The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 21, 1937, Page 2

» their goal, PAGE Te0 The Key West Citizen “ Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. L. P, ARTMAN, President JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in y West and Monroe Coun’ Entered at Key 1 Florida, as second class matter FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press Whe Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not othersyise credited in this paper and also the local news published here, SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year ............... ‘ Six Months Months Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at the ‘rate of i0 cents a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which @ revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it.will not publish anonymous communi- cations. Hitler thinks that Europe needs a tonic, and the particular seane— rentonic. “Ie your inclination is to play the stock market, curb it. This is supposed to be phunny, not serious. t No, Polonius, brokers are not fellows who are broke; but if this economic condi- tion keeps up, they will be. Up to the present time, it has been so cool on the Jersey Coast, that the usual visitors are thinking of going ito Florida to keep warm and comfortable. If the American people adopted the idea not to go across until the European nations indebted to us would come across, it would be doubly profitable to us. If the brokers insist on greater broker- age fees, as it is their intention to do on account of diminishing business, they will fare worse and may really go broke. The amount of $500,000 that the CIO paid for presidential support is a lot of money, but a mere bagatelle to what the country at large is paying for this unholy alliance. Most newspapers which lose their self- respect and yield to coercion, do so be- cause their owners are financially im- potent. The outstanding qualifications of a worthwhile newspaper are self-respect, decency and fair play. The completion of the Overseas High- way will make Key West famous through- out the land, and the going down to sea to Key West in motor driven cars will be the factor that will make the Island City pros- perous, and the patience of its people de- servedly rewarded. OS REET TH In every phase of life confidence is a reat and influential factor, and lack of confidence in President Roosefelt is mak- ing business cautious, and, caution means a status quo, no moving forward. In this connection, it is noticed that the first thing the newly created finance minister of France, Mr. Bonnet, did upon assuming of- e, was to “create an atmosphere of con- fidence.” The American Legion and the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars are backing Ford in his forthcoming struggle with the C. L. Q., and the outcome may mark the turn- ing point in American labor history. As viewed with a non-partisan eye, it appears as an irresistible’ ferce meeting an im- movable body. .. It is possible there may be face-saving, : and the ‘irresistible force make a detour around the TMimovable body. The first non-stop flight from the Soviet Union to the United States has been accomplished. The skill and daring of} the three Russian fliers merits the highest praise, but we cannot agree with the press of Russia who in their ecstasy exclaimed that such a feat could only have been ac- complished under a Communistic regime. Qn that basis of reasoning we might state that under a republican regime the avia- tors would have reached Qakland, Cal., instead of Vancouver, Wash.. 90 miles short of it. FOUR BIG TAX-PAYERS Internal taxes, collected by ‘the gov- ernment during the past fiscal year, dicate definitely that business has proved although reflecting to a degree in- new levies. The former statement is attested by the big jump in receipts from individual income taxes which were $1,094,492, 370 | in the fiscal year 1937 as . against $674, 416,074 in 1936. Corporation taxes moved | from $738,522,229 to $1,054,888,779. Al-' | together income taxes gained $736,442,845 | j and amounted to 46 per cent of revenue receipts as against only 40 per cent of the total the year before. Fourteen States contributed than $100,000,000 to the grand total $4,652,504,106 collected from revenue, which includes income, tobacco, social security and other taxes. | It may be interesting to list the big tax: | paying States: New York . Illinois .. Pennsylvania North Carolina Michigan . Ghio -.... California New Jersey Virginia Massachusetts Kentucky Maryland and D. C Missouri .. Texas .. : It should, ois course, that these figures are not entirely dicative of the Fedral tax burden of the $976.200,712 405,150,742 397,326,915 310,990,302 287,496,938 268,171,429 250,916,339 189,725,026 . 