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Evening star., 1939-09-23
This Changing World
Mystery Submarines Could Be Russian
Or japanese, but Are Believed to Be Germon

be in one of the many inlets of the
White Sea, where she can be out
fitted as an auxiliary cruiser.
If this report, which is difficult
to confirm, is correct it would not
be difficult for the German govern
ment to send the necessary artillery
and armor by train from Germany
through Russia to the Nordic
Russian port and have specialists
work at the transformation of the
liner into a cruiser.
In few weeks the approaches
to Archangel from the sea will be
blocked by ice and under the pro-
lection of the ice packs work
could be done to Lave her ready
for action sometime next summer.
She has more speed than the
average British or French cruiser
"a knots and could be converted
because of her construction, into a
most dangerous raider, outgunning
smaller allied war craft and escap-
ing the heavier ships.
The appointment of Admiral
Kichisabura Nomura as foreign
minister of Japan shows the desire
OF the Japanese government to re-
assure the United States as to her
policies in the Far East.
Despite the changes which have
occurred in the Japanese cabinet
since the outbreak of the European
war, the American Government has
been cautious in its Interpretation of
the meaning of these changes. The
general view taken here was that,
while the Japanese have become
more polite recently towards the
western nations, their basic policies
have remained unchanged.
Admiral Momura is an old friend
OF this country. He Is also very
frank.
Some seven years ago he told
American naval friends that war be-
tween Japan and the United States
was unlikely because the people in
this country "liked their mattresses
too much. He meant that the
American people have become soft
and, because of the comforts which
life in this country offers its people,
they are not willing to fight even if
provoked.
The people of Japan, he said, have
practically no comforts and don't
mind dviro m fho hofF1ofo1dc ~
their death means substantial i'm
provement Of the lot of their de-
Scendents.
Evening star., 1939-09-23
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The mystery of foreign submarines
close to American territorial waters
is still unsolved.
All that is known definitely is
that submarines which are not
American were spotted near the
Atlantic Coast and Alaska. Whether
more details are available is
secret of the Navy Department.
These sighted submarines are not
Canadian or Mexican. Neither of
our neighbors in the north and in
the south have such vessels. The
likelihood of their being British or
French must also be discarded be-
cause there is no German shipping
left in the west Atlantic and in
any case the allies have no interest
in sinking German ships. They
can chase them with surface vessels
and capture them and their cargoes
"a more profitable business than
sending them to the bottom. The
British have naval patrol in these
waters which, having probably lost
the Bremen, is on the lookout for
any stray German ship.
The supposition is that the sub
marines are German. But here
again there is a snag The German
government, which is supposed to
have reported truthfully what YES
sells it was building until the spring
of this year, gave 760 tons .as the
largest type of its U-boats. Such
vessels, regardless of how much su-
perior they are to similar types of
other nations, do not usually cross
the ocean. Their cruising radius
cannot exceed, according to naval
authorities, $500 miles at the best.
The distance between the German
bases at Wilhelmshaven or Cux-
haven is over $500 miles.
There are two theories, provided
the submersibles are not Marian.
One is that Germany has been Sc
cretly building submarines larger
than the British admiralty was told
and possesses now fleet of large
ocean-going submarines. The other
theory is that Germany has subma-
rine bases somewhere along the
coast of the west Atlantic.
The submersible sighted off Alaska
could be either japanese or Rus
sian. The Japanese have large SUBJ
marines capable of cruising as far
as the West Coast and back. No.
body knows exactly what the Rus
slams have, but Field Marshal Vo-
roshiloff has been boasting that in
the last few years the U. S. S. r.
fleet has been rejuvenated and ships
of all types, including battleships,
have been constructed in the Soviet
navy yards. 1t is known that a
submarine fleet of 40 to so vessels
is based at present at and near
Vladivostock and it seems likely
that submarines of 1,50O tons or
larger might be stationed there.
According to supposedly reliable
reports the Bremen is out of the
reach of the allied Warships for the
time being and the day may come
when she will become a dangerous
raider.
The Bremen is supposed to have
eluded the British cruisers and de-
stroyers sent on her trail; to have
taken very northern course after
she left New York, and to have
arrived in the White Sea somewhere
near Archangel. She is not neces-
sarily at Archangel, but she may
Evening star., 1939-09-23
Believes in Sufety First

