The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 17, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Z N, President and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets y Newspaper in Key West and Monros County lorida, as second class matter is exclusively ‘entitled to use n 8 dispatehes crelited to this paper and also $10.00 5.00 ADVERTISING RATES known on application CIAL NOTICE Made SP ng notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of | ai ue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. n is an open forum and invites discus- | biie issues and subjects of local or general | ut it will not publish anonymous communi- | VEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1.- Water and Sewerage. 2° Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). 3. Hotels and Apartments. 4. 5. Airpor Bathing Pavilion: Land and Sea. lation of County and City Governments. 6. Consol! Mr. Merchant, you can advertise or you please; after all, it is your busi- ‘Few die and none resign’ applies to | easy | those who hold public office and jobs. if under peace times the Roosevelt administration has succeeded to pile up uck a tremendous debt, what astronomical figure would it reach in times That speculation is as horrible to contem- plate as the non-existence of matter. The Florida senate decisively defeated the $209-a-month state old-age pension plan. Nothing else was expected. When in Heaven’s name will the oldsters realize that. they are being duped and that fantastic schemes can never be realized. Hitler is using the same argument for his © pansion policy as did Mussolini when he decided to rape Ethiopia—Lebensraum. Has there been an excdus of Italians for the wide open spaces of Ethiopia? Only those who go to that conquered country to exploit the conquered—like our own car- petbaggers, The industrious pa Times-Union, commenting on our confus- ing language and particularly referring to | ige of “springs”, omits “the Pierian | the u spr but appropriately makes refer- ence to the “pedestrian springs’, a per- formance we see every day when a jay- walker dodges the cars The two Daytona) Beach boys who killed a negro for killing their younger brother have been indicted for first degree murder with the recommendation that “under the circumstances” leased on bail “in a reasonable amount”. Under the circumstances wonder what a reasonable bail would be for killing a negro for killing a younger brother.—Sanford Herald. In the delinquent tax list, the state | pays for the publication of the names of thosé property owners who DO NOT pay | their taxes. Why not also publish the names of the property owners who DO pay their taxes? same time assuage the feelings of resent- ment the payers have toward payers. Key West residents, inspired by the success of the tourist season just drawing to a close, are already mapping plans to | attract additional thousands, next Fall, Winter and Spring. The opening of the} Overseas Highway, with the attendant pub- | licity, was in reality a “grand opening” for Key West, and the city, we are told, has experienced the best tourist business for many years—if not the best in its his- | tory. The attractions of the Island City are so outstanding—and so entirely differ- ent, in many respects—to those of Florida’s other delightful resort centers, that they have an extraordinary appeal.—Times- Union. of war? | such | they be re-! one may well) the non- | | ART CENTER AN ASSET The average Key Wester, the average THE KEY WEST CITIZEN GLOBE TROTTING — — — American of any other city, is inclined to | look upon art and art centers as just so much froth in the glass of his economic existence. In general he regards anything identified with art as something over and above and beyond him. Therefore he pays | no attention to it and gives it no support. In Key West, as in many other cities, we have an Art Center. It is a Key West institution. It is conducted on a non-profit basis by the Key West Community Art Center, Inc., and is open to the public without charge. All its activities are free | to everyone because it is a WPA Federal | Art Project and as such is supported by | | public funds, our industries. attendance in the same period of 15,876 | for 39 exhibitions. It has not conducted the exhibitions and classes on a formal or | social basis. The whole aim has been to | provide and acknowedge art enjoyment | and participation as a great essential of living. Many of the perscns | Center have been visitors. | virtually every territory has been repre- ented among those visitors. conscious. one of the real points cf interest in Key | West. There they see some of the vivid ichts of the city and the have come here to capture the local scene. a project. This can be done through member- ships. A membership enables the holder | to attend meetings of the controlling cor- | poration, but does not give