The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 31, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday Ry THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President 40E ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Arn Streets Only vally Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. cutered at Key West, Floridg, as s FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press -ie Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use © rep»blication of all news Gispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and aiso the locai news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ne Year One Month Weekly ... ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. ‘CIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary n , ete, will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which \ reveriue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an one um and invites discus- Slon of public issues and subjects of local or general citerest but it will not publish anonymous communi- ons. th —— THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it Without fear and without favor; never be ofraid te attack wrong or to applaud right; "Ways fight for progress; never be the or- anes the my piece of. ABE, person, clique, Public pata always do its utmest for the znjusticns a never tolerate porno bece or commis ehouneprvice and: praise virtue; ization es abn by individual or organ- : nb of: qthers’ rights, views and Print onty news that will elevate opmnions. contaminate + ; and not romi ‘ the reader; never com Promise with Principle, ; | | | | The battle for the battle o of the polls is now over; £ the ballots, Young peoni as they think th people, ie i are not near as smart ¥ are; neither are old No, Polonius, what we lo you? » We do not alw vays prac- Preach but, for that Sitter, —— If the Literary Digest is cor, poll this time, we will miracles, ij ; rect in its » in future, believe in {lives are being obliterated, all for the sake ee Sunday Star is dis. ‘on of his nama being in| ae The editor of the tinguished by y the dictionary, TILATED ROAD SAFETY You an Nation’s Every citizen, especially the auto- mobile driver, should give serious con- sideration to the need for more caution on | the public highways. The death toll mounts annually, causing loss of valuable lives and untold suffering. Much property is destroyed in the process. All because drivers refuse to obey a few simple rules as to the manner in which they operate | their automobiles. = Safe driving is not a matter of. great | intricacy. To regulate the speed of the car so as to have it constantly within the te tog ark soe management of the driver in case of emer-|, + campaign to gency is not terribly difficult. “Fo: watch} ff eercaiery ‘ee. side-roads to ascertain if careless’ drivers Hee ae ee are about to enter without sufficient,look- bssgatr gira Se: ing can be done. To exercise patience in cities indicate order to save his own life would not be (Serle ghee difficult if the driver kept this fact in cin ay riers mind. » 1920, in which The pity about the increasing num- omy arent ber of wrecks is that very often careful, oeteatial oon considerate drivers are wrecked by care- of the country less, reckless drivers. A man going around | was directly matics comers a curve on his own side can be killed by a ear peaaite toraee fool who is hugging the “inside” regard- | 1924, numerous public-spirited organ- less of the right of way. A driver well} combat the growing Indifference. of over to the right of the road can be maim | faa to be done. The voler wes rapidity ed and injured by a fool trying to pass|..disappearing as a factor in public another car around a curve or near the y Bante agitation had any effect? rivers who violate simple rules of |. may be cited to show what has hap- safety should be arrested, net of Der eIMeta ee ee nee whether there is an accident or not. Driv- ers generally should practise courtesy, as most of them do, such as dimming lights when approaching other cars in the night time. Signals indicating that the car is go- ing to turn off the road are easy to make, and are due the driver of the car following you. If you stop your car, get entirely clear off the pavement; if you leave two wheels on you make it impossible for two cars meeting at that place to pass safely. The only way to decrease the heavy toll of automobile accidents is to make As another election approaches, the voters are being exhorted on every in 1932, the result was still more favorable, for in that year about sixty-three per-cent of the electorate saw fit to cast their ballots. This was very encouraging, but yet. it must be emphasized that over one-third + the possible voters were too busy or too indifferent to perform their duty as citizens. It would be expecting too much to (Address questions to the au d Your Affairs Is the Vanishing Voter Back? By ERIK McKINLEY ERIKSSON Associate Professor of History, University of Southern California have a hundred per cent turnout in an election. There will always be good reasons why some people can- not vote, but it should be possible to attain again the voting efficiency. shown in national elections before 1900. It is a fact that in eight out of eleven presidential elections from 1856 to 1896 inclusive, over eighty per cent of those qualified went to the polls. In the election of 1876 al- most eighty-six per cent of the poten- tial vote was cast. Many reasons are given in explana- tion of the indifferenee of voters since 1900. Many voters erroneously believe that their particular vote is of no im- portance, yet in a recent primary, a successful candidiate was nominated } by a majority of one vote. A very important reason for indif- ference is the “long ballot.” Many citizens, appalled at the excessively large number of