The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 2, 1936, Page 2

{ The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday Ry THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. President B Manager From The Citizen Buildin Corner Greene and Ann Streets PAGE TW6 :! ssn Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. " \Btered at Key West, IFT Member of the Associated Press «he Associated 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. One Year . six Months ‘hree Months Une. Month Weekly $10.00 5.00 2.50 85 4 ADVERTISING RATES M@de kiiown on application, ’. SPECIAL NOTICE reading notic of thanks, resolutions of , Will be charged for at m which Citizen slomef public issu Ke interest but it will not publish anonymous comm ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main land, . Free Port. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion, Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Not all the comic characters are to be nd in the funny papers. The anti-New Dealers are getting in- to Jim Farley's hair, but with little ef- fect. It takes a gifted campaign orator to make a speech without losing votes for his | side. The people of Russia, Italy and Ger- many, like Balaam, can speak only what is given them to say. The trouble with any office-holder is hat they get the idea that government xists for their benefit. Since they didn’t do it again, perhaps the state will pardon the Par St. Letersburg Independent. If the cycle theory of panics is cor- rect, the people of the United States are} building up the tower from which to fall. SS ee a ee | CIVIL SERVICE, POLITICS AND POST.! MASTERS Every once in a while a Congressman rises up to tell the truth. Such an occasion occurred in Cleveland, Ohio, the other day when Representative Robert Ramspeck, of Georgia, chairman of the Civil Service | Committee in the House, told the Na- tional Association of Fostmasters that “the | Post Office appointment machine | been the backbone of the spoils system in The gentleman from Georgia spoke the truth. The fact is generally accepted | today and was generally accepted in the administrations of Presidents Hoover, Coolidge and Harding. There is nothing political in the statement. Another statement that the Georgian | made is worth comment. He said, “When first and second class postmasters are ap- pointed, they never expect and the party | in power never expects them to undertake | to carry on their business of operating | post offices seriously.” This utterance, | we believe, is also true and applicable to! all recent administrations, The evil complained of should be remedied. Our own suggestion would be the abolition of all postmasterships that are within the class mentioned by Rep. Ramspeck. This would saye ‘the govern- ment some money. It would: also: prevent any parly from reaping. politi 1,,or other advantage, by keeping its» appointees in There is, however,,.one, Serious tion to such procedufé.”" It, would the post office business entirely in the hands of civil service employes. Some of these workers, confident in the security of their jobs, are rather careless of their at- titude toward the public and, at times, a bit disdainful of the average citizen who! patronizes their office. No political ap- pointee would long tolerate gruff, apathe- tic and patronizing service to the public by workers enjoying a vested right to their , objec- place don Board.— | jobs. Taking it altogether, however, with judicious safeguards, the public would probably benefit tremendously by the abolition of all political appointments in the postal service. One day it shall come about but when one dares prophesy. and no TY COBB THE GREATEST Picking the greatest figures in vari- ous lines of activity is a mild but often in teresting sport, and a jury of twelve old timers some time ago indulged in the pas- time of selecting the outstanding baseball ; players of history. - ; An average of the ratings given by the individual jurors lists the heroes of the diamond in this order: Ty Cobb, Hans Wagner, Babe Ruth, Nap Lajoie, Eddie} has , every national administration.” | man very prominent in political .cir-| many people are in distress through cles about the platform just adopted | no fault of their own and that they | “THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You and Your Nation’s Affairs Three Points for Voters By ERNEST MINOR PATTERSON 7 President, American Academy of Political and Social Scienre Sixteen years ago 1 talked with a; Another point of agreement is that by his party. It was vague, indefinite] should receive public assistance. a at contradic-| Public opinion has changed rapidly tory and 1 told| during the depression. We now be- him so. He took | lieve that the bankruptcy of large my remars«s| Corporations such as banks and rail- seriously and | roads is a public calamity even if the admitted every- | trouble is due to flagrant mismanage- thing but insist- | ment. We believe that-‘millions of ed that no great | People out of work should in some party can. con-| Way be given help. We are not willing scienticusly | to neglect the aged who are not able make advance | to support themselves. These are im- promises on de- | portant decisions but apparently they to} jeut vteamships, “father of the Atlan- ; tailed matters because condi- tions change| the