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Sept.
% R.-A man wove his uncertain
way into a police station and re-
quested he be placed in q cell. In
Police Court he told the Judge it was
safer to be inebriated In jail than
on the streets.
I'D rather pay the SIS fine for
drunkenness than b run over BY
q car"
Evening star., 1939-09-23
Man Wounded by Gun
Dies in Hospitui

Clarence Brown, 80, colored, of
1882 Eighth street NV, died in
Gallinger Hospital early today Of
gunshot wounds received in his home
last night. He was transferred, q
short time before his death, from
Emergency Hospital, where he had
been taken following the shooting.
Leroy CAN'T, %, colored, of the
same address, was arrested in con-
nection with the shooting. He re-
ceived hospital treatment for q knife
wound which he claimed was in
hicted by Brown.
Evening star., 1939-09-23
Preparation No Joke

LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. q R.-
The Rev. James Harrison carried
his umbrella to a club dinner.
As a penalty" for being the only
member present with an umbrella,
he had to make an impromptu
speech.
Said Mr.. Harrison: "An umbrella
is a mighty valuable article to have
when 1t rains"
At the close q the meeting It.
rained.
Evening star., 1939-09-23
u. S. Official Assures
Adequate Coal Supply
1y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Frederic L. Kirgin, director, said
last night that the Interior De-
partment's Consumer Counsel Di-
vision would take any steps neces-
sary to assure that this country
had an adequate supply of BIZ
luminous coal at fair prices.
In radio address Mr.. Kirgin
said he gave this assurance because
of the rapid rise in the cost of
some other commodities since the
outbreak of the European War.
AT the present time" he added,
there is no immediate danger Of
q runaway market for bituminous
coal. The supply IL more than ade.
oU4(1, -
Evening star., 1939-09-23
Curious Suicide

FORT CROOK, Nebr., Sept. 23 Up.
Curiosity killed cat-a polecat. to
be specific.
The skunk poked its nose into an
empty tincan at the Pete Hanson
farm and couldn't get 1t out again.
Death came from starvation.
Evening star., 1939-09-23

5Oth ANNIVERSARY-Mr.a and
Mrs. Mitchell A. Skinner, 1419
R street, who recently cele-
brated their golden wedding
anniversary. They were mar
ried in the Washington Par
sonage Lutheran Church. Mr..
Skinner retired in 1884 after
As years with the Equitable
Life Insurance Co.
THANKSGIVING Photo.
Evening star., 1939-09-23

County Monaghan in ireland has
plague Of foxes and has started Q
war Of determination,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
MANY APPLICANTS
FOR CITIZENSHIP
PETITIONS WILL BE SUBMIT
TED AT SEES SION OF
UNITED STATES COURT

1t is anticipated there will be
about 40 applicants petitioning
for citizenship through United
States court, which is scheduled
to convene in court chambers in
the Federal building at Key West,
1920 o'clock on the morning of
May |, Judge John w. Holland
will preside.
In recognition of the import
aIlce of this occasion Key West
Lodge 551, Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks, is arrang-
ing to hold a special program,
which, with the consent of the
court, will be just after the ap-
plicantS who may be given fav-
orable consideration have been
admitted to American citizenship.
An address on the subject of
the American Flag. will be deliv-
cred by Attorney w. Curry Har-
riS. after which each new citizen
will be presented a silk flag OF
the United States. A cordial in
vitation is extended to the public
to attend this service and particu-
larry the friends and relatives of
the applicants.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
COLORED DRIVER
CAUGHT SPEEDING
SEABRON CAMPBELL GIVEN
SENTENCE OF THIRTY
DAYS IN JAIL

Seabron Campbell, colored, is
another of the Key West drivers
of autos who seem % care moth
ing about pedestrians NShep sthey
get their car in nlptioFyVhnh is
never satisfied until they attain
terrifying speed.
1t was shown at the session of
police court yesterday afternoon
that on Sunday Campbell was
driving at a great rate of speed,
and when checked by members
of the American Legion he put
on the brakes and skidded l29
feet before he was able to bring
the car to HAT.
Proven guilty to the satisfac-
zion of Judge T. S. Caro- the court
decided there would be no fine
imposed on the culprit. but made
his sentence 80 days in Jail
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
Burning Cigarette Used
AS Survey Instrument

