The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 20, 1938, Page 4

PAGE FOUR BY DR JAMES E POPE PEACE AT ANY REASONABLE FRICE Despite all opposition thrown against it by Administration fore- es, the Ludlow resolution for war only by a vote of the American people showed remarkable strength in the House<@The main objective of the bill ‘Was to pre- vent Congress and tite President —any Congress and any Presi- dent—from taking hasty action in precipitately dragging this ecoun- try into a foreign war. 188 House membe voted FOR, with 209 voting AGAINST it. Let us examine the surprisingly heavy vote for this allegedly ex- treme measure in the light of the following historical facts. At no time in the life of our country has any President rushed the Nation into a foreign war, nor has Con- x a declara- il after the pub- lie demand for war had drowned out every opposing voice, and there remained no other way for appeasing the people; that Presi- dents William McKinley and Woodrow Wilson, respectively, shunned war almost to the point of sacrificing personal prestige, and it. was freely charged of both that they could not be “kicked into war”; it President Roose- Hull have con- was tere indi- cated their determination for ? ing the country at peace. It Might be correctly stated, too, that no President and no Congress could drag us into a war against public sentiment—that simply cannot be done in this country. In the light of all this the near approach to a majority vote in Congress for the so-called radical Ludlow war referendum amend- ment is significant. The result indicates a very healthy trend toward peace at any reasonable price. It further indicates that to Congress it is no longer sufficient for one man— any man—to solemnly promise to keep us out of war. It is not enough, according to the 188 who |ASHINGTON NEWS COMMENTATOR because it was assumed that Con- gress had already killed it, and even had it been alive the voters of Alabama do not so easily warm up to the melting point and come down with hydrophobia on mere issues, except vital issues. As a tule they vote for theit . In this case,Lister He geeaeic ered. the wpeand-coming. - sive, while the opposing MrzHet- lin, although loved and respeeted, Was a figur@:from out of the past with the ‘stigmata of former de- feat, advanced age and physicgk handicap mitigating against himz Since the Alabama primaries some prospective Southern can- didates for re-election are dancing the Big Apple, yet we are forced to offer this suggestion. Had the candidates been reversed on is- sues, with Mr. Heflin campaign- ing FOR the wage and hours bill and Rep. Hill AGAINST, instead of fighting as they did, the elec- tion result would not have been different. Lister Hill would have been sent to the Senate—with a majority just as great, approxi- mately. CIVIL WAR RESUMED The vocal boys in Congress are making good in the Capital City— but only 4n the direction of _eco- nomit Aestruction through polit- vical.«cussedness. This challenge includes members of both par- ties, but not all the Democrats nor all the Republicans fall into that category. We can still be thankful for those who are states- men. Some members of the House and Senate have gone not only vocal, but sectional and infantile to the point of imbecility. If we paid much attention to some of their carryings on we could very well believe ourselves living in the 1860's. The late special ses- sion was wasted in making pro- tracted political rumpus, and the same hoot-nanny technique now threatens to hamshackle the 1938 session. Elected as servants of the peo- ple, our national lawmakers are voted for the bill, for Congress— supposed to act like adults—but any Congress—a mere handful of | they do not, all—and not make men, and being men vulnerable of themselves Exhibits A in to human weaknesses, themselves; simian roles of political buffoon- beyond fighting age, to be able at| ery and half-baked lunacy—but will to lead our sons into the some do. With the country facing trenches of blood and murder. vital issues of men and destiny SOUTH’S CONGRESSMEN _.... DANCING BIG APPLE i In Alabama’s election of Rep. Lister Hill to the Senate seme profess to see hot and troubled waters ahead for Southern Con- gressmen and Senators who op-~ posed and who still oppose the late and, by them, unlamented ‘wages and hours bill. Senator Hill made his campaign as a partisan champion of President Roosevelt’s wage-hour bill. His opponent, the venerable Tom Heflin, bitter- ly opposed it, and went down to defeat. There are those who translate this into prophetic handwriting on Southern political walls, and as sounding forth the trumpet blasts of defeat for those in Con- gress who fought Mr. Roosevelt's pet labor control bill, or other pet measures. I am not too young, nor am ta Daniel, therefore I cannot get by with posing as 2 Young Daniel. But even mice may look at kings, so let’s look into this and’see what we can see. iThe. ‘wWagel Tanai hour propdsal could not have! been stich a burn- ‘ing issue in-Alabama at the time. {See “Who Knows?” on Page 2) 1. More than one billion dol- lars. 2. On July 1, 1537, 704. 