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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05
LIBERTY AND CRIME

In their efforts to find an explana-
ton for the increasing prevalence of crime,
many thoughtful persons have concluded
that the tendency to burden the public
with growing multiplicity of laws may
account for much of the lawlessness which
now prevails.
Before an international convention of
police chiefs, one of the speakers said l.:
1--WE can limit and harass human freedom
to such an extent that even the normally
balanced individual feels that he is OPP
pressed and will seek unlawful means of
expressing his personality ~ ,.<
Through the operation of innumer-
able laws and the activities of government
agencies employed Hereunder we are re-
stricted, inspected, spied upon, investi-
gated and caused many unnecessary an
noyances which are resented by people
who love freedom.
If more attention were paid to ap-
pretending and Furnishing real criminals,
while allowing greater freedom from
harassment to respectable citizens, we
should doubtless have more law-abiding
and happier citizenship.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

transferred is through the ordinary
mechanism of international exchange.
No foreign country has the right to
coin or print our money. Gold might
be sent. but no country has enough
gold for this purpose. and if any coun-
try were to send what gold it has. the
foundation of its domestic banking
and credit structure would be de-
Stroyed.
The foreign government that plans
to remit on its debt account must
therefore use it's domestic funds to
buy drafts or bills of exchange pay
able in dollars. If such paper is avail
able. the transfer can be made. The
final question raised by the trouble
some debt settlement issue therefore
is. How do foreigners acquire con-
troll of dollar accounts against which
they are able to sell drafts or bills
payable in dollars?
The answer is that such accounts
are created by the sale of goods here.
or by performing services such as
shipping and insurance for our citi-
ZenS. The machinery of international
payments rests upon and is deter
mined by the international exchange
of goods and services. A sale of wheat
or cotton to a dealer in Liverpool
gives the American exporter funds
payable in sterling. Conversely, sale
OF English cutlery or wooden cloth in
this country gives the English ex-
porter an account here payable in
AeilarS.
Address questions TO the OIL
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05
WEATHER FORECAST
(Till s p. M, Friday

Key West and Vicin ty: Mostly
cloudy with occasional showers
tonight and Friday; moderate to
fresh northeast winds and mod
crate squalls.
Florida: Mostly cloudy with oc-
casional showers in extreme south
portion tonight and in south and
east portions Friday.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
Fresh northeast winds oversoutn
and moderate to fresh northeast
winds over north portion and
overcast weather tonight and Fri
day with occasional rain, moder-
ate squalls over south portion.
East Gulf: Moderate northeast
winds fresh over south and cen
trail portions and overcast weather
tonight and Friday with occasional
rain and moderate squalls over
south portion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

The first and most important use
of these international credits is in
payment for the goods and services
of other countries. Fundamentally.
the foreign goods that we buy pay
for our own products that are sold
abroad. All foreign trade is essen
TALLY barter. No nation can continue
| to SELL abroad without buying from
ahroad. for the only way by which
| foreigners can pay for their purchases
is by selling their own goods and
services. The reverse is equally true.
No nation can buy abroad without
selling something abroad in payment
For time a country that is deter
mined to sell abroad without buying
from abroad may do so by lending
foreigners the means of purchasing
its goods. Interest must be paid on
such loans, and eventually the prin-
cipal. Unless the lending country will
admit foreign goods to pay for this
debt service. default and reputation
are inevitable. Our heavy foreign
loans during the Twenties were used
to pay for our exports. Our restric-
ton on imports has destroyed all
chance of collecting either the inter-
est or the principal of these private
loans.
Reduced to its essence. therefore,
there is no way by which the foreign
debts. whether public or private, can
be paid except in the goods and SER
vices of other countries. Removal of
this hurdle would go far toward less
ening the opposition of the debtor
peoples to the taxation required. 1t
is, in fact, the only visible means of
melting this resistance.
Few people realize that the original
loan transactions were actually sales
OF goods rather than advances of cash.
The agents of the allied governments
negotiated loans with the Treasury,
but they spent the funds in this coun-
try. and the American people were
thereby enabled to sell huge amounts
of munitions and foodstuffs at excel
lent prices. These agents did not take
the money and spend it elsewhere
Literally. our loans went abroad ID
tn form of goods 1t is fitting that rs-
payment should take similar form
In this there is more than the mesv
serving of poetic justice. Unless -
are willing to accept payment b
goods. we shall get nothing.
hOr. cnre of this netCsn1Dorl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without tear and without favor; never be
afraid &c attack wrong or to applaud right;
Always fight for progressi never be the or,
gan or the nouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the Z
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
Injustice; denounce vice and praise virtues m
commend good done by individual or organ.
ization; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only. news that will elevate
and not contamirate the reader; never coma
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05
Beware Coughs
--@ @
That Hang On