two parties? Of course-there are |and many other very rapidly. What seems to be wise at the| Democrats favor an extension of the | Among those invited are time of the cam- paign may be very unwise later. Quite recently I talked with another | Larger controls from Washington are ! Borden, of Fernandina, prominent statesman, belonging to | the other one of our two great parties. He was equally frank but his way of putting the matter was cynical. He insisted that party platforms are not to be taken seriously; that no one really supposes that platform prom- ises will be kept: and that such prom- ises are not to be viewed as binding. If these two political leaders are correct the thoughtful voter is in an awkward position. He finds the Dem- ocratic platform extremely vague. ; with few specific pledges. On the other hand the Republican platform has in it promises that definitely contradict each other. it will not be possible to expand our exports and collect the war debts and a! the same time give elaborate and perhaps in- creased tariff protection to American agriculture and industry. Nor will it be possible quickly to balance the federal budget and at the same time give important financial aid to the various groups to whom this aid is promised. What is the voter to do? First he can remember that there are several basic matters on which there is no disagreement in principle. One is that the government budget should be balanced as soon as possible. Neither party is very definite as to when and how. have been made. What are the differences between many but only three leading ones can be mentioned. The first is that the responsibilities of the federal govern- ment, reducing those of the states. urged on the ground that under present conditions proper controls can not be exercised by the forty- eight states. The Republicans believe that so much centralized contro! is unwise; that it would mean unwise centralization of power over intricate problems; and that the states can handle the situation much better. Another point of difference is the money question. The Democrats merely, ‘praise what they call our “sound' money.” The Republicans, especialy Governor Landon. are more definite in their advocacy of ap,, early return to a gold standard. between the two candidates. Pres- ident Roosevelt is daring, is ready to experiment. Governor Landen has his public addresses thus far indicate a cautious temperament, a disposition to go more slowly, to take fewer risks. These are several of the most im- portant issues on which the voter that they are so general. This year we need not lose ourselves in details but may cast our votes in accordance with our attitudes toward a few broad questions and the personality of the candidates. It is simpler and better. (Address questions to the author, care of this mewspaper) Today’s Anniversaries were e 1737—Francis Hopkinson, law- yer, New Jersey signer of the Dec- laration of Independence, musi- cian. author, father of the author jof “Hail Columbia,” born in Phil- adelphia, Died 1791, there, May 9, 1780—Junius Smith, Connecti- lawyer, pioneer in ocean tic- liner,”’ born: at Plymouth, Gomn.+ Died-dans 2%; 18537 1798—Gezaway Bugg Lamar, 1835 ‘st shot fired in Battle of Americans for Texan independ- ence—Mexican soldiers and Tex- an colonists skirmish for posses- sion of a little field gun at Gon- gales. White, English-speaking population of Texas about 18,000. | 1836—Darwin’s historic five- lyear voyage as naturalist of Brit- .ish Government ship ‘‘Beagle’s” scientific expédition ended. 1865—Gen, Ropert E-Lee.sworn [in as*president “of” Wasiiington College, Va. Third and last is the difference | not had experience in dealing with | national problems, but his record and { must decide. Probably it is fortunate | banker, ship and cotton merchant,! 1889—First Pan-Américan Con- Confede.ate agent, born in Rich-, ference started in “Washington, nond Cv., Ga. Died in New York, D. C. DAYS GONE BY | Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen The Cuban celebration in Key! West in commemorating of “El Grito de Yara” promises to be one of the most elaborate demon- strations ever witnessed in this city. October 10 is Cuba's “Fourth of July” and is et ment of the freedom for the strug- gling patriots of Cuba from the Yoke of Spain. All over that is- lland the people will be celebrat- ing while the people of Key West will be joining with their friends jand neighbors in making merry. {One of the greatest aggregations jof representatives from Cuba ever jgathered in Key West is expected notables expected.