The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 30, 1938, Page 2

PAGE TWO Tipe Kry West Citizen d Daily Except Sunday By THE OXIIZEN PULLASHING CO. INC. 1. P. ARCMAN, President and Publisher 40% ALAAIN, Aamin' Busieuss Manag rom The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets | in Only Daily Newspaper Coun! Key West and Monroe ty -utered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use | fur republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper and aiso | the local news published here. SONS OF THE LEGION Around 21 years ago some 4,000,000 ftp KEY WEST CITIZEN Ee oOmEnG men responded to the call to the Amer- | ican colors in the World War. rather young then and the word ‘“Amer- icanism” didn’t mean much at the time because, until they entered the service, no agency had been set up to explain all that is involved in the term. The majority re- turned to civilian life, found. workiy.and wives and settled down in the be , had actually saved the world for cracy. s Times have changed, just as the belt- lines of the former servicemen have changed—for the worse. Democracy has they. They were | | By HUGO S. SIMS, Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen {Reviving Business Helps Unemployment; Board | Surveys Government Spending; Cabinet Break- Up?; U. S-Great Britain Trade Pact Starts January; Hopkins Wants W.P.A. On Civil | Service; Business To Give Workers In- f ‘ployed, could find useful. ;work for at last twenty years. He ad- vocates putting the organization ‘under civil service and making Readers are familiar with the J. S. difficutties that have pre- sented themselves as efforts to ;weduce the unemployment have been continued, and are aware of ‘test of an applicant’s right to a 00 | . 90 | been kicked off the face of the earth, ex- ‘the rocky road that has beset the| job the ability to “do a day's cept in a few isolated spots in the world. ADVERTISING RATAS Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE 8 by churches from which nue is to be derived are & cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public insues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communs- cations. LN IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN | Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments, ® Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea, Consolidation of County and City Governments. -__ These are trying times—for civiliza- tion. Newspapers will report better news when people make better news, If everybody agreed with everybody else the world would stop twirling. If you manage to survive 1938, make up your mind to drive carefully in 1939. Advertisers who understand what they are doing find that ig @pays divi- dends, The will of the people may be er- roneous and unwise, but it is what makes a democracy live. Einstein says space is the most im- portant thing in the universe. One thinks so when looking for a place to park. The grafting situation in Key West is commencing to smell to high heaven. Some day the decent people of this community will revolt, Let's go fishing, says the Times-Union. We are banking on that in Key West, and trust it will be done in the waters surround- ing the island city, SEES one eke ee Instead of increasing employment, the Wage-Hour Act has caused thousands of efficient workmen to lose their jobs.— Times-Union. When either capital or labor make exorbitant demand’, they always lose more than they gain. No vehement error can exist in this world with impunity —Spinoza. Some day the Nazis, and we distinguish them from ‘the decent German people, will pay dearly | for their excesses. Unfortunately, the in- | nocent will suffer with the guilty. Key West is still infested by pirates, | one concludes from a newspaper item, only now they are armed with roulette wheels, dice, ete—Tampa Tribune. West is ready to say farewell to arms, Key | their | President Roosevelt surely must be finding some aggravating crossword puz- zles on his desk these days—about how he is going to distribute satisfactory con- solation prizes to his personally sponsored | friends who lost their pants in the Novem- ber 8th national sweepstakes. It wouldn't | be so bad were not so many clamoring for the same job. It’s all right to appoint a dear friend to the U. S. bench, but when | a fellow has only one slice of that favorite | pie, what's he going to do with a barn-| yard full of also-rans who are whinnying and braying their heads off? Even best intentions are of little help in a pinch like this. | j | 1 | | in 1864, but was assassinated in the mont! | folowing his second Dictators have sprung up, opportunists all | of them, seizing control of governments, ruling with iron fists, spreading their evil doctrines in a fear-ridden press, suckling their young on bottled hate and training boys in their ’teens in warlike activities. The average World War veteran stands aghast at the spectacle. He knows war and has learned to hate it—he wants peace and lots of it—and can’t under: stand why peoples elsewhere go around with chips on their shoulders Jooking for trouble. Some of the foreign poison has seep- ed into the United