The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 22, 1937, Page 2

From The Citizen Building Press is exclusively entitled “t . ny we yer ene eed att Tews Giapatones credited to rwise er this also the lecat news published here. meagre sat THE OLD PENSION GRAB The Citizen certainly begrudges noth- ing that the United States government has done for the soldiers and sailors who suf- fered war casualties in the World War and the money ‘expended in behalf of the dependents of those why gave up their lives, In fact it would be entirely possible for the nation to do much more for these classes of war victims if the government $00 | was not doing so much for the veterans ie notiers, cards of thanks, resolutions of tuary notices ate, will b tate “f 10 cents a line. Se enree See for nment by churches from which 5 cents a lire. even forum and invites discus- and subjects of local or general Seterest but it will not publish anonymous communi- sattone ———— IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main land. Free Port. Hotels and Apartments. Rathing Pavilion, i Abeort- Land and Seay _ eames | Consolidation of County ‘and ity. Governments, us se Pee nod s19W Hoy x9 | 7 fear were not a part of our emo- tional self, we would all together be a bunch of crooks, Most movies have happy endings, and im some cases any ending would be a happy one for the audience, s Every town has its braggarts and Key West is no exception, but they shouldn't worry sensible people. Onee the tourists in Spain from Italy, (Germany and Russia brought their cameras te de their shooting, now they bring real guns with them. aa Glass is comir : into its own. We heave glass houses at which one can throw stones, and now clothes will be made of lass, which will not be transparent, if anyone should ask. If Hitler and Mussolini go too far in Spain to help General Franco, England ~ will throw a monkey wrench into the situa- tien, and strangely enough a monkey wrench in Spain is a “Ilave inglesa.” There is much speculation whether Tt resident Roosevelt will signal to the right ov left. The Miami Daily News says that his eritics say he will do neither, but emilingly stick out his chin. And won't some of hie enemies take -advantage of that situation. ek Napoleon was once asked what were he three most essential things to win a ar. He replied: “Money, money, money.” like manner the three requirements to “The first, hard work; the md, ha:d work; the third, a combina- m of the first and second.” acess are: and so-called comforts, if i is meant by a more abund- not indispensable, are Vv ife, are not only bulfpositive hindrances to the elevation of | Mafhind. When a nation enjoys too-muchi of se it becomes soft and degenerates; thenthardier nations take its place. It{ happied before, with the Romans, for , and it can happen here, At the opening of the 75th Congress, the President said, by intimation, that he felt the Court should follow the lead of Congregs and “liberalize” its attitude to- ward New Deal legislation. He said that! this wotlld obviate passing a new Constitu- tional Amendment to make possible laws the High Court has held unconstitutional. j The President's declaration has stirred up | a hornet’snest of debate. Sentiment runs all the way.from unqualified acceptance of | his views te the opinion that he is break- ing down the democratic system. Cooler! heads, looking at the actualities, feel that | Mr. Roosevelt may run into trouble in his | own camp. who have no service connected disabilities. Every cent that is spent as a largess for men who suffered no actual war injury: is likely taken from some wounded: man, or the wife and children of some dead man. The various veterans’ organizations in the United States today are operating | largely upon the theory of getting what they can for all veterans. There is a cer- tain amount of talk about “dead rades” and “wounded brothers” but, the main, the living, voting boys of the war are ready to force the politicians to take care of them, The 75th Congress is hardly under- way but ‘already a list of proposed legis- lation to benefit veterans is prepared. The general pension will certainly be pushed, regardless of all the talk to the contrary and it won’t be long before the people of the United States will be presenting a pen- sion to widows and orphans of all veterans whether they were injured in war service or not. Since 1918 a new generation of boys and girls have grown into manhood and womanhood in the United States. They are just beginning life and one of their heaviest burdens, so far as taxation is con- cerned, will be to pay the money neces- sary to meet the pension demands of the veterans, who were not hurt anywhere near a battleline. We hope the government will deal liberally with all disabled veterans and their dependents and that the widows and dependent children of those who died will be taken care of in generous fashion. That, in itself, is an undertaking, which must be met and for which every citizen willingly contributes. When we consider the millions of men in the service, who were not injured in the slightest degree, we have no such obligation. They are entitled to the treatment that the government other citizens, no more and no les: they are banded together in various as- sociations to put pressure on congressmen has no effect whatsoever upon the justice of their claim. If the people of this country, pecially the young people who have be- es- come of age since 1918, wish to pay the; taxes necessary to give money to all ex- soldiers and to support their wives and children, regardless of their lack of dis- ability, we can pay our share