The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 26, 1937, Page 2

# “ a : Sha BEE Pee Beis this * “return home that night. PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC, L, P. ARTMAN, President 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 Key West, Florida, as second class matter FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR Mem' ‘Associated Press fhe Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES dne Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES 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 cenis a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which = revenue is to be derived are 6 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- es ewan WILL always seek’ the “e print E without fear and without favor; fiever he 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 public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue. commend 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. THE KEY WEST IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- land. Free Port, Hotels and Apartments, Bathing Pavilion. Airports—-Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Nothing undermines communism more than steady work and fair pay. It appears, at times, that the only way to get peace is to get through with a war. There are people in Key West who think they can make solemn promises and get away with it. With snow, falling as tr South Oks Tennessee, thétouristiseasom will begin even earlier'than usual. : Aig Sure, Key West can aceommodate 5,- , 000 tourists in a single day, provided they Be prepared. The first snow of the winter has fallen = in the Great Smoky Mountains and Blanket mountain is covered with a blanket of ~ snow, believe it or not, Statistician Babson reiterates that the = prevailing stock market is one that can- ~ not take it. Those from whom it took about all they had will dispute that state- ~ ment vehemently. The balanced budget will come about when Congress decides not to spend more money than the government collects, and informs the President in no uncertain terms: “Thus far and no farther.” Winston Churchill, champion of British rearmament, says that the British Empire could be defended by “association with other friendly countries who share our sentiments and our dangers.” For- tunately we are not in danger, but the British Empire is, and she would very much like to have America on her side, but America has a memory, and she hasn't forgotten. During the World War it was jocularly said that President Wilson was the best president England ever had. For further study of this issue there Quincy Howe's “England Expects American To Do His Duty.” is . Every | titled to speak wit NAVY DAY AND THE NAVY Navy Day, sponsored by the Navy League, occurs this year on Oct. 27th, to- morrow, and in towns, cities and naval sta- | tions the occasion will be used to adver- tise the Navy and its needs. | Most of the ‘coastal cities will stage i parades and observe the day appropriate- ly. Some inland cities will ©alsé* make note of the Navy in the life of the nation, the Navy “means nothing” in their lives. History of past conflicts has ij strated. that sea-power is the source of victory in most wars where fleets can be ! used for action. The commerce of the | world depends upon the fleets of the world for its growth and protection. More im- portant, the intelligent and courageous use * | of naval units by leading naval powers can adequately and completely police the | oceans of the world and almost guarantee | | international peace. to be at a high peak of efficiency today and, in-size, ranks just below Great Britain’s squadrons.. In a world where ag- ‘gressors move about the globe with im- punity and powerit is just as well=tirat the United States has a fleet powerful enough to protect our country from suc- cessful invasion, : There are those who suggest that cer- tain nations in the world today have their covetous eyes fixed upon South Am- erica “when the time is ripe” for aggres- sive action. The policy of this country heretofore has been to protect Central and South American nations from European aggression and if this is to continue to be an American policy there must be a Navy strong enough to make it effective and re- spected. The effort to limit the navies of the nations through agreement had the sym- pathetic support of this government and its people. Now that it has fallen down, through no fault of ours, it is necessary for the United States to build and main- tain a Navy equal to that of any other power. This much, it seems, is necessary, at least, until the world enters upon more stable and peaceful ways. A BASEBALL CLASSIC Some remarkable games have been played during the 1937 baseball season, but none quite equalled the slugging match between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics one June day in 1932, which the Yankees won by the score of 20 to 13. The hero of the game was Lou Gehrig | of the Yankees, who hit four home runs in his first four trips to the plate. In his fifth time at bat he grounded out, and in his sixth he was denied his fifth home run of the game only by a_ sensational one- hand catch by Simmons in center field. Gehrig had a previous record of three } home runs in each of three games. He shares with two old-timers the record of four home runs in a major league game, and was the first to accomplish the feat since Ed Delehanty of the Phillies did the trick in 1896. Bob Lowe of the Bost6én Nationals did it in 1894, Lowe also