names and, issues ap- pearing on the ballot, become dis- gusted and refrain. from voting. Others take the view that. politicians are so corrupt that it is useless to vote. Until recently the lack of fun- damental differences between the parties has been a discouraging fea- ture. é Probably more important,than any of the factors mentioned in causing indifference among the voters has been the complexity of modern life. People have been so wrapped up in their varied business and social ac- tivities that they have been content to let somebody else do the voting, | elect the officers, and determine the Policies of the government. Th voting percentage has always been higher in elections where the issues have been most clearly de- fined. This is quite contrary to the notion of many people that the voters turn out only when there is something especially attractive about the candi- dates. Certainly, the approaching election shoutd see a record vote cast. It has been many years since the electorate has been confronted with such im- portant issues as at the present time. thor, care of this newspaper) was substantially the same as four years earlier. The get-out-the-vote efforts apparently were ineffective. But, in 1928, the result was more favorable. Approximately sixty per cent of the possible voters took time out to go to the polls. i | drivers generally more careful. Safe driv- | ers should have some way in which to re- port careless driving on the highways, so that by punishing the heedless driver an example may be made to deter others from endangering human life. There are en- tirely too many accidents. Too many fine 84 Highest . Lowest . of a few minutes less time in travelling, Speed is not, necessarily, in itself dan gerous. It becomes deadly when it co- | od, ‘Tomorrow ; { | Sun rises . » Mm. To { day In History 1517 — Luther's 95 theses against doctrine of indulgence— beginning The Reformation, 1766—Sons of Liberty organiz- ed in almost every colony as result of Stam Tax—most.active in pre- Revo-utionzry activities — later joined Tammany. 1786—(150 years ago) Letter from Washington dated this day, KEY WEST IN Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen The Fall term of circuit court , is to open at Key West on No- vember 8. Because of unavoid- able circumstances the date for the court to convene has been changed several times and it wes understood that the’ court Wwoild be ready by Monday. It is now | Positively announced that Novem-| ber 8 will be the opening day. Upon information received from }the"Miami authorities Captain Ivan Elwood of the Key West Po- lice Force last night arrested a {megro by the name of Charlie Stirrup, and familiarly known as |Charles. He is wanted on a {charge of grand larceny in Miamé {and will be returned to that city ‘for trial. Today is payday at the Gulf | Division of the United States j Coast Guard and checks totalling | $10,500 are being distributed to sofficers and men in recognition ‘of their faithful performance of the duties adsigned to the dif- 'ferent units. While the payroll of the Coast Guard service jamounts to the above, general disbursements of jthe offiée in Key West frequentty* | total $29,090, most of it put im- ; to circulation in Key West. William V. Gilman, of York, a genuine booster for Fler- jida and especially Key West, has ‘been pleasantly sojourning in Key West for the past two months, and will leave tomorrow for St. Petersburg where he will visit his brother, Colonel E. M. Gilman, a prominent resident of that ‘city. For a number of years Mr. Gil- |man has been spending several months each year visiting here j and has scores of friends who are ever willing to extend the glad hand of welcome. | The regular meeting of the Wo- man’s Club of Key West will be held Tuesday afternoon Novem- ber 2, and all officers for the coming year will be elected. Contrary to the usa] attitude of the voters of this community toward the general election the interest in the ballot of the bal- lots next Tuesday will be ef con- siderable interest. The race of renee eset rth tem. tees C. Gomez and J. Ott Kirchheiner. Mr. Gomez is the democratic nominee, but will be orposed by Otto Kirchheiner, run- DAYS GONE BY * sum mentioned SaTURDAY. OCTOBER 31, 19862 —$$ Ketchum, reguier seminee fqe *ttt tcc ecccc ccc eseeeeet © representative from Monroe coum ~ 2, Morgen, op the independent «ceeeecece>---<cneeeeee™ is published cisewhere = = = sue of The Citmen school's plucky fecthe team = Caz turned this morming from Fert cecary of State amr Myers on Const Guard Wesel acer Biistoceagt, 298. At Fort Myers they met de age feat by a score of 32 te @ Ge Sema aap of Sse The Box Factory baseball mam *"S™=* So = = Cos Seep played areund the Cutan Stars =i © **. © v= oe 2 great game yesterday and tee | on = game ended with the ware 16 te | SE = — wwe ee —s é. It was 2 good game, but seme, a bad blunders om the pert of the apie field of the Stars, contributed w their loading the game . —s = a Editorial comment: Amermcats are claimed to be the met col ative people im the world cacepe Geum folks as defeated candsdaces 27° © the election & ower Sewe Gerdes et ee af Intensity, enthusaem anc mon chalance are imdicated fer the om born today. The dupestae = restless, a ways try-ng new Siting be smd tat seme schemes work ot ¥ good results, atheagh, a: > he native tc <== inconsequential 2 mgs must realy = SILLA AA ALI SS SAMPLE BALLOTS For General Election November 3rd 1c Each ——NOW ON SALE AT—— The Artman Piso THE CITIZEN SUL DINC (AA AA hh hdd dadudd, in¢ides with some unusual event, or if some defect in the car or the road suddenly de- velops. Therefore, to guard against such nine as an independent. Charles §O OOP IOP OOOO ODS . m.jends with paragraph: “. . .Let the . m.'reins of government be braced up! ~~ - —— Ue eee a aun Sesdy, Hand) asd