The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 6, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO ‘ enters: Series oy + nee She Key West Citixen Published Daily Except Sunday By - THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President an@ Pablisher 9B ALLEN, Agsistent Basiness Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann’ Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County __ Bntered-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 of not etherwise credited in this paper and also the ld¢al news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES pOne Year = Six Months Three Months ~ One Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application, SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of sespect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which & revenue is to be derived are & cents a line. x The Citizen is an open forum end invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations. a (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. Murphys are published in Florida and eaten in other parts of the country. This is the time for all debtors to The Citizen to come to the aid of the payroll. There ain’t no more Murphy. Key West’s improvement is. the busi- ness of everybody who intends to live here; casual visitors and peddlers are not ex- ~peeted to take much interest in its growth. The Key West Citizen heads an edi- torial “A Miami-Key West Axis?” We wonder: “Wouldn’t there be too many axes to grind?—Times-Union. We won- der, too. Business is so good in Sanford that the other day when a merchant rang up his “cash register all the people on First Street ran out and asked where the fire was.— Sanford Herald. First post-Murphy wail; they'll be coming in with regularity now. The Tampa Chamber of Commerce has. approved a $20,000 advertising cam- paign to bring new industries and visitors _to the city. There is no doubt that the ~Key West Chamber of Commerce - also would unhesitatingly approve a like amount if there were any chance of get- —ting it. President Roosevelt is going on a va- eation again. Goody! Now watch _husi- s~ness take heart again, and the market = shoot upward, unless Hitler, finding the ~time opportune, starts scaring the day- slight out of Europe and timid money fol- lowing suit everywhere, succumbs to the ~ psychosis. If tax dodging continues now that the slate is wiped clean by the operation of the Murphy Act, tax dodgers will not fare as well in the future asin the- past, for there are determined men with money to —stop the tacit sabotage of the public Streasury.—The Key West Citizen. Tax dodging will continue as long as the State “is burdened with a score of taxing au- “thorities. A determined citizenship is the Tonly power which will correct the tax mal- “adjustment.—Florida Magazine. = President Roosevelt’s speech before ~ the Retailers’ National Forum is_ inter- ~preted by the press of the country as a re: | ~view of the objectives of his Administra- ~tiom anda defiant defense of his-national «policies. A survey of the commenting “newspapers showed only 15 per-cent favor- ing his policies, while 85 per cent opposed “them. In his speech the President said nothing about what time the radical reme- dies he has applied may be expected to ‘bring results. Posing as.a congervative, he called those who oppose his experi- _ments as “wild-eyed radicals,” which may now be added to the galaxy of names he has called American business men, includ- ~ing Economic Royalists, Bourbons, ‘Tories, Gopperheads, etc. Thege‘are the names business. men were called in public, what ley. “Big Jim” “NO RIDERS!” The Florida Daily Newspaper Adver- tising Association, in convention assembled + } TOBAT THE KEY WEST CITIZEN HIM BEFORE HE GOES j | TWO STRIKESON at Pass-a-Grille Beach, sends out a bulletin | looking toward the betterment of the serv- | ice rendered by the daily newspapers of the state by placing them on a sounder business basis and educating the public to | an appreciation of the fact that any serv- | ice worth soliciting is worth paying for. From the bulletin we quote: “Inasmuch ag the operation of our newspapers, depends upon advertising rev-, enue, and _ hy : “Inasmuch as the desire of the per- | sons or organizations to secure free pub- licity indicates their acceptance of the value of newspaper space, and “Inasmuch as no other medium of ad- vertising gives away, free of charge, the only product it has to sell, “We therefore strongly recommend and urge that the publishers of the news- papers of Florida carefully scrutinize and restrict the amount of free publicity given, recognizing that there should be some reasonable relationship between the amount of advertising bought and the | amount of publicity donated. | | “Florida Daily Newspaper Advertis- | ing Association.” The action taken by the association is regard to their dealings with ‘the “news- paper advertising business; but in regard to their dealings with their community and with one