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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

han and the senior high school
faculty.
Membership: Mrs. Milton Saw
yer, chairman. all room mothers
to serve on committee.
Publicity: Mrs. Mervin L. Rus
sell, chairman; Mrs. Raymond
Kennedy and Mrs. Joseph A.
Boza.
Ways and Means: Mrs. Law
ton Watson, chairman; Mrs. How
ard Russell and Mrs. Menendez
Key.
"a new chairman of room
mothers to replace Mrs. H. s.
Dexter will be selected from this
group.
Roll call of teachers and
parents showed that Mrs. Lorine
Thompson's class, Jobs, was the
winner of half-holiday reward
for highest percentage present.
In a short talk by Professor
Horace 0'Bryant, he urged parents
present to become acquainted
with the teachers during the SO.
cfH hour which followed the bust.
Il eas $50 70 81 sion ,ioLo5spif u
poReieious Entertainments were
served by members of hospitality
committee. go o.. E.s So IL
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Junior Club To
Meet Tomorrow

Arrangements have been COM
pleted and everything is in read
mess for another of those delight
full social afternoons given at reg
ular intervals by the members of
the. Junior Woman's Club of Key
West.
The event viii be held tomer-
row afternoon beginning at 5
O'Clock in the rooms of Key West
Hospitality House on Duval street.
Bridge and Michigan will eonsti-
tute the pastimes.
Misses Barbara Carey and Ro-
MAZDA Johnson have been nominat-
ed as hostesses for the afternoon
and they are concluding prepara-
tions today for a delightfully."- pleas
ant afternoon tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

taxation when the constitution was
written, and we shall never know.
now, which of these definitions the
fathers had in mind.
The most generally accepted dis
tinction, today. between direct and In
direct taxation is that which may be
made respecting the ultimate burden.
A direct tax is borne by the one who
pays It, while an indirect tax is paid
by one person but its burden Is trans
ferred to others by the process of tax
shifting. This distinction is not fixed,
for some direct taxes may be shifted
under peculiar circumstances. On the
contrary. conditions may prevent the
so-called indirect taxes from being
shifted. -
The principal direct taxes are those
on property, incomes, estates and In
heritances. Among the important in
direct taxes are those on sales, on
business transactions other than
sales, and on specific commodities
such aslgasoline and tobacco.
The chief advantage Of direct tax
Is that the person who pays it can
know how much he is paying. Indirect
taxes are thought of as being con-
cealed, and to some extent they are.
In the degree that this is true. the per-
son who bears the burden Of such
taxes is unaware of what he Is paying.
Two results are supposed to flow
from these hypothesis. The first is
said to be that when people are aware
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08
High School PIT. A. Holds
Interesting Meeting Tuesday

A very enjoyable and instruc-
tive program was presented at
the first meeting of Key West
Junior-Senior High School Parent
Teacher Association held Tuesday
evening at 1880 o'clock in the
auditorium of Harris School on
Southland street.
Program was presented under
the direction of Mrs. E. R. Evans,
chairman of program commit
tee.
First on the program was Sc
lections by High School orchestra.
a march entitled "The Sky Bird"
and Jolly Coppersmith'.
Mrs. Enrique Henriquez pre-.
sided and opened the meeting with
the Lords Prayer and singing of
America.
A chorus of seventh grade
pupils led the audience in the
singing of PIT. A. song. Or
| chestra played another selection
entitled "The Harbor of Dreams.
Interesting talk on Citizenship
! was given by Mrs. Lorine Thomp-
son, member of high school
faculty and head of the depart;
ment of good citizenship re
| An instructive talk on Amer
sanitation of the foreign born
was made by Mrs. Hildah Sails.
another member of the faculty of
Key West High School.
Mrs. Bradley, who recently
gained citizenship through natural
ization, spoke on "How / Became
! Citizen of the United States.
A business session of the PIT.
A. followed the above program.
Selection of a new treasurer to
replace Mrs. ii. S. Dexter whose
husband had been transferred to
New York, was placed in the
hands of the nominating commit
tee consisting of Mrs. C. H. Ket-
chum, Mrs. Gerald Adams and
Mrs. Juliette Russell.
Mrs. Henriquez appointed the
following committees for the
! 1936-37 school year:
Hospitality: Mrs. C. H. Ket-
chum. chairman; Mrs. Arthur Lu.
jan, Mrs. Harold Pinder and Mrs.
Joseph Nixon.
Program: Mrs. E. r. Evans.
chairman; Mrs. II. S. McClana
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08
You and Your
Nations Affairs
How to Touch Purse Nerve
By HARLEY L. LUTZ
Professor of Public Finance, Princeton University

