The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 8, 1937, Page 2

; 10,00 NOTICE of thanks, resolutions of te., will be charged for at 1e. ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN — Water and Sewerage. — Hotels and Apartments. Rathing Pavilitn: Aboorts—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City * Governments, The NRA is coming back—through the back door this time, Venus is a night-time cal, but in May she will emerge as a morning star. We could stand superior people if they didn’t insist on reminding us of their superiority. Folks will brag—some about how mich wioney they make, others about how much they lose, toon Candid woman to shoe salesman: “A four is really my size, but fives feel so good that I wear sixes.” No town ever grows without unselfish service and genuine leadership based upon somebody's desire to be of service to oth- ers, The United States is the biggest beer drinking nation in the world but the per capita consumption is still held by Ger- many. a Don't Taxes Take the Cake? Asks the Key West Sunday Star. They have take about everything else, so " AG cake, too! Since the war France hasg had men, a Prime Minister, anda Pj terly cast down from their_hi cause they were too powertul. lemen- ceau, the Prime Minister, was the hero of his country after the war and should have been President but he was deemed too popular and powerful aud driven out of politics. President iMillerand advocated an extension of Presidential powers, com- plaining that the Constitution did not give him free enough hand, and he had to re- sign. The only way to check would-be dictators is to check ’em while the check- ing is good. - = The Key West Citizen thinks Uncle Sam's territory on the island city is over, but that his usefulness is not. © “Govern- ment real estate is the best and the most valuable on the island of Key West,” runs The Citizen’s proposition, ‘and except for that portion of the naval station could all be turned back to the city since the gov- ernmental agencies occupying these areas are on the inactive list. In turn the city could weleome people to come here by of- fering them free lots on these vacated gov- ernment premises as an inducement to build homes of a definite character.” It all depends, we supposoe, on whether Uncle Sam ever intends to come back.— Miami Daily News. |} and Jimmy, Sally and Jenny, to help their Congress. Congress, if it chooses, can as- $1,000 fine againstithe*father who |’ | (\. r taw is to forbid the employment of ‘our national debt, “How. does it compare “Section 1.. The Congress shalls] power to limit, regulate, and proHibit™ labor of persons under eighteen yeats o! ih ke { sagigts cf US eet ) 2. The power of the several states is unimpaired by this article, EX-| CEPT THAT THE OPERATION OF STATE LAWS SHALL BE SUSPENDED to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the Congress.” Putting it charitably, Secretary Per- kins is half. right. The Constitutional amendment itself does’ not forbid Johnny fathers and mothers. But it places just |. 8¢mie condi tly NO limitation upon the power of tells his son to carry in wo6dd or mow the everyone contends, the purpose children in industry, why not take a more direct method. Laws could be enacted like those supported by the National As- sociation of Manufacturers, forbidding the transportation in interstate commerce of goods produced, extracted, mined, manu- factured or processed by children in viola- tion of state laws. Then each state would retain the right to say what its citizens shall do, in- stead of vesting that power in the hands of a far-away federal agency which knows nothing about local conditions and prob- lems. “For nearly 18 years, the American people have rejected the Constitutional amendment. And now there is a better alternative available. PEDO De eee meeeeninremmme EL os Bi UNIFORM TRAFFIC LAWS In the interest of uniform traffic laws for the entire country, a conference on street and highway safety was held in Washington. Those sponsoring the con- ference rightly believe that the wide di- versity of traffic regulations now in effect tends to increase the number of accidents | which occur. H With each state, county and city si law unto itself in traffie matters, it is in- evitable that tourists and other travelers find it difficult to keep informed of the varying rules of the many different com- munities through which they pass. At the conference mentioned con- siderable discussion of speed regulations as had, after which it was voted to Hebhbiend a uniform limit of twenty miles an hour for both business and_resi- sections of cities, except at street intersections and school zéhes, where it ident, sts |gshod be reduced to fiftegn miles an sh Such a speed limit rigidly -enforced would conduce to greater safety than the freakish ordinances which exist in some