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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12
Plan Meeting For Tonight
To Organize Yacht Club

Both of these models viii be on
exhibition tonight, ready for the
caustic comment that every sail
boat man feels obliged to make
whenever he sights a boat that
he did not build The lads of the
manual training class at the Key
West High School, have been in
vited to attend the. meeting and
see what has happened to the
hulls which they were kind en-
ough to construct at the request
of the Chamber of Commerce.
One of the things to be discus
sed at the meeting. among others.
is club of lads who viii build
race models and get in training
to bring glory and renown to the
Island City.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12
COVERINGS ON
VISIT To CITY
EXPECT TO REMAIN UNTIL.
friday WILL MEET
MANY OLD FRIENDS

Frank W. Lowering and Mrs
Lowering. Of Medford. Mass are
in Key West, and this morning
Mr.. Lowering was q welcomed
caller at the office Of The Citizen.
He viii be kindly remembered
as the publisher Of the FLORIDA
Keys Sun IN Key West and sf1er.
wards moved to Pompann. Pa
where he remained until he sold
out his interests several weeks
ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowering expect
TO remain in the city until Pr
day. and during that time hope %
meet many of their old friends
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12
TAX PAYERS
MAY HAVE SIT
DOWN STRIKE
THREATENED BY PROPERTY
OWNERS IN CENTRAL FLO
RIDA CITY: OPPOSE TAX
PAYMENTS

OCALA, Fla, Jan. IA sit
down strike" is threatened BY
property taxpayers IN one Of Gem
trail Florida's most progressive
cities. according to a news story
appearing in the Ocala Star.
According to the Star. City
Treasurer. Stephen Jewett, re-
ported to the City Council that
Since the Murphy Act went into
effect people have been coming
into my office saying that they
were not going to pay their taxes,
peoples whose names you would
be surprised to know.
This threatened ''sit-down
strike" on the part of property
owners, according TO the Star,
strengthened the councilmen in
their stand on the tax question
The Murphy Act was condemned
by the council as The work of
the devil himself"
In commenting on this situa-
ton, the Tax Revision League
said today: 1T is little wonder
that the property onwers are re-
fusing to pay their taxes when
we consider the many inquities Of
our obsolete ad valorem method
of taxing property.
Property taxpayers have for
years been made the goat of an
antiquated. unjust and inequit-
able tax system which forces
them to pay taxes far in excess
of their equitable share of the
cost of government, whether con-
sidered from the standpoint Of
ability to pay or from the stand
point of benefits received from
government.
Then. to make bad matters
worse. the Murphy law was en-
acted which penalized those who
have paid their taxes regularly
and placed a premium on tax de-
linquency by allowing virtually
a cancellation of back taxes.
And, as fitting climax tax
gatherers continue 10 push total
tax levies upwards an illuStra-
ton, total taxes levied by the
City of Miami have been increas-
ed IS per cent in the past two
years" a..
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BILLIE Camera
RECUPERATING

Billie Camera. daughter - &r
and Mrs. william q. Caulero uf
Whitehead street who Wzz badiy
injured recently IN . ulosur car
accident. Is now rzpzdiy recup-
Grating. and Was atle % BE- out
for . short Ehlle today for the
first time
Mss Caruero'E nan eros
friends u-lzh for her q zEsee1y and
complete recovery
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12
PINDER FUNERAL
HERE TOMORROW

Joseph Pinder arrived over the
highway this morning accom-
paying the body OF his father.
Gtorge W. Pinder. who died yes
to-day morning in Miami. In
company with Mr.. Pinder was
Metician Reginald Pritchard,
.V1o left for Miami yesterday to
Fnplete arrangements for the
neral.
ervicc viii be held tomorrow
moon 4.30 o'clock from the
of the Pritchard Funeral
-, Shuler peeIe Of Flem-
Methodist church. as
- Vim. Halliday Of
5nal church, viii Off
the Gulf Castle. Knights
Golden Eagle. viii attend
eices IN a body. and pail
VIII be selected from the
.rShip.
Pinder IS survived by two
Joseph. Of Miami. and Harry
n Of Key West: one sister.
Louisa Walterson, snd two
erS. Charles and Jaiiss Pin
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12
ANOTHER KEY WEST
PROJECT APPROVED
Especial &c TIE cIslsenp

