The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 19, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO . The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. . P. ARTMAN, President ,» Assistant Business Mai From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets JOE AL Only Daily Newspaper in County. ‘y West and Monroe second class matter ia denied re ly entitled to use for republication of patches 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 IAL NOTICE rds of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituc s, ete, Will be charged for at the rate of 10 s a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which a revgnue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The’ Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- ADVERT Made known on application. SPE All reading notic IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ¢DVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Eidges to complete Road to Main- fard. Sree Port. fictels and Aparcments, Bathing Pavilion, Airports—Land and Sea. Senrsolidation 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 Class; always do its utmost for the ; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue; commend good done by individual or organ- public welfa ization; toierant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print onty news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com promise with principle. = It i is pence not to be a Thetis An inferiority complex is what causes a fellow to throw away the best hand in a poker game. In some parts of the United States W. P. A. is referred to as the Weed Pullers Association. Always Belittlin’, The Citizen's 20-year advocacy of a merger between city and county govern- ments is a consummation devoutly to be wished and may soon be realized. There is a European adage that Pro- vidence protects fools, children and the United States. Now, more than ever, do we need the protection of Providence. After so many years of experience, do we ctill have to experiment? Won't we ever learn? or the so-called and alleged “eco- game the small wage varner must join nolens volens, and it is they who finally are the losing adversaries, and when they find it out (it is a subtle game and it takes time to discover who is either the winner or loser) they will not be so pleased as they appear to be at present. Cooperation, without governmental inter- ference, is better between employer and employe, than pitting one against the other as the game is now being played. Soaking the rich “princes of privilege” nomic royalists” is a Dean Inge, the “gloomy” one, can’t see British in a No, 2 role, as he expressed himself before the London Commerce against the proposal that Am- erica join a league of English-speaking na- tions. He said “if two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind, and we—the British—are too proud to ride behind.” We Americans are commencing to feel the same way as do the British, though we have been riding behind (probably _ be- cause that spot is the softest), but we have grown up and wish to take the bridle in our hands for a while. Incidentally, the dean takes the situation too seriously; he should come to New York and see “Three Men on a Horse’—that will awaken his risibilities, if he has any, ARGENTINE WARSHIP TO SPAIN In the midst of other excitement aris- ing from the revolution in Spain the Ar- gentine government produced another threatened ‘‘crisis” by dispatching its new- est 6,800-ton cruiser to a Spanish port for the avowed purpose of rescuing rebels claiming the right of asylum by virtue of being housed in the home of the Argentine ambassador to Spain. It seems that the Spanish government refused to recognize this right of asylum and that the Argentine ambassador, who had an opportunity to get away safely on a British warship, refused to leave unless permitted to take the rebels with him. Un- ernment insists that it has the right to seize the five rebels if they leave the home of the ambassador. Now, the Argentine cruiser was in- structed to proceed to Spain, with a_ full complement of men, munitions and _ provi- sions, and to take off the ambassador and every one he has with him. Just how the cruiser will carry out its mission and what contingencies will arise remain to be seen. nized in South America, allows a_ rebel claim the protection of the government in whose legation he happens to be’ lucky enough to find himself when the revolu- tion collapses., It seems like a kumane pro- vision to prevent shotgun executions but we hardly see the wisdom of trying to ram it down the throat of any government by force of battleships. BETTER ARMY PLANE In common with other nations the United States are rapidly mcreasing the efficiency of their army and navy. Am- erica, too, is