a facsimile newspaper which will injure the Fourth Estate; but we don’t see why. Millions now are buy- ing newspapers to find out what‘s on the air.—Barron’s. Recently bane'’s almost the whole column contained the of his son in Paris to obtain “un ice cream soda Americain.” For this effusion the venerable columnist received about $800, and in all fairness, le juune fils should have received a rice slice of this largesse. On thé other hand, who is paying the bill of the embrybo journalist's European jaunt? Le pere, of course. of Bris- experience In Europe there are various nuances of political beliefs, but in the United States we are in the main either Democrats or Republicans. However, the one-time solidarity is fast disintegrating, and we now have split-beliefs * and convictions— hybrid politics. As far as The Citizen is concerned it is democratic in principle and leaning strongly on the Constitution, which it considers no more outmoded than the Bible, and bitterly opposed to anything that smacks of socialism, which is but a fore-runner of COMMUNIST, thinly dis- guised. TEACHER’S OATHS AGAIN Mrs, William A. Becker, President- General of the Daughters of the American Revolution, announces a campaign for strict enforcement of laws requiring all teachers to take an “oath of allegiance,” + which she characterizes as “an honor and not a reflection” upon character. Mrs. Becker says that the Daughters in insisting on tiie piedge, would “weed teachers engaged in planting subversive ; doctrines in the minds of our future citi- zens. Aside from the fact that teachers who are compelled to express patriotism in his manner may consider such action subver- sive of the liberties Constitution, it is obvious hat a _ disloyal teacher, as a rule, would not object to a perfunctory oath of allegiance in order to continue to carry out his or her activities without molestation. 1,037-PAGE BEST SELLER Just about the time that the people of this nation had the idea that nobody would take time to read a long book along comes Margaret Mitchell’s 1,037-pages opus, “Gone With the Wind.” Did the people have time to read it? Well, at last reports it was breaking re- cords for copies sold and two printing shops were thousands of copies behind the demand. Not having read the volume, we can- not speak with any authority, but evident- ‘y the lady had a story to tell and she told it. This is usually the story of success, | The Maharajah of Mysore, now visit- ing in London, is one of the richest potent- ates of India, with million of dollars, Yet, it is doubtful that he has such an awfully good time, as his religion forbids him to eat meat, eggs, fish or fowl, neither may he smoke or drink. SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL, Former Editor of The Key West Citizen Stubborn Chicago prosecutors played into the hands of John Valerno, indicted for robbery under the habitual criminal law, when they demanded a life sentence after he had offered to plead guilty and accept a shorter term. The jury acquitted him. In spite of her sensational doings, Sister Aimee Sempie McPherson appears to be holding her own as a go-getter. Her 1935 income from church organizations was delared by an attorney to have been more than $30,000. At Salt Lake City 10 men of a group of 14 who organized a_ society of “woman haters” in 1901 recently had a reunion. It was revealed that during the intervening 35 years every one of the 10 had married. S. Jerome Wimbrow, 68 recently ap- pointed to the state board of boxing com- missioners by Governor Nice of Maryland, may or may not be well qualified for his new duties. Anyway, up to the time of his appointment he nad never seen a boxing match and had never even heard one des- cribed over the radio, For the information of any who may be interested in the church affiliations of the principal candidates in the present campaign, it may be stated that President Roosevelt is an Episcopalian, Vice-Presi- dent Garner and Governor Landon are Methodists, and Colonel Knox is a Congre- gationalist. Occupants of an Atlanta apartment house were recenly more or less alarmed by notes containing threats of death found shoved under their doors. City detectives traced the grim missives, which were signed “The Fang,” to 11-year-old Johnny Hale, who was let off with a warning to desist. That Boston reformer who predicts that hissing will be eliminated within 100 years probably believes the world will come to an end in the meantime, \ are not trying to “raise a Red scare” but, ! out, as far as possible,’ the un-American guaranteed by the | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You and Your Nation’s Affairs. Clarify Money Muddle By WALTER E. SPAHR Chairman, Department of Economics, New York Uniiversity A recent letter of the Whaley-Eaton Service stated in substance that if President Roosevelt is reelected there is good reason to believe that he will institute a radi- cally new mon- etary system along the lines advocated by the Committee for the Nation. This might mean the for- mal adoption of aninconvertible paper money or a ‘managed’ paper currency based upon the commodity dol- lar