The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 5, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday Ry THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President JUVE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. untered at Ke la, as second class matter “FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated 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, the local news published here, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Une Year six Months Three Months One Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE s, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, étc., will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which a revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an oven forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations. All reading not IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST 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. The utter barbarism of war is seen at its best in Spain today. Democracy, it is true, isn’t as efficient as a dictatorship, but it is more satisfy- ing. Another paradox is hotels seldom operate on plan. that the American American After the election of Roosevelt watch those, now secluded, brain trusters come out of their holes. A professor says it is easy to write a poem. Perhaps; but it is easier not to write one—also better. We read that it took thousands of years to build the pyramids of Egypt. Probably a work-relief project. Kings and emperors, with their talk of divine rights (like the former Kaiser’s “Me und Gott’), have cheated a darker age; revived, to the world’s eternal dis- grace, by dictators. The conviction in Michigan of seven Black Legionnaires nipped in the bud another attempt by cowardly morons un- der cover of hoods and darkness to replace the constitutional authorities in admin- istering justice. Their proven complicity in the murder of Charles Poole, found in= nocent of the charge of having beaten his wife by her own testimony, was one of many blunders. A mob cannot think, if it could there would be no mob. Figures are not available showing the amount of money played into slot ma- chines since they were legalized. Repre- sentative William Griffis, a member of the 1935 legislature, estimated the play at that time, when the devices were illegal, was “between $50,000,000 and $60,000,- 000 a year.”—Miami Herald. With that amount of money going into the coffers of state and national lotteries yearly much good could be accomplished for the bene- fit of all; as it is the money is dissipated | into private pockets. “Unquestionably it was thé first time in history that a people, rejoiced; -in<;the }: abandonment of its only railroad,” re- marks The Key West Citizen, “when The Citizen announced on Saturday that the interstate commerce commission had granted the Florida East Coast railroad authority to abandon the road. and isolate Key West.” Key West will now travel the “modern way,” by airplane and auto, the newspaper points out. The island city is also angling for completion of the “Inside Route’ coastal passage for northern yachts.—Miami Daily News, j now, ‘then’ éalled- Hunting Creek, when he | was about three years old. The original WASHINGTON’S BIRTHPLACE Although considerable attention was given to George Washington’s birthplace during the celebration of the 200th anni-| versary of his birth, in 1932, it is uate. that if asked to name it the average Am- erican would say Mount Vernon. Our first president was born, how- ever, at Wakefield, on Pope’s Creek, some 50 miles below Mount Vernon, and _ the mansion in which he was born stood un- j til it was burned; on Christmas. Eve, inj 1780, | Washington moved to Mount Ver-| mansion at Mount Vernon burned in 1739, and the, present one was erected shortly thereafter. His birthplace, Wakefield, has long been marked by a granite shaft, erected by Congress, and a tract of 365 acres, of which John D. Rockefeller, Jr., donated 254 acres, has been set apart by the Gov- ernment’as the George Washington Birth- place National Monument. A new brick replica of the original mansion, one story with an attic, and with two outside brick chimneys at either end, was dedicated on Washington's Birthday, 1932, with appropriate ceremonies. ORIGIN OF BASEBALL While baseball as we know it is a sport of comparatively recent develop- ment, a game in which a tossed ball was batted with a rude club has been traced back to the 14th century in Europe. The present American game was probably an outgrowth of that of “townball,” played} in New England from about 1830, in which the runs were made around posts set in the} ground, instead of bases. The first code of baseball die was | formulated by the Knickerbocker club of | New York in 1845, the first match pam | was played the following year, and the first gate money series of games took place at Hoboker in 1858. The development of the game was checked by the Civil War, but was revived in 1865, when a conven- tion was held at which representatives of 30 clubs were presents SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL, Former Editor of The Key West Citizen Marshall Neilan, film director, sounds a discouraging note for fond parents who think their bright children should be in motion pictures when he says: “Odds against a child breaking into the movies, | x; even for a minor part, are 20,000 1.” A vast quantity of revenue stamps, printed for use in connection with the potato control act, were left on the govern- ment’s hands when the law was repealed after a Supreme Court decision made it ob- viously invalid. But Uncle Sam made a profit by selling them to stamp collectors ; at face value. The magazine Today reports that the world crop of durum wheat, used in the} manufacture of spaghetti, is very, short | this year. As a consequence it estimates | that the mileage of spaghetti produced will be reduced by one-third. The Smithsonian Institution in Wash- ington recently celebrated the 90th anni- versary of its founding. The money for its establishment was given to the United States by the will of an English scientist, James Smithson, illegitimate son of the Duke of Northumberland, who never saw America, but. whose body was brought tol the Institution in 1904 and sealed in a tomb especially prepared for it. An advertisement in the Dodge City (Ia.) Globe: “Wanted—Housekeeper for motherless home. Must be good cook. Cigarette smokers need not apply. Must be economical to.keep meals within PWA check... Addréss Box F, Globe.” .