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The Washington times., 1933-01-10
A MuSSOlini Might Help
Unfortunately, We Have None

Italy has about million unemployed
Early month Premier Mussolini began public works
program to cost $i3O0000OO.
Half of the money will be spent this winter.
Three hundred thousand of the third
will be kept at work.
Italy could afford it, doubtless Musolni would have set
aside $39o000OoO for public works. and put all the
ployed to work.
Italy, however is not wealthy The allowed all that
she spare.
This country, with ten twelve million unemployed, Is
wealthy and could put ALL its obe to work public
construction IMMEDIATELY, if it wanted to-
1t has the capital seeking investment It has the obles
seeking work All lacks is government with the energy
and foresight to start the program.
Sometimes despite bOasted republican institutions
could wish for dictator in emergencies such these
smash through official inertia and cut official red tape
ussoni could do in 10 minutes here than Congress
can do in 10 months
The Washington times., 1933-01-10
Men Opposed Him,
But Never Hated Him

Nothing could have been
finer or in better taste than
his manner in retirement. In
the earlier days of the Re-
public, retired Presidents
practiced the art of reticence
on public affairs, out Of re-
gard to their successors. In
more recent years, retired
Presidents have been more
prone to political activity in
a vociferous manner. Mr..
Coolidge preferred the man
ner of the earlier type. Re-
turning to the town whence
he came, he merged himself
with the common lot, and
meticulously guarded the
dignity of his retirement. He
did not rust in inactivity.
He found many things to do
for the general good without
interfering with the policies
of government, and when,
last fall, he did make one
political speech, it was with
evident reluctance.
He returned to the old
avs Of pre-Presidential
d days, resumed the e old
friends, shoemakers, BARRIERS
and neighbors, and no doubt
lived happily. Never the
object of personal hostility
from political opponents, he
was in a fair way to be-
come a sort of sage, enjoy
ing the friendship of men
of both parties. Even when
the head of the Administra-
tion and of his party, men
opposed him but never hated
him. Few Presidents have
been more generally liked.
He was liked for the per-
sonal qualities that made
him, Independent of his po-
litical character. Everyone
is sorry he is gone
The Washington times., 1933-01-10

tom-not ours. He'd probably
feel foolish, if he tried it and
look more foolish. But, if hat
tipping, barring the head in an
elevator, guiding a woman
across the street and all those
pretty little graces ought to be
discarded-well, why not let's
throw away our knives and
forks, eat our lamb-chops with
our fingers and drink our soup
from a bowl, like good Queen
Bess? Let's be "advanced"-
that's what!
But, don't take me seriously.
My only point was and is that
woman's fancy is always caught
by a gallant gesture or a grace
full act of courtesy-which takes
only about two seconds.
Copyright. 1888. King Features
Syndicate, Inc)
The Washington times., 1933-01-10
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland.

Perhaps the most polished
men we have, today, the men
who conform most rigidly to
the rules and conventions of
courtesy and gallantry, are the
officers of the Army and Navy
most of them fought through
the World War-and were
pretty "hard-boiled guys" when
necessary, lover there"
But let me quote from just
one letter: May I take excep-
ton to your statement Every
American woman who has been
abroad wishes that American
men could know the thrill it
gives a woman to have her
hand kissed Personally it
gives me a pain-and so do
the other out-of-date customs
you say we women are so fond
Of. It is inconsistent and un-
fair to ask him (the American
mani, to cling to the trap
pings of the social system from
which he has advanced-etc." "
Good heavens! Nobody wants
or expects the American man
to revert to the hand-kissing
business. That's a foreign Gus
The Washington times., 1933-01-10
Words From the Lips of Wise Men

He who serves the public is
a poor animal; he worries him
self to death and no one thanks
him for it.-Goethe.
Wit is that which has been
often thought, but never be-
fore was well expressed.-John-
son.
Nature has placed nothing so
high that virtue cannot reach it.
Rufus.
A good man, through obScurest
aspirations.
Has still an instinct of the one
true way. Goethe.
Conceit may puff a man up,
but never prop him up.-Rus-
kin.
Remember when the judgments
weak,
The prejudice Is strong.
Kane O'Hara.
The Washington times., 1933-01-10

