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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
FLORIDA P. 0.
DOES BUSINESS
In The OPEN
ST. PETERSBURG INSTITU-
TON SHOWN TO BE ONLY
ONE OF IT'S KIND IN THE
COUNTRY.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Dec.
22.-(AP)-Uncle Sam does bust
ness right on the street here.
st. Petersburg's main postoffice
claims the distinction of being the
only completely open air estab-
lishment of its kind in the coun-
try. Others are somewhat similar
but the postoffice department
says there is not another just like
this one.
Here the boxes, mail chutes
stamp, general delivery, parcel
post, postal savings, information
and money order windows all face
an open air portico around the
building.
Local officials had a struggle to
get this kind of postoffice but fin
ally convinced the postoffice de-
partment the mild climate would
make it a success. 1t has.
As originally planned the build
ing was to have been erected or
mound but the citizens agair
won out and succeeded in having
it placed on a level with the
ground.
The postoffice does a booming
business, the city's total receipts
approximating a half million dol
lars in good years. A lot of extra
windows have to be opened tc
take care of the big crowd of win.
ter visitors. rt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
RichterS Arrive
Here On Visit

Lieutenant H. E. Richter, u. S.
NJ, Mrs. Richter and their two
children, arrived over the high
way last evening and are guests
at the home of Mrs. Richter's
parents, Captain and Mrs, E. A.
Sharpley. Mrs. Richter was be-
fore marriage Miss Mabel Sharp
ley.
The family is now making their
home in Charleston, S. c., at the
navy yard, and came here for the
holiday period.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
Arrive Here To
Spend Winter

Arriving this week from their
home in Washington, D. c., were
Mrs. E. c. Bairstow and daugh-
ter Miss Josephine, to spend the
winter in Key West at their home
100 Southland street.
They were accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. w. Mcmillan and their
daughters Bobbie and Betty, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, who will remain
for the holidays.
Mr.. Bairstow had arrived a
short time ago, and when the
family arrived with their guests,
they found their delightful home
ali. in readiness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
CONGRESS

The special session of Congress,
called by the President to conSid-
er four major problems, has ac-
conlplished very little. In fact,
the performance of Congress has
not had a reassuring effect upon
the nation asaAv nais TRese are
additional 'ssihdica tidnS-stAat the
President Mill have a difficult
time in putting through his econos
mical program, part calarly thai
part of it which calls for the re
duction of Federal aid for road
construction darif1g IN
year. Representative Cartwright
of Oklahoma, chairman Of the
House Roads committee, not only
declined to call his committee to-
gether to act on the recommended
ton before January LIST, but de-
clared that when it convened next
month, it would consider bill to
extend the benefits through the
fiscal years of 1910 and 194l.
Another economy item which
has stirred up considerable reac-
ton is the cut of the Civilian
Conservation Corps from 100000
to 225,000. Moreover, it begins to
appear that unemployment relief
will require larger appropriations
and that the Farm relief bill viii
not represent much in the way Of
economy In addition, there are
reports that Some congressman
are actively working for a renew,
al of PwAo activity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
RADIO

Asserting that the average pro-
gram of the broadcasters is ad-
dressed to an intelligence possess
ed by a child of twelve. Federal
Commissioner George Henry
Payne says, The standards OF "a.
diasREasEsms must be improved
Coz |ng that the air wavAs ate
the NJ ienable property ofNihe
puPllc hs warns that radio and
the rheSfes may in time, make us
a nation of grown-up children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
SUGGESTION RIpIcuLEp

Secretary Frances Perkins re-
Gently ridiculed the suggestion
that the business recession was a
plot of opponents of the Admins
tration, saying, Even though we
might want to discredit some
body, we don't risk our last dol
lar to do it."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
TAKES LESSONS In
FLYING AT EIGHTY

HINTON, w. Va. Dec. o.
(AP)-S. B. Hamer, who didn't
learn to drive an automobile I'M
til he was 20 years old. has en-
rolled for a course in flying les
sons at a Florida airport. He was
so years old January 7.
He wrote his son, Roxton, here:
IF complete the course, / may
swap the car for plane and you
needn't be surprised if you see us
land at some vacant pasture near
home some evening"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
Dance At Pena's
Place Friday