of the bill. If they do not intend to repeat the scan- dals connected with our other pension sys- tems and do not prefer to take money from their dependents for general pensions to uninjured veterans, their uninjured and children, it is high time they set about letting weak-kneed politicians know where they stand. THE AMERICA’S CUP In England is being built a new rac- ing yacht, which is expected to compete for the famous America’s Cup, won first on August 22, 1851, when the America defeated the English Aurora, and kept on this side of the Atlantic ever since. The original contest for the coveted | trophy was a single race as was the second in 1870, when the American Magic feated the English Cambria. Since then the contests have been decided by the best two out of three races, or the best three out of five. To date 14 British challengers have | tried unsuccessfully to wrest the cup from American yachismen, of which five were owned by the late Sir Thomas Lipton, who made his last attempt in 1930, when the | Shamrock V was defeated by the Amer- ican yacht Enterprise. He had promised to try a sixth time, but death intervened. Sir Thomas was greatly admired by the American people, and shortly after h last defeat he was invited to return to New York to receive a “consolation cup” a token of appreciation of his fine sports- manship. He was affectionately known as “the world’s best loser.” com- | in| wives | de- | You an Nation’s gross injustice in that wages of labor are a very small share as com- parcd with the profits of capi- tal The first count in the indictment is based on the fig- ures of the Bureau of the Census, which show that in the year 1929, for example, total wages paid in the man- ufacturing industries of the United States amounted to onl, 16.5% of the value of the product. This point, how- ever, is not well taken, as Mr. Frey tacitly admits, because of the fact that the value of the product of manufac- turing includes the value of the raw | materials, which must be deducted from the total before we can ascertain the “value addea” by manufacture | alone. Thus, frotr the valu: of flour must be subtracted the cost of the grain before we can find the “value added” by the process of milling. And so with every ‘other kind of manu- facture. The second count is base¢ upon sim- ilar figures, which show that in the year 1929, wages paid in manufactur- ing amounted to gply 36.4% of the “value added.” But here again an im- portant item is omitted, namely, the salaries of 1,500,000 white collar work- | ers which, when added to those of the wage earners, bring the total of wages and salaries up to 50% of the “value added” by the manufacturing indus- tries of the United States. True, some of the company officers receive very large salarjes, but these are a smail fraciton of the sum of calaries, most Fort Finite By G. A fortress grim, it firn Has long been o’er. T Stand up for Red, the And both in God had Those guns that crown to the world a po: at in the days of lo T They had boomed forth their tale of woe. But now in peace, the To honor those who’ve A refuge for the ones And When swept the city’s In cighteen hundr Then home’ Found sa e y from the Long may May pe While beauty in Enthrones our own, ow d well our isle, lo A brilliant gem from ¢ Dear little Won't you « Nancy, daney Dancing Nancy! Spring of youth is x Not when a granny, | Dear little Annie, 1 Stir your pins and s' Nimble motion is w With a shield and w Sing and giggle to er Nannie, livel urls and ‘eathers nnie, dane! Just as if pri On the g' Nancy, Dancing Nancy. Today indicates a steady j and ‘reflective nature with a scientific and versatile mind, There is great independence of thought and it is| | fixed to the point, It is a day of | the discoverer of hidden things! jand favors birth of an inventor, i who not only brings wealth to the world bunt also to himself. A Square Deal to ered from that holocaust To A Child At Play In the garden leap a unshine bowers | killing medicines that go do d Your, Affairs Labor By J. E. LE ROSSIGNOL H Dean, College of Business ‘University of Nebraska | An| an( inte and almost con- | of which mi iio icle in a recent issue of | the average Also, it is jo) 5 are * Patetat tat Gey eae Department of Sut? of salaries at@ wages in the A. F. of L., feretoge. «fa about discusses the di-|50% of ‘ Mr. vision of the| Frey's assumptionis' that this “value yalue produced | added” is: the true. value juct ‘in menufactur-| the industries Hp gu ad it this is i ing as between |a serious error, value added” i} labor and capi-| is only the gross from which tal, and alleges| must be subtractei such charges as freight, paymert for electric power, interest paid out, allowance for de- preciation and depletion, bad debts, insurance, taxes, and other miscel- laneous expenses, before we can dis- cover the “net value produced or real- ized,” and available for the payment of interest on bonds or dividends on stock. When this is done, the “value produced” is found to be much less than the “value added,” and the share of labor in wages and salaries is seen to be far more than the crude figures seem to show. Thus, in W. L. King’s monumental work, THE NATIONAL INCOME AND [TS PURCHASING POWER, we find that in the year 1925 the total amounts received by employees in manufacturing, as wages, salaries, pensions, etc., was 87.8% of the “entire realized income,” .eaving to capital the relatively small hare of 12.2%. 