The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 15, 1936, Page 1

Key Wet, Fixcida, bos Se! mos equad.- imate = the coustry: =ib a= overage range of omy 14 Fabrezbet Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West pat Citizen VOLUME LVII. No, 298. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1936. ———— WINTER VISITOR | OMIC> HE ‘WILLIAM GREEN ‘ GIVES TDEAOF: | KMASGGARWMRRRs: Pon Diaries ECONO ME? RUMNLECHTS Planes In-Race To Havana | Megeetentet dees Fee remaeien (Ho Return Here Tomorrow nam gmap es GOES BACK TO > 1 NEW CALENDAR’: RECEIPTS IN-CONTRI+|}DR. RICE PLEASED with, Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual; Na- ‘Firs Wi Be Enter PESCE FIVE CENt. i \ i | | | BUTIONS SHOWN: TO: tional and International Problems Insep- NUMBER BROUGHT TO . i i ea eee arable From Lecal Welfare I LOGAIL CLINIC CFFICER OF “TRAFFIC FRANK J. RIEKER EXPLAINS HOW TWELVE MONTH PE- RIODS WOULD BE DIVIDED IN REVISION Every so often the propesiiion to change the calendar cones up for discussion. This idea has been discussed for hundreds of years and today is again being discussed and various p!ans and propositions are set forth as substitutes for the calendar now in use. The :eformation of the ca'endar, so-called because admittedly it does not perfectly serve the pur- pose desired is being advocated by a government agency known 4s the statistical board, the members of which are Henry Morgenthau, Jr., secretary of the treasury; Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture; Daniel C. Roper, sec- retary of commerce and Frances Perkins, secretary of labor. The calendar most generally used today is the Gergorian calen- dar, devised by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. There were a few changes and corrections made in 1752 by the American colonies and Great Britain, but the calen- dar of today is deemed by many to be unsatisfactory. Several plans have been made for changing the calendar, the most popular of which seems to be to divide the year into thirteen months of 28 days each, the months to begin on Sunday and end or? Satur%iy, with’ all-holidays} falling on Monday. At the end of each year there would be an extra holiday to bring in the 365 days of the solar year. Leap years wou'd be provided for with an extra holiday to be observed in mid-year. Presents Idea Frank J. Rieker, summer resi- dent of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but winter resident of Key West,! who owns a fine home here, arriv- ed several weeks ago, accompan- ied by Mrs. Rieker, and presented to The Citizen his idea of what the revised year shovld be like and with the same number of days and extra holidays, but retaining the same twelve-month period. Mr. Ricker’s idea is in printed form showing the twelve-month period divided as follows: The first, fourth, seventh and months contain five weeks, 35 days in the month; the — other eight months contain four weeks, “28 days in the month. In other words, January, April, July and October each contain 35 days; February, March, May, June, August, September, November and December, 28 days, with each week thronghout the year beginning nat- tenth! Returns from the sale of Christ- mas seals this Yuletide is appreci- ably in excess’ of the sales cov- ermg the same period last year. This was the statement made to The Citizen yesterday by those who are in charge. The total re- ceipts today are $120.25. The last batch of letters sent out numbered 41. Of these 32 of the letters returned cash for the seals and nine of the letters were returned with the enclosures of sea’s unused. Below will be found names of the 32 purchas- ers: Mrs. J, Vining Harris, Mrs. Aaron McConnell, Mrs. Hugh Tay- lor, Dr. W. R. Kemp, Mrs. James Brady, Lieutenant Wm. Klaus, Jose Perez, Mrs. B. M. Duncan, Miss H:lda Russell, Ramon de la Cuesta, Miss Mary Trevor, Mrs. W. J. Schoneck, Palace Theater, B. P. O. Elks 551, Beryl F. Curry, |F. H. Johnson, J. F. Sawyer, Key West Sunday Star Mrs. Stephen Douglas, Mrs. L. Thompson, Mrs. Lulu Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lowe, Heliq Renedo, Mrs. IM. Berkowitz, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Ayala, Theodore Holtsberg and Son, Mrs. T. L, Kiser, Mrs, J. R. | Stowers, J, R. Stowers, Mrs. Fred ;Dion, Mrs. V. A, Jehnson, L, E. Muse. [FRED GELHANE | ARRIVES HERE COMES HERE IN INTEREST OF PAN AMERICAN ~ AIRWAYS Fred Gelhane, engineer with jthe Pan American Airways, was jan arrival this morning fer the , purpose of arranging for the trans- ‘fer of the Key West offices of the company from the.barge to an of- fice on one of the finger piers. It was learned today that it is the intention of the airways com- pany to have the barge condemn- ed as soon as feasible. Before this order is put in effect, however, it was decided to make the neces- | sary arrangements to have the of- | fice established on one of the piers inear the present landing, | Permission has been granted by | Lieutenant Wm. Klaus, U. S.