The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 3, 1937, Page 2

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1937. 27 WERE AN OLD PAGE TWO THE KEY WEST CITIZEN AN UNSEEN ENEMY ] The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INO, L. P. ARTMAN, Pres! t JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets You and Your KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Nation’s Affairs |) “smart From The Files Of The Citizen of syphilis, and the facts about this ter- | iy : Lieutenant Paul Coloney, at- join in the request. These resi-; rible scourge, which today afflicts 10 = = The Voice of Madison illi i |tached to the local naval station,'dents say they are paying taxes) million Americans, are no _ longer con- iy Matis teen: te Coal Same: with!" ie ene on ees e same r: as Realed: eee: : By GUS W. DYER his bride who travelled 6,000 paved streets, yet the ree Goes! Syphilis kills three arse as Many’ Professor of Economics and Sociology, Vanderbilt University people in this country as tuberculosis, five ig atisee te inaoaee eee couldn't produce a mind big enough miles to meet him at the altar.! oughfares have never been open-| | They were married in Colon, one ed between-Leon and Thompson. i . times as many as there are injured yearly a Be SELLING AN by the automobile, and a hundred times Mion, Madloocs sappeaoune Wie tie jweek ago yesterday, immediately | 31 Editorial comment: On a Madi-, as many as are affected by infantile para- great historian, was the author of the OLD PAINT LINE upon the young woman's arrival from New Zealand. Mrs. Coloney * icliding in sew Nou a . Sina vas formerly Miss Mae Fielding, 8°? @venue butlding in New. York) 2 Constitution, and for this contribution | “9% "OX 8 =! Ge" a nigh reailing “Cojchologist””. lysis.” These-are the words of Dr. Parran will go down in history as one of the {Of Wellington. She made the trip ign reading “Cojchologis' Srekenmen-itheeonenl himself, and would seem incredible if ut- greatest political philosophers of the |to the Canal Zone unaccompanied. That’s a new one on us and won't tered by a less eminent authority. Thanks to the courageous leadership of Dr. Thomas Parran, surgeon-general of the United States Public Health Service, the public is being aroused to the dangers Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. as second class matter XTH YEAR Member of the Ansociated Press (he 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. In the President’. recent address on the Constitution, he said: “The Constitution of the Unite States was a layman’s document. . not a law- yer’s contract. Madison, most responsi- ble for = was no* a lawyer. .+. This great layman's docu- English speaking race. Yet “layman Madison” did not know the meaning of his own document. He was as far ‘The romance began'two years ago Someone inform us what it is? when the lieutenant was stationed Sid McPhid probably knows. Slip SUBSCRIPTION RATES one Year . ae eS \3ix Months Three Months ne Month Weekly ...... ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of fespect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which & revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an oper forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations. Q@MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ‘tes <> ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN fey ne Ps me ~ Water and Sewerage. 2. to complete Road to Main- Free Port. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—*Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments, In Argentina a citizen may be fined . for not voting, but they don’t enforce the laws there, either. z The stock market crash usually in- “jures speculators worse than anybody else and that explains the loud yells. While the two rival clans of labor, the A. F. of L. and the C. I. O., are scrap- ing, capital is rubbing its hands with glee. Senator Clayde Pepper is eaph a great “admirer and follower of President Roose- 5 velt that he imitates the master by giving “fireside chats.” - “A Hanging Matter” is the title of a Snew mystery-novel. Governor Cone, in =the light of recent expressions, might want Sto read that one. Japan is incensed that China should ~be so presumptuous as.to oppose the Nip- ponese invasion of their territory. The =Japs expectéd meek submission as in the tcase of Manchukuo. : There is a gradual influx of visitors to Key West, and these people have things o buy, They.do not know the merchants ofstheseity. and it-behooves them to wel- come thé Strangers to their stores, and thaseyonce served well will continue their trade Tammany, which ruled New York > politically for 150 years, received a solar = plexus blow yesterday by the triumph of * Mayor LaGuardia who swept into office £ with him other important municipal offi- * cials, iricluding the district attorneyship. “Some day, perhaps, Phoenix-like, a purged Tammany will arise from the ashes, The powers that be in Tampa resent the insinuation that its electorate is tinged with crooked voting, but believe that they might as well put in voting machines, just in-case.