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05
The democratic landslide

The democratic landslide has in
jected fear into the hearts of the Republi-
cans of Florida by reason of their failure
to poll 80 per cent of the total vote for any
of its candidates, which is a requirement
to maintain its right to be recognized as a
legal political group. It's no fun to be
classed with the socialists and COM
munstS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

The most folish argument slot ma
chine operators advanced during the re-
cent election is that the machines will be
operated illegally if voted out. They cam
not operate illegally unless the palms of
officials are CREASED, and public opinion
can put stop to that pronto.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Councilman p. NJ. Crews last
night rendered his resignation a.
a member of city council He
said that owing to the pressure of
business matters he felt that he
was not in a position to serve the
city further and requested that
his resignation be accepted. and
the resignation was accepted. An
application for the position WAS
entered by Robert H. Owens, Jr.,
and upon being read was placed
on file until the next regular
meeting at which time considera-
ton will be given the applica-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

! debtor govern
mentS to Sc
aside funds for
the purpose in
stead of spend
ing the money
on things de-
sired or needed
by their own
p e Cpl e. The
third obstacle is
the conversion
of foreign mon
ey into dollars.
The only way
by which large
sums can be so
converted or
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Ii you are practically minded, express
yourself so vehemently for peaceful set
Element of all conflicts that governments
will not dare resort to arms. Do your
part.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Imperial Lotion couEzEzs zEz m
killing medicines that s. du~1 E-s
skin folds to reach and IL LIZ
cause Of eczema. rzsh- tettEr. rzzE-
worm and c0mmon itch- Fae4z4mG
to use Two sizes. &c ard 50
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05
You and Your
Nations Affairs
Goods or Nothing
=, = -, =, By HARLEY L. LUTZ -e. .s,s -.
Protessersof Public Finance PRINCETON Ui1ipersity

Collection Of the foreign war debts
due to- THE United states. involves
three Successive hurdles. The first is
willingness, to pay. The second is the
.|Ilh i ability of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

The great Black and Tan min
strel show which was staged last
Thursday night by the members
of Key West Temple 20 Pythian
Sisters, will be repeated this eve
ming in the Garden Theater. Many
changes have been made, new
jokes will be found in the roper
tory and an entirely new second
part has been arranged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Sturgeon, the famed English preach
err, once remarked that some ministers
would make good martyrs; they were so
dry that they would burn we'll.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

The Dade county portion of
the road to the mainland will be
completed the first of the year.
This statement was made to The
Citizen by p. L. Wilson today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

California has sunkist oranges, and
Florida has Cone-kissed peaches.-Sara-
sofa Herald.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Every newspaper in the country urged
the people to go to the polls and vote and,
by gOlly, they did,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

The Hy shy NJ CAS- e -
First Baptist Church heid An H.
lOwe'en party last eEennE a. ~
home Of Frzncis LelEh ~ 1he
army barracks Many ed Ezsh1n-
ed games were pl2yed znd ~
guests Of Mr. Liza Al @n5gEeE
themselves izzmenssly
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Mrs. Ernest Hemingway rebels at
posing with her husband for the news
recls.-O. o. Mcintyre.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Unless person is absolutely nNf1
cenary, winning an argument is sorneA
times more satisfactory than retaining a
customer
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

