The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 14, 1937, Page 2

From The Citizen Building orner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monree County. GERMANY DEMANDS HER COLONIES _ The colonial question is again in the forefront, with Germany. demanding the return of the colonies taken from her at the conclusion of the World War. The contention is made that President Wilson’s fifth point, accepted along with thirteen <Bhered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter others as the famous Fourteen Points pre- -SIXTH YEAR of the Associated Press Re ee cree Bress is «exclusively entitled to use ins otherwise ited in tl theta Sess Published ene . SUBSCRIPTION RATES Une Tear 2. i rer ee ADVERTISING RATES ‘Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE vf reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions bi onabeats obituary uvtices Se will be charged for the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. Cit! ‘a an cpen forum and invites discus- of public «sues and rubjects of local or general it will not publish anonymous communi- ll pees THE KEY WEST CIizZEN | WILL always seek the truth and print it without fe.r and without favor; never be sfraid te attack wrong or to applaud right; eiways fight for progress; never be the or- gan or.the mouthpiece of any person, clique, facti¢p jor ¢lass; always do its utmost for the public.welfare; never tolerate} corruption or imjustice; denounce vice and ‘praise virtue; commend good done by ircividual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never cour promise with principle. ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1. Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main lund. Free Port. Hotels and Apartments. Rathihg Pavilion. Ahports—Land and Sea, Consolidation of Gounty and City Governments. we eee IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST Smart sayings are rarely recognized, exeept by the writer. The art of listening is a difficult and important branch of the art of conversa- tion. Most newspaper men agree that second class mail is often first class ma- terial. There is nothing new under the sun. The ancient counterpart of Fascist and Communist education is to be found in Sparta. We read that more and more China- men are discarding their pigtails. And a lot of heads have been discarded along with the pigtails. In.Spain there is a* French word which represents what the Spaniards are greatly in need of and which also means an undesirable feeling in the neck. If the sun were to explode we would have only 133 hours to live, according to an astronomer. Time enough for the daily papers to get out a lot of hot extrhs. The historian is excused when he smiles at coming across the notation that in May of the year 1790 the Representa- tives of the People in France of the Revolution passed amidst enthusiastic ap- plause a pacific resolution which was to be inscribed in the charter of their, new Constitution: “The French Nations:wilh} never undertake..a war of,..canquesi.” Napoleon, eeeneniiiyys came imniediate- she ly after. ines bas Senator,)Harrisoi’s prophecy. !rthat there would be the new Congress was so timely when he said it after election that the Mississippi statesman will have the opportunity to be convinced and change his mind by the time the Congressional grist gets into the grinding processes. There was also a political prophecy that there would be a balanced budget the present year, but even the Administration with all of its optimistic inclinations couldn’t swallow that piece of political baloney, .the overseas possessions. | issue. seni tet irk rire ligningry to a treaty of peace, guaranteed “a free, open-minded and absolutely im- of ail news, dievaten coer anda to | partial adjustment of all colonial claims.” ...When.the war began Germany pos- sessed a colonial empire of 1,137,894 paar miles, with a population of 13,- 051,900 persons. Located in the tropics, and unsuited for European settlement, the eolonies had only 24,400 white inhabitants, including Germans and aliens. Her im- perialists, not satisfied with it, demanded a “place in the sun” but at the end of the fighting the entire empire was distributed to various administrations. The intrinsic value of the colonies to Germany was very small. Their total trade, in 1913, the year