another. Key West, crippled and lamed by ad- verse conditions beyond its control, grate- fully at first, later by force of habit allow- ing expectancy to supercede gratitude, ac- cepted the crutches given by a Good Samaritan government until in every walk of life. we find the hitch-hikers regarding with disdain the idea of using their own | resources while there is any chance of get- ting a lift from any source whatever. That there, are many among us who | simply must be helped, is unhappily true That it is just as ‘true that we have many, perfectly able to’ proceed: under their own power and who regard it as smart practice | to let someone else carry them, is just as unhappily true. It is a tendency not con- fined to any class. Well-to-do taxpayers are a brilliant example; shining with the phosphorescent glow of moral decay. It is common practice to pay for newspaper publicity only as a last resort. The Cham- ber of Commerce is hampered in its work by the majority who are gladly willing to commend it and to profit by its expendi- tures to bring business to the city; but who are also gladly willing to let’ others, no more able than themselves, meet the ex- pense of its operation. Business men who operate cars have found it necessary in self-defense to carry on their windshields the notice “‘No Riders” and that, not because they were averse to | helping their neighbors, but bécause they incurred a serious financial liability by so doing. It is evident from the action taken by the Florida-Daily Newspaper Association that the same course of action is being forced upon publishers. i It is certainly true that the city that tolerates panhandling and the evasion of- obligation on the part-of the recipients of unneeded charity, is committing not only moral, but financial suicide. It is certain that “blessed are the poor in spirit’ was not written for the class that habitually. jcins us at the restaurant and never by any chance picks up the check, Sooner or later these moochers find themselves properly classified. And the sooner that a healthy public spirit gives out-spoken expression to its contempt for the poor-spirited hitch hikers who clog the wheels of progress in Key West, the better off we will be. Few Americans are temperate in any- thing. They have the “whole hog or none” complex in practically everything they undertake. With reference to the drinking habit we could learn from the Latins on both hemispheres—seldom do you see any of them drunk. In his efforts to oust Postmaster, Hill at Miami, Congressman Cannon is ning to believe that the postoffice’ depart- . ment is giving him the run-around. To. force a show-dewn, Cannon wants an terview with Postmaster-general Jim Far- is out of town most of the _appellations the President called them -in | time, and his assistants say they can’t “private is known only to his intimates, | handle Cannon’s complaint. | one that may well-be brought to the’atten- | tion of Key West business men, not only in | i of The Ciliteb “chasers before the. “shipments {dese Mais countrys continye, ex- sting legislation prohibiting jloans and credits to nations. at jwar; regulate any solicitation of tfunds in this country. for the | benefit of _belligeren¢ « powers; {eontinyue the National nitions \ Control Board and thefsystem of |licenses for the export and’ im- [pers of arms. : |ROOSEVELT’S TOUR |NEUTRALITY WRANGLE |HULL OUTLINES VIEWS |1940 CAMPAIGN BEGINS |REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT | DEMOCRATS DIVIDED 3 | ‘Committees of the House-.and 3 Five months of the present S€S-' Senate have been struggling for jsion of Congress have produced’ months with the problem of de- various appropriation bills, much termining a neutrality”policy for legislation in the interest of Na- ' this country and of enacting the tional defense, the bill to réor-' policy into legislation. Since the ganize the administrative offives*“cash-and-carry” ection. ab? the lof the Government and other: gig Neutrality Act expired April| | bills to extend the life of various 39th nothing has been enacted emergency agenses. jto take its place. For a while it | inn h GUE jwas presumed that no effort Already talk of acjournmént/is would be made to secure neutral- | widespread, with July 15th set as ity legsilation at this session of jthe date which most offic Congress, but apparently, the is- |- would prefer. - If adjournment sue will be thoroughly” aired in |that time is apparent, the Presi- | Congress shortly. That-stern op: \dent is expected to postpone this ‘position will be expressed by iso- | transcontinental trip, but if study | lationists is assured and the de- fof the legislative picture con-|bate may continue for weeks. |vinces him that adjournment will/'The consensus of opinion, how- be delayed until August, the) ever, is that while the opposition chances are that the President/may delay passage of neutrality will leave the capital in June for legislation. it will be unable to; the West Coast and