NHEEAAa - AME AaAAaE8f
WASHINGTON. Jan H.
The WPA project operating
In KEY West Of draining.
clearing. filing and spraying
Low areas. has been approx
ed by President Roosevelt.
II now awaits the Comp
froIler Geuer4l's co1nfer Sc
nature after which 10 viii be
returned 10 the STATE WPA
office-
Commencement Of spera-
lions. calling fer . confribu-
fion Of s7o.lx4-oo. is subjsef
20 . decision of the stale
WPA aduizizfrzfcr-
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PARTY LANDS SAILFISH
SECOND STRAIGHT DAY

For the second straight day
the party Of Charles Wright.
Detroit Attorney and Wiffer
J. Peabody have brought in a
sailfish caught from the
launch Of q local fishing
guide.
Monday they hooked five.
having beth lines busy AZ enc
time IN > rare -douhlshsad-
en- and managed 10 land q
seven feet specimen
The sail caught yesterday
was . seven foot fellow also
and was q beautiful fish In
eoloring and sire. He put Up
q whale Of q fight. the party
reporfx-
The pair left this mornins
fer Shark River. where they
vii snisY q few days fishing.
and retaFn Sunday
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12
COUNTY BOARD. i. =.
MEEISs.Tll0lMGHT

Second regular meeting Of the
month Of January Of the board Of
county commissioners viii be
held this evening in the office Of
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer al the
county court house.
Reading and check Of the de-
positOry accounts for the month
of December. and other matters
Of minor importance. are the only
items scheduled for discussion
tonight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12

Latest banking figures show
that there are now approximately
- 500. 600 savings accounts in ali
types Of banks throughout the
United States. with total deposits
Of about SO SOC. CO. 0o0. me
average sum IN each amount Is
sesl 81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12
MAKE CHANGE in
CHANNEL MARKER

Key West Main Channel light
ed whistling booy was changed
today BY tfeeLiehthouse Tender
IVY. which 4elt this morning for
the purpose and returned % port
Announcements vas made that
the characteristics oE the light IS
changed from q fash Of three
seconds duration. 10 a short and
long flash
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12
NAILS silver DOLLARS

St Paul. Mfxn.-A uzzn. Who
signed his name Only ss --Dncie
Bon rnalied tao Eifver oolinFH
unwTzpgsed. wifh . stamp c. ere
zioe and TIE sddre1 Oh TIE ctner.
% youngsters IN Fort ven.
Texas They were deGveree
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12
Harry Baker Reelected
Chief Of Fire Department
Leroy Torres Returned To
Office As First Assist
ant In Election Held
Last Night

Despite assiduous and sweeping
efforts on the part of the oppon-
ents in the election for chief and
first assistant chief of the fire de-
partmens. the Key Wet organi-
zatiOn of paid members and vol
unieers evidenced their apprecia-
tion of the work of the incum-
benis. and returned them to their
positions at the election held last
night.
There were but two of the Of
fice-hoIders. Chief Harry NJ. Bak-
er and First Assistant Chief Leroy
Torres, who were opposed in the
election. The chiefs opponent
was Clarence Thompson, mech
anician with the department, and
Assistant Torres was opposed by
Joe Valenzuela, member.
When the l39 votes were count
ed. the results showed the chief
to have received 90 votes and his
opponent At. For assistant chief.
the incumbent received "a and his
opponent 81. Thus leaving the
roll of officers the same as before
the election was held.
The highest number of votes
given any member of the depart
ment was 100, as shown in the
count of Assistant Surgeon Gard
ner. The next highest was 101,
as shown in the count of Treas
urer Archer, and the third high
est was 80. as indicated in the
count of DR.. Galley.
Following the election and the
: anRoaERe Fieqt kaf the results
Chief BSkef was khe guest of
honor at a crawfisf enchilado.
given by the paid members of the
department in his honor, at the
rooms of Number 3 Engine.
The official ballot as furnished
The Citizen is shown below:
Far Chief
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12
RECEIVES BROKEN RIB

OXFORD. Eng.-Horsce Fisher
Of this city vas struck 50 hard BY
= flying partridge that one Of ms
ribs was broken
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12
KILLS SELF OVER GRAVE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS over
the death Of has wife. George
Bryant killed himself over her
grave IN the cemetery n this city.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-12