DALLAS. Tex, April Is
Many an early day surveyor
wrote his character as well as his
surveys into Texas records, says
Mayne Longnecker of the faculty
of Southern Methodist university,
who has been doing some re-
search work.
One surveyor described the
distance between two points as
being two cigarettes apart.
Longnecker' still is trying to
figure that distance. Earl day
Texans tailored their cigarettes
in the saddle and some were rolled
with heavy cut plug; others with
fine cut. All probably were slow
burners compared with today's
puff and farewell.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
COUNCIL. PASSES
TAX ORDINANCE
TWO DOLLAR LICENSE WILL
BE ASSESSED AGAINST
TRADESMEN

AT special meeting of the City
Council last night, an ordinance
was passed on its initial reading.
which would levy an annual oc-
cupational license tax of $500 on
all journeymen electricians, car
penters and plumbers. requiring
at least six months residence in
Key West before a journeyman
may become eligible to obtain a
license.
This action was taken follow
ing protests made by local work
ers that outsiders were replacing
Key West workmen-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
EXECUTOR OF
ESTATE FILES
COURT PAPERS
J. ]. TREVOR REPLIES TO
ALLEGATIONS MADE IN
PROCEEDINGS OF ARTo-
LOZAGA CASE

Replying to the summons from
Judge Raymond R. Lord, of pro-
bate court in Monroe county, to
show why the estate of Antonio
Artolozaga should not be diStri-
buted among the legatees, j, j.
Trevor, executor of the estate
filed the papers in JudgeIord' S
office this morning, through his
attorney w. Curry Harris.
The reply sets forth that there
are some of the allegations in
the summons which the executor
, admits to be true, and other para
graphs which he admits he has
no knowledge of and therefore is
not able to either admit or deny
the same.
He concludes by saying if the
legatees, represented by Thomas
Rice, attorney of Galveston,
Texas, who is in turn represented
by Allan B. Cleare, Jr., and who
are CreScencia de Encera y Arto-
loZaga, Liduvina de Encera Y
Artolozaga, Domingo Rubina de
Encera y Artolozaga and Antonio
de Encera y Artolozaga, are in
fact the daughters of Emilia Ar
tolozaga of Vizcaya, Spain, they
are entitled to receive the estate
of the said Antonio, pursuant. to
the last will and testament of the
deceased.
In conclusion he says that he
knows of no other person of per
sons claiming to be the daughters
of the sister of the decedent and
that he stands ready and willing
a tail times as executor to be
governed by the terms and pro-
visions of such order or orders
> as your honor may think it pro-
per to enter in the premises, re-
lating to the persons entitled to
receive the estate of Antonio Ar
tolozaga deceased, and any order
that your honor might enter in
relation to the distribution of the
estate"
Judge Lord said that the Arto-
lozaga estate is valued, approx
mately, at about $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
ROTARY OFFICIAL
COMING TO CITY
WILL GIVE ADDRESS DURING
MEETING TO BE HELD
TOMORROW NIGHT

Z A Ramsey. president Of the
Key West Rotary Club. WrhO IS IN
ST Petersburg attending the dis
trict conference being held there.
has wired Charles Taylor TO the
effect that one Of the directors Of
Rotary international VIII arrive
in Key West tomorrow and sd-
dress Rotarizns at q meeting %
be held 8 O'Clock tomorrow night
in the Parish Hall
Other members besides Pres
dent Ramsey VINO are attending
the session in s.. Petersburg. are
Everett Russell secretary elect
and Alternsfes William LzWtOn
Bates and Sebastian Cabrera, Jr-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
MASTER MASON'S
DEGREE CONFERRED
ON DIR. R. WAGNER
HONOR GIVEN LAST NIGHT
AT REGULAR MEETING OF
ANCHOR LODGE. r. AND
A. M.