any restricted | or special privileges not freely enjoyed by the general public. There are four types | of membership—active, sponsoring, sus- taining and patron—payable on an annual basis. The cost is far from excessive. Those who can afford them should, be- ecme members at the earliest possible date, for a large and interested member- ship in the Art Center corporation means S. done much and can do a great deal more for Key West. READ THE TREATY! Germany has won considerable sym- | pethy throughout the world by her con- tant recital of the injustices of the Treaty cf Versailles. Earlier efforts of Hitler to improve the position of his country were | permitted largely because of the convic- tion that the rigorous terms imposed on defeated Germany should not be per- manent. In the interest of perspective, how- ever, it might be well for those who have hitherto extended sympathy to Germany to recall the terms of peace imposed by the German nation upon the Russians. . It will be remembered that, followitig the revolu- | tion in Russia, the fighting power of Rus- sia collapsed in 1917 and shortly there- after, by the Treaty of Brest-Litivorak, | Germany imposed her demands upon a de- | feated and helpless people. | Before your sympathies run away with you in regard to the harsh terms in- flicted upon Germany by the Allies, it might be worth your time to read the terms imposed on the Russians by the Germans | in the spring of 1918. | | | | { | ' | Since the numbér is so few | it wouldn’t be very expensive and at the | A GOOD IDEA The suggestion that the United States | manufacture war supplies, including war- ships, for Latin-American countries will naturally cause considerable discussion. It might be noted, in passing, how- ever, that this is much better than allow- irg these countries to come under the in- fluence of other nations that are willing | and ready to supply them. It is much bet- ter than. adopting the German idea of tak- ing over such countries as happen not to | be strong enough to resist aggression. While there may be disadvantages | connected with the proposal we:do not see | where what we do is the concern of any other nation. It is possible that the busi- ness, thus secured, might make the United ‘eatcs better able to take care of its own | needs, who have at- | tended the exhibitions and visited the Art | Every state and | In other vords, many visitors to Key West are art | They regard the Art Center as | waterfront | through the eyes of many fine artists who | If between 15,000 and 20,000 persons re- | gard something as worth while, Key West | must do something about continuing such | the continuance of an institution that has | Sponsors of the Art Center believe | | that art affects our homes, our schools aifd | During the last ten months | it has conducted 217 classes with a total | attendance of 2,083 and has had a total | TRAINS, WAS LAID SHORTEST AND EASIEST CROSS- COUNTRY ROUTE FOR WAGON OUTAND | Amone TH By Melville E SOYBEAN PRODUCTS MARKED BY BUFFALOES LONG} MADE IN THE FORD LABO BEFORE THE WHITE MAN ARRIVED.) ARE-PLASTICS, PAINTS GLYCERINE HIGHWAYS, RAILROADS AND AIR- LINE ROUTES NOW FOLLOW [Tir 'B SOAP. SYNTHETIC WOOL, GLUE,’ READ, ANIMAL FOODS; STEARIC ACID AND EVEN ICE CREAM, GUIDES IN QUEBEC MANEUVER CANOES tse be Happenings Here Just Ten From The Files Dr. A. G. Adams, noted fish culturist of the U. S. bureau of tisheries, who had charge of the state crawfish hatchery here last year, is due to arrive during the present weekend to be in charge of the three hatcheries to be op- erated at this port this season. since leaving Key West last year, Dr. Adams has been in charge of the fisheries at Booth Bay Har- bor. Dr. Hodges, state shellfish commissioner, has sent word that he expects to reach Key West about May 12 to start the opera- tion of the hatcheries. Plans for handling the annual convention of the Florida Com- mercial Secretaries Convention, which is to be held in Key West June 10-11 are to be decided on at a special meeting to be held by the local Chamber of Commerce tomorrow morning, it Was an- \mounced by President Robert Austin this morning. Mayor Les- tie A. Curry and Cuban Consul Jorge R. Ponce, members of, the board of county) commissioners and members of the city council are being invited to attend the meeting and assist in planning the convention. Mrs. Claude H. Roberts and Mrs. Ralph Pinder, who were in- jured in an automobile accident at Key Largo and were rushed to Homestead, are recovering in a hospital in that city. Long dis- tance messages from the hospital this afternoon stated that Mrs. Roberts would be home some time this evening and would be accom- vanied ky her daughter, Mrs. | Treadway. Fire Chief Pinder, who went to Homestead after the accident and later left for Miami with Mrs. Pinder. will return later in the week. Editorial Comment: Key West ane Monroe county