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ing day and night on their corona
ton plans.
Their Royal Court Of Claims, eS-
tabliShed in 1877, already has been
settling disputes about various
ritualistic services, naming, among
others, the official pantS-putterS-
on for the King. It has appointed
seven eminent men to carry the
Kings gold spurs. Disputes be-
tween the dean and chapter of
Westminster and the Bishops OF
Bath, Durham and Wells as to
these kingly offices have been
quietly settled.
Down in Washington there was
perhaps a bit of back-biting
among rivals for the inaugural
spotlight, but nothing so colorful,
interesting or exciting as this
ritual. Those crossed gold arches
on the crown symbolic the inde'
pendent sovereignty of the mon
arch. That has passed, long
since, of course, but the symbol
remains.
STORY OF EMPIRE
One could spend a lifetime in
study and write long books on
the story of empire-of glory and
grandeur and blood and tears, Of
noble aspiration, of change and
f1tility. When the King has re-
ceived his gold spurs from the
seven illustrious bearers, he will
place them on the altar. to signify
his fealty to the church. The age
long struggle between material
and spiritual power, the clash Of
King and parliament, the out
reach of Elizabethan England be,
yond the seas are related here in
gold, sapphires, rubies and dia-
monds, and in the stately OBJ
servances of the coronation. 1t
is an echo from an age long gone.
The King already mas sum-
moned his courtiers, not by
couriers, but in a column OF
tightIy-packed type in the London
Times. Addressing each as 'our
right trusted and well-beloved," ne
concludes with this kingly ukaSe
"Give them attendance at
the said sOIemnity, in all re-
spects furnished and appointed
as to so great a sOlemnity ap-
pertaineth, and answerable to
the Dignities and Places which
everyone respectively holdeth
and enjoyeth, and of this they,
or any of them, are not to fail,
as will answer the contrary at
their peril"
The King has three crowns
The first, and most important, is
the historic crown of King Ed
ward the ConfesSor, known also
as st. Edwards Crown. It was
made for the Coronation o.
Charles II after the common
wealth had destroyed the orig
inal. Weighing five pounds, it i!
SET with $500 diamonds. One 0:
these is the famous Cullinan di
arnond of 300 carats, which
weighed two pounds when it wa!
mined, and was cut into Smallel
stones because it would hav'
The Washington times., 1937-01-21

