The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 7, 1938, Page 2

PROFAGANDA AND EDITORS The editor of with thousands of The others, ; Citizen, along CPNZLN POULISH AKEMAN, Presi A. Aawintune Business Citizen Building and Ann Streets receives vast quantities of material, sent out by in- n ‘the Corner Greene dividuals, associations, organizations and Oniy Daily Newspap and Monroe agencies, all of which is accompanied by a st, Florida, as second cl Entered at Key d cl silent prayer that the material be printed Member of the Associated Press The Asspciated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republic of all news dispatches credited to t otherwise credited in this paper and also al news published here. | so that our readers may be influenced by the arguments advanced. If all of this stuff got into print there THE KEY WEST CITIZEN would be no room for other news of any i kind and even the advertising, depend for would e ground to the flood of un- Most newspapers object to giving publicity this reasons: first, some of it is plainly an ef- fort to get advertising that should be paid for; secondly, the ulterior motive behind it casts doubt upon the reliability of the facts and argument presented. One of the functions newspaper is to enable readers to intelli- gently act upon matters of public interest. For this reason, most editors nowadays are inclined to present both lem and to give all essential facis to read- CXS ppc ddayshtisel | yo drops eedMbiebioawe skilled in the art of concealment. The ve some facts -tdrat temetytop create qvavorayee” may raise, doybts. The publishes veh e¥fusions is not onl its who are unaware of the special] interests of the concealed author, : Naturally, we do not mean to imply that a newspaper should have no editorial convictions. Any intelligent editor de- velops opinions from a study of conditions 2 = | and existing data. Alert readers, if they Greta Garbo told reporters she wants | recognize his intelligence, are not only in- to be left alone—with Leopold Stokowsky ! | terested in his views but are glad to have | the benefit of his thinking, provided they One of the needs of Key West since | believe in his honesty of purpose. the opening of the Overseas Highway is a | There no obligation resting upon first class cafeteria. | the average newspaper, however, to be a | sounding board for the views of any in- dividual in the nation, or the local com- muniiy. The business of the editor is to decide what his newspaper should print. The world ard its people present many 2 sen tP ‘ problems, Opinions differ as to their im- ae portance and inasmuch as newspaper cannot take up every one of the diffical- ties it must confine itself to those that, .in the opinion of its editor, are the most im- portant, upon which newspape existence, have to solicited copy. for two to material RATES Made known on application. of a modern ECIAL NOTICE , cards of thanks, resolutions of obituary notices, ete., will be charged for at of 10 cents a line. s for entertainments by churches from which is to be derived are 5 cents a en is an open forum blic issues and subject t but it will not publish anonym a ‘revent 4 ‘ des of any prob- ous cori ooo < | IMPROV! 'S FOR KEY, WEST | \V. ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN = Uffat that Scure- readers newspape Water and Sewerage. Compreheusive City; Plan Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports. Sea. Consolidation of County and Governments. (Zoning): less Lut actually misleading Land and City is What is it that Key. West needs that | it hasn’t got within its boundaries? Will somebody tell us? And please: do not all | answer at one Key West is said ‘to be having a boom | 4 ince the new federal overseas highway | was opened. Too,bad!. Remember what | the last-boom did.—Sanford Herald. And | we are going to profit by the experience. | AN OPPORUNITY TO LOSE In the efforts being made to trans- | form Key West into a flower garden, not only those flowers should. be planted which bloom in the Spring tra, la, but par- ticularly those which bloom in the Winter months when the visitors are here in great~ est. numbers, The Seventh Annual Guide, recently ‘issued by The Artman Press, has been ip = great demand by the visitors'to the city, 2 and is being distributed by the Chamber ” per Commerce. It has been Secretary Sin- such corporafion.'! They will have the = gleton’s majn reliance when literature | pleasure, of butting their, capital, zi the about Key Wiest is requested, A company which be Lo a a a ili control. § Juage Akerman has ordered the Se- z -3SHT- bring "€ity ‘hall sold for debt. Some poli- You'D ned rep gop ug Hoc 3 4 se hee ek Rha News dispatches tell us that Japan is anxious to secure Ameri and services in the development of Manchukuo, which, you may recall, is the of | China that the Japanese some years ago. Ss you might suspect there is a catch in it. The Japs have no cash; they offer the Americans an opportunity to invest in Manchukuan corporations. Of no foreigners will. be. alkewed to control any an machiner. section occupied ah course, Seeesiane tician Will’ probably buy it and claim MON’ homestead exemption.