Key West, Florida. has ths
most eQuable climate u ths
country; with an svErage
range Of only IL Fahrenhsit
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
NOTE OMAN uNEAIRNEss

Of course there is no politics in the VIA. Ihat
the nobly motivated administration at Washington
would play politics at the expense of human mis-
cry as the Great Leader himself has denounced
and deeried is unthinkable If any faint suspicion
of malpractice obtained, did not Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins 60 on the air Immediately be-
fore the Pennsylvania primaries and assure his
fellow countrymen that, despite widespread charg-
es to the contrary, there was no such devlltry Ill
this great agency of humanitarian serVice2 a.s
Now, if any further evidence should be neees-
sary in the face of these COMBINATIONS and re-
iteratens there are before the doubters the actual
figures of relief expenditures since aid for indI-
gent and idle started compiled by states and pub
lished currently by Life magazine which goes IN
strongly far visual education, even as it may be
represented by pictures of figures in neatly ar
ranged columns and comparisons. That these re-
lief expenditures have a ratio hat corresponds al
most exactly with political Il eds and exgencies
in the various states is entirely coincdental That
the heavier alotments went to- stntea which hold
the balance of voting power, border states, doubt
full states especially the mdwestern states, is pure
chance. That every state with high average for
the relief period is two-party state, that prac-
ticaliy every low-average state is one-party COM
monwealth and that the South brought up the rear,
with good old North Carolina at the very bottom,
are mere accidents of compilation u "a
Absolutely we have no politics in relief. Pres-
dent Roosevelt has denounced such contemplate
practice and Administrator Hopkins has repeatedly
repudiated and denied it, even so late as the eve
of the Quaker State voting. But there's NO need
going further with the citations and the emphasis
What really started out to establish and to
stress is Mr.. Hopkins urfairness in dismissing
about score of relief workers, Immediately after
the Penpsylvanians had marched to the polls and
back again, for political activity in the ly-white
agency which Neutrality-suspicious. News. as
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26

deal masters and can vision the utter rum
into which the nation is being plunged.
How the Congress justifies the enact
ment of such laws is another mystery, un-
less it be answered that radical insanity
completely dominates a majority OF the
members of that body.
NRA was one of the most complete
and staggering fallacies and failures with
which a country ever wasted time, effort
and hundreds of millions of cash. 1t froze
business and industry and brought the ma
ton almost to standstill. The new deal
governments own summary of the results
proved conclusively that the whole miser-
able mess failed to accomplish a single
thing claimed for it by it's authors and
hackers. When the nation was mercifully
relieved of this incubus by the court deel-
sion real recovery Immediately began and
continued in spite of other new deal block
ing of recovery progress.
Now if Roosevelt and his supporters
have their way, the country is to be thrown
back into the NRA wilderness to wander
and founder indefinitely.
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Baby Hospital
q, At Saluda Begins
Its 18th Season
DR.. Smith Again In Charge
Large Nurses Home
Is Silver Jubilee Goal

SALUDA, May 26.-The 25th
annual season Of the Spartanbrlrg
Baby hospital at Saluda was IN
augurated yesterday afternoon
with brief religious services be.
ing conducted by the Rev. w. II.
X. Pendleton, president, ..s'
Immediately following the an
nual opening of the hospital
three babies were admitted for
treatment.
Appointment of several STAFF
members for the hospital was an
nounced last night by the Rev.
Mr.. Pendleton. Miss Irene Ander-
son, superintendent during the
past few years, again will serve
in that position. Mrs. w. d. Ed
wards will be in charge of TIE
operating room and Miss Etolan
Johnson has been named as night
nurse. Miss Sprunt is to be Miss
AnderSon's assistant.
DR.. d. Lesesne Smith, ST., again
mas been appointed physician in
charge at the hospital, a position
he has held since the founding Of
the institution in May, 1914.
The hospital is equipped to care
for approximately 35 babies end
between IL and IS mothers. 1t is
the only institution in the two
Carolinas, and one Of the few in
inc entire south. providing care
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LIFE DAY BY DAY
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