scheme ad- vovated by Irv- ing Fisher, the | Committee for the Nation, and a few others. If the Whaley-Eaton Service has really stumbled upon a genuine clue to the proposed future monetary pol- icies of President Roosevelt. it is very important that the general public be fully apprised of what the future probabilities are. The situation offers great dangers to the American peo- ple, and elemental prudence requires that we find out, if we can, just what is afoot with respect to the President's future monetary plans In the past the President has sprung unprecedented monetary schemes upon the people of this country with- out the public being given an ade- quate opportunity to examine them or to register well-founded protests. We ought to protect ourselves against another surprise of this sort. Concretely, the newspaper editors of this country shoula ask the Presi- dent te inform the public as to whether or not he intends to intro- duce any such scheme as the Whaley- Eaton Service suggests An answer should be insisted upon. He should be asked to state specifically just what he proposes to do—whether his plan be for a commodity dollar—or for a return to a gold standard. He should be asked to explain clearly the basis for his proposed plan He should be asked to point out who his advisers are in the matter and to indicate whether a hearing is to be given to those responsible and experienced monetary authorities who may for good reasons hold views differing from his. if the Whaley-Eaton warning is well-grounded, then this country is faced with an issue of paramount im- portance. Irreparable damage can be done if the monetary problem ‘s not handled with caution and by the most competent people available. At present we have in this country what has many times been called a money muddle. It is the result of, hasty and ill-conceived legislation’ based upon concessions to pressure groups of various sorts and upon mis- conceptions as to what ought to be done. The time is rapidly approach- } ing when this money muddle must be straightened out. But it is the height of folly for a nation to embark upon a far-reaching monetary program without first of all appointing a commission composed of the most competent monetary author- ities available in this country with in- structions to study the problem and to formulate a program in the light of the best information known. To provide a nation with a well considered monetary program is one thing; but to spring upon the nation a monetary scheme whose authorship is obscure or without adequate con- sideration being given to the plan by oo most able authorities is something else. It is not at all a question of one monetary school of thought out-ma- neuvering another. Good monetary programs do not come about in this manner. For a government to attempt to out-maneuver its monetary critics or the country’s leading monetary ex- perts is not smart; it is the height of stupidity. The sad part of these “smart” moves is that it is the people who have to pay in the long run for j all improperly considered legislation. The overwhelming majority of the authorities in this country are un- compromisingly opposed to the com- modity dollar scheme and to “man- aged” inconvertible paper. They know the difference between a temporary suspension of specie payments and what would happen if an attempt were made to introduce a paper money standard as a part of a more or less permanent program. Let the reader not forget these simple facts, permanent suspension ot specie pay- ments and that there never has been a paper money standard that has ever functioned well for any great length of time. If the government is going to be so foolish as to launch a paper money standard as a “permanent” plan sim- ply because it has confused what can take place during a temporary sus- pension of specie payments with what does take place when the people real- ize that the suspension has been con- verted by the government into a defi- nite inconvertible paper money re- gime (which will operate till disaster or devaluation overtakes the peo- ple), then we of this nation are in for serious trouble. Let us find out what President Roosevelt proposes to do if reelected. Governor Landon wisely says he will appoint a competent commission to study the problem and to make rec- ommendations. President Roosevelt should promise to do the sathe thing— and then do it if reelected. (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper) Today’ Ss Birthdays ecoe eecereneacececcce Admiral Richmond P. Hobson of |New York, Spanish War hero, narcotie evil lecturer, born Greensboro, Ala., 66-yéears agov Julia Marlowe, famed oldtime actress, born in England, 70 years ago. Bessie P. Vonnoh of New York, noted sculptor and artist, born in St. Louis, 64 years ago. Dr. William M. Hopkins Clark of Johns Baltimore, noted physio- chemist, born at Tivoli, N.} years ago. Rt. Rev. Samuel A. Stritch, Ro- man Catholic archbishop of Mil- waukee, born at Nashville, Tenn., 49 years ago. Prof. Charles B. Lipman of the University of California, noted plant physiologist, born in Rus- sia, 53 years ago. Sir Eric Drummond, sador to Italy, retary-general of the League of Nations, born 60 years ago. Britain’s at) ‘Today In History Pereccsneaeccaccccoseoce 1807 —. Fulton’s memorable first trip -up the Hudson, in’ the Steamboat. “Clermont.” 