The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 3, 1938, Page 2

PAGE TIVO d at Key West, da, as secdnd class matter Member of the Associated Press sciated Press is exclusively entitled to use .tion of all news dispatehes credited to redited in this paper and also news published here. SUBSCRIPTION BATES ADVERTISING RATES wade -khéwhO on! abititation Puavutearicw! SPECIAL NOTICE IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- lard. Free Port. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion.. arports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of ‘County’ and City Governments. ——— eee The sanctity of courts will be more generally recognized when poorer people have fuller aecess to justice. that war-torn country is better. The employee who wastes tern: minutes a day, cheats his employer out of a whole week’s work in the course of a year. Bankers know that the more hesitant i the chap is who asks for a loan, the better echancés they have of getting it back promptly. Sholtz evidently is depending upon the poor memory of the electorate to sneak into Congress, but- he will find that | Mnemosyne has not failed them... The government pays Rockwell Kent | $2600 for posteffice murals, then proceeds | to paint them out. Sort of a “plowing un- der” process to relieve artistic overproduc- tion, no doubt.—The Pensacola Journal. And cockeyed as usual. Congratulations te Governor Cone, on his standing by his primary election pledge for economy in his office. But if he saves $6,000 a year in his office, and others add a million and a half to the state expenses, how much better off are the tax payers? — Defuniak Springs Breeze. yWe wonder, too. It is reported out of Washington that part of the War Department's plan for na- ‘tignal defense is an airport here to be used as’an auxiliary landing field for Army planes. Nothing definite has been done so far but it is known that the department has advised the WPA that Key West one of the locations which the air corps would like to see developed. Being fur- thermost south, this city is the logical point where an airport should be located. Don Morris of the West Palm Beach Publications reports that recently Western Union Telegraph eame into his city with a mobile telegraph unit and requested a publicity story from the Post-Times. Re- fused, the ld¢a] manager stated that stories had been granted by many Florida dailies ‘The WU has long been’a publicity seeker; @ nen-newspaper advertiser; and the in- stigaier of many sehemes to divert adver- tising revenue from mermal channels. If the newspaper industry—a heevy user of telegraph service—with its more than four thousand dailies aud many more thousand weeklies should suddenly decide to stop using Western Union facilities and switch te its competiter it would probably make the WU realize that newspaper business was worth protecting. It has always been the policy of The Citizen to condgr fre pu ty of whatever kind to the w basket. | tained, unless proven definitely Sympathy for China is good but a con- | tribution to the Red Cross relief fund for A short time ago, a number of Sen- ators, principally members of the ma- jority party, conferred with a view to creating a definite program for promoting recovery. Their conclusions, embraced in ten proposals, were presented to the Senate by Josiah Bailey of North Carolina. A digest of these ten vitally important points follows: 1. The capital gains tax and the un- ' THE ESSENTIALS OF U. S. DEMOCRACY | Tle Key ibest Citizen’ TRE KEY WEST CITIZeyr . distributed profits tax should be thoroughly | revised at once, so as te encourage the normal flow of savings into productive en- terprise. 2. Astart should be made toward balancing the Federal budget, in order that public credit may be preserved and fears which deter investment, ended. 3. The constitutional guarantees of the right of the worker to work, and of the owner of property to its possession, must be preserved and enforced. Government should stay out of hich belong in the realm of private industry—and if the government does pro- pose to compete in any field, due notice should be given so that private investment may avoid it. The competitive system must be maintained—as against either private or government monopoly, and business’ right to a reasonable profit must be guaranteed. 6. Private credit must, be, ptéserved —and that means thatthe nation’s: kor’! lateral on whichiall credit depends, must Be * preserved. t lew 7. There.must bé.an.assinance that taxes will not be further ‘incréased’ that they will be reduced at the earliest possible time. 8. States’ rights, home rule and local self-government must be vigorously main- inade- quate. 9. The needy must be aided under a system which is non-political and non-par- tisan. 