When you start life, if you are
normally born,
You are as free as any young
animal.
Life, that great jungle, with its
infinite adventures,
Lies before you.
Those adventures may be yours,
BUT YOU MUST PAY A
PRICE FOR THEM.
ANYTHING THAT LIVES
MUST PAY A PRICE FOR
LIVING.
Even the turnip, painfully fore
ing it's tiny roots
Through the hard soil, must pay
a price for living.
Even the wild bird, nesting peril
ously in trees,
Winging dangerously through
storms,
Must pay a price for living.
And you, the greatest animal Of
all,
The animal with a soul,
Must pay the highest price Of
all.
You can have almost anything
you want out of life,
IF YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY
THE PRICE.
You can have riches, and power,
and wisdom,
And happiness, and beauty, and
adventure,
The Washington times., 1933-01-10

The human race, afraid Of
nothing, rushes on through
every crime. Horace.
other mems sins are before
our eyes; our own behind our
backs. Seneca.
Promise is the most given
when the least is said.
Chapman.
We shall find no fiend in hell
can match the fury of a disap-
pointed woman. -Cibber.
Men the most infamous are
of fame,
And those who fear not guilt,
yet start at shame.
Churchill.
Many a temptation comes to
us in fine, gay colors that are
but skin deep. Henry.
There is no safety In study.
-EraSmus. -
The Washington times., 1933-01-10
ONCE OVERS

you may have to learn and
pursue a very different course.
Changing world conditions
have taken a more practical
turn.
Other lines have become
more profitable wage-earning
avenues.
Therefore, it would be we'll
for graduates to use their
leisure in continuing a general
line of study.
Some people are too studious
to amount to anything in earn
ing money,
But that Is not o weIl-bal'
anced state. 4 -
The Washington times., 1933-01-10
Don't Take Me Seriously
Writing a daily feature is not
all Christmas cards and happy
landings. It has its luxury

vocation.
One of the most dishearten-
ing things about it is that,
when you think you have
bIazoned some burning and
immortal truth to the world,
everybody believes you are just
"WiSe-cracking" or talking
through your beret. But, when
you are merely trying to be
airily amusing, everybody takes
you seriously!
When I lightly suggested that
the feminine return to curls,
ringlets, long gloves and puffed
sleeves might bring about a
masculine return to those
graceful gallantries" of a more
romantic and leisurely day
little did I think or dream
that I should bring down such
a storm of argument about my
ears. Whew!
The funny part of it is that
most of the women who have
written me are "agin" me
and most of the men are for
me. Most of the women seem
to think that good manners"
in men are a menace to
m dernism and feminine
"equality"-while most of the
men agree that they'd like to
practice a few of the social
graces and keep up the polished
customs of yesteryear, if the
girls would not think them
"simps."
Personally, cannot see where
goOd-breeding, courtesy and
graciousness are incompatible
with he-manliness, nor why
subWay-hoodlumism should be
regarded as a tribute to
woman's superior intelligence.
The Washington times., 1933-01-10

was the head or the nation
when it had gone mad, and
he was sane,, old-fashioned,
hard-headed, motivated by
com mon sense and the
ancient virtues. Personally
he was a rebuke to his
times; and the strangeSt
thing about it all is that this,
did not detract from his
popularity with the crowd.
Had So Few
Men Like Him
Happy the public man
about whom honey stories
are told. That, as much as
anything else, is responsible
for Lincoln. And that, more
than anything else, made
Calvin Coolidge a favorite
topic of conversation in the
average home all over the
land. These stories were not
malicious, but amusing. All
Of them brought him closer
to the common mind and
heart. People have chuckled
over his economy of words,
his silences, and admired the
man in a blatant land who
could hold his tongue. We
had so few men like him.
He had a dry humor, but
his intellect was revealed
more in his irony, his sar-
casm. With an expression
almost sour, he could, in a
sentence of 10 words, bring
soarin g theories to the
ground with a crash. These
devastating OBJ serva tions
were all the more startling
and impressive because so
seldom articulated. Usually
they were literally wrung
from him. Nothing did more
to persuade the country Of
his wisdom than this reti-
cence, with almost reluctant
interludes of wise observa-
tions.
I once asked a distin-
guished man who had spent a
weekend at the White House
about the .silences of Mr..
Coolidge. Well" was the
reply, usually there were
guests at meals and I think
the President said scarcely a
word. But one night I had a
whole evening with him
alone in his study before the
fire and he talked entertain
ingly and incessantly."
about politics and gov
ernment?" I asked.
"No-whenever 7 tried to
direct the conversation into
those channels he would shift
it to another direction"
Thus did he keep his own
counsels. When he wanted
advice he asked it. When he
got good and ready to speak,
he Snoke
The Washington times., 1933-01-10
The College Diploma