of their taxes, they take q greater In
terest In the public business. This is
not always the case. Tax conscious
ness Is not invariably a product OF
direct taxation. In more than one
state the people have rebelled against
sales taxes On the other hand. there
has never been any effective protest
from the income taxpayers against
federal extravaganza. The direction
that will be taken by opposition to
taxation Is as unpredictable as the
course Of a bolt Of lightning. II may
tear the house down or 1t may fol.
low some harmless path Of least re-
sistance. King George Ill never
dreamed Of the tremendous conse-
quences Of a trihing rate Of tax on
tea.
A second advantage Of direct tax.
alton is said to be that 1t permits Of q
closer distribution of the tax burden
according to ability TO pay. This Il
true, assuming ability to be mea.
sured by, relative incomes. Such tax.
alton Is highly desirable but il can
never be the sole basis Of govern
mental support.
Those who advocate that all tax-
alton should be based on ability are
prone to conclude that all taxes
should fall on the larger incomes and
estates Y Theif" argument overlooks
three things
4 The first Is that IL government took
all Of the larger incomes the revenue
so obtained wot3ld not meet the enor.
NOUS public expenditures of today.
The second Is, that when the concept
OF ability is thoroughly applied it APP
pears that there Is a considerable mass
ability inethe aggregate Of the ninety
odd per cent Of the population who
pay no income tax. The third thing
overlooked is that the current public
expenditure is so extensively devot-
ed to the benefit Of the mass of the
population as to make IL reasonable
that every one should contribute in
some degree. For administrative rea.
sons this mass ability must be taxed
through indirect rather than direct
taxation.
The conclusion Is that both direct
and indirect taxation are necessary
and defensible. The proportion be-
tween the two forms Is never definite
ly fixed. but must be determined by
many factors which have nothing de
rectly to do with tax administration.
tkn~ .o~~ al fkse u&weAaA.~l
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CONSERVE GRAND CANAL


TIENTSIN. Gina o. E-A
Grand Canal eonserE4aey Co.
mission has been 0rEzEzzd keEe -
maintain the no-1hern $500 C
the ancient WaterWzy- BIB b
Chinese empsrurs - fzc1Ez<e -
transpOrtztion q rxibz<e - -
the Picking court. the GEz1G c.
stih handles mznch frelxE- En-
gates the Norrh Cha plzzz ard
carries eff f7ood watErz
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

olfect " 3 7 5 u 3
indirect taxes
Is illustrative.
N e i 1 b e e Of
these terms has
a d c IL n l t e
meaning. The
federal consti.
tuition uses the
words direct
tax" but with
o u { e < pla.
nation. i b e : e
were about a
dozen different
ways in which
the expression
was used in the
literature of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

Cuban Club will sponsor a men,
bership dance at the clubhouse on
Duval street tomorrow evening.
In addition. to having a. good
local orchestra on hand to furnish
dance music Mose in charge of
the alta making an effort 10
have 8Cuban Rhumba Band to
play eaban nssie
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

ls3s-JOhn Hay, enc e Pr@-
dent Lsncoln's private $500
Ambassador. secrctzrv e So
historian and j0uEMz8 4@Gw
the cOuntry's mnst fams1s mez
born az Salem. Ind D6=d -
Washington. jay I, 19oS-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

Mrs. Will Baez, who is making
her home with Mr.. Baez in Miami.
arrived yesterday afternoon ac-
companied by her sister, Miss
Phyllis Richardson, who was
spending several weeks in Miami
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

Dan Navarro, NJ. Russell, Sebastian
Cabrera. Jr.. Eola Swicegood; Miss
Edna Cato.
May-Mrs. Chas. Falk, chair
man; Mesdames e. r. Evans,
George Archer. Allen Cleare, ST.,
Arthur Pastorini, VIM. Demeritt.
VIM. Fl. White, Louise Auxier,
Rascom Grooms.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


