The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 16, 1937, Page 2

annette a : ; | to be devived is en oven orn ites discus- assues and subjects of og local or general Mt will not prwblish anonymous coummuni- —e ks, resolutions of be charged for at for orate 8-4 Braconbe's 4 tine which IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1, Water and Sewerage. &. Bridges to complete Road to Main 8. Bree Port. 4. Hotels and Apartments, 5. Rathing Pavilion, * 6. Abports—Land and Sea. 7. Wonsolidstion of County and City Governn.ents. Old Sel, please keep on smiling. Columbiana Takes Key West. Purse. —Headline. That about finishes us. Judges are all right when they decide in your favor, and all wrong when they do not, dokes are always new when they are heard by anyone the first time, regardless of their vintage. Many a wife takes credit for the of. em husband when, perhaps, it happened in spite of handicaps. The best contribution you can make to the improved appearance of Key West is to take good care of your own property. Governor Cone is squinting Key West- ward; one of his accomplishments is that he knows how to bur well, believe it or not. ae is going to Sealcicate a Ver- bena del Tabaco. A verbena is a vege- table, so is a cabbage. No reflections in- tended. Vamanos a la Verbena del To- baco! It is generally thought that handsome men are conceited and-those with ugly physiognomies not vain. This is a fallacy as the reverse is the case in most. cases. Have a look at Governor Cone—no shrink- ing violet is’ hi .. In fact he thinks_ he is making one the best chief, exegntives Florida ever had, in which bis “writer heartily concurs. After all handsome is that handsome does. If anybody has an idea that we have lost our liberty in the United States, a visit to Germany or Italy would show them what loss of liberty means. These countries, it must be remembered how- ever, did not iose their liberty all at once; it was gradually taken away from them. Don't fool yourself; it can also happen here, and our very indifference is making the evolvement easier. About the most inane argument ever uttered in favor of tax dodging is the one that the law requiring enforcement of tax payments could not be carried through the courts successfully. It is true that during the boom Florida real estate prices were jacked up with the sky the limit and the taxes in many cases made concomitant to keep pace, but this was not done in Key West with reference to taxes, which were kept comparatively normal. Courts did throw out tax cases where the taxes were abnormally exhorbitant, which was just, but in Key West the taxes are so reason- able and warrants with which to pay them within the reach of all, that the statement quoted will net hold water. “No man ’er felt the halter draw with good opinion of pes the law.” dresses in Washington alone. some ‘aaoolabitg | instances of duplication | and overlapping. For example, at least 24 agencies have been created to deal with le government funds, and five” agencies are now in liquidation. At least 3 agencies have been con- | cerned with insuring deposits and loans. At least 10 agencies have been con- cerned with government construction. At least 9 agencies have been con- cerned with credit and finance. At least 12 agencies have.been con- cerned with home and community plan- ning. At least 16 agencies have been con- cerned with wild life conservation. So it goes, down a long list. Every one of the purposes for which these agencies have been created may be bene- ficial and legitimate—but certainly there ean be no excuse for setting up 20 bur vale to do one bureau's job. Nor can poe | any excuse for permitting buna to stow unchecked and to eat up tax funds in 4 imaginable quantities. Senator. Byrd also points out that one bureau has 13 -ad- Untold millions of public dollars are thrown away annually through duplica- tion. Congress can have no excuse for failure to adopt at once a reorganization plan such as the President recently pro- posed. A MARTYR TO SCIENCE Another distinguished name was added to the long list of martyrs to science when Henry T. Koenig, a Denver chemist, died as a result of research work with radium. He was the last survivor of 20 scientists who aided Mme. Currie, co-dis- coverer of radium, in her early experi- ments with that powerftl and mysterious mineral. Like those other heroes of the labora- tory, Koenig continued to work