The College Diploma
To young people who have
finished school and cannot
procure jobs:
Because you have a college
diploma it does not indicate
that you have all the knowl-
edge you will need to make a
success in any line you under
take.
In fact the line of study you
perfected and to which you de-
voted the most time and in
which you feel most proficient,
may not be in demand.
In order to earn a livelihood
The Washington times., 1933-01-10
Life Doesn't Fail Us
Life doesn't fail us.
WE FAIL LIFE.

Life is always
Civ ing us
chances to
GROW;
We are al
ways seek
ing chances
to ESCAPE
GROWTH.
Life is always
offering us
FREEDOMS
We are al
ways bind
in our
selves with
S HAC X
les
The Washington times., 1933-01-10
Believed in
Simple Living

In his personal outlook
and in mis- living, he set a
fine example for Americans
at a time when they had
literally parted. company
with their common sense,
and thought it wisdom to
throw aside all the homely
virtues in living that had
made us a great people. He
believed in simple living.
He lived within his income,
well within his income. He
clung to the ancient Yankee
theory that income comes
from work. He had no faith
in the quick and royal road
to riches. At a time when
most of US had parted COM
pany with common sense
and ordinary caution to fol-
low the will of the wisp of
speculation, he was not
moved to change his theory.
That is one of the strange
things about his career-he
The Washington times., 1933-01-10
Calvin Coolidge
Bu Claude G.. BOUers

Author Of he Party Jackson Period The Struggle
jefferson and Hamilton "The
Erao "Beyeridge and the Progressive Era
The Washington times., 1933-01-10

= Coolidge removes from
our American life one of
the most unique characters
in our history. 1t would be
absurd at this time to un-
dertake an estimate of his
Administration, or to at
tempt to indicate his status
in futurity. His was not a
spectacular career. 1t was
not characterized by dashes
Of audacity. He was not
one of the great constructive
statesmen among the Presi-
dents. And it. is probable
that he appealed all the
more to the people because
of these very facts.
When he assumed the
presidency the country had
but recently passed through
almost 16 years of Roosevelt
and Wilson, both innovators,
agitators for change, and
the average man, a little
weary Of attempting to fol-
low them in their flights.
Both were men of genius,
and brilliancy. 1t was a
relief to the human spirit
to find in their successor a
different type, with qualities
easily understood and appre-
ciated by the average man.
In the interval between Will
son and Coolidge the nation
had been shocked by cor
ruption, and it was a COM
fort to know that power was
in the hands of a man Of
austere integrity. Condi-
tions had cheated the at
mosphere that made certain
an appreciation Of the quail
ties of the simple, honest
child of Vermont who was
so rich in the all too rare
quality Of common sense.
The Secret of
His Popularity
We had been soaring, we
Americans. The emotional
ism of the war had lifted us
to heights Of idealism sell
dom attained - heights too
great, long to maintain. It
was not natural. And then
came Mr.. Coolidge, usually
silent, but now and then
giving utterance to express
sions of realism. That was
the secret of his popularity
and strength. He had a
way of cutting sophistries
and speculations and theo-
ries to the cold commonsense
facts.
Thus when he was asked
whether the debtor nations
should pay their debts he re-
piled: "Well, they hired the
money, didn't theyi" It
seemed a reasonable answer
to the average man. Thus
was he the interpreter of
the common thought. The
average man on the farm
and in the factory had no
difficulty in understanding
what Coolidge said. It was
simple, it reflected that un-
articulated feeling Of the
composite American, and it
was striking because of it's
very simplicity. Through
much Of what he said or
wrote ran a vein of old
fashioned New Englan d
philosophy. This unerring
intuition for the common
thought made an appeal to
the people. They came to
look upon him as very much
one of themselves.
Believed in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28
WEATHER FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Mostly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday;
moderate to fresh southeast and
south winds, probably shifting to
northwest Wednesday afternoon.
Florida: Cloudy with rain in
north portion tonight and possibly
on northeast coast Wednesday
morning; slightly colder in ex-
treme northwest portion tonight.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
Moderate to fresh southeast winds
over south portion, and fresh to
strong east and southeast winds
tonight, shifting to northwest
early Wednesday morning over
north portion; weather somewhat
overcast tonight and Wednesday
with rain over north portion.
East Gulf: Fresh to strong
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28
BEER BILL NOT AFFECTED