G. l. Scheer, United States
boiler inspector, arrived on the
Steamship Cuba this morning
from Tampa on a regular inspec-
ton visit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

1794-Caroline n GO
Charleston. 8 c E1z O.
Mass author. one af ekr -
popular Of her Sex e ker @E
horn In Bss1oa- Dlea SeE- =.
1855.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

Walter Maloney, of the bakery
firm of Maloney End Peacock, who
was visiting briefly in Miami, was
a returning passenger on the
plane from Miami this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

Mrs. Olivia Gordon, nee Full
ford, of Tampa. was an arrival in
Key West this Week and is a guest
at the home of her brOther-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Faulkner at $50 SimontOn stree.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

,1sle-ohn H RezEzz. sslGsr
Of Texas, lawyer. cgZresm4z.
Confederate p0stm@z1ex Egl@=@
senator, Texas stztezzz1 49,
her three CuEernHen1z. 49, -
SEWER Co, Ten1 NzrcA e
1905
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08
DOG FOUND MISSING

NEW BRITAIN, Gonna dog
was left to guard the jewelry
store of A. HI. Enoch in this city
When Enoch returned he found
nothing missing but the dog.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

Malcolm Wstler, operator of a
dredge located at Miami, who ar
rived Sunday for a visit with his
family, will leave on the return
this afternoon, going by pane.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

Mrs. ]. c. Gekeler, wife Of Rev.
]. C. Gekeier of the First Presby-
terrain church, who was spending
a pleasant visit with her mother
at Plant City, Fla, returned over
the highway yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

1769-John R1EEeS 49,
lawyer. 5urist and Z 8 -.
known as -The fzcher sc - -
ent Office beczzss - - -
gsnized that bureau En - kwrm
IN Worcester c. M E a.
Thomast0n. Mzsae. TZe -
1874.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

Herbert Reck, WPA director in
Key West, received a call hate
yesterday from Jacksonville 70
which he responded this morning
by leaving on a state road depart
ment plane which was sent here
for him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

Mrs. Lille Carey, who was
visiting in Miami with relatives
for several weeks, was a return
ing passenger over the highway
yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

William Cason, cable splicer
for the Southern Bell Telephone
end Telegraph company, arrived
tn S morning by plane to do some
work on the Local cables.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

During a presidential campaign
public attention Is often focused
upon topics that ordinarily receive
but little notice. The question Of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

Thomas Reedy, formerly of Key
West, was an arrival this morning
by plane from Miami and viii be
in the city for : few days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

1912-Montenegro (now a part
of Yugo-Slavial, followed by
Greece. Se-via and Bulgaria, de-
clared war on Turkey-opening
the Balkan War.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08
Todays
Anniversaries

l7lS-Ahcia CockbErz So
fish lyme pser, boz De -
p, 1854
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

1s5S-Edgzr SAlrES n1EEE
and essayiSt, born IN AsW Yea
Died July 81, 1871
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

1s4e-EIber1 4 Gz-v. L g
Steel head. BEN nezr Khez11z-
Ill Died Aug- Is, 1871
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

1930-U. s. Navy reduced to
within limitations set by London
naval treaty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

1871-Chicago's great fire
started at 8:45 p. m. from O'Lea-
ry's, the milkman's, shed. Great
fire the night before had destroy
ed most of city's fire apparatus
and exhausted fire-fighting force.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

1820-Henri Christophe, negro
born in slavery, revolutionary
soldier against the French in Haiti,
king of Haiti, whose cruelties as
king led to desertion by his troops,
shot himself.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08
ssss ssse sssSsessssssss
'Today In History

1793-Lyons, France, in re-
volt against the French Conven-
ton, taken by Republicans after
siege and its inhabitants shot in
patches of 200 and 800 at a time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

fAddress questions the aaho, care Of sswspater)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

TT TAKES next to time" open those jackets Of
lmoistureproof Ceophane on Double MelIouD Old Colds
You zip off the outer jacket from the bottom; you ZIP
open the inner jacket at the topi
And what PREMIUM this extra jacket Of celophane
gives you'll Prize Crop Tobaccos in the very pink of
smoking condition! Cigarettes fresh though you
picked them right off the machines at the facioyl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