3. For the Navy, $570,000,000; Army, $419,000,000. These are the figures in the regular budget and do not include proposed figures under a special preparedness pro- gram. 4. In the six months, ending December, 1937, $1,174,114.90. 5. Census of 1930 listed 3,964 2,647 of these were Negroes, who comprise only ten percent of the total population. 6. 50,009 landowners have signed voluntary cooperative agremeents. 7. Eight. 8 It is generally credited to Senator Carter Glass of Virginia. 9. It would prevent the use of land taken out of crop cultivation for pasturage or other dairy pur- poses. 10. The handling -of such pub lications as second class mail, with priority over inferior classes, at less than estimated cost to the Postoffice Department. and food, with President Roose- ~xelt.urging Congressmen to do something and they do it not, the demagogie splutterings of the po litical simpleton falls nothing short of treason. President Roosevelt-should not presume to dictate to Congress its policy, but Congress can co- Operate. and cooperation might fead the way out. Instead they persist in fighting the Civil War anew, while the guns of depres- sion thunder louder in our souls than all the cannonade of Fort Sumter or Gettysburg. Right now some Members of Congress seem to be engaged in fighting the bat- tle of Bull Run all over again— except in the interest of brevity, or to render it more fittingly de- scriptive, they have omitted Run from the battle’s title. If they must fe-enact the Civil War let them dig out the battered muskets and obsolete side arms of threescore and fifteen years ago, align their forces along op- posite shores of the Potomac and fight it out—so'the whole coun- try may benefit in proportion. to the number of direct hits scored by both sides. WOODEN HORSE IS ~~ “ALWAYS IN S (By Associated Press) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 20.—E. E. Whitted, who owns the one remaining harness shop in Colorade Springs, believes in keeping up with the styles. For years he had a dappled \Sray wooden horse in front of his place, keeping an iron cigar-store Indian company. Now Whitted has painted the horse a spotless cream color, with pute white mane and tail. “It’s a Ualamino and Palamino horses now are much admired,” he explained. In its day, the horse has been a bay, a roan and a sorrel besides a Spotted gray" : Dr. Thomas Parran, Surgeon Gen- eral, U. S. Public Health Service calls upon citizens of nation to join in the “Fight Infantile Paral- ysis” campaign. Praising the new national foundation created by President Roosevelt, Dr. Parran declares that immediate after- care of those stricken is a2 most important phase on which to con- eentrate in the fight against the disease. Picture shows new pub- Washington and expert at work at microscope. Inset—Dr. Thomas Parran, surgeon general. SECTS SOLES ES SSSSSSESSSESSSESSSSESSESS ‘McKEE JUNGLE GARDENS .- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN : A C [Public Health Service Fights Infantile Paralysis By LOUISE MAY. Miami. Fla. All the mystery of an actual jungle, to which has been added a large percentage of the world’s rare, exotic and fascinating plants, the whole arranged in a huge gar- den of lovely,shaded walks, grac- ed by delightful lily ponds and rustic bridges, can be found in that unique place of enchantment, McKee Jungle Gardens. This fertile spot is situated just three miles south of Vero Beach, on U. S. No. 1 Highway, and is the only jungle garden in Florida; 80 acres in extent, it definitely takes rank among the many un- usual and beautiful attractions of that astounding state. Dr. Ludwig Diehls, director of the Botanical Gardens, of Berlin, Germany, ‘end gn acknowledged leader among world botanists, aft- er a recent trip through the Gar- dens, declared that this was the only God-made jungle garden ‘in the world that he