—Key West Citizen. While rest of the “crooked” voters of the state will be glad Tampa's returns will in early so they may know how many votes it takes to elect their favorite » Bronson Journal, be candidatee— 2a If the Reserve System's cut of margin requirements from 55 per cent to 40 cent, now in effect, is any criterion, offi- per the | ~ cial Washington must have been more wor-} = ried about falling markets than it cared to}! Nevertheless, many competent ob- will - admit. servers feel that trading restrictions have to be eased further and the flow of industry encouraged before the mar- ket responds to any appreciable extent. i } but if the United States and Great Britain | | her Chinese Although in the popular mind this dreadful disease is associated with im- morality, the great majority of its victims contact it innocently and unsuspectingly, through various means of infection. I may also be transmitted through heredity. The presence of the disease can be readily detected by tests known to all reputable physicians, and can be cured if properly treated in time. { That the disease wrecks and destroys so many human beings is due to ignorance, and a false sense of delicacy, which has until recently prevented its being brought into the opefij where intelligent measures may be employed to fight it. ! But thisgttitude is being changed, and the medical profession, aided by newspapers, magazines and other . means of education, are waging war on this hitherto unseen enemy of mankind, FALSE IMPRISONMENT In spite of the many legal safeguards which surround those accused of crime, a good many innocent persons suffer im- prisonment, and even death, as the result of perjured or otherwise unreliable evi- dence. A few instances are related by Margaret W. Stewart of the Liberty of Congress in a recent article. There is the case of William Wilson of Alabama, convicted in 1914 on the charge of murdering his wife and given a life sentence. After he had served more than three years the supposedly murdered woman was found living in Indiana, and Wilson was pardoned. He was given $3,- 500 by the state as partial recompense for his wrongful imprisonment. Another victim, J. B. Brown of Flor- ida, served 12 years for a murder of which he was finally found entirely innocent. The state gave him $2,492 in installments, or about $200 for each year in prison. Mississippi was not quite so liberal with Moses Walker, who served five years under a false charge, but awarded him | $500 upon his release, These payments by the states con- cerned were made through the passage of special bills by their legislatures. Two states, North Dakota and Wisconsin, have permanent laws providing compensation for wrongful imprisonment. It is hard to imagine anything more tragic than the punishment of an innocent person. When such unhappily occurs, it seems that compensation should be made a fixed public policy in every state. No, money payment can really compensate for the mental And physical suffering ex- perienced by the victim of false imprison- ment, but it would at least assist him in making a new start in life. CHINA’S GENERAL SPEAKS Gen. Kiang Kai shek says he does not | want Great Britain and the United States; to declare war upon Japan but he thinks | they should insist upon the observance of | the terms of the Nine Power Pact. The general is reasonable, it's true, insist upon the full terms of the treaty and if they demand their full _, international rights ‘in and around China, there will be! fighting with the Japanese: Japan has risked too much to give up venture. . without. enormous ! gains. The Japanese leaders believe they | are up against a life and death battle, that Japan must win or give up her ambition to faced with a risk 1 become a world power d, choice, they would probably war with the two great English spea people rather than surrender. naval It might cut down vehicle casualties if pedestria care in walking that they expect motorists to use in drivi { motor used the ns same {Sun sets ment was a charter of gen- eral principles. : When the framers were dealing with what they rightly consid- ered eternal verities, un- changeable by time and cir- cumstance, they used specific terms. But when they considered the funda- mental powers of the new national government, they used generality, imptication and statement of new ob- jectives as intentional phrases which flexible statesmanship of the future, within the Constitution, c.uld adopt to time and