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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

3i4The bin creates a new officer.
the Auditor General, who is an
agent Of Congress and directly
responsible TO Congress. His func-
lions viii be TO inspect, audit and
investigate the expenditures, re
ceiptS and funds Of the Govern
ment bat he will perform 30 ex-
ccutive functions. as the day-to-
day control of expenditures is
placed under the Director Of the
Budget, who is under the Execu-
tive. This officer will determine
whether or not money Is avail
tie claims. give decisions as TO ex-
penditures and prescribe the ac-
counting systems TO be used by
executive agencies The new De
partment Of Public Welfare
which many believe v-iil be head
al bv Harry Hopkins, will in
cludc ii is believed, zome TWEEN
ty~odd welfare agencies of the
cabinet, q .c known ass the Sec
rotary al Welfare The National
Resources Planning Board VIII
have five uersbcrs. who VIII
study planning policies and The
development If thc natural re-
.-s-,e-.-.-.- 80 t7,s s-sss4.s-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07
After Bitter Debate Senate Grants
President Power OF Reorganization

The six-to-one decision of the
United States Supreme Court, up
holding sections of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of
1885, which forced utility holding
corporations to register with the
Securities and Exchange Com
mission or lose the privilege of
the mails and other channels of
interstate commerce. started a
rush by rebellious holding COM
panies to comply with the re-
quirements of the law which they
have bitterly assaulted and vigor-
ously contested throughout long
legal battle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

~HE beauty. glamour, and color
L of early Spanish colonial days
still cling to many paris OF the Ne"
World. TRislovely sendrita was pho
tographedin front of ane of the col
orftl n1osaics of the Casa, de Espana
in San .Iuan. capital OF Puerto RICO
on the route of the weekly cruises to
the Caribbean and Nassau. The
island of Puerto Rico was discoV-
cred by Columbus in November
1893, while he was on his way to
Santo Domingo. At that time the
island was a riotous untamed jungle
edged with coral reefs, called
"Borinquen" by the natives living
there.
According to some OF the earlier
reports, Columbus discovered the
island none too soon, for the drink
ing water carried on his battered
barks was beginning to grow foul
the island was an oasis in a desert
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07
FATAL CRASHES

The fleet manoeuverS will in
volve the death of aviation per-
sonnet seems clearly established
by the loss of the big long-range
booming plane during the recent
exercises in the mock battle for
control of Hawaii The Navy has
lost five planes in the Pacific
operations this year, with a death
toll nf<24.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07
CHIEF COLLECTOR"

NEW LONDON, Conn.-Mrs.
Edward Burns is termed chief
collector" of this city. In II years
she has acquired ISL salt and pep
per shakers, 5000 match book
covers, 125 elephant models, and
is now collecting pictures of the
Dionncs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

Congress and its efforts to effect
needed reforms can be nullified
with impunity for about three
years, even in a case where the
contestants lose every decision,
illustrates the difficulty under
which Democratic government
proceeds. 1t also effectively and
conclusively rcfutcs the charges
of dictatorship" which are con
stantly hurled against practically
every effort the Government
makes 20 regulate, reform or re
strict the activities Of huge bust
ness enterprises in this country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07
Fascist Powers Seek Mexican Oil
AS u. S. Presses For Settlement

The situation precipltated by
the Mexican Governments selz-
ure of oil properties owned by
Americans caused Secretary Hull
to ask the Mexican Government
for fair, assured and effective"
Compensation for the American
properties appropriated While
acknowledging the right of the
Mexican Government to seize the
properties, Mr.. Hull insisted that
the owners are entitled to full
compensation and made plain
that such payment must not be
in bonds which might subse-
quently become pra It C lily
worthless. This, it is said, hap
pened in the case of the seizure
of American-own farm and
ranch lands Mexico gave the
proprictors bonds in payment but
the securities have not borne in
terest since issued. Officials be-
gan work on a suggested plan
which would permit the Mexican
Government retain title to the oil
properties but. allow the Ameri-
can companies j to operate them,
selling oil and applying the prof
its and surplus 10 a sinking fund
to pay themselves in full
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