-William-Williams, a Los Angeles night watchman, was surprised a few days ‘ago to learn that a friend, Frank G. Reu- ter, had bequeathed him $10,000. Said Williams: “I used to lend him a few dol- lars when he was hard up, but I never ex- pected a return like this.” ! . Nevada has long been an attractive state for persons seeking divorce, and now the period of residence required is only six weeks. But if one wants to go fishing, it’s different. A residence of six months is required before a fishing license will be issued, ‘You an d Yo Questions for Puzzled Voters |" By WALTER E. SPAHR Chatrman, Department of Economics, New York The economic issues before this country today are extremely com- plicated. But their inherent com- plexities are magnified by the fact that most of them have also become politi- cal. Further confusion is added by the distortions, ex- aggerations, and emotions which charac- terize a politi- campaign. All these complexities make it diffi- cult for an in- telligent person to reach the correct answer to them. Theré are a great many sterling people in this country who wish to rise above the game and tricks of blind partisan politics, to find correct economic answers to our eco- nomic problems, and to see them in the light of socially desirable institu- tions. Such people are not easily rat- tled, and they do not intend to be stampeded into taking a position'that they may regret regarding these is- sues. I know many such people, ‘and 2 think they are coming to believe that there are three questions of :major importance to be weighed and an- swered. é One has to do‘with the economic condition of this country today as compared with that prevailing in March, 1933. They say to them- selves that unquestionably they are better off economically today than then —that most people are. They wish to be fair about the matter, to give creditwherecreditisdue. Didthe New Deal cause thisrecovery? On that point they find it difficult to reach a ra- tional conclusion. They think some New Deal measures were helpful— for example, the Federal Deposit In- surance law, to mention but one ex- ample. They consider other laws harmful—the NRA, for instance. They realize that a pronounced recovery followed the invalidation of that Act. They know recovery began in vury. 1932, and that prices hit a low in March, 1933. They have weighed all the chief factors involved, yet th cannot answer the question: Did the New Deal cause, or aid, or retard, or endonger recovery? What can an economist say in re- ply? 1 know of no summarized data (Address questions to the aut TODAY’S io that can answer this ion defin- lished conclt garding the relation of the ‘ete pa to recovery may be reatlied if following questions are panacea “Was it the efforts of our millions of people to make a living that brought recovery, or was it govern- ment action and aid?” “Did the governmeht'tause my present improved condition, or did 1 do it myself.” “If it be granted that 1 benefited by this government's acts, did most of my fellowmen?” “Should 1 support the government because I personally benefited if 1 find that most of my fellowmen did not?” “How may | explain the recovery in the countries that did not have the New Deal?” The second question causing grave concern is the public debt’ Many people believe that there may be room to debate the causes of recovery but that the fact of a 34 billion dollar debt is not debatable. They know it must be paid; they find the figures staggering; they see the waste of the people's money. They are shocked. They see that their future incomes are heavily mortgaged, and they hate mortgages. They see that all taxpay- ers have been put into debt, largely to the banks and other investing in- stitutions. How shall they weigh this certain cost against the debatable benefits of the New Deal program? The third great question agitating many of these people is that they con- sider that unjustifiec and dangerous attacks have been made by this gov- ernment upon some of this nation’s fundamental institutions which these persons cherish. In this category falls also what these people regard as the deplorable and un-American prac- tices of the present government de- signed to foster class hatred and a class struggle. The answer to these three q tions—and many people would a less add the New Deal's economics of scarcity as a major issue—may well constitute the basis for the decisions of those voters who will hold the bal- ance of power in the coming election. it surely may be hoped that the American voters will be guided by wisdom in arriving at their answers to these important issues. shor care of this mewspaper) WEATHER ae Temperatures* } ER CONDITIONS ' --88: A high pressure area, crested 75 over the middle Atiantic States, 82 overspreads the country east of 81'the Mississippi Valley, New. York i City. 30.34 inches, and another .07 Ins. high pressure area has eae in 19 Ins.j over the North lie Be jod Seattle, Wash., 30.24 ii while - ‘pressure is moderately low throughout most othe sections, . m,| With a disturbance over mid-west- . m./ern Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, m. j29, 58 inches, Light to, moderate . m. Trains have occirred since yester- jday morning in the uppek Missisip- ‘pi Valley, portions of the Lake P.M. 