hitting four homers in his first four times at bat. Babe Ruth never hit more than three home runs in a single game. In the Yankee-Athletics game tioned, Ruth, Combs and Lazzeri also hit homers for the Yankees. Lazzeri’s ing in the ninth with the bases full. men- total of seven home runs in a single game by one team tied the all-time record. The complete batting records of the game: Yankees, 12 singles, 3 doubles, 2 triples, and 7 home runs. Athletics, 2 doubles, 3 triples, and 2 singles, runs. FINAL AUTHORITY With so many speeches’ made and go many newspaper columns written it is @j- most inevitable that some speake: and some writers, in thetf’Yeat “T8iret To" de- pend entirely upon facts and in making their appeals. Those who strive to arouse emotion, who seek to stir prejudice and who u justly sway public sentiment are a menace to the well-being of the people. T mislead the foolish and thwart the wise. So far as we have been'able reason to j serve there is no monopoly of wisdom t« | be witnessed in individual, quently, with rare exception | person who knows any it all and is thus er final authority upor any subject. | Others will take little interest in the sub- j ject under the mistaken impression that | demon- | 6} home | i The Navy of the United States seems | . i ob-! Conse- | , there jis no | THE KEY WEST CITI7EN You and Your Nation’s Affairs Cotton Shifted to Taxpayer By ERNEST MINOR PATTERSON President, American Academy From.time to time we have com- mented in this column on attempts to control prices. These attempts are of two kinds: to.de'ermine the general level of prices and to deter- mine the price for particular commodities, such as pota- toes or wheat or cotton. Each_ raises difficult ques- tions, For ex- ample, notice the effort. now being made to maintain a high price for cot- ton. A recent Act of Congress provides for government loans on cotton at nine cents a pound and an additional out- right subsidy of three cents—a total of twelve cents. There are numerous limitations in the law which limit its application so that it does not cover the entire crop, but cotton growers clearly expected it to hold the price at or near twelve ents. This has not happened. Prices have fallen to the lowest levels of two years past and do not yet show signs of steadying. There are, of course, many intricate market factors involved which only a cotton expert can analyze, but there are involved two fundamentals for all of us to remember. One is the sup- ply of cotton. The latest edition of the Statistical Year-Book of the League of Nations lists forty countries where cotton is raised. From 1925 to 1929 the annual a’ was 57,700,000 quin- 100 pounds). Of this States produced 33,104,- 009 quintals, or over 57 per cent. The estimated output for 1936-37 is 68,- 500,009 quintals. Of this the United States is listed at 26,838,000 quintals or less than 40 per cent. The world total had greatly increased while that of the United States had fallen. This year the United States is con- fronted with one of the largest crops in its history. And this huge crop ap- pears in a world whose total cotton production has ‘vastly’ increased. There may be shortages elsewhere but with areas planted growing year of Political and Social ‘Science by year in Africa, in Asia, in South America and even in Eur: and in Central America, the probability of a large world crop is great. How about demand? This cannot be clearly stated. But with the increased use of rayon and with our knowledge of the general financial distress of the cotton manufacturing industry, it is difficult to see a growth of demand that will maintain a twelve-cent price for our output. One index is found in our export of raw cotton. They de- clined from an average of $756,676,000 during the period from 1926 to 1930 to $361,043,000 in 1936. One general statement can be made, Prices for any product can be main- tained effectively only by restrict- ing supply or by stimulating demand or by a combination of the two. As yet there is no sign of a growing de- mand, while the supply is definitely increasing all over the world. As yet we have not been able to control pro- duction even within the United States. The answer is clear. If our cotton growers are to receive the high price they want (and some are urging the “parity” price which is now about 17 cents), they can get it only from the public treasury or from a domestic price above the world price. A high price will curtail domestic demand and increase the amount of cotton which the government will have to hold or destroy or “dump” abroad as best it can. This is said with due appreciation of the difficulties faced by growers of cotton and of other agricultural prod- ucts. Demand for what theyproduce is “inelastic,” that is, demand is slightly changed with fluctuations in price. If crops are large and prices start to fall, demand is not stimulated greatly. If crops are small, prices may rise very high, Fluctuations in price are extreme, bringing uncertainty and distress. Moreover, with so many small producers acreage planted is not easy to control and in any case weather plays.a large part. All this is true and explains the in- sistence that “government do some- thing.” What the United States gov- ernment effort has done is to shift the burden to the g-nera! public, ie., to the taxpayer. Is this what we want? If not, then some other answer must be found. (Address questions to the author care of this newspaper) Today’s Anniversaries © ce 1833—Adeiaide Phillips, the most famous American contralto of her generation, born in Eng- land. Died Oct. 3, 1882. 