176,259;426 156,414,428 ~ 110,425,569 109,649,052 105,431,515 102,182,974 “be understood in- larger States since the taxes they pay may | eventually be borne by persons in other States. tobacco taxes and is true, sense, of some of the income taxes which in a_ smaller may be based upon earnings from larger | | areas. By contrast, with these fourteen giant contributors to internal revenue comes nine States which pay less than $5,000,000. These are Arizona, Idaho, Mississippi, Ne- vada, Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming. How- ever, it should be borne in mind, again, that citizens of these States eventually pay some of the taxes collected in other States. THE PRESIDENT’S VETO JUSTIFIED It might not be pleasant reading for the million farmers affected but the Presi- dent was absolutely right in vetoing’ the bill to continue and extend lower interest rates to the borrowers from the Federal Land Banks and the Land Bank Commis- sioner. By analogy the 260 members of the House who voted to override his veto were | wrong. They think that they served the | best interests of farmers by continuing a} subsidy but, in the long run, they may do} the cause of agricultural harm, Farmers in this country, for the most, part, have long been penalized hy _pxces sive interest charges. They were ‘entitlec to relief and they got it, New, loans. be ing made by the land banks, a€ four per cent interest, reflect the “lowest rate tha’ has ever been made to farmers geiériilly ix this country.” It is a reasonable rate and one that most farmers can afford to pay under present conditions and there justification for asking the ‘government tc remit any part of it. The Citizen has always battled fo the farmers of this section and those who | reside elsewhere. We have not hesitated | to say that they have been badly treated | and that the nation allowed them to suf- | fer unduly in previous years. We do not be- credit much/ is lieve we serve the best interests of agri- | culture, however, by expecting unreason- | able favors or legislation that will create | prejudice against just demands. WE CONCUR Every American can concur in the re- cent opinion, delivered by Former Justice Willis Van Devanter, who said that “the Supreme Court has weathered storms be- fore, and I am sure it will weather the present one.” Regardless of differing views upc+ the wisdom of the Court Reform bill, now under discussion in Congress, there should be no dissent from Mr. Van Devanter dicta. The Supreme Court will continue if the present bill is defeated and it will sur- vive if the Roosevelt plan is passed Pet im- | internal | more | internal | liquor, | LAPORTE REI adn tEDO, This is illustrated in the liquor and | New Mexico, North Dakota, South | no | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You and Your || Nation’s | | The “Needy President, American Affairs One-Third” By ERNEST MINOR PATTERSON Academy of Political and Social Science President Roosevelt has recently | emphasized the condition of “one- third of our population the over- whelming majority of which . . . is ill - nourished, lz ill-clad and ill- housed.” He may later pre- sent specific proposals which he will advocate as remedies. There is al- ways argument over the bor- der-line be- tween “pov- erty’’ and “comfort.” The terms are rela- tive. Neverthe- less there is no one who will not agree that a serious pertentage of the people of the United States do not have incomes that per- mit their living at what we call an “American standard.” There is no one who will not favor in principle an attempt to raise their incomes The battle will rage over the methods to bel etiployed. No matter what measures are pro- posed there will be criticism for two reasons,,Some. will, of course, object because they will believe that they are to be unfairly burdened by taxes or_other,devices that are designed to aid the underprivileged. Others will believe that any particular remedy will not accomplish the desired pur- pose. The whole question is so diffi- cult that even men of the highest intelligence and good-will do not al- ways agree regarding methods. It should be possible, however, to clear the ground a little. The field of dispute can be narrowed by pointing out that there are two processes in- volved. One is the production of the good things of life that go to make up our “real income.” They are food, clothing, shelter and many other things that we desire and that, if ade- quate, make possible a high standard of living. The second is the process of distributing this total income among in the United States. Clearly production is basic. Unless production is adequate there cannot be an adequate amount distributed. just published its calculations for 1936. and estimates the total income pro- duced in that year at $63,799,000,000. divided among our aggregate popula- tion to be used as they wished, there would have been only about $305 per person in 1932 and $490 per person in 1936. Even in 1929 the amount would have been only $620 per capita. There are very few who urge that the distribution should be entirely equal. Most would agree that children should get less than adults, those of sound mind more than the insane, etc. Also most of us favor setting aside part of it as an addition to our capital equipment of the future. Also most people, including the liberals and even the radicals, believe it is wise