Economy Is a great revenue
Cicero.
Conversation is the image Of
the mind; as the man, so is his
Speech.-Syrus.
Who is the happiest Of men?
He who values the merits OF
others, and in their pleasure
takes Joy, even as though twere
his own.-Goethe.
He takes the greatest ornament
from friendship. who takes mod
esty from it.-Cicero.
Looking forward to q pleasure
is also a pleasure.-Lessing.
I've never any pity for conceited
people, because think they carry
their comfort about with them
George Eliot.
Learning hath his infancy, when
it is but beginning and almost
childish: then his youth, when 1t
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represent your
true desires and
decisions.
Those foolish
t h i n gs you've
ne. t h ose
fine thin 6 S
you've left un-
done...y ou re
not responsible
for them. You
s h ul d MT be
judged by them.
CT rcumStanceS
fore ed you.
other people in
flue n ced you
II isn't fair
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ket if left intact.
The second circlet, the Impe-
rial State Crown, was made for
Queen Victoria in 1888. Repos-
ing there is the Black Prince
ruby, as large as a hens egg.
Pedro the Cruel, King of CASTLE,
killed the Moorish King Of Ora
NADIA to get this stone, in the
Fourteenth century. There Is
also the famous great sapphire
from the crown of Charles II,
known as the Stuart sapphire.
Queen Elizabeth's earrings supply
another detail.
The third crown, the Imperial
Crown of India, was made for
George v when he was crowned
Emperor at Delhi. This was nee
essary because the law forbade
the removal of the crown of Eng
land from the country. 1t cost
100000.
The crown Of England is too
heavy to wear and is held for an
instant over the Kings head by the
Archbishop of Canterbury. Then
it is replaced by the imperial state
crown. There are three queens
crowns, or diadems, and five scep-
tiers. At the head Of the Kings
scepter is the greatest diamond in
the world. the Star Of Africa,
placed there by King Edward VII.
It weighs 51612 carsts.
There are two golden orbs, the
King and Queen each holding one,
symbolizing the dominance of the
Christian religion throughout the
world. st. Edwards gold staff, the
"rod of justice and equity" is
four feet, seven and one-half inches
in length.
The ampulla, or golden eagle,
and the amounting spoon are i'm
portant and unique ceremonial
devices. The golden eagles beak
is filled with soaring oil'' which
is poured from the eagles beas
into the golden spoon. The King
is then anointed.
CORONATION RING
Garrard & Co., court jewelers.,
are tightening up the coronation
ring-the tighter the fit, the more
happy and prosperous the reign.
Since the eleventh century, the
ring with the large violet-colored
ruby and 26 diamonds has been
placed on the Kings fourth finger.
The legend is that st. Edward gave
the original to st. John the Evan
gelist, who had miraculously ap-
peared to him, unsuspectingly, IN
the guise of a beggar. In Palestine,
st. John gave it to a wayfarer. with
instructions to give it back to Ed
ward, with assurance Of his bless
ing for his reign.
Some of us can remember
Bill Nye's persistent spoofing Of
royalty, when we were a bit raj.
fish with our shiny new democ-
racy. He played many variations
on the theme of Victoria's crown
dropping into the soup when she
had company. We have mended
our manners since then and we
can understand why, to English
people, jokes about the crown
are in bad taste, and 1t will be
particularly so during the next
few months as May II, the coro-
nation date, approaches.
Our democracy has few SYM
bols-one of its shortcomings,
perhaps-and we are not quite
sure what we really believe in
or really venerate. But perhaps
we will have found out by the
time we are as old as England,
and, like England, intrench our
belief in solemn and beautiful
ritual. Or will the swift onrush
of the years put an end to all
that? In a changing world, Eng
land keeps open a golden high
way to the past. Perhaps she
is wise.
Copyright 1897. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
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what OF a kid
der. He likes
a good joke,
and he's n o t
above turning
a pie a S antry
in to a wise
crack if the op.
portunity pre-
sents itSelf ! f.
Now the shoe
is on the other
foot.
Mr.. All n,
W no is a
staunch friend
Of Sanatnr Dat
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THEY HEARD

Our District Commissioner
George E. Allen is really at the
mercy Of a group Of his friends
today.
Commissioner Allen is some.
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Coronation of
King George VI.
He prepares a
resolution for
Con gress, by
which we would
assert our eter-
nal aloofneSs
from such me-
diaeval goings-
on. This, Of
course, W on It
disturb the Brit
ish in the least,
W h e t her the
re S oil ution is
adopted or not.
Thnv are work.
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niversary of the adoption of the
prohibition amendment. 1t is a
big moment for him and a big
one for the temperance people all
over the country.
This year he reached a new
The Washington times., 1937-01-21
THE PROSPEC'
Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

You don't like your present rec
ord. do you? You feel it isn't
really your record. that it doesn't
The Washington times., 1937-01-21
The Greatest Show on Earth = By Frank NJ Smith
By MOntier

high in descriptive phrasing when
he turned his attention to the
liquor now being stored for sale
after it has been under bond for
several years.
He said:
"These tremendous stocks in
dicate the plans of the liquor
traffic for the future. Misery
in storage. Crime on deposit.
Murder in reserve. Hell ware
housed for the future deStruc-
ton of mankind"
Oh, oh, and oh.
The Washington times., 1937-01-21
Washington Needs

National Representation IN Congress
Local Government Elected By and Responsible
To the People Of Washington
Rapid Transit Street RaiIoay System With SublUays
More and Better Schools
An Airport Necessary to and Worthy
OF the Nations Capital
Rebuilt Waterfront With Proper Channel
Modern Sewage Disposal System
National Guard Armory, Auditorium and Stadium
Adequate Automobile Parking Facilities
Sufficient Public Buildings to House the Government
An Increase in Public Library Facilities
The Washington times., 1937-01-21
Human Side of News
By EdWin C. Hill

Representative Raymond j. Cam
non Of Wisconsin thinks we ought
to have nothing to do with the
The Washington times., 1937-01-21

eand has fought him tooth and
nail in the Senate.
THE PROSPECT
Annually Senator Morris Shep-
pard makes an address on the an
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CLOSE