as long as possible, although he knew he was doomed by a malignant infection which caused cancer of the lip, from which he finally died. But the discoveries made by him and his brave companions have made possible relief for thousands now living, and will benefit millions yet unborn, Koenig's method of extracting radium at less cost from the ores in which it is found in infinitesimal quantities is recog- nized as one of the greatest contribu- tions of the present century to medical j science. Truly, as Milton says, “‘peace hath her } ® victories no less renowned than war,” but the world still showers greater honors on | heroes of war than one heroes of pez Perhaps when man becomes more ized those wha save life may be est at least equally with those who ee WORLD CALENDAR WINS 5 APP News reaches Washington from the League of Nations that it has voted to submit to all governments proposals for the adoption of the World Calendar, so that it may go into effect. on Sunday, January 1, 1939. For many years there has been a growing demand throughout the world among statesmen, scientists, high church officials, and business men for a final ad- justment of the calendar. The last change was in the eighteenth century when the Gregorian calendar was accepted in the United States and other nations. But the Gregorian calendar did not quite succeed in accomplishing its purposes. ; The present reform of the calendar will be on the twelve-month equal-quarter basis, i, e.: 30; March, 30; April, 31; May, 30; June, 30; July, 31; August, 30; September, 30; | October, 31; November, 30; December, 30 —with an extra “Year Day” following December 30. This makes what is _ be- lieved to be a perfect calendar. There will be.-an extra “Leap Day’ in each leap year. Many movements for calendar reform have received consideration throughout the world, strictly on their merits. The World Calendar has met all the tests, and seems in a fair way to gain approval. Fa January, 31 days; February,\ COMPLETE WITH CANOPY —= WITHOUT CANOPY BUT amuel § of Philadelphia, ' years ago. AND FOOTREST $2 90 WITH s $2 10 soap manufacturer born at Yan-| AS ABOVE ........ e FOOTREST e jceyv_le, N, 77 years ago. \ This Liquid Kills t Katharine Corneli of New York, Skin Itch Quicker WITHOUT FOOTREST OR CANOPY $1.35 array gga i 5 Amer- ear Caer the | annual wages ployees have increased as follows: 1849 if < sk Fr Ks a matter of fact, there is very strong ee that the interests of labor are better protecte’. This will be noted.in the following instances: 1{Under}industrial freedom wage earners receive the market value for their services. This yen is er oe by employers as the ignorant believe. but/by natural laws that cannot be controlled. by ae gait No Ameri- can sanveitzen, "hia ight to, demand more than et Pouce for the thing be! haat ‘to’ sell and he a u market value of his services unde: freedom. erage factory employee war much longer hou! . tere i Sou EE eas times) as lange:as they were in. ip over ey Wate od wonefys “lo the road, Traffic is now "| They receive their full, sation. regularly -vhether the Blaine i Lege - ba ay iti ory prulas ana teton All Key West neers ig to com-, cor ally lose all they put in the business. | plete the Overseas Highway, pie had ros brace io de Fs cog full’ | pare to entertain visitors by nly three industries out of five mare {thousands and then tell the sat Travel fits in good times Only one fotoey ont of ro pays any profits | what she has to offer. You can- West is not in bad times, In 1932, the. railroads | safely trust the tourists to do the peak, had a net loss of $139,2°7,009 But, the | yest, spoke Daniel Murray Ed- officials believe. For wage earners recolved thelk wages 16, wards, owner of three largé de- several weeks the absolutely 2. The wage earner 4 offer made free to accept or reject him for his services. 