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

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Dai cept Sunday By 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 ey West and Monroe entered at at Ke 2 Bec FIFTY-S*#XTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press -Le Associated Press is exclusisely entitled to use tor republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the locat news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Une Year ..... 3ix Months __..... Thrée Months ......... One Month ...... $10.00 j 5.0 2.56 | 35 +20 Made known on application. L NOTICE. cards of thanks, resolutions of es, Cte., Will be charged for at All reading notic: respect, obituary not the rate of 10 cents a li Notices for entertainments by churches from which a revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen 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. 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, Aftforts “tana and Sea, Consolidation’ of County and City Governments. The slot machines are out, players in. fect. and the When the law is put into ef- Who ran with Roosevelt on the demo- cratic ticket? Quick now. Don’t rush me; let me think. Only about eae per cent of the voters know how to mark a _ ballot properly.— Winter Haven Herald. Is that the reason Landon lost? A Kansas City prophet predicted that the world would come to an end in Octo- ber, and some cynics will think it unfor- tunate that he was wrong. As Maine goes, so. goes Vermont. Haw!—Fort Myers News-Press. Jim Far- ley beat you to that one, and it was prob- ably not original with him, either. America is as loyal to the principle on which it is founded as any nation ever was to its king or dictator, and woe to him who tries to make such change that his loyalty cannot continue, As a result of the perversity of human! nature we are best known by our failures | and not our suce How many can cite the battles won by Napoleon? Very few. But nearly everybody with any pretense of knowing something about history can re- call his defeat at Waterloo. The Literary hich hag never failed in its poli- s prior to its recent failur chown by that, when all its past correct predictions will be forgot- ten. Whether it was a coincidence or pre- mediation, but every paper as well as The Citizen, printed only the picture of Presi- dert Roosevelt and ignored entirely that of Vice-President Garner. Invariably in former years all the papers published the picture of the standard bearer side by side without exception, but this custom uni- formly was dispensed with in 1936, at least by the large number of newspapers reaching this sanctum immediately after the election. Now General De Bono, who preceded General ... (We have forgotten his name and such is fame) in Ethiopia has issued a} book on the Ethiopian crisis and war. He stated that if Great Britain had displayed a spirit of resolute determination, in its protest against the Ethiopian aggression by Italy, Mussolini would have backed out and been satisfied with Italian Eritera, of which he was already the undisputed pos- sessor. This column said many times that! it appeared Il Duce was bluffing and that | he would make a good poker player. A} show of weakness or indecision never gets one anywhere. Barnum said human nature is such that it wants to be cheated, to; which the observation might be added | that it also wants. to be bluffed, ARMISTICE DAY THOUGHTS Armistice Day, next Wednesday, re- minds us of the services rendered the na- tion by the men and women who took part in the World War. It is a day set aside for the glory of the illustrious dead, the patriots who gave their lives for the country which they | loved. No matter what impelled them, the sacrifice they made cannot be exceeded by others alive today: * It is well that a nation stops in its busy rush to pay tri- 9 | bute to the sailors, soldiers, marines, nurses and others who perished. On the occasion of* Armistice Day there is another class of citizens entitled to { special consideration at the hands of this Republic. This group includes the wound- ed and the families of those who died, leav- ing dependent wives, mothers and children without adequate means of support. They ; should not be permitted to suffer—not as | long as there is a member of the American Legion or any other legion to fight their cause. Unfortunately, the suspicion exists in the minds of many citizens that the sur- viving veterans of the war are not as deeply concerned with the welfare of this last-named group as they should be. The hardly-concealed insinuation is that strong, healthy and hale veterans are today more concerned with what surviving veterans can get from the government than they are with the welfare of fatherless children and husbandless wives, the