The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 13, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen’ Published Daily Except Sunday Ry THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager ‘rom The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. “rida, second class matter Untered at Ke , Fisrid FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press -Le 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. SUBSCRIPTION Une Year : a six Months ...... Three Months .. One Month Weekly ..... ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. AL NOTICE ‘4s of thanks, resolutions of . &te., will be charged for at te of 10 cents a line. »s for entertainments by churches from which s to be derived are 5 cents a line. en 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- cations. SPE All reading notices, sespect, obituary notices the Noti , IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST | ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main land. 7 Free Port, Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidat'on of County and City Governments. The old “alibi” covers a multitude of sins. Why is it that some people think that other people ought to Support them? Candidate Roosevelt and President Roosevelt are two different and _ distinct entities. Advertising in The Citizen can do ef- fective work for anybody with something to sell and we will be glad to cooperate with advertisers, The “Nine Old Men” have returned from their vacations, their constitutions, we hope, fully recuperated.—Tampa Tri- bune. Et tu, Brute. The Florida Racing commission spends 21.8 per cent of its enormous take for If that is not thought high, then compare it with California’s 1.2 per cent. salaries. People who have been failures in life are inclined to call those who have been successful expletives that are undeserved. It smacks of jealousy, or rather envy, one j of the cardinal sins, Key West Citizen tells of a citizen killing a large rattlesnake. Why not have a get-together and rid the island of snakes on the St. Patrick order?—Times-Union. Snakes are so unusual in Key West when one is found and killed, it is front page story. Miami lost its effort to get a stadium, the necessary vote in Tuesday’s election falling short of the required number. How- ever, that does not mean the Magic City will not get its forum for athletics some day. Miami seldom leaves undone a task self-imposed, On the ground that they teach chil- dren to gamble and that their owners are the worst kind of parasites, Prime Minister | but the judge characterized him as Jeronomo Ramirez Brown announced last | week that all slot machines in Nicaragua must be destroyed; those owned by for- eign companies will be shipped out of the country. The Citizen is given to understand that an attempt was made to secure the list of anti-slot machine petitioners, known to have been submitted to County Clerk ernment, friendly to them RUSSIA SPEAKS OUT The warfare in Spain between the liberal-minded government and: the con- servative-minded rebels proceeds, ap- parently with the advantage going to the | rebels. It has been charged, and seemingly with some truth, that both Italy and Ger- many helped supply the rebels with air-! planes, munitions, and equipment, as these countries were interested in having a gov- in authority over Spain. France took the lead tions and promises to abstain from supply- ing either side with any weapons or ma- terial for warfare. This step, perhaps jus- tified to postpone European war, was one: against precedent, for hitherto a legitimate | government has always had the right to} purchase war supplies. Russia is friendly to the — present Spanish government. It agreed to the neutrality pact and promised not to sup- ply any war material. Now, it boldly an- nounces that if Portugal, Italy, and Ger- many do not live up to their promises along the same line, it will freedom to supply the government with its military needs. Russia, at least, does not intend to allow a friendly government to be defeated for lack of supplies while other nations, friendly to the rebels, sup- ply them. There is this much to be said for Rus- sia’s position—it is frank and out in the open. The Soviet, if it decides to supply pain with military needs, will not hesi- tate to announce the fact, and will do so openly and publicly. “PUBLIC ENEMY, NO. 1” If J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, does only one thing, the emphasizing and branding of politics as “Public Enemy No. 1” in regards to crime, he will perform a splendid public service. Everybody is familiar with instances where pull of politics, or family connec- tion, has covered up .crime. Everybody knows that, as Mr. Hoover says, ‘too many times the local officer finds the handcuffs } on himself, instead of on the criminal, be- cause of political influence.” Mr. Hoover insists that three things must be done to unshackle the police of the nation. “You must train him, pay him and untie his hands.” Ail of which is very good advice. To which we would add, you must not only keep political pres- sure off the policeman but you must keep the policeman from exerting political pres- sure himself. AN ENGLISH EXAMPLE Last July an Englishman named Mc- | Mahon caused a great stir when some one knocked a pistol from his hand as_ King Edward the Eighth was riding by. Eye- witnesses said that he apparently threw the pistol towards the English King as he rode by on horseback. At his trial McMahon told a fantastic tale. He said a foreign power had en- gaged him to kill the King and that he had gone along “to save him,” so