'yegion. and over the far North- 2:33 west, and there have:been light 7:06 to moderate showers on the mid- jdle Gulf coast, in extreme south- jern Florida, and on portions of | the south Atlantic Coast. Tem- | peratures have risen in most sec- tions of the country with readings Key West and Vieniity: Part'y 2¢"¢rally somewhat above norm- cloudy tonight end Tuesday; gen-| Ah except in the upper Ohio Val- tle to moderate easterly winds, liantie tad ipigis eis a sae cat Florida: Partly cloudy. tonight |/@Mtic States. end Tuesday; possibly light, show- | ee dovetaanak the y Official in Charge. Jacksonvi'le to Florida Straits: Gentle to moderate easterly wind partly overcast weather tonight: and Tuesday, possibly a few scat- ECZEM easterly | tered showers. | lorment an rome cies winds; partly overcast weather. Resinal Eest Gulf: Moderate tonight and Tuesday. Highest = Lowest Mean ..... = Normal Mean . : Rainfali* Yetterday’ 's Precipitation L Precipitatio: hin record covers mE nt N o'clock t ‘Tomorrow's Almanac Sun r’ses Sun sets Moon rises . Moon sets . Tomorrow's Tides A.M. High 208 j Low 322i Barometer 8 A. M. today: Sea level, 29.93. WEATHER FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Tuesday) @. S. KENNEDY, SOMITTTTOTIOTOTEE SS, The Easiest Way For You To Pay For A Home is to pay for it as you pay rent. The logical way 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 it to yourself. CONSULT US HOW YOU CAN BUILD OR BUY A HOME OR REPAIR OR MODERNIZE ANY TYPE OF BUILDING ON INSURED en Chad ikddL DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ase Today As Taken From a deal between the) ieee Construction company| Two very interesting and the Sweet Dredging company! £#mes were played of Miami, the present speed on! barracks. The first was Key West's $684,000 waterfront the Coast Guards te boulevard will be more than! Ulars and the latter doubled. The Sweet company has, the good pitching of taken a sub-contract. from the] better known as Naves. The Tidewater Construction company) ¥#5 5 te @. The — =e and will bring a floating hydraulic! between the American Legion dredge and floating drill rig to be! the Outlaws. the game ended @ a put to work on the boulevard un-|3 to 3 tie. der contract to ‘begin operations! ; not later than October 15. The’, "he Key West Athletic Club an- construction of the boulevard was fo." v1" toreht between Bae. started under contract with the! fiw pastor one Ga baa nme Tidewater company in February a nal will Y " of this year and under this new) ™"** be . = ri Garcia and Kid Dynamite. Many arrangement it appears there is a! | aa one = uit of the fans ate looking for an ex- possibility of it being finished the i a= well ahead of schedule time. ul {plosion when | fought. Miss Emma Lyon has arrived inl Editorial comment: “There will ; Key West from her home in Ohio pe unrest in this country as lene ¢ and has assumed her duties as as the majority ef the prope - ; permanent secretary for the local! persist in working when they | Red Cross chapter. She received’ might be loafing. | the appointment from headquar-| jters. Miss Lyon has been active, Mrs. Guiteras wife of De. G | for a long period in this work but’ M. Guiteras of the Murine hespi- this is her first time in Key West.! tal. will be the only woman te re- In company with Mis. Clara Phil- ceive one of the honor medals jlips she is meeting a number of be distributed by the Cuban ger people today and expresses her- €™mment im connection with the self as being delighted with the Cuban celebration ef El Grite de | cordiality of those she has met. | Yara. She will be one of the first | women to receive the honors and the first to receive on foreyr soil. . ls3i—Ecpepa sa ee the Leegee, foeekes soot epae~ Ras A decided increase in the tour- ist business this coming season is predicted by Maxwell Lord, of the {Island City Novelty Works. Mr.’ ; and Mrs, Lord have just returned from a tour of Central and West- ern New York. They say that many people have expressed a de- sire to come to Key West this year. Mr. Lord also visited a number of the larger novelty \ shops studying the latest wood working methods. SERVICE BETWEEN Key West and Miami NOW MAKING DELIVERIES AT KEY WEST Chief Gunner Charles Morgan, the original “Man Behind The Gun”. herg of the Merrimac and one of the most widely known of- ficers in the navy when he was in the service, and who has re- tired, announces for the legis- lature from Key West. H —— i Coast Guard Boat 298, Captain Daniels, will leave tomorrow for Lost Man’s River, carrying a load of ‘supplies and cash contributions for those dwellers who were made destitute by the storm. The P. and O. Ferry Joseph R. Parrott re- cently made an extra trip for which the members of the crew, received an extra wage which SOTITTTTTTTTETTISTTOTO EEO T ST SALE--- ON KNOCKED DOWN WINDOW FRAMES MADE OF CYPRESS LUMBER, CONSISTING OF HEADS. SILLS, SIDES, AND TWO FACINGS. WITH PULLEYS HEADS AND SILLS WILL MATCH WITH EITHER SIZE OF SIDES. | | N aN N N N N N N) N N N N N N N NGS Regeln: Price 89 Sale Pre $2.15 $1.45 235 1.55 ee. y, 2". HEADS AND SILLS: aT . 125 85 2’, 10” 130 §«-90 MINIMUM COST. THESE PRICES WILL LAST UNTIL PRESENT STOCK IS EXHAUSTED. CYPRESS PLANT TUBS BOUND WITH HEAVY METAL HOOPS AND PAINTED Small, 12” Diameter 60c Large, 16” 90c SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best™ White and Eliza Streets Oh heh hed hed A Adhedadhad dade de Aadedadadadadadadadadada dal