The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 31, 1937, Page 2

3 2 people who never came into contact with the old man who gave away bright, new | Highest dimes to some of those he met. Mr. Rockefellers monument is to be | Mea" found in the organizations that he founded |N°™™! Mea” - to serve humanity, including among others the Rockefeller Foundation, with $182,- Mg Otte—epiied tae beam. there will be no spiling of Gore. _A man may escape the law—but he to pay just the same: his lawyer. "President Roosevelt is ill with a head _ Golds that gives business a breathing spell. ‘The term “political economy” should rer Nothirg political is ever iets thee heat qoverted, but President Roose-| velt is doing his level best to disprove that theory. “The Lady Baltimore” is a famous restaurant in Mexico City, and is doing well at the present time, since the ef Windsor is preparing to mafry the lady from Baltimore. As a rule most tabloids are despised, hut still they serve a useful purpose. Most newspapers dislike being muddied with but without the Miami Daily Tribune erookedness in the Magic City would never come to light. _Facksonville has sold in the open $1,250.000 of revenue. certificates astoundingly low rate of 2.58 per One is inclined to take his hat off that can borfow money az ‘the United government. There is a dearth of \awyers in Key West. All but one attorney in this city will have a political job as soon as the new set-up is arranged. However, not all the jobs are a sinecure, and it becomes necessary to keep up a little practice on the side. Monroe county commissioners are of- fered some of their bonds at 74. They re- cently bought bonds considerably higher | | | $530,000,000 had been set aside for use in Teady to continue the work that he out- ‘He diligently gave it away until more than the public benefit. His great charities were world-wide in scope and his money, even today, blesses the lives of millions of 000,000; the General Education Board, with $129,000,000; the Laura Spelman Memorial, with $73,000,000; the Rocke- feller Institute for Medical Research, with $59,000,000; and, to some ent, “the f University of Chicago, with $34,000,000, ‘So wisely were his foundations organized that at his passing they find themselves oe and financed. Another evidence of his inherent greatness, in our opinion, at least, is the general good behavior of the Rockefellers, particularly his immediate family. Until an occasional “grand” made the head- lines the Rockefellers apparently lived sanely and soundly, in a manner befitting rich and poor. That this was due to an abiding religious faith seems reasonable to Lowest, Yesterday's Precipitation Normal Precipitation “Thin record covers Guiding at 8 o'clock thin morning: cloudy znd somewhat unsettled tonight and Tuesday; gentle ZION CITY, Hl.—It’s a crime | jto make ugly faces at a fello Jacksonville to Florida Straits citizen in this city it is every- and East Gulf: Gentle winds, where else. But th's city has an} ordinance prohibiting such con-} winds, mostly easterly. mostly easterly and fair weather aval « Southwest 5:37 a. m.! A.M. PM. Sea level, 29.99. WEATHER FORECAST (Till 8 p. m, Tuesday) i Key West and Vicinity: Partly! suppose, especially in the light of many |tonight and Tuesdey. duct. gifts to religious organizations, mostly of the Baptist faith. It is not for us to pass judgment upon Mr. Rockefeller’s business conduct, which } has been very often condemned. It is for! us, however, to appreciate the great soul, whose thoughts directed vast sums to humane purposes. Regardless of how he made his money, he had a Christian ideal { as to its use and his giving was more | miraculous than his fortune. He leaves | the earth as a great man, who made the world better, and a good man, who was} helpful to his fellow-men in their need. THINGS ONE REMEMBERS By R. M. Hofer According to the latest political ad-j vices from Washington, business can’t | make money fast enough for present taxes | to balance the budget, and heavy tax in- creases are now admitted to be necessary. | This will not be news to those who have | not been Kidding themselves. ee ee The labor agitators ars aitera tackling a porcupine. Bord has a led the world in short houxs and 5 wages. He has public good will.” freely admitted that he is apt to do the wi! predictable thing. As a forthright Am-| erican citizen, he will probably never take orders from either political or labor dicta- | tors. He has ample warrant for under- | taking to teach ingratitude a lasting les- ! son. s-*+ #¢ * | ' The motion picture censorship board of Kansas City showed the country what | than that and have been severely criticised ! suppression of free speech really means, ! therefor. It is interesting to note, how-| hn it cut the remarks of United States | ever, that whereas several years ago months would, go by.without a single de- linquent tax sedemption April saw $6,- 576.91 ano fs from this source. Maybe | oll (gas tax) will smooth the troubled does not excuse or mitigate it. To give; waters of Monroe after all, It won't be for | 48y¥ public official, big or little, dictatorial | hot trying.—Financial Letter. Senator Wheeler opposing packing the) Supreme Court, out of a “March of Time” | newsreel. The fact that the order was! later rescinded, due to public indignation, | | powers inevitably leads the United States along the road followed by Germany, Italy! State Senator Gomez when he as-! and Russia—countries whose one-man gov- | sumes the office of circuit judge of the 11th judicial circuit will retain the judge- ship until the unexpired term of the late 4Judge Browne is terminated. The office being 22 appointive one, Judge Gomez will | ernments exert iron-handed cohtrol over | screen, press and radio. There is no room i for censorship in a democracy. | j ee ee i | Roy Spencer, catcher of the Brooklyn’ not be rejuiced to run in the primary next | Dodgers, was pitched four balls the other | year, as so many thought he would. Also | day, yet didn’t get to first base. The ex-| i was @ constitutionai requirement on the | planation is that while he was leisurely | | part of the Governor Couc to appoint a} trotting to the initial sack a team mate on} successor to the vacated judgeship while | second tried to steal third, and was tagged the legislature was in session. for the third out, — i 16; A disturbance of moderate in- _g2 tensity is central over the Lake Su- 81, ‘perior region, Duluth, 29.68 inch- es, and pressure is low in the ei while pressure — is -bigh over the northern Rocky -13 Ins.’ younta'ns and Picteau region and|cap-talist, brother of the late verioS an area of high pivssure covers'John D., born at Richford, N. YX ‘the south A'tlantic Bales taldens Died Jane 24, 1922. . 7:12 p. m. ing the last 24 hours from south-| ness maitager of the New ‘ern California northeastwatd’ to ‘Ti eet ‘tke Lake region and) in: “Fexas. Abnormal'y high temperatures’ Subscribe to The Citizen—20c ‘ave being experienced in New weckly. 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