before the war amount- ed to $86,000,000, or about one-fifth of one per cent of the world total of $41,- 838,000,000. third of the colonies’ trade was with Ger- many and it amounted to only six-tenths of one per cent of the total trade of Ger- many. many of today wants its colonies returned, more as a matter of prestige than any! thing else. Recently, Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, Minister of Economics, declared that “the ‘| future of European peace” depends upon satisfying the demand for the return of The report from Paris was that, under certain circum- stances, France might consider ‘ handing back the share of Togoland and Came- roons, approximating one-fourth of the lost empire. While Dr. Schacht insists that Ger- many’s economic existence depends upon colonies there is nothing in the past to in- dicate any such importance attaches to the However, it works to create dis- content in Germany where privations are explained by the lack of the former colo- nial empire. MAKE AUTO KILLING UNPOPULAR When the final figures are tabulated and released, it will probably be found that 1936 was the worst year in our history so far as automobile accidents were con- cerned. More than 35,000 men, women and children were killed. Hundreds of thous- ands were injured. Property damage ran into the billions, At least 90 per cent of this ghastly destruction can be ascribed to but one thing: the human element. It is a telling commentary on our driving habits that the worst accidents commonly occur on good roads under fa- vorable conditions of light and weather, and involve cars‘in excellent condition. The reason for this is simple enough. Driv- ers exaggerate.the “safety factors” of roads and weather and cars. changes. They succumb to the speed © pass 6ther cars on hills and curves, weave lure in and 6ut of traffic and zoom around cor- |; ners at a horrible cost of life, health and property. Efforts to educate these drivers, to appeal to their senses of reason and fair- ness and courtesy, have failed practically 100 per cent. That being true, the next step is a massed public opinion that will strengthen traffic laws and traffic patrols, and strictly punish those guilty of driving errors that cause accidents. If the reck- less driver refuses to mend his ways, he must be forced to. And if, after a period of time, he has shown that fines and other punishments won’t do the work, he must be deprived of the right to operate a car ‘ons public streets and highways. It is estimated that 10 per of cent JATIOTS 4iNvers are reckless, while 90 per cent are ‘Yéasonably capable and cautious. Will Kthat dangerous 10 per cent continue to be “no new. taxes” voted im: allowed to imperil all the rest of us and to make slaughter houses of our roads? Hay fever sufferers will hold their first national convention in Duluth next ‘September 7 to 11. Methods of combat- ing the malady will be discussed by phy- sicians. In lieu of more effective action, the delegates might pass a resolution con- demning the ailment. A convention must pass resolutions about something, Soe oe CCSD oH SEES TERS PPE REPO TE EET EOE OLE He EEO EE HH Only slightly more than a}: Notwithstanding these facts the Ger- |, near Fredericksburg, Va: They tale fEexington, Van Feb. 1, 1878, of beyond any reasonable need. They | public When Mary Sang Wal! were the songs that Mary sang As she clasped Him to her breast? What were the words she spoke to Him ‘When He said: “I love you best?” ' She rocked Him gently in: her arms 4 And kissed His curly ar She sang her little songs 6 Him When tucking Him in bed. What were the songs that Mary sang When sleep came to His eyes? _ How could she sing her songs to Him “Beneath those purpling skies? * “ How could Mary sing to Him «© The little songs she knew When the shadow of a cross Pierced her own heart through. . —MARIE cabal In Hartford (Conn,) Tranceript el Wi nae . Standing in her cabin door, Hip-shot, red-lipped blackamoor, Daughter of a maman loi, Emigre from Port Le Roi, Pantheress from across the sea, J, Work no evil spell on me! 0 Work no deviltry of obeah, 9 Froyn your hut of crude abode, Laugh and sing the whole day through, Beat the “sticks” of old voodoo, When the big, white moon is high, “Time some luckless goat must die. Little infant} ast! “adleep . Os Oppey Joli, Te-bon Pltte™ ott on 0 °Weariyour! ipretey: witiie ‘66! a ti That/the great Qgoun may know Witches van: not harm” you then pel oobet themablow heir dns’ on ‘men! z taidw: Yo | uur 0 id fr "03 ig bau Mig ag Rptevol Do ae miss ‘the Uhrobbing drum= When the night of moontide comes? Standing, listless, in your door Hip-shot, red-lipped blackamoor. * —By ISABEL DE POO. Wanderlust ] ; eves Let me wander the earth and the seven seas Laughing at care and living at ease Dreaming beneath the Soythern Cross, Forgetting this duJl world, and my boss. Let me browse in Italy, seeking romance And sample the vintage wines of France Autumn in Seotiand—shooting grouse Spring in Vienna, waltzes by Strauss Summer in Newport or Bar Harbor, Maine (Know at least six different brands of champagne I'd live on caviar instead of hash But I’m full of ideas and short of cash, —By “RASPUTIN,” Orange Park, Florida. Today's "Today’s Birthdays Anniversaries i Rayiinna I Hiktios, peert- eeveseceee dent emeritus, Iowa State College, 9921--Bieedict. .Asaeld the! born at Atlantic, Ia., 64 years Revolutionary. general infamous | *8° for having betrayed his country,; whose rewatd was.someé $30,000}. wendrik Van. Loon’ :of New in cash, some. unprofitable land in) York. popu'ar historian, born in Canada, and scorn from the Brit- | Holland, 65 years ago, | ish themselyes, born; at, Norwich,},; .). ; i iit Conn. Died in England, June 14. 1801, Thornton W. Burgess of Spring- ; field, Mass., author, born at Sand- wich, Mass., 63 years ago. ¢ a 1772—Duncan McArthur, Ohio soldier-general in the War of| F : 1812, governor, born in Dutchess} Hugh Lofting of Madison, Co., N. Y. Died near Chillicothe,|Conn., author and ‘illustrator, Ohio, April 28, 1839. born in England, 51 years ago. 1806—Matthew F. Maury, nav- Dr. Henry B. Smith, of the al officer, one of the world’s Univ. of Penna., ehilpec bes born greatest oceanographers, born’ in Philadelphia, 55 years: ago. Died iat} “Bebe Danie!s of Sarita Monica, }Cah,-actress, born at Dallas, Tex., 1837— (100. years agd) George 36 years: ago. F. Shrady, New-York physician, | plastic surgeon, medical journal-) “py. Albert Schweitzer. German her of a noted: .sculptor,! medical missionary to West Afri- born in New York. Diet Nov. iad bas born 62 years ago. 1907. : ‘ iDied at Flushing, N. Y:, Sept. 25, 1850—Pierre Loti, French nov- ' 1928. elist, born. Died June 10. 1923.| : = 1871—Louis McHenty Howe, 1863—R'ichard F, Outcault, car- ; President Rooseveit’s friend toonist, creator of “Buster secretary, born in Indianapolis Brown,” born at Lancaster, Ohio. Died April 18, 1936. CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST as at the close of business December 31, 1936, Comptroller's Call RESOURCES Loans and Investments ... $ 275,660.47 Overdrafts 7.87 i Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures * 30,920.76 Other Bonds and Securi- ties 171,800.16 Stock of the Federal Re- serve Bank 4,500.00 Temporary Federal De- posit Insurance Fund 591.84 United States Govern- ment Obligations di- rect andior fully guaranteed ................$612,571.98 Cash and due from Banks 366,479.40 979,051.38 $1,462,, LIABILITIES $ 100,000.00 64,055.31 1,298,479.17 $1,462,532.48 i Member of Federal Reserve System Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and: be mony ela aes tne nn alent Vain Ore UU RUNO ap fo ees CLLILSIIIIIISIIIOS ISIS STS. seccrcccccccencces| Today In History: peveccccces i at coke Hartford, Conn., drew up a Con- stitution which they called the “Fundamental Orders of Connec- ticut”—first written Constitution in history adopted by a people and which also organized a govern: ment, | 1697—Judg2 Samuel Sewall stood in Boston’s Old South Church | while minister read his confession admitting guilt and error and ask- | ing pardon for his part in the Sa- lem witchcraft trials of 1692. i 1790—Seeretary of the Treas- | ury, Alexander Hamilton. report: | ed his plan for the “adequate sup- {long tunnel in West Virginia. port of public credit”. | diate p’ans adopted, semen stand- ards which made America’s public} OAKLAND, {credit one of the world’s highest.| of this city, although — . blind, earns his 1918—Blizzard in Chicago kills) all makes of radios, 18, {has never seen one, 1922—Irish Free State formally] DOES BLADDER IRR set up. 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