Scores of reservations have
already been made for the big
Christmas Eve Party and Dance
at Pena's Garden of Roses Friday
evening Before the affair starts,
every available table is expected
to be taken.
With large and gay crowd of
merry makers, good music fur
niShed by the famous Jimmie
Loss Orchestra and a program of
other entertainment, there is no
doubt but what this viii be the
big party of the year,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

protest kilograms the club pro-
posed sending were withheld be-
cause of that reason.
Will Doughty advised that Joe
Pearlman, president of the Mer-
chants Association, refused to
take any action against the car
nival when invited to do SO at the
last council meeting, because he
said the merchants were afraid
to lose business by that pro-
cedure.
On January 2, the Service
Club will attend Stone Church
services as body.
Guests of the club were Clyde
Thompson, Anibal Armayor, w.
Bowers, H. c. Davis, Howard
Russell, w. L. Mckinley.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
Young Couple
Arrive Here

Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Harris have
arrived in town and are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c.. c. Saun-
ders at the home on Eaton street.
Mrs. Harris was Rosemary
Saunders before marriage.
They will be here for the
Christmas holidays.
The Harrises live in Dawson,
Georgia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
new ARRIVAL In
YATES FAMILY

Mr.. and Mrs, Ernest a. Yates.
1927 Duncan Street. are parents
of a seven-pound four~ounce boy.
born yesterday.
Mother and baby are doing
well.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
KILLED ON WEDDING DAY

Haverstraw, N. Y. = Driving
home after visit to florist tc
order corsages for her wedding at
PENDANTS, Miss Margaret McCar-
thy, 30, was instantly killed wher
a train struck her automobile. She
was to have been married thai
afternoon. 40
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

George Nixon, PWA auditor in
Key West, left on Florida Motor
Lines bus this morning for Miami
and from there will go to the
family home in Rochelle, Georgia,
to spend the season holidays, re-
turning about the first week in
January.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

According to Chemical and
Metallurgical Engineering, an
automobile tire, costing $50 in
1910 produced 5000 miles, while
in 1886 tire costing SIS is good
for 10000 miles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
PERSONAL MENTION

Oliver Griswold is expected to
arrive in Key West Friday from
Chicago for a two weeks visit
with his mother, Mrs. Mabel H.
Griswold, at the home, All United
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Howard Russell, instructor at
Rock Harbor Grammar School, is
in town spending the Holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin NJ. Russell, zoos Eaton
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Hubby-The bank has returned
that check.
Wife-Isn't that splendid? What
can we buy with it this timer
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Mrs. Alvin Key and daughter,
Esther Mae, who were visiting
with relatives in Key West, left
this morning by bus on the return
to their home in Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Londoners go to the gentle
mems hairdrcsSers" There's no
such thing as a barber shop
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Mrs. Louis Jones, formerly
Miss Louise Watkins of this city
but now making her home in Sill
or Point, Tenn, arrived here on
Monday on the S. S. Cuba to
spend the winter with her bro
Their and sister-in-law, Mr., and
Mrs. William Watkins, on South
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

j. r. Blair, United States in
spector of hulls and ]. w. Sulli-
van, United States inspector of
boilers, who arrived Monday
morning for their regular rounds
of inspection, left yesterday aft
ernoon for headquarters in Tam
pa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Miss Jessie Anderson, boarding
pupil at the Convent of Mary
Immaculate, left by bus this
morning for the home in Home
stead, Fla, where she will spend
the Christmas holidays with her
parents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

He married Helen. Hell cnSued
He left Helen, Helen sued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Mrs,g Donald Williams, ubefore
marriage Miss j Mary Louise
Spottswoods and baby daughter,
Donna Louise, left. Yesterday aft1
ernOon for Tampa and will there
entrain for Jacksonville where
Mr.. Williams is employed with
the United States department Of
internal revenue.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
Social Calendar

