The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 17, 1937, Page 2

* ee Wy et SPECIAL NOTH. E Ail nvading notices, carde of thanks, resolutions of i Pespect, wary net! “eB ete, wil charg for at the Fate of 10 cents a | Notices for eitottatemaio. by churches from which derived + enue in to be are 5 cents 2 line. Citiren fs an open forum and invites discus- see of public issues and subjects of local cr general ‘eterest bet it will net publish anonymous communi- cations. rs IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1. Water and Sewerace. Bridges to cgmplete Road to Main- jand. Free Port. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports--Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. ® * see ‘The most popular man in Key West is the bill collector. asked to call again. We are just now pondering whether Men Week should be celebrated before or after Egg Week. It has us puzzled. Citizens of Key “West, who are con- templating a trip in their cars, should bear in mind that the death rate on the high- ways js mounting. 5 The Times-Union paragrapher must be intimately acquainted with the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Simpson. He calls them Eddie and Wally. Perhaps it is the familiarity that intends contempt. He is so frequently SSeS EDGE Wa SE fs REP REN Screen aE ZO Extending the time of keeping open’ the tax rolls by the legislature every time it meets, seems to be a foolish custom, and is merely a gesture inviting the glad hand of the taxpayer, most of-whom prefer to pay their taxes and get the ordeal over | with, In Miami, lese than 24 hours after tak- ing cath of office, the New Deal adminis- tration of the Magic city, decided to amend the charter so as to double its own pay. There ought to be a general law making it legal for a body of office hold- erm to become beneficiaries of boosts in salaries created by them. After his return from his latest fish- ing trip, President Roosevelt called in some | of the peoples’ representatives and insisted that he wanted favorable action on his supreme court renovation bill. He also called for a reduction of gover »mental ex- penses but left that to Congress, offerin: no suggestions how to do the magic trick. Yes; there is a municipal election next November, but the contemplative c>n- didates are shy about making it known to! what office they are aspiring. The cam- paign is still in the whispering stage. It is whispered that Mayor Galey and Jim Rob- | erts will try for the same off‘ce, but it is} not known what this office is; what we do} know ix that it is not for dog-catcher. } The result of the investigation of the} bonds, re-| may have his t refunding of Monroe County quested of the legislature by Representa- tive Papy, developed no chicanery, but it did show that the county commissioners jeans give up their existence because they either forget about trains and engines, or else can’t see them. injured because they occupy the rails ret rolling stock has the right of way.) figures, shuffle off their mortal coils at the rate of five a day while sleeping, walking $10.00 or loafing between the iron ribbons which seme 3.60 the engines use. We pay little or no attention to speeding automobiles which kill an average of a hundred persons every 24 hours and can hardly be expected to gape with astonish- ment as a minor cause of death that snuffs In a month, it seems, some 170 Amer- More than 500 are Trespassers, not included in the above Americans, it seems, are e hardy race. Last. week the British crowned a new king, the titular ruler of 500,000,000 peo- ple and the sovereign of about one-fourth of the land surface of the globe. Americans find it hard to understand the trappings of royalty that bedeck a cece 1749—Edwerd Jenner, gaan Clair Co., Ala., physic’ of vace-nation, born. 24, 1823. eehieved fame as a zoologist, born at Providence, R. I. 1836—W I torn in Bohemia, 1900, ur thoughts, We will not soon forget all Rather Unuas pela Lon ae And the hours of pleasure they brought. MARGARET EF. SINGLETON. Miss Singleton, writer of the above poem, spent some time here several months ago, coming here for her health which i ing her stay, and her remenrbrance of the Island City will be en- joyed and appreciated by the many friends made during git visit, it is stated. Today’s Anniversaries famed as th» originator Died Jan. newspaper publisher, : peeteay. J, Theodore Marriner m Steinitz, noted lon and New York 45 years ago. of his gen>ration, pate Died Aug. 12, George chairman of r the —Wiliam H. ; . P 183 Hare, the democratic country, which leads the