The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 28, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO. ae Key West Citizen, Published Dally Bxcept Sunday’ By ThE cPBEN PUBLISHING So. m0. "Le P. ARTMAN, President an@: Publisher JOE ALLEN, Assistant Businéss From The Niger Pore rtiond Corfiet Greehe and Streets om Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County PROSE oF Pac Sane ote tr Li's ints esis At Seve ‘- sntered at Key West, Florida, as second elass matter Membet of thé Associated Press he- Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news ed ve gy gtd to it or pot etherwise nee ited in the lotal news publi here. ‘une Year six Months Three Mont! “ne Month Weekly ..... ADVERTISING RATES Madé kffown on application. SPECIAL NOTION 0 All reading notices; cards: of ke; Fesolutionlt of , @spect, Spitters got notices; ete., “oa charged for at 3 rate of 10 cents’ a lise. «, Ngticks for, ohtertaitinant by chateliel tho thom which a revenue is tobe derived are 6 cen! *_ Phe Citizen is an open forum: and invites diseus- ‘sion of public issues and subjects of local or general -aterest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it: without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faetion or class; aiways do its utmost for the public ;welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue. PROTECTING OUR TREES Tree planting under the project spon- sored by: thé Key West Garden’ Club got | Thousands of beautiful | trees are to be planted along ou streets. . under way today. They are of many varieties, so that our thoroughfares will be, in the future, shaded | They will add at all periods of the year. prsgerc Fay ee anor t 1 CosSveSHodeceneeshecbics _. FLORIDA'S MOST, SONIQUE Zz oo), zest and life and beauty to many now drab i arid listless streets: It is fitting, therefore, that the = con- | setvationicommittee of the Garden Club | future | should give consideration to’ the care of the trees now being planted of soon to be planted under the project just getting | under way. It does no good to plant trees |. .and then have them neglected or de-j stfoyed; in the opinion of the conservation’ comthittee. With that fact in mind, the ‘commit- tee has named a sub-committee headed by Mrs. E. G. Bayly to confer with the school authorities and the leaders of the Parent- Teacher organizations regarding’ an educa- tional program in the schools. This pro- ‘| gram would be to instruct school children in the need of beautiful trees in a city such as Key West and to inform them why those trees, once they are planted, should not be ruined before they have a chance to glorify the,.community. That the | trees | planted today, will one day give’ shade and | | Highligh OF Of Florida wee THE TROPICAL MONKEY JUNGLE | i } | , |Moonset - ie . m.} ropa i ry Gia S52s 9.89 9:58 at 7:30 ® ma ig . |Sea level . 29.91 Temperatures | WEATHER FORECAST Highest last 24 hours - cre Lowest last night 0} Mean __ 84} Normal 83} (Till 7:30: p. m.,. Tuesday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, pos- i Sibly scattered showers; gentle to | moderate variable winds, mostly southwest, Florida: Partly cloudy tonight land Tuesday, possibly scattered 0.44 | showers in south and east-central - 2. 1p |Portions. | Jacksonville to Florida Straits _.. 2.07\and East Gulf: Modeérate variable Tomorrow's Almanac winds, mostly southwest ever ex- Sunrise 6:06 a, m.\treme south and northerly over. Sunset - 49° P. ™.| axtreme riorth, partly’ overcast Mobittise |weather tonight and Tuesday with a few scattered showers over 1 portions! : Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending at 7:30 p. m., inches —._ Total rainfall since Aug: S inches _ Deficiency since August ee inches -_ Total-rainfall since January. 1, inthes —.. bas Excess since January 1, 3:55 Full moon, 29th . Mm. | Tomorrow's Tides {south and centia! (Naval Base) + AM. Subseripe to The Citizen=-20¢ weekly. - 2:50 HERE. IS: UNUSUAL. VALUE :. . IN A GENUINE GENERAL ELECTRIC HOME LAUNDRY Special Offer—Not a Closeout of Obsolete Models —— joy to the grownups of tomorrow—the | children: of today, will be' the idea baek of this educational. work. Some education of ‘grownups is also | ie Pperky ed 1S ONIQUE (WN (E FACT THAT THE USUAL QROER 1S REVERSED “HERE THE , GE. Activator Gentle Thorough Washing commend good dotie by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of othérs’ rights, views atid opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- Enamel Tub pa sl aes se INE LOCKS ==" pode pode ey 454 BACK BY FORCE vee tig) NW THE THIRD SPINE 1S OE MLED Permadrive AUTOMATICALLY . Mechanism promise with principle, ener (MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WESi * ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zonitig). Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports--Lind and Sea. Consolidation of County atid City Governments. Z Not matiy liberals object to govern- “ment regulation of other: people. £ It’s.about time the golf.widow and the “bridge widower were introduced. = ¢'Girls who are easy on the ‘eyes’ are ae seas hard on the pocketbook, ‘A crooked scheme is what permits the ‘other fellow to make the money that you “expected to make. -: We read of a Missourian who got his ~ final. kick out of life by fooling around the “year end of a mule. Drive safely, the few moments’ you ‘stave may bé your last; then time will he Lot no more inte¥est to you. : What the business and. industrial world needs today, as much as’ anything “else, is common honesty. Indians were accustomed to bathe but “Sncé a year; and lived to a ripe old age. “But who. wants to be an Indian? ~ When a man bites a dog it is news, but it is not news if it is a hot dog, be- -eause nearly everybody’s mee it. Talk all you please bout the causes of crime, but, at the bottom, it is due to The public’s habit of taking it for granted. » ‘Although it is estimated Americans Pay $3,210,000,000 annually for doctors’ bills; one out of every four doctors: in the “United States was earning less than $2,- 300 a year, after spending 10 years and $12, 000 acquiring the knowledge he pos- ‘Sessés. A layman, looking at his doctor's bill, finds these facts hard to believe. Seventy-six daily newspapers in the ‘Unitéd States Wave either suspended or therged with other publications since June, 34987, according to a recent completed sur- vey. Increasing labor. costs, higher news- print prices and the growing burden of Federal and State taxation had their parts in forcing these itewspapers to the wall, it argued. As a resuit thousands: of news- Papérmén and printers are out of employ- merit, and publishers: out of pocket. To a these affected, the New Deal is d raw ol. needed. It is not an uncommon thing to see a man or woman pull a limb off a young tree along the sidewalks of the city. In general, property owners do not pay any | attention to trees that have been’ planted | in front of their lots in past years. The conservation committee; which is headed | by Charles Johnson, also expects to pay | some attention to the care and protection of trees after they are planted. Property | owners’ will be asked to, cooperate in this work. value of abuttirig property. Tree planting and tree protection | come under the head of, community better- ment. In undertaking this-important civic enterprise, the Garden Club deserves the thanks and commendation of the genera. public. MERCY SLAYING DANGEROUS : Another mercy slaying engages. the public mind in connection with the death of the 65-year-old woman in Pennsylvania, | whose sister put her. out of her misery as an act of mercy. The killer, a 74-year-old spinster, says her work on earth is done and is assured that she “did right.” Killing is a fearful crime, regardless of motive, but, just the same’it seems a little foolish to let hopelessly afflicted péeo- ple suffer when there is no remedy for their ailment. It may be more foolish, however, to permit self-appointed ex- ecutioners to slay people as their fancy impels them. TAXI CHARGES » (Gt. Augustine Record) In Key West there has been trouble over dis- crimination in taxi fares, with ‘visitors - having been charged whatever the taxi drivers thought they could extract from the unwary. The Key West Citizen. is forthright in its de- nuttiation of this practice, poihting out the harm done to the community by such a practice of “gouging,” even though on a small scale. =~ Victims of such treatment are always re- sentful, and seem to hold their resentment against an entire community. Of course this is unjust, but Kaman nature works that way. The Key West Citizen says “Taxis should be compelled to carry signs clearly indicating. the legal rates and all complaints that excessive fares are being charged should be investigated and the licenses of the offenders revoked.” To the credit of St. Augustine taxi operators, we do not hear complaints if this kind’ in the Ancient City. ‘Taxis and carfiage d¥ivers ap- parently have a schedule of rates and stick to them. St. Augustire is served admirably by sev- eral taxi companies: with’ an extremely low prite schedule, and the eos profits thereby. Chapman, the bank robber, Has been sentenced to 145 years in the penitentiary, and here’s hoping he’ will live long enough forserve the enttiré time’ of the sentencé. He ought to be shot, and he was but not fatally; that’s’ how they got him: behind }the bars. It is little enough to ask, for, after | | all, the planting of trees enlance the ;| Would be carried out when passed away. Dr. Warren is ac- .