The Court concluded that there
was mo room for doubt" that the
corporations involved were in in
terstate commerce, saying that
while they might conduct their
transactions through the instru-
mentality of subsidiaries, the
Court would look to "the sub
stance of what they do and not
the form in which they clothe
their transactions" He upheld
the wide discretion of Congress
in imposing penalties for the vio-
lation of its rules, saying specific
ally that while Congress may not
exercise its control over the
methods to enforce a requirement
outside its constitutional power,
it could lay down a valid regula
ton and withdraw the privileges
of the mails from those who de-
stroy it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

time, the utility companies,
through the use of various legal
manoeuvres, have been able to
disregard the law in its entirety,
preventing the Government from
enforcing the statute.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07
JUST FOR THAT!

TRENTON, Ga.-Piqued be-
cause a southern railway COM
pany refused TO make the town
a stop for its limited, the mu-
nicipal board of this city has de
creed that all trains passing
through the town must slow
down to five miles an hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

Without attempting TO impute
Interior motives to the companies
engaged in the legal struggle, 1t
should be apparent to any citizen
that such prolonged litigation is
not conducive to good govern
ment. That a valid provision of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07
ROOSEVELT REMARKS

President Roosevelt, while at
Warm Springs, Ga. for a vaca-
ton assumed the aggressive, in
dicating to some observers that
he intends to insist upon some
of his detectives.
At Gainesville, Ga, addressing
a crowd gathered to observe the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

The reorganization power CIV
ga IN the Chief Executive expires
an july ]. 1870 As there are al
present more than 135 separate
government agencies. many per
forming similar functions. one q
the aims Of the hill is to permit
the President 10 correct this con-
dlttoa Il should be- clearly I'm
aerStood that little claim IS made
for economy as o result af the
operation % reorganization An
other provision Of the measure
gives the President authority e
extend the classified Civil Segv-
.ce and - is believed that some
80 coo government employs
aow unclasSsfied. viii b placed
therein as result of this pro
wilson
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

The decision does not mean
that the entire act has been ap-
proved because the death sem
: tencee proviScn WAS not an Is
sue in the case. The Government
insisted that the sections Of the
law were Scparable. The compan-
les took the position that the parts
of the act were a unit and sought
q judgment declaring each and
every portion Of the act" uneon-
StitutionaL Chief Justice Hughes
found no serious controversy as
10 the authority Of Congress over
the activities Of the companies m
volved. He dismissed the de-
PENDANTS contention that the ACT
was inSeparable and declined Ia
pass on the conStitutionallty og
sections not before the Court b.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

Naturally. the decision of the
tribunal is hailed by the New
Dealers as a significant victory.
Solicitor-General Robert II. Jack
son. who argued the case for the
Government, says that 1t means
that utility holding companies are
under the Government instead
of over the Government" and that
il encourages those who believe
that great aggregations of finan-
cial power must hq made to OPP
crate under the law.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

President Roosevelt diSmisses
Dr. A. f. Morgan from IVA and
promotes Harcourt A. Morgan to
the craftsmanship.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

Nine railroads, reporting for
February, shows a combined de
crease of II percent in income
from 1887.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

President Cardenas, who had
previously declared that he would
sell oil only to Democratic coun-
tries. Observers admit, however,
that desperate need for an imme-
diate market might lead to an
agreement with Germany, Italy
or Japan, which are anxiously
seeking a basis for a trade There
were hints that the sharp decline
of the peso, following suspension
of silver purchases, and the fall
of the price of silver on world
markets following the reduction
in price by Washington, might
lead to conciliatory action by
Mexico.
Secretary Hull, in his protest,
called attention to the friendly at
titude of this nation toward the
Mexican Government The United
States has steadily purchased
Mexican silver at a high price,
giving great financial aid, has
maintained an arms embargo in
favor of the Cardenas Govern
ment and has repeatedly display
cd a sympathetic attitude to-
wards Mexican attempts to solve
agrarian and other problems. g..
While it is probable that the
seizure of oil properties will re-
suit in the Qualification of all
trade relations with Mexico, the
incident should emphasize the
danger of serious international
complications. These do not arise
with Mexico, which of itself is
not a threat to the peace of the
United States, but can be easily
discerned in possible agreements
between Mexico and Germany,
Italy and Japan. Should they
succeed in establishing a claim to
Mexican oil, developments adj
verse to the interests of the Unit
ed States and democratic nations
in this hemisphere are inevitable
In fact, the Mexican situation of
fers an easy avenue for Fascist
penetration into this area of the
world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

