The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 27, 1937, Page 2

lative problems faced by the electric in- | dustry. | A man claiming to be Dr. Harry ‘thority on. In 1936, the company’s taxes totaled _ }C. Maine, an American Legion- y, naire of Binghampton, N. Yona oh taking part in a “hike” from that ence to ‘colonel pi $7,153,509—an increase of 9.2 per cent over 1935. The preferred and common! dividends paid by the company were very By CLARENCE W. FACKLER Associate Professor of Economics, New York University little larger than: taxes paid—$7,277,998. | out there cnet idea be Paap things S hard at its new-found} | ‘in the country’s market- ‘In other words, government received ai | price boom. But as always, been. one a most as h of th * i = ee much of the company’s earnings pay . paeyeng en pre amg aang as did its owners, and government had no j investment and took no risk. ernment and to in- | Expressing the company’s tax bur- fused ‘Treasury spends lavishly wits both dens another way , in 1920 its taxes Even ‘To shift the flow of public funds amounted to $4.38 for each active meter | ae PRA TATIE in service. In 1935 they amounted to! Aaceaenet be iow a ne cat aan dsane * ‘ c t the rest period.| the heavy goods industries, particu- cidbbamne warns $6.25. And in 1936 they touched the z : 3 i Hy Made known on application. " that since the) tivity in the latter group is still 7 per record figure of $7.10. scrap began, the| cent below the 1923-1925 level, while Svaenal, neTsce } 'Administration| production in consumers’ goods in- respect, notices, ete. Will be charged for at ; | ae nd the weree Dollie evens tine | erie #9 per cent above that aver | isconic reply: “Party unknowny tee tate GF 16 cents © tine. taxes will not go down, and new taxes— promi y goes tanger gr in gieny —. curtaitment of {20 account,” ‘ ; je pertaae ie te be derived are S conte a lice,” such as the Social Security Tax—go into | [is qforts to stop, the onsisught of major PWA projects, which require ' a : ee cece is an ee Seuee 908 savline E coset effect. Treasury moved to reduce bank re- poss gpa rt slg mepe spon ne ane valine ate : fetereas at it will not publish anonymous communi- serves by raising requirements grad- Palla reat ee aa And: he oe en eee ee It would not be so serious if govern-} yany and by sterilizing gold. Money wes hen the | demand ins to " . ment, as it increased the tax burden borne | tates, soon began, to Ss oe aise the prices toe mente goods |tee this morning turned over to by public service companies, at the samej| _ Since July, 1936, reporting member lon plo angen yay lets jthe Red Cross $277, for the re- = banks of the reserve system have sold) 7). neg. 4 jlief fund being collected in behalf time encouraged them to _ expand, under! approximately $1,000,000,000 of their Secs thd qvesiun's oc/ call oe joe the flood sufferers in the Mis- fair regulation, and increase their business | pig ecia’ ie ae ict n Gat tae eee Co ee sissippi Valley district. Those = ee ., for business loans continues, and high- | 1929 averages, although commodity |who desire to contribute to this and ie enues. Bal itn stcusian paradox | er interest rates can be earned. price levels are only 13 per cent be- "i fund and who have not been that even as government boosts taxes on However, from first to last the Ad-| low Legg the so-called, “normal! cglled on by the committees may speas “4 - . sae Fs 4. ini: i fessed undyi ear Or 7 6 utilities, it is building subsidized, taxnfree | ministiation hi Brest estes to make|~ Plainly, if production were stimu-,|send check t6 the Chamber of competitive plants of:its,..own—and «en- business good. Only a few weeks ago| lated by barrier-removing legislation, |Commerce or telephone and a col- lector, will come at once. i solicited the Rotary Club commit- APVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Bridgegito complete Road to Main lund. we & i ‘ it announced that falling bond prices} and government spending reduced, couraging, through gifts and loans, the; would be supported by open market the price bocen would Genppaae aie . sae . Reserve banks. ically. at is mor construction of subsidized, tax-free muni- | Purchases of the Reserve banks. This) mate sraula become so scarce as to cipal plants, renewed wae on the cg gpl climinate the unemployment problem . e si om. sway! without resorting e sul luge In other words, it is deliberately kill- Pont sheng — ry ne Lot arena of eau weekly Bours paral 2, . as n unable wi planners ee ing the goose that lays its golden tax eggs | Champion is just comning and will neat Sesbion. base sapataly cranind ‘ i . | get down to business later on, or) conditions whic! eretofore have ‘and transferring the tax load to the re-| Dhether he has forgotten the rules} been condemned, and then have tried