XKSOOOOTTTST TEI OSIOTEOEOSEE EEE, Sun sets . Moon rises Moon sets .... ‘Tomorrow’ except that of the| Nearly every poll Literary Digest for {every violation of the Constitution etells the election of t. If your bomen \ Ppears to be dumb, don’t d spair. He res great economist Some day. President Rooseve} ; Mixed metaphoric ivan editor writes that “the the mask from th ally speaking, ay President has torr at Communist kite.” eee Men may seek the o der service but, at the bear in mind the doll num of work. same time, One of these day: Possess citizens ready right and condemn wr ing all those who dis: knaves or sinners, to speak out fo) agree with them a: There are about 5,000. F ized aliens in the United ei ai are curious to know how many, are on relief, paid from money from the taxpayers, a At the last national 000 voters were eligible ¢ too lazy to exercise their franchise these very slackers are loudest é condemnation when any: trary to their wishes, —_——— No presidential candidate whose name ended in “on” ever lost, it is Pointed out. Washington, Jefferson, Madison Jackson, Harrison, Johneon, ; made the grade. That is the rule, and it is in the cards that Landon will beithe ex- ception to prove this rule, Co ee ae Society note: The possible future queen of England, now Mrs. Ernest Simp- son, nee Wallis Wallingford, met her first husband, Lieut. Earl W. Spencer, U. §. +» While visiting in Pensacola, and, after their marriage in Baltimore, Md., they lived in that city for the Period of a year, become a\ make the comparison, ev PPortunity to ren- they ars offered per an- unforseen happenings a driver can not speed too fast. Most people overestimate ! yi, the time saved by, renning at 60 miles an) rbw; hour as’ against 45, for example. If you | on a compara- j that the time PM. 11:00} | 4:11} unusually | Sea level, 30.04, | WEATHER FORECAST — | (Till 8 p, m., Sanday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly; cloudy tonight and Sunday with} scattered showers; moderate north-} east and east winds. i Florida: Partly cloudy tonight| * and Sunday, scattered showers onj| Mastemidile: Aue! ic cast centeal hd Scene saith indly neighbor | coasts; slightly warmer in central | is the necessities !and northwest portions tonight. | Jacksonville to Florida Straits: or ekeeper. The Moderate northeast and east winds;, e. He bought a | partly overcast weather tonight tively long rua, you'll fin saved is not enough for n: of accidejg and death as n | can remember when th Whose job it was to sel | existence.” be reprehended. If defective, let it be amended, but not suffered.to be trampled upon whilst*it thas an 1864—Nevada _adinitted atehood as the 36th State. 9 St ance has moved southeastwerd in- to the extreme upper Mississippi | Valley, Duluth, Minn., 29.44 inch- es, and pressure is low over most western districts. Light to mod- erate rains have occurred since yesterday morning throughout ; much of the country from the mid-/ dle Mississippi Valley and West! Gulf States westward; while the} eastern districts, Temperatures; have fallen over the northeastern | N : A Special Lumber Offering 1x4 Ideal Flooring . . $40.00M This is a new item with us. Et is made up of lengths from 18 inches long to 7 feet long, and = tongued and grooved on ends as well as aides. it i= N . : . . Sa community will] ong without brand- and we of them wrested election 24,000,- 0 vote, but were Yet} - in their thing goes con- Wilson, each | sign, sometimes, and Sunday, scattered showers. East Gu'f: Moderzte northeast and east winds; partly overcast weather ton’ght and Sunday, scat- tered showers over extreme south portion, portion of the country, and are somewhat below normal sections east of the Mississippi Riv- r | to drop in and buy Ss Later on, , warming in the lower Missouri and extreme upper Mississippi Valleys, |with readngs 24 to 28 degrees j higher, and temperatures are gen- The high pressure area has mov- | erally above normal in the Plains, ed eastward, being crested this’ Rocky Mountain and West Gulf. morning over the Appalachian re-j States. gion, Asheville, N. C., 30.40 inch-} es; while the northwestern disturb-! the wall, adopt- ssive attitude to- de, and called re and there a to really study tually plan for ider trade radius. isiness men and WEATHER CONDITIONS ~; Ward the securing of himself a merchant. venturesome soul beg business methods and greater volume and Some became teal reaped rich rewards. Later still, the mail order house ¢4 lowed by the chain - | G. 8. KENNEDY, Official in Charge QOL IIPPIPAIOAAOL AON N The Easiest Way For You To N 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 CREDIT. The First National Bank ot Key West Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance { artment store and into existence, fol- sel yment-of systematic ‘study-of-their cus- and through adver- accounting, throug ‘tomers’ requireme!! tising. But a great m@y spurn such new- fangled ideas, and #ay in the rut in which their forefathers their course. They ptcy and don’t know why. But to anale with a fundamental knowledge of moifn business practices the reason is plais These failures are not business men, neqeven merchants—they are only storeked#ers, O hadkkad hh y N N y N) ) % N) N A) N) 4 : 5 Daas. N y PEED 4 OE ha aR a coe in most; er; while there has been’a decided | weather has been generally fair in \ N put up in bundles seven feet long. Bunilles @re mot ing. The ideal grade compares with No. ¥ Commen, except that the lengths are short. Et is cuceiient for laying over old floors. i \ A SPECIAL SPECIAL good for sheathing for roofs, or for sub-floors: storm sheathing, etc. $25.00 M _ SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best™ White and Eliza Streets Phone ioe N N : . : N N N : : ; N ‘ . : : : ; ; ; ; : . iw LL AALAAAAAAAAAALAA A ALLL LALLA AAAA AAA AMAMA AAA