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Evening star., 1940-10-12
Explains Almazan's Attitude
Toward Mexican Elections.

Toward mexican Elfctl0nS.
To the Editor of The Star:
May I clarity for your readers the
position Of Gen. Juan Andrea Almazan
in the current Mexican political situ-
alton?
The question most frequently asked
Of us who have just come from Mexico
is, will Almazan revolt?" Many news
headlines and radio comments mention
a possible revolution" and suggest that
Gen. Almazan will cause trouble"
Such phrases are due to natural
thought habits of those who have not
examined complex situation. They
assume that legitimate government
is in power in Mexico and that any step
to depose that government would con-
stitute rebellion. But I believe a simple
review of the facts will lead any open
minded person to two revised conclu-
sions:
First-A state of rebellion to which
Gen. Almazan is not party has existed
since the July election. Second-There
can be no revolution in Mexico under
Ille pIeSeIlI circumstances.
You will recall that American news
correspondents in Mexico reported both
before and after the election that the
Almazan majority was preponderant
These writers explained the facts prior
to the election: (a) that the people evil
IDENTIFY were in open protest against the
LaZaro Cardenas administration which
had undermined Mexico's economy, regi-
mented in totalitarian fashion its edu-
cational, social and religious life and
given all power to a set of political and
labor leaders who were exploiting the
leaders, all members of the Cardenas
created official political party, the
P. R. NJ, had complete control of the
electoral machinery and were able to
announce any election result they might
wish.
The expected happened-and was re-
ported The people went to the polls for
Almazan. More than 800 were killed or
wounded and hundreds Of thousands
were denied the ballot by gunmen who
had seized the booths.
But the people voted. Either at desig-
mated polls or at special booths set up
for those who had been illegally driven
from the polls they cast 2,492, ,567 ballots
bearing their signatures and fingerprints
for Almazan. These represented two
thirds of the country's voting strength.
Later the P. r. M. machine announced
the official" results and the election"
of its candidate, Gen. Avila Camacho.
It's findings were characterized by the
magazine Time as "unashamedly rigged."
Now the Mexican constitution states
that "the national sovereignty resides
essentially and originally in the people"
1t follows that when the p r. M. houted
the will of the people it placed itself in
rebellion against the will Of the people
and against the constitution which
guarantees democratic elections. That
is the only rebellion that exists in
Mexico today.
The constitution also designates Con-
gress as the repository Of the rights of
the people. The votes cast for Almazan
also elected a congress of his supporters.
This congress when 1t convened Sep
tember l logically became the legitimate
congress. The fact that 1t must meet
secretly because the armed power is still
in control of few generals and poll
ticians who have profted enormously
under Lazaro Cardenas and are now
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Cubu's Plight

1t is unhappily not under smiling
skies that Colonel Fulgencio Batista
takes office as President of Cuba and
first administrator of the new consti-
tuition which became effective with
mis- Inauguration. The island re-
public is in the midst of a severe
depression caused by worldwide war
conditions. Curtailment of the
European market for sugar, Cuba's
main export and cash crop, has made
deep inroads in the national econ
on1y. 1t is with the resultant grave
vicissitudes that the BatiSta admin
iStration must Immediately and pri-
marily grapple.
About one-third of Cuban sugar
ordinarily goes to Europe, mostly to
Great Britain. Since intensifcation
Of the war, several hundred thou
sand tons have remained unsold,
with consequent drastic drop in
prices. The other tWo-thirds of the
crop are sold in the United States
under the quota law. Though prices
in this market are protected by the
quota system, they have felt the
repercussionS of the tremendous fall
in European quotations. Cuba has
also suffered from the effects of two
reductions in all 1889 American
quotas. The heavy decrease in sugar
sales has necessitated a shortening
of the cane grinding season and has
aggravated unemployment.
Naturally, the island looks prin-
cipally to the United States for aid
and cooperation in the solution of
its economic difficulties. Cuba's ma
tional welfare assumes special sig
nificance in American eyes on ac-
count of hemisphere defense require
ments, particularly because of her
strategic situation in the Caribbean
area. President Batista is a sincere
exponent of inter- American Solidar-
ity. He may be expected to continue
the policy of full collaboration with
the sister Americas in execution of
the program affirmed by the Act of
Havana which looks to preservation
of democratic institutions in the New
World against external attack.
In his struggle to rescue Cuba from
economic distress, President Batista
is the more assured of American
interest because of the new constitu-
ton which accompanies him into
office That charter of the islands
liberties has many points in common
with our own type of representative
government, including fundamental
guarantees of the Bill of Rights and
social security in all its forms. Labor
is protected along many lines now
familiar in this country, including
maximum hours and minimum
wages, and old age, unemployment
and accident insurance Conisca-
tion of private property is forbidden.
Voting is made compulsory. The
civil service is recognized and pro-
tected. A two-chamber "semi-par-
iamentary" system is provided for
and the office of Prime Minister is
created. The initiation of laws is
not reserved solely to the Congress
or the President.
The United States will observe
with sympathetic concern the work
ing out of Cuba's destinies, amid her
heavy economic burdens and under
the leadership of her dynamic Presi-
dent and the provisions of her lib
eral-social constitution.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
Postponement