had been able to find. “Others are planted”, he said, “this is a natural garden carved out of the very jungle it- self. Twenty-five thousand miles of travel would be necessary to see all the rare plants which cen here be seen in an hour”, the doctor went on to say. And it may ,be added that he made a special trip from New York City for the sole and speci- fie purpose of seeing these Gar- dens. Which may give you some idea of the fascination, beauty and in- terest you'll find there. Dr. David K. Fairchild, of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., states he is firmly convinced that a visit to these Gardens should be an annual must on everyone’s program driving downy that way, for the Gardens are jconstantly being added to with nejw and fare importations each yea, @fd j on each visit present ever new @nd enchanting scenes. ~] Within six years singe the ‘time when these Gardens Were first conceived they have become to the botanist what the Louvre Mu- seum is to artists, and what the New York Zoo is to amateur Frank Bucks. Here, Waldo E. Sexton, curator of the Gardens, has succeeded in “bringing back alive” weird flowers and plants and trees, delicate things ten times more difficult to transplant than the most fragile duck billed platypus. It’s when you wander through the verdant paths of the Gardens that you begin to speculate upon the real purpose behind such a gi- gantic undertaking, and are no’ suPprisel? fo learn that the idea Skane from, aitesire w preserve for posterity a real Florida jungle. ”, Mr. John Keats_English at the age of 2. Pet, died ions of.passeoger pigeons in the Mississippi Valley werg so heavy Effective May 30, 1937 S. S. CUBA Leaves Port Tampa on Sundays and Wednesdays at 2-30 P. M., arriving Key West 7 A. M. Mondays and rs. Leaves Key West Mondays and Thursdays 8:30 A. M. for Havana. Tampa, For farther information Learss Key West Tuesdays and Fridays 5 P. M. for Port and rates call Phone 14 J. H. COSTAR, Agent. sees that they darkened the sky for hours, frequentiy breaking down the trees where they rested. How would net them, shoot them, club them. They were God's gift to the pioneers, finely edible; yet, recently one of the country’s lead- ing magazines offered $5,000 for a live passenger pigeon, and none could be found. “Just so, other things disappear in time, and it was the desire to see a real jungle preserved that impelled us to go ahead. This, and a contribution to society, for who knows but what some of the rare plants we are constantly bringing to the Gardens from the far corners of the earth may take reot and flourish, and betome as ornamental as the palm tree or the roadside hibiscus, or as bene ficial to mankind as the orange, mango, papaya, al] of which have come here from somewhere else, and have so deeply entrenched themselves into the daily lives of thousands of people that few realize they were not always in- digenous to this country”. A laudable purpose, indeed, and for which great credit is due Ar- thur G. McKee, of Cleveland, the president of the Gardens, and to Mr. Sexton, curator. Mr. Sexton's genius and indi- viduality are further expressed in an absolutely unique beach house he has just completed at Vero Beach. No one ever saw any- thing like it. It adheres to no definite style of architecture, but might well have been fashioned by an ingenious derelict upon a desert isle, who used the odd- ments cast up by divers washings of the sea. “Driftwood”, Mr. Sex- ton calls it, for it’s built of drift- wood found on the beach, includ- ing a great iron door, ship’s lan- terns, and a superb table made from a grotesquely shaped ma-* hogany leg that drifted in with the tide. “Driftwood” is something visi- tors rave over. It is difinitely one of the quaintest and most inviting TDI aA Aa aS ' SNAKES FIGURE IN | WEDDING CEREMONY Baas sia aa: PaG TREE NURSERY IS ._.