The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 20, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INO. L. P. ARTMAN, President 4UE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets spaper in Key West and Monroe FIFTY Member of the Associated Pr Associated Press is exclusisely en' republication. of all_ news dispatches cfedi' t or not otherwise erediteisn this paper an the lotat news published here? i SUBSCRIPTION (RATES™ One Year .... 3ix Montns Tiree Months une Month ADVERTISING RATES All reading notic iespect, obituary 1 the rate of 10 Notices be charged for at ts a line. by churches from which are 5 cents a line. n is an oven fd d 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. Ainports- Land and Sea. Cons ation of County -and City Governments. Sheriff Thompson is going after those who do not believe in signs. The No Park- ing sign at the entrance of the bridges must be observed in future. It is in the in- terest of everybody. Italy, Gouna and Portugal have recognized General Franco’s rebellion in the land of the Don. If the rebels con- tinue their annihilation of Spain, soon neither individual nor nation will be able to recognize it. Ernestine Schumann-Heink, who died last Tuesday, was not only a great diva, but also had a great heart. Only recently she said she hoped to live many more years, so she could do good to other less fortunate, for she knew what misfortune was, it having been her lot for a great part of her life. The number of unemployed jis_ in- creasing in Florida. During the past week 502 additional men were employed, James E. Cotton, acting state director, has an- nounced. So long as there is a W. PR. A. =4with: respect to other presidents and na- ks, resolutions of | : : i ! edge concerning the countries represented, STAMP HOBBY PRAISED The educational value of stamp col- lecting was pointed out in a recent ad- dress by a high postal official, who told! of the encouragement given by the de- | partment to this widespread and growing | hobby. He expressed the belief that young | people who devote a portion of their spare ! time to stamp collecting add much to the | -kno¥ledge gained in school, particularly | iff reference to history and geography. xample, the life of Washington tore to the young person who has collection of postage stamps bear- eness, and the same holds true ‘tidnal leaders who have been honored by stamp issues. Stamps issued in com- memoration of historical events serve a similar purpose, while a study of foreign | stamps leads to a desire for more knowl- In order to facilitate Post Office Department in’ 1921 estab- lished a sales agency in Washington, known as the Philatelic Agency, where stamps not found on sale in local post of- fices may be secured. The business of supplying stamps to collectors has been developed by private individuals and firms until it has become an extensive industry, and rare stamps! bring high prices. collectors, the} FIGHTING CANCER SUCCESSFULLY If early records are to be believed, the human race has contended with cancer for more than five thousand years and the mysterious malady remains beyond the control of modern medical science. There are, however, a few hopeful signs that the toll of this fatal affliction is being checked, if not lowered. Figures of | a prominent life insurance company indi- cate that no more persons are dying from cancer than twenty-five years ago al- though better diagnosis has caused more recorded cases of cancer. Then there is the hope held out to sufferers that early discovery of cancerous symptoms, followed by prompt treatment, will, in many cases, lead to complete re- covery. Men and women should care- fully guard against ignoring unexplainable lumps, scores, etc. and consult physicians and surgeons promptly. You can’t do much to save the 130,- 000 annual cancer victims in the United States but you can do a lot to prevent be- ing one of them or to save your family from suffering and death. NOT FOR FUN! THE KEY WES? CITIZEN You and Your Nation’s Affairs Paying Debt With Debt By HARLEY L, LUTZ, Professor of Public Finance, Princeton University If a government’ borrows the money to settle an obligation, whzo is this obligation really discharged? | The question frequently arises, since all government- al units, from the small rural townsh‘p to the federal govern- ment, borrow for various pur- poses. The is- sue was point- edly raised by the President's recent declara- tion that the bonus had i- ready been paid in large meas- ure and was: therefore out of the way. Al- | tough this statement w-< promptly criticized, it is typical of the confu- ron of thought that so often emerges in: discussions of public credit opera- tions. ln a certain technical sense, it quite correct to say that the use »f th. proceeds of a bund issue to dis- charge an obligation constitutes pay- ment of that obligation. When a city Erovides a new sehool building and finances the cost by a bond issue, the building, 510319, tar gc it putas) J by That fig.) or As aid e work is paid ; ng Fass s/no Turther, cate a ainst ctice Or pute Sdcousttieswodia tel this as a capital outlay expenditure in the year .n which the disbursements te the contractor were made or in curred in the same way the bonus