Cartons iaeigtas a aes maining geese (the public) entirely. to forestall the inevitable disaster by m officials report having z : : Free advice in such times is gen-| clumsy efforts. handled a great number of pas — -Eece a aa No private business could remain sol- | erally disregarded. But, before the oat “obvious errors policy should ;Sengers arriving from Cuba yes “ ; seh? ‘ ‘ ; 3 “5 ‘ham| To “sympathize with” means to “feel | vent and adopt a deliberate policy of de- | 300d Found begins yon corr epors,|Jump ap for the second round and |‘erday. It was not the largest Pree Port. Hotels and Apartments. Rathing Pavilion. Abgort—Land and Sea. Conselidation of County and City Government. | Editorial comment: Dean Inge says that the best way to remain orthodox is not to think at all. Many find no difficulty in remain- ing orthodox. ; t eres an eaging motion arial ieding hsbiathens ot Taxes will be still higher. Existing with” others. ing i i ; asks leave to shout out the suggestion | try for a production knock-out by | umber ever handled at this port, * atroy! Hy “e — Py sr — ken to | inst the Champion bend every effort] swinging with both hands. |but the fact that there. was not — is high time the people awaken to § any seizures mad ev. vs 2 - = is " “4 stions thor, th’ \y ‘es made, not even a Olean Up and Paint Up may sound] this intolerable situation and realize the | Saercgyl am fe Hise eatin censiof Wie necennnes) package of cigarettes, was the re- old-fashioned but it is a good slogan. great stake they have in this vital prob-| ete ae = <2 | markable “part of the.” expen 7 eseee cf eecceveceveseceseoses ence, seis lem—a cash stake amounting to nearly 15 | ? {r V 9y’ » "a Information is available on most sub-| per cent of the entire gross income of pri- Today s Today's Horoscop e| 2 ¥ . . Pan : : : . i ae Jeeta; the trouble is to get somebody in- = ane — _— | Anniversaries [> seg: eewiiins! 08 eeenimaal beh oe er ccmeel wean ae terested in it. Se A WOE WeU AVE LO | cccccccccccccccccceseee| Mind, and one who keeps it along}Ports show, she ships out of this “ be paid by the people in additional taxes) 11.7 (a9 years ago) Edward) {*¢, dmary tacks of life. ee Song more than twice the en- 4 i on themselves, i rivate utili ae 37—(200 years ago : ward though seeming incapable of great|tire state combined. During the Men slain by accident are always the aN veg private utility earnings pon, celebrated English his-' effort, there is still niin lerable| month of February, according to Vibtime OT Gther persons who “are sure} Were destroyed. | torian, author of the “Decline and! resoltion ard generally good) the report of the customs serv- there is no danger. a ci a LAW Of the: Roman Empire,” born.|!uck. Many of those born today | ice, shipments through Key West A DOUBLE DANGER Died Jan. 15, 1794 | attain to a comparative degree of | totalled $3,026,199 or, in other Be : comfort, though contented with figures, more than twice the rest! Bowes jless than more ambitious people aft, 5 Key West not only leads the state in the value of her exports The trouble with so many people who Miiad-te aldablive' ti thatthey don't. be- Mr. Ailfred P. Sloan, Jr., it seems to} 1759 — Mary Wollstone H ak i. a lieve in supihing else. he us, expresses accurately a current problem j English author, whose “Vind SPI II OOS GML. when he says that “the public should con- | 9" of the Rights of Women” is William E, Nesheld, who died; : ee | ee Chinese stenographers have little op- ee nn sider what may happen if a few men gain 'a landmark in the history of fem-;in 1888, was an English architect i Ah ND . a hin’sm, bern. Died Sept. 10,; and an authority on furniture. portunity to display originality, as there is eiccatorahips er _aericn s industry) 1797, | Tae Sar ‘ Pag aig without any responsibility attached ex-! Bei | Mount McKinley, highest peak no spelling in their language. rept to th Ives.” Bees: bs i ‘in North America, has two sum-} _ _ Sauer te 1791—Samuel F, B. Morse, un-| mits, designated North Peak andj er 10 eet dr. Sloan was talking about the dan- / tii 40 wholly devoted to the pr ‘ . Key West, whether you believe it or not, is just as good and no beter than hun- dreds of other places in the United States. However, Key West is your home and you ean make it what you want it to be. f She P jouth Peak. gers that are inherent if irresponsible labor | fession of art, inventor of t ——. leaders obtain a strangle-hold upon Am- | graphy, whose first experiments! <i . erican business. Undoubtedly, such dan- | ™¢t With a storm of ridicule, born SAVE THIS COUPON ma fi in Boston. Died in New York, | and two others appearing in gers exist and the public should take due | apyit 2, 1872. \Eucainee. aaa Weonenanyes notice of the potential threat to the gen- —= CITIZEN of this week and 1 If 1822—Uly S. Grant, tan-‘] pring th { e e| ‘ a RRR Se * -'T bring them to— o Ate sae eeu his question is |22"* 20% soldier of the Mexican Gcath Bickila Goutanciiag by our ancestors, and the snootiest people low, the other side to this question is | War, farmer, real estate man and | “g" Engineering Company in the next generation may be the Daugh- that similar dangers exist ita “few men | clerk, from colonel to lieutenant- | 4, THURSDAY with 89c and ; 4 gain dictatorships” over Americafl indus-£encra! in the Civl War, 18th receive one 16-piece set j | ters of the Jobless.