The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 22, 1937, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING ©O., INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President JOB ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. intered at Key West, Florida, econd class matter FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press he sociated 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. 1x Months "hree Months me Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Madé known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All teading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of Peepers the obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainments by church: ‘rom which = revenue is to be derived are & cents a line. 4 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. . IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY: THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- land. Free Port. Hote% and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Democracy seems to be adopting a Fabjan policy every time a dictator snorts. With business in a slump the average citizen wonders how far we are going to slide, reo A compliment, no matter how ludicrous, will make you a friend or keep those you have. Only your equals can insult you, and if they are your equals, won't. PE Pe Hr they probably ar ve Many a romance between movie stars is born and dies in the studio’s press agency department. CER h Mt We hope that Texas man who is searching for his missing mother-in-law knows what he is doing. BEDKe A surgeon is paid according to his in- side information concerning his patient’s physical and financial condition. cepee Paper losses are not so poignant as actual losses but they hurt just the same. This observation will be greeted with a chorus of “Aye, aye, sir.” Key West needs some smart council- men, and next month js the time to pick ’em.—Key West Citizen. Sometimes they pick *em too smart.—Times-Union. ‘ea meee AEA IRAN What has become of our “rubber- stamp” Congressmen? They seem to have had a blood transfusion and emerged with a feeling of independence and a sense of responsibility as the representatives = ALL their constituents. reer of Ps Japanese spokesmen are saying they = are fighting China for peace, that the Oc > cidental countries must believe in Japan's sincerity. To sundry and all it *, that Nippontis: not fighting J peace but for a piece of China. appeary China for ~ MPresPtoridaPress Association made it #a “speechless” convention when its mem- 2 bersifnet recently, and now the Sarasota candidates for mayor have agreed rot to make any speeches. In both cases pee will leave more time for thought, and will} have universal approval if adopted. Tears are composed of, chemis' in- form as, a small percentage of phosphor- ous salts, a little sodium chloride, and the remainder just water. However, they are very valuable for many things, and are re-} sorted to by man, from babyhood to old } age. Their purpose is always selfish. | AN ARMY ON WHEELS A few days ago in Texas the Ameri- can army carried out an experiment as to the feasibility of moving troops by motor- ized equipment. A division of 9,200 men, 1,108 motor vehicles, and more than 1,000 tons of equipment and supplies travelled 326 miles in a few minutes less than thir- teen hours. The “possible infantry divi sion” moved across Texas highways from | dawn until dusk to prove that a mechaniz- ed division was indispensable for modern warfare. Two accidents, neither serious, took | place during the march and around fifty of the motor vehicles fell out of line for minor repairs, later most of them rejoining the column. More than 1,000 motor ve- hicles formed a line of transport stretching from thirty-five to sixty-five miles in length but formation was maintained and orders transmitted by radio. The import- ance of oil in another war is illustrated by the fact that this column consumed 40,000 gallons of gasoline during the trip, special tank cars being stationed for refueling the trucks and cars at the rate of eighty-sev- en every ten minutes. The experiment was interesting, show- ing how good roads and automobiles can aid in the mobility of troops, al it is doubtful if suchymove: peated in realywarfare. Bi would probably bomb and destroy highways so as to make “this metho transporting troops close, t Th 4 possible. If the troops were* rh from stations far behind the firing line the railroads could probably do it faster. WORLD AFFAIRS AND YOU The average citizen of Key West probably thinks that the world’ situation has little or nothing to do with him or his economic fortunes. This is a bad state of affairs. For ex- ample, foreign trade has everything to do with the standard of living for millions of Americans and, yet, foreign trade is a mat- ter over which this nation has not exclu- sive control. The kind of government that other nations adopt may not have anything to do with us. At the same time if the type of government adopted includes a crusade to convert other governments into the same kind, it has much to do with our future welfare. Whether the world will be able to se- cure peace with its governments divide] between democracy, fascism and commun- ism is the big question of the future. If peace, under such conditions is not possi- ble, then the form of government adopted in foreign }ands may have much to do with the welfare of individual Americans whcr- ever they may happen to live. ENGLAND TO SEIZE ALL COAL What's the news from conservative Great Britain? What is the program that is being adopted by that staid