The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 13, 1937, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC, L. A ‘MAN, President FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 19871 ee eee KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | BRACKETS HURT LABOR meet at the foot of White street at 8 o'clock. are You and Your | Nation’s Affaits Arthur A. Booker, negro charged with stealing one boat at Marathon and another at Mt ami, was given a preliminary hearing this morning and bound Wise leaders of union labor are anxious to stamp out the racketeering that has invaded some organizations. They know that all labor suffers when wrong is Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business M: From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. Entered at Florida, as second class matter IFTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated uo Rhe. Associated) Press is.exclusiyely entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otheMWisd credited im this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year i ~ Six Months Three Mon: One Month . Weekly .. ADVERTISING RATES Made Known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, ete., will be charged for at =the rate of i0 cents a line. é 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. ay _ IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY E CITIZEN 5 Hy Bridges to complete Road to Main- land. Water and Sewerage. Free Port. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion, Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique,” faction or class; always. do, its utmost, for. the publie welfare;.never tolerate $orruption or injustice; denounce vice dnd praisé virtue. couimend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle. Borrowing money is one way of bor- rowing trouble. aeeeeesy The Supreme Court battle ended in a hurry, or, has it ended? = “he dollar doesn’t goasfar as be- - fore, but it stays away much longer, There are advantages that small towns can have without trying to be the largest, biggest or most’ polyglot settle- ment of the area, : ‘If you can figure out the missing let- ‘ters you will know what word you use and the chance are ten to one that you are a woman, g—g—u—., If one were asked who makes the most money on the average, the doctor or the lawyer, the answer without hesitation - would be: the lawyer, of course. But an _ extensive study of these professions give the lawyer a lifetime earning capacity of $105,000, while the doctor's lifetime earn- ing power js $108,000, according to the survey. Everybody should take some form of exercise an, arising in.the-morning. Wrest- ling is recommended, but an opponent is not always handy,’ so ifthe wife sees that the collars of the shirt are well starched, {that .willuservestheepurpose, and though ‘the attendant profanity may facilitate the healthful exercise, it is not a necessary concomitant, There is talk af the administration going out of its way to punish those sen- ators who opposed President Roosevelt’s pet supreme court renovation plan. If the administration declares its vendetta, should take into consideration the | it) bility of the people declaring a vendetta} racket is being worked for the benefit of some hoodlums connected with labor or- ganizations. mind, consider the case of, thirty Cleve- land, Ohio, home-owners. They painted their houses, without employing union men. Some of them did the painting themselves. What happened? Well, in the night, vandals operating spray guns disfigured the houses by splashing red stain and paint over the newly painted homes. This is a dirty trick that will not help the union painters anywhere. It is a mild as breaking plate glass windows, over- | turning delivery trucks and such sabotage. |'In places wherg this kind of blackmail is going on the unions have, as a rule, been taken over by gangs who muscle in and work the racket at the expense of better union men. amare The police in several’ Ta¥gé “'tttie against this radketeering, ‘which ot 0 blackmails the public but often honorable laboring pedpte*to»e phy du The police should be encouraged by the public and by decent labor leaders and the racketeers should be put behind the bars. IS COLLEGE FOOTBALL FAILING? Football has come to be almost the ex- cuse for the existence of some institutions and a winning eleven the aim and object of the alumni of many institutions. In fact, given a winning gridiron sea- son, the year has been classed a success by those operating some of the colleges and universities of the land. With this general statement of the re- gard in which triumphant pigskins activi- ties are held it comes as a surprise to hear that St. Mary’s College, made famous by its’ football teams; which ‘have travelled from ope side of the continent to the other, has been sold at auction because of its in- ability to pay interest on a-debt of $1,370,- 500 since 1934. Incidentally, it is announced that the college would be leased to its present man- agement and that the football coach would be retained at a salary of $7,000 a year, plus ten per cent of the gridiron re- ceipts. This shows that, after all, the col- lege has not lost everything. DIVORCE LAW REFORM Divorce laws in Great Britain have recently been liberalized, although they still lack many of the stream-lined features of modern marriage wrecking as practiced in some American States. As adultery had been the only,groun of divorce there developed rae con vance and collusion between ‘saute? w wished to be free to take ip thew fanci