The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 14, 1938, Page 2

YF eae ents we wey reais ee tT 4 Cae ey * iterated that the paper would be The Key West Citizen AUIMAS, Prenident and Publisher - Assixtant Business Manager he Citizen Building er ntitiod to use dited to t ADVERTISING RATES © known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE cards of thanks, resolutiors of 8, ete, will be charged for s s by churches from which fe is to be derived are 5 eents a line IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST DVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Met AZT. Yow GaaNa4d: Bathing Pavilion. Tr : Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County anc Governments, Hotels and A, City The early candidate, like the early | bird, get the worm (voter). Weather note: Rain storms in Cali- fotfnia and brain storms in Washington. Playing the stock market is a game where the brokers have all the fun Times-Union.—Whitney & Co., \for in-| stance. | Jimmy Roosevelt, the President’s son, | “praised Senator Pepper. Not ungrateful, the. senator reciprocated by praising the P dent. ‘Back-scratching’a@ nauseam. . The year 1938 is moving along cau- tiously, feeling its precarious way, and fearing the next step will land it in a hole, from which it may find it difficult to extri- cate itself. ean 5 The Overseas Highway will not only unite the Island of Key West with the | mainland physcially, but it will create good | will allover the state, including Miami, for | the on Rock. ly six weeks more and the elector- até of Monroe County will be called on to | exercise its privilege and his duty to desig- | nate those whom it wants to serve them | in public office. is we 806 ify the, tro . And while on | been-put into. With the poll tax not a prerequisite | as @ voting privilege, the vote will be much | Jarger than usual at the coming election, | May 3. Many voters, derelic' their duty by refraining from voting be.ause of the though too honest to have their poll tax paid ‘em by candidates, will go out and vote, For many months, The Citizen has! warned against racketeexs, schemers and tri¢kstérs that would invade this island once accessibility was made easier through the completion of the road to the mainlandy We were mistaken regarding this eventu- ality — they've already started. not wait- ing for the completion of the hignway Wn. V. Little, in charge of the U.S Employment Service, in his address to the | Rotary Club last week, stressed one point that Key Westers should take into consid-, eration. He said that the people of this community should write to The Citizen and give their views of public questions. He print th: communications, and he i it is deplorable that thzis privilege is dom taken advantage of. so sel- ‘and about $7,000,000,000 more , hands of the public the obligations ean’t | be “wiped off the slate.” | members abstain from food each fas | day until event RAILROADS, RATES AND FINANCES The freight rate increased, granted the railroads by the Interstate Commerce Commission, is no: what the carriers want- ed. The rail executives agree that the in- creases are not sufficient to settle the finan- cial problems that confront the roads. There is another tside. The increased rates may not bring Gteater increases may have resulted in the loss of business and in extra revenue. consequently in a shrinkage of revenue. Motor vehicles get help every time the freight rat go up. The basic trouble’ with” ~ the... nation’s railroads, however, séems°to “have been touched by Senator Truman, Of Missouri, | a member of the Senate committee that‘has,; been investigating railroad financing. He says the only cure is a financial overhaul- ing of the nation’s “‘v s' tation system,” which has been the v of an “investment-banker policy.” Senator Truman ‘points out that the ailroads have a “rate structure and a c.:-sifieation for the Northeastern section of the country, an entirely different one fo: the Southeastern States and when they come to the Mississippi and Missouri riv- ers they start all over and really tangle things up on a grand scale. Basing his “remarks. on testimony brought out before the committee the Mis souri senator ri ks that eertain are “terrible ‘ples of what cai ywhen the financiers manipulate ‘the namie of consolidation.” Howevé®, with $3,500,000,000 of their bonds in the hands of savings banks and insurance companies in the We are sympathetic toward the rail- roads in their present plight but not too ure that basic stability can be gained | without drastic steps to establish them on sount financial structures. This may mean squeezing some water out of the stocks and bonds but in the long run it might be the best ourse. THE FAST OF LENT Whef the custom of observing the an- nual ridd of fasting known as Lent be- gan is not known with certainty, but it orig- inated early in the life of the church, prtob- ably in thé datter part of the second éen- tury after Christ. In the’past the time of observance and the numbefs of days included in the Lenten season have varied widely, and