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

In no sense whatever was he any- ly the intelligent direction of his life. Americans of this day and time “ECIAL NOTICE opposite. He was a commanding figure in areca emcees Mes wht es chergurione of | his epoch and his fame has endured pote through the years, largely because of the ms ‘cents & lise, "eh | success of the republic that he helped to} wee and subjects of-locat or generai | found. ‘Saas paithtnom eof We doubt if there is much to be gained, however, by going back to Wash- ington for advice. He lived in an era far removed from present conditions and while his general observations as to basic prin- ciples are sound there is no suspicion that he had the faintest knowledge of the ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL. atways seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be ‘sfeaid We attack wrong or to applaud right; wraps fight for progress; never be the or- gen oF the mouthpiece of any person, clique, public waifare; tolerat je dowed with the sense of prophecy and ‘injustices; ~ Rata vies sind prales petit able toiforetell future events and advise omnes ered done by individual or organ- A to nieet ‘future contingencies. 4 print only newe that will elevate || 2ecau ve that the services of ‘end not contuminat, the reader; never com || Washington will be better appreciated if promise with principle. they are viewed without any halo. He was a great leader, a wise stateman and a man worthy of emulation even today, {IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN TELLS HOW HE FELT WHILE “DEAD” A news story from Aberdeen, Wash- ington, tells of the experience of Theo- dore Prinz, who was injured in an auto- mobile accident and sent to the hospital. He was pronounced clinically dead for five minutes, when his heart stopped, his lungs collapsed and his body sagged. He re- vived, however. Afterwards, when he was able to talk, Prinz described his experience, saying, “J seemed to float into a soft darkness. There was great peacefulness and rich content- Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main Apparontly,-4927-is-not-a coal-seller’s| ment and‘I didn'f-care where «the ~ ship idea of winter. went from there. I floated in this warm ee Se ee friendly new place without a worry. Then, When the Spanish war is ended all of a sudden, my broken hip hurt, my Premier Caballero will not be so Largo broken ribs throbbed and the puncture in anymore. my side pained.” Apparently, Prinz, even though pro- nounced dead, was just on the border of the end. His description of his experience is interesting, indicating an absence of pain for those who are the sudden victims of horrible injuries. If his story does noth. ing else, it may bring some comfort to those who have lost loved ones under simi- lar circumstances, GOV. MURPHY’S WARNING Governor Cone and Senator McAdoo could enter a beauty contest—but not with much success, Like an over-ripe plum Malaga fell, says an exchange. So Malaga has plums as well as grapes. 4 _ The Sarasota Herald says that the sit- down strikers have the advantage since pel ae they cannot be conveniently spanked. Governor Frank Murphy, of Michigan, sittiliges go. commended for his al. That Countess Studio Couch by Simy mons pictured in a local furniture ad- vertisement is very inviting.to, rest and! orded lim. comfort and sit-down strikers would ogle ust after the strike had been settled it with envy. & \} heimtpetad a pointed warning that should - conte neondpliekebmtkkeedkmericans. He said :-tAl) George Washington feared that he| will be futile unless we devise some would be buried alive. His last words, de- | formula to keep our industrial society from livered on-his death-bed in a whisper, ! being plagued by such an economic para- were: “Have me decently buried, and do| lysis. We have got to devise better and not let my body be put into the vault in| more practical means of mediation with- less than two days after I am dead.” out compulsion and the solution will come ——_ — when the vast public appreciates that the Senators Norris and Wheeler are in! public interest is supreme and that it over- opposition to the President’s Supreme Court | shadows the interest of either party.” proposals, and when these honest repre- Now, what is the answer? Nobody sentatives of the people take issue om any-{ knows. With labor demanding the right thing, it behooves the citizens of this coun-| to strike and to use any methods necessary try to prick up their ears and listen. The} to win a strike and with employers and honesty and integrity of these statesmen{ owners stressing the rights of private are unimpeachable, and those favoring the} property, in the midst of a strike, the usurpation of the powers of the highest} prospect of some Solomon coming and tribunal in the land may rightfully be} pointing out the answer is extremely alarmed. faint. Government real estate is the best and Another paradox is that small- the most veluable on the island of Key|calibered persons are often the