1929-1992, 3 notable work prepared by a notable work pre} ry the Department of Commerce in co- operation with the National Bureau of Economie Research, it is shown that salaries and wages in manufacture in the year 1929 amounted to 77% of the “value produced.” The exactly comparable, but they are suffi- cient evidence of the fact that, quite contrary to the claim of Mr. Frey, labor in manufacturing receives the lions share. This, of course, takes no account of conditions during the seven years of depression when wages and sala- ries exceeded the “realized income” or “value produced” by our manufac- ti ring industries, the huge deficits be- ing paid out of surpluses accumulated in previous years, (Address questions to the author care of this newspaper) (Key West) F. A, Upon the ocean’s coral sands, mly stands; While the brave men who reared its walls Travel no more through those great halls. They sleep in peace, in slumber blest Till God shall call them from their rest. The strife for which those walls were reared he foe much feared, In days of yore, now brothers true, ‘White and Blue! Beth sides had felt their cause was just; placed their trust. your verdant roof, s'tive proof ng ago, y only speak reached Fame’s péak! who lost, m wood and bricks, ighty-.ix. s sheltered in thy room, fire’s doom. you, stand, Oh Giant walls! leep long within your walls, its quest r loved Key West! ng may it be put the sea! and dance,— now your chance, hake your arms, hat charms, It is not a pyrrhic dance ith a lance ntrance, y Nance, J twirl your fan peek askance ing Ann, Nymphs round piping Pan;— a Pan-pipe Vault and tumble, cutely strew blew ightly prance People will be in a trance —KEY WEST PIED-PIPER. Professor A. Southeast Miss: collection 02 125,000 microfossils. No Itch Too Deep For This Liquid Imperial Lotion contains six itch into skin folds to reach and kill the cause of eczema, rash, tetter, ring- worm and common itch. Pleasant ‘to use.eTwo sizes, 35¢ and $1.00. res are not | S, Butterworth, 4, of the geology ‘epartmerit of ! uri Teachers’ | College at Cave Girardeau has a} KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen has received replies from recent telegrams sent to representatives in congress relative to the failure of securing an appropriation for office building. ‘indicates that round for public, SP an appropriation f uildings recently passed was for} nge 100,000,000" but. the Key West as spire oa about 350 structite was" omitted. However,. ors, organized by the another appropriation of equal Magazine of —_— will spend | amount, is proposed and it is be- a few days in Key West acording age tas @ mae lieved that in this will be incor- to the itinerary published in the i nemaies alae? © = [porated the sum for the federal irr lgye esa on oe ng in © olga Sew oma Way | eroup will play at the important course when be violates other today,' clubs coming south oo Sean, we, a! where they will leave February : 1932-—President Hoover signe The players will be here for bul cotting up the & 1926—U, S. Attorney-General i TT. Jenkins Curry sold, jhis fine piece of property at the ‘corner of Francis and Olivia 26 streets to B. E. Brantley, pro- two days and expect to go to Ha- Finance Corporation. prietor of the Busy Bee Bakery.,V#na, and stopping at = i \The price is $7,500. Size of the Points on the return be in Chicago, jo.g tdward VIM proctain lot, 36 by 93 feet. Mr. Brantley, 0” Mareh 13. Jed King of England and Emperor j said he has enough confidence in’ lof India. the future of Key West to invest Members of the Fleming Street; his money here and said that he Methodist church choir recently, will establish another bakery in a, presented Miss Ruie Watkins,! section of the building, will make Pianist, with a beautiful silver jimprovements and additions to sandwich tray in recognition of) make a modern. building with her services in connection with) apartments for those who wish the choir work of the chureh, accommodations in‘a! really de- | epee Liquid - Tablets first day {sirable section of the city. ! Lice infésting one’ ‘Variety of | Salve-Nose Headecbe » (animal cannot live if transferyed | Try Tism”.World’s There will be a ball for the to another, i Linimeat . ot ne Tame CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF Navy Relief held in the ball room’... of the Casa Marina Hotel on} Tuesday, January 25, Mrs. R. W. McNeely, wife of Commandant THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK McNeely at the Naval Station, an-| OF KEY WEST nounced this morning. The funds; of the Naval Relief Society, of: as at the close of business December 31, 1936, which Mrs. McNeely is chairman Comptroller's Call in Key West, go to the relief of, RESOURCES widows and orphans of officers! Loans and Investments $ 275,060.47 and enlisted men, who are in need! Overdraits = 7.87 tof support. Tickets may be se-! Banking House, Raranane pies cured from Johnson's Jewelry ous nee roe 30,920.76 Stere, at the naval ctation or the; ties 171,800.16 Geos aS | Stock of the Federal Re- : serve Bank 4,500.00 Editorial comment: Money is} Temporary Federal De- {said to talk, but many of us feel! posit Insurance Fund 501.84 that it does not stop long enough} United States Govern- with us to say much of anything ‘ ment Obligations di- | rect andor fully guaranteed $612,571.98 Robert Mitchell, the alleged; CEOs ehbiie wanted. hese for Cash and due from Banks 366,479.40 numerous worthless check tra actions and for whom detectives| LIABILITIES have been diligently searching! Capital .. = scents 100,000.00 for several days, has been cap-j Surplus, Undivided Profits and Reserves 64,055.31 tured in Havana, according Deposits __......... soa myennes- 1,298,479.17 vices received by The Citizen.| -———_—_—__ Mitchell has been in! 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