these mat- ters were long the subjct of serious contro- versy among ecclesiastical authorities. At first, it appears from the writings of early fathers of the church, orly one or two days of fasting were prescribed. By the fourth century, periods of three, six and even seyen weeks were observed in | various countries, with varying ‘customs with respect to the continuity of the fast. As at present established, Lent is a fast of forty days, not including Sundays, beginning with Ash Wednesday and ending the Saturday before Easter. This year Ash Wednesday fell on March 2, and Easter falls on April 17. | administration, During Lent it is considered desirable | tBeir ne be ip ri- by the churches observing it that also that the So} marked by fre t attendirtce af and increased diligence in works of c ty. ¥ Various degrees of strictness have pre- vailed from time to time, and exceptions have generally been made according to the physical needs of individuals. Indulgence | in worldly amusements is considered un- suitable to the Lenten season, which is ob- | served throughout Christendom, particu- larly by the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches. NO WAR OVER ISLANDS the United States to Canton and Ender islands, the Phoenix in the Pac Ei the dttee noe Bene Oe tor Se New Prosperity: Formal claim having been ‘entri ment with Great Brit hich has asserted some everstel) Gear the als unknown islands which have become minent as aviation demands new every where. There will be no serious differences and no ill-will engendered over the con- flicting claims of the two nations. The two English-speaking nations will manage to reach a settlement without rattlin sword or threatening to use battleships. bases the TRE KEY WEST CITZ=x GOOD BYE, BARREL! ta. his power of isdn omen hands power to control EXPOSES DANGERS IN PENDING * EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION BILL Appealing to Pa ‘state, as he did Supreme Court their immediate, protest. to mgress, Fi one newspaper pub! “es id chair- man of the National Committee to Uphold Constitutional Govern- ment, charges in a statement re- leased today that the pending Ex- ecutive Reorganization Bill is only part of a series of dangerous “dic- tatorial measures”. Mr. Gannett ys it affronts the president’s in- telligence to assume that he did not “plan it this way” to substi- tute one-man rule for democratic government. Mr. Gannett’s statement in full follows: “The nation faces a crisis. The time has cotme when the cogntry should clearly realize that the President, aided and abetted by his professional Brain Trust’ and many of the key members of his is delibemtely trying to abandongour de: mons, institutions. “Since the 1936 election, ne has had drafted, mostly by ‘parties un- known and unofficial, a seriés of digtataria} bills, which lea doubt 2s°to ¢his aims. i B® by “First came>the Court lwhich the President sought to gain control of the Supreme Court. “This was then followed by the Black-Connery Bill designed to | give the President complete, con- trol over and houfs in concern im the age every busine: country. “Next came the Farm Bill,‘plac- ing in the President’s hands, through the Secretary of Agricul- tare, a regimented control of American farming. Then came the Executive Re- organization Bill, drafted not by Congress but by three professors chosen for the job by Mr. Roose- velt. In conference with the President they designed this bill to give the Chief Executive abso- lute and permanent control of all administrative offices, the semi- judicial agencies, commissions and bureaus, the inde lent agencies created by and = sible to Congress, the entire Fivil Service, the speriding‘of hblic funds, and power even to aljplish the office of th® hig | or to change its functions. | Direct Relief For SKIN ITCH A special combination of medical agents make Imperial Lotion direct- 'y active in soothing and relieving itching of eczema, rash, tetter, ringwor-~and common itch No waiting. Two sizes 35c and $100. “With these bills enacte@© the President would have coit¥élled. every branch of the government— executive, legislative and judicial; and; of course, he could have con- trolled any election. “This series is now followed by the Administration War Bill, known as the May Bill, giving the President, after a declaration of war, alarming power over all citi- zens and all property. There can be_no justification for enacting this bill in peace time except to pave the way for absolute dicta- torship. “These bills, taken together with the appropriation bills giv- ing the President blanket power over the expenditure of huge sums of money, form the pattern and framework of a dictatorship that will destroy the people’s con- trol over their government, crip- ple private enterprise, and imperil our freedom. “Every one of these bills has been introduced to the public un- der a misleading caption and pro- tected by a barrage of deceptive no nature and purpose of these meas- ures. “What was Mr. Roosevelt's pur- pose, if not to make himself a dic- tator? “Any intelligent man