States. Realizing this, the American Legion has adopted a plat- form calling for strong national defenses, for a counter-offensive against foreigners seeking to undermine our system of gov- ernment and for the teaching of the prin- ciples of Americanism to the young of this free nation. One of the steps in that program is organization of Sons of the Legion. As the name implies, it is group- ing of the sons of American Legion mem- bers into squadrons in every city in the country. Here in Key West Friday night of- ficers of Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, Am- erican Legion, Department of Florida, set up machinery for organizing the sons of Legion members in this section. Some of the objects are athletics, junior baseball, a boys’-drum and bugle corps, a_ boys’ band, a drill team and a social club. The primary object, however, of the Sons of the Legion, is Americanism—the ideal that protects the common man against the lashings of a dictator, gives the American people a free press and freedom of speech under common law en- acted by legislative bodies duly elected by themselves. Americanism not ony _ in- volves a political democracy but a social democracy that exists nowhere else on earth—and these facts will be presented by the American Legion to their children that this nation shall not perish in the totalitarian fires sweeping the world. The Citizen believes this is one of the most worthy objects in the American Legion program—one that will keep this country a true democracy, hold down senseless radicalism and develop the boys of Key West into courageous, thinking American citizens. WHO'S SUPERSTITIOUS? Are any prospective candidates for the Presidency véry superstitious? If so, and if they will ponder the following bit of his- tory, they may not choose to run in 1940. It is a curious fact that, beginning with 1840, all Presidents elected at 20-year in- tervals have died in office. And the fate- ful 20-year period recurs in 1940. Here is | the strange record: William Henry Harrison, elected in 1840; Abraham Lincoln, elected in 1860; | James A. Garfield, elected in 1880 Wil- liam McKinley, elected in 1900, and War- ren G. Harding, elected im 1920, all died while holding the office of President. Harrison, who was 68 at the time of his inauguration, died of pneumonia exact- ly one month later. Lincoln was reelected h inauguration. Gar- field was assassinated a few months after taking office. was for a second term, of which he had served a little more than six months before his assassination. Harding died suddenly at San Francisco, after serving two years and nearly five months. Thus it will be seen that of the six Presidents who have died in office, five are included in the foregoing list. The | other, Zachary Taylor, was elected in 1848 and died in 1850. effort to make secure the eco-|' work”. As readers know, Mr. nomic condition of American Hopkins insists that his organi- (farmers. These are two great zation has not been politically ac- | @omestic questions marks, which‘ tive and that prompt action has « j have the best minds perplexed. | been taken aaginst efforts to take | Reviving business may take care {advantage of those on relief work. | of some of those out of work and He points out that, in many in- help the farm situation as well.| stances reported, the trouble was At the same time, Americans not with W-P.A. officials but with have to face the facts that indi- local officials over whom he has | Cate existence of these issues for | no control. pereernn | Talking quietly before the Sen- |_ Along the line of this endeavor | ate Finance Committee last week, jis the recent appointment by the | leading business men gave their ,President of a board to survey | views on profit-sharing as the j the spending policies of the gov-| most equitable and most busi- ernment with reference to their |‘ ness-like method of establishing \effect upon production and na-|and guaranteeing continuity of ' tional ee includes friendly relations bewteen em- — 1 au, ‘of the ployers and employes. They em- | Treasury; Marriner S. Eccles, of phasized that profit-sharing was | the Federal Reserve Board; Dan-| for successful companies only be- | tel 'W. Bell, Acting Director of the cause otherwise there would be | Budget, and Frederic A. Delano, ! nothing to share. The idea seems of the Advisory, Committee onjto be to give workers an inter- |National Resources. They will|est in the success of a business | make a study before reporting to jbecause they will profit in what {the President and the chances are! jt makes. Speakers emphasized |that it will be some time before | that the plan was not to take the | they have a report ready. TODAYS COMMON ERROR Do not say. “He made a trifling mistake”: say. “trivial mistake”. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE Can you amswer seven of these Into what body of water does the Potomac River empty? What is the birthstone for November? On which of the Great Lakes is Cleveland, Ohio, located? What is the monetary unit of Poland? Is a naturalized citizen eli- gible for the Presidency of the U. S.? Who invented graph? Name the motion picture comedian who recently died, and who was teamed with Bert Wheeler in many comedies. Are children born of Chinese domiciled in the U.S, American citizens? Was Russia an ally of Ger- many during the World War? In which State was Abra- ham Lincoln born? SeCSoeoseveeseeseseocs PEOPLE'S 280042800008 eseese FROM REV. DE BARRITT Editor, The Citizen: Will you allow me to express the phono- 10. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30,.1938 KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Tem Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen | | Willard Traynor, publicity di- ruins and managed to hold him- rector for the international speed self together for the dinner. boat races to be staged at Key West and Havana, March 28 to 31, has arrived in Key West and Cosgrove, was the scene of a will remain throughout the re-' bounteous dinner today when the gatta of All Nations. “I havejtable was prepared and a fine rented a home here and will di-!array of specials laid for the of- rect publicity from this point”, ficers and men of the vessel. said Mr. Traynor in conversation with The Citizen. “And I am as-' sured of the hearty cooperation of the Chamber of Commerce and the citizens in genefal in the work of getting things ready for the reception of the visitors and their vessels”. Mr. Traynor said that because of the unusual distance of the main race, Key West to Havana, he would get ready at once and start laying out the course next Monday. He will then start laying out the oth- er courses for the other races. | ‘ There were 125 passengers leaving this morning on the Steamship Cuba for Havana. Most of them arrived on the morning train this morning from the north. Steamship Ivy, Captain P. L. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Grosvenor and children, Benjamin, Jr., and Stanley, arrived over the F.E.C. R’y yesterday morning to spend the holidays with relatives. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. George Palasken and chil- dren, George, Jr., and Edith. Mrs. Grosvenor was formerly Miss Margaret Saunders of Key West. They expect to remain a few days longer and then return to their home in Jacksonville. The Cabaret given last night at the La Concha Hotel was a phe- nomenal success, with beautiful dresses standing out - in’ strong ;contrast with’ the dark apparel of the men. The hall was gayly dec- orated with balloons. Wonder- | LA CONCHA HOTEL ful musi¢ helped make the affair | In the Center of the Business and Theater District Garage——Elevator——Fireproot Open The Year Around WQAM Tonight a great success, one of which the senior class of-the Convent of! Mary Immaculate can be justly | proud. Louie Carbonell and his} snappy orchestra was at their best) _~ and there was not a dull minute! lin the dancing from the begin-* ning in the early hours of the night until the hours of early; |morning. Little Betty Kinstler, ‘former Keith vaudeville» star, | sang and danced the “Sidewalks | |of. New York” that brought the | crowd to its feet on appreciation. | Roar after roar of applause swept the hall as Miss Lourdes Pinedo place of, nor reduce, high wages through your columns, please, | ang seyeral popular numbers and | jand differed upon whether the my sincere appreciation for all she was forced to respond to a! The fact that Mr. Morgenthau | |is inclined to a conservative atti- | cessions in favor of profit-sharing |tude in regards to budgets and | corporations. | governmental finance, and that | | Mr. Eceles is an advocate of di-| Jrect govermmnet action to put | money in circulation arouses in- terest. The other members of the’ | board have not, as yet, been gen- | jerally identified with policy, making functions. Japs Independent The Japanese reply to the note of the United States Government crimination in China, reveals of- ficially that the Asiatic empire has determined to throw off all Cabinet Break: jrestraints and proceed along its Wis cent 7 pate chosen path in China. This means | gah oid Sec ee Tney | that eventually China will be op- General Cummings in January ! rated for the benefit of the Jap- will mark the first break in the! original Cabinet of the President | tions, unless Gen. Chiang Kai- by resignation. Former vacancies | gy, ‘ t . 4 | Shek can arrange a different out- hes = by deqth. | come. The Japanese note plainly | anese, at the expense of other na=+ ‘government should make tax con- the kindness we have experienc- number of encores. ed on every hand and side dur- ing the twelve years we have passed in Key West. To your- self, personally, to the ministers and members of the various churches, Protestant, Catholic protesting against Japanese dis-/ 14 Jewish, we are grateful to be exceedingly thankful for such To the public officials of your city and to one and all we de- sire to say Mil gracias. We miss your climate , we knew we should, and only the warmth and cordial reception we have already had from the people of Fort Meade has made possible the prosecution of our work after LUM AND ABNER 7:15 “ASK-IT-BASKET” 7:30 PAUL WHITEMAN } 8:30 if STAR THEATER 9:30 Editorial comment: Key West-' | ers were thankful for the delight- ful