The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 2, 1939, Page 2

RAGE TWO ee ’ poeye -@he Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By ‘ THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING 00. INC. |. P. ARTHAN, President and Publisher istant Business Manager ing Corner Greene and Ann' Streets = Only Dally Newspaper in Key West and Monros . County = 7 “Botered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press e2he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use = for republication of all news dispatches credited fo = it ar pot etherwise credited in this paper and also . the J6cal news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year .. S8ix Months ree Mont =One Month Weekly - rf ADVERTISING RATES == Made known on application. <- ~ SPECIAL NOTICE = All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of Fespect, obituary notices, etc. will be charged for at ~the rate of 10 cents a line, - Notices for entertainment by churches from which “a revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line, - + The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- -#ion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- “tations. = Ul - 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. i Anyway, the radio has caused some “people to listen more and talk less. Murphy will always remain a_ hal- | “lowed name in the annals of newspaper- =dom:in Florida. Some ladies will find heaven mo- “notonous if they don’t get a new-style pair “pf wings occasionally. bo For those who can’t afford ‘to play lmolf; wielding a hoe yields equal physical results with less violent language. = ‘Tampa advertisers had a Million Dol- star Day June 1; local advertisers haven't the courage to put on even a Dollar Day. Everybody everywhere is in favor of TAbolishing a “criminal” court, but there is Mivision of opinion regarding the abolish- ment of a “crimes” court. ¢ @ ‘The dog house that is being built in -the heart of the city of Key West, opposite “La Goncha hotel, one of the city’s most imposing structures, is nearing completion Tand ready to be laughed at by all— tourists and citizens. There are persistent efforts that Great Britain will soon make a token-pay- ment on its war debt to the United States. We have heard that before, and the time Swhen the king’s visit is nearing is quite ap- propriate to repeat the effort. an Why are people always glad when “Gongress or a Legislature closes, and not “when either convenes? The laws they “tnact should be for the benefit of the peo- Pile, but the feeling prevails. that these jawmaking bodies are punitive agencies— “end aren’t they just that in most cases? Application to Fire Chief Baker, -who Sis also building inspector, for the erection Hf the little dog house on Duval street, Rtext ‘to a building owned by the Duke of Richelieu, ironically enough, was made by “One Who has been very active on the zon- “ing board. It appears, like usualp that it ll depends upon whose ox is gored. } + The new city charter is a fait ac- “compli, unless 25 per centum of the quali- tied electors residing in Key West, petition ‘the City Council for anelection for the purpose of signifying their approval or ‘disapproval of the proposed city charter, ‘and a further requirement is that the peti- ion must be presented within 90 days “After: the passage of this Act. Contrairi- Swise,. if no petition for this purpose is pre- Bented to the City Council by 25 per cen- fum Of the voters within 90 days, as stated, then the Act becomes law automatically. ‘Qppositionists now have but one course ‘open to defeat the charter and that is ‘they ‘ust secure the necessary signatures re-.- ‘quiring the city council to cal] for an elec- . | This is not only an onerous burden ‘Zor those essaying the task but it also en- Yails considerable expense on the part of ‘The taxpayers, in consequence, if the elec- | ‘on is required to be held. IDLE FEDERAL PROPERTY There seems to be. no’ immediate prospect that the extensive ‘army and navy plants in Key West will be restored to ac- tive status. Department was planning to reopen the naval station and commission the sub-' It had also been reported | Marine base. Key West was to be made an auxiliary base. Since there is no certainty any of these air helpful activities will come to this city in | the immediate future it seems to The Citi- zen that something should be done to, make‘some use of the extensive land hold- ings of the army and the navy here. The naval station, the submarine base, Ft. Jef- ferson, East and West Martello Towers and the army barracks occupy some of the best waterfrontage and most attractive pieces of real estate on the island. It should be ascertained whether the federal government is going to make use of these properties. At present they give employment to only a handful