-N., officer in charge of the naval sta- |tion, for the construction of the office on the pier, and this work will be started as soon as the necessary arrangements are com- pleted. MRS. T.MILLER RETURNS TO CITY } urally with Sunday as the first day of the year. ‘ Same Number of Days \ This calendar, as proposed by Mr. Rieker, contains the same number of days, $64, as would the proposed 13 months a year calen- dar and would have the same num- ber of days in excess on New Yea: nd one day in excess every other yecr. | At this time there are a num- ber of large industrial corporations which have adopted the thirteen month calendar, in order to make monthly comparisons year after year and for the purpose of main- taining the same sequence of em-; ployment periods which is not pos- sible under the present system of time division by months. The United States is announced as supporting the idea of an inter- | national convention to . consider proposed changes, and one of the ideas under consideration is thi the new, calendar begins on Jan- uary 1, 1939, as Jauary 1 falls on Sunday and will not again occur until 1950. AUCTION SALE Tonight at 8:00 o’Clock —BARGAINS FOR ALL— Free Prizes FRANK JOHNSON Colonial Hote! Builing EGAL FLAVOR IS NATURAL FLAVOR--INGREDIENTS ARE CHOSEN TO BLEND WITH OLD TIME SKILL, AND BREW IN THE OLD TIME WAY. TRY ir Mrs, Thomasine Miller was a returning passenger this morning from Miami where she went to join her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marquart, who accompanied her on the return. Mr. Marquart was recently in- jured-in an elevator accident and it was recommended that recupera- tion would be much enhanced if he would spend the winter months in Key West, é SHOPPING: DAYS: LEFT Dr. W. P. Rice, surgeon in charge of the local clinic, was a caller at the office of The Citi- zen yesterday and said he was pleased with the number of chil- dren who had been brought to the clinic for inoculation against diph- theria, but felt that there are others who should be so treated. Asked how many had been treated the doctor said that about 500 up to date, but he felt that as this is the time of year when many cases of throat infection are manifested, it would be wise fer parents to have their children treated to prevent the disease de- veloping. There are numerous cases of sore throat among children this time of the year, and inoculation against the dread disease diph- theria should be the first thought of a parent, ANCHOR LODGE NAMES OFFICERS INSTALLATION CEREMONIES TO TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER 28 At the regular annual meeting of Anchor Lodge No. 182, F. & A. M., held last night, the following officers were elected and ap- pointed for the ensuing year: Jack R. Hyman, W. M. John F. Dyson, S. W. Chas, B. Keister, J. W. William Vassie, Treas, John C. Park, See’y. James P, McDermott, S. D. James K. Brady, J. D. Joe W. Ludlam, S. 8S. F. W. Knapp, J. S, Rev. M. L. Smith. Chaplain. W. Curry Harris, Marshall. Wm, A. Cooper, Tyler. The installation of officers will take place Dec. 28. ENTERTAINMENT IS POSTPONED NEXT TUESDAY AT HIGH SCHOOL George Mills White, director of the Key West Light Opera com- pany, advised The Citizen today that the concert which was sched- uled for presentation this evening a the;Key West High School ditolium, has been postponed until] next Tuesday evening, De- cember 22. It was stated by Mr. White the inclemency of the} weather, which is expected to last! through this evening, made it ex- pedient to postpone the affair ind this was being done in con- deration for those who had pur- chased tickets and those others who had expressed a desire to at- tend. TEMPERATURES 1 America now—and it seems doubt- #Only those who have followed the sad record of the relations be-! governments of the countries to Ge south of us can really appre- ciate the epochal change that ‘President Roosevelt has brought! to the inter-American scene.” So wrote David Lawrence— one of the President’s severest critics, so far as domestic policy is con- cerned—in the United States News of November 30. About all the average citizen knows about U. S. foreign policy! as related to the other countries’ | in this hemisphere js that it is gov- erned ky something celebrated. and |. vague called the Monroe Doctrine. Probably not one citizen in fifty; could accurately tel] .you what the; probab!y not one-citizen in.a hun- ‘dred realizes that the Doctrine has, been virtually a dead letter for{ several years and, as well, has! caused a vast amount of unfriend-| ly feeling toward this country in the Repullics to the south. Briefly and roughly described, | the Monroe Doctrine meant that; the United States would not per-' mit any European government to take over territory in Latin Amer-! ica—that the U. S. would act as’ a “Big Brother” in protecting Lat-/ in American territorial rights as well as its own. This seemed fair enough—but the Doctrine had not been in effect long before discord arose. More than a century ago, Brazil requested that the Doctrine, ; in David Lawrence’s words, “be {made international, that it become ja sort of offensive and ag alliance in which all Latin coun- tries should join with the United States in keeping Evropean arm- jies and navies out of this part of the world. . .”