|not unusually large for this com- ) \FME FIRST SPINE PODS, MONKEYS ARE UNCONFINED WHILE VISITORS OOSERVE THEM FROM A WIRE CAGE, | S@eseteodeeseeoeezececes | KEY WEST IN 'DAYS. GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From | The Files of The Citizen | C@eeececcoosorecoooccobe | The body of Mrs. Alophus ‘Wil-| liam Magrhaus, 83,.native of Ger- | many but for the past two years ja resident of Key West, who died jhere Monday night, will be for- | warded this evening by rail to Or-! lando, where the remains will be | cremated in accordance with the request of the deceased. On’ a} |number of occasions before her |death,. Mrs. Magerhaus had Dr. Warren visit her and promiged that her wishes in this reg e | companying the remains. to Or-| Jando, The deceased also asked | that the urn be brought to Key} West and the ashes be strewn’in | the sea off this coast. Dr. War-} ren will also see that this is dont | Mrs. Magerhaus’ husband die jhere last November. In compli-| lando, the urn brought to Key; the sea. were natives of Grmany. They | fore they came her for the cli-| mate and health. They leave no| relatives as far as could be learn- | ed. | A papaya weighing 8% pounds) was among the out gathered by | Lonnie Baker thi orning from a tree in his-hemie. ied on: Flon-| ip ling street near Grinnell. Though | munity, this specimen is shown to be more-perfect in form and coloring, than the. general run of papays. They often attain a weight of 12 pounds in local yards, some of the largest and fin- est coming from volunteer trees. | Since this fruit has come into such general use and widespread | ; demand because of its health pro- } moting qualities, Mr. Baker sug- gests that cultivation of the trees on the Florida Keys could be made. a_profitable industry. The cotton tree, which flourish- es in growth and bears the fleecy staple profusely the year round | in Key West without attention, has been called to the’ attention of the Department of Agriculture ably ahi See. ‘MRS, ELWOOD eau, that it could not be profit- | HAS ACCIDENT Mrs, Ann Elwood, mother’ of} {Deputy Sheriff Ray Elwood,’ ex- perienced a painful accident last jporch ofthe home on. Fleming | street, fell and cut a painful gash in the forehead and’fractured'the left wrist. Mrs. Elwood, who is 88.years of |age, was taken at once to a local; hospital where the wound in her {forehead was closed and:a rum-! ber of stitches taken, and ‘the} wrist was set and placed’ in splints: She is Bona as rest- F. ARRIVES SAFE Troop 51 Boy Scouts, which | ft here Friday morning —for| camp at Orlando, Florida, have! the best time ever. Scoutmaster Albert Peirce, who | fest Gas Co., this morning. are urged to be present’as there | are a number of importafit mat- ters to be brought up for) discus- sion.: - Subscribe’ to: The Citizen —20¢ | | RUSSELL RITES THIS AFTERNOON Bertha Russell; age 71, who died Saturday night, 10 o’clock, at her night, when she slipped on .. the’ résidence 607 William street, will be Held this afternoon at'5 o'clock from the First Congregational |Church, Rev. W. L. Halladay we ficiating. | Survivors are the husband D. |B. Russell, one ddughter Mrs: A. 10: Saler, Sandstone, Va., four sors Dale Burnell, C. Frow, Orion VA, Russell’ of Key West, Willard Russell, Miami, and. seven | grandchildren. | Pritchard’s Funeral Homie is in jcharge of arrangements. The |body was placéd in thé church at \2 o’clock this afternoon. ; ‘MAYOR ALBURY _ | URGES MEETING: | . (Continued from Page One) ‘should not be delayed as outlined jance with his oft expressed wish arrived safe and sound and are |to you. |his body was cremated at Or- | j|making preparations for having | “House Bill No. 1312, Section’ ibs (RK) read’ in part: ‘but special West and the ashes consigned to| The information was ‘received| meetings may be held upon call Mr. and Mrs. Magerhaus | today by Gerald Saunders from ofthe Chairman or Vice-Chair- |man, and upon such notices as were in the jewelry business be-| phoned Mr. Saunders at the Key; may be fixed by the Board for jcallinng Special meetings’. | “With the above in mind and ee you-have authority to call a special meeting under the law, and instruct the secretary to send out notices for the call I again |ask you to make the issue of the call ofthe Bridge District for not |later: than August 31st, 1939”. | ‘Domed: Tub Faneral setVices for Mrs, Julia! 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