The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 4, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO ; The key West Citizen Published Da}ly Excépt Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President an@ Publisher JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or pot etherwise credited in this paper and also the ldcal news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ne Year six Months .. Three Months Qne Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of <espect, obituary notices, ete. will be charged for at the rat» of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which & revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- of public issues and subjects of local or general st but it will not publish anonymous communi- ({MPROVEMENTS 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. Many dodge taxes, and even more dodge taxis. But it makes no difference how a worm turns, after all he is still a worm. A New York beggar is said to own two big cars. No wonder he has to beg. Frofessors are seldom so absent- minded as to fail to flunk the absent- minded student. Have you ever noticed how much more of a fool a fellow can make of him- * self when he is before an audience? There are a lot of uncertainties in life, but there is one thing certain, you never saw a town erect a monument to a man who always had an alibi. Lord Lothian is to be the new British ambassador to the United States. Now watch out for British propaganda that may lead us to repeat our assininity of 20 years ago. Ambassador Lindsay, his pre- decessor, was of a different type. The oil well being dug south of Mi- ami has reached a depth of 6,212 feet, deepest ever dug in Florida. If the dig- ging is continued indefinitely and they meet the fellows boring from the other side, the perforation of the earth will be complete. Television is ready in New York this month, and throughout the nation this year. Fac-simile-print newspapers will be brought into your home by radio. Whether these television newspapers will satisfy the average reader or have the effect only of whetting his appetite for more remains to be seen. If the German government is not downright despicable, it is most unreason- able in thought’ and act. Because the British government ordered the expulsion of a number of German residents who | were either spies or Nazi propagandists, (their fate would be death in time.of war) the German authorities retaliated imme- diately by expelling three British business men, who were not active politically. In a whining manner the German press re- fers to the justifiable action of the British as “pitéous treatment of its compatriots.” Charity begins at home. Eleven mil- lions out of work; billions for rélief; many, _ thousands of our own native chil- en growing up, leaving schools and col- leges, With little prospect of finding theit niches in field, factory of profession. Be- sides we have hordes of aliens Here al- ready, unassitnilated, un-amalgamated. The “Melting Pot” is over-full and over-flow- ing. In the present circumstances of our depresséd cowntty there is room for no more.—Jacksonville Tribune. The above is in reference to the Européan effort. be- ing ade to have America absorb 20,000 of thé destitute children from Germany. We have enotigh destitute children in Am- erica, why import those of other coun- tries? GOLD FOR NATIONAL ENDS Some weeks ago it was reported that | Germany was about to make a loan of $5,- 000,000 to Haiti, contingent upon the have been advantageous to Germany. | gestion of the State Department, and made | the loan. This means that an American | engineering firm will spend that much | money in the development of Haiti. The idea, it seems, is to give employment to the | Haitians and, at the same time, strengthen | the ties with this country. The use of gold to secure economic ad- ; vantages in the nations and thus pave the way for a stronger political association is nothing new. In Europe, Great Britain of that continent. it is reported, by similar favors to Ru- | mania, Yugoslavia and probably Czech- oslovakia. The idea of these loans is to prevent | the countries from becoming economic pawns of other powers. Every statesmen | a country. If the Balkan States have to | look to Germany or Italy for their economic | orcaperity, it is safe to assume that they | will follow their political leadership. It might be a good idea for the United ‘assist in the economic | South America. strerigthen our position in this hemisphere and lead to closer coordination of initer- ‘national policies. Not only would the loans assist the countries that borrow, but the trade relations thus begun would de- “velop and mean much to the export trade of the United States. THE RELIEF SYSTEM Apparently the conservative Demo- | crats and the Republicans in Congress are lief should not be continued indefinitely. What to do about it is a different matter. But a better relief system is the big politi- | cal row that is growing between the White House and Congress, as the sécond term of the President begins to count the months, Every part of the country is pouring complaints into Washington, particularly about costs of administering relief. The conclusion seems to be plain that nothing short of a revision of the entire system’ will be fought for. That is why Congress refuséd to