—Fort Myers News- fee, That gives us an idea—the City (The Lakeland News) of Key West is indebted to The Citizen in » principal fight against death thé sum of $13,000 approximately, and we | eases h need more room as we may have to ex- | month pand, SE than in Press, lealing dis the summer to the and March United fted from winter In State January, February more people of the s month, - —--— any owing While local gamblers mumble about their short season here, recently terminated by orders from Tallahassee, travelers turning from Key West report everything Open in the island city. The tables are in service there, though voyagers say the play heavy en by the isticiar re- is nothing startling and so far as they can see, there is no monopoly on the business » Miami Daily News Whirligig. chatete etantahatdlat A Fe be RTs © eth Martello tower is a circular masonry 124 and 11.8 per cent ve the . 1 con #fort for sea coast defense, with guns m so mounted that they can be fired an l direction. Probably Mortella in Corsica where such a tower re an English fleet in 1794, Key West ha: Martello by *the government in 1861, ago. hecause considered named ‘from Cape ted constructed but two towers, useless (ies defense in modern warfare, They co to gratify the curiosity of tourists, ii nd with these increasing in they could be made f rticularly the one ne northeastern end of the island, wl tafair state of preservation. THE BUSINESS RECESSION Increasing taxes cause unempioy: nent and general insecurity. When ‘axes are so high that they equal seventeen per cent of the total na tional income, as they do at the oresent time, many homes are fore- closed and numerous business bank: rupteies occur. Such conditions tend to increase anemployment; increase the need ‘or further relief expenditures, threaten the savings of investors who have put.their money in stocks and bonds, and imperil the invest ments of savings banks and insur- ace companies. In short, they ojake for general economic inse uurity. If-you work in a factory or in any kind of business enterprise, high taxes stand as a barrier to wage increase. Those who are not en gaged directly in business enter prises—doctors, lawyers, dentists— are none-the-less affected, for their clients are those éngaged in busi- aess, The rub in the tax situation ir that there is no way of dodging taxes. If you evade direct taxes, you will eventually be caught and tined or put in jail. The only way not to pay hidden taxes is not to eat, not to dress, not to live in a house, WHAT IS THE ANSWER? To look for an answer to the tay problem—and problem it is—it is first necessary to see just what taxes are. A simple definition of taxes might be: “The money taken from the public in order to pay the xpense ef government — Federal atate and local.” The tax load on each one of ut can be lightened only by reducing government costs. No one wants tc lighten the tax load at the expense f the necessary duties of govern ment—provided that these dutier are efficiently performed, So, we must conclude that waste and inef ficiency must go! The size of the amount that is di verted from our income for the sup port of diverse governmental activi ties is appalling. Since few of w have any conception of the burder | that is being inflicted upon us, f seems logical that we ought to br made aware of the facts. The soon er there is a widespread realization that the rank and file are the ac tual taxpayers, the better off w: will all be. It is time we face the facts am shatter the filusions many of uw have on this subject. We need t face reality as it affects our pocket books and our well-being. Government spending is makes taxes. Cut needless ditures and we cut taxes! wha expen ,loday’s Horoscope COC econeoecceaoossoels Today begets a somewhat spec- ulative natbré; with @ somewhat Under certa t produces very success- elfish tendency ul financiers, most of whom vish nders, Luxurious ta pe ay prevail, and a certain lack c resource SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS FRANCISCO When of this city, wa even open a Christmas, no friends or rela- THINGS ONE REMEMBERS By R. M. Hofer eocesceore ° For those who wish to learn a lesson, there is a deadly parallel between the financial failure of Richard Whitney, prominent New York stock broker, and a former head of the New York Stock Ex- change, and our national program of “spending” the nation into prosperity. The depression overtook Mr. Whitney as it did the nation. After exhausting all his resourc- he misappropriated funds to try to save his business. The re- sult is an indictment for grand larceny, to which he has pleaded guilty. For five years, our government has been drawing on the resourc- es of its citizens and borrowing huge sums in their name, with the hope that by “spending”, it could counteract the economic forces that created the depres- sion. Mr. Whitney took other people’s money unlawfully. The government, while not taking the money unlawfully, is neverthe- less dissipating it and contin- uously spending far beyond _ its income. Mr. Whitney and the govern- ment, in their endeavor to go counter to economic laws, court disaster. The day of. reckoning has,overtaken Mr. Whitney soon- er than it will the government which has the power to spend the last dollar of its citizens’ resourc- es. Representative Maury Maver- ick of Texas summed the nation- al situation up when he said re- cently: “We have pulled all the rabbits out of the hat, and there are no more rabbits”. Can our lawmakers not learn a_ lesson from the Whitney tragedy as it applies to the handling of other people’s money? Although they can squander the people’s wealth lawfully, the result will be the same for the public as though they had misappropriated it un- lawfully. WHO KNOWS? (See “The Answers” on Page 4) 1. What percentage of the population of H. ii is Cauca- sian? 2. Is the Treasury contemplat- ing the discontinuance of the sale of Baby Bonds? 