to give larger incomes to the competent and to the industrious, although there are many ideas as to how large these differences should be. But no matter how we divide it up { the amount is clearly not enough to | permit the high standards we want. Clearly the basic need is for more production. Our national income is too small. This gives one test to be applied to any proposals that are made, either public or private. Will : the result be more or less production? Is a thirty-hour week to be approved? Not if it would seriously reduce the national income, as it undoubtedly : would. Is a restriction of agricultural | output desirable? Not unless we are convinced that we are producing more farm products than are appro- priate for a properly balanced national income. It is by no means clear that this has occurred. Moreover, any pro- ductive power set free by an agricul- tural policy should be applied just as promptly as possible to producing | something else — unless we want a smaller national income, which will mean less per capita. (Address questions to the author care of this eee Today’s Anniversaries 1818—Charles Robinson, Massa- chusetts’ physician, Kansas neer and political leader im a stormy period, first Kansas State Died near Lawrence, Kans., Aug. | 17, 1894, 1826—Mahlon Loomis, — phy- }sician, dentist, pioneer. experimen; } tor in Wireless a generation © be- 1 Zoré wire | Oppene'm, N. Y. ly irginia, broken-hearted at ure to win recognition, Oct. 1 1886, Died in West 13, Matthews, Cit » of the U. 1881-1889, Died March cinnati 1s {born in Cincinnati 1889. Sep Court, Woodward, president of 1849—Robert S. engitteet; ‘ physicist, the Carin institution, born at Rochester|! Mieh: Died in Wash- ingipa, B. C., June 29, 1924, Sam Bass, Western des per orn in Lawrence Co., jInd. Died in fight with Texas | Rangers, July 21,1878. } 1851- 1866 Thomas L. Masson, not- d editor of Life, born at Essex, } Conn. Died June 18, 1934. | 1870 Henry. R, Sezger, noted ic sic econa omist, born at Lan- ' sin, ic Died 1930 ‘QUICK: STOP ‘CHILLS AND FEVER! Take This Good Old Medicine for Malaria! When you've got chills and fever, | you want real and ready relief. You don't want to go through the usual old misery. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is what you want to take for Malaria. This is no new-fangied or untried Preparation, but a medicine of proven merit. i Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic con- tains tasteless quinidine and iron. It quickly relieves the chills and fever and also tends to build you up. That's the double effect you want The very next time you have ar j attack of chills and fever. get { Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and start taking i at once. All drug * stores sell Grove’s Tasteless Chill | Tonic. S@c and $1. The latter size ts the more economical, eesee: gove:nor, born at Hardwick, Mass. | fail: | "iPoday’ s Birthdays | C@CDeeeveracusccsocccece | { rs. Frances F. Preston, ‘at Buffalo, N. Y., 73 years ago. pio- { Dr. Henry G. Knight, wnagsens lof the Dept. of Agriculture’s Bu- reau of Chemistry and Soils, born! jat Bennington, Kans., 59 | ago. | 1 years ina of Rom, retired San Francisco Catho:ic archbishop, born at Ro- ‘chester, N. '¥., 77 years ago. Joseph F. Newton of Phila- cae noted Baptist clergyman, born at Decatur, Tex., 59 ago. the approximately 130,000,000 persons | The Department of Commerce has | This is a considerable increase from | the low of $39,545,000,000 of 1932 but | is still less than the $80,757.000.000 of | 1929. If these amounts were evenly | one- | jtimie Mrs. Grover Cleveland, born / Most Rt. Rev. Edward J. Han- years Seecccecccvesoeoscscsee® Temperatures* Highest Yesterday’s Precipitation .0 Ins. | Normal Precipitation | “Thin record covers 24-hour peri | ending at 8 o'clock thix morning. Tomorrow's Almanac |Sun rises 5:50 a. j Sun sets 7:17 p. |Moon rises . 6:40 p. | Moon sets 4:58 a. Tomorrow’s Tides A.M. High 8:58 Low 2:15 Barometer reading at 8 a. m. Sea kevel, 30.03. WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Thursday) Key West and Veinity: Partiy cloudy tonight and Thursday; gen- ; tle variable winds, mostly I ly. Florida: Generally fair tonight | and Thursday except rather wide- i ly _ scattered Thursday afternoon | portion. } Jacksonvill jand East Gulf: Gentle variable} winds and partly overcast weath-} er tonight and Thursday. | | i] { | in WEATHER CONDITIONS Pressure is moderately low on the coast of the Carolinas this |morning, and over the extreme upper Mississippi Valley, northern Plains and Rocky Mountain States, ,and southwestern distric' a widespread high pressure of moderate intensity covers most} j of the eastern half of the country, }and pressure is also moderately high over the north Pacife States. ! ; Showers have b2en general during ithe last 24 hours in the middle ‘and South Atlantic States, on | portions of the eaast Gulf coast,: and from northern Texas east-| ward into Mississippi, teing heavy tat Vicksburg, Miss., 1.32 inches, !and Charleton, S. 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