must un- derstand the clear consequences of his acts. Mr. Roosevelt is both intelligent and crafty. Of course’ Mr. Roosevelt knew what his bills would do, and that is why he them drafted and ordered passed. It is underestimating intelligence to assume that he not ‘plan it that way’. “The Court Bill was beat after a mighty struggle. its feat is considered a pol miracle. And historians will gard it as a major victory in struggle for democracy and li erty. “Likewise the Government organization Bill can be beatel TEXACO FIRE CHIEF GASOLIN pints otaos Gates and HN CURI! catk tae af FRANK JO ath pork DIAMOND WATCHES JEWELRY GIrTts SOUVENIRS KODAKS and FILMS The Old Reliable Since 1898 La Concha Hotel Bidg. NO NAME LODGE At Its Best Gram will find our resources at their FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY Member Federal Reserve System SS fet See ee MONDAY, The Congress, heartened by Court Bill victory, is reasserting MARC cr Ba ry. aering THE WEATHER | @ popular understanding of what| is at stake. The Reorganization | Bill will suffer the same deserved | Highest —- defeat as the Court Bill—if the } Lowest ———— people are adequately informed;Mean — and arouséd to respond promptly. Normal ‘Mean “There is no time to lose, as the Rainfall* Reorganization Bill is now being | yesterday's Precipitation 0 Ins debated in the Senate. Normal Precipitation _ 05 Iris. “Suppose, Mr. Roosevelt is per-| *Tix record covers ‘covers 24-hour peried mitted now to jam through his | ‘™#!«_st S e'cleck this moraine. Tomorrow's Almanac Reorganization of the Federal 6:36 a Government and adds its powers =a 6:38 P. vex of-petrosage and Te! y4oon' rises 6:19 p. Hie spending... Then he will have 17005 sets _ 555 a. Tomorrow s Tides m ™. m. ™m. “The American people beat the PM Court Bill—Let them now finish High 9-48 the joh.of; beating the Reorgani- Low. 3:06 zation Bill just as decisively. esnmaies wading ot 8 6 bs They could do nothing better for' Sea level, 30.05., themselves and their country. “President Roosevelt's adminis- tration is not bringing real recov- ery. (Till 7:30 p. m., Tuesday) “We stil] have the same fright-- Key West and Vicinity: Partly ful unemployment of 11,000,000, cloudy tonight and Tuesday, with with the consequent hardship for mild temperature; moderate labor and frustration for youth. ii “We still have the spectacle of £ dn administration fomenting class and Tuesday, with mild tempera- hatred and attempting to control ‘tures. labor’s vote by making promises! Jacksonville to Floride Straits which never can be kept so long and East Gylf: Moderate south- as Government makes war on en- erly winds, and partly overcast terprise and production from weather tonight and Tuesday. which alone labor can get em- ployment, independence and a better life. “We have all this needless mis-_ Pressure is low this morning ery and on top of it more than over the Rocky, Mountain. and $20.000,000,000 of aidifed debt most _ of whieh will be did out of the clear pockets of the masses. squandering. “In addition to’ Wiese ills; we, “It;, would. give the | would today have Mr. Roosevelt | complete power over as a recognized dictator''on the Service European plan but for the defeat, families and dependents of his Court Bill. have to ‘go down the line’ as vot- From now on, American com- ers for him. WEATHER CONDITIONS Americans and they ought to act | agencies at onee. and so ereate a patronage power “Nineteen hundred and thirty- sufficient to throw the scales eight ought to mark the defeat of |any election; pave the way every ‘rubber stamp’ in the Con-'a third-term permitting him gress and the end of invisible gov- Sele Gad ee ernment by academic theorists. _ “This so-called Government Re- | “ct would make the Presidency, tion Bill, provides a test by which Washington. to distinguish, in the Congression- “It would surrender the legis- al and Senatorial elections, this ‘lative functions of the Congress to autumn the true representatives the President. of the people from the ‘rubber “Give him the powers he now stamps’ of the White House. The |secks and he will unquestionably roll calls of the next, few weeks |come back for more. on the Reorganization Pill should’ “We must act instant!y to be watched by every voter. : “In its present form, the Re- organization, Bill takes from the | Congress its power to see to it i that the public money is expend-| democracy and will-fight to pre- ed according to law. Plains States. with a disturbance northeastern Colerade. anc_ pressure also extends cestward over the Ohio Valley to the mid die and north Atle: while high pressure areas spread the Lake Superior recion central and southern Pacific States, and Florida and south At- oe 24 hours in the Pacific and Plateau | States, and there has been rain from the lower Missouri and Ohx Valleys and Tennessee eastward over the Middle and Narth Atian- tic States. being heavy im eastern Missouri. ‘Light rai has also occurred on the middie Gulf coast. Ted—You owe me five Bill—That's all right six. 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