The vote on repeal will have no bear
ing on the beer bill modifying the Volstead
Act
The Volstead Act is the legal defini-
ton of the Eighteenth Amendment.
The Volstead Act prohibits more than
one-haf of one per cent of alcohol in
beverages.
The beer bill merely modifies this
definition so that greater percentage OF
alcohol can be permitted under the prohlbi-
ton amendment
The beer bill need not wait for
ratification of the repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment
As soon as the beer bill is passed by
both houses of the congress and approved
by the president, it becomes law.
With the beer bill in effect, the coun-
try can await with patience the ratifica-
ton of the repeal amendment.
The democratic platform promised re-
peal as soon as possible, but it also promised
beer at once. One promise has been kept.
There is every reason to expect the speedy
fulfillment of the other.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28
THE ROOSEVELT INFLUENCE

The sudden action of congress in the
matter of repeal took the country COM
pletely by surprise.
Up to the moment of actual passage
Of the repeal resolution by the senate, there
was little hope for action by the lame duck
congress-
When elected in the fall of 1880, the
seventy-second congress was hailed as one
of the driest of the dry congresses.
There can be no doubt in the minds
of those who study the growth of the re-
peal sentiment and its final victory, that a
strong influence was at work
The sudden activity of a former dry
leader, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, who
marshalled the forces of repeal, can only
be attributed to keen pressure from Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt
The stunning success of the movement
must be credited to- real leadership and the
real leadership must be recognized as that
of the new leader of the American nation.
We are more certain than ever that
Franklin D. Roosevelt will convince the
country that he is one of her greatest
sons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28
r. F. C. LOAN PUBLICITY

The bankers who objected to the
publication of loans made by the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation are point
ing to the banking moratoriums declared
in Louisiana and Michigan as the result of
this publication and in this they are prob
ably correct.
There can be no question that reading
ones bank has found it necessary to bor-
row money from the government brings
something of fear that the institution is
not as strong as it should be, but on the
other hand, the lack of publicity Of loans
made might have led to very grave abuses.
The publication of the news that the
Dawes banking institutions in Chicago had
received a large loan was something of a
shock, and loans of even greater magnitude
might have been made had there not been
the fear of publicity.
Many of the loans made by the Re-
construction Finance Corporation will
probably curtail losses. The bankers them
selves admit this fact.
Instances where banks have been
aided to reopen and have then been closed
. a second time mean loss to the government
and as consequence, to the people.
In these instances there can be no
doubt that favored individuals have been
enabled to get money from the closed
banks that would have been lost. The loss
in these instances has simply been trans
ferred to the government.
Without publicity, there was great
danger of many such loans being made.
The danger of publicity undoubtedly held
these loans down.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28
WEATHER CONDITIONS

The northern disturbance is
still central off the north At
lantic coast; while the disturbance
that was over the lower Rio
Grande Valley yesterday mornings
has increased in intensity, and is
central this morning off the mid
die Gulf coast. Pressure is also
low this morning over far south
western and northwestern Sec
tions of the country, and field
of moderately high pressure over
spreads the Lake region and Ohio
Valley, and westward over the
Plains States. Rains have oe-
Cured during the last "a hours
in most Gulf coast districts, and
northward over Oklahoma and
Arkansas. being heavy at New
Orleans and Galveston. Rain also
occurred on the north Pacific
coast, and snow in portions of
New England. Temperatures have
risen somewhat over most Sec
tions east of the Mississippi River,
and have fallen on the Texas
coast, and in portions of the Plains
States and northern Rockies, and
readings are well above normal
this morning from the northern
Plains States. eastward over the
Lake region, and generally near
or above the seasonal average
elsewhere.
G. S. KENNEDY, s
Official in charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