real victims of the war that did not end war. We do not make the charge as to lo- cal veterans on the anniversary of the ces- sation of hostilities some eighteen years ago. Until it is clearly and incontrovert- ably established by the record, we hesitate to believe ‘it possible, but, with reverence to the dead and sympathy to their living dependents, we think that Armistice Day is a good time to take public notice of a suspicion that is to be answered only by the future conduct of the living survivors of a great war. WELL SAID The so-called “baby marathon” ended last week in Toronto, Canada, where a few mothers are trying to establish their claims to a fortune left by a man some years ago to the most prolific mother in Toronto for a period of ten years. If there was any sense in the bequest of the Canadian lawyer it has long since lost its value in what Premier Hepburn calls the “most revolting and disgusting | exhibition ever put on in a civilized coun- try.” LIBERTY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION (Plymouth, Wis., Review) Today certain critics are subjecting the Am- erican Constitution to vigorous attack. They are saying it is outmoded and unable to cope with modern conditions. And they are changes and amendments which, in suggesting would amount to complete emasulation of rights and liberties we now enjoy under Constitu- tional protection. Let us not be too hasty about changing this document of which a major portion ig devoted to protecting our rights and liberties. The constitu- tion has been amended many times, and may be again, but never in such a manner as to abridge the rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the other inalienable rights guaranteed within it. It is usually easier to criticize than to defend, and the critics of the Constitution have found many listeners and not a few converts. Lest we forget the virtues of this marvelous document, let us recall the words uttered in 1878 by England’s greatest statesman, William Gladstone: “The American Constitution’ is, as far as I can see, the most wonderful work ever. struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.” Some things timeless. Among those things are freedom—freedom of actionwithin the law, freedom of expression, freedom of speech. The Constitution has nothing to dé with boomis or de- pressions—nothing to do -with-;partisab,; politics, nor have those who interpret it, the Supreme Court of the United States. The Constitution guarantees us those essen- tial liberties for which imen fought for thousands of years. How much would the citizens of Ger- many, Russia, Italy or Poland give for a con- stitution such as ours? It is our most priceless | Ease heritage, and we have a duty to posterity to pass on to them the same liberties which were handed down to us. are THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Economic issues of vital impor- tance still ‘ce the American people. They were not solved by tle election. The tremendous amount of philoso- phizing and ra- tionalization which we are seeing regard- ing the election results cannot dispose of these issues. The ef- fort: of edito- rial writers to placate. or to apologize, or to patronize. or to to .engage wishful think- ing will not changethis fact. Those | economists who were able to grasp and to analyze in a detached manner the great economic problems before this country prior to the election know full well that these problems are as vital today as they were then One shoulc. therefore. set to one side all these rationalizations regard- ing why the majority >f voters cast their ballot: as they did and face squarely the sreat economie and so- cial issues that now confront us. Neither the re-election of President Roosevelt nor the debates during the campaien. disposed of. o- even effee- tively dealt with. these great issues: 1. The matter of our currency. We are on an inconvertible paper standard internally and on a man- aved gold currency inte-nationaily What ist» done with vr currency? W: do not know The Rennblican party platform straddled the issue and the Demorratic nlank on the sub- ject can mean anything During the campaion ueither candidate dealt with this problem desnite the fact that ft was orobablv of greater im- portance than any other issue before the country. 2. Our public debt. ‘The future of this problem remaine a matter of pure coniecture. The President made no commitments. He and Congress are free to do as they nlease. 3. Inflation. The question ef continuing a policy of easy money and of gorging our banks with government securities re mains wide onen. No commitment have been made which would indi- cate that inflationary policies are at ar end. 4. Aariculture. Nothing definite has heen stated as to what we may expect. 