of guards and maintenance men and~in general serve no useful purpose in the national de- fense scheme, The lands these plants oc- cupy éan be put to some constructive use. Key West holds virtually no water- front property. The city needs additional park areas, better. docking facilities for | commercial vessels and visiting yachts and property that. can be developed gto beaches and bathing spots. The land sur- rounding the Martello Towers would lend itself admirably to development as park and water recreational areas; the military reservation at Ft. Taylor and army bar- racks would make fine parks. The finest park and the best docking facilities can be made of the naval station grounds’and the submarine base. the municipality’s holdings would’ make Key West one of the most attractive re- sort cities in Florida. Apparently.the army has no further use for the lands around the historic Mar- tello Towers. A movement to haye the properties placed under control of the Na- tional Park Service and established as na- tional monuments has dropped from sight. It is reliably reported President Roosevelt expressed an interest’ in the Martello Towers during his visit to Key West sev- eral weeks ago. The Citizen believes that if our city and civic officials got busy on this project these fine waterfront properties could be *made national monuments, the old _ fort- resses restored and the grounds thrown open to the public. Jetties built into the ocean might soon retain sufficient sand washed in by wind and wave ' to form beaches that would serve to protect the ‘Towers and provide an adequate recrea- tional area. Later the city might inyestigate the possibility of obtaining use of the other army and navy properties if the govern- ment is not going to do anything . about utilizing them. s HEALTH FADS The subject of how to live long is al- ways of interest, which perhaps accounts fot the eagerness of the average mortal to seize upon various methods: which are recommended for promoting health and longevity, such as doing daily exercise to radio music and the like. : In spite of all the propaganda on the subject, however; there are many who are skeptical regarding the real benefits of strenuous physical activity. One of these wrote a letter to the Cleveland Press point- ing out that Walter Camp, famed athlete and originator of the “daily dozen,” died at 65, while he, the writer, had never taken any kind of exercise to speak of and was still in excellent health, athough a great-grandfather. He added that ‘“‘the longest-lived people are the physically lazy but mentally alert.” Commenting on the letter, William Feather, a well-known editor, declares that several years ago he adopted a vigor- ous health program, including vegetarian- ism, cold baths and the daily dozen, with this result: . hg “Acute indigestion led to the aban- ‘donment of vegetarianism on doctor’s or- ders. Ancther doctor recommended dis- continuance of cold baths. The daily dozen are still pursued, but faith in has been shaken by the untimely death their inventor.” + = ae Z Still, we may find many who swear by the health fads and feel that their lives: ‘have been saved thereby. As the proverb has it, “What is food for some. is black Poison for others,” chet, . Reports unsupported in offi- | cial circles have been current the Navy |, All these lands added to | THE KEY Disaster, That pure carélessness is to be blamed for most of the ap- palling number of ‘pedestrian deaths in 1938 is the conclusion to be drawn from fe peas yet in “Lest We e ninth annual highway safe- booklet published by The velers Company. Of the total of 13/340 les- trians killed in 1938, 28.1% or 3,750 met death while thoughtless- ly crossing in the middle of the block. In contrast to the 5.8% or. 770 persons killed ‘while crossing at intersections against the signa!, and the 15.7% or 2,090 killed while crossing at intersectiorfs lacking a Signal, only 150 persons, 1.1% of the total, were killed while cross- | ing as they should with the signal. By BERNARR MACFAD! | Present Political Outlook | The renomination of President | Roosevelt for a third term ap- |pears to be more likely than lever. While nothing can be cer- jtain this far ahead of the party); | conventions, some decided change | must take place if another can- | didate is to be selected. Various factors have combined to make this conclusion almost inevitable. Thé Democrats will be anxious to win in 1940. Théy will have to stand upon the. re ord of the New Deal. They i want the strongest candidate available. He must be able, to | convince the voters that the New Deal is a good thing for the |country. No other Democrat can jdo this as effectively as the Presi- dent. } So far no other~ Democra' possibility has demonstrated the leadership that a candidate must possess and none of them ap- | proach