New quarters, president Mesdames Chas. L. Roberts
enthusiasm started off Emory Pierce Adams
the activities of the Womans N Reynolds
Club which met at the Hospitality Lundqu G. Podela Ralph
House Duva Tuesday RUSSELL Pierce, o.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-08

Mrs. M. E. Berkowitz, chair
man; Mesdames Sebastian Ca
brera, Harvey Eagan, George
Archer, Harry Baker. w. C. Dun
can. Horace o'Bryant, C. W.
Goethe, Louise Auxier. ". De-
merritt. l. Appelrouth, ]. B. Sulli-
van, Frank Brown. Roy Faulkner.
Frank Kicker. Harry Shaw. John
Wardlow, Ed. Bayly. Misses Susie
Gardner. Mae Hill, Mary Trevor.
Public Welfare Department.
Mrs. w. r. Warren, chairman;
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-26

With large attendance of citizens present, the city council, all members of which were in attendance met last night to transact various items of im- portant business Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved, and all bills approved by the finance committee ordered paid.
 Under communications a letter signed by city attorney Sullivan was read advising the council of plans of the Office of Indian Af- fairs in attempting to secure pro- perty upon which to installsplay- ground equipment. V.R. Farrell, local supervisor for the bureau spoke at some length on the plans and what such installation would mean to the native child ren here in relieving danger ous situation which has arisen through the fact that they must need play in the streets where they are a menace to traffic and where traffic is likewise a men, ace to them. Councilman O'Con
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-26
QUESTION LIQUOR REGULATIONS OCCUPIES ATTENTION OF
 NOME CITY COUNCIL
of retail and beverage dispensary Busi-
 ness Establishments in Nome Brought Forcefully
 To Attention of Nome City Council. Addition Of Extra Fireman to allow Chief Police Time Patrol.

nor spoke somewhat in opposi- tion to the idea but later voted in favor of motion designating MT. Sullivan as a third party in- to whose hands the property would be turned to, for sale to the federal government. The city appropriated not to exceed $225 for purchase of the lots in question across the street from the native school, on the north side of west second avenue.
 Recommendations for positions in the fire department were re- ceived from Chief w. w. Laws, in compliance with the new ord- finance, recommending Fay Mor- row for driver and Peter x Pet erson for engineer Objection was raised in the council to MT. Morrow's application stating he was not a bona fide resident of the territory and of Nome and therefore automatically ineligi- ble. The name of Carl Hansen was brought up and voted on favorably for the position. Pet
 (Continued on Page Two)
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-26
Investigation Into Black Legion Deaths In Detroit
Farmers Believe
 Rain Dispelled
 Big Dust Storms
(By The Associated PreSs)

GUYMON, Oklahoma, May 26, Farm officials believed that the rains brought at least a temper ary end to the black blizZards' in a large part of the nations dust boWl' and Oklahoma pan handle, where the dust was turn ed to mud by the hardest rains in three years.
 Torrential rains in Texas sent the Colorado River near Colum- bus out of its banks. Soaking rains in widespread sections of Kansas benefited the wheat crop as also did the moisture in the sTexas panhandle.
 H. C Syer, Texas county farm agent said "the rain will start the vegetation growing even fl there is no moisture while ii grows, and as rapidly as the land is worked properly. Dust storms however, may be over for some time'.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-26
Cruening For . More Fields ln
 Alaska, Planes
(By The Associated PresS)


 JUNEAU, May 26, pr. Ern- est Henry Gruening, Director ot the Bureau of Territories and Is land Possessions, said he consid cred the airplane field construc- ton program extremely vital to the progress of Alaska.
 "I believe the airplane is more important here than in any place in the United States. It is essen- tial that the airfield program in Alaska be pushed forward rapid ly because the airplane provides such an important link in the chain of business and industrial activity" said the director.
 His statements were made at a chamber of commerce execu- tive committee meeting
 Gruening said he planned to leave Juneau Tuesday on an air. plane tour of southeastern Alas ka, ending at Ketchikan where he will board the steamer North western Thursday enroute to the states.
 Most of Dr. Gruening's inspec ton tour of Alaska was made by airplane.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-26
Investigation In To Black Legion
 Is Carried Out
(By The Associated PresS)