meet the President’s wishes and cut 50 million dollars off the supplementary relief bill. The whole subject will be studied during the next few months in investiga- tions by Congress. In these investigations the New Deal and the President have poli- tical advantages over those who want changes. That is because the changes can- not be secured unless some system of State and Local control, or a reform in the Fed- eral system is backed by the people of the country. It is a tremendous undertaking to de- velop new public sentiment in support ofa new, or revised system. And it is likely that the controversy will run through the next Presidential election, when it may be fought to a conclusion between the Demo- crati¢ and Republican parties. So, citizens should be patient, and do their part towards the poor and needy. The best way is to help find jobs for 10 million people who have been unable to support themselves during recent years. BUYING "BEAUTY While we cannot vouch for the figures, we read that the “beauty business” is the nation’s sixth largest industry and that ‘American women, in their desire to im- day in beauty shops and on cosmeti¢s. There is no disputing the magnitude of the business that has developed all over the nation as women havé be¢ornte con- scious of what art can do to improve what nattire has done. They flock to the beauty shops when they haven’t time fot other things. It may be money well spent, at that. We have seen some atazig tratisforma- tions result from the work of skilled hands upon plain faces. Even the woman, who is naturally “good-looking,” finds her beauty enhanced by the restrained tisé of whatever the stuff may be that produces the results, and France are making loans to combat | German progress in the Southeastern part | | knows that international policy often de- | pends upon the economic circumstances of States to use some of its vast gold hoard to | , development of. This would undoubtedly \ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN BOGGED DOWN | granting of certain favors which would At this point, the Export-Import Bank ; stepped in, reportedly at the private sug- | + |decisive, and the result most for- Loans already made to | Turkey and Bulgaria are to be followed, | |SUGAR LOAF CLUB REFUSED LICENSE (Continued from Page One) |data in connection with the ac- fam) |tivity in connection with. the housing and slum clearance pro- igami' for Key Wést. He asked lthat theté be appropriated for \the necessary work in connection |with the preparation of the |papers and survey the sum of | $1,000 by the county as he was Not long ago I was asked to/sure that the same amount could take the part of Dr. Quiz in one! be secured from the city. ‘of these popular question and an-| As Mr. Dion said that the swer programs. Furthermore, I; whole sum was not absolutely was allowed to select my OWN | necessary at one time would be (Florida News Service) | Killed in the éncouter, one hung ° 0) ee | JUBGE MARVIN’S | | INTERESTING LETTER | esbecidse From Niles’ National Register| of January 16th, 1841, the follow: | ~ | ing is taken as an interesting se-| The eyes of all America and; quel tothe massacre at Indian/ numerous foreign nations will be | Key: Z | focused: on Key West when the! |, “The Savannah Republican of trial of the celebrated case of U. Monday last says that the news in/S. Congressman M. Alfred Mich- relation to the capture of the In-' aelson, of Chicago, is heard in dians by Col. Harney, is con-| United States court. He is charg- firmed by the arrival at this port ed with vidlating the national | last evening of the schooner Lau-' prohibitior’ laws. Thé govern-' |rana, Capt. Swasey, in 24 hours ment is said to be ready to pro- from St. Augustine. ceed with the case, and press dis- Tt appears that Col. Harney, at’ patches indicate that the con’ | the head of 90 men, came upon a gressman will leave Washington camp of some 60 Indians about 25! in time to be in Key West for the miles from Key Biscayne. The| opening of thé casé on Monday. Indians were at their breakfast. Jydge Halsted Ritter, who will The attack was sharp, short and preside at the hearing, has or-! {deréd reservations for himself} ‘and Mrs: Ritter at La Concha; {hotel and they are due to arrive afterwards, and 45 women and tomorrow. Edwin R. Williams, | eesesse | Hapbeitngs Hore Just T ,tunate. Ten of the warriors were children were taken prisoners.; clerk of court; George W. Piteh- | !Col. Harney lost one man, killed, ford, deputy clerk, and Mrs. prisoners were brought into Key Biscayne, from which post Col. H. ‘again set out on the 28th ult. with ‘a detachment of 75 men, in quest of Sam Jones’ camp, to which oné of the warriors, who was spared ; to act as a guide, promised to con duct him. “The following is a letter from, Judge Marvin to the editors of the Tallahassee Floridian, giving some additional particulars of the expedition -of Col. Harney: “On board the brig Waculla, “St. Marks, Dec. 31, 1840. “Dear Sir: | “‘News had arrived at Key West before my leaving thére that Col. Harney. of the U.S.A, about the 15th inst. had a rencon- | tre with the Indians in the in- terior of the Everglades. With a force of about 90 men he entered | the Everglades in canoes guided! !by John, a negro who was cap-| tured by the Indians in 1835, from his master, Dr. Grews, and who escaped and