government - disregard his par
ty and conform to the will of the
majority of the representatives OF
the whole people. In that way the
affairs of our government would
always go forward and the peo-
pie would always rule.
A great flaw which has grown
into our political system land
which was not anticipated by the
founding fathers) is that too Of
ten the president is more the
leader Of party than president
of the United States.
And did you ever stop to think
that the politicians have inched us
into a method of electing our
presidents which is unconstitu-
tional? Our constftution' provides
that each state shall elect a num-
Der of electors equal to the num-
Der of the states entire represen-
tation in both branches of the
COiSlSSS, anu tHdJ IHeSc clSCIolS
shall meet in their respective
states, and without interference
or coercion shall freely deliberate
and independently cast their
votes for a president and a vice
president. But the party politi-
clans have changed all that for
us: They meet in national con-
ventions and nominate candidates
for the presidency and the vice
presidency. Then, in the various
states, they put up their own par
ty men to be voted for as cleo
tors. The party which elects the
majority of the electors in a state
carries that state for it's candi-
dates for the presidency and the
vice presidency-since each cleo
tor will obediently vote for the
candidates of his party.
Thus we see a fundamental pro-
vision of our national constitu-
ton changed materially - not by
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26
INDEPENDENT SOUTH CAROLINA

There was quite q difference, in the attitudes OF
the Democratic state conventions of the two Caro-
linaS held this week. dltfercn1E ths aHssuGss
The North Carolina convention was leo per cent
for the New Deal praising the administration to
the sky and falling all over itself to get on the
bandwagon. There was not word of criticism,
caution or warning about the dangers Of the vast
spending program or of some of the proposed
radcaLlegslation which ought to be OF interest to
Democracy in a.sopthern state e. Jtl -
The South Carolina convention, on the othef
hand, leaned the other way: The most notable
occurrence was the abrogation of the famous rule
80, which, in essence frees many q South Carollha
voter from voting for the new deal fufthef-
more, according to the Greenville News, the plat
form which it adopted sharply criticized certain
aspects of national Democratic aafalfs. After re-
affirming sour belief in white supremacy" and
calling upon the, people of the state to uphold
this principle" and urging the natienai party 70
adhere to it. the convention concluded its platform
with this significant paragraph; -. =.
eThat the Democrats of South Carolina deplore
the policy adopted by the national administration
of the Democratic party in its disregard OF state
rights, and severely rebuke those members OF our
party who had so little regard for the rights OF the
South as to use every effort at their command to
cram down the throats Of the South an ant-lynch
ing bill for political purposes"
In addition to this, reports The News, the con-
vention refused to adopt resolution urging the
enactment of national wage and hour law, one of
Mr. Roosevelt,s pet proposals, and pitched out with
little. ceremony move to put the convention on
RECORD. as favoring the ELECTION of congressman
known to be "unreseryedly for the new DEAL
Gsstonia GaEettesr q. s2' 81 ....:,
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BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

weirder rumors. one OF rneIn
says German agents preparing
for ARCHAEOLOGICAL war" have
been experimenting around and
injecting British cattle with hoof
and mouth disease. Investigation
of the story thus far has proved
nothing beyond che fact that Eng
land is in mus, higher state OF
tension than America.
CHOULD army horses ana lnuIes,
~ becoming crippled or unfit for
service, be sold to end their ca
reers in harness with some junk
dealer or, ether person under con-
ditions likely to be less than hui
name? That was the issue in
bill by Congressman Harlan of
Kentucky, introduced with the
support of humane societies and
temporarily blocked by Crawford
OF Michigan, which would require
that such animals be shot or put
to pasture.
81 want to see these mules and
horses properly taken care of in
their old age just as members of
Congress SHOULD be taken care of
in their old age" argued Con-
gresham woicott of Michigan.
Maverick of Texas argued that
to retire a mule "because of mill
tary service" would "retire half
of us soldiers here in Congress"
Citing evidence that army mules
were retired at an average age of
II, he declared:
1.-THE gentleman states that an
age of IL years in a mules life is
comparable to 10 years in man.
We have put Justice Van pevanter
to work since he passed that age
and quit the Supreme Court. He
does light work in lower courts.
The army has a right to use its
discretion now and see no rea-
son for this bill" .1ss
Copyright. 1888. NEA Service. 1ps,!
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peet him to represent them; Wmle
his party demands that he first
represent his party. He is expect
ed-yes, required-to undertake
the impossible task of being true
to two masters whose interests and
aims may be altogether different.
Thus it is that the president COM
monty is in conflict with the con-
gress whenever - as often oc--
ours = the congress is. controlled
by others than members of the
presidents party. AS a result,
there is often deadlock in our
national affairs; and the interests
of the public suffer.
If we had the parliamentary
system of government, as has Eng
land, our national administration
would resign whenever the con-
gress voted lack of confidence in
it. But since under our system
the administration cannot or does
not resign under any circumstan-
ces, the president might = rec
ognizing this as a representative
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26