that they would not make any other plans to as- sassinate the “monarch. The jury con- victed him and the judge gave him one year in prison. The English are a deliberate race. Al- most any other country with a king would have had him killed or sentenced for life a “misguided person,” HERE’S A REVELATION, MAYBE! It is an. interesting revelation that comes from New York city, where the po- lice found a dead gang chief and, in his pocket, a little black memorandum book, containing neatly kept accounts for poli- tical activity. in securing } ‘pledges-of neutrality from European na- reserve the | }ber mill, steel worker, :dealer, and all other lines are los- H You and Your’ By GUS W. ‘To the average person the so-called capitalistic system means that Amer- ican industry is owned and operated by a relatively smali number of rich men. The theory is that these rich men own and direct the capital, and the great masses of the people work for the capitalists. Hence the fight against the cap- italistic system, directed by the radicals in our country today, is represented as a fight of the great masses of the people, who own no capital, against the small the capitalistic class. There is absolutely no foundation for this theory. No such condition exists in this country and no such condition could exist under our con- stitution. Under modern conditions a very large amount of capital is essential to any sort of efficiency in business. Hence any and all systems ‘of ‘indus+ try that are in any. sense successful must have a large supply of capital, All systems must be capitalistic in this sense. To make a tirade against a system of industry because :large capital is employed is to exhibit very stupid ignorance. The real question at issue is who shall own and direct the capital in- vested in industry. The American system of industry is based on the theory that the greatest industrial Progress, and the best genera! wel- fare are achieved under privately owned and privately directed capital The theory of the communists, social- ists and other radicals in this coun- try who prefer to operate under other names, is that the capital in indus- try should be owned by the govern- ment and directed by political groups. The capital invested in American industry is not-owned by a small group of rich men. There is no capi- | talist class in this country. Rich men own only a very small proportion of the capital invested. in industry. A very large proportion of the capital in American business is polo by millions of people of moderate in- comes, and a large proportion of the capital fund is owned by relatively (Address questions to the ax Nation’s Affairs eee Who Are the Capitalists? DYER Professor of Economics and Sociology, Vanderbilt University poor people. Perhaps more than three-fourths of the adult population of the country are capitalists, and millions of children are capitalists. In 1930, 52,764,000 depositors had $28,220,000,000 in the savings banks. In 1931, 122,212,773 life, industrial and group insurance policies were held by the American le. These policies had a face value of $107.948,- 777,732. This is the social security the American people provided for them- selves without any help;from the government. The companies carrying these policies had assets of the value of $20,159,937,830. In 1930, 12,350,928 members of building and loan associations had assets of the value of $8,828,611,925. The amount of the endowment fund held by private schools in this coun- try is estimated as $9,000,000,090. This is a trust fund administered in the interest of the boys and ‘girls of the group of rich people who constitute nation and really belongs.to them. In 1930, the value of all farms operated by 2,911,644 farmers who.owned and lived on these farms ‘wa8 $17,043,- 292,000. This was the value over and above all mortgages... If we total these amounts owned by the millions of the American people of all classes we have the htige capital | fund of $73,251.841.755. The total value of all the wealth in this country in 1900 was $83,517,307,000. If we should add to the above thé value of the stock in corpopations/bwned by over 26,000,000 stuck holdess in 1929, and the capital invested ,in 1,294,883 independent retail store’ whose ap- nual net sales were over $35,000,000,- 000 in 1930, and add other types of capital owned by men of small means, the amount would approach $100,000,- } 000.000. i Every person who has a savings ac- count is a capitalist. Every holder of an insurance policy is a capitalist. The interest that is paid the depos- itor, and the superior advantages given to policy holders are really div- idends from their capital invested in American business. Every unwarranted attack made on capital affects the interests of the millions of the poor as well as the interests of the rich. To destroy the so-called capitalistic system means to transfer the capital from private ownership to govern- ment ownership. Since the govern- ment has no money of its own, the most feasible way to make this trans- fer would be to do as the Russians did, confiscate all private capital and let political groups direct it. thor. care of this newspaper) “SLOT MACHINES Secccccccocccecesccoces On reliable estimates the build ing trades of Florida are losing from $4,000,000.00 to $8,000,- 000.00 each year because of mon- ey taken from their business by the slot machines: The contractor, carpenter, plumber, pa‘nter, lum- hardware ing a portion of this business. ‘When people save their money and have a little surplus, they want to build a home or repair their property. A person that has lost money in a