—_ |STARTED BY UNCLE SAM (By Associated Press) WINONA, Minn., Jan. 20—Tons of seed, representing more than 9,000,000 potential trees and SHAMEEAT’ Chae — i shrubs, have’ been gathered by , China, Jan. 20—' 4, z aap ap sie z e Soil Conservation service tree Modernization of China’s armies} nursery for use in erosion control has not yet reached the stage work in the Upper Mississippi where it has been possible to/ valley. abolish the umbrella in favor of| Collected in wooded areas near the raincoat as a part of the Chi-| here, the seed will be planted in nese soldier’s pack equipment. | the Winona SCS nursery. Appro- The raincoat, in the mind of! ximately 7,000,000 hardwoods and the Chinese private dn Chiang | 2,060,000 conifers are expected to Keishek’s regiments, is a useless} be produced from the seed, says article because it doesn’t keep the} A. D. Slavin, regional nursery- head dry. As a result of this atti-| man for the service. tude, all efforts on the part of} Principal hardwoods represent- the military authorities at Nan-|ed are white oak, burr oak, green SOLDIERS CLING TO UMBRELLAS king to induce the soldier to giv up his umbrella for rubberized top-coats have proven futile. jash, black locust and hackberry, | while scotch pine, western yellow | pine and red cedar are the most Another Chinese argument in| common conifers. favor of the umbrella as an item} Black locusts are widely used of military importance is that it! for gully control work because forms an ideal medium of camou-| they grow well in poor soil and flage. More than four feet in di- ameter, it gaves protection to al- most the entire bady of a soldier curled up beneath it. Covered with straw or branches of trees, it is difficult for the enemy to de- tect, even with field-glasses. FILMS PRESERVE GLORY OF WAR-TORN CITIES (Ry Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20—War has battered or destroyed some of the greatest cities of Spain and China, but they still may be seen in their pre-war glory at the Uni- versity of California extension di- vision. The division has just ac- quired a group of moving picture films showing the cities as they existed before the outbreak of war. DYNAMITES HOUSE CHICAGO.—Mrs. Patricia Da- vis, 21-year-old divorcee ef this city, had Charles Krelik arrested because he dynamited her,apart- ment when she with him. Places in all the 7 Kee Jungle Gardens-a sh derment of nature. Both be put on the calendar as the finest and most de’ things Florida has to offer. Good Only! ... our shop you'll be Impressions —that’s the rule at surprised at the low price! The Artman Press IN THE CITIZEN BUILDING PHONE 51 = have thick interlacing root sys- tems which anchor the trees |firmly im the ground and hold | 2 j the soil in place. HIGHWAY ECONOMY The effort of President Roose- velt to reduce Federal grants to states for highway construction continues to meet much opposi- tion. It is quite likely that con- gressmen will be more than re- | luctant to cut off the dollar-for- | dollar contribute to accelerate the construction of trunk highways jand post roads. Some of them especially oppose the drastic cut in highway contributions when other activities are not receiving the same scale reduction. ---And You Will Find In THURSDAY, JANUARY 26. iss. Meet “Sonny Boy’ “CT ASSIFIED r : COLUMN RED AND PINE BICYCLE FOR Z “Sonny Boy.” the kid v figured so prominently ix Jolson’s featured come back fF ture “Mammy” nearly a de age and who is now a star enter- tainer in his own right. has & signed for daily Florida State Fair. January 25 February 5, General Manager P Strieder announced here today. Now <1 years old and already 2 seasoned veteran on stage and sereen, Sonny Boy, whese real name is Billie Vailie of Los An geles, is,a talented singer, lecturer | ™*% res and master of ceremonies. He has linked hia talents with the national REAL ESTATE safety drive and in his Florida teur is being sponsc..d by the Floti@a >79-gEEg UY Safety Council of which Asher + — a . Frank is executive secretary - “ In 4ail, programs at the Site... Ser%, Siires lowe. P. Fair, Billie will sing popular songs. Bes 21, Teversier, Pleride. lecture on safety, lead community a singing and take an actire part ——— in children's day programs. At each program he will var; his en- tertainment numbers with his ap- peal to motorists te Grive safely. Possessed of a clear, bell toned ay, wok or cok 2 voice, Billie is capable eo: dcliver- Stowers company. ing his seng numbers fp a2 ope pealing manner and fa'r officiais ror BEST believe that he will prove to be one of the bi hits of the 1938 sonata dala GARAGE APARTMENT While in Tampa, the Sonny Boy ENT. 2502 South street attraction will be made « part af the big musical revee, Ernie Young's Cavalcade of Hits, which is to be the night grandstand at- traction an@ which will imtroduce many prominent Broaéway ariiss to Tampa audiences. RICE GIVEN AS DOLE IS USED FOR LIQUOR | {Re Rewetetee Pres) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20—in ___ ___ decided it would be wise to give impoverished Chinatown resi- dents plenty of rice. 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