came into the camp at Cape Florida a few months since. The negro con-' the court, aré also due to arrive tomorrow morning. N. J. Morri- son, special assistant to the at- torney general, will assist At- torney Hughes, acting district at- torney in prosecuting the case. H. H. Taylor, of Miami, will be} thé attorney for Congressman | Michaelson. Editorial Comment: The busi- ness world is said to be cold, but; if you build the fire of advertis- ing under it, it soon warms up. Sluggers and Pirates are sched- uled to meet in another battle Sunday afternoon at the Ameri+ can Legion grounds. The game will start at 2:30 and promises to be another of thosé heart-warm- ing affairs, and the cool off will come when the losing team sets: ~ up cold soda water for the crowd. land for an ord THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1939 _ KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY on Years Ago Today As Taken al director of the community service in Key West for some time following the world war pe- riod, spent last night in Key West | with two of his office assistahts, returning from a tour of South American countries. They left this morning over the highway for thtir home in Ohio. Mrs. Cornélia Allen, pioneer résident of this city. is reported to be desperately ill at her home, 701 Fleming street. Death was momentarily expected late this afternoon. ‘She is thé/witlow' of the late W. J. Allen, hrather to the late Geo. W. Allen. ONE-LEGGED SKATER MANITOBA—Norman A. Falk- ner, Canadian, who lost a leg in } \and five were wounded. The Cjeveland, disbursing officér for|the war, claims to be the only one-legged fancy and trick skater in the world. LEGALS RT OF THE MONROF COUNTY IN PRO- that the » 10th day present to the Judge of Mon- his final re- a uchers a8 @X- ecutor @f the f Yulee Viola Atwell, and and the: ettlement of estate, ng ration as such executor. Dated this the A. D. 1939. (Sa.) THADDEL A cutor of the 5th of April, ATWELL, te of Yulee a. Both teams have won two games ,,; and the players are eager for the Sunday session, determined to win. convinced that the existing system for re- | questions. , Contestants ranged from 16- year-old high school students up to mature men and women. -In the group were two housewives, a salesman, a farmer, a doctor, a railroad man, a school teacher and a groceryman, It was what might be termed |an average group, of average in- | telligence—all citizens of Florida who should possess a good gen- jeral knowledge of their state. | Staying away from “trick” | questions, I began my quiries by j asking, contestants to name a fa- mous Spring in Marion County; a |Florida community noted for the | production of celery; another for acceptable. in small amounts, the ducted the Col. through the Ever- |commmissioners decided to take ,glades to the Indian town, and he ‘the matter under consideration Surrounded it and fired upon land give their decision a them, killing one or two Indians, : and taking 38 prisoners. In the future meeting. assault the chief of the band, Commissioner Curry brought to Chai-ki-ka, secaped, but was pur- 'the atterition of the Board the sued several miles by one of the ifact that the dwellers at, Mate-|4tagoons. and overtaken and} | : « a {shot. Among the prisoners taken | cumbe had rétently cotnpletéd a were 10 warriors, nine of whom! jemee of worship on that Key and were hung; the life of the tenth | the cost had been liquidated ex-| being saved for a future guide. cept $55 for seats, he asked that|The rest of the prisoners were} i: women and children, and were all ieee pueoethe beonle ot spared and taken to the post at) | ve sags Cape Florida. | | After some discussion’ it was| «This band of Indians is known | |decided that the required sum, as théeSpanish Band; and the same’ who murdéred: Mr. Cooley’s | Martin Key furnished bond) and was reléased. He was arrest- ed Thursday night as a result of a mixup with officers at Stock state Island. H. of FELTON, eee WHow i MALO Nv: George Allen England, emin-j N: is hereby mA ent writer, good friend of Key 2 ae West and rigorous defender of the city and its climate and ad- vantages, arrived from Havana, yesterday afternoon to join Mrs. England, who preceded him from }3 Cuba. They will sail over the Mallory Line Sunday night for their home in the north. M 1 I have filed a peti- f e, and that L will apply to the mond R. A jw this 3rd (sa, E. B. Montague, one of the; “Wiliam H. Felton world’s Most farious and daring: trapeze performers in years gone! | the production of spohges—and a lcepa cee : ; |number of similar questions deal- | Could be donated for the, cause jing with geographical locations! and Clerk Sawyer was instructed jand resources of the state. |to draw a check for the amount The celery query stopped one|and forward it to Preston Pinder ar (contestant, the sponge query an- | at Matecumbe. other. The high school student) Mr. Curry called attentjon to a | was correct with the answer “Sil-| bill contracted with a dealer on iver Springs” but hesitated when |.the Florida Keys by Read, Patrol- |I asked if she were sure it was'man Rex McLeod, which: is be- | located in “Marion” county. |yond the amount of $25 allowed | Turning to state officials, I had and it was decided that McLeod |no trouble in. getting a quick an-/,will be instructed to pay the dif- \swer to the query, “Who