5. Foreign trade. One can onlv presume fhat the Hull policies wil! be continued in this respect but na definite commitment have been made. 6. Unemployment. No sowution was advanced for the unemployment problem. Only the vapnest generalities were given us. 1... Social Security. + few officials stated that the pres- ent law is not perfect, but we have You and Your Nation’s Affairs Problems Still With Us By WALTER E. SPAHR Chairman, Department of Economics, New York University jot Judge Jefferson B Browne, re- {tired to enter upon its delibera- | | not been told what will be done. 8. Taxation. We do not know what to ¢ cpect in | the way of taxation, or regarding the balancing of the budget. or regard- ing the mintenance of the inde- p«ndence of ihe Bureau cf the Budget 9. Industry. We do not know what the govern- ment’s attitude will be toward in- dustry; we do not know whether something like the N. R. A is to be revived. 10. | Supreme Court. This alsc remains in the field of conjecture. Each one of these issues is vitally important to large groups of our people. Will their interests be recog- Dized and will all these questions be weighed in the light of the effect of their solution on the nation as a-j whole. Well-organized “opposition™ is essential to democracy. Minorities are a protection not only to the rights of minorities but also to the libertie= of those who feel secure in being with the majority. Without “opposi- tion” democracy can speedily degen- erate into tyranny and minority rights like truth can be effectively crushed. Therefore, considering the great problems which ase to be faced by the people and our government. it is highly important that all these major issues evoke organizations-and lead- ership. which can present. points of view and f.cts to the public. as a check upon koth Congress and he administration. It would have been better perhaps had such opposition appeared as an effective force in Con- gress. This apparently was not to It may still appear. however. in the Tecuced minority of that~ body. of found there. however. such leadership tust be accorded strong outside sup- port. (his is merely wise vigilance. Such vigilance is the price we must pay for the maintenance of the lib- erty of individuals and rights of minorities. There are those who fear.that such opposition. no matter how, objective and well-founded. will be unwel- co:ne and discredited if*not actually crushed. They point to the President's address in Madison Square Garden on October 31 in which he Said that he held the pass key to the White House in his pocket and that he should like to have it said regarding his second administraticn — referring to the forces united against him—that in it t! ese forces had met their master. Others are hopeful that the Presi- dent’s futur attitude toward his op- ponents was set forth more aacurately in his last preelection address in which he said that: “Whoever is elected tomorrow will become the President of al} the peo- ple. It will be his concern to meet the problems of all the people with an understanding mind and with no trace of partisan feeling.” This later statement reflects the true American spirit. Well-organized ana intelligent opposition to question- able or unsound governmental poli- cies also is in tune with American tradition. Wisdom dictates insurance against sacrificing any-_ institution vital to the maintenance of a genuine democracy. (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper) | £ | Highest Lowest Mean Normal po TODAY’S Temperatures® : . 83 Mean . Raintatt- ay’s Precipitation * al Precipitatien is record covers cading at § o'clock this moramg. Tomorrow’ . Almanac 76 Yeste T. Ins. “5:42 p. m . 3:38 a. m. 3:28 p. m. ides Moon rists Moon sets d Tomorrow's v.M. 7:16 12:52 ALM. High 7:43 Low -. 1:13 Barometer 8 A. M. today: Sea level, 29.97. WEATHzR FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Tuesday) Key West and Vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Tuesday; gentle to moderate northeast to east winds. Florida: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; slightly cooler in ex- treme northeast portion tonight. Jacksonvil‘e to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate north- east to east winds and partly overcast weather tonight and Tues- day. WEATHER CONDITIONS A disturbance has moved in over the Lake Superior region, Duluth, Minn., 29.74 inches; while a high pressure area, crested this morn- ing over the northern Rocky Morntain States, Helena, Mont., 30.46 inches, overspreads western districts and southward over the West Gulf States, and pressure is also high from the middle and low- > BURNS << and ssi somone Ig Lemclues tak ot Resinol = 2{er Miss WEATHER jer Mississippi Valley eastward over the Atlantic States. L ght to mol- erate rains have oceurred during