.. That request wasj refused, as were similar requests made periodically in later years. Consequently, the Latin Repub- lics came to feel, rightly or wrong- ly, that the U. S. was taking ad-/ vantage of the Doctrine to rule their countries. This feeling was strengthened by sending U. S. ma- rimes south whenever trouble ap- peared in a Latin American na- tion. f There are no marines in Latin ful if any will be sent there again. | {It is a curious fact that both Hoo- ver and Roosevelt took the initia- tive in withdrawing the last of these agents of what Latin Ameri- ca considered “U. S. Imperialism.” } No Jonger does Washington take the position that it will back up any foreign ventures of American citizens with armed force if neces- sary. Our citizens now travel in Latin America at their own risk, and are subject to the laws of the countries where they go. Diplom- acy will be used to help them,in diffieulties—but, not force. In oth- er words, their status is exactly}: the same as if traveling in Eng- land, France and other European countries, “fh : What is the result of all this?. In the eyes of many American ob- Biggest improvement in pas senger motor car sales—38 per tween the United States and the|cent—occurred in the Pacific’ Coast states, with the Mountainj group running a close second with 85 per cent. sales, however, the East South Central states were first, up 37 per cent, with second place shared ‘by the East North Central and West South Central states—which showed an advance of 31 per cent each, F The Middle Atlantic common- wealths led by far in heavy con- struction, with an improvement of 121 per cent. Second was the East South Central group, ad- vaneing 81. per cent. e Biggest gain in electric power output, 21 i Monroe Doctrine provides... And | A ypsiare ee ai the Mountain group second, 19 per cent. Farm income gained most in New England, 23 per cent, with the Mountain states, West North Central states and East Central states, all showing a 16 up per cent jump. ' Value of check; drawn—-one of the most accurate of business barometers—increased 19 per cent in the Pacifie states, the largest gain. Second with 18 per cent were the East North Central states. SIMPSON STORY PUT ROOSEVELT IN BACK GRO | CHIEF EXECUTIVE CROWDED OFF. FRONT PAGE, LOSING MUCH WORLD PUBLICITY | ON LATIN AMERICAN VISIT By PRESTON GROVER (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.— Many administration figures were annoyed at the tough break Presi- dent Roosevelt had on world pub- licity he might have expected from | his South American visit. The Simpson case at times crowded the Roosevelt stories off page one and far inside to be “wrapped around a prune ad,” as the saying goes. His principal break was that the Simpson story did not Hit its! full stride until after the speech in Buenos Aires opening the Pan- American peace conference. That allowed full play of his pro- nouncement that land hungry or war mad nations had better hun‘ ‘elsewhere’ than in the Americas y Italy Answers Sharply All in all, however, the reac- tion at.large was to accept the 'President’s speech as marking a real epoch in international at | — | fairs.’ He wanted peace. He want- In commercial car! North! PARTMENT MUCH PLEAS- ED WITH COOPERATION HERE SHOWN WHILE HERE } | WENT On TO HAVANA TO traffic, JOIN OTH=RS THAT LEFT SUNDAY | ees William Green, of the department, State Read Depart-| ;ment, who had been in Key West! ifor several weeks under instruc-i Other sirplane enthusiasts whe tiens from Tallahassee, was OF-'¢aijeg to arrive from Miami o= dered to return to Tallahassee and Sunday to take part im the maces Yesterday afternoon, Mr, Green. were cm route to joim the others called at The Citizen office and aid that he thad been mest cordia; “O° 2? Sow @ Boren ly received by the different! One of these fliers, Foster branches of the government im Thomas, piloting 2 Tayler Cub. iKey West and had made many took off from Meacham Airport | contacts which had enlivened his shortly before 10 o'clock thie ‘stay and added to the pleasure he| morning and headed for Havens \had experienced while here. !3t was not learned from what oity ! He said he felt that the School: Mr. Thomas came | Boy Patrol, which was recently or) The other plane is = Swanson 'gan'zed and of which Professor!and the flicrs are Prank Slough |W. C, Duncan was the head would/and son, Frank, of Cleveland ‘prove a valuable factor in curbing: Ohio. They were awaiting spark jthe desires of impetuous drivers | pugs, which arnved om the pate and in fact all those persons wh0,|¢rom Miami, and their plams were at times, are inclined to defy the)... s5. ofr as soon as practicable jrutes of traffic. e: : t |_ Asked if the School Boy Patrol The plans of these fliers = te jhad