Past Masters of Anchor Lodge,
F. and A. NJ, made up a degree
team which conferred the Master
.Masons's degree on DR.. Rudolph
T. Wagner at the regular meeting
of the lodge last night.
The degree team was composed
of the following Past Masters, I'M
der the direction of Past District
Deputy Grand Master Charles S.
Lowe, and assisted by Past Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master Fer
nando E. Camus: Fred w. Knapp.
Arnold Currie, Salvador Napoles,
Jack Hyman, William Vassie and
Frank c. Brown.
Besides large representations
from each of the local lodges, the
following out-of-town lodges
were represented: Chester o.
Kimball, Olive Branch Lodge,
Chester. Vermont, Rabbi Lazarus
Lehrer, Washington Lodge, Og-
den. Utah; James M. LelShman,
Detroit Lodge, New York City;
VIM. j. lngling, Portneuf Lodge,
Pocatella, Idaho, and George A..
Stephenson, Seaview Lodge,
Revere. Mass. Chas. A. Smith,
member of Anchor Lodge, who
has not been able to attend a
meeting because of his duties as
railway mail clerk for over 10
years, was also present.
DR.. Wagner is a member of the
younger set, and was the recip-
lent of a number of tokens of es-
TEEN from his friends. both in the
lodge and non-members.
After the ceremonies the de-
gree team was complimented on
the impressive manner in which
they were conducted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
Literature OF England
Seen Affected By Crisis

LOS ANGELES. April rs
The European crises is having a
profound effect on the literature
OF England, says DR.. Frederick 7.
Blanchard of the University of
California at Los Angeles. just
back from a year abroad
Il felt that the stock of the
so-called frustrstionists such as
James Joyce and d. II. Lawrence
had gone down.
This is largely because the
people of England have come 20
grips with the great realities Of
life again, and have developed a
distinctly saner scale Of moral
and esthetie values"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
Building Permits Equal
Expenditures Close To
Five Thousand Dollars
JACOB SCHREIBER
TAKES HONORS WITH
RECORD TARPON

Jacob Schneider. who was
out fishing last night with
Ralph Merritt. former clerk
of Judge Merriam. succeeded
in landing a farpon weighing
l20 pounds record of the sea-
son. The monster was
weighed by John Roberts.
The fish. which measured
six feet three and a half inch
es. was caught on the trip
made in Captain Berlin Ma
lone's charter beat Ben. II
required one hour and fifteen
minutes TO land the immense
specimen.
Judge Jeffries. friend of
Mr.. Schneider. caught a no.
pound isrpon last Monday.
which was The next largest TO
the one captured last night.
Mr.. Schneider is very en-
thusiastic over his prize
catch. and has had several
pictures taken of the silver
king. which will be shown 10
his numerous friends as con-
elusive evidence of the fish
story" so often told.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
WOMEN VOLUNTEER
SERVICES in DRIVE
AGAINST CANCER
CAMPAIGN LASTS FROM
APRIL l TO 80: STATISTICS
SHOW DISEASE IS DURABLE
IN EARLY STAGES

From April l to 80 women of
the United States are engaged in
the work of the American Society
for the Control of Cancer, under
the name of the Women'S Field
Army.
Key West women who joined
the army last year are volunteers
in the present drive for new
members, for they realize it is a
merciful work, and are willing to
put their time and dollars into
the conflict to control cancer and
reduce mortality.
This division of the American
Society for the Control of Cancer
is definitely pledged to bring
home to the men, women and
children of each community the
truth concerning cancer, and in
this work has been most success
full.
National officers in the Society
prove by statistics and statements
that cancer is durable if taken in
time, and that the Women'S Field
Army is interested in the reduc-
ton of cancer mortality and to
cut the delay between the ap-
pearance of symptoms in a pa
tient and a visit to a physician.
You are invited to assist in
this work by enrolling in the
Women's Field Army along with
millions of others who have al
ready joined and whose dollars
. are helping to save thousands OF
lives each year.. says Mrs. NJ. E
Berkowitz, captain of the local
drive. y
Mrs. A. NJ. Hewett is treasurer
of the local Field Army and will
give prompt attention to any call
for a membership card and but
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25

LOS ANGELES.-One-half OF
two prophesies came true yester-
day, made by a gypsy fortune
teller to good Samaritan" WHO
gave the seer a lift in an automo-
bile on one of CALIFORNIA; high
ways. The first prophesy was
that the car in which they were
riding would become a hearSe be-
fore the day ended, and the Sec
ond prOpheSy was that Adolf Hit
Ter would be killed April %, to-
morrow. Shortly after the fortune
teller left the car, it was COM
Wandered by state troopers to
rush a man who had been in an
accident to a hospital. He died
on the way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
Seek Singer To Benefit
By Dame Melba's viii