The government has world of data
concerning foreign trade-but no trade.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

What some folks don't know about
driving would fill book-als0 hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Possessions Of France - En&z
comprise territory t0tz1g Is
square miles
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

So long as your money holds out you
will have plenty of friends to help you
spend it,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

We are as wise as our fathers only if
we acquire and possess ourselves of their
experience and that of our times. "
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Human beings, with intelligence
rarely agree upon vital questions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Paul Huet. fan0us Frenr4 iza5
scape painter md Hthowrz4Asr
was born In Paris Al 1S02
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Few workers have any idea they are
Overpaid.
For Sale-The Literary Digest, no
reasonable offer refused
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

In publishing the returns OF
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

the vote On the Kegs yz@-lzE
there Was an omiss5oz N ~ weE
accorded c. 80
Curry The t0ezI Eo1e ue-ez=
by Mr. Curry IN KeT WE wEE
942. and EIth -ae z56eE wee e
the KEY section shozlE re@6 -
Ol2- This brings the es1Z e
Commissions C1rrT's ws1e - N
the average he has ggzszy -
ceiTed-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Mrs. j. L. Bragassa, mother OF
l.. L. Bragassa, deputy collector
of customs arrived in Key West
from her home in Pueblo, Colo
RADIO, and will spend some time IN
Key West visiting her son and
family and their many friends.
On her way to Key West Ms
Bragassa stopped over in Chicago
and visited at the home of her
youngest daughter. Mrs. p. G.
Thurman. This is Mrs. Bragassa's
first visit to Key West in five
years, and she compliments the
community highly on the many
improvements noted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Jsst 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files Of The Citizen

The Board of Public Works Is
making rapid progress on the
city's $4,000 street improve
ment program which was started
some time ago. Clerk of the
Board of Public Works is very en-
thusiastic over the excellent way
this street Improvement program
is progressing and say that the
activity will continue and be
maintained at the present rate
until the program is completed.
Only about one-fifth of the sum
set aside for the entire project
has been used to date and there
is an ample residue to finish the
entire series of projects.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Editorial comment Tae 60
~ maintains = nlce wz--eEzy
about the cour1 ha1se Eruzz1s
and has q vel reEulz1ed ciork n
the tower Of the c0zrr -
building A FIne exzmple 49,
the city does not seen lnczne6 -
follow
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05

Al the meeting Of Ia cs-E
e0nlnilSsloners held LzsI EEEz ~
Judgements Nere m41< x1r -
conditioning the ro2eS zzG hEa=
which we're C4uzEe1 - ne ZE
storm The c0uuty engaez A.
nOunced that the hEnEzy 4zG
bridges On the mzlnlznE ezd e
the highway WOuld be n gsod
condition b. the tine rae Lz9e
county end Of the rad - ~
nected with the key Lag EE
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-05
Rainfall

Barometer 8 a. nj. today:
Sea level, 29.87.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-25
Bsennishes
M AIDE Her
Old cooking
Face Clear Again with
Cuficura Soap and Ointment

Here is a letter every skin sufferer
should read. Its message is vital.
"There were blemishes on my face,
of external origin, and they made me
look old and haggard. They were
red, hard and large. They would
hurt, and when / scratched them the
skin would become irritated, and
would lie awake at night and start
digging at my face.
''But after using two cakes of
Cuticura Soap and one tin of Cuti-
cura Ointment my face was cleared
again." (SignedD Mrs. L. Whether,
End ST., Flereffe, Pa, June 10, 1888.
Physicians can understand such
letters. The Cuticura formulas have
proved their effectiveness for over
half a century. Remember, Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are also for PIN
pies, rashes, ringworm, burning of
eczema and other externally caused
skin blemishes. All druggists. Soap
25c. Ointment 25c.-Adv.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-25
Fhny Diogenes-Fi Fish That
Walks and Carries Lantern