1820—Queen Moline of Eng- iland, wife of George IV, went on trial before the House of Londs, accused of adultery—king want- ed to be rid of her. Trial aban- doned because of poular _ senti- ment for queen. 18383—“The Royal William,” Quebec-built, first to cross At‘antic wholly under steam, Nova Scotia. left 1 1863—Broiherhood of Locomo- tive Engineerrs organized. 1915—Leo M. Frank, who fig- jured in one of the gceatest mer- der trials of the decade, ped |frem priscn farm in Georgia Mel ‘tynckea. }; 1923—An epidemic of . flogg- ings by macked men sweeps over several Southern States. onetime sec-} | Subscribe to The Citizen—20c i weekly, SOTTTTTTO TTT STO Pay For it to yourself. CREDIT. FOOT ICII III LP LLL EL ." 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., and thus, over a given period of years, pay off the entire mortgage and have the house free of all debt. At’s very much like buying a CONSULT US HOW YOU CAN BUILD OR BUY A HOME OR REPAIR OR MODERNIZE ANY TYPE OF BUILDING ON INSURED The First National Bank of Key West Member of the Federal Deposit Cath i Corporation T<ITTCTTOMOTMoTTTS The Easiest Way For You ToS 54 The logical way \) N N N N N N N N N N N N \ as A Home hgpse and then renting experienced and reputable monetary | namely, that there never has been a | the} } | {some wonderful igetting to the tanks to give jhe enjoyed his ting. jladies seem especially neceececcecssrrros KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen ‘Laking with him 1800 specimens of tne rare and beautuul iound in these waters, Ur. Kovert U. Van Deusen, director of Fair-| mount Park Aquarium, Pniiadel- phia, sailed touay on the Steam- ship Commercial Pioneer of the} Moore-McCormack Lines. Dr. Van} Deusen arrived about 10 days ago} ;and since his arrival has made finds, he said just before sailing today. His col- lection was in 18 large tanks ad- vantageously placed on the ship to afford the greatest facility in the fish the necessary care during the long trip north. The doctor said stay immensely | With his friends and hoped he |would be able to make another visit before the end o7 the year. Council’s program of old and dilapidated structures the city went in effect this morn- The owners of condemned shacks are allowed the privilege of doing the work themselves, but if they do not the city will. The oid structure next to the Island City Bank building is being torn down by the owners, and several in i aiher sections of the city are also being razed by the owners or agents. The building inspector has 8 other old recommendations emoved at the ble. They are to safety. raizing buildings they ear The Referendum is on today and people are voting more rapidly than was at first expected. The interested in the outcome of the election and were the first at the polls _ this morning to vote, one lady casting the very first ballot in the First Precinct at the county house. From all precincts comes the belief that the referendum will go over 100 per cent. court A packed house greeted A. P. Phelps and the Derby Winners at their initial performance came up to expectations of which Frank Fleitas who said he had an excel- lent company and the performance last night proved his statement LOOK YOUR BEST Improve your skin. Relieve the irri- ' tation of pimples and blotches with soothing, scientifically medicated Resinol ais! MONDAY, 4 |true. The theater's seven piece or- jchestra furnished excellent music jand the beautiful scenery carried j by the company completed an at- | mosphere of beauty and sc rfection that made for a de- | lightful ear and eye entertain- | ment. j = | Editorial comment: Women are attending lectures to learn how to | vote intelligently, Men don’t have to as the political heelers will al- | ways tell them what te do. B. D. Hall, of Sugar Leaf, was jan arrival in the city yesterday coming in from his farm to vote jin the referendum and was the third person to cast a ballot. My. Hall has an excellent farm and chicken ranch and reports every- thing in flourishing condition his place. at Ed Forbes who was arrested i connection with a recent collisi in which a car he driving smashed the Long Furniture com- pany’s truck was given a hearing yesterday afternoon in court Justice of The Peace Andrew Lo- pez. He was bound over for the next term of criminal court im the sum of $250. was of Vivian unders enter- a number of her friends y with a delightful mel party at her home 315 Peac Lane. A number of int games were played. One games was a guessing contest the first prize was won by ¢ wood Sweeting, Miss Anna Duva won the second prize. The departed at a late hour after en joying themselves immensely Miss tained yesterd ‘MALARIA ts racking chills and burmnr Sever Tot Ro home-made or Merve makes edie. Take the mecione brome: —oe- Gally for Malere—Growes Tauck Cl Te Coes eth OE Bake Gowen weekly Over-Seas Transportation (Co., Inc. 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