nation to solve mod- ern problems? It may be hard to believe but the @n- cient islands have decided fo take over coal, known and! unkd@wi) av'S Gov ment possession. The® government’s lo awaited bill sets Ww BRIM) Price around $330,000,000 for all thitling roy ties. The time set for the passing of priv- ate ownership is July 1, 1942. Under the Baldwin government the owners of the coal deposits were asked te set the price for a sale of their royalties to the State. They demanded $750,000,000 and raised a loud outcry when the new bill! set the smaller figure. ACTION NEEDED Congress began its special session much in the fashion of a society with plen- | ty to talk about and little to do. The complex issues of this modern age | demand action, not debate that has no end- ing. The business of Congress is to legis- late, not to continually postpone decisions through endless inquiry and interminable controversy. Several important issues brought to the attention of the | and it seems unable to make up its mind. | For this situation the Democrats must ac- cept full responsibility in of their overwhelming contro! of both houses. The time is about at hand for Congress to leg-! islate, whether it to accept the views of the Administration or enact its} have been} Congress view chooses own ideas. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ' You an Nation’s d Your Affairs Unemployment and Relief _ By GUS W. DYER Professor of Economics‘and Sociology, Vanderbilt University We have been haviag depressions about every decade for a hundred years. A number of these depressions were world wide in extent, and were acute and seri- ous for a time. In all of the depressions be- fore 1929, the government confined its ac- tivities to its recognized con- stitutional func- tions and per- mitted business to work its way out, under the direction of business lead- ers, debt worth considering. Our national debt was sixteen billion dollars in | 1929. Today it is over thirty-seven bil- lions, and still rising. We have paid high for the luxury of relief and un- employment. Twenty billions spent but the problems of unemployment and relief are still with us in all their ugliness, and seem to be settling down as huge permanent institutions that require billions eack year for their support. In this connection it is interesting to observe, that this is the first time in our history that the government has assumed the function of directing the economic processes of private busi- ness. This is the first time in our his- tory that the government has assumed the responsibility of leading busi- ness out of a depression. This is the In every case, after a period of low prices and wages and unemploy- ment, normal business came back, and prices and wages likewise came back to normal. The problem of unem- ployment never continued long be- cause workers quickly adjusted them- selves to the lower compensation, and went to work for what they could get. It was the quick adjustment of the workers to the lower wages, more than anything else, that hastene@ the return of normal business. Gheap goods stimulated buying, ang in- cpeased buying restored confi e, the al of confidence inc! di the increased demand restofed normal wages. The 9 ion of natural, construc- tive fo, under industrial freedom. whenfhe workers are willing to ad- just themselves to the natural laws of demand and supply, will in every case quickly bring business back to normal. This was demonstrated over ard over again in the past. This is the first tire in our history that we have failed to restore normal business after a short period of ab- normal conditions, caused by a de- pression. This is the first time that we have emerged from a depression with a serious unemployment problem, and a huge relief problem. Both of these problems are new in our history; The City of Chicago today has 85,000 fami- lies on relief. This means nearly a half million individuals on relief in Chi- cazo. This is the first time we ever.came out of a depression with any national (Address questions to the aut first time in our history that the gov- ernment has assumed the function of directing and controlling both ‘pro- duction and distribution. In the exercise of its new function as economic dictator, the government has curtailed farm production enor- mously. This, of course, forced large numbers out of employment, both on the farms and in the various business enterprises that have a part in con- verting the raw materials of the farmer into finished products. This, of course added large numbers to the relief rolls, and added an additional burden to the farm tenant class. The policy of the government to raise wages in every field and fix a high minimum wage forees business to eliminate every worker’possible in order to keep the cest of: prodtiction lower. Any considerable rise in prices. made necessary by increased cost of production will meet consumer re- sistance. This will reduce demand, and this will create more unemploy- ment. A high minimum wage will close the doors of employment to perhaps millions who could support them- selves under industrial freedom. The cost of this experiment by theo- rists in economic quackery will fall chiefly on the wage earners who have jobs. It will be assessed on them in hither prices. It may be they will not understand the policy they are sup- porting until they are crushed by it. They are held under the delusion by government borrowing. But this, of necessity, must soon stop. thor care of this newspaper) Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Opening of the Overseas High- |way by ferries over the