Alaska, pay-| block .a bill that will, more or ing a visit to the Smoky Mogin- jess, express the wishes and pur- tain National Park enroute. poses of the Administration. a aa are | Under present plans, few After taking up Sodial Secur- | speeches will be made by’ the ity legislation, the House will |Chief Executive but it is pre-| consider the President's request !sumed that Mr. Roosevelt will for $1,150,000,000 for relief ‘dur- take occasion to sound out public | ing the next fiscal yean. While |sentiment thoroughly on his! some consideration has been giv- | journey. ‘en to proposed changes’ in. the | Marina |setup for relief, the chances are laenends upon action upon three) be left. for the next | questions now under considera- | ———_ | tion. These include some .re-~| ‘There has been no ;..progress | vision of the tax laws, the pass-/made on any amendment, to the lage of neutrality legislation and) Wage and Hour Law and revi- certain. amendments to the So-| sion of the Labor Relations Act | cial Security statutes. _ {has made little progress. Legis- | eet : tion to aid the railroads has not |’ Definite action on taxes is ex. een Yauctessfuliy completed al- | pected to follow the statement of | though a bill, with limited appli- Secretary Morgenthau and it is | cation, has received «attention. | said that the President, while’re- | Other measures, ‘widely discuss- taining his expressed opinion, | ed before the session of*Congress will not object to any revision of pegan, such as the National the Government. Some sentiment] Health program, -have not reach- exists in Congress, particularly |ed the voting stage and appar- in the Senate, for some action ently most. of these issues.will be that will be deemed conciliatory | laid aside in the interest of an to business interests but just how| adjournment as. early as pos- the results will be achieved re-' sible in the summer. «id: mains to be seen. , | Ay Some observers attribute the The question of neutrality leg-| slow progress of Congress to the sesaion: ~ |his life. When Congress will adjourn’ that, the relief machinery will) ececcoocgas, \from a curb in New Orleans,! Merton Oxford. heard persistent | horn blowing behind him, but! : “ Hooking back, saw no car fol- | of circulation and <4 comrene [towing. The tooting continued, |2™ount of smal'er siz red | So ‘inally sto; , and found ihe had been towing’ a midget|TTessury, Department has an- | car “whose bumpers” had been | nounced the date the new money | caught’ by his | will be é#sued simultaneously at} ; jal of the Federal Reserve banks. posers jand all allied Munich police recently cae: | ENR the country. | tured a man wi' mania for athiGe aan comme | R. C. Perky, who showed that | |from their noses and trampling | during the 14 years he has own- lerfoot, after {ed property in this country his ene se ped (ines have never been delin- eluded arrest for a year and a . \helf. He said his atrange habit vent sppanred Pete as nn | to “an irresistible |.tY commissioners last night and} | discu: Isg the. matter of taxes/ aaa this year’ the remainder to be/| Bruce Redfield of Titusville, | paid in cash. During the past few | Pa., took heroic measures when months, Mr. Perky showed, he | bitten on the leg by a rattle-. had advanced the county $16,500 jsnake a few days ago. Having! for road construction, taking. cer- | no knife, he broke a bottle to tificates of indebtedness totalling | obtain a cutting edge with which [the amounts. He did this under he dug out the flesh around the the belief he could utilize the wound and then walked a mile | certificates but had been disap- for aid. The physician said|pointed. This he explained. had | Redfield’s action probably saved | been money he set aside to meet! | tax payments, but is now tied up} % jin this transaction. His taxes for The pair of 10-cent store spec-| 1938 amounted to $23,782.33, and tacle rims which Harold ' Lloyd | of this amount the county is ask- has. worn in 35 million dollars | oq to-accept its own papers to-| /worth ofmovie comedies, ! and | tajling $16,500 and he would pay) | which he ‘considers his.good luck the remainder in ‘cash, which charm, are. insured: far).$25,000. | would be approximately. $7,282. | joe he retires, Lloyd will give /tHe had been told by the tax col-| {them to the Smithsonian Institu-| tector that this could not be done | aes jand- asked the commissioners to} Tossing a lifeline . to Eleaner |take the matter under considera- | . |tion and see if there is a solution Jehoe, a stenographer who jump- jed into New York harbor to|to the, problem. | drown herself and then changed EPO i iher mind, Buck O'Neill, a city) B. H.McCalla Camp No. 5, | employee, made his 282d rescue Spanish-American War Veterans. in 27 years of working around is planning to havea drum and | the city docks; bugle corps accompany the post uv | delegates to the state encamp- | Mrs. G. C, Seiferth of Buffalo,|ment at Sebring, George Spen- {who once embroidered uniforms|cer, post commander said