Debate io the senate @ss Fipcr-
ouS. 90 Soy thg hsst with fire.
ouent WARNINGS tnsf Is would Gre
ate a dictatorship Senator Walss,
leader Of lhe opposition, sisted
that it involves ngrE Gag
ser into the vgry ncaFt OK de~oc
racy Senator Brh declared
Thar 1tge Pres. ient shouid rot ask
for pos nos granted b. the
Constitution ond Senator John
so1 asal,s3 Err effort ~to corcen-
trate power sn rae Press 3ent
Ofher senators insisted thai there
aas so danger feat the F'resl-
dent seoa56 a5lse as aaaAse6
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

Meanwhile, the Mexican Gov
eminent faced the problem of
huge oil SURPRISES. Since seizure
of the oil wells, there have been
reports that Italy, Germany and
Japan were anxious to take over
the output of the Mexican oil in
dustry. The United States almost
Immediately announced that it
would cease buying Mexican sill
yer on April and limited that
commercial relations with Mexico
would be studied. This was TAX
en- 10 mean that there might be
tariff increases against Mexico,
which some months ago boosted
its tariffs against American
products.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07
Ihof0 Grate LMe

of salty sea to the thirsty adven'
turers and the first actlOf the crews
as the ship dropped anchor-near
the spot where the town Of Aguada
now stands was TO rush the water
casks ashore. The discoyerer chris
tened the newly found land San
Juan de Bautista. Saint John the
Baptist" Later, however, the island
came TO be known as Puerto Rico.
Rich Port" After bestowing
name upon the island and taking
possession of il for Spalh. Columbus
continued his voyage to Santo DO
mingo aud the colonization OF the
island was left 10 Ponce de Leon
who returned fifteen years later aud
ruled as governor until his death
which resulted from d wound IN
ficted by The Samjnul%s darIus the
third Of his famous TRIPS 10 Florida
in search Of TIE tabled Fountain Of
Youth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07
SNAKES GET NEW
DEAL FROM FARMER

WEATHERFORD. Okla, April
III. NJ. Krocker, farmer who
lives near here, mas a snake para
disc.
Since settling on the farm 40
years ago, Kroeker has refused to
kill any but rattlesnakeS. He
drives the reptiles safely out of
the way of his farm machinery.
Kroeker said the snakes repay
him for his friendlinesS by eating
crop destroying insects.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

ton Bill, carrying $448.ll6,28O,
the largest total since 1921. OF
this amount, twenty-eight per-
cent goes for Army aviation.
which gets $18,OOO,OOO more than
last year.
The Army Air Corps will re-
ceive S70,556,972, but other items
for military aviation will bring
the sum up to S124,0OO,0OO. Part
of the increase is to provide 476
additional planes, with the objec-
tive of having 1920 available by
July 1st, 1910. The airplane sit
uation of the Army on December
3lst was as follows: Airplanes
on hand, 1926; on order, 1922:
subject to order, 1O3; and those
on hand obsolete but uSeable.
ATS.
The bill, as explained by Chair
man Snyder, of the Sub-commit-
tee, carries a total on account of
seacoaSt Notifications of S6,748,-
558. Using round figures. 81
100000 goes to the West Coast,
Sl,460,000 to Panama, and $780,
600 to Hawaii The additional
81 ,59l,654 is for bctterment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

Legal proceedings began IN No
vember. 1895. when the Securities
and Exchange Commission insti-
tuted proceedings against the
Electric Bond and Share Com
pany, seeking 70 compel II To reg
lister as REQUIRED by the art In
July. 1896. the case was heard be-
fore a Federal Judge. who. early
in 1887. decided that the registra-
ton features were ScpSra6le
from the So-callcd death sem
tenee provision and conststu~
tionai The Judge of the Lower
Court refused to pass On the en-
tire act. In April 1887. both par
ties to the case peuaoued tbs
Supreme Court 10 review the
Lower Court decision but on
June /. the case was sent back
a. he Circuit Court, which fand
"a down a decision on November
q. upholding the District judge
The issue then went 10 tire SD
preme Court. which rendered a
dcSssloo about SIX weeks sitter the
case Mas argsse8 Thus It IS that
almast three years elapsed oc-
tween tbs passage ~ the reg1laa-
tory at sna . gassicaal determine
ton thaE shs Government was
pfDeeeasnR saNsfN IA gt1e ateagsz
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