10. Lastly, the nation should rely, in the future, as in the past, upon the Am- erican system of private initiative and en- terprise. This program needs no comment. It is a real prosperity program. It is based upon the principles that have made Am- | erica great. If Congress will adopt it, it | will make a magnificent contribution not | only to recovery, buf to the maintenance of U. S: democracy. NEEDED: A SALES TAX (Melbourne Times) Fairly frothing at the mouth in his oratory against the sales tax, a spell-binder told an audi- ence of applauding people that such a tax “snatch- es the bread from children’s mouths, bends the baek of humble workers until they must creep and beg for alms. . .” It was one of the usual diatribes against the i rich and the powerful, the usual cry against the “plutocrats and plunderers maintained by en- trenched wealth; “and the pity of it was that the fellow’s ignorant listeners believed his every word! They believed him and went their ways con- vineed that the sales tax is a way of increasing the cost of living of the peor man, a way to shift more of the burden of taxation ‘upon the defense- | less poor. And there was'no one to follow that Wgitater | on the soap-box to tell those peopte that tHcy are already paying avsales tax+paying' vastly -mdte than they would have.to pay,.af hidden taxes werd nd an honest system _ of open and above-board taxation installed. Under the Caption, “How to business sky high.” Bernarr MacFadden published an edi- torial in the January 8 “Liberty” magazine that says the things the soap box removed, boost orator’s audience eught to hear. He says that everybody that buys g, groceries, or merchandise of any He “Bring make the consumers pay kind pay hidden taxes them out in these says the open them in the E had beer sales tax—there would be no change in prices. he ery consumer would know then what ¢ in hidden taxes.” needs who can tell the people the truth— fiery zeal of the agitators. And inside facts of this hearing too spending. ry needs orators, sincere, earn tell make their it wi abject matter the We are of governme taxation busimess. much about the blessing Let us have the truth about where the money comes nances this spending. It comes Abolish HIDDEN taxes and sales taxes. Let a loaf of bread be ow how much of the re- ten ents Let the consumer be told how much he contributes to the govern- m of he spends. As m puts it: . the nauseating hypocrisy the workers dc the government money and not pay taxes MAY MAKE UNCLE SAM PAY TAXES TOO. THUR iY Seerececccececceeceseses Today In History SOCCHSCSSC SE Seeceeeeeeee 1838—Miichigan Central Rail- Toad opened te Ypsilanti. with » big excursion from Detroit 1865—President Lincoln. companied by Secretary Sew met three Confederate commis sioners in abortive peace confer ence at Hampton Reads. 1880—Jamed B. Hammond of Ne wYork received patent for Hammond typewriter. 1920—Allies demand fhat s 900 Germans be surrendered we stand trial for war guilt Y pe eaeen action by Florida taxing authorities, federal agencies are already studying the possibility of paying’ bond taxes levied against lands purchased by the government subsequent to issuance of improvement bonds against areas -} imvolved. Forestry authorities, part of whose huge holdings in Liberty County witty 4 YY Ut fy 4 yy LANL iy ' i~ 1924 — Died — im Washington aged 67, Woodrow Wilson, 2ith President. | 1936—United Mine Workers convention vete to support I r | tr oe aoe 1937—Flint, Mich. sheriff ask national guard te prevent blood ‘shed as 5,000 sitdowners defy | court injunction to leave plant — Canton, Ohio, United Auto Work ‘ ers sign agreement after sit-down Strike since Dec. 18th. jy My, : UY, ditty YY Z Yj PLAY SAFE— By keeping FOODSTUFFS at the right temperature in one of our subjected to levies for school bonds, have approached State Comptroller J. M. Lee for facts and the result of a year’s study of the problem, upon which he based his recommendations and County Tax sessor R. H. Deason based his tax levy. Data will be supplied by Comptroller Lee. Should federal agencies not be able to work out a plan and have congress enact legislation to provide for payment of such bond levies, the levy will eventually reach the U. S. Supreme Court where that august body will be called upon to upset at least one of its two most notable “golden rules” and decide whether collat- eral behind bond issues cam be impaired by the mere act of federal purchase of lands in bonded areas or shal? Uncle Sam pay taxes to state and local authorities under certain circumstances. Danger possibilities facing bond holders eventually might reach a point where Uncle Sam would buy all the land in a bond district confiscation of the farm —a doubtful expedient — but also practically wipe out the bond holders. So the irresistible