today. | for officers of the German army Seaee,. ead |during the reign of Kaiser Wil- helm, now devotes her skill as a |meedle worker to making em- |blems and badges for American | fraternal societies. Editorial Comment: This is the! season in which a few people go away for the summier when the “season could be more deiight- fully spent at home. Films of all the pictures in) boy weighing 10 pounds was jwhich he has appeared have born on Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. |been presented to the film i-/ joe Torano at their home, 614 brary of the New York Museum Francis street. Mother and son jot Modern Art by. Douglas Fair-| sre reported to be doing nicely. banks, Sr. The collection con- tains 2,700,000 feet of film and | weighs 13 tons. There will be a meeting of {Droop One, Girl Scouts, held_to-} «peel SMO AS {morrow afternoon at headquar-} |. During the recent stir Can tet in Golden Bagle Hall on Pe- poe veh the purchase AT | tronia street. All members are; gentine canned meat oF the | requested to attend the meeting. | Navy, Senators who had | County commissioners are hold- | protesting loudly discovered that | ing a recessed ‘session starting at Senate | 5 o'clock. this afternoon, to com- | they had been eating foreign | meat themelves, The : ‘restaurant serves a brand 0! 5 t : ‘ plete the business left over from corn beef packed in Brazil. |Jast night’s meeting. to face the issues of the nation | |and to solye them, as far as pos-| | sible, by legislation. | Ferry boats arriving last night | from Havana brought 20 cars of, pineapples and about an ed t0| | f cars ted to | Interest in the 1940 presidential iscip hark eg subsit ieee jelection quickened last week |upon. the return of Postmaster- General Farley from his 10,000-| Commerce has sent a notification | jmile trip. across the Continent| +, Key West that it will be rep-/ |and the declaration of Senator | resented at the meeting of the ; Vandenberg in regard. to accept-| Atlantic Coastal Highway Asso-| yg ain guarentee Repub- ciation to be held in Key West| can * ’ 7 ing J 26. up its affairs this, summer, in-| | creasing attention will be pau. to} John Cates received, a long) | the political prospects. The party distance call by telephone that) | eases ARON confident and | his nee ne Mrs. Annie} leading figures on both sides pre-| Moore, 94, now: in’ Miami, has) diet. victory for their nominees. {suffered a broken collar bone inj Undoubtedly, Republican con- is fidence is much greater than one would have expected’ after the 1936 election, but the successes of the 1938 congressional races restored the vigor of the opposi- of the 1936 congressional races re- stored the vigor of the opposition and events since that time have not decreased Republican confi- dence. In fact, Republican lead- ers are firmly convinced that ‘the party has a great opportuni- ——— | Santa Domingo Chamber of} jis to be issued in its place. The |® institutions | york, famed Lynchburg, Va., 81 yeats'4g. |islation bobbed ‘int6 the forefront }of the picture when Secretary | Hull outlined his views, laying | break between the President and his followers-in both houses. In the New Deal congresses, the Ad- most of the earlier sessions of} |ty to win in 1940. . By contrast, the Democrats in down the proposition that there should be no automatic embargo | ministration upon arms or any other class of| with a concrete program, often |exports from this country in the! i the bills “introduced, levent of war. The Secretary of and under pressure of emergency State did not appear before aj demands, Congress acted with committee of the Senate, prob-/ great dispatch. ably because of a statement by | opposition senators that secrecy) This session, the’ President |would not be given his dis- has, to some extent, a closures. Instead. in“ identical i while letters to the chairmen of the ‘two committees of Congress deal-' di stepped forward: i geen de TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1939 | = | KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | Jost Ten Years Ago Today As Taken | The Files Of The Citizen sal : after . Decegy Starting July-10-more than $5,- | an automobile accident. The mes- 000,000,000 in paper money of the; sage also stated that Mrs. E. C. United States will be taken out | Saunders, similar | Moore, was also injured. daughter of Mrs. Today’s Birthdays Samgel’. Untermyer of {Mew lawyer, ‘born’ in Dr. Elwood P. Cubberley, dean emeritus of the Stanford Univer- sity School of Education, born at Andrews, Ind., 71 years ago. Dr. Harvey N. Davis, president of the Stevens Institute of Tech- nology, Heboken, N. J., born at Providence, R. I., 58 years ago. Will. James of Montana, artist and author, born there, 47 years ago. Dr. Esther L. Richards, Johns Hopkins professor of pschiatry, born at Sherborn, Mass., 54 years ago. Alfred E. Sterns, Phillips Academy, Mass., headmaster emeritus, born at Orange, N. J., 68 years ago. 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