The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 9, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President , Assistant Business Manager om The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe batered at Key West, ‘FIPTY-SIXTH YEAR _ la, as second class matter r of the Associated Press Press is exclusively entitled to use plication of all news dispatches credited to therwise credited in this paper and also the local news publiahed here. "SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year six Months Three Months One Month Weekly Made known on appitcation. L NOTICE. of thanks, lutions of >, Will be charged for at by churches from which >» be derived are 5 cents a line. tizen is an open forum and invites discus- publie issues and subjects of local or general t but it will not publish anonymous communi- | IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST © 4#DVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Betdges to complete Road to’ Main- poe — “ree Port. ~ Hotels and Aparcments, ‘“Rathing Pavilion, Atiports—Land and Sea. Sensolidation of County and City Governments, ——— “He who j jumps and gets live to jump another day. away will Keep quiet, little darling, don’t y; you'll be a taxpayer bye and bye. you Those who borrow trouble have difficulty in obtaining a renewal of the loan, no Removing the teeth will cure things, ineluding the belief that it will cure everything, some After all; money isn’t everything, at least not in Key West where the merchants give credit indiscriminately to all. We lend money to other countries so will become our customers. Why doesn't our grocer try that on us? they A naturalist says a bear will run if you look it straight in the ey We have no ambition to prove that he is wrong. Politics can be ineluded in the spheres of activity in which the end is held to jus- tify the means, along with love and war. They are selling hot dogs a foot long at®the Great Lakes Exposition. Must be made from German Dachshunds, thinks The Key West Citizen.—Times Union. Landon is a man of some influence. When he used the word “cock-eyed” the market took a jump upward. Now, it has been suggested, if only he would do some rea] honest to goodness cussing, the mar- ket would spurt forward with telling ef- fect. If we look back into history we will find that every forward step in economic progress since the world began, when un- hindered, has been through the voluntary effort of individuals. The corollary is true: political organisms have never created wealth-producing enterprises. It seems that concentrated selfishness is necessary for any progressive creation. Regimented progress is doomed to dissolu- tion; progress to be successful must be- come the alter ego of an individual. Commenting on Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde’s relinquishment of her diplomatic post to campaign for Roosevelt, Key West Citizen remarks that her tour will give Captain Rohde “‘an opportunity to see the country.”” The Citizen's ‘“‘guess” is that if things go right in November, Ruth “will get her old job back, or a better one in ex- change.” Now that precedent for women ‘control of the people. IT’S UP TO YOU There has been a great deal of cven- cern over the safety. of abou’ a hundred and fifty American citizens in Madrid. The fear was felt that in the event of a battle between rebels and loyalists in the city some of these Americans would be killed or injured. It is natural and proper that the pub- lic interest be aroused by such a situation. | But it is rather a strange anomaly that the public is vitally interested in the safety cf a handful of people—and pays little at- tention to the massacre of thousands of others. The reference is to our automobile death toll. It takes less than two days for auto, accidents to account for a_ greater number of lives than those hazarded in Madrid. Last year’s death record was around the 35,000 mark—this year it may be even higher. killed in some cataclysm the whole world | would be aghast, and the event would be-| come a grim page in history. But because our automobile victims are killed a few at a time throughout the days of the year, and in widely separated areas, the aver- age citizen gives almost no thought to the needless carnage. No problem more vitally affects us all than the automobile accident problem. And none is more completely -within the Every individual can drive safely if he only wills it—and the force of public opinion unified and ag- gressive, could make the highways a very uncomfortable place for the reckless. Think of the horror with which you re- gard a revolution that kills a few hundred or a few thousand persons—and then ask yourself if it isn’t your duty to help reduce our grisly accident toll. SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL, Former Editor of The Key West Citizen Henry Walsh, 62, became impatient with the traffic which prevented his cross- ing a busy New York street. pistol, he quickly cleared the way and crossed in triumph. But he re-crossed a moment later—under the escort of a policeman. Plate g insurance Is one of the old- est forms of accident coverage, and was first written in Fhiladelphia about 70 years ago. In those days it is said that the City of Brotherly Love far excelled New York in modern stores making elaborate window displays, hence earlier equipped