force meets the immovable object — at law. Refusal of the government to assume its share in the area above shown means that in one bond district of 225,000 acres owners of half the acreage left in private ownership would have to assume the entire burden, or more than $1 per acre aggregate potential levy against lands assessed at 50c except one man’s farm and thereby not only bring ALL METAL ICE REFRIGERATORS These refrigeraters are doubly HEAT PROOF and absolutely air tight Priced from $20.00 UP per acte except in a few Easy Terms—i0 Days Free Trisl exceptional cases, The entire county is rural with not a dozen business buildings in the county. KEY WEST IN DAYS Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen The Havana-American Cigar Company is materially increasing its force in Key West. A-number of men were put to work Tues- day morning, some were employ-! ed yesterday and others were put to work this morning. The com-! pany is putting out a new brand! of goods and the men being plac- ed are te assist in making the new cigars. How many men will be placed is not certain, officials of the company not being sure, but it is believed that the de- mands for the new cigars are -be-! coming great enough to warrant the assertion that most of the men who have been out of the; shop for a while, will soon be! placed back. the, climate which has been ad- verticéd’ and must say that it is “perfectly grand and in accord i with all that has been said of it,} sdid J. B. Hill, president of the! N.C. and St. L. R. R., who was in the city yesterday and was the guest of the Chamber of Com- merce, along with a group of com-| “Mrs. Hill and I will) m_to spend a while in your city”, he said. “It is won-} derful here and I will also spend a while when I return to take a rest in this wonderful climate”, said T. D. Flippen. railroad direc- tor, who came with the group. The arrived yesterday and were ridden over the city by members of the Chamber of Com- merce, and were given the oppor- nity to see the work which has lone on the*road and the boulevard. Every member of the party was delighted with the trip. visitors 1 Arms Hotel cumbe was damaged rning by fire, according to neager reports reaching this city today. Few details could be learn- ed but the fire is understood to have resulted from gasoline. I was extinguished with difficulty. t is said, and one of the fighters wa: tiously burned. The blaze is reported to have been discov- ered about 9 o'clock. Mate- this Russe at early After three di himeelf i: ing more than $1,000 in his fu- tile attempts to beat the law, Can- stantinous Mallakas is again de- ported to Cuba from which base his poorly planned efforts have been made. Last September Mal- lakas was picked up in Tampa by immigrant inspectors and sent back to Havana. In December. he arrived in Key West under the name of Jacob Richby, and was sent back. Ten days ago he bobb- ed up again in company with 12 other aliens, who were being brought in by a carnival com- pany. All of them have been de- ported, and Constantinuous was sent back today. The suction dredge boat is in the harbor. It was sent. to ascer- "Thave found in Key West only | . are ‘filling, operdtiats, wilt degin, at once. is, members of tie“ basket. m of the. High Scheel, will > over the highway tomorrow morning for Homestead and will play there tomorrow night. A number of local rooters will ac- company the members and all will return Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Johnson entertained last night at a party held im their home on Seminary street, in honor of the sixteenth birthday of their daughter, Eliza- beth. Miss Johnson received many gifts. Dancing and games were enjoyed. In a lottery con- test, Mrs. Sam Lund won first prize and Dorothy Cruz, the con- solation. Lumiey Parks won the first prize for men, and Raymond Exnhorn, the consolation. Miss Flossie Marie Ingraham and George H. Nodine, of the US. Navy. now stationed here, were married in the parsonage of the First Methodist church last night Rev. L. Munro officiated. Owing to the recent death of the bride's father, the wedding was quiet. Editorial comment: If Hamilton Wright can be inviegled into com- ing to Key West g6w, while Geo. Allen England and.Frank W. Lov- ering are here. somebody cought to put on a booster’s dinner with them as honor guests. GONE BY ~* On Duspiey at THOMPSON ICE COMPANY. fac. —Phome No &— — a James Roosevelt defends his father against ‘dictatorship’ charges in reorganization of the Federal departments. i IDI SSID IDI III SIDI III DIDI I OI OD. ’ SHEETROCK The Fire Proof and Termite Proof Wallboard Its decorative treatments are unlimited. . . - It has a smooth uniform decorative base. . . - It is non-warping and nen-chrinking. 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