I said one day, Tomorrow will take
"Some time to drink the beauties Of the
day;
For waking when the skies are family
gray
"I'u watch the rose and mist OF morn
ing break;
"And when the fronds Of bending
willows shake
Beneath the dappled sunlight, I will
stray
"Along the beach where flying sea gulls
play
"Above the sparkling waters of the
lake"
But forgot. Dawn broke in wild rose
flood;
Came blue midday and gold OF after
noon
On spire and tower and huted arabesoue:
A lengthening Of shadows in the wood.
But forgot :. until I saw. too soon.
A fading shaft Of sun athwart my desk.
MARION H. ADDINGToN.
Evening star., 1940-10-12

science could handle the situation far
better today. Nobody actually dies
OF influenza. Death is caused by
maladies resulting from other or
ganisms, chiefly bacteria, for which
the virus opens the door to the
human system. Since 1918 we have
pneumonia and meningitis serums,
sulfanilamide, sulfapyridine and sui
fathiazole and promises of even more
potent chemicals against bacterial
invaders.
Regardless of the state of Ameri-
can armaments, the Nation is far
better prepared than ever before
against more deadly foes than any
foreign army or navy.
Evening star., 1940-10-12

away from the feeding station which you
so carefully have set up.
The solution to the mockingbird prob
lem, as pointed out here many times by
readers, is to establish small feeding
station at some distance from the main
one.
On the other side of the house is not
a bad idea.
In this small feeder put such foods as
the Knockers like. These will include
bread, raisins and doughnuts.
II care is taken to do this. the mocker
may leave the rest of them in peace.
~ X y
The main food for the cardinals Is
sunfiower seed.
1t is liked by almost all birds, but par
ticularly by the cardinals.
1t is a taste shared with the squirrels.
Here is another nuisance at bird feeding
stations Many devices have been tried
to keep them out, but in the end the best
policy is to allow the squirrels to feed
with the birds. 1t is easy enough to
think up schemes for keeping them away,
but really effective ones are cruel. There
is enough cruelty rampant in the world
today, without any of us in America TAX
ing part, even against the beasts, until
we are forced to do SO.
The best way to get real enjoyment out
of feeding the birds and animals in fall
and winter is to take them as they come.
An old hand at 1t now, we have tried
~,
favor of permitting all hungry animals
to eat.
This is the sensible way, and also the
kindest, but even more than that, in a
sense, it is the way which brings the
greatest dividends of enjoyment to the
person investing certain amount Of
money and interest in the work.
The usual thing, when one starts feed
ing the birds, is to become very excited
because the squirrels come.
Then to grow even more excited-and
slightly angry-when the pigeons come.
Wandering dogs insist on eating the
suet.
Grackles, great glistening fellows, are
no faVorlteS al any feedlng Statlon, since
they are cruel and relentless to other
birds But their worst offense is killing
fledglings of other species.
The thing to do, if one wants to get a
maximum of happiness out of the COM
bined ndoor-outdoor sport of feeding
and watching the birds, is to keep sharply
in check all feelings of anger.
Regard all such feelings as dangerous
to the basic aspects of the sport.
If you are feeding the birds, you are
trying to do good, and if you are attempt
ing good, for heavens sake do not dilute
it with unkindness, in any form.
Learn to put up with what you do not
like, and in time you will realize that
"all Gods chillens got wings" as we'll as
huge sppetites; that grackle is just as
hungry as a titmouse or a chickadee,
although it may not be as cute" and
that in this way one is doing the most
good to ones self as well as to the crea-
lures
Evening star., 1940-10-12

even appointed two members OF the
class to serve as a secret police force
and bring him daily reports on the
private lives of their friends.
BY the end of the first week most
of the members were completely cold
to the idea and wanted to call the
whole thing of, but the dictator re-
fused to let them. At the end of
the second week they unanimously
and gladly-voted a return to their
previous democratic way of doing
things.
Evening star., 1940-10-12