WEDNESDAY,
Home Making Center workers
''at home" to friends and
sponsors. 1000 A. M. to IL
Noon. l to 3 P. M. Corner
Simonton and Angela.
Christmas Party. 3 P. M. Home
Making Center Workers.
Home Making Center Hall.
Christmas Tree. Girl Scouts,
Tro6p i. N6:O0 p M. Adams
Hall eLe aon1peLD f4csbpqrA
Opening DANCER of Poca Chica
Resort and Fishing Camp.
1000 p. (M!l K
ru,rRs64vRT I'm
Community Christmas Tree.
Sponsors, Key West Woman's
Club. 4 P. M. Bayview Park.
Pirates Cove Fishing Camp
opens for tenth season.
Wiener Roast, Troop 5, Boy
Scouts. Meet 700 P. M.
Wesley House.
Open to Public Dance. Boca
Chica Resort and Fishing
Camp. 1000 P. M.
Annual Kindergarten Parade.
Mrs. N. P. Nelson. 400 P.
M. Starts at Love Lane.
FRIDAY
University of Florida Conch
Club Dinner. 800 p. M.
SATURDAY,
Formal Opening of G9s Ma
rina. n xrs
] Annual Christmas TIN Dance,
honoring college students.
Junior Woman's Club. 500
P. M. Hotel La Concha.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Fred Bradna, manager of the
Ringing Bros. Shows, Mrs. Brad
ma, and a group of performers,
who were in Havana for two
weeks, returned on the Cuba yes
terday, enroute to winter quar-
tiers at Sarasota.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Carlisle Williams, Jr., left on
the Steamship Cuba yesterday
for Tampa where he will be the
guest for two weeks of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Mallard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Miss Marguerite Hernandez
secretary to George Widmeyer,
the W.P.A. consulting engineer
in Key West, left this morning
over the highway to spend the
Christmas holidays with her par
entS in Jacksonville.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22
MISCELLANEOUS

THIEVES are stealing from park
ed cars. Visitors should keep
cars locked. dec21-1wkx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Miss Doris Johnson, daughter
of Mrs. Thurston johnson. who
is employed with the U. S. Immi-
grafton department in Miami, is
expected to arrive over the high
way this evening. accompanied
by her mother, and Mrs. Waldo
johnson, who will spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron Diaz.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Hearne,
son-in-law and daughter of MIR.
and Mrs George F. Archer, are
expected to arrive this evening
over the highway with their chill
dren, w. d. Jr.. and George Arch
er Hearne, TO spend the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. Archer at the
home l425 Newton street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-22

Lionel Fl. Plummer, chief clerk
at the Lighthouse Department
headquarters in Key West, and
Mrs. Plummeri lefta over m the
highway this morning to spend
the, Christmas season withg their
sonLlisnd dRughteTrin,law, Mr.,
and MEseuJoseRh i Plummero at
their home in Miami.
Evening star., 1937-04-16

not change
that we had planned before
OF 1920 the construction OF these ships
Navy Department decided to adopt this large
One OF our main handicaps while basing
the Pacn must
transfer it to the Atlantic should circumstances
The width OF the Panama Of than
$50 tons through II much
Will not be able get through Hence
Ncaraguan Canal that Japan
thee -batleships building
The victory Of the Belgian Premier
have important international
Before the election Jaspa the Belgian minister
visited London and
government his chief prepare international
economic conference in Brussels the earliest
his reelection.
Belgium communication knott in Europe and
as tch Is specially qualified
furthermore the government
sgnfed her intention to be absolutely state
Inc calling Of international
work OF the hfated conference
reception in almost important
with great favor by Mr. Hull There
gathering the nations might
Wv ~ ~
The House OF Commons
Baldwin cabinet
hdence despite Of its bunder in the field
As long the 4.
majority practically impossible
Uote OF non-confdcn The discipline
that member has not against
The House such
as stern attitude of his majesty
Evening star., 1937-04-16

it to spend almost as much as before
but now it is apparent that expenses
have to be cut because taxes have
reached a danger point. Tax rates
can go up but they do not result in
increasing revenues just because some
body writes the rates into higher
figures. Business cannot absorb taxes
as fast as the administration has been
increasing them nor do consumers alb
sorb goods which have taxes tackled
on to the sales prices.
Real wages are going down. This
is but another way of saying that
money wages even though on the
increase cannot possibly buy the
commodities and articles of living that
were bought year ago.
In the face of such conditions, the
fiscal crisis of the Government is
slowly coming to climax and definite
action may be anticipated from the
White House. This will take the form
of drastic curtailments of expenses
which may produce psychological
effect for the time being that may
keep interest rates from rising unduly.
But the cost of money is in Mr..
Roosevelt's hands and the costs Of a
thousand and one things is dependent
on whether the budgetary trend is
toward meeting Of income and ex-
penses or toward the same happy-go-
lucky way the budget has been handled
in the last few years when deficits Of
unparalleled size have been piled up
and the political administration here
Evening star., 1937-04-16

seeking his reputation prognocator while the
Mr. Farley also knows what is not generally known, namely
legislation
the Presidents
be broken doWn ured all
successfully Senators.
The House lineup
able make jump through hoops
celebrity than
If want the secret how legislators sometimes alter their initial
convictions relief alot
appointments within
At rate these will be closely watched not only while the
Immediately
There rather general belief for instance that will
Evening star., 1937-04-16