looking towards being thor- oughly prepared for the next war. The War Department recently an- nounced the purchase of some new pur- suit planes, hailed as the fastest and most efficient ever built. Speaking of the characteristics of this new two-engined air- plane it was said by official announce- ment: “The plane” combines very high per- formance with long range and improved safety, and is particularly ‘ designed -for high performance at the lower altitudes. The airplane is an all-metal, mid-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear and tailwheel and represents a marked ad- vance.” > So, the Army is getting stronger in the air. Our Navy is doing likewise. Both branches of our defensive services are en- deavoring to be completely equipped for “the day”’, whenever it breaks. READ GOOD BOOKS Every person should endeavor to read a few books of serious import oce- easionally, at the least. Giving such ad- vice the magazine, The Rotarian, rightly says: “The best books are those which con- tain the records of the history ,and _wis- dom of men. They are the priceless links with past ages and other .peoples... , They are the keys to the treasure chests of the accumulated thought and experience’ of the races and nations. | Chamber ofj “Good book are the constant com- panions of the man who would serve his best purpose in life, for they advise him in service, and strengthen his ideals. “Good books are available to all, at little or no cost. They are your ready and constant companions—if you want them. Everyone who enjoys life should like books, should want to own them and should be ready to lend them to others. For books are useful only as they are used.” BEAUTY IN DISGUISE Fity the sweet young things ~when they go to drug stores here to buy the ab- solutely necessary ingredients for loveli- ness, There was a time when all that was needed was to ask for “cold cream,” “rouge” or ‘“‘perfume’’ but that day, like the knights of old, has passed away. A census reveals the fact that there are 2,500 kinds of perfume, 1,200 varieties of face powder, 250 compacts, 700 talcum powders, 650 rouges, 303 cold creams, 1,- 100 other toilet creams, 164 dental creams, 212 hair tonics and 232 shampoo prepara- tions.» Aidd to these the “hair, straight- { eners” sold in the South and the figures will look like the mileage to the milky | way, der such circumstances the Spanish | gov- | The right of asylum, generally recog: ; 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 th nt tt atten emt It rained yesterday, In truth it poured, The greatest rainfall which has been experienced in Key West in the past 56 years was {that which fell between 5 and {7:30 o’clock. The heavens open- ed and ‘torrents fell, | Within a |brief time the _ streets were| streams and many stores and resi-! dences were flooded. Some of} the old timers say the rainfall was nothing as compared to those of! 1909 and 1919, and they were no} doubt right, as the records at those times were for a period of 24 hours while the record for yes- terday was established for a per- iod of two hours during which} there was recorded a precipitation} }of 8.07 inches. H. B. Boyer, ob- !server at the Key West weather PUreaN said that in the west the} r2in storm would have been call- cia a-cloud burst. Mayor Leslie Curry has deter- Miineu Lo break up wnat is termed @ gang oi juvenue burglars, This! gang nas been operating exten-) sively in the city recently and has! become a source of great annoy- | ance in certain sections. Lhe rob-| bers must watch the homes peopie and when they deave be-| gin to operate, A businéss place! was robbed after being closed for! only a brief time. A tamily went) out to the picture show, but re-| turned in about 45 minutes. When! they returned the home had been! looted, ‘1 put the entire police’ soree in citizen’s clothes,” said Mayor Curry “and yet could not: apprehend a single person.’ The! mayor also went out several) nights from midnight until the early morning hours, but failed to} see a single suspicious character, he said. The sheriff’s force has) been on the alert for some; time. Sheriff Niles agrees with the police department and the mayor that the operators are aj gang of colored youths who have! become adept in crime and will! prove a problem to the forces of; law and order. of} County Commissioner J. Otto} Kirchheiner stated today that an- other offer to build the bridges on the highway to the mainland has been received by H. C. Gaffney. He proposes to post a $50,000 bond, will start work within a per- iod of 150 working days and com-} plete the bridges within two, years. The Gaffney proposition is that the bridges will not cost! the county anything nor does he’ ask the county for any guarantee in the way of tolls, | | Editorial comment: In _. preced- ing