circumstances. For in- stance, the framers used broad and general language capable of meeting evolution and change when they re- ferred to commerce between the states, the taxing .ower and general welfare. You will find no justification in any of the language of the Consti- tution for delay in the reforms whieh the masses of the American people demand.” if In explaining the powers of Con- gress, the Constitutio states: “the Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes . .. and provide for the common defense iand: general wel- fare.” Then, seventeen specific things ore stated that Congress can do, and e’even specific things are stated that Congress cannot do. The contention of the President is that the power to lay taxes, regulate commerce, etc., and provide for the general welfare were meant to be an unlimited commission to exercise every power which may be alleged to be necessary for the common de- fense and general welfare. The theory that ours is a govern- ment of limited and specific powers— a theory that has ben ‘ield by judges of the Supreme Court, learned lawe yers, political philosophers and states- men for 150 years—is without founda- tion in the opinion of the President. He tells us that ours is a government of large general powers limited only by a few richts—specifically stated. is Z to us as a nation hat we have been compelled to live (Address questions to the author care of this newspaper) THE | Temperature® Highest Lowest --B1 07 .0 Ths. rmal Precipitation -12 Ins. in record covers 24-hour pertod ime nt § o'clock thin morning, ‘Tomorrow's Almanac Sun rises . 6:37 a. 5:45 p. Moon rises -. 7:50 a. Moon sets . . 6:50 p. Tomorrow's Tides A.M. High 10:52 10:10 Low 4:07 3:34 Barometer reading at 8 a, m.: Sea level, 30.00. IRECAST Normal Mean m. m. m. m. P.M. WEATHE (Till 7:30 p, m., Thursday) Key West and Vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Thursday; modedate to fresh northerly winds, becoming northeast. Florida: Generally fair to- night and Thursday; somewhat colder in north portion tonight and on the extreme northeast coast Thursday. Jacksoville to Plorida Straits: | Moderate to fresh northerly winds |Minn., and the becoming northeast Thursday and partly overcast weather tonight and Thursday. Save a little of thy income, and thy hide-bound pocket will soon begin to thrive and thou: wilt never cry again with ‘an will creditors insult thee, nor want oppress, nor hunger bite, nor will nakedness freeze thee. whole hemisphere wi ‘pleasure spring up in e —Benjamin Franklin. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Member of the F. D. I. C. “off” as the judges of the Supreme Court and the learned lawyers. Since the President says Madison was most responsible for the Consti- tution and was a layman, it is inter- esting to read what Madison said about his document. In Madison's day a group of men objected to the adoption of the Con- stitution on the ground that some day some one would make the interpreta- tion of “general welfare” that the President makes. In reply to these ob- jectors, layman Madison said: “It has been urged and echoed that the power to lay taxes, etc... and provide for the general welfare amounts to an unlimited commis- sion to exercise every power which may be alleged to be necessary for the common defense and general welfare, No stronger proof,” says the author of the Constitution, “could be given of the distress un- der which these writers labor for objections than their stooping to such a misconstruction.” “Had no other enumeration or definition of powers of the Con- gress been found in the Constitu- tion than the general expression just cited the authors of the objec- tion might have had some color for ; it; though it would have been diffi- ; cult to find a reason for s» awkward a form of describing an authority to legislate in all possible cases ... For what purpose could the enu- meration of particular péwers be inserted, if these and all others were meant to be included ‘in ‘the pre- ceding general powers? Nothing is more, common than first to use a | general phrase and then to explain and qualify it by a recita] of par- ticulars. But the idea of an€numer- ation of particulars which neither explain nor qualify the. general meaning, and can have ho other effect than to confound and mislead is an absurdity.” The great Madison, in hi. ignorance of the meaning of his own document, repudiated, exploded and ridiculed the President's Interpretation of the Constitution. Madison, the layman, was in full accord with the interpre- tation that the Supreme Court and the learned lawyers of this country have given for one hundred and fifty years, EATHER { East Gulf: Moderate to fresh ‘northerly winds becoming north- jeast and fair weather tonight and | Thursday. WEATHER CONDITIONS A strong