have in Wil- lliam V. Albury an excellent rep- |resertative in the Florida legisla- \ture. He has accomplished much for the community in the short time he has been there. The souvenir dance to be given at the Over-Sea Hotel for the benefit of Troop No. 4, Girl Scouts on Friday evening is cre- ating quite a lot of activity and interest among the younger set and the two-part program for the dance has aroused much curios- ity. It calls for a Surprise: Spe- cialty and an intermission during } which a dance wilk be staged by some of the advarced terpsicho- ‘rean artists of the city. ~~ THE FIRST WORLD'S FAI WAS HOUSED IN THE CRYSTAL PALACE AT LONDON.IN. I851. THE PALACE : WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE NOV. 30, 1936 KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Years Ago Today As Taken Of The Citizen Postmaster Charles Williams advises The Citizen that all out- j going mail must be at the office THROUGH RAPIDS BY WARPING” THEM- WITHOUT TODAY’S COMMON ERROR De nok say, “Afier the | preliminary the prisoner examination ; was fully ! cr “finally not later than 5:30 to insure de- 4 parture on the evening train, ow- ing to the cnange of schedule. J. Otto Kirchheiner, former member and chairman of the beard of courity commissioners for Monroe county, now located in Miami, left last night after spending a few days in thé city sn a combined business and pleasure visit. There will be a meeting of Troop i, Girl Scouts, held tomor- row afternoon at their headquar- ters ir: the Golden Eagle Hal! and ell members are requested to be in attendance as matters of great interest to the organization are to bé taken up at the meeting. Governor Doyle Carlton and numerous other high Florida state officials and mayor of cities from Maire to Key West are ex- pected to attend the convention of the ‘Atlantic Coastal Highway Association, which convenes in Key West Tuesday, June Senator Fletcher and Congress- man Ruth Bryan Owen are both being invited to attend. Mayors of Jacksonville, Charleston, Wil- mington and other important cities along the coast have al- ready sent their acceptances of the invitations sent out and will be here for the convention. A special delegation from Havana to represent the government of Cuba, Jorge Ponce, Cuban consul. has been informed by the govern- ment. There was a called meet- g of the Chamber of Commerce this morning for the purpose of laying plans for the big event. Mayor Leslie A. Curry, members of city council, and the: county ‘commissioners have been’ asked by President Robert Austin of the chamber to attend. Visitors to the number of 30) or 400 are expected to be in Key West next week for the annual Great Council of Red Men and the Order of Pocahontas to be held in this city Tuesday, Wed- nesday and Thursday of the week. It is confidently expected by members of the local. bodies that the ~Key West convention will be the most largely attended session of recent years and in this) state. It will be the forty-sixth Great Sun Council session and the local people are joining the order in making it a determined sels the first day on which free, effort. An attractive program | transportation was allowed on_ 25.! DAILY QUIZ Can vou Answer seven of these Test Questions? Turn to Page 6 for the answers 1. Where is Muscle Shoals? Name the Spanish conquer- or of Mexico. Which country lies north of Belgium? What body of water encircles the Norti: Pole? Name the Minister of For- eign. Affairs of Italy. Under what government de- partment is the U.S. Chil- dren’s Bureau? What is the correct pronun-! ciation of the word dis- putant? .- Is a child born in China of American parents a citizen of the U. S.? Who defeated John L. Sulli- van for the world’s heavy- weight boxing title? 10. Who is Maxim Litvinoff? | provides attractive and elaborate entertainment features and schedules the business session of the convention. z Editorial Comment: Trustees of the Monroe County Water District should not be discouraged in con- templating its depleted treasury. Chicago’s water fund is $12,000,- 000 in the hole. It is a matter of wisdom to in- vest in Key West, according to one man who is advertising for an exchange of property in other parts of the state for Key West property. This advertiser spoke of the natural advantages of the city and with, its matchless clim- ate will repay purchasers who use good judgment and foresight. | Misses. Amelia Adams, Caridad Domeneche, Gloria Domeneche and Margaret Lacedonia propose | leaving tomorrow for Havana where they will take in the Cuban celebration in commemoration of May 20. The Morroe County Ferry Sys- tem handled a number of ferries ; larger than usual. In fact there were 35 cars arriving on the ves- jprinted by The Artman Press southbound traffic. || stabilize prices mmitted for trial”; say. |} ae fa. WA sEUNGION By HUGO S. SIMS, Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen Congress Votes New Sums To Farmers; Election Shadow Quiets Economy Bloc With farm prices in a bad way, | huge surpluses on hand or threat- ened and with farm income shrinking, the problem of Ameri+ car: agriculture continues to be cne of the vital questions facing Congress. Without attempting to recount the history of the past decade or two, it is enough to state that agriculture has been in the dol- drums since the early Twenties. Here and tere, it is true. a pros- pperous breeze has stirred tne hopes of farmers,.but, generally speak- ing, they have suffered enormous declines in. purchasing power. One result of this has been the unbal- ancing of the economic structure of the United States and the de- velopments of our great unem- ployment problem. Political observers generally discerned farm. discontent in the 1928 election results. Consequent- ly, it was a foregone conclusion that congressmen, voting this year for benefits to be paid the farmers in an election year, would do their best to make the farm prospects rosy. for 1940. An im- pending election often compels legislators to take cognizance of conditions and situations wich they might otherwise overlook. | The action’ of the Senate last |week in considerably increasing ‘the agriculture appropriation bill indicates the trend in Washington so far as the legislators are con- cerned. In less than five hours and without a roll call, the Sen- ate approved increases over the bill prepared. by the House. Par- ity payments and purchases of surplus commodities accounted for most of the increases. In or- cer to give farme growing wheat, cotton, corn, rice and to- bacco the differences between market price and seventy-five percent of “parity” on crops grown within restrictions laid down in the Agricultural Conser- j, vation program, the Senate voted | $225,000.000. For surplus com- |modity purchases, to be used to by buying sur- plus commodities for free distri- ; bution to the poor by state agen- ‘cies, the Senate voted $113,000,- +'000, with the provision that not more than one-fourth of the total be used to support any single commodity. The action of the Senate mark- ed the debacle of the economy group in that body. It also illus- trates verv effectively the dif- ference between theoretical econ- omy and scaling down appropria- tions in the face of situations like that confronting agriculture. It should. be noted that the House had prveiously voted down both of the major increases voted by the Senate and it may be that they will be eliminated or re- duced in free conference. This, however, is extremely doubtful. il MIAMI and ALL POINTS ON MIAMI AND TWO ROUND The President's position on the huge increase im farny appropria- tions is not certain, but, appar- ently, while he does not necessar- ilv oppusée t:.e increase, he will insist upon tax increases to com- keasate for the extra appropria- tions. In other ‘ds, the Chief kxecutive wants Congress to pro- vide the funds for the payments t they vote. During his press conference. he Geclared that last year legislative le broke a pldege to him by failing to pro- vide means for financing $212,- 660,000 in farm payments. This year he is again insisting that in- creased appropriations over the budget figu companied by increas to provide adequate revenue. The writer of tnis column does not attempt to pass judgment upon the merits of the Senate ac- tien. It is his purpose to report what happens and, whenever pos- sible, forecast trends. In’ the light the present tent in, the which makes itself the probability i@ that farm payments will be greatly increased over last. year. Moreover, if possible. Congress will avoid the levy of taxes to meet the increased funds made available. It might be well for readers to understand the position of con- ere nen who vote for larger ap- propriations for farm relief. Their constituents know that for years the bulk of the relief money. has been expended in the industrial cities. They know from experi- ence that the farmer is undergo- ing severe economic strain and that the entire structure of Amer- ican agriculture is withstanding heavy pounding. So long as the Government continues its large- expenditures for public re- . either through work or oth- erwise, there will be a demand for increased appropriations for the benefit of agriculture. With all the signs pointing to the farm the balance of power, in the ecleétion next vear, it «nay be safely assumed’ that the ap- propriations for agriculture will be liberal. SEARCHES GUTTERS MILLERSBURG, O.—Ben Johnson of this city stated. that by searching gutters for coins dropped by pedestrians he col- lected $96.83 in a year. Garlic-Parsley an Aidin HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Medical reports say that Garlic Parsley con- action in reducing high blood pressure. 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