A finny Diogenes-a fish that
walks and carries its own lantern
is Hawaii's newest marine curiosity.
e. II. Bryan, Jr, curator of the
Bishop museum, termed the creature
frog fish of the species known as
antennarius commersonii.
The lantern is a luminous spot
on the tip of slender feeler pro-
jecting from the fish's snout. The
fish propels itself on four legs
equipped with "toenails." Its Ian
tern is used to lure food.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-25
Telling Time at Nieht

Mrs. Green bought sundial at a
sale and had it erected in her gar
den. She called in the builder and
instructed him to move it to more
suitable place.
where would you like me to put
it?" asked the builder
Under the electric lamp In the
porch" she replied. "Then we shall
be able to see the time when it's
dark. "-Pearsons Weekly.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-25
Quite So

The fisherman saw what looked to
be likely pool and turned to man
lounging on the bank.
"Is it a crime to catch fish here?"
he asked.
"Crime?' was the retort. "If you
catch any it'll be miracle"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-25
Give Him Time

Teacher-Johnny, do you know the
population of London?
Johnny-Not all Of them, miss; we
haven't lived in London long enough
Vancouver Province.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-06-25
No Need to Suffer
informing Sickness"

Morning sickness" is caused by an
acid condition. To avoid it, acid must be
offset by alhalis - such as magnesia.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-01-24
ST. PAUL CLASSIFIED
HOUSE FOR RENT

Five-room upper, all modern du-
pick for rent, south. $500 a
month. Call Br. 1896.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-01-24
CLASSIFIED ADS

Rates: Three cents per word with Q
minimum Of 80 cents per insertion, pay
able strictly In advance. A fat rate Of
Q cents Per word ON all copy 50 words or
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-01-24

Central. $500 month. Br. 1896.
Furnished room for rent. Hot
air heat. Clinton Ave. Call Br.
1896.
Evening star., 1936-08-16
BY GASTON NERVAL.

.HE Republic of Ecuador cele-
brated last week the 127th
anniversary of the launching
| of its struggle for independ-
Evening star., 1936-08-16
Ruins Show Influence
OF Ancient Egyptians

BEIRUT, Syria ARCHAEOLOGICAL
discoveries showing the strong in
huence of Egypt along the Lebanon
coast from the eighteenth to four
teenth centuries, B. c., have been
unearthed at Djeleil, site Of the
ancient city of Byblos.
Excavations by archeologists of the
Lebanon republic brought to light a
splendid stone statue of a man in
Egyptian costume. the ruins of a
temple, several gold statues and other
ornaments set with precious stones
and a silver ak.
Djeleil's archaeological treasures pro-
vide a record of its age-old history
and its many occupations. There are
the tombs of Phoenician Kings, a row
of columns erected by the Greeks, q
small Roman theater, Arab structures
and Notifications built by the Cru
saders.
Today it Is a minor seaport.
Evening star., 1936-08-16

CONTINUED on Sixth Page)
Evening star., 1936-08-16

find it to obtain the valuable informa-
ton which scientists are seeking from
the stratosphere.
While results which give tempera-
lures, humidity and barometer read
ings at high attitudes are very service
able in predicting the paths which
coming storms may take, it would
appear that measurement of the suns
light and heat 20 miles up may be
the most important new data which
these lofty weather stations may OBJ
tain. A publication recently issued by
the Smithsonian Institution in Wash
ington presents new evidence for long
range weather prediction on the basis
of variations in the sun itself. 1t is by
DR.. C. G. Abbot, secretary of the
institution. All his life DR.. Abbot has
studied solar radiation. He has already
made remarkable predictions Of warm
and cold periods based on his observa-
tions of the suns heat.
Predictions From Patterns.
When the suns radiation is increas-
ing, he has found, for example. that
the temperature at Washington in
creases for a definite period. At st.
Louis, Mo, and Helena, Mont. on the
other hand, there IS actually a fall
in temperature when the sun is send
ing more heat to the earth. There
seems to be no single connection be-
tween the suns output and the tenn
perature at any given place; different
places respond differently. 1t there
fore is necessary to follow each change
that is taking place in the different
towns and cities, so that the partic-
ular pattern for prediction at each
station may be determined.
This is not surprising, for it is ex-
actly what we find in the prediction
of tides at various ports along the sea
coast. Every one knows that the pull
of the sun and the moon on the ocean
waters is responsible for the tides.
which generally cause high water and
Evening star., 1936-08-16
ECUADOR INDEPENDENCE
OBSERVED WITH PEACE
P Parliamentary Control Considered Re-
dictionary, Curtailed by Paez Regime,
Promising Reforms for Normalcy.