the President in personal | Popularity with the masses of the people. . It might as well be admitted that other Democratic statesmen | have been completely covered by |the dominating leadership of the | President. He stands above his Most Pedestrians aes , Analysis Shows | Democrats Will Nominate Roosevelt | Bre. AURA | inquest at 5 p. m. today. Invite Other leading causes of pedes- trian fatalities, according to the analysis, in the order’ of their im- portance were: walking on: rurai highways, coming from behind parked cars, children playing in the street, men at work in the roadway, ‘jaywalking’ or crossing diagonally at intersections, get! on and off other vehicles, hitching rides. DEN in pry Seagesihe Indicates | ident has reaffirmed his faith in | the principles practiced by his | Administration and few Demo-| |erats doubt his intention to fight ito the. bitter end, if necessary, to pledge the party to their sup- lport. This means, | clear. notice that the party will sail under he New Deal flag or} | scuttle the ship. apparently, | | On the Republican side, it ap- pears that a candidate must be | developed between now“and next lsummeér. Dewey, of New York, | is ahead of the field largely be-} ‘eause the Republicans. in Wash-| ington have produced no sensa-; tions at. the present session. The; party as a whole has, up-to this| time, failed to outline a clear-cut! | opposition to the New Deal. There | “(have been. flashes of leadership| brother, Warren, and his land party strategy, some:of them |very encouraging to Republicans | | generally, but they have been fol-: lowed by failures which: mar the | record of opposition. Oratorical denunciations of the Administra- tion have been plentiful but, so, ifar, few issues have been drawn: along strictly party lines. \ j ee { | As June begins, the Républi-! jcans have failed to dramatize any |economy versus spending « issue SS GATES AND HARRIS ;Herman Roberts, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1939 KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen If Governor Carlton’s tax plan|thinking of the money in his is passed by the legislature it will pockets, overboard he went, and | be a godsend to Monroe and oth-| grabbed the pocketbook from the ler heavily-bonded counties in the |fish as they were about to de- D A I L Y Q UIZ |state, declared Representative vour it. When Adams returned pea eer | William V. Albury, who arrivéd|to the ship from his famous dive, ij Axiswet’ severi of these |from Tallahassee this morning to | the crowd on the vessel let out a weg i 2 Turn to {see ion sigh agieas fl bees ~~ acclaiming. him aAtsea- -- Page 4-for the Answers {born during his absence. e |man of no mean ability. as ats i : Carlton plan does away with the} eee }proposed tax. of $15 on automo-| “We are going. to have water of “ey |biles and does ‘not increase the at your doors within the _speci- Jands Rare linia nd | tax levy in'any way. The tax | fied time”, is part of the contents Sicily belong? : jmoney is simply distributed un-|0f a letter received at the local 2: Name. the science which de- |der a new plan that is more eco- chamber of commerce from Dr. scribes and classifies the | nomical, it is shown. | J. S. Merrill of New York, who, different kinds of mineral | with a number of business asso- matger, constituting the} Editorial Comment: It can not | ciates, is promoting the project matcret of the earth’s 1. denied that every married per- ~ rece a Pee water supply apes |son has taken at least one des- |‘ "We “ang re West by Who won the 1939 Pulitzer perate chance with fate. mapens of 9. large. salt water dig- Prize for “distinguished! pero piant. A meeting of all i i s parties in connection with the peice wie ae Sluggers and the Key pbs | proposed plan will, be held tomor- . ; .,. {team were victorious in their | row in Atlantic City, N. J., to de- In peeled is the city games of baseball played yester- | le a the piping, size and banger te day. at the American Legion kind to be used, is the statement Is it against the law to wash crounds. The first game was an| of Dr. Merrill. After the confer- an American flag? uphill battle in which the Slug-/ence the matter will be carried What species of bird is larg-| gers trimmed the Pirates. The on to conclusion. est? : second game was 4 pitchers’ bat-} hs What is the correct pronun- tle and kept the crowd guessing} ' ciation of the word hearth? funtil the final run was made. In} Name the three Methodist the first game the score was Slug- bodies now united. into|gers 7 and Pirates 4; the second} the Methodist Church. |game, Key West'4 and Cardinals Name the capital of Bolivia. 