and ideal day given them for/ Thanksgiving. Many shivering communities further north would ' wonderfully fine days as only { Key West is blessed with. , One fine thanksgiving: dinner |came very near being numbered among the missing yestérday | ‘when the wood bi ‘grange (of Mrs. George W. J Loft Caro- line street detided to blow up jand quit work. - During the pro- | | b Stay Tuned Immediately upon announcement of Mr. Cummings’ intention, the air was filled with rumors other Cabinet alterations, with ‘the finger being put specifically upon. Secretaries Roper and Woodring. There may be some- thing to the reports although we recall very well the wild flock of rumors that filled the newspaper columns after the 1936 election. It was said that several Cabinet members would resign but we discounted the suggestion then indicates that relations with the ; United States depends upon the |willingness of this country to change its historic position in re- spect to Chinese affairs and rec- ‘ognize the “new order” in the Far East. The conference, which begins early in December at Lima, Peru, will mark an intensive effort by the United States to set in mo- ‘tion a defense of the Western the painful goodbye to Key West- | cess of fixing up Mr. Turkey so! Hemisphere that will include the SRA oosenam concerted action of all the twen- The trade pact that goes into tY-one republics, as well as Can- \effect January first between the ada. While South American United States and Great Britain, Countries can make no major con- New Foundland and fifty non- tribution to their defense against self-governing colonies of the @ great world power at this time, British Empire, will last for three | there is no reason why such a years and may mark an epoch in| condition shall be allowed to con- international commerce. Both/tinue. Until the conference gets countries made concessions in the | under way, on the 8th, there is no hope that both will secure trade Way to forecast exactly what advantages. We reduced duties on Course the deliberations will take. items described as “complement- It is a safe assumption, however, ary rather than comptitive” with that the United States will lend American products. In 1937 the ‘its influence, ‘and maybe some value of the trade covered by cash, toward persuading other na- these concessions was $141,000,-| tions of the West, and particular- 000. In turn, Great Britain's con- cessions, including a number of agricultural products, affected ex- ports that were valued at $200,- 000,000 in 1936. ly in South America, to take rea- listic steps for their own protec- tion. McKinley's election in 1900 | | —— Today’s Horoscope At the same time, Canada land the United States enlarged eeneee | their trade agreement, with the Today’s disposition is venture- \Canadians lowering duties on some. The nature is changeable. | American products which it im- perhaps relying on chance and contented with the lot in life. A |ported in 1937 to the value of | $241,000,000. In addition, Canada spicy character may come to the abolished a 3 percent excise tax top. While, perhaps, not produc- ing any great results, today’s na- jon “47 items, on which $18,000,- tive will do no intentional harm. —— — revenue was collected last DeSOTO HOTEL year. The United States reduced 373 Main St. Sarasota, Fla. } duties on certain farm products, Vacation Land ‘minerals and lumber which, it is expected, will give Canada access | to some of our markets for these | things. OPEN ALL YEAR EUROPEAN PLAN All Qutside Rooms Quiet, Clean, Good Beds Free ‘ing Rates | $1.25, $1.50, $1:75 singl- $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 double The signing of the trade agree- |ment marked a reversal of Brit- i commercial policies for the | first time since the World War. | During the war days the British |abandoned their traditional free jtrade policy and began the erec- | tion of stiff tariff walls, which, it }must be admitted, came after i this country adopted the Smoot- | Hawley Act which raised our {tariffs considerably. Harry L. Administra- tor of the W.PA., says that the Federal Government, in its efforts te previde jobs for the unem- ers. To all Key Westers who pass through this town we shall be glad to extend a cordial wel- come. ALFRED DE BARRITT. Fort Meade, Fia., Nov. 28, 1938. APPRECIATION Mr. L. P. Artman, Editor, The Key West Citizen. Dear Mr. Artman: The Monroe County Classroom’ Teachers Unit extends its sincere appreciation for your splendid | editorial, putting before the pub- lie the recently passed amend- ment pertaining to the school: Your cooperation was most help- ful in indicating the importance of this measure. Sincerely yours, MRS. GRACE HILTON, Secretary. $$$ \that he would make his delicious | | appearance at the proper time on | to the program, the range was fired up and primed for extra fine per-/ 560 KC Hormeioe; when bang came an explosion and reduced the range | to wreckage. After giving every- thing a bath in the fluid from an | extinguisher, the fire was routed. The cause of the explosion is un-| known, though multifudinous’ theories have been atlvanced. Mr. Turkey was’ restued from the |