3. A wage earner is free to quit work any time he pleases. No em- ployer is permitted to restrain an em- ployee in any way from giving up his job. It is made a felony for an employer to attempt to use any sort of compulsion to prevent a wage earner frorn leaving his services. But. ‘wage earners are permitted to use compulsion, threats of injury. and other violent means to force the em- ployer to keep them in his services against the employer's will. 4. If any responsible employer breaks a contract with a wage earner. : i 5 z oe erp etree ati" enter trertre: i ( ta if i PLP | a THE GOOD (?) OLD DAYS Remember the good old halcyon days When beer was five cents a glass And we drove around in one hoss shays That used oats instaed of gas. The hou.we was lighted with oil lamps And we swam in knee length suits. And everyone fed the wandering tramps And the men wore buttoned boots. No radio told what to do for your cold And the postage Was just two cents. And cenvicts werershot instead’ of parolled And the news came over the fence. Oh, they were the good old haleyon days That will always be without par, But soinehow or ot! I’m content, ., To. live with things’ ag they are. HS i full. From 1930 to. 1934 inclusive, the | partment stores in New York tourists passing thro manufacturing lndosie de, sone, paid | :tate, who believes that Key West has. increased. out $8,800. df more ey ca in. From 1923 to 1929, eighty per cent is destined to become one of 4 sons. arrived in the c of all the money paid out by indus- |™ost popular winter resorts _ in day. tries went to the employees. Only six- |the country. Mr. Edwards is the Cobh this morning were es teen percent was paid in dividends. {man who refused to die. This on the Northland yesterday the wage earner may go in court and| Yet, outlaw strikes are justified by happened several year: ago when All of these were first eeete Saet: recover damages. But, 2 wage earner | the ignorant on the ground that in- F may break any contract at will with- | dustrial freedom discriminates against |Several eminent specialists told week. 1,952 F out any fear of being held responsible | labor. him he was dying. He did not Havana and Ts wrived from, | Fy die but got up out of bed, went that port. (Address questions to the author care of this newspaper) About ble basiiten ced, sul Sooke, Ea after the interests of his stores, Editorial: . comment: although he is a hopeless cripple. who has steered a papiaey i throughout the: stormy seas. of! The Maine Memorial parade the past seven years has done! moved promptly from the Harris something: — - ee Se to the city cemetery where speec! es and ceremonies memorialized killed a big hig ann the crew of the vessel. Military afternoon on, highway at music added tg the solemnity of Sugar Loaf tg The reptile the services, Spanish War Vet- measured five feet and had six. erans carried floral offerings and' rattles and a biitton, | School yesterday and proceeded| pe Ket yunty Suigiunee. Bailey yesterday y¥ —-RASPUTIN. arya eeeeeee | noted hi J editor, born in Today’ S Birthdays, Brooklyn, N. Y., 79 years ago. eeecscercccccescee } William W. Howes of Huron, S. Ass'stant Postmaster ; brook, Conn.. mat. Tomah, Wis., 50 pjaj aut! ‘Warren, pro-} management at ye: vard, Nebr.,| MADE OF THE STRONGEST HARDWOOD. FRAMES ARE NATURAL VARNISHED. ATTRACTIVE COLORED CANVASS actress, born in Berlin (of Ameri-| can parentage), 39 years ago. :. Worthington ©. Ford of idge, Mass., living abroad, Containing six kinds of itch kill- ing medicines, Imperial Lotion flows free'y into skin folds and pores to r ach and kill itching of eczema, rash, tetter, ringworm and common itch. Two sizes, 35c and $1. $1.50 INCIDENTALS FOR THE HOME YACHT CHAIRS AS ABOVE . CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST coeswenserrivrrivaaverariaddrroiTeaeaeD , Fhe hehe, as at the close of business December 31, 1936, Comptroller’s Call | RESOURCES Loans and Investments “$ 275,660.47 . Overdrafts 7.87 Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures 30,920.76 Other Bonds and Securi- P ‘ . ; : 171,800.1 : . ° Stock of the Federal Re- ‘ STEP-ON GARBAGE 50 FT. LENGTH OF 6 FT. “STEP LAD- .) serve Bank x 4,500.00 CANS: Ivory and GARDEN HOSE: DERS: Substantially \ Temporary Federal De- green. Sanitary. Just Solid rubber without built, Steel rod under posit Insurance Fund 591.84 the thing for indoors. nozzle. each step. e United States Govern- ment Obligations di- | EACH ..................85¢ LENGTH ........ $2.50 EACH ..... $2.40 rect andjor fully + 4 guaranteed _.....-......§612,571.98 Cash and due from Banks 366,479.40 979,051.38 4 ve aT SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. & LIABILITIES Uitte paisa ae hW or 2 * Capital - 0 our Home orthy The Best’ Surplus, Undivi ied ‘Profits ‘and Reserves 64,055.31 i y Deposits . ical sevinnpe 44208,490.17 White and Eliza Streets Phone 598 tee Bow 8 Cd $1,462,532.48 Member of Federal Reserve System Member of Federal Denosit Insurance Corporation Se.