Encouraging factors in the sit
uation were seen in the special
session of Congress called by
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

Justice Cardoza did not par
ticipate in the decision because
of sickness and Justice Reed stood
aside because he was Solicitor
General and signed some of the
briefs for the Government Jus
tice McRcynolds alone dissented
but did not attempt to write any
opinion in the case. Chief Justice
Hughes. speaking for the Court.
accepted in full the Governments
argument that the companies
could escape penalties by regis
terinr as required under Section
5. and retain all rights and RENE
dies with respect TO other pro-
visions of the statute, The Court
upheld the right of Congress to
demand the fullest information
as to Reorganization. financial
structure and all the activities
which could have any bearing
fupon the exercise Of congression-
al authority,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07
ARMY BILL

The House last week passed
the War Department Appropria-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

There are several comments TO
be made in connection with this
litigation. The act was PASSED by
Congress in 1885 after one of the
most controversial struggleSl sner
witnessed at the Capital. Some
readers probably recall the IN
quiry that uncovered the ca7tf1
paign conducted against it, in
Guiding the mass dispatch OF
thousands of kilograms in OPPOSE
ton. some of them bearing fic-
titiouS names. The holding com
panies bitterly assailed the meas
ure in its entirety. insisted that
it would destroy the industry and
that it violated practically every
constitutional guarantee to the
people Of this country
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

Scars, Roebuck made $30,828.-
248 in 1887, their best year on
record for profit and sales.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07

cause to do SO would be to en-
ter into speculative inquiry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07
Something Missing

Mrs. Newlywed-Hurry up and
carve the turkey, dear; you know
how to do it now
Observation-Disclosures; but where
in thunder are the dotted lines?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-07
2-y- ~ 10 0M4EMG
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'peglGTa IVA ELLINGTON

rs. Special Washington Correspondent of Tile Citizen
Evening star., 1938-12-28

eight Of clubs, intending to play low
from dummy and allow East to win
the trick. East could then force his
last trump with the diamond ace
but by so doing he would establish
the diamond king in dummy and
only one more trump trick would be
lost.
And now, to declarer's intense
surprise, the eight of clubs held the
trickl Declarer followed with an
other club; East trumped, but that
was his last trick, as 1t was then an
easy matter to establish the clut
suit.
If West had covered the eight
with the club 10, he would have wor
trick with the queen. Another
diamond lead would force South.
last trump. Finally, East would be
able to win trump trick with the
jack and cash his ace OF diamonds
for the setting trick.
(Copyright. 1898, by The Four Aces.)
.nsns, the rHsf stte1s Ace; ,ro will Be pleased
veIope is inclosed with each commurd- CONN
care Of The Evening Star
The -Four desss zoss the syssm paste Of 0uns sdn.s Ct
bridge. send with your request to
Star q stamped 13-cent). self-ad-
will receive an outline without any
charge.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
O'Connor Will Practice
Luwin Wushinqton

Representative John O'Connor,
member of Congress for more than
Is years and chairman of the House
Rules Committee for the past four
years, who was victim of the
presidential purge in the recent
Democratic primary, today formally
notified his colleagues that he has
opened a law Office in Washington.
He also has a law Office in New
York City.
He announced that he will resume
the active general practice of law,
specializing as trial and appeal
counsel and in practice before Gov
ernment departments and commits
Evening star., 1938-12-28
Steve VusiIukos Back
At White House Stund

The White House peanut stand,
manned by Steve Vasilakos for the
past q years, was open for business
again today after Steve's recovery
from a heart attack.
Promptly at $50 am, the veteran
peanut and popcorn vender who has
sold to Presidents, Senators and
Ambassadors, pushed his well-laden
cart to the corner of Pennsylvania
and East Executive avenues and
soon was busy popping corn and
roasting peanuts.
Steve said he felt well today. He
went to Emergency Hospital Monday
with a heart attack but recovered
quickly.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
D. {. Civil Service
Urged by Mid-City
Citizens Association
Fovors Plan to Afford
Jobs for Residents
In Local Government