—St. Louis Star-Times A | Pres'dent, born at Point Pleasant, SPECIAL SALE ON ARMOR BOARD. GREEN ON ONE SIDE, CREAM ON THE OTHER. 48” WIDE, 8’, 10° AND 12’ LENGTHS. REGULAR PRICE $35.00 M. SCREEN DOORS Shipment Just Received We are proud of hardships endured Ps A v ithout any responsibility “except ‘to | p penn ab foe a veesa | Mount Vernon Dinnerware hat may come to pass in these topsy-| ‘Y wit ny. respon EXCEDE tO lOnio. Died near Saratoga, N. Y. feng Sten Ton - . sis themselves” ‘even if the dew*men, are,il- [july 23, 1885, Set consists of four, plates Fd hhh td turvy times. _, dustriat lena 4 ae osibiy-basi four cups. sane Bon taely ' ; Sa, ustrial leaders and magnates of big -busi- POS RaE sa SO Ree . || .cereal dishes. Or bring $1.1 sari =e CS = pee! rouse ini peatland At Bilbao lasl week, the population| es. ‘The public-ghaul@also take.” duc | uitbt—Miice Mopse Karle anti | Sng reccive oversine pimenfpQz {jy POORS MADE OF 7-8” PINE MORTISED AND TENNONED WITH nd writer, on colonial | bates instead of standard}! & , GALVANIZED WIRE N ‘ ‘ + ‘ N : eee : ’ 5 : : N i) ‘ Nn) N ‘ ‘ N N N N) N) by x . x notice of this potential threat to} the gen- |life, born at Worcester, Mass. his time, used to ride a broom as a hobby- about some day leads to the conclusion | horse around the billiard table of his home, | that a start might as well be made. Busi- \ cutting antics like a 5-year-old. The pop-| ness is improving and the condition of the} ular impression of Woodrow Wilson as an} nation has improved. ; THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST aloof scholar, to be app~acied with awe, That beneficiaries of the spending | Member of the FDIC till prevails, yet it was his wont to con-| policies will howl is to be expected but, | vulse his household with imitations of a! just because they like to get the money, is; drunk, when he felt the urge to become | not a sufficient reason for the government | less rigorous. | to go into bankruptcy. _ SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best” White and Eliza Streets Phone 598 Member of the Federal Reserve pwc ee on = eral welfare in the future. fue in New York, Feb. 16, 1911. | * good only until \ are having copious rains in the Spanish | In fact, the greatest danger to the | Roche, | Pen ana ee i® port city, but presumably the inhabitants general welfare is that over-zealous lead- oe i oe eae Fla. a econ cething, ihistn oui. | 3’, 0x7’, 0" 3 80 would like to see it rain cats and dogs. ers of labor or industry may so misplay the | ase. PRR ee IY eee iaglhts ig 4 . e : game as to permit the other side to cap- j : & 1 1-8 CYPRESS DOORS WITH 4 VERTICAL WOOD SPINDLES A’ It is said that in the recent Crummer| ture overwhelming public support for im-|~———=SSOSC~CS~S @ BOTTOM—ALL SIZES deal which prolonged the Monroe County practicable proposals. This has happened | & tax situation far into the future, certair! in the past to the injury of the sound | i® With Galvanized Wire .... $4.50 individuals, well known to all, were pal-| Progress of labor and of business. ; | ma liated with crumbs from the Crummer = o =e SAFEGUARD YOUR VALUABLES I) With Bronze Wire 5.45 table. Why is The Citizen never asked ECONOMY MOVE WELCOMED | iN) ss _ to share in these mellifluous cuts from the ere eee 2 ih ar it of the cucurbitaceous vine? It, too,| _ ee that ro President - Don’t expose your valuables to robbery and h) GARDEN HOSE eemeeerigreere finereader a Cnarom bare oe) Wetare stew mics depot ion | | pane'who have a reputation of be-| nancial house must be put in order make! _for rental to those of our clients who desire to iN.) SOLID BLACK RUBBER HOSE COMPLETE WITH COUPLINGS : | ing digsifi@d and aloof often indulge in| g00d reading for most Americans. | use them for the safekeeping of jewelry, deeds, '& be most Iwiicrous kind of horse-play, un-! The fact that the government has} mortgages, life insurance policies, your will or i‘ 25’ Length 7 $1.89 ; nage as a relaxation. Cardinal Riche- | operated at a deficit for nearly eight years | any other securities or valuable documents, i® lieu, one of the grea‘est intellectuals of| and that an end to spending must come | ‘ ; y 50° Length 3.50 . N N \) s LQILGO LIL LIIS LS 4a io va DS iLVV@ IIHS. oe