DETROIT, May 25. - Three investigations are under way in- to the Black Legion, which State Police Captain Marmon said he had been informed, may have been responsible for fifty deaths in Michigan recently.
 Police are seeking to link the "order death of Rudolph Ander- son, aged 40, who died of a gun shot wound in December, with the Black Legion. His body was found in a parked automobile. A rife nearby recorded suicide.
 Marmon said he had been told that the Legion made "eXecu- tions" appear as suicides.
 Prosecutor McCrea, also in- vestigating death cases, said he had been informed that the Le- zion has one hundred and thir- ty-fve thousand members in Michigan all armed, and that they refuse to countenance any withdrawals of members.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-26
4 Private Ford Motor Company
 Reports Profit
(By The Associated Press)

BOSTON, May 26, - A priv ateiy owned Ford Motor Com pany made an indicated profit of three million, five hundred and sixty-fve thousand dollars in l9- 25, their balance sheet filed with the Massachusetts tax authori- ties showed.
 Massachusetts, alone, among the tates, compels the filing of such statement which affords only a public indication of the profits.
 The Detroit company, the Can adian Ford company, and also the Public Stock Detroit com pany are held entirely by Ford, his wife, and their son Edsel B. Ford.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-26
Arab Girl And British Officer
 Pairing Badly
(By The AssOc,ate6 Press>

(By The Assoc,ated Press
 JERUSALEM, May 26, - An Arab girl was fatally injured and British constable was ser iously hurt in the parsisting dis orders arising from the Arab po- position to the Jewish influx of the Holy Land. Tension mounted higher over the continued banish- ment, Arab agitators spurring fresh resistance to the British military control. Sporadic gun shots and bombs are to be heard at numerous times during the day and night.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-26
". I. Vanderpool Disappeared The
 kllskoilwira Area
13v The Associated Press)

1Rv The Associated Press)
 FAIRBANKS, May 2l, 4 "a V.G deg ,eaf. z. ! an aLlr- doned sled. found on the trail in the upper KuskokWim region, gave the only clue to the disa- ppearance of w. T. VanderpooI, aged 70. former U. s. Commis- siOner at McGrath, said Deputy Marshal B. Berry at McGrath, in a message to Judge Harry Pratt of Fairbanks.
 The message declared that the searchers had been out for the past month. The discovery was made on Nixon Fork of the Kus- kokWim, where two dogs were found dead and the others barely alive. There was no trace of Van derpool.
 Governor John w. Troy auth orized Berry to continue the scar ch at the expense of the Terri> tory.
 Vanderpool had been prospect ing and trapping in the Nixon Fork region, and was presum- ably returning to his family when he disappeared The dogs and sled were found about l5 mil es from McGrath
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-26
CANADIAN PLANE CRASHED KILLED
 ALL SIX PERSONS
Veteran Canadian Flier w. H. Clark Is One of Dead. Also Head of Ceres Ex-
 pIoration Ltd., Mechanic, } Others
(Bv The Associated PreSS)

AMOS, Quebec Canada, May 26, - Canadian plan crash Sunday the lives of six per- sons, who died when the plane fell to the ground half mile from Chiboughamau ake about one hundred miles northeast of this mining town. and about two hundred and fifty miles north of Quebec.
 The seriousness of the crash has drawn official Investigation Pilot Gath Edwards searching for the missing plane found the Wreckage. It understood the passengers the illfaed ship, returning to Rouyn mining center about 50 miles from here, after an inspection tour of other mining properties.
 w. H. Clark, General AirWays pilot veteran fier and pioneer in aviation in the province mechanic Geor- ge Mlhan and Leo Springer head of the Ceres Expor ations Ltd., were three of those killed The other three victims were prospeetors, the names of whom have not been obtained yet.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-26

Legion, Wayne County authori- ties raided five homes in the doWn-river district and found, what they claimed, was evidence of two recent bombings in Ecor- SC which the order inspired.
 They seized firearms and lit erature in two homes of former Ecorse councilmen
 Twelve men stood mute dur ing their arraignments yesterday on murder and Kidnapping charg- es. They all entered pleas of not guilty.