The Midcity Citizens Association
last night indorsed a proposal to
establish District of Columbia civil
service which is to be offered at the
coming session of Congress. Specify
Ing that the proposed body require
District department officials to Sc
lect candidates for employment from
Its list OF eligibleS in preference to
that Of the United States civil serv-
Ice, Midcity expressed the belief
that such plan would be more
Just to the bona fide residents of the
District.
President A. J. Driscoll declared
that "the condition whereby local
residents of long standing have been
passed by in favor of relative out
siders" in appointments to posi-
tions In local government offices is
obviously slight and an injus-
tice to the former which every civic
minded person or group in Washing
ton should oppose"
Opposition to the bill forbidding
beauticians to treat clients outside
OF their own business establish
ments was voted unanimously by the
association, and support pledged to
the opposition movement of Judge
j. Harry Covington which chal-
lenges the constitutionality of the
prohibitive measure passed in Con-
greSs last session.
Modified Control Favored.
A modified form of pedestrian con-
troll was favored after a spirited
discussion. OF the two-point pro-
posal advocated by the District
commissioners. Midcity approved
%the first part, which prohibits cross
ing against police or traffic light
signals but disapproved the second,
which would put this regulation in
effect throughout the city. The group
favored control in downtown and
other congested areas only.
Believing the recently installed
parking meters to be success from
a financial standpoint and from
providing limited parking space
urgently needed in business areas,
the association advocated parking
meter installation throughout the
city.
Protest was registered by the
group against any effort which
may be made to alter the Com
missioners' plan for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to improve the Wom-
ems Bureau and $4,000 to erect q
new No. 2 police precinct. The res
Evening star., 1938-12-28
R. F. G. Note Issue
Is Oversubscribed
BY the Associated Press.

An offering of $5O,OOO,00O in
Federal National Mortgage Associa-
tion five-year 15s per cent notes was
oversubscribed more than 20 times,
Chairman Jesse H. Jones of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. said
last night.
Approximately 1000 subscriptions
aggregating Sits, 100000 were re-
ceived, he said, adding that these
would be filled on a per cent basis,
with a minimum of $1,000 and a
maximum of .$1,000,000 to sub
scribers. The total allotment viii
be about $55 100000 in order to meet
the minimum requirements, Mr..
Jones said.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
City News in Brief


Meeting, Washington Philatelic
Society, Carlton Hotel, pm.
Banquet, American Physical So
ciety and American Association of
Physics Teachers, Wardman Park
Hotel, 7 pm.
Dinner, Pi Kappa Lambda Soror-
ity, Mayf1ower Hotel, 6 pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Cosmopolitan Club,
Carlton Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Kiwanis Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Dinner dance, Beta Theta Pi Fra
ternity, Indian Spring Country Club,
pm.
Concert, Palestine Symphony
Orchestra Shoreham Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance, Fishburne Military School,
Shoreham Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance, American Security and
Trust Co., Wardman Park Hotel,
10 pm.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
OH-Rich Man
| Buys 7Cors
| |ForFomiIy
By the Associated Press.

ST. ELMO, ILL.,, Dec. 28.-The
Ed Smith family was driving
its fleet of seven automobiles
today-thanks to Christmas and
the discovery of oil on the
Smith farm in Fayette County.
Smith bought six cars as
Christmas presents for each of
six children and a seventh car
for Mrs. Smith and himself.
The only member OF the family
left without a car was q minor
child who was given a bank &C
count providing enough to buy
car when he reaches the age
of 18.
The farmer recently sold a
lease on his 1OO-acree farm for
$50,000 and better than average
royalty on the oil it produces.
Evening star., 1938-12-28
c. u. Travellers Club
PIuns Italian Nioht

The Travellers Club Of Catholic
University will observe an italian
night Thursday, January 10, at
$3.50 O'Clock in the music building
auditorium.
Prof. Domingo Caino Of the Span
ish department of Georgetown Uni
versity will lecture. The moderator