tellectuals, but, if they are in public
life, they are also, with very few ex-
ceptions, "politicos, and that applies
to the rest of the Latin American coun-
tries. A mere electoral reform could
not change their nature overnight
Some drastic and fundamental altera-
tions In their political and social sys-
tenn, years and decades of education
in political democracy, and a rapid
growth and flourishment of their ma
tive industries-the task of genera
tions-would be necessary to modify
the outlook and ideals of most Latin
Americans today in public life.
Ecuadorean leaders of public opin-
ion, as their cousins in the other
Southern republics, are still essentially
"politicos" The result is that the new
Ecuadorean Senate, made up of repre-
sentatives of organized groups and pro-
fessional classes with powerful weapons
in their hands, became tremendous
political force. Instead Of an assembly
of popular representatives defending
the rights and interests Of their re-
spective groups, the Ecuadorean execu-
tive was confronted with a. we'll
organized and defiant Senate, demand
ing submission to its policies.
In less than four years Ecuador had
six different chief executives and one
President-elect; who never took Office,
and all of them owed their political
fate to the dictates Of the Senate at
Quito.
Forced Out Of Office.
Late in 1881 President Ayora, under
whose regime the parliamentary re-
form took place, was forced out Of Of
fee by the stern refusal Of the Senate
to cooperate with him and the ad-
verse public opinion which congress
sional leaders succeeded in arousing.
Col. Larrea Alba was chosen as his
successor, but he did not last long.
Suspected Of too daring personal am
bitions and a desire to establish a
military dictatorship, the colonel was
also given leave of absence and a new
provisional President, DR.. Baquerizo
Moreno, was appointed by Congress.
Under Baquerizo Moreno's regime
a general election was called and in
this Senior Bonifaz, an opposition
Continued on Sixth Page.)
Evening star., 1936-08-16

own broadcasting station were received
minute by minute at the radio receiv-
ing station in the observatory.
This little weather laboratory is
housed in an aluminium case of
streamlined design measuring only 2l2
inches in diameter. Each outfit con-
tains a small clockwork mechanism
which rotates tiny cylinder. This
automatically keeps the time and
makes electrical contacts with the all
important pens of the three different
instruments. BY a somewhat mys-
terious code-clearly understood by
the experts at the ground station
the temperature. humidity and baro-
metric pressure are quickly deciphered
during each moment of the ascent of
the balloon carrying the apparatus,
The meteorgraph' is always attached
to at least two balloons. The latter
are usually inflated to diameter of
about IA feet. Their lifting power is
sufficient to carry this aerial weather
station up Is or 20 miles. With the
extreme thinness of the atmosphere
dI SuCIl ullLy itlSllIo Gile UdLlOO4iS tA-
pand until they near the bursting
point Since no two balloons are ever
exactly alike in withstanding stress,
one of them Is sure to break before
the other.
Device Often Lost at Sea.
One balloon alone is insufficient to
support the apparatus, SO the descent
into the lower atmosphere begins.
Here the winds do their mischief, and
the little weather bureau may be
blown hither and yon and, as is often
the case, come to earth far out at sea.
In such a case the entire equipment,
with its automatic radio robot, is lost.
But like the Short-lived butterfly, it
did its service before its end came
made its records during its active life.
Its cost has been relatively trivial.
While recovery of such an outfit is
desirable, it is no longer necessary to