United Protestant bishop knows ‘as the States in application of social security laws | ‘A‘ le te the Sioux,” born at Princeton, N. J. Died Oct. 23,'__Rev. John and even now prepares to take over the coal mines of the nation as a governmental enterprise. While His Majesty, George VI, rules the British Empire in theory he does so, in fact, according to the advice tendered | aE by countless representatives of the people. Thus the King speaks the popular mind as interpreted by the elected spokesmen of his people in many parts of his realm and, in| other areas, acts through administrators} trying to introduce representative institu- tions. What happens when the King does nét follow the advice of elected officials | explains why it is now King George and not King Edward! MUSSOLINI BARS THE NEWS j It is hard to understand just exactly what Premier Mussolini expects to gain by breaking off journalistic. relations with! Great Britain. By placing a ban on the distribution in Italy of all. British news- papers except three and by recalling from London all Italian correspondents the Italian Dictator seems to think that he has | done something to Great Britain. In these steps Mussolini has only fol- lowed the example of other absolute gov- ernments although the effectiveness of his program may be more complete. Cer- tainly, it is plain that If Duce is anxious to indicate his resentment of the attitude of the English press toward Italy’s activity in Ethiopia and Spain. It may be that he will eventually be successful in preventing the | | Italian people from acquiring any informa- | tion whatever from the outside world but | so far as we can see, this will not hurt any- | } body except the Italians. | ! REWARD FOR DELINQUENCY (Tampa Tribune) } Florida is: putting a premium on delinquency { in tax payments, rather than on prompt and full | phyment. | In- numerous instances, delinquent taxpayers ! Now a bill in| the Legislature proposes to accept 10 cents on the | dollar for taxes due before nt thereto. | have been given liberal discounts. 1930 and 25 cents | subse; A property owner can actually save money for a number of years. m the Key West Citizen: | by not paying his taxes Well said is this fr “How about enacting a law by which a taxpayer ! xes reduced by 50 pereent if he pays when his taxes are due, instead of waiting | until he becomes delinquent and a bad citizen, then making the reduction in an even greater amount? If this were done there would be little tax dodging | were not smart, when they had the oppor- tunity to sell bonds at 24, but waited until they had sky-rocketed to more than triple this price. Possibly the county commis- eloners were pessimistic and thought the bonds when they were 24 would sink still lower. because the excuse of inability to pay would be lacking, and the fear of irrevocable property locs | for delinquency would be the further urge to pap. | Delinquents under these conditions would not pay their | under any circumstances and should lose | property.” i 1909. 1842—Ma Geerg thor, born in Florid: 15, 1913. of the Pres! eign Missions, Nu c¥,, Edwa editor, jour ds Bryan, st and au- Died June Ex-King \A’fonso ‘bern 51 years ago. Copyright 1937, Liccett & Myzns Tosacco Co. Chesterfields will gwe you more pleasure . a + Dr. John W. Abercrombie, bama’s noted educator, born in St. i TL years ago. Ala- | and they make both a sore consumer. Harry Chandler-of Los Angz'és,| Lendaff, N. H., 73 years ago. 1797—-Theovhilus Parsons, Har- pemar cr composer-conductor, born at Jer-| Nazis persecuting Catholic Died Oct. 16, S¢¥. City, N.J., 47 years ago. 1877. i s diplomat, born at Portiand, Maine, H i h Allen ef New York, | anies have Duke a tn in Warren Co., N. C. hg. ackay, seer etary | Scotland, 48 years ago. Spair, rites? ‘when you're drivin’ a point home. | Soaring taxes make soaring prices WHO KNOWS? 1. Why was hydrogen gas us-: i? ed generally in dirigibles? } 2. Are State and local govern-! j i out only ten or twelve lives every time the | vard Law School's noted professor’ Gayernor Richard W. Leche of! For in rises. of h’s day, born at Newburyport, Louisiana, born in “New Orleans i. doing anything for relief? : who are E s Mass. Died Jan. 26, 1882. 39 years ago. y How many motor-vehie'es‘ —_— epee jare registered in the United: GEORGE 1804—John G, Amthony, the ea eete | States? zONG vi Cincinnati business man who Philip Jan f New York City,; 4. To what extent are — the lead- nm in Germany? 5. What is the program in Mexico? j 6. Have Italy and Germany| land reform ! 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