President OF six he
that.
a poll. On this issue
inside poll made by the opposition leaders last
Tuesday showed
leaning for, 5-Total A.
Against, 10-Total, 54.
trouble with these figures that fire Senators
against w probably jump into the
Several OF these
UiH be
convictions of Senator's
will
another
poll personal legislators
both of Congress against the Presidents
plan question about
expected classification authoritative:
Barkley Bulkey
Deeric Eender Gufey Hayden
MAdoo McGl
Reynolds
d. Thomas (Elmer), Truman-39
Likely MI. RooeveBankhead Erred H., Brown
Chavez Gillette Hatch, Herring Maloney, Murray
OMahoney Radcliffe Wagner-2
against-Adams Bachman Bridges
Bulow Burke Cpper Clark Conny Copeland Davis Donah
Gibson Glass Hale Holt Johnson ram) King
McNar Moore Nye Shpstead Smith, Swer
Tydings Vandenbg Van Nuys Walsh Wheeler Whe-39
Likely be agans-AndreWs, Duffy, Lewis Russell
probably Edwin c. McCarran2
naturally
likely less than correct Reasonable doubts
Evening star., 1937-04-16

one OF the richest men Of the world,
who never saw the inside Of a school
house-that is, as pupil. At the age
Of 40 he had string Of IL banks,
| steamship lines, newspapers, beautiful
estates and Hispana cars, and he
couldn't read or write word-always
| signing his name with a big X Born
in the Island of Majorca, Of desper-
ately poor parents, he was sack car
| rier in corn merchants shop, and
! then an itinerant peddler. His par
ents were members of an obscure Jew
ish sect known as "Chuetas." He went
to Africa, as laborer, and became
grower Of tobacco.
In the years that followed Juan
March was trailed, Jailed, bounded and
prosecuted by national and interna-
tional police around the Mediterra-
mean as smuggler.
The money rolled in. In the post
war years Senor March was back in
Spain, investing many millions in vast
areas of land which made him one
| of SPANS most imposing grandees,
| travelling with an encourage of gen.
erals and flunkies in Hispana limou-
sines. His was the build-up of Primo
de Rivera as dictator Quite a few
| years before the overthrow of Alfonso
the drive for the breakup of big land
holdings was gaining momentum, and
Senior March, combating it, became
| the most powerful and resourcetul
contender for fascism in Spain.
The republic jailed him for l8
months. Details of his release are OBJ
scure. but when the jail doors swung
outward, the real troubles of the re-
public began. According to dispatches
Of last August and September, Senor
March's bank in Palma, on Majorca,
was the financial handspring of revo-
luton, and Palma was the entrepot
not only Of planes, cannon and muni-
tons, but of the African Riffs. being
landed on coast which he knew from
Gibraltar to Istanbul A lot Of blood
has flowed under the bridge since
he peddled onions, but, at ST, there
probably isn't an onion or a cannon
peddled around the Mediterranean
that he doesn't know about.
Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-04-16
This Changing World
Great Britain to Answer Japan's Naval Building
With Program of Her Own.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.


BOUT this time six
sounding with speeches
Conference The most
principal naval the United States
Of that
to
confidential reports Japanese
45oooton battleship;
planned
Britain is OF
Summer. $4,000
cannot be changed
The 1887 napcl program calls for three
admiralty
shsps 1t intends according to reliable make
$4,000
The British Yards now
nave experience IN building fast
Evening star., 1937-04-16