‘ Major |General Leonard Wood, N. B. Horatio survivors the | announce- from! | other sections are Reubens and other oi the Battleship Maine. | with others who played prominent j parts in Cuba's struggles for iree- {dom are to be decorated with the icross of merit provided by Cuba | for he¥'waliant sons and — neigh- bors. Atcoriing to Cuban Consul Jorge Poncé the celebration will » peontinue over a period of four iésy wid Will’be’ one of the greatést: évints ‘in’ the history of ?Key Wést! OR eV Gee The gas’ Gompany of Key West {reports numerous instan’ users of the company’s product jendeavor to get their supply by | unlawful nfeans. Some have been ‘found using a rubber hose to tap ‘the gas pipe before it reaches the meter. Others have obtained keys ; Which fit the meter cash while in other instances schemes have been devised to slow up the j indicators of the meters. The man. ager of the gas company -ay: \these practices have become so common in certain sections of the lcity as to make it necessary for the company to remove a large number of meters and cut off the | gas supply. Manager Flynn had one case tried last week in which the defendant made good the j charges with all costs. Mr. Flynn | Says he is determined to break up these illegal practices. es where boxes, | Captain R. W. McNeely, com- | mandant of the naval station, and in charge of the Seventh val District, received a message m Miami this morning stating that fr i They along’ ye: ‘ SALE--- that the Coast Guard team whack < was disrupted by the storm bee been reorganized and are ready fer the first game of the Goudie header tomerrow. They meet the Regulars m the fet aces Morrow afterneen 2 oe cleck at the Army barracks The second game will be between the Outlews and, the American Legion on the ame grounds Editorial commest- Congeee should pass 2 bill providing that all hurricanes should be reguimerd mission. Mrs aged m Marm Kelley apr wther of Miss Mare Cap- lar newspaper Suman momentary > pass away. She bes been deer simce ¢ the family pick, a of this c = =o mast wen sas SONVILLE FLORIDA a a few te her her condition day: bed. ee ee ee ee em ee ee YOUR DESTINY BY LE MARS A 1936 Reading to The Citines Renders by Spec Am angements for « Limited Time only TEN CENTS Com and Stamp. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN, KEY WEST, FLA. =. BSaDBDa Baa aS SADA DIA IAD DADA DP ON KNOCKED DOWN Simmons and According to the wise boys who study inscriptions of the past, the a new era last Wednesday, but so far we haven't noticed any difference. It has been suggested to The Citizen that the names of all absentee voters be published before elections in order avoid any future contamination of ballot. This should be done and done if there are no legal barriers. to can be After a man has worked hard all his life and accumulated a_ sufficiency of worldly goods, he wants security above everything else. He certainly does not want socialists or communists to impair that security by depletion through unjust taxation. Since investment dollars to a_ great extent are still numbered among the un- employed, and as a result capitalists are getting little return on their money, these dormant funds must be forced into real estate, especially in view of the coming “inflation.” Nowhere will there be a greater demand for housing after the road to the mainland is completed than right here in Key West. There are investors even now who are contemplating this field with an eye to investments in acquiring real estate and the building of homes. Basically, the United States is not built, but under-built, and this little rock at the tip of Florida is offering unlimited opportunity for the investment of un- employed dollars. In the next few years Key West, once a refuge for a persecuted people, will be a refuge for starving capi- | tal. world entered } the | over- | Collins, Willie Keeler, Al Tris Speaker. Seven of the twelve judges picked Ty Cobb as the greatest baseball player of | all time, while most of the others gave him | second place. The opinion of Cobb’s ad- mirers was well expressed hyConnie. Mack, i one of the judges, who’ saids, “0! “Picking the greatest’ player ‘that ever lived is easy, I think. I pick'Ty ©obb: He was a good fielder, the greatest ‘hase run- ner in the game's. history,’: the’ -fastes thinker and the consistent’ hitter. How can you name anyone else?” most SENTENCES FOR CRIME | Sa | There is much in the theory of in- derterminate prison sentences for criminals ! to commend its wider adoption, at least as an experimental measure for the protec-! tion of society. The idea is that when con- victed of a serious crime the offender should be restrained until he gives evi- | dence of a genuine intention to be good. } As we understand it, under this plan ; the criminal is treated somewhat as an in- | sane person is treated. An insane person j is not sent to an asylum for a definite’ period, but is supposed to be kept there | until his condition improves sufficiently to make his release safe. If his condition can not be so improved he stays for life. There is a_ similarity between lunatic and the criminal in that both are sick. One is mentally sick, the other | morally sick. Both can often be cured by | proper treatment. The condition of each should be determined by experts before turning him loose. At least that is the theory of the indeterminate sentence— and it seems sensible, Oct. 5, 1874. 1831—Edwin L. Godkin, famed ' New York City newspaper editor, among the country’s born in Ireland. Died 1902. greatest, May 21, 1846—Eliza Maria Massachusetts Reformatory for Women physician, professor of physiology at Vassar and Univ. of Michigan, civic werker, born in Cuyuga Co., Nv-¥. Mosher, | 1928. thes Paul von Hindenburg, y’s soldier and President, Died Aug. 2, 1934. born, 1851—Fe reat soldier, born. 20, 1929, Died March {Seer seee ees eesesen The Easiest Way For You To Pay For 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, peviod 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 INSURE! CREDIT. 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