AS long as Mike" Flynn, I beg
your pardon, Alfred F. Flynn, has
been covering the Hill he ought
to be a better politician. Or, at
least his friends suggested he
overlooked one.
Alfred was elected to the stand
ing committee of correspondents
for the Seventy-fifth Congress
Nathan w. Robertson was elected
chairman by reason Of the fact
that he got 191 votes. Mike got
100.
1t was pointed out to him that
if he had voted for himself it
would have been a tie.
The Washington times., 1937-01-21
JUST A HOBBY

Besides being Democrats and
leaders of their party in the
House. Speaker Bankhead and
Majority Leader Sam Rayburn
have something else in common.
They both breed Jersey cows. 1t
is reported that Mr.. Rayburn in
troduced this breed into Texas
and is making quite a go of it
while with Speaker Bankhead it's
a hobby and a nice expensive one,
too.
The Washington times., 1937-01-21
VERSE

The Congressional Record is
blossoming forth with verse al
ready. In the appendix Of Janu-
ary 16 are five verses entitled
with Youth Plowed Under" by
George Sanford Holmes.
The Washington times., 1937-01-21

"a little thing like that doesn't t
matter" you assured yourself. mo
The Washington times., 1937-07-16
BRITAIN MATCHING COMBINED
JAP, NAzI, ITALIAN FLEETS
By II. R. KNICKERBoCKER

" 0Op''" ~ in Parts
LONDON July 16 (IN.S America has been assigned the
task of building and maintaining Navy large the CON-
bned naes of Germany Italy and Japan This is the Logical
if surprising conclusion which be drawn from caeA
examination of Britains naval rearmament program.
The Washington times., 1937-07-16

stands as an obstacle to world
war. With a friendly America
plus sufficient power Of her own
to control the seas against any
possible combination Of enemies,
Britain feels she may with good
luck curtail, confine or prevent
the international explosions which
constantly carry the threat Of
worldwide catastrophe.
The Washington times., 1937-07-16

taken their colossal program be
cause, as the first lord of the ~
miralty, Duff Cooper, put it:
There is a general feeling
that so great is the emergency,
so real the danger that what
ever sacrifices may be neces-
sary, they must be borne"
Proudly the former first lord,
Sir Samuel Hoare, put it further
1--WE can still build ships bet
ter and stronger and quicker
than any other country in the
world, and these ships will once
again confirm the influence of
British sea power"
It is this sea power which more
than any other force in the world
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18
BRITISH SOCIAL SERVICES

Great Britain is not considered COM
munistic or socialist State and yet, we are
advised, that the total annual cost of social
services in 1884 was So, O0,O0O, 900. Since
the population of Great Britain is little
more than one-third that of the United
States this amount is nearly equivalent to
$4,000, 100000 year in this country.
recent report of British social serv-
ices find that it includes three categories:
er.a ~ Constructive Community Services
education, public health, medical care,
care of the mentally diseased, care of the
zblind unemployment exchanges, training
centers, etc.
(2) Social Insurance Services-na-
tional health insurance, unemployment in
surance, and widows, orphans and old
age contributory pensions.S
(3) Social Assistance Services-non-
contributory old-age pensions, unemploy-
ment assistance (the "doIe'). and other
services of local public assistance.
The money taken from the taxpayers
pockets for these services increased eight
times between 1900 and 1884. The vari-
GUS services touch about one-half of the to-
tai population "at dozen or more points
during the course of lifetime"
Space does not permit a more de-
tailed report of the facts disclosed by the
survey of the British social services but
what has been written is enough to en-
phasize the trend of this phase of govern
mental activity and to indicate that the
United States will probably follow British
footsteps and develop and expand the so
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18
APPEALING" FIGURE DISAPPEARING