MELBOURNE. April 25s -
Search is being made throughout
Australia and New .Zeaandl for
another Melba" so that the
terms of the late Dame Nellie
Melba's will can be fulfilled 8
Dame Nellie provided scholar
ship valued at 800 pounds ST.
5OO) for a singer. with directions
that search be made.
1t has been found that talented
singers in remote places cannot
travel to Melbourne to compete
for the scholarship, and plans are
being made to establish elimina-
ton centers in distant areas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
Even Frizzly Permanents
May Be Worth While

PARSONS. Kan, April rs
There's scientific evidence now
that beauty treatments, like a
new hat, improve a lady's
health.
It wasn't long after a beauty
shop had been set up In the
Kansas state hospital that ply
sicians noted an Improvement In
the women patients
Beauty treatments have a
psychological effect on patients, .
said Superintendent ]. T. Nara
more. They tend to retard
mental deterioration and any
thing that can have such an eff
feet Is valuable"
A shave and a haircut does the
same thing for a man and the
hospital is planning a barber
shop. too.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
SAWYER AND
COBO RETURN

Ross c. Sawyer. clerk of the
circuit court, and DR.. Armando
Cobo, who had been attending
briefly at the session of the Leg
islature at Tallahassee, returned
yesterday afternoon over the
highway.
j. Lancelot Lester. assistant
state attorney in the Eleventh Ju-
dicial Circuit. who left Key West
last week with MIR. Sawyer and
DR.. Cobo, remained over a few
days to attend 10 some legal mat
tiers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
INTERMEDIATES JOB is TOUGH
BUT ROOSEVELT HAD AN ANGLE
BY PRESTON GROVER
IN -a-

WASHINGTON, April 25.-A
notable feature of the Presidents
message to Hitler and MuSsolini
was his offer~of a reward for
good behavior on their part in
place of a military threat for any
bad behavior.
The reason he made such an
offer is that he simply had no
power to make a threat He
could not threaten to side with
France and England in event they
agreed to peaceable gestures. Be
fore he can commit the country
that far he has to ask Congress
to back him up. And whether
he could get support for such a
position is a matter of consider
able debate just now.
. The job of being an inter-
mediary between angry nations
is thankleSS and risky, as this
country has found out from tima
to time. But certain senator's
VINO have heard the President
discuss his position report that
he finds this country faced with
something of a dilemma.
u. S. On Spot?
If war comes just now and the
United States definitely refuses
to have a part and even en-
bargoeS essential supplies to bel
ligerentS, it may bring defeat of
France and England. The chances
of both sides in Europe have
been discussed pro and con for
many months in many places, in
Guiding the White House. Much
expert opinion gives England
and France no better than a $3.50
chance of victory.
Thus the dilemma England,
if defeated, might well have to
surrender her navy. So would
France The totalitarian powers
then could assemble an almost
invincible armada to move on
South America if they sought to
make that rich spot their next
conquest. And the United States
Navy, even enhanced by present
construction, would have a right
smart time beating them off,
particularly if Japan provided a
Pacific menace. -.
That is one side of the dilemma
as it is pictured by those. who
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
STEAMER CUBA
GOES TO MIAMI

PeninSular and Occidental S. S.
Cuba sailed from this port 10
O'Clock last night for Miami. The
vessel arrived early in the MORN
ing and remained in port the en-
tire day awaiting sailing orders.
The ship will make the first
sailing to Havana from Miami to-
night. taking the place of the
Florida, which will leave for dry
dock for general overhaul and
cleaning.
There are several passengers
who left Key West for Miami and
will leave on SIS. Cuba tonight
for Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-25
BITE OF CHEESE CAUSES
ARREST

Austin Tex.-Confronted with
plaster cast made from an i'm
preston left on piece of cheese
and another made of his teeth, a
burglar confessed that he haF
forced his way into a store at
Pecan Gap. Had it not been for
his mistake of biting into the
cheese, police, would have been
without. clues because there were
no fingerprintS-he had worn
gloves.