A small merchant recently put his
finger very we'll on the inwardness
of the much h-adveftised triple axis
alliance. "I have noticed that when
a couple of partners hunt up and
take in a third" he remarked, sit is
usually a pretty good sign that busi-
ness amt so good"
Evening star., 1940-10-12

A Wake Forest end who, in a tight
spot, blocked an opponents punt, is
said to have been tipped tenspot by
his elated coach. On the same
theory, there are coaches who, by the
end of the season, ought to possess
the watches and cuff links of a ma
jority of their squads.
Evening star., 1940-10-12
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Evening star., 1940-10-12
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Evening star., 1940-09-03

at the Comandacia, home of Ad-
miral and Mrs. Smeallie while the
latter is in command of that sta
ton.
The bride, who attended Western
High School in Washington and
later local secretarial school, was
escorted by her father. She wore
a long sleeve white lace gown with
short train. A cap and tiara of
lace held her short veil and face
veil, which was lifted after the 5cere-
mony, and she carried cadena
d'amor, sampaguita, native TO the
Philippines, and white orchids.
Miss Anne Lauman, daughter of
Capt. P. G. Lauman, U. S. N, and
Mrs. LaUman, was maid of honor
and the bridesmaids were Miss Jean
Mccall, daughter of Comdr. r. F.
Mccall and Mrs. Mccall, and Miss
Marjorie Damon, daughter of
Comdr. and Mrs. N. L. Damon. They
were dressed in marquisette FASH
ioned with full skirts. long full
sleeves, Miss Lauman in light blue,
Miss Mccall in aqua and Miss
Damon irF pink. Each wore short
veil matching her frock and held
with white cadena d'amor on top
of their heads Their bouquets
were Of white native flowers.
1t. James A. Smith was best man
and with the ;hers, 1t. Comdr. j.
D. Lambrecht, 1t. G. S. James, 1t.
P. G. Bunce, 1t. H. P. Burden, 1t.
Evening star., 1940-09-03

! (See WEDDINGS, Page Bad
Evening star., 1940-09-03
Queen Adds
Princesses
For Regatta
Miss Morgan
. Completes Court
For Ceremony

Two lovely princesses have been
added to her list of attendants by
Miss Marcy Morgan, queen of the
1910 Presidents Cup Regatta
Senorita Erma Castillo Najera,
daughter of the Ambassador .of
Mexico and Sonora de Castillo Ma
jera, and Miss Jean F. Waggaman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Floyd Pier
pont Waggaman.
Senorita Castillo Najera is va
cationing in her native Mexico and
has sent word that she will return
September IS, earlier than she had
planned, in order to take part in the
gay festivities prior to the ceremony
Of crowning the queen September %,
The selection Of these two lovely
princesses completes Miss Morgan's
court. Others in the group are
Miss Isabella Hagner, daughter of
Mrs. Randall H. Hagner; the Misses
Marion and Marie Theresa Norris,
daughters Of Dr. and Mrs. Leo
Brison Norris; Miss Catherine;
Reeves, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. P. Reeves; Miss Joan McKenna,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Royal
McKenna; Miss Nancy Strong,
daughter of 1t. Col. and Mrs. A. G..
Strong; Miss Jacqueline Meredith,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Payne Meredith, and Miss Patsy
Brewer, daughter of Mrs. Alva
Brewer.
Many of Miss Morgan's attendants
were her classmates at Holton Arms.
Evening star., 1940-09-03

Demning, Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
Drake Cecil, Mrs. Smith Hemp
stone, Mrs. Edna Knight Gasch.
Mrs. George c. Thorpe, Mrs. Jane
NJ. Beall, Mrs. Jewell Downs, Mrs.
Roy w. Koontz, Mrs. Mary F. Hunt.
Miss Mary La Dame, Miss Josephine
Pittman Prescott, Mrs. Pauline E.
Seidenspinner, Mrs. Mary Biberstein,
DR.. E. Clyde Shade, Mr.. Arthur j.
Sundlun, Mr.. Washington I. Cleve-
land, Mr.. A. H. Seidenspinner and
Mr.. T. A. O'Halloran.
The public may obtain tickets for
Blossom Time" at the National
Symphony box Office, in the Homer
Kilt Music Store, and tomorrow
night at O'Clock at the Water Gate.
The established practice Of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra in set
ting aside, free to the public. the
upper section of steps at the Water
Gate will be followed by the Summer
Festival Committee.
The Capital Transit Co. will fol-
low its custom Of cooperation with
Water-Gate events by having a
liberal supply Of buses both before
and after the performance in order
to avoid delay for patrons.
Evening star., 1940-09-03
MIR. Melvin Hazen
And Col. McCoach
Patrons for Opera

District Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen and the Engineer Commits
sioner, Col. David McCoach, jr., and
Mrs. McCoach are among the pa
irons and patronesses for the sum-
mer festival performance of "Blos-
som Time" The tuneful opera will
be given by the Columbia Light
Opera Co., at the Water Gate, to-
morrow night at 8 O'Clock under
the joint auspices of the Welfare
and Recreational Association and
the Community Center and Play
grounds Department of the District
Of Columbia.
Other prominent WaShingtonians
who are patrons and patroneSses for
this final outdoor event of the sum-
mer season at the Wate Gate are
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Frank NJ. An
drews, Col. Ernest Burt, Mai. Ed
ward L. Dyer, Capt. and Mrs. Frank
lin B. Karns, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
R. Jelleff, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Reyburn
Burklin, Mr.. and Mrs. William I.
Evening star., 1940-09-03
Travel Lanes Are Crowded
With Officials Returning
From Vacation Trips
Mrs. James Clement Dunn Is Back;
Colombian Envoy Expected
Today or Tomorrow

Travel yesterday for
several dayswh heads Of families returning vacations
their duties again winter Many them other
later
those
State Department
and Miss Cynthia Dunn Mrs Dunn will
return shortly afterward.
Colombian Ambassador
To Return to Capital
The Colombian Ambassador Sen Dr. Gabriel Trbay has
In Colombia brief visit will arrive today
the Spanish Ambassador
summer returning until the autumn The Guaemaan
Minister Reco with their family Blue Ridge
the
definite return although the time tentatively
sador Santander
staying late Blue Ridge
will not be back In the Embassy Scott Circle
cold weather sets in.
Hocomb
Back In City,
Marine Maj and Mrs Thomas
daysva Hocomb
after their few New York visited
home at New Castle, Del
Ralph the Marshall
Ianghorne probably his the
Department Yesterday the
his being
o. Washington colony at that resort
Evening star., 1940-09-03
Miss Laura Campbell
To Wed DIR. Kennedy

The Rev. and Mrs. Malcolm N.
Campbell of Takoma Park and Paw
Paw, Mich. announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Laura
Katharine Campbell, to DR.. Kendall
owen Kennedy of Columbus. Ohio,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine F.
Kennedy of Delaware City, Ohio.
DR.. Kennedy, who was graduated
In medicine from the University OF
Ohio, is associated with DR.. Peters
in Columbus. Miss Campbell is a
graduate of the Washington Mis-
sionary College in Takoma Park.
She has been a Bible worker in
Columbus for several years.
The wedding will take place in
the Seventh-day Adventist Church
In Paw Paw, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell are spend
ing a few weeks in Takoma Park,
but will return to Paw Paw in time
for the wedding.
Evening star., 1940-09-03
Couple Wed
In Chinese
Ambassador
Omciates at
Embassy Fete

The Chinese Ambassador, DR.. HUI
shih, was host at the wedding break
fast and reception yesterday of Miss
Lucy Chow and Mr.. Kung-shou
Wang, nephew of the former Am
basSador, Dr.. C. T. Wang, and an
attache at the Embassy. The break
fast followed the wedding ceremony,
the Ambassador officiating at 1890
o'clock in the small drawing room
of the Embassy. The wedding was
Chinese in every detail except the
wedding cake, which the bride cut
in the approved method of this
country, and the toasts to which she
responded, and for which cham
payne was used.
The Counselor of the Embassy,
Mr.. Liu Chieh, with the Third Sec
retary, Maj. Sin-ju Pu Hsaio. were
witnesses for the bridegroom and the
marriage certificate was written in
Chinese characters and signed in
Chinese ink.
The attractive bride, who is a
member of a prominent family Of
Shanghai, wore her native costume.
The standing collar and wide band
about the hem of the white crepe
tunic were embroidered in very pale
shades of blue and pink, and she
wore a small gardenia with a tiny
blossom in blue and one in pink in
her hair, carrying out the colors OF
her costume.
Mr. and Mrs. Wang left later in
the day on their wedding trip and
on its completion they will make
their home in Harvard Village. Mrs.
Wang came to this country to study
at Columbia University, where she
has been a student for two years,
and was graduated in June. Mr.
Wang was a student at the Univer-
sity Of Chicago when he came to
washington to assume his duties at
the Embassy.
Evening star., 1940-09-03
BY the az
= Befk Blaine:

MTIEux raafutming iran rhadelpha ths other mornane
sss s 40 oda . e lively , country y arrived q !
Gross Despite the bleak sazr auunn-ls fod
hobs Dutch white Pennsyyania gate nanked With ased
Almost 200 old the house reoded by the
baed architect oak
second furnishings delightful blending of
solid Ghen
for her and ry to have the
vana Dutch influence carried inside.
Grosels with amusement and good humor the horror
and das 3 oa the & arcnes & when she him that she
urging little possible
woodwork that easily with this type of house Incidentally
oake delighted results
itself happy feeling from the moment enter
tne ] P n ooor @ M mnas @ g h & sss % oo - S
happens be in slip the haakes on An even
gaer atmosphere imported white
ground garden
painting artist Harding done by himself the man
windows end the charming
English breakront bookcase of the 18th
century hall side of beautifully proporoned and
and there little occasional ta5 with bowls
fresh flowers cleaning silver cigarette boxes In fact everything
medatey that the people who live here about their furniture and are
trouble There light brown Sheraton con-
priceless objects lovely
shades
The dining room is perhaps the house.
beautiful Sheraton sideboard and heavenly
table 6 with mahogany
chairs himself brought back from England some
years curtains throughout the house these
maal-which Mrs Gross loves and whenever
possible She at Foruny shop in New
interested the beautiful old Italian designs
these fabrics.
of equally but
space tell detai-a little the
orchards will suffice Four Oaks Farm real fruit
apples and half peaches At this
beginning ripen and walked
the old stable and the
busiest part of the farm would find the packers and the pkers
going top speed The grading machine.
machne all sight
responsibility while
her husband works at the Bethlehem Steel Co.
gardens which just for pleasure simply enchant-
all about tand
permits
of the garden and five
their shade
perennas
of blue just this time of the garden
and perfume.
small that just
led house the 1925 Street Club
the gathering place for charming people
Evening star., 1940-09-03

E. L. Phares and 1t. J. N. Ogle
formed an arch with their sabers
under which the bride and bride
groom walked as they left the chapel.
The officers were dressed in the full
evening dress uniforms of the Navy.
1t. and Mrs. Burks will live at
Cavite. where they are at home
at 63 P. Gomez. Mrs. Burks. after
being a student at Western High
School, studied French in Dion,
France, and is a graduate Of the
Hannah More Academy at Reisters-
town, Md. She accompanied her
parents to the Philippines in May,
1Sno MTEnnINGS paon R-A
Evening star., 1940-09-03
Trio to Attend
Golden Wedding

Mrs. Jerome C. Shear of Battery
Park, Nd, will leave tomorrow to
spend several days with her cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Fred Rowe, in Har-
risburg, and 10 attend reception
Thursday evening in honor of Mr.
Evening star., 1940-09-03
Weddings of Interest
To Capital Residents
Miss Ann Smeallie and 1t. Burks
Married in Cavite Ceremony;
Miss Yeatman Is Bride
MISS JOY BAGNALL,

Many weddings of much interest in Washington have taken
at distance lately
U S. N which last month
Cavte Miss Yeatman who became the bride of Mr.
William Cutbe in Valley Miss Marjorie Elliott
Moormans marriage to Mr.. William Allen Jones'
The Canacao Chapel Cav the the wedding Miss
Smea daughter of Rear Admiral Mrs John Morris SmeaLe and
Dothan Chaplain
Fauck ofhciated the evening
the of small number of close friends and
relatives additional asked the reception which held
Evening star., 1940-09-03

and Mrs. .Rowe's 50th wedding an
niversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Harding of
Takoma Park, Md, also will go to
Harrisburg for the reception.
Evening star., 1940-09-03
Mr.. Sweet in Canada

Mr. Randolph M. Sweet has been
travelling in the Far West and over
the Labor Day week end he was
at Chateau Lake Louise, in Alberta,
Canada,