Why the mission, anyhow, and why
Spain?
Also, his 50th birthday anniversary
had come and gone with no telegram
| Of congratulation to dear Putzi" from
the Reichspresident and fuehrer. The
omission was ominous BY such small
indications do yesterdays idols know
that the royal thumb has been
turned down.
In Germany turned down thumbs
sometimes mean more than coventry.
Mr.. Hanfstaengel, perhaps, thought
Of other gentlemen who, at one time
or another, had been the intimates
of his chief. OF the clustering
Roehm, the scholarly Strasser, the
feminine and pretty Ernst, all very
much dead today, with bullets, lots
of bullets, in their bodies. "Tsk, tsk,
tsk,' one can hear Putl saying, wag-
ging his heavy head gravely. "Tsk,
tsk."
So he didn't 60 to Spain. Instead,
he stepped across the border there,
near Munich where several borders
are handily about, and went to Eng
land.
Putzi DisiHusroned.
Mr.. Hanfstaengel has long been
one of my favorite characters. My
Berlin friends tell me that I have
enjoyed a peculiarly vivid place in
Mr.. Hanfstaengel's emotions ever
since the day back in 1881 when he
introduced me to the fuehrer, who
was then just Mr.. Hitler. I had
written to Putzi for the interview,
for if one spoke English one
approached the chief through the
musician.
Madam" he replied gallantly,
''Mr. Hitler will see you. You have
very nice handwriting
Perhaps Mr.. Hanfstaengel was given
to the study of graphology, science
highly considered In Germany, and
thought that he discerned in my script
both tenderness and sympathy.
How great was his disillusionment; :;
how false was I to my revealed ma
ture! How perverse of me and how
unwomanly! I did not like the fueh-
rer And the fuehrer did not like the
interview The Thompson" Putzi
would say, his eyes blazing with
wrath, his name Of lank, dark hair
falling into his eyes. That woman!
She nearly cost me my job!"
I suspect that PutZi's hatred Of "the
woman" operated to benefit some Of
| my colleagues. One Of them recalls
how Putzi loomed upon him in the
Unter den Linden. spying him from
q distance. and shaking at him long
agitated finger What do you write
about my country?" he walled. why
do you see things with so jaundiced
an eye?" But suddenly his ire melted
Still" he concluded, you are better
than the Thompson!"
Fate Does Somersault.
Dawn broke for Putzi in 1884. The
impertinent woman had returned
And through the direct intervention
of Putzi the Gestapo-the dreaded
secret state police-laid upon my
desk in the Hotel Adlon the order
stamped within "a hours. Putzi had
had the last word. Or had he? Well
Mr.. Hanfstaengel, I left Germany
openly, by train. How about you?
Kurt Wilhelm Georg Ludecke, who
first represented the Nazi movemen,
in Italy, later in the United States as
Washington correspondent of the
Voelkische Beobachter, and eventu-
Evening star., 1937-04-16
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Juan March, Financial
Spark Plug of
Spanish War.
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

A 8 AN itinerant onion peddler,
" Juan March used to tie up his
~ daily earnings in his shirt tail.
a He pretty nearly had Spain
that way, too, at the start OF his war
against the republic, which he bank
rolls and more or less personally con-
ducts from Rome, where, according to
Evening star., 1937-04-16

has seemingly feared to make the
necessary economies.
Unless the expense slashes are made
the budget will become in the eyes Of
the financial world a helpless affair
and this will tend to force interest
rates and prices generally upward in
an inf1ationary cycle.
CCopyright. 1877
Evening star., 1937-04-16

ing world via the
press.
The long and
melancholy 1lg-
ure has arrived
in London, &C
companied- say
the reports - by
his son. It seems
it was suggested
that he 90 to
Spain. But Mr..
H a n t S t aengel
thought b e t t e r
Of it. Spain and
the whole mis-
S ! on appeared
ra I her fiShY.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
Jailer's Wife on Job.

LORDSBURG, N. Mex. up.-s. E.
Allen, chief of the New Mexico State
port Of entry, told about a man plead
ing guilty to robbery in Bisbee, Ariz.
With party Of seven, he was searched
in vain. Then the jailor's wife noted
a member Of the party carried a baby.
She found the $1,100 in evidence, Al
len said-in the baby's diapers.
Evening star., 1937-04-16

dependent upon
whether the Fed
eral fina n c e S
grow better or
worse in the next
few months.
Likewise the
cost Of mortgage
money, the cost
of borro W ! n 6
money for all
purposes, busi-
ness and indi-
vidual, are today
related to the
general level of
interest ra t e S.
A~I ~ Voc 7
Evening star., 1937-04-16

t o d a Us dis
patches, he is now
in residence. For
eign correspond
ents put the fn-
ger on Mr.. March
as the m ain
financial spar k
plug Of the war,
both in its origin
and continuance.
Blasco Ibanez
is pretty tame
reading after even
a cursory look at
Senor M a r c his
career. He Is a
financial genius,