There is no more appealing profess
sional figure in American life than the
well-trained rural general practitioner who
keeps abreast of advances in his profession
and to whom patients are something more
than common nature says the New
York Times in discussing the recent gift to
make possible in Boston, Mass, the estab-
lishment of medical center for the de-
velopment of rural medicine
If the general practitioner is so APP
pealing the nation might as well do some
thing for him because the type is fast dis
appearing and, under present conditions,
will disappear by the end of another gen
Grafton. The family physician, so long the
object of generation, finds the hard lesson
Of economics against him as he sees the
young specialists crowd into his practice
and take from him the cream of his bust
ness.
The backbone of the practice of medi-
cine as we know it is the family doctor
but the odds are against him. The medicos
who are vigorously opposing the spread of
state medicine might find. upon reflection
and study, that in permitting the family
physician to pass away they have lost their
mainstay against socialized treatment of
individuals. If the medical associations
would do something about making the
field of the general practitioner more at
tractive financially there would be less
need to worry about state medicine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18
WOMEN AS POLICE

A world survey of conditions with re-
spect to the welfare of women and chill
dren made under the auspices of the
League of Nations discloses that in 10
countries women are employed to greater
or less extent as police.
The largest number are employed in
the United States, with Great Britain and
Argentina following. Satisfaction over the
results obtained through the work of
policewomen is expressed by all countries
reporting, except South Africa, where wo-
men police formerly used in Cape Town
have been discontinued
Not all the countries which include
Women on the police roster use them for
making arrests, however, as a great many
are detailed to duty only as matrons or
for investigation work
The employment of women in this and
other branches of public service appears To
be steadily increasing, and the spread of
the idea. particularly in countries in which
women have the ballot. is an indication
that in time very few human activities will
be closed to them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18
WHO KNOWS?

1. How can a farmer obtain q
rehabilitation loan?
2. Can stamp collectors obtain
reproductions of stamps Of the
United States? go
3. Are freight rates in the
United States uniform?
4. With Japan Selling territory
in North China how has it been
possible to prevent war?
5. Where can | find the ex-
preston, "Can the Ethiopian
change his skin, or the leopard
his spots?"
6. Where was the Appian Way?
Z. Who was the most powerful
of the Greek and Latin gods?
s. What proportion Of persons
gainfully employed are in the pm.
skilled class? ~
.. How many times has Hatold
S. Vanderbilt successfully defdhd,
ed the Americas Cup
10. II the Post Office delays
delivering a letter can q citizen
recover compensation for DANG
thereby sustained?
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18
You andlYouT /
Nations Affairs
The Unemployment Problem
By WALTER E. SPAHR
Professor of Economics, Ne,O York University

employment of the unemployed and
will even expand the Total paid out
in wages beyond what would other
wise be the case because this proper
tionate cut in wage rates reduces unit
costs so sharply that employers in
comes are increased sufficiently to in
duce them to expand operations and
to increase the total wage bill. People
are inclined to concentrate their at
tention upon the question of wage
rates and to stop short Of analyzing
the relationship of wage rates and
unit costs to the total wage bill and
the purchasing power of the wage
earners' total income in terms Of
commodities.
The true economics Of the unem-
ployment problem has been stated
clearly in recen. work, Banking and
the Business Cycle, by Dean c. A.
Phillips, of the University of Iowa,
who says among other things: "a
program of reduction of wage rates,
which brings costs into line with
prices so that entrepreneurs are in
duced to embark upon greater pro-
ductive operations. will put unefn-
ployed workers back into jobs. viii
expand the aggregate of wage pay
ments. and will enhance the total vol
umeeof consumer purchasing power.
49, The. brutal truth is that the stand
ard of life for the American people
has fallen drastically since 1929 for
the simple reason that the policy of
maintaining high wage rates has re-
suited in reduced employment and
II cod tt=nr5tt6 {5oS.f of e1aode rveI
services that constitute real in
come"
The matter of shorter hours is like
wise a question of their effects upon
unit costs and the total wage bill. The
raising of wage rates, or the shorten
ing of the hours per week. beyond
what the economics of the situation
will permit, will increase unemploy-
ment and injure labor. Furthermore,
it will accentuate the movement to-
ward an increase in the Use of ma
inery.
Economic principles Sometimes
seem harsh. But the factis that con-
fornity to them is the quickest way
known to remove human distress.
The surgeon who understands the
principles of his science and oper-
ateS or prescribeS accordingly, even
though the patient suffer pain tenn
porarily. is much to be preferred to
the unframed. ingratiating practi-
toner who says kind and pleasing
things and uses narcotics but pre-
scribes wrongly and delays recovery.
The relatively large unemployment
of today is due to the use of SYM
pathetic but largely unsound pre-
sIriptions instead of those based
upon the economics of the problem.
The brunt of the consequence of this
sympathetic policy" is BONE by the
unemployed.
care of this rpfnsnnnprl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18
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 nouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue.
coDlmend good done by individual or organ
ization; tolerant of Others rights, views and
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18