the last 24 hours from the Caro- linas northward ov ‘England, and in portions of southern New the * Appalachian region, central Ten- nessee, and the southern Lake re- on, and there have been light |Snows in the Lake Superior region -jand light showers in extreme southern Florida. Temperatures have risen in the northern Plains | States and upper Mississippi VaF- ley, and have fallen in southern Texas and throughout most of the country from the midd'e and low- Valley eastward, ex- cept in portions of the South At- lantic and East Gulf States. Tem- peratures range this morning from 10 degrees at Winnemucca, Ne- vada, to 78 degrees ;at Key West. KSONVILLE AC JOFLORIDA montanes W wots Patten ; ty opened today for KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen Circuit court for Monroe coun- the second session of the fall term. The grand jury was drawn this morn- ing and after hearing the charge tions. Witnesses for the state in the case of A. Dice, alias Lorenzo Ortega have been appear before the grand jury which" indicates ‘that this murder case willbe tried before that of E.R... Bedine,: the other murder case,...Famous, $28,000 erg case has been set,for trial at the next term of court. The Sisters and pupils of the Convent of Mary Immaculate were entertained Sunday after- |noon with a vocal and musical re- cital with the great Cuban tenor Mariano Melendez and the re- nowned pianist Rafael Betan- court. The selected program was greatly enjoyed and the applause which greeted each number was wholeheartedly given by all. Mr. Melendez and Mr. Betancourt are artists of rare ability and never fail to captivate their audiences. Windsor Lane, Mfrgaret street and Passover street, are scenes of great activity these days. On these thoroughfares the board of Public Works have large forces of men and equipment at work under the supervision of City En- gineer B. C. Moreno. They are laying sidewalks and making im- provements which are part of the $35,000 street improvement pro- gram. Sidewalks are being laid on both sides of Windsor Lane, completely lining the cemetery from Olivia to Angela streets. The work being accomplished is adding greatly to the appearance of the city in that section. Editorial comment: The proposi- tion to plant fruit and nut trees along the highway would be al- right if it were not for the fact that there are so many nuts rid- ing along the roads already. Carlo Basla, Cuban cigarmaker who attempted his ‘This Liquid Kills Skin Itch Quicker Containi ing medicines, | i flows freely into skin folds and Pores to — and kill ee eczema, rash, tetter, ringworm common itch. Two sizes, 35c and $1. suicide at summoned to. six kinds of itch kill- | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1936. [nome on Watson street last week.” ‘and was being detained im the ‘county jail awaiting deveiopments, {has sufficiently recovered to war- j rant his being returned home. At }tending physicians are opinion that Basia has fering under great mental which made him temporarily Intense interest throughout the city centers on the meeting of taxpayers which is to be held at the city hall this evenimg Thr meeting is being held by some of the most influential citizens and it is confidently expected that the matters which will be discumed are of vital importance. it ic ut derstood that the meetimg tonight may develop imte the forming of an organization which will be per- manent. Mr. and Mrs. Godirey Themp son announced yesterday after- noon the birth ef an cight pound girl in their home om United street. J. J. Shea, connected with one of the northern aquarium: Key West collecting a fime assert ment of fish which. when com iy ut pleted, is to be sent te one of the im the north Floyd Schrader, 1the Armour Company plant & jthis city ran over, im bis Ford coupe, a little colored girl at the corner of Elizabeth and Petrenia streets. This morning he was ar- rested on a charge of driving and placed under bond of $500. aquariums an empicye of reckless cpecta cz arg Eat, destreped “Sida = ingee 9 eGo mam Ba ce _Secmtegs teheweee x Bein Amerca® given 23 seo vom, FLEA LLALLLAALA ALE A Ad Le The Easiest Way For You To Pay For A Home is to pay for it as you pay rent. is to pay monthly, out cf income. an imstaliment on the principal and the imterest, etc. and thus, over a given period of years. pay off the extire mortgage and have the house free of all debt_ E very much like buying 2 heuse and then renting it to yourself. CREDIT. The First National Bank ot Key West Member of the Federal Deposit insurance CONSULT US HOW YOU CAN BUILD OR BUY A HOME OR REPAIR OR MODERNIZE ANY TYPE OF BUILDING ON INSURED The legocal way CL Add dd ddbdiuhudadadedad SITITTTTITTOOTEIOEETEETO EES No. 1 spring steel] teeth. 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