1835—Thomas M. Bowen, Kan- sas soldier and legislator, Arkan- sas jurist, Colorado miner and senator, born at Burlington, Died Dee. 30, 1906, 1845—Edward Harrigan, noted 'New York City playwright, actor/ and producer, born there. Died June ’, 1911. 1854—Charles W. Post, Battle Creek, Mich., originator of pre- pared foods, advertising expert end anti-union leader, born at Springfield, Ill. Died May 9, 1914. 1855—Sydney Rosenfeld, first editor of “Puck,” among the country’s great playwrights of his time, born at Richmond, Va. Died in New York, June 13, 1931. 1876—-Hyman G. Enelow, not- ed Rabbi and American Jewish leader, born in Russia. Died Feb. BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Century Ambulance Service sed Embalmer Night 696-W Ta. ' | WHO KNOWS? i 1 ° | — 1. When will the Tarm Bureau Federation meet? | 2. Did the United States ever !mint a twenty-cent piece? 3. Tiow much American capi- tal is invested in Mexico? 4. How many “Fireside Chats” jhas the President delivered over | the radio? 5. Has Japenese aggression in {China been continbous since the (seizure of Manchukuo in 1931? 6. How many $2-bills are | circulation? 7. Has the United States ever |hed diplomatic relations with thé | Vatican? ‘ 8. Have farm wages reached {the pre-depression ‘levels? | 9. Are there any veterans of }the War of 1812 still drawing | pensions? | 10. How much money on | deposit in the banks of the coun | try? | is | (See “The Answers” on Page 4) | It's Easy To Be Mistaken About | STOMACH TRO BLE Stomach sufferers should | truth about ULCERS, GAS, ‘ | INDIGESTION, belching, heartburn, constipation, ete., due to excess acid. FREE UDGA Booklet contains facts of interest. bemscratiny ary —- ve itstep ap- Prratomact comfort! Clipthis toremind | you to ask for the UDGA Booklet at GARDNER'S PHARMACY Save a little of thy income, and thy hide-bound «pocket will soon begin to thrive and- thou wilt hever cry again with an empty stomach; neither will creditors insult thee, ~hunger,bite, nor will nakedness freeze thee. whole pleasure spring up in € hemisphere wi nor want oppress, nor The and i shine very corner of thy heart. brighter, —Benjamin Franklin. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Reserve Member of the F. D. 1. C. KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenjngs Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1937. | provement can’t make this a big \city without ample fresh water. John C. Erwin’s suit against the city in the case of his auto- mobile, which was smashed while ithe fire department was going te Everything is in readiness for! Although fully 1,000 persons ‘nla fire. was lost yesterday, when the observanceiof Navy Day injevery walk of life and from va-|the jury returned a verdict for the Key West tomorrow. The U. S. S. jrious states throughout the coun-/ city. Humphreys, a destroyer from the'try have written in and applied for n ; ‘passage from Key West to Ha-/ F . North Atlantie fleet, is here and 5 the mail plane which takes |to an alarm this morning 2 o'clock will play host to many visitors) {off tomorrow, during the day. The local naval/¢. . The fire department responded only the pilot and|te work on a fire in a small house mechanic will make the trip. Re-|at the corner of Emma and South- station will be open from 8 o’clock ‘quests for transportation have ard street. tenanted by a colored in the morning until late tomor-|been coming in hourly for ii }past two weeks. Captain Tow night and many af the eveils/Whitheck, of the local airlines, shows. They have come from Mi- ami, Tampa, Havana and many; other cities, by telephone, graph and letter, but have all been! One man was insistent. ' \He is in Columbus, Ga., and his| jtelephone bill was $12.50 but that’ ‘did not deter him from continuing! saive-Nose Drops his requests. The big plane which: Try “Rub-My-Tism”-World’s Best will be used on the trip arrived | yesterday afternoon piloted by Ed which will be held during day’s celebration will take place| there. Addresses in the three! public schools will be made by; local officers during the fore-17 fed. noon. In the afternoon the ten-! Cened. nis matches will be played, single and doubles, for the champion- ship. This will be the most in- Iteresting of the events. The Hol- lywood national guard football team will play the naval station. |Outdoor movies and an address ie lby Judge Vining Harris will con- clude the evening. | Music, with J. ae ! A motorcade to Key West by former citizens who now | live in Tampa is being considered by At- torney T. S. Caro and other lead-/ ers in the Key West colony of the| west coast, is the subject of a let-} ter from Mr. Caro to The Citizen. Every ex-resident in Tampa is watching the work on the Over-} sees Highway with intesest, writes | Mr. Caro, and it is very likely that a motorcade containing scores of cars will leave Tampa for Key| West as soon as the road is open for traffic. The plan is to stage} a sort of Old Home celebration. Mr. Caro was at one. time muni- cipal judge and a well-known at- torney of this city. | The Hollywood Horsemen, sf NI crack national guard football! team, arrived on the U. S. S. Baga- duce this morning to meet the! naval station eleven tomorrow.| The local outfit has been training | for the past several weeks and it is believed by officers and men that the team is ready for the fast and rough game which faces them tomorrow. 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