been perfected as an organi-| Teach Havana todey, spend jzation, Mr .Green said that the night in the Cuban capetal jpatrol was formed and was begin-jand return with the others wSe ‘ning to function. He continued|are scheduled to ‘eave Havens by saying that W. H. Owens, gen-}tomorrow morning : eral manager of the Mi; ami Motor Club, would be in Key} 'West anc would, Mr. Green be-} lieved, vring @ith him the best | j i E IN TY over the highway this morn .n4 the good-will trip to Havana, e ‘ and badges to be used by the mem- bers of the patrol. “You have the nucleus of a fine {patrol onganization,” said Mr. Green, “but that is not surprising when one considers the many fine persons I have met in Key West, and the wonderful cooperation I have received from those manifest- {ing interest in the work, and that ‘means practically everybody.” | In conclusion, Mr. Green said the was especially grateful for the j publicity given him and his work, while in Key West and wished to, ‘personally thank The Citizen for, jits earnest and helpful coopera- ition given during the period he’ jwas in charge of the work in this; {section. lere Mr. Green said that after leav-) sre Dr ing he intended to be at home for Crile who are ja short time, then go to Ta‘lahas- on the Launch and meet Governor-Elect EP. seain yesterasy see fer ‘Cone, on whose staff he had been the coast and the recent!y appointed a lieutenant-\soing to the Ten Themand : colortel. lands. | i i i ie Eey West Over Naght Netesiy of -ee “Lees eae coe 8 fee Beeckee Aegpet Gt Seeder = ce Sout aeeresteeet ee eee ee wil step ower meget = Key Bene eons toning Ga He wees t2 her seme peru Mere BOC Cary was sores comer We Geet Get ou were worked car fer emcercmme | them during the steperer Ther are cxpectes 4 acces mere acces 22 ccleck & the morning cece ther pummmed ersertere ‘-om = & tat De = the * HAD THREE MEMBERS OF wary s0IN OTHERS AND i Pei ce Alerts Comers ane paces id t] r poets frig guile ed trade. And he said the Amer-| genuine feeling of friendliness) position te show the other three’ for us on the part of the Repub-) continents that-here were two con- | lies to the south—and there are itinents enjoying a Democratic al signs that such a feeling is now} of governmnet in reasonable peace! developing, though much sus-!and good neighborliness. picion remains. There is also the; Upon this theme there was a hope that dormant trade will be! startling development. Mr. Roose-. revived, and that by example the! velt said that if the Americans Western hemisphere will show the! could eontinue successful opera- world how nations can live with-| tion of their form of government, | out war, settling differences by/ «it will spread and supersede! SION AS PASSENGERS ; Coast Guard Plane 128 arrived | this morning in command of Com- alighted in the submarine base. On the ship were of the National beund for Fort Supermtendent of tien Melvin Russell eocccccccccccscccscesees| amicable conferences, Further-| other methods by which men are| tional Monument Lowest Highest Station— last night last 24 hours Abilene 32 60 ‘Atlanta Boston . Buffalo Chicago wer . Detroit .. Huron . Jacksonville .. KEY WEST - Les Angeles _. Miami Minneapolis _ New Orleans New York Pensacola St. Louis San Francisco Seattle . 36 Tamva 66 | Washington 30 i Williston... 24 46 38 44 48 64 48 var 40 more, it is hoped that treaties will; governed.” be effected whereby European “Only a day or so later, Fulvio; powers wishing war materials will' Suvich, new Italian ambassador, find the raw material markets of|to the U. S., in a speech before! North and South America—thel greatest in the world—firmly closed to them. “Italy likes fascism. * * * Trou- ‘Mr. Roosevelt’s speech at the! bles«start when countries try to recent Pan-American conference! divulge in other countries living: is generally considered one of the under other systems ideas they! best he has ever made—he han-;cherish and ‘practice at home./ died a delicate task well. «Credit * *»* You. also have highly the national press club in Wash- ington, said: j for the groundwork is given to; thought of institutions and they Secretary Hull, who has spent his! fit your needs. We certainly do public life working quietly for not dream of suggesting to you peace, and for better commercial. to change them.” and diplomatic relations between‘ powers. . H - days in advance, had no intention Business Week has published an/ of thus sniping back at Roosevelt. interesting chart showing the busi-; That was for the record. ness record state by state—com-| capably it represented the official paring the first nine months of; Italian reaction to the President’; 1936 to the same period last year.} suggestion. i with the party The stop here purpose ef taking ger, Fred Eberhardt, the monument who intended and in a few hours. The | been gone but a short time, weather conditions made visable to return to Key West. ican republics were in a handsome’ NATIONAL PARK COMMIS- | agiy PROCEED TO TALLA- & Ge camp = Se eee ==