In this country the-santers thing. @ be when'couples from certai6f@at commo! wealths rush to “liberal”. States, » to their marriage ties removed. The joker about the procedure in this country, if we have our law right,,js that most of these quick-divorces are not worth the paper they are typewritten upon. If interested parties see fit to make a con- test of the dissolution of thousands of these marriages there will be some confusion in many respects, 3 HOW STANDS YOUR WORD? It is not intended that every citizen of Key West shall be rich insofar as ma- | terial wealth is concerned but it is pos-; sible for every one of us to be rich in character, which is the*basis of human progress. We know a man, not even well-to-do, but others say that his word is depend- able, that if he says something you can de- pend upon it and that if he promises any- thing he will carry out his obligation. This is high praise, indeed. We would all be better off if we were more careful in making commitments and more earnest in performing our part of any mutual un- dertaking. Even in little things the word of a man or a woman should be the only | done in the name of labor although the | A a sample of the thing we have in! form of other more serious rackets, such have been condiicting” ‘epltited’ ‘drives He that also amount to a form of. blackmail a 3 yea ovércast weather During the course of American his- tory, there have been many disagree- ments between presidents and con- gressional groups. But never before does the record reveal such a severe rebuke as that given to the present chief eaecutive by the senate judiciary com- mittee. The re- buke was well deserved, for the investiga- tions of the committee had shown that there was no valid excuse for packing the Su- preme Court. In recommending the rejection of the so-called judiciary reform bill, the committee denounced it “as a needless, futile, and utterly danger- ous abandonment of constitutional inciple.”- The bill, declared the com- would not accomplish any of eg: fe mre. Wi the jidiciary.” ‘did the bill violate all his- |- édents, but if adopted, it cording to thé committee, s dangerous precedent for he “Future. Not least of the commit- tee’s objections were that) the bill would permit changing the’ Constitu- tion without the consent or approval of the people; that it would do away with protection of minorities; that it would be “subversive of the rights of individuals”; and that it would estab- lish political control over the judi- ciary. All who have considered the con- troversy over the court with an open mind appreciate the truth of the com- THE W Temperatures* Highest Lowest » Mean Se eecone Normal Mean .. Rainfall* Yesterday’s Precipitation Normal Precipitation “This record covers 2 ending at S o'clock th Tomorrow's Almamac | | Sun rises - - 6:00 a.j m.! Sun sets . 7:03 p.j m.' Moon rises .. 23 p.m. ; Tomorrow's ; A.M. High 2:48 Low 9:56 iif Barometer reading at 8 hy Sea level, 30.00. 5 WEATHER FORECAST i (Till 7:30 p. m.. Saturday). | Key West and Vicinity: Partly: cloudy, probably scattered thun- dershowers tonight and Saturday gentle to moderate southeast and south winds. Florida: Partly cloudy, seatter- | ed thundershowers Saturday and probably in extreme north portion and near extreme south coast to- nigh, and, Saturday. Jacksonville to Florida Straits jadiiEast «Gulf: Gentle to mod- te southeast and south winds; tonight | and »Saturday, seattered showers. 89 sri j 84 - s. | 8. | lod } OVWEATHER CONDITIONS The western high pressure area | has moved eastwatd and over-! spreads the country from the |Lake region southward over the jmiddle Mississippi Valley this morning and pressure continues! |high off the south Atlantic coast; / while areas of low pressure, cen- tered over the far northeast and M.|showers in. Texas, A Deserved Rebuke By ERIK McKINLEY ERIKSSON Professor of History, University of Southern California mittee’s statements. From the time that the President, on February 5, offered his surprise proposal to en- large the Supreme Court, most peo- ple, regardless of their political affili- ations, have been convinced that the true purpose was not to secure greater efficiency, but to force constitutional interpretations suitable to the present administration. LS But there is no longer any reason for attempting to force certain inter- pretations of the fundamental law. During its session which closed last month, the Supreme Court certainly did all that could be expected of it by the most ardent New Dealer. Nine- teen decisions affecting Federal laws which are a part of the New Deal were handed down and all were fa- vorable to the government. Nor were these decisions ordinary ones. The labor decisions and the decisions val- idating social security had the effect of stretching the Constitution further than it has ever been stretched be- fore, even in the days of Chief Jus- tice John Marshall. Even these broad interpretati were not enough to satisfy. : | dent and his neo-New Dealers, ‘ insisted that the court ‘Bilf shold bet adopted as they had-drafted its antl) they declared that,there, would be; “no compromise,” hip eye32 ods The senate committee tobi them their word. Four weeks Hetoré ff'stil mitted its report, the committee iby: ten to eight vote rejected the ‘plan, after first voting down all proposed compromises. The most heartening feature of the whole controversy is the fact that the emphatic rebuke to the President was made possible by the votes of promi- nent members of his own party. The opposition of the Republican mem- bers