water, gaps will bring more people here than can be accommodated, ,said Grosvenor Dawe, nationally-known research worker and statistician! Who has been in the city for se jcussing the highway with a group! ,0f prominent business men of the city, at the Chamber of Com- merce yesterday. If and when the water gaps are spanned by i bridges, Mr. Dawe said, “you may;expect a complete change in your city within two or three years. If, in the meantime. you have not planned, for this change by city zoning and proper «ity planning, the whole community will suffer in consequence. Your city should be laid out now with {another for a residence section and a third for manufacturing in- dustry. You can do this today with a minimum of expense and one gection for a business district, | [KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | esi Of The Citizen” lications, “United States Coast! Pilot” amd “Inside Pilot Route,' New York to Key West.” Chief Boatswain Thomas James was this morning relieved of the command of the Tug Bagaduce, by’ eral days on business, while dis-| Lieutenant E. E. Bilson, formerly jon duty on board the U. S. S. Ok- ; lahoma. Captain James will re: main in the city for two weeké | before leaving for his new assign- |ment at Parris Island, S. C. ! j Captain R. E. Broughton, of the Salvation Army, is aiding in a search for a boy, James Walter laurels. | Daniels, who is believed to have. left his home in Richmond, Va.,' for Key West. The boy is de- scribed as being five feet seven inches tall, weighs about 122 pounds and is J6 years old. When jhe left honie he wore gray trous- ers light shirt, no collar nor tie, and a sunshade instead of a hat.! trouble. Wait, and you will have to do it nonetheless, surély, but at a much greater sacrifice.” The Key West drydock proposi- tion is dead. The F. E. C. Rail- road and Ferry companies killed it. This statement was made to- day by Colone] Robert Thompson, oné of the main backers of the project.» ‘‘We had expected at least the cooperation of local in- terests,” Colonel Thofpson said, “but the officials would not prom- ise us any work under any cir- cumstances or conditions. The en- tire proposition has been called off, and will not be considered further by Colonel Thompson nor his associate, Judge Nesbit of Canada.” Editorial comment: If discus- sion of names for the ferry boats hadn’t accomplished anything else, it has demonstrated how many different ideas a community can have on a single subject. Danger and railroad crossing signs have been received at the the fight, but added to Jackson's Subscribe to The Citizen. BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Century 24-Hour Ambulance Service Licensed Embalmer i A miniature of the ferry Key [ Phewe 135 Night 696-W West is on display at the county; engineer’s office. The replica shows the vessel in detail and ex-} actly as it will be when she ar, STAR MM BRAND rives at Key West. | CUBAN COFFEE ' Wllie Jackson, local fighter who Is Deliciously Fresh! has won many* victories, recently | —TRY IT TODAY— won a scrap and broke his oppon- ent’s jaw. That naturally ended! + On Sale At All Grocers | Save. a little of thy income, and thy hide-bound } pocket will soon begin to thrive and thou wilt ' never cry again with an empty stomach; neither i will creditors insult thee, nor want oppress, nor | hunger bite, nor will nakedness freeze thee. shine brighter, pleasure spring up in every corner of thy heart. | whole hemisphere will 4 —Benjamin Franklin. The and TOOTHPICK TOPICS By C. G. FLINT county engineer’s office and will’ be placed along the Overseas Highway. The lettering is red on} a background of gray, These will| mark the dangerous railroad cross-, ings and curves. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Reserve In Short— Key Those who recall again see her ships come in, out of the air. The National Census blank, just out, cla: as workers, such as, “Tool maker, waitress, watchman, farmer labor-; er, ete.” What chance has a poor! artist or ex-bank president when) he signs? We simply put, “ex-| pert dish-washer”—“When — in Rome” etc. | “Do your bit” was one of the/| useful expressions coined in the; World War. It originated, it is! said, in a Scotch regiment. We Americans were quick to use it in) connection with the Red Cross,| and other appeals for funds. But many charitable institutions fail) to “do their bit” for the needy,| chile doing a bit too much for, Bt heniehnee “NO STATANAY RUNNING FOR Mt | ete.” From Dr. W. R. Warren’s and blame no one. The elements, the tragedy attend the last Sunday? Key West, Fla., Nov. 17, 1937. But it wasn’t the elements, {doctor, that kept the relief train Unemployment, stalled in Miami, until too late. | —---—-—~ us It was very uncharitable bungling. Did any of those responsible for exercises ad- t's dress at Matecumbe, Nov. 14: “Let busy seaport in days of sail may us be a bit charitable at least, Ray L. Schoppe, of the United States Department of Commerce, a member of the Coast and Geo-! detic Survey, is in the city collect- ing data for two government pub- LA CONCHA HOTEL In the Center of the Busi ness and Theater District EXCELLENT RESTAURANT Garage Eleva' Frem@@ 12 Q Fre be aT PAT ¥ = WE HAVE AN EXTENSION TELEPHONE UPSTAIRS NOW” | WITH extension tedephones now costing 10 Tittle doesn’t pay to eontion t realy ¢ dimbing stairs or trotting from one part of the house to another to answer the telephone. Lz addition of one or two extension telephogss will add tre mendously to the living comfort of your.home and provide greater protection. 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