2. | Where is the principal seat of the motion picture - in-| dustry ‘in the U, S.? 1. ,To which country do the is- a A daughter was born Saturday | afternoon: to Mr. and Mrs. Cor- ‘nelius Stephens at their home, 1229 Whitehead street. Mrs. Step- hens was formerly Miss Golden KILLED IN CRASH kev. Sad by Two marriage licenses were is- (Continued from Page One) sued from the office of County mains, Justice Esquinaldo oro ec Hugh Gunn’ during the directed the jury to open aM week just ending. One of these The was to Uriah Samuel. John and |Florence Neely, and the other to Glairvee Donaldson and Leona jurors are George Park, | foreman, Fred Marvel, Jerry sands. Labrada, B. E. Brantley, Ralph: DuBreuil and Virgil Lowe. Among the witnesses L, Adams, seaman on the Over | Sea Highway Ferry Florida Keys, was termed a hero of the sea_yes- | will be Mr. and Mrs. Olsen, | terday on the south bound trip of Elwood the vessel when he leaped from . Zo, the deck of the ship and rescued Loui: ecio, Carbonell, 4 Ma G_|2, Pocketbook containing. $¥5, Harry Johnson an jon which was dropped overboard by | Park. * 4 Mrs. H. Pinder of .Matecumbe.| Gates and Harris were Captain Ernest Roberts of the; ee ferry, the crew and passengers on close “friends. They had?),,a74 at the time declared that married sisters, the daugh-|Adams displayed great courage ters of Mr. and Mrs. An- bs ae into the ~~ was . | litera: Swarmin; wt arra- drew Pent. Gates is sur- cyia, = aad other of the vived. by his. parents, his large varieties of-fish found in wife, Mrs. Elaine Gates, a,those waters, and were running| son, Charles Ray Gates, DS. OF WOMEN SAY: “tL like my Shelvador because of its convenience, its economy andits beauty." "You'll like it, too, and bought under our guar- antee and terms will give you complete satis- faction.” *89rr PEPPER'S a/ near the ship, which was enroute | jgsam Matecumbe to No Name} (Key. When the outcry was made} grandparents, Mrs. Mary! scams, it is said, lost no time on| s and Mr. and iMrs. ; es +. \preparing to plunge from the ves- philus Sawyer. Harris'scl. He simply remov i . 4 ‘ 4 ply red his is survived by his wife, Mrs. shoes, which is all that is neces- | lu Mae Mae Harris; a son,|sary for a Conch to do under| Norman Douglas, Jr., three | these circumstances, and, not even | be cats Frank; Bert’ and) Coecccesccoccose 4 | c eeececees | lard, and a sister, Mrs.'°" "Tuy If TODAY —~ Walter Johnon. | i There will be jolt funeral | The Favorite In Key West | wpe we gore’ STAR 2 BRAND nae not one of them has even ap* continu vote huge appropria- proscied: his: belght.: He Bas iene a ‘sume hgpe. been been the undisputed Jeader of his yoteq for national defense ‘almost | Administration, the record upon | without opposition in Congress. | which his party must stand is of| Fi¢reased amounts have been Vessels anxious for a general en- ernoon, with the Rev. Joe E. Folle officiating. porters there is . no discernible | sign of opposition toward his re- nomination if he will aecept tha| Zhe fexeign policy of the nation, his ship into the harbor of retire- tion wi Re t and as Ment, being content with the responsibility. ¥ : jee ly Pannen fgiled 'Jaurels of his two terms, or rally |to produce an alignment of the his forces and head for the open True enough, the President has | parties. Appropriations to con-/ Sea to risk everything in a gen- party. In Congress there are/Congress with -only. \ scattered Only one man in the nation able and intelligent men who|yoices raised in the interest of knows what is in his mind and, will undoubtedly oppose his bid) economy. t for a third term. They-represent | |to know what will happen in the a minority that cannot control; ‘The political situation to date, | future, he is not saying anything the party and are “astute poli- | jn short, is almost ideal for a|now. ticians, fully conscious of their | man like the President. Adroitly | inability to elect any Demo- charting his course. he - easily | cratic candidate who does not shifts his sails to take advantage | |have the approval of Mr. Roose- | of prevailing winds. He easily | velt. and almost serenely begga } ; be Ae RTS vers the opposition within _ Strangely enough, the upsurge} ranks of hi party. Ahead of | Gf Republican strength in the| oP eigen aga zi election last year works to the i “Key LA C in their own states, will welcome any aid that comes to them through the nomination of. the may oppose |lieutenants like a_ colossus 8nd because members of both parties , (Si ) ch Ee ate { his making and among his sup- rade available for farm’ relief 8#8ement in 1940. Whether the | almost without visible opposition, # resident wilt play safe, charting | spirited opposition within the!tinue relief work go through, ¢Tal battle, remains to be seen. | ‘unfortunately for those who want | | . CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS He called her a “SNOB”’, She colled hima will share the same . estate, apart, yet a freak ill forced them to PLUMBING SUPPLIES 512 Fleming St. Phone 118