WASHINGTON. - Radio COM
w mentators are likely to be
an. early, target of Roosevelt and
the New Dealers, who lately have
been taking the Warpath again on
various fronts.
White House resentment against
certain newspaper columnists, ac-
cused in very high places of mis-
representation, has been extended
to include persons who appear on
hired radio time to attack the adj
ministration and its policies.
The grudge against hostile radio
speakers has been growing stead
lily and more than one federal
agency is now engaged in studying
the problem" on the theory that
the ether belongs to the people
and that the interests of the peo-
pie, as represented by government,
should not be attacked except
through regular political channels.
No specific plan of censorship
appears to have been evolved. But
threats are being made that paid
propaganda" on sponsored pro-
grams "has got to stop"
A REcURRENT Washington ru-
= NOR insists that the Govern
ment Printing Office has been Sc
cretly printing CONSUMPTION ques-
tionnaire blanks for a draft army
to fight the next war. This may
possibly be true, but in the opin-
ion Of many who have tried to
confirm the yarn, it isn't.
Those who circulate the rumor
cite the fact that such blanks Ger
tainly would be printed ahead of
time without legal authorization
or declaration of war-as they
we're before the United States en-
tered the World War.
Meanwhile, England, although
her newspapers are silent about
it, is being disturbed by even
.thN-IN IL, 3 = ~ t-.l- =
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26
i0R BAp7Isrs
ARE REC CAMPAIGNING
FOR MISSION i EII

secretary Of the S d,,'
board board! of the National 'I'' P.,,nnti'
t Ten'i 9 .,l lsoIoredj,' st Ssei'1 !.
G beng conducted IN w ,",'rs 3 ;.
Carolina. - western N
-, ANY amount from co,o..,
pie or white friends ' will !
I pr%s'at"d. he said, and %''' D. !;
sent sent to 22i s. Grove W." e., lai1
%,lI be &c called for if d,s StsI
phone TIA. '''OES
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26

HQilSu w SA ~
two masters. The
only job he had
to do was to be
the president of
t h e y n j t e d
States he did
not have to serve
at the same time
as the head of a
political party.
Nowadays the
president of the
UnlCeQ - [ q I z >
goes into office
all snal'fed up in
; pe J 4eost r
frl ~ ..o-1o i. NV
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

CALL 1TK1Ufff: nc fre"s,f
vania Times says the proper pro-
nunciation for the proposed two
million dollar Ecusta paper plant
in Pennsylvania is Ee-coos-to. And
what does it mean, aside from a
revolutionized economic improve
ment for our neighbors?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26
DRIVING AS SC,rNc,

STANFORD UNJVEpnSS
GAL S tUPl-,Dr. Ray L YIN
bur- bur-, president of st aI5'l
yerslty, advocates as fut ,O,s
Tor traffic accident N,"'.]
the persistent and proI %s''1
u ue:i hl of future drivers Ns,s'',
childhood. He declares IN!
m n in the auto have b ,'ls
fected to such an extent Sse,
highway safety in the fpta'.
depend more on the drivs. |
on the car. "e'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26

1t turns out that although the Duke of
Windsor still holds the highest rank in the
Navy, Army, and Air Force, he doesn't get
paid for it. This is rank slavery. : q. -.-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26

Tor motbon ~
-. A !''ofss'' , of sick children
S w,r the vi Institution is 'msprorsns;
o %Tsi ME. PendI st sta Anew 70,
r this will home pm and G t is i soo.,!, h,
yer Jubilee a /" feature Of thu tts !
ne said. ''erSary this y
Sembled as the "noT will BE-
arises. WV need FOR N
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26

Herr Hitler warns Brazil he won't toll
crate "annoyances." How can Der Fuehrer
do a thorough job of annoying the world
if he is pestered in South America?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-26

Near Hot Springs, Colo, high
way maintenance is difficult in
some places, due to prehistoric
glacial ice that lies buried beneath
. the soil. tI,3 Js1st -