a girl’s father down the front | steps it will be well to keep out of reach of his right foot, | The ‘district meeting of the Knights of Pythias and Pythian sisters which was scheduled for tomorrow night has been definite- ly postponed. The mecting was to have been held in Coral Isle! Casino, but a notice appearing in| today’s issue of The Citizen over, the signature B. F. Guito, Dis- trict Deputy Grand Chancellor;| gives the reason for postpone-! ‘er, France’s national song ‘ gong, “You and Your Nation’s Affairs |) Foggy Comment Hides Fact By CLARENCE W. FACKLER . Associate Professor of Economics, New York University It is almost impossible to believe that individuals, who are ina position to control the nation’s spendable funds, can really know s0 little about what is actually taking place. Said the Fed- eral Reserve Board the other cess credit ex- pansion.” Of course, any one at all familiar with the situa- tion knows that the loans and investments of member banks are in_excess of $30,000,000 000. Roughly. five- sixths of what they were ‘t the peak in 1929, these large figures do give some cause for concern. In fact, it is only because the result- ing deposits are not circulating as fast | as in 1929 that inflation is not running rampant. In addition, the Board favored the maintenance of “an adequate supply of funds at favorable rates for capital | purposes, including mortgages” in or- der to “bring about and sustain last- ing recovery.” Apparently, the only difference be- tween inflation of the “New Deal” and of the “New Era” is to be that banks are to continue using their credit to buy Government bonds. Calmly, the Board observed further that the excess bank reserves “have resulted almost entirely” from gold imports. The truth is however, that these reserves were approaching the billion dollar mark before the 1934 devaluation of the dollar stimulated the influx of some $3,000,000,000 of the yellow metal. Besides, foreigners sent it here be- | cause they believed a profit couid be made by buying things with under- valued dollars instead of with gold. Doubtless, this is what England's Montague Norman meant to imply the other day when with some blunt- (Address questions to the a Today’ Ss Anniversaries Ceccvcce-~scerccccccces 1780—Pierre Jean de Berang- writer, born. Died July 16, 1857. 1793—Samuel G. Goodrich (“Peter Parley’), Boston and New York editor-author of about 170 popular books, born at Ridge- field, Conn. Died May 9, 1860. 17938—Elisha Mitchell, noted jSouth Carolina geologist, botanist land educator, born at Washirfg- ton, Conn. Died June 27, 1857. 1806—Agnes Strickland, ‘lish writer of historical ‘born. Died July 8, 1874. Eng- books, 1835—Richard P. Bland, noted Missouri congressman, known as: “Silver Dick” for his advocacy of | free silver, born near Hartford, Ky. Died June 15, 1899. 1836—John Rock, pioneer Cali- fornia nurseryman of note, © who came there in 1866, born in Ger- many. Died Aug. 9, 1904. 1889—Stoddard King, humorist, columnist, author of the famous “There’s a Lo ness he said: “Yow are too rich over here, but you can bees your gold.” Another example of incorrect diag- | nosis is found in the remarks of Hon- orable J. P. Kennedy, who recently chided business men for being fearful of the Roosevelt Administration. The former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is reported to have said that sound economic condi- tions and not inflation are responsible | for the visible expansion in business. | Difficult is it indeed, to imagine }| that people like Mr. Kennedy do not understand that inflation is, after all, a condition induced largely by exces- sive spending. If Federal relief and bonus money is secured by the Treas- ury from the banks, is passed by its agencies into the hands of individ- uals, and is finally spent by them in the consumers’ markets, there is in the very nature of the action a plain indication of inflation. But, according to Mr. Kennedy, the bankers, who are buying “increased amounts of government securities every quarter” and who are entertain- ing a “bitter feeling about the New Deal . . . wouldn't load up with its paper if they really believed it was going to destroy their banks. It shows,” he continued, “they don’t mean what they say, or don’t know what they mean.” Of course, there is the bare possi- bility that American bankers do not understand how to use the English , language. But, when the Federal Gov- | ernment enters the market for funds | as the country’s principal borrower {| and spender after commandeering all | the gold, bankers may not be entirely | out of their heads when they invest | their idle funds in Government bonds, To ridicule bankers in this manner and in the same breath to forecast a business reaction “about 1938 or 1939 .. with a heavy indebtedness