gambling machine Ny | the business which should be right- lers in the building lines have co- You dont have to be 2éch to enjoy ch whiskey!” is not able to do any building or repairing. The building trades are one of the chief sufferers. =very mi!ion dollars put in slot | machines is taking a big block of bus‘ness away from the building _tradzs. This loss is borne by both ‘the dealers and the employes of ‘these companies, or people’ who |might be employed if they had all | fully theirs. Merchants and deal- operated in this drive to rid Flor- ,ida of slot machines, Today they ‘are making a special effort to get more petitions and take those steps ‘necessary to vote slot machinse out of each couaty. "heavy sluggi KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | 2 = Here Just 10 Years Conticid Ago Today As Taken From Construction work is going ahead on the residence being built for A. Martinez on Virginia street. This residence of bun- galow type, will-be one of the most substantial homes in Key West when completed. There will be 10 rooms in all including bath and kitchen. The parlor” and drawing room are cdnnécted with’ a large and graceful arch “and! ‘The annual meeting of the may be thrown enstiite when bc- West Chamber of Commerce casion requires. This elegant new held last evening im the home is being constructed’ at’"a the onganization cost of $10,000 and wien “coin plete will be an ornament jn the section of the city where it is lo- cated, ieee Editoria! comment: If the strength of a thing is developed by use, then the brains of some men must be awfully “swunk up.” strumental in getting twe passed at the last congress. The | first was that of offering for sale surplus government preperty =- Mr. and Mrs. James Walker are cluding water front sites im Key being heartily congratulated upon West. The second was 2 bil te the arrival of a 9% pound bey! appropriate a fund fer the com- which arrived at their home Varela street last night. jand a site on which te construct -—- it. Through the activity « Tonight at Stone Church the chamber cooperating with Super- lectures on the Book of Revela- intendent Demeritt, this was sme- tions will be continued. These cessfully passed. lectures have been interesting and instructive and large numbers of Thomas Reyes, former loca! people have attended during the prize fighter, who was arrested time they have been offered to by county officers yesterday om = the public. J. Otto Kirchheiner, chairman of the board.of county commis- sioners, is advertising ma- chinery to be used for upkeep and maintenance of the reads in Mon- roe county. N for Members of the baseball club of the Rotary Club of Key West, will meet the Temple of Justice’ outfit in the second game of the series, tomorrow. The game will be played on the naval station grounds. Braxton B. Warren has received the bats he ordered es- pecially for J. Otto and Cleveland Niles. pected that there will ! . A it to yourself. Kirchheiner It is ex- be some TIAL LLLLLL LALLA ME AS MALARIA 8 S=2 im 3 day; COLDS | 2 first day Drops _ Headache 30 minutes, | ub-My-Tism”-World’s Best LUXOWHITE — A MODERN CAN BE USED ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF IS ECONOMICAL. IT IS CLEANABLE. 5 Lb. Pkg. PRICES HAVE BEEN CUT IN HALF. LACQUER IS EXCELLENT FOR FURNITURE “It Dries While You Wait™ Reguiae AT : it if | | is te pay for it as you pay rent is to pay monthly, cut of income. an on the principal and the interest, etc over a given peried of years. per mortgage and have the house free of very much like buying 2 house and th $1.25 -70 45 30 | mI ft i i ' ; I J a ij I if tlt i ©” struction of a lighthouse depot « The CONSULT US HOW YOU CAN BUED O28 BUY A HOME OR REPAIR OR MODERNIZE 5 3 g : : The Fist National Bank ot Key West Member of the Federal Deposx iesurence Corporation SPECIAL PAINT SALE WASHABLE CALSOMINE [fT EVERY DESCRIP- TION. USING ONE COAT: IT SPREADS WELL. IT iS TOUGH IT Price Sale Price - -« $30 SSe ROGERS BRUSHING LACQUER WE ARE DISCONTINUING OUR STOCK OF LACQUER AND AND LINCGEELM COLORS: White, Ivory, Rich Blue, Orange, Bleck and Clear 60c 35c 20c 15c¢ . ¢ . The Easiest Way For You To & Pay For A Home (4 )LAbAAdA Ah Adhd dd Sawyer, so as to have them withdraw their names for a certain consideration, but in the nick of time the sponsors, in- stead of the individual petitioners did the withdrawing, and the list will be submit- ted to the county commissioners within the allotted legal requirement of time. Then the electors of Monroe County will decide | there was anything to the list except his on November 3 whether the “one-arm} own idea of what he should get, but ap- bandits” may legally continue their ne-} parently he was ready to “play ball” with farious occupation, both sides, Old Quaker is 50% richer, mel- lower than ever before — yet it calls for the same modest price! This whiskey is 18 months old LEFT ON HAND—4 5% Pkes. Decotint, (Cold Water 25 Paint), 60c value. Color: Lavender, Per Pkg. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING C0. “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best™ White and Eliza Streets The strangest feature of it is that I gangster was apparently employed by both sides. His labor committee for the Democrats aggregated fifty men at $35 and his committee for the Republicans to- talled fifty men at $30 each. - Of course, we don’t know whether th dh hedhhudh, ddadiudadahadeada dd Ade dudidiuds Audidi did dedideadadedadadadadadad ae, Pheme 335 STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY 1936, a I KSPIDIIIDIOOIIOIIDIIIIIDIIODID IOI ODIO IID OI HH, oe Fh hh hak hdd dada de deded dd A