has veen paid to the extent that the bonus bo ds have been surrendered to the Treasury for cash. Since this has occurred with respect to seven- tv-five per cent or more of the origi- nai issue. it 1s correct to regard the bonu. bond redemptien payments “s a fede:al expenditure of the year in wtich they were made. The veterans w's cashe their bonds have beev paid, The same logic would zbply, how- ever. to all other payments made by government, in sc far as funds were obtained by borrowing: The holders ot one set of claims, namely the claim for services rendered and ma- terials supplied, are paid-and they are thenceforth out of the picture. ‘1. the extent that funds are obtained for: making these payments through Icans rather than by taxation, tg is clear tha. the government has sim- ply created 2 second set of claims against it in order to pay the first set. The result is that the govern- meat ow-: it bond holders instead of owing those who have performed services tor it, or sold materials to it, or ave become entitled to bene- fits and gratuities under some law authorizing these forms of disburse- ment. Viewed thus, it is clear that ‘he city has not really paid for the school building until it has redeemed the school bonds, nor has Uncle Sam pcid the 1936 bonus until the securi- ties issued to build up the cash re- demp* fund have been retired. ‘Lh: Presiden: was merely giving ex- pression te a type of wishful thinking tco commonly encountered when ae said that the bonus, in so far as the bad been redeemed, was out of the way. Debt 'irancing always means bor- rowing. from ‘Peter to pay Paul, as th: old saying has it. Another and stronger version of this adage arenes used, to the effect that are robbing Peter to pay Paul. Any kind of chicanery in public debt iianagernent is a species of robbery against Peter. Cities have used their sinking fund moneys to pay current expenses. More than one illustration of the repudiation of a public debt obligation can be found. Sometimes it seems as if we should class Peter among the “forgotten men.” He clear- ly has beet. ‘orgotten when we allege that an obligation has been put out oi the way simply by using borrowed funds to set‘i: with the initial claim- ant against the treasury. (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper) "THE WEATHER Temperatures” Highest . Lowest 71 Mean . 74 Normal Mean 74 Rainfatl- recipitation Pi cipitation 0 Ins, -06 Ins, ar period | anima. Almanac 6:48 5:38 p. 12:26 Yesterday’: Nor Tomorrow’ Sun rises .. Sun sets Moon rises Moon sets — Fitst quarter, 21st - ‘Tomorrow's 8:19 ides High 8:53 --18, ™. States eastward, except in ™-'Gulf and South Atlantic * where changes have been general- * 23 degrees Jor considerable intensity has mov- jed in over the Lake reg:on, jthere has been a decided fall in | pressure eastward over thesnorth ‘and middle Atlantic States, Du- luth, Minn., 29.40 inches. Fair weather has been general during the last 24 hours throughout the jcountry east of the Rocky Moun- i tains, the only measurable preci- | pitation being light rain or snow in portions of the north Atlantic States. Temperatures have risen in most districts from the Plains the States and ‘ly slight, and readings are 21 to above .normal this {morning in the Dakotas, bat are still be’ow the seasonal” average in most sections east of the Mis- | sissippi River. DAYS GONE BY == 7 Day Here Just 10 Years! | Ago Today As Taken | The Files Of The Citizen | Lyman Garlott and Miss Gladys Sawyer, both of Key West, were {united in marriage yesterday aft- ernoon by County Judge Hugh Gunn in his office in the county court house. The bride and groom have many friends in the city who ‘are extending congratulationsyand wishing for them the faillest | measure of success and happitess jin the futare. “ After a trial lasting about three = in criminal court, Marcas , charged with forgery sare Lyalle Van Valkenberg’s| name to a check in payment for! | gasoline, was convicted by a jury! this morning. The jury recom-! mended mercy. Judge J. Vining! Harris sentenced the convicted man to three years in the state! penitentiary, but suspended sen-| tence pending good behavior in the future. Immediately after the) sentence Kohn was called from the court room and placed under arrest by Sheriff Cleveland Niles, on warrants issued from Miami, which charged Kohn with grand) larceny and possession of stolen; property. Later today a telegram {received from Miami asked that Kohn be sent to Miami at once, and Deputy Dalbert Bethel left this afternoon with the prisoner The Red Cross roll call is pro- gresing nicely in Key West. | This statement was made this morning by Miss Emma Lyons, i local executive. Miss Lyons says ‘that the teams are making good headway in the drive and it is an- ticipated that when the returns are in the hands of Treasurer W. L. Bates, they will show gratify. ing success. The membership cam- paign will terminate on Thanks- giving day. All members whe jvined this year are presented a Red Cross button as evidence they have joined. Mrs. Sarah Jane Cleare, widow of the late George H. Cleare, and mother of Tax Collector Arthur H. Sheppard, passed away at 1 o’clock this morning at the home of Charles Beccaise. She had at- tained the