is gov-' ference. jernor of Florida?” but three went. The commissioner also said that ;down when it came to naming , McLeod has been conducting the the Secretary of State. The gro- {office of patrolman in, a manner ceryman knew Jim Lee, but I)|which brought no credit on the |could tell by the puzzled looks on| county nor himsélf, and he would the faces of the housewives that bear investigating. Mr. Curry they would have experienced dif-|.was instructed to have McLeod ficulty in naming the State | present at the next meeting of Comptroller. The farmer named | thé: board in ordér that matters |Nathan Mayo as Commissioner of could be straighténed: out. Agriculture but he Jad no idea! —— |farnily and several others at Capé| by, and who spent the past win | Florida, and Capt. Walton of the ter season in Key West, is leavin; |lightship, and Dr. Crews. They|0m the Mallory boat Wednesday | 6 the same Indians, too, who| and declares he will be back next Harney a year| Winter for another stay in this) under | delightful city of Key West. Macomb’s treaty of peace; and ease | the same who ” con ty burned; C- W. Thorids, brother of Wil-| and destroyed the séttlemnents on liam P. Thomas, who was physic- Indian Key, killing men, women 7 ° Lopez omy Service {! and children, and mutilating their | Established 1685 } |Bodies in a most barberous man- | ner. This band of Indians, with) Licénsed Funeral Directors | and_Ernbalmers this same Chai-ki-ka -at their ‘héad; has been the terror of the’ 24 Hour Ambulance Service }! Kh surprised Col. since, at Caloosahattchie, ,south for years, and have prob-) jably drank as much white blood | as afty in the territory. ik | “The Colonel recaptured 13 or | | 14 of Colt’s rifles, taken from him| ——— at Caloosahatchie by the Indians, 66606 66¢es¢é0e6eseéecce and about two thousand dollars’; — fH¥ ff TODAY — worth of gootls carried off by the) The Faverite . Zora Indias from Indian Key. | For Over a Gerieration-— Strong Arm Brand ‘COFFEE Obtainable All Over Town! Dr aaa aaa OVERSEAS CAFE AND LODGE Marathon, Fia. Phone No. 4 “The Best in Food and Rooms’ Between Key West and Miami COMPLETE GARAGE SERVICE Charley Toppino, Prop. “Key West's Outstanding!” LA CONCHA HOTEL prove on nature, spend over $720,000 aj, jin thé world who the Attornéy |General might- be. A housewife, | beaming and confident, named \the late Cary D. Landis. The question, “How much gas} tax does a Florida motorist pay) on each gallon of gas?” brought a| Asked, “Who } variety of answers. \appoints members of the Legisla- ture?” one contestant promptly | answeréd, “The governor”. Three | persons. confusing Federal and | State, thought Florida had an in- come tax. | The lack of knowledge evidenc- ‘ed by fhis average group—some) |forty men and women—was ap- | palling. Nevértheless, it was, I | believe, typical of a large per- centage of our citizens. Stop the | avetage man on the street and |ask him to name the members of |the State Supreme Court and I |venture to say that nine out of ten would not know. Ask the jnext person you meet to tell you |from what source the schools de- |rive their revenue. | They can tell you who HBitler {or Mussolini afe, but they can’t name their State Tréasurer or answer a simple question con- cerning the operation of their own city, county or staté gévern- ment. _ Daily newspapers, radio and screen, during the past few years, jhave made us “world conscious”, playing up international affairs until we aré so bus} viewing the Buropéan situation with “alarm” that wé have no timé to give thought to our own affairs. Mat- ters heré at home that affect our daify lives we completely ignore, while we work oursélves into a sg ccegeee , : THE WEATHER PY PY riiiiiiiis WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Friday) | “This affair of Col. Harney’s | Will do miore to strike terror into’ \the Indians, and bring about aj real peace, than anything that has, ‘océurred for. a long time. The | Everglades is no longer the refuge of the Indian. His own fastnesses | Key West and Vicinity: Partly|are penetrated by .the white) | cloudy tonight and Friday; : not /man’.” } | A. V. S. SMITH, much change in temperature; aif < Bi DeLand and Indian Key, Fla. moderate easterly winds. ‘ | April 29th, 1939. | beautiful lather over the activities | | of foreign dictators. While we agree among our- |selves that we have the best! | government on éarth and take |pride in the fact that we are Americans, we have little know- \ledge of that government and in+| dividually take little interest in |its operations. At this moment fhe Congress lof the United States in Washing-| ton and the Legislature of Florida| jin Tallahassee are led to! ponder over and attempt to} solvé countless questions affect- ing the welfare, not only of the) |stafe and nation, bat of ach in-| | dividual citizen. lat they do and say is of much concefn to you and me at the present’ moment | tha are words of actions of some foréi | Fot sate At Girduer'’s Pharmity ie | ourselves with our own problems; becoming i n as to the informed thoughts, activities anid actions of our éwn leaders; helping them, and PEN rhe WINDOW S$ PP IPII PIAS J STAR 3 BRAND |-*#io tox tei'coctin CUBAN COFFEE DINING and DANCING OW SALE AT ALL GROCERS Open The Year Around. sec cbPocsadtosssicéicter' . 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