places which prescribe a much less speed, but which no one pays any attention to. As a matter of fact, no arbitrary speed limit can insure safety when drivers fail to use common sense. But whatever speed or other regula- tions are determined upon should be uni- form throughout the entire country and the movement toward that end _ should have the hearty support of every com- munity. COMPARING PUBLIC DEBT : The question is often asked, apropos) with that of Great Britain?” Lad Personally, we do not know, but John T. Flynn, something of an authority, re- cently estimated the debt of England at 39 billion dollars, including 7 billions of local debts. The debt of the United States, he figures, is 51 billion dollars, in- cluding 17 billion of State and local debt. | Mr. Flynn says that if our debt was as | large proportionately as the debt of En | land it would be 120 billion dollars i #8 fi come, with all is well. tt. close the credit. the gales of an not sweep away tlie rine La se 58 ie spent a considerable a large part of the county's seriags a country’s hee with bank reserves limited and savings thus reduced, any great (Address questions to the author care of this newspaper) FRIENDLY HOUSE My door is open and my hearth is wide, sie a A& dinile ‘shall gteet you at my fireside, Remembering far too many closed doors Along life’s path, I make mine yours, But one price you shall pay who enter here, Bring me a laugh, a smile, or even a tear, These are the treasures we have set apart, The willing offering of a happy heart. There are no works of art, or costly things Upon my wall but front them gladness rings! © And bids the world to pause in passing by * To find a friendly house, where love is nigh) —ISABEL DE POO. Key West, Fla., March 6, 1987. SCARS OF WAR Beautiful lands that I once knew Have now become unknown places, Torn by shells and reeking gasses ‘Like distorted faces. Young faces disfigured by hate And by the lust to kill, For a country that is at war A prophecy they fulfill. For it is said by Him above ‘0OR There chalf always be wars y* DS 2 And on. those on¢e beautiful langed ue Be left unhealing’ scars. ah wr ate t , We must rebuild what is torn away And we must try to forget— For times moves toward another day Leaving no hours for fret. There comes a day when we look back Upon past strife; and then We can say peace and good will Toward all men. —CHARLES COLBERT. Key West, Fla., March 1, 1937. eoccccvcccoccesses | Hony Today In, History Ward Beecher, aged rs tional elergyman, Garden Hoes $1.00 Shovels, Long Handle $1.36 ececes eeecccece — Sea ee 24173 men died when Garden Rakes iss Shovele, Short Handle $1.00 Mass., elected by Congress secre i haa by: explosion ig Drahyccs! Stee] Lawn Rakes .............. 95¢ = Swing Weed Cutters $1.25 taly of War whole, sarmy,, the e ie Lawn Mowers: 14” Blade .. $8.25 Watering Pots: 4 Qt. BOe consisted of 700 men—retained as! 936—German army entrench- Lawn Mowers: 16” Blade With Watering Pot: 6 Qt. 90c secretary by Washington in 1789 . Rubber Wheels _......... $15.00 Grass Shears 40c 1876—Notorious “Boss” Tweed. ° Pruni Oe RE: 50c Ti Pruners of New York City found guilty in| ‘PIRATES CQVE,| yi a ree $1.50 six-million dollar suit and orde! to repay with interest—had mean- | while fled to Spain but brought back and died in j FAMOUS FISHING CAMP 1880—U. S. troops mass . and near San Francisco as precau-| tion against labor riot. | { |] Evening Dinner |] Luncheon ..... { For Reservations Telephone From Key West Swimming Pool Charming Surroundings Unsurpassed Fishing Excellent Cuisine 1882—More than 80,000 lft destitute by Mississippi floods. PIRATES COVE rs i 1887—(50 years ago) Died— famed Brooklyn, N. Y., Congrega- On Overseas Highway, 20 Miles a 80 Jacksonville to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Gentle to mod- | -ncipe.bagards. We'hiaWe & few safety deposit boxes | for rental to’ thésé! Of Our clients who desire to | {jase Rent: for ‘the safekeeping of jewelry, deeds, documents, ‘ anyother securities or nd partly overcast weather to- : night and Tuesday. ’ as . ) WEATHER CONDITIONS. “'Presstire is low th's morning the eastern Lake region uthward into the South Atlantic ites, Buffalo. N. Y., 29.56 inch- i }@s, and Wythevi'le, Va., 29.70 = }inches; while a high pressure area jwerested over the northern Rocky ountain and Plains States, and nds ‘southward into northern ‘exas. Williston, N. D., 30.42 Light to moderate rains have occurred during the last 24 $ {hours from the middle Gulf coast, and lower Mississippi Valley northeastward over the Carolinas _jand Virginia. There has a'so been| Wile {SOLO MOMIOTOLE TIO OTO ae THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the FDIC x 73, Oe hk hkad, SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best” White and Eliza Streets Phone 598 8 eee tit ttiddtitiddidditiigirg“Lidgéd a