The expressive "Oh yeah" of the
modern sophistieate is not slang at all. but
good and pure English, according to Prof.
w. Cabell Greet of Barnard College, who
declares that King Alfred the Great in the
ninth century said yeah" as his pro-
ANNEXATION of 'gea," the Saxon word for
yes. Which again shows that one may
find good authority for almost any old kind
Of word or pronunciation if he digs back
far enough.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28
TODAY'S WEATHER

northwest winds over northwest
portion, fresh southeast and south
shifting to northwest winds over
northeast portion, and moderate
to fresh southeast winds over south
portion shifting to northwest on.
Wednesday over southwest por-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

At last the ambition of shipbuilders
to construct a 100o-foot ship has been
realized in the recent launching of the
French liner Norlnandie, I,02O feet long.
The-1argest vessel built heretofore is the
British liner Majestic. 915 feet, followed
by the American Leviathan, GOT feet, both
built in Germany. The Normandie is a
73,0Q0-ton ship, and will cost about thirty
million dollars. Her speed is expected to
be % to 80 knots.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

"The suns beating down. says
poor Puff, what a dayw
As they drop into chairs at side
walk cafe.
"Our specialty's good" says the
waiter. 'it's chilli"
do you think so?" says Puff,
''Pm so hot that Pm sillyw
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

Tom McNally, who as a 12-year-old
drummer boy with Grant was a hero of
the battle OF the Wilderness in 1864. died
in Chicago recently at the age of 81. Des-
pite his fine war record as mere child,
Mentally went pretty bad later on, and
serS~e-a long term in Joliet penitentiary
for murder
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28
SIDELIGHTS
BY MARCY B. DARNALL.
Former Editor Of The Key West Citizen

w. H. Woodin, Roosevelt's secretary
of the treasury, is musical composer of
ability, having written several symphonies,
one of which, was performed recently by
the New York Philharmonic. He there
fore knows his musical notes as well as his
financial ones. He wrote the official
march for the Roosevelt Inauguration.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

Henry Pu-Yi. head of the Manehukuo
government, is perhaps the only ruler in
the world who is paying alimony. He re-
Gently shelled out $6e.oee to Wen Hsiu. his
divorced second wife, who win use the
money to found school for Manchu girls
in Peiping.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28
Men in Battle Greek. Mich.

Men in Battle Creek, Mich~, are pro-
testing against women of the town who are
going Marlene Dietrich" by wearing
masculine attire They say: Women
have been wearing the pants in. the house
too long; now they've started wearing them
on the street" The men will stage parade
to emphasize their protest-and IN the
parade every man will weara skirt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

sophomore. asked 10 write a verse
containing the words "analyze" and
anatomy" got this out Of his system
my analyze over the oceans NY analyze
over the sea; My analyze over the ocean:
oh bring back my anatomy"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

Mrs. Gandhb wife of the famed
Mahatma, has been given another six
month sentence in jail for agitation among
the farmers of India, If our memory
serves us, the lady has been getting six
months about twice year for quite a
while.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

. Miss Julia Saunders entertained
10 number of friends yesterday
in her home on Margaret street
IN honor of her sixteenth birthday
anniversary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

Water Hiisters ON Hands ar Feet
disappear after few applications
of Imperial Eczema Remedy. All
HdruEgINis are authorized To refund
your money IL IL faiig.---lAtfvt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28
DOUBLE WEDDING BELLS"

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Shortly
after Leon Desko of this city,
selected Many Ciginski as the
lone and only" he introduced his
widowed mother TO Mary's father
and now wedding bells are due to
ring for both couples.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

Yesterday was slow in police
court business. Just SIS collected
from two drunk and disordcrly
eases.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

Mrs. Andrew Miller entertained
Monday afternoon at her home
with a tea in honor of Mrs. A. f.
Hal4les of Macon, Ga.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-28

church tonight and tomorrow.
Miss Jordan is seal secretary of
the Congregational Educational
Society.