high pressure crested this morning lower area, the over- over Valley, | spreads most sections of the coun- try, except New England. Light jrain has occurred during the last 24 hours from the Ohio Vailey, jand Appalachian region northeast- |ward over the North Atlantic | States, on portions of the east} poste of Florida, in the lower Rio Grande Valley, and on the coast} of Washington. Temperatures have fallen in tions between the Rocky Appalachian Missouri ; most si {Mountains and re- Fes % |gion and reaaings are below nor-} mal this morning throughout the greater part of the country, except} ‘in the Pacifci States and some; southern localities. The lowest] temperature repoted this morning} 10 degrees at Moorhead, | highest 73 de-| grees at Key West. | G. S. KENNEDY, ‘ Official in Charge was empty stomach; neither The ll shine brighter, and very corner of thy héart. Federal Reserve SIDIIDIDIDIIIIIIIILIDIDIAIDIIIMIIIIIIII HSS, for two weeks at Wellington. Al- it to us Sid. though seeing very little of each, other since their first meeting,! the result of the acquaintance formed at that time was their marriage last week. Mrs. Colo- ney’s 8,000 mile trip which took approximately four weeks ended with the couple’s arrival Tuesday from Havana on the Steamship Miami. She is delighted with Key West and expects to enjoy making her home here. i November With the minimum number of chosen. cars needed for tomorrow’s motor- cade almost assured, the Chamber of Commerce is continuing its ef- forts to line up others. The 75 ears needed in connection with thé ‘auto trip to be given some 300 members of the Passenger Agents Officers Association of the United! 7, States and Canada is the mini-! po. mum required, it is pointed out. pe If no more than this are on| hand, many of these will be| crowded, it is feared. This will/ not only be uncomfortable : will make a bad impression on the! ‘lection. visitors. F. E. C. Station 2:45 afternoon. The Steamship r. tomorrow ; Meeting. It will Cuba, that 4 o'clock next Saturday aft- A son was born last night Mr. and Mrs. Joe Knight at their home 1417 Albury street. local The American Homes ment of the local Woman's Club! will hold its first. aneeting of the, season at the Hoteli La Concha} 4:30 Wednesday afternoon. Mollie Parker, chairman of ; department, reports that 38 mem- rs have already registered with! to Depart- City council meets tonight for but; the last regular meeting before Plans for holding the i Tuesday, November 8, is the| date for the Minstrel Show to be! given at San Carlos Theater the Catholic Daughters of erica, assisted by |The date has been changed from which was first, by} Am-! talent. | Miss} the! i t ‘Autos should be at the|€lection will be completed st this’ ‘ ce be announced, 3. See for yourself. Drop in and look 1. We've been inbusiness right here in your home town for years. 2. Famous Sherwin-Williams paints, varnishes and paint products. Known for quality wherever paint is used. over our “Room of the Week” display will dock promptly at 2:30 andj ¢™eon will be the zero hour for} —the latest, brightest idea in paint. the motorcade will be gotten un-|¢@"didates to file svg derway within the next half hour, | ¢@"didacy, First of the county’s highway ferries will be November 15 and will make the trial run December 1. By De-! cember 15 it should be delivered) at the big water gap. The other: two boats will be about two weeks! B behind, but both will be delivered! before Christmas. } overseas | Residents of three streets, Semi- nary, South and Washington, will appear before city council to- night to ask that these streets be} improved between Leon and Thompson streets. Charles Fi Johnnie Cates, C. C. Symonette,! Ralph Pinder, C. Sam B. Curry,| Albert C. Pinder and others will | { © y = IN and cheery. White and Eliza Streets petitions Keats, when dying, launched) for his epitaph, “Here | whose name was writ in water. \. burning, apply —w_ for equested lies one NATURALLY, one would stay indoors more than in SUMMER. The home should be brisht It should be warm and give a feeling of snuggness. All this can be done with a little TIME, an PAINT and a BRUSH. AND DON’T FORGET, USE— SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAIN A wide variety of warm and cheerful colors are available to do any job desirable. SO, NOW IS THE TIME TO PAINT. LET’S GO. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best” ‘BOG LLOLGLGGLLOLLILD IDM IIIIIALaa es. » $-W ENAMELOID Brilliant, quick-drying enamel. Easy to apply, one coat covers soli hours to a gorgeous, porce! Special 1 «$1.54 $-W FLOOR WAX No rubbing, no polishing when you use S-W Flo-Wex its self-polishing! For finished ‘, $ wien ti SHERWIN-WILLIAMS — AINT HEADQUARTER & Engineering Company XIDIIDMOMTIMIOOOI TIO III IIIT Tan stil om 4 Phone 598 wa, ~