to liq- uidate,” as Mr. Kennedy does, is a | great deal like telling a man on a burning haystack not to get the jit- | ters, because it will be sometime vere before he cooks. Careless and_ unstudied comment; | more than anything else, makes peo- ple miss the clew to our country’s real difficulty—excessive spending. uthor, care of this newspaper) ‘Today’ Ss Horoscope jecone Today’s fortunate, but, unless ! pects are particul er very prominent. He will be a close student, ‘under most condi- \tions, and gifted with patience eap- | able of close research. The mind is ja little too reticing and modest, and should really land the native jhigher than generzlly seems the | case. | other y strong, nev- i i | | Present Stock ; Small lot of | regular price Small lot of ! SITITTIIII TO THY, ;Sun rises PPP PITTS PP PETS <4 Pine Ceiling, $25.00, special - 4 Pine Ceiling, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1936, TODAY’S WEATHER be nonnnaaa ‘Temperatures* Highest Lowest | Mean + Normal Mean . Rainfali* Yesterday’s Precipitation Normal Precipitation in record cover Kat 8 o'clock Tomorrow's Alm } passing inland at 8 89 | morning a short di -77| Tampico, Mexico, 3 | being 22 miles an 4! west with a ba 29.62 inches. -04 Ins.| Pressure is moderat 14 Ins.| morning over the Gu jand from the Lake reg westward over the sout lies and Calfiornia, ar “Thigh ove and northwes jern sectiors. Showers have “leurred since yesterday morning « the Texas coast wester pM. | Florida, being h it Tamy 5g | 1-16 inches. There have also bec 5:24 llight showers northe |Kocky Mountain northe {Plains States, u ‘per Ohio V |have risen in Ohio Valley grees tance north « > wind there from the meter reading © low th f Mexic n south - n Roch noderate : tern Sun sets Moon rises .. Moon sets - 6:57 p. m. and Low eeihee Barometer 8 A. M. today: Sea level, 29.92, WEATHER FORECAST ar i the perature om ar »17 d mornit th cool (Till 8 p. m., Thursday) i Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, pos- bly showers Thursday; gentle to moderate winds, mostly northeast | and east, Florida: Partly cloudy tonight * and Thursday; possibly showers near east and south coasts Thurs- above 1 from Missouri east ilower Ohio Va y weather prevails |northwest. Ma tures of to over 100 curred yest northern Texas, Pr and the middle ley. to Flerida Straits! G. S. KENNEDY, and East Gulf: Gentle to moderate ; Official in Charge mostly rortheast and east winds; partly overcast weather toarenel NG ains State Va Mississippi ECZEMA ITCH Quickly soothe burning torment and promote healin irritated skin with - Resinol COUTTODEEES. Tit F4 Cae. The Easiest Way For You To & Pay For A Home The an installment and thus, and Thursday, possil scattered owers over south portion Thurs- day. | | WEATHER CONDITIONS | The tropical disturbance was is to pay for it as you pay rent. logical way is to pay monthly, out of income, on the principal and the interest, over a given period of years, pay off the entire mortgage and have the house free of all debt. It’s very much like buying a house and then renting it to yourself. CONSULT US HOW YOU CAN BUILD OR BUY A HOME OR REPAIR OR MODERNIZE ANY TYPE OF BUILDING ON INSURED CREDIT. The First National Bank ot Key West Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation WOOO Tam. SOIEITT ST TH. etc (LLLAALLAAALALLAL A MI. SUOUTTTTOOOOOTEEES. Cea eeaa ae aN Storm Shutter Material SPECIALS Only--No More After This Is Gone Common $15.00 M No. 3 No. 2 Common, Captain Abner Steckel and the’ Trail,” born. Died at crew of the Us S. S. Desrtoyer; Was ., June 13, 1933. Maury have good reason to feel” rae cas! friendly toward Key West and to be elated over their visit, for it’ FAST FREIGHT. SE! VICE was here that word was _ received! from and to that the vessel had received the Boston, New York, Miami, award of the letter “E” for guny ery of minelaying destroyers. Jacksonville, Galveston, New Orleans and Beyond This is a coverted honor among ships of the navy. The “E” stands for excellence and means that the Maury had the highest standing of boats in its class for] the navy during the spring man- euver: A huge letter “E” is be- ing painted on the ship’s bridge and will remain there for one yea Captain Steckel says that West is a city of great pos- sibilities and sees in the bridges election this week another step forward in the march of progress. From Boston every Saturday From Jacksonville, Miami anc New Orleans- every two weeks CLYDE-MALLORY C. E. SMITH, Agent Key West, » Fla. nent, | \ { YOUR DESTINY BY LE MARS A 1936 Reading to The Citizen Readers by Special Ar- rangements for a Limited Time only TEN CENTS Coin and Stamp. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN, KEY WEST, FLA, Name City and State .. 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