age of 76, and had been a life long resident of Key West. Funeral will be held this afternoon 4 o'clock from the resi- dence 837 Olivia street to the Church of God on Francis street where services will be held. In terment will be in the city ceme- tery. ac acuta division of the service with headquarters at Key West Mc Hewitt has a hest ef friends whe | will learn with pleasure of bs pro motion. as at ol Gulf Many friends of Colonel Bob ert Thompson, prominert Amer ican citizen and imternationally known traveller, whe bes prac tically become a Key Wester, =i be giad to learn of his proposed arrival fer the winter ie wil occupy the Vesey Jobusen home 5 on Flagler avenue. which was =e cored in advance by a Clarke D. Stearns, U_ 5 = 5 The THRIFT of aGE knows no Season! pene im severe weathe: With « new G-E in the a Chief Yeoman Richard Hewitt,! i a, aii” there will be those who prefer to work for it rather than take employment with pri- vate business, It is human nature to drift | gaged in a race to rearm is seen from the toward the line of least resistance. | estimate of the League of Nations that ex- = penditures for armament in 1935 amount- G. S. KENNEDY, Official in Charge. GARDEN SUPPLIES | SOLID BLACK RUBBER WITH COUPLINGS. WITHOUT NOZZLE B e - M. ' That the nations of the world are en- Sea Jevel;;80: 1 ~ ri WEATHER FORECAST checks GARDEN HOSE: MALARIA (Till 8 p. Rexford G. Tugwell, administrator of the RA, last of the brain trusters, has re- signed. In his brain originated, it is said, the germ of the AAA, NRA and RA, and his career with the administration was stormy. During the recent campaign he was considered a liability rather than an asset, and he was kept in the background. He will be associated with a molasses con- cern where, undoubtedly, things will run more smoothly, Taxes that seem easy to pay when they are charged a cent at a time would stand out much more prominently if we paid in a lump sum. When the federal, state and local governments finished with the taxpayers last year they had collected twelve billion dollars, an average of $365 for every family in the country, or $91.25 per person. At the present rate, every dollar earned by the average wage earner between January 1 and March 15 must be government to meet running expenses, for the year. 27 President Roosevelt left Washington for foreign lands in the full assurance that when he returns no one will have usurped his job. Few governmental heads can do this. When Cipriano Castro, president of Venezuela, went to Europe for an opera- tion, his trusted general, Gomez, did a lit- tle operation himself and Castro found himself hors de concourse. The usurper maintained himself in office until his death about a year ago. Heads of other govern- ments, particularly those of Latin coun- tries, cannot relinquish the reins, if “ except to hold the jobs, ed to $9,295,000,000. This compares with $8,281,000,000 in 1934 and $7,436,000,000 in 1933. There may be simple-minded citizens who think that the nations are spending this money for fun and that they have no} idea of fighting. One can assume, if one] wishes to, that Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin }°" are enlarging their armies because every- body else is doing the same thing. In fact, if one persists, it is possible to believe that the Japanese want equality of naval ton- nage in order to keep peace among the Chinese. | THE CONNECTING LINK (Miami Life) be Key West It will not the The overseas motor highway to will be a reality within a year or so. only open up the finest fishing grounds in world to whosoever is inclined, but it will again bring life and happiness and better times to one The people of Key West are intensely home- t igving: There are thousands who have strayed away, butithey left because of the depression, be- cause ‘business left also. But they are still Key Ww esters, loyal and awaiting the opportunity to go back home. It has been a strenuous job on the part of loyal Key Westers to secure funds for the com- And that their pleas and endeavors finally achieved success but shows turned over to the local, state and I a most picturesque cities, Key West. pletion of this motorway. the determination and character of the men who stuck to what looked like a hopeless task. Backed by United States government funds, a sufficient loan assures the opening of the door to the island city. And may that door be the means of good and prosperous times again entering the beloved little city. Ty i a anc . m., Satur | Key West and Vici > wair| tonight and Saturday; not much} change in temperature; gentle to! moderate northeast winds. F.orida: Fair tonight and Sat- jurday; not much change in.;tem- perature. in 3 days COLDS first day Headache 30 minutes, m”-World’s Best iment | Liquid - Tablets | Salve-Nose Drops | Try “Rub-My- Lini Jacksonville to Florida Straits! and [ast Gulf: and yenlte variablé winds over extveme north portion, and partly overcast weathe” tonight <i Bat urady, WEATHER CONDITIONS Pressure is ‘high, ‘this from the southern Plains and West Gu f States e: stuard to the es Atlantic coas 30.34 inches, SSTTTOTTTOTOTO TIO TD The Easiest Way For You To Pay For it to yourself. CREDIT. 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