ing rather than by an understanding
of the economics of the issue Some
times the economics of problem Is
not pleasant to face, and often it APP
pears to run counter to what so many
people like to regard, though super
ficially, as humanitarianiSm. This
superficial humanitaEianisrn M
doubleday charac terizes tlfe popular
and governments Approach to he
problem Of lInenpl oymenf, In g M
eral, we find the peculiar solutions of
today are to raise wages 10 shorken
hours and to- watch and restrict if
possible. the introducff0sf of n1acfifh-
cry. This may ,appeaf toSbe htimaRi-
tarianism, butit il Ha npmits, and
it is not even huinan ita Fiahisril. II is
merely a mixture of good intentions,
confusion of thought. and demagog-
uery.
The economics of the problem is
rather simple. Wages, as reflected in
wage rates, are the prices of labor.
These are determined by supply and
demand, gust as the price of any
thing is the reflection of the interac-
tion of the forces of supply and de-
mand. If the supply of labor is too
great relative to demand at any
time. the supply can be moved only
by reducing the price of labor. not
by increasing it. The supply of any
thing of value can be moved if the
price is reduced sufficiently. But to
assume that the supply of anything
can be moved more easily. with a
given demand, if the price is raised,
is to reveal an ignorance of one of
the simplest principles of economies
When. therefore, business recess
sion hits a country, or when prices
fall and the prospects for profits fade,
the solution lies in slash in costs and
prices by producers. and this includes
a slash in wage rates. A cut in wage
rates in proportion to the cut in other
costs, assuming that all costs are cut
in proportion to the fall in the prices
Of the products, will result in the re-
address questions to the al
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18
Today's Horoscope
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Today develops the schemer,
full Of initiative In business en-
tefpfises. On its better sides, a
strong business man and a good
citizen will result; but if there
be bad aspects to fortune or lib
erty, and laxity in training, pris-
on may be the end. Great eau
ton is needed in the conduct of
daily affairs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18

Medical care should no longer be con
cerned exclusively with care of the sick,
but also with the health guardianship of
the nominally well The latter IS most I'm
portant as it arrests the former We might
adopt the Chinese fashion and pay the doc
tor so long as he keeps US well, and stop
payment when we are i'll.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18

One of the prettiest showers of
the season was given in honor of
Miss Naomi Curry Tuesday after.
noon at the home of her sister
Mrs. James Keaton. A color
scheme of pink and white was
carried out in the decorations of
pink and white roses. A guess
ing game was played and the prize
won by Mrs. C. Cottrell and a
second prize went TO Mrs.
Rendueles. Miss Curry's little
sister wheeled in a little wagon
laden with beautiful gifts which
were given to the honoree by the
little lady who was master of this
section of the party. Mrs. Roland
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18

Order DeMolay this evening at
the Coral Isle Casino. An or
chestra has been provided. The
floor has been put in excellent
condition. The floor committee is
composed of Gerald Hernandez,
Joe Pierce and Allan Hampton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18

An electric sign on Broadway. New
York, proclaims to the world that the
oranges of California have "a richer juice
and a finer flavor" Since only Florida
and California raise oranges to any extent
the advertisement is reflection on the
Florida product. Judgment is left to those
who try them both.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18

Officers rounding up seven
Greek aliens at Key Largo Tues
day, failed to get the eighth mem
Der of the party. He was later
captured by deputy sheriff at
Key Largo and brought to Key
West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-18

business recoV-
cry in other di-
rections? This
question is oft
en- discussed,
and often the
explain alton
advanced are
far removed
from the eco-
Monies Of the
problem.
Much Of the
discussion of
the unemploy-
ment problem
has been char
acterized by
yvichful fhfpL-