with plate glass windows. A Maryland man drawn for jury duty sought te be excused on the unusual plea that he did not have intelligence enough to serve. But the wise judge, knowing that intelligence is never demanded and not always exhibited by jurors, refused to |, excuse him. The, National Labor Board is used to handling difficult problems.and replying to requests for information. But it was stumped by a brief note from a woman in Lycoming, Pa., who wrote: “Please send me complete information about capital and labor.” ¢ A federal game warden is indignant about the practice of pot hunters along the Ohio river, who place corn ‘mash, pepped up with alcohol, at the feeding places of wild ducks. The ducks get drunk during the night and are easily caught by hand the next morning, he says. Anton Romatka,of New York is a poetry tinker, ‘who, revises poems by amateur writers and-has some 200 regular clients, including two doctors, an engineer, a.Texas -preachenand.an-Indiana life in- surance company president. We can’t say that we envy Mr. Romatka. Arrested for kicking his wife on a street in Seattle, Herbert Hayes explained: “You see, it was my wife, judge, and she didn’t mind.” But the judge did mind and gave Herbert 10 days in jail. A leading manufacturer is quoted as If that many people were | | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You and Your Princeton A form of practical joking that was once popular in certain sections was called “snipe hunting.” The victim was taken to a remote. secluded spot and instructed to bold a bag into which the elusive snipe were to be driven. His tor- mentors went home and after sume pours of vain “waiting, the shivering snipe huoter { ‘ would discover 4 that he bad been made the victim of a practical joke. It looks as if the old people who fave been persuaded to join the new third party were being taken on an economic snipe nunt. Accord- ing to some of the charges and dis- closures, their nickels, dimes and quarters have not always been used strictly to promote the curious cause toward which they were given. This, however, is only a minor epi- sode, a preliminary snipe-hunting \ foray, by comparison with the main expedition on which they are now launched. When one puts side by side the main elements in the third party program, it becomes apparent that the credulous old folks are being planted in a cold and lonely spot to hold the bag So much has been evi- dent, of course. since the beginning of the revolving pension movement. but there ts a great difference be- tween a scheme for grabbing the pennies of the aged poor and a por- tentou: third party movement. One is on a petty scale, the other is on a grand scale. It is unnecessary to puncture again the idea of a liberal old-age pension. This has been done so often and so thoroughly that the notion of its teas- ibility is accepted only by the old folks who continue to hand over their | nickels and dimes to the management. Temperature: Drawing a | Highest Lowest Mean .... Normal Mean Rainfall* Yesterday's Pre park iow Tomorrow’: ‘Sun rises .... Moon rises Moon sets Tomorrow's Tides li A.M. | High * 5:07 Low Barometer 8 A. M. today: Sea level, 30.00. WEATHER (Till 8 p. m., Thursday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly showe ing winds. Fiorida:, Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered show- ers along the west coast Thursda Jacksonville to Florida Str aits and East Gulf: Gentle * shifting \winds and partly overcast. weather tonight and Thursday. WEATHER CONDITIONS Thursday; gentle A shallow trough of low pres- sure overspreads the Rocky Moun- tain and southern Pacific States, and pressure is relatively low over the north Atlantic States; while moderate high pressure areas, crested over the upper Mississip- pi Valley and north Pacific States, cover most of the remainder of the Pay For it to yourself. CREDIT. (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper) TODAY’S WEATHER | :'normal over the ocean cloudy tonight and Thursday, pos- | CONSULT US HOW YOU CAN BUILD OR BUY A HOME OR REPAIR OR MODERNIZE ANY TYPE OF BUILDING ON INSURED Nation’s Affairs Economic Snipe Hunting By HARLEY L. LUTZ Professor of Public Finance, University But supposing that it were possible. by some wild stretch of fthe imagina- tion, to provide ory one lve 65 years of age with the kin tence that is suggested b; * pe of $200 a month, there way ve which it could foc accom: aged pensioners to dip into it for their own maintenance without diminish- ing the quantity of such goods avail- able for the decent support of the young and the middle-aged. But increased production will be rendered impossible if another main plank of the third party platform is carried into effect. This is the share- the-wealth idea. [t aims to restrict ine comes, which means the destruction, in very large part, of the source of capital accumulation. Since capita) is essential to a large volume of pro- duction, the depletion of the nation’s capital supply will result in decreas- ing the output of consumable goods. As this happens, the standard of liv- ing for all. whether young or old, will be lowered. Therefore, if the third party has {ts way, we shall all be very much worse off eventually. With a greatly dimin- ished stream of consumable goods, we might as well promise the old people $2,000 or $2,000,000 