3 Where will the Jefferson Memorial be 4. Has American helium been shipped to Germa for use in zeppelins? What i Army e3,. proposed located? cost of educat at West the officer int? 6, How juate college stu are rec through the NYA? What the total claim damages submitted by the U. to Japan in connection with sinki f the Par How many Itali. fighting under Ger Spain? 2 Wh tance 1 soldiers Franco the State flower of total foreign United States? LPP OL aI aaa aD LS SEE ee, \ Now In Effect If you do not aaa RBM BLD. Receive Your Copy of The CITIZEN By 6 P. M. PHONE--WESTERN UNION Between 6 and 7 P. M. and a Western Union Messenger Boy will deliver your copy of The Citizen. Ce DAE A PE PAM ARABDAABBBBDARBBBDAEBDA EDM) VSL IVGIL IL IGIIIIIS ISS THURSDA Today’s Anniversaries 1792—Francis M. Drexel, Aus- trian immigrant and _ portrait painter, Philadelphia founder of the noted banking house, born. Died June 5, 1863. 1807—Henry W. Hervert, better known as “Frank Forester”, New York’s great writer on_ sports, born in England. Committed sui- cide, May 17, 1858. 1822—Anna T. Jeannes, delphia philanthropist, there. Died Sept. 24, 1907. 1846—William A. Pinkerton, head of the noted detective agen- cy, son of the founder, born at Dundee, Ill. Died in Los An- geles, Dec. 11, 192: 1855—Nathaniel R. Usher, ad- miral, who modernized the navy in time for the world war, born at Vincennes, Ind. Died Jan. 9, 1931, Phila- born 1859—Walter Camp, promoter football and authority on sports, /born at New Britain, Conn. Died,in New York, March 14, 1925. of 1873+-John J, MeGraw, noted New York Giants’ baseball man- eger, born at Truxton, N. Y. Died, Feb. 25, 1934. Poeeseovereserceocseseer ‘ ’ H Today’s Birthdays coe ° oo ° George H. Davis of Kansas City, Mo., president of the Cham- ber of Commerce of the United States, born at Amboy, Ill, 62 years ago. Frank Bane, executive director of the Social Security Board, Washington, D. C., born at Smith- field, Va., 45 years ago. Lloyd Osbourne of New York City, author, stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson, born in San Frnacisco, 70 years ago. Leopold Stokowski, conductor, born in years ago. symphony England, 56 Walter Winchell of New York, columnist, born there, 41 years ago. Sherman M. Fairchild of New York, aviation company presi- dent, born at Oneanta, N. Y,, 42 years ago. (CLL SS TOO LATE TO TITUSVILLE.—Making a bid for her share of the heavy tourist travel that invades this favored East Coast section, Titusville is developing a waterfront park that in a few years should become a Mecca for countless fun- and sun- seekers who journey southward by car, boat, and train. Captured upon my arrival here by Senator Jess Parrish, Editor Henry Hudson, and Secretary Charlie Holeomb of the Chamber of Commerce, I was treated to a delightful trip through the famed groves that skirt the Indian Riv- er, and then given a preview of the new yacht bas seawall, recreation grounds, trailer camp and park development now un- der construction here. Tired of watching the Fords and a lot of other cars “go by”, Titusville folks decided to do something about it, and after hav ni’ had this opportunity to view the work already done and get- ting a word picture of plans for the future, I feel safe in suggest ing to tourists and home folks alike that a sojourn in Titusville will prove well worthwhile. But there really ought to be a law against folks snatchin’ a guy from his politics and draggin’ him along a waterfront where he has to watch a flock of crazy trout do the Big Apple all over a lot of castin’ plugs that some other fel- low is feedin’ 'em. But believe me, I'll get back here again soon —and when I do those speckled acrobats had better look out! For the next week or so I'm gonna be nosin’ around. this East Coast territory and seein’ if I can find out how folks over here real- ly feel about who, ought, to, be , United States Senator. Durin’ the past week bill post- ers have been workin’ overtime stickin’ up full-sized _ billboards for both Sholtz and Wilcox, while Pepper ain’t been able to even |mess up the trees or fence posts along our highways. I don’t know whether you ever had any ex- perience buyin’ them highway ‘signs, but take my advice and | mouth Today In History 1788—(150 years ago) Founding iof Marietta, first permanent set- tlement in Ohio, by the New Eng- land Ohio Company—48 men un- der Gen. Rufus Putnam reached of the Muskingum this day. 1798—Act of ,Congress)creating Mississippi ‘Ternitery;,, population about 20,000, becomes. law. 1863—British, French, and “Aus- trian Governments Tremonstrate with Russia on her, ,cruelties ‘ in Poland. : 1918—United States Toul sector repel two raids. troops in German 1923—Communist America votes to dissolve but secretly merges into the Workers’ Party 1933. er 13 ye Beer and wine legal aft- 1937- 7 , Pa. chocolate sit-down workers attacked arid routed from factory by neighbor- ing farmers and workers opposed to strike+John L. Lewis gives Ford utiionization as next objec- tive. don’t try it) unle you've got plenty of money and several dol- lars besides, for it will take more than the jackpot from a quarter machine to pay for any one of ‘em. That’s why Claude is hay- in’ to confine all his advertisin’ to modest space in the newspa- — TRY IT TODAY — STAR >* BRAND: CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL, GROCERS PIRATES. 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