biggest West and except for that portion of the] bores. Naval Station could all’be turned back to Pacers. Seat cigtiaiet Resa the city since the governmental — agencies One Hughes Aubriot, provost of Paris, eceupying these areas are on the inactive} built the Bastille and was the first to be list. In turn the city could welcome peo-| imprisoned in it, and one J. I. Guillotin, a ple to come here by offering them free} physician who proposed decapitation by lots on these vacated government premises} the instrument named after him, was the as an inducement to build homes of | first to be so put to death. Sort o’ giving definite character. them a taste of their own medicine. e undombtedly deserved all the successful career demonstrates conclusive: }:G apt to regard Washington as a mythical’) | miracle worker but the truth is just the | j of employ, greatness destined to belong to his re- | “labor-economics” contributes Wéfort to end the automobile | sigseegede shale Ee HITE ! not come to grips wit peed tenner sey sea eae solving these ver oo i deed, the greater propo:tion i viewing the struggle. public, Nor is there much reason to be-/| fignrat ¢ clos “faction oF class; always do ita utmost for the || H@ve that’he was a superior being,.wen-|.{¥tua hime view, people, residents and ‘traniensat @ cooperation of the groups which 2o:r-rose it? The former view rests upon the assumption that of force is superior to intelligence. The and should have sutficient intelligence 20 substitute rationality for war, and latter assumes that modern society going on this afternoon, the Navy! : nd that there is no Iegical defense for the . | gave a concert at 4 o'clock, and assumption that wars can settle any problem of human relations with Justice. (Address auestions to the author care of this newspaper) of movements as n preparations for their day, enn’ THE FIRST NATIONAL of rest and recreation. Sports nd games of different kinds are OF KEY WEST as at the close of business December 31, 1936, from the U, S. S, Camden Comptroller’s Call, of : series of other events kept the! Loans and Investments s of the memorable events of, | S°36NDENSED STATEMENT OF or CR Se is eo ——ie y ceneeiaae se ealy 171,300.16 — the season, and the Coral Isle, THE AMERICAN FLAG \ Casino will be the scene of anoth-| paige nde hn = = 4,500.00 Lene ae er brilliant event tonight when; Temporary Federal De- O Stars and Stripes, the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Amer-) posit Insurance Fund 591.84 Lives there that one ican Legion entertain with a de-| United States Govern- - ; With spirit so devoid of lightful program and dance, ment Obligations di- Love for home and.you, That you can not awaken “The importance of this city is rect andjor fully teed 612,571.98 e his breast the thrill determined, from a military; Cash and due fro: 366,479.40 979,053.38 f pride and joy that he standpoint, b; i . é , y that | yy the fact that it Is blect to dwell within controls the Gulf of Mexico, the sal RARaE Hage tere Yucatan Channel, and the whole, Cepia ee ee Who knowing well your history, of the Mississippi Valley, -En-; Surplus, Undivided Profits and Reserves 64,053.3) Can shameless 4 And not pay tribute to your glory? Men have shed their blood On war torn soil To hold you still aloft! And «till today men will defend The right—the peace for which you stand! Then let he who owns and greets you not, Be as a traitor stamped— With treason chat 1 He, has no-tight 1 iv, i! “This is my own-—thy native land!” Key for N Ms : —REGIN.’ * 4 { Key West, Fla., Feb. 20, 1937, QUESTING Today I walked the seabeach And followed the falling tide Trying to discover secrets Which wandering waters hide, The things that I found were many— A shiver of wood, half-dried; An old opal shell whose creature Had somehow and somewhere died; 1 A shattered fragment of coral; A polished pebble of blue; And (hand’s-width herchief of sea-fan Whith only the moon-fish knew; “THOME Fe was a waved-cleaned sponge-bit; Some s veed-like mermaid’s hair; And a slime-stoppered bottle that came O’drifting from God-knows-where. There were ripple marks in the sand— They whispered, “This is the door Where knocked the grey waves ere they laid Their burdens upon my floor.” So, as I wandered; I wondered If one man could hope to know Of all that was carefully hidden Within the depths below. But wondering is always futile— Though pleasant enough to do— ‘So 1 must be back to searching For flotsam-things that are new. —CHARLES GILLY, ix ee ed (of Fairfield, Lowa.) ‘Written at Key, West, Florida, Feb.) 18, 1937804 s6id | Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company Lifective December 22nd, 1935. S. S. CUBA Leaves Port Tampa oa Sundays and Wednesdays at 2:30 P. M. arriving Key West 7 A. M. Mondays and Thursdays. Leaves Key West Mondays and Thursdays 8:30 A. M. for Havana. : Leaves Key West Tuesdays and Fridays 6 P. M. for Port Tampa, Fla. i] For further information and rates cell Phone 14. | J. H. COSTAR, Agent. 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