was taken for granted, but it took real courage for seven Demo- crats on the committee to oppose their leader. They proved that they were not “yes men.” af in| (Address questions to the author care of this newspaper) EATHER — ;far western districts, coyer most; games ahead, but the and other sections. Showers thunderstorms have occurred since yesterday morning throughout much of the Atlantic and East Gulf Statzs, Arkansas and Ten- nessee, with heavy rainfall Knoxville, Tenn., 1.75 incheS, At- lanta, Ga., 1.57 inches, Charlotte, N. C., 1.69 inches, Jacksonville, Fla., 1.97 inches, and Apalachi- cola, Fla., 1.02 inches. There have also been light scattered Kansas and olorado, Te changee f at: been’ ‘educa ‘readings still above normal 1 i ’ and maximum temperatures 100 ‘to 102 degrees that area yesterday. G. S. KENNEDY, Official in Charge reported /Today’s Horoscope eeecce eeccee ee Today’s native will be gifted with powers of intuition and ver- satility. The mere strength of the mental brilliancy will carry the fortenes along triumphantly to a certain point,, Jf the disposi- tion to be rebellious and ovef- bearing is only kept, in $ ond of life will be ap perous one; othervvise the. for- tunes appear to suecumb , under the exposure pi some scheming or double dealing. ra a tHe prog BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Century t For the ever-increasi } A Service for Travelers ing number of patrons who are planning a journey our bank offers AMERICAN EXPRESS TARVELERS CHEQUES as a protection for travel funds. , These Cheques, issued in convenient denomi- | | | i for each $100 purchased. erican Express Company Teller about them. ; | naffons of $10, $20, $50 and $100, cost only 7T5c. . They are spendable wherever travelers go, and carry the added and important feature of a prompt refund by the Am- in case of loss or'theft before your second signature is affixed. Ask the as THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Reserve at lahoma and northern oot Only half mile of road building and the big water gaps now sep- arate, Key West frem the main-' land of Florida. This half mile’ shouldbe fiflished in 60 days, at, the most, contractors believe. No Name Key bridge is complete. The road on that Key is now in use. It needs only a second coat of oil, only a few hours work to make a finished job. Three-! fourths of the two mile fill be-' tween Upper and Lower Mate-} cumbe is in place, leaving only aj scant half mile to be thrown up.| Rocking of 3,000 feet of this fill,! already in place, will begin on Monday County Engineer Wat- kins announces and the fill should be in readiness in 30 days, if no unforseen delays occur. Men are, working day and night on this! phase of the project. { { { t i (Operation of an aquarium and fish hatchery here by the state is only one of the moves to save, Florida millions of dollars she is now losing annually, according to, Dr. Thomas'R. Hodges, state shell! fish <énimissioner. Florida has Wade Heat! strides inthe past few, yeiirs iif’ ‘tie ‘Uevelopment of her ie bra {said “Dr!* Hodges, it shé"ha#"Diifely scratched the face. “'‘Shé is ‘still allowing mil- 's’té ‘tridkle through her fingers each year, money she might well easily keep. To stop this loss is the one big aim of the State Fish-; eries Department, and the aqua- rium and hatchery here is one move in this direction. Sunday will be a big day for; baseball fans in Key West. A two-ply ball game will be staged! at the barracks. Then Cuban; Stars will meet the Sluggers at 2) o’clock and one hour and a half later the Pirates lock horns with; {the American Stars. This latter} {game will be a humdinger it is) believed, as the teams were far apart with the Cuban Stars five} American} Stars tied the score by winning, five straight games. Tomorrow/ the games will have as a trophy, five gallons of ice cream, to be’ furnished by the losing nine. The baseball game which was, played yesterday by the Rotarians; and Navy Officers should, it was: declared, be called anything else but a ball game. The score was 15 to 14 with the Rotes on the} winning end. Hit by pitcher ap} peared numerous times . om, thé } egimportanty Baa aaM: it seamed fe Lk hd ke I SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best” score sheet, with bases on ball running a close second. Nobody called it a baseball game but Bil) Bates, and his decision was that it: was the worst he ever saw, Key. West. Wednesday morning, || Clearwater on: two vessels: te > Ut Bio Coast “Guatdy-were” 2 Editorial comment: ‘The ai seat reception” on. theit’ rium, it now seems certain, is go+| bythe Ky i ing to be located on the Reale} [etiegn hegion and others. vard, which is another exéellen¢! “+= —- . reason why it should not be ‘al-! lowed to remain in its unfinished! condition. The Up and Doing Bible Class Johnny Mack Brown in of the Fleming Street church will) BOOTHILL BRIGAD hold a wiener roast tomorrow Comedy and Serial night, Members and friends will COMFORT: Cooling breezes that drive away that lazy, sultry feeling. ECONOMY: - A real oscillating fan with strong ten inch blades at a new ‘low price. 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Phone® us today‘, MT Phone 598 White and Eliza Streets F against those senators who voted for the/ plan. Reprisals sometimes work like} boomerangs. | necessary guarantee of performance but | so often we overlook little obligations be- | Member of the Federal Deposit Insurances cause we do not think them important. | Corporetion (OPP LLL AA A A A A hh hhh hed dh badd tan een cetacean Ne