a month, instead of $200. The monetary unit is simply a counter. Its command over goods depends both on the quantity of goods and on the number of counters. When we diminish greatly the supply of goods, the increase of the currency simply intensifies the struggle & get goods. During the German inflation a taxi ride cost one million marks and a pound of butter cost a hundred mil- lion. What good will $200 a month do, if we destroy the means of producing goods to a point at which it would require $1,000 for a good breakfast? The old folks are being takén on an economic and pouitical snipe bunt. but the outcome for them. will be bitter tragedy. and not something to be laughed off next day. Leases Ee country. Light to moderate show- ers and,thunderstorms have oc- curred since yesterday morning throughout much of the Gulf and South Atlantic States, and there thave also been widely scattered showers, mostly light, from the Plains States eastward to the north and middle Atlantic coast. Coole: {weather prevails this morning in ‘portions of the northern Plains “. States and extreme upper Missis- “\sippi Valley; while elsewhere tm- "' perature changes have been gen- “lerally unimportant, Weather conditions are. now north ‘of Puérto Rico, with no indications of the disturbed condition noted yesterday morning. @. S. KENNEDY, Official in Charge The first wireless distress sig- inal from a ship was sent August Al, 1919. i FAST FREIGHT SERVICE from and to Boston, New York, Miami, Jacksonville, Galveston, New Orleans and Beyond From Key West alternate Fridays From New York every Tuesday From Boston every Saturday | From Jacksonville, Miami anc | New Orleans every two weeks CLYDE —- C. E. SMITH, Agent Key West, Fla, » SIMTTTTTSTOTOTT TTI, The Easiest Way For You To N ‘A Home 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. It’s very much like buying a house and then renting Od The logical way | DAYS GONE BY Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen Monroe county schools, which the people take great pride,! passed through « critical experi will open next Monday. morning for the beginning .of the Fall) term. hia Es . ‘Pthssell, intendent of* 17. rocks cay vays that *pi the most ze § during the my of shar os institu-| tions, » fy pos ting of the Fall opening, had the schools renovated in on possible way, and extensive pairs have been made, which makes the interior and exterior of! ence. A leak was discovered scar the propeller shaft and the wease! Mbad a hard time gettimg te port The ship & stationed at Tame her repairs are compiated Editorial comment A eriter hove action? Gut of Ste | Recheie. XE Tutt lt eS a ee eee ow Taere recest . peers me Oat a ee pert ae eet age ES © j==e: bee => Coft<« base feed = beut the institutions more inviting. The Key Westers was that of Mime] trees have been trimmed and to- day present a very pleasing as-| pect to the eye. Also a new roof hasfbeen placed on each the Har- ris and Division street schools. Many other innovations have been added. } U. S. Lighthouse Tender Sun- dew left this morning to recover a buoy which is reported sunk. The buoy is that which lo- cated at North Jetty Number 4. The Sundew will also replace channel Buoy Number 5, te- ported missing. Upon the return! of the tender a number of buoys in the harbor and Hawks Channel} are to be discontinued. is Judge Jefferson B. Browne and Attorney A'rthur Gomez were en- tertaining guests at the Rotary Club luncheon today. Andrew J. 1 Miller presided. An_ interesting} event was the initiation of Jerry! Trevor into club membership. George T. Tasevich, a Serbian, evidently has a tremendous urge to become a citizen of this coun- try without going through the for- mality of being legally admitted. Within the past four months he| has made two unsuccessful at-/ tempts to smuggle hmself into the, country. This morning he wa: again caught by an officer of th immigration unit. It was found; out that he has been in Key West! for sometime and had been sleep ing near the air station. He will) again be deported. Coast Guard Cutter rived in port this morning from 293 Doris Elizabeth Knowles, 4aug> ter of Mr. and Mrs J Knowles of 1312 Pime street Paul Albury, of Tavernier, which | took place on Tuesday evening at the home of the bride. Ar out was “Oh Promise Me™ rendered by Mrs. ira B_ Michee’ and was greatly enjered br the [Many guests assembled on the o The newly weds the present make the: Tavernior & christe=me mony followed the wedding which the littl «maf Mr Mrs. Rey Carter Bar sen and the little som of anc Mrs E. E. Jackson was christene the same time with the daughter of Mr. and Mr= G. 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White and Eliza Streets “Your hume is worthy of the best” _SIOOIIVOIOIIIIIIOIIOIIL IL g, cabinet members is established, the sky, or perhaps more accurately, the front gates of the White House, should be about the only limit to the Ruth Bryan Owen ambition.—Miami Daily News. saying: “I would prefer the advice of one man who had put his own money into a business venture and made good than to accept the theoretical counsel of all the economists in the country.” South Phone 598 The First National Bank ot Key West Member of the Federal Deposit Insurancé* Corporation STITT TTTIOOMEE. Weereeeeeersees. sui aha igh aaa tattle je oe N | — ' . SS ie SAL LALALALAALAALAAAAAAAAA