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Evening star., 1940-03-03
Reorganization Bill
Drafting Soon 10 Start

Present plans Of Representative
Kennedy of Maryland, head Of the
subcommittee studying reorganiza-
tion legislation for the District gov
ernment, call for. q meeting Of the
subcommittee the latter part Of the
week to begin the drafting Of a bill.
Mr.. Kennedy said that he hoped
that it would be possible to con-
clude the hearings by Tuesday
afternoon, although he said that
this depended on how many persons
still wanted to be heard. The hear
ings will be resumed tomorrow
morning, when, according to plans
last night, Seton Darr, former
president Of the District Bar Assoc
citation. and william Mondell, vice
president Of the Suffrage Associa-
ton, viii be heard.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Of Detroit voiced surprise that
Southern Congressman" were iden-
titled with some of the legislation,
in the light of fight that Representa-
tives from that section waged on the
old alien and sedition laws at the
turn Of the century.
Representative John M. Coffee,
Democrat, of Washington explained
that unfortunately the South has
been in the habit of sending the
same bunch of Tory Democrats back
to Congress year after year." declar-
ing that they did not represent a
majority because the Southern
States invoke "all kinds of tests" to
keep large blocs from voting. He
also denounced the super patriotic
groups that wrap the flag so tightly
around their necks that they're
choking themselves to DEATH" .-
Would Let All Foreigners In.
Prof. Bernard Ostrolenk of City
College, New York, said all immi-
grafton bars should be dropped to
restore prosperity. He said that the
country had suddenly been SUBJ
jected to a cessation of population
growth by quota restrictions, and
that as a result, there had been low
cred demand for the products of the
heavy goods industries, with conse-
quent unemployment.
Wages and employment rose in
the United States in the years of
uncontrolled immigration, he as
serted.
Max Geline of the Wisconsin
State Conference on Social Legisla-
tion leveled his fire at Representa-
tive Smith, Democrat, of Virginia,
author OF one alien control bill that
has passed the House, and called
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, of
North Carolina, an advocate of strict
alien legislation an arch enemy of
democracy"
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Erosion, New STYLE

LOS ANGELES R.-Erosion Is
attacking on a new front. A report
by the Los Angeles Playground
Commission warns the city that
unless protective measures are taken
the broad beaches that lure millions
of persons annually may be washed
away.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Mudd was in a normal state of mind
when it was executed.
Assistant United States Attorney
John L. Laskey was joined by the
law firm Of Wilkes and Arts, repre-
senting Charles D. Mudd, nephew,
In contending the 1897 will was
valid. Opposing them were Attor-
ney John H. Burnett, representing
infant relatives of Miss Mudd, and
the law firm Of Gardiner, Earnest
and Gardiner, representing other
relatives of the dead woman.
Miss Mudd died December 2, 1898.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Report
FURNISHED by the q

Weather Bureau)
District of today tonight ending tomorrow
morning. slowly rising
tomorrow night moderate to fresh
southery tonight shifting
MARYLAND and VirgniaRain with temperature today
ram tonight ending tomorrow morning
extreme
portions tomorrow, colder tomorrow night
West Vgna-Occasiona thunderstorns
warmer east and north portions today colder tonight
generally fair and colder
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Arnold Calls Par|ey
With Labor Chiefs
On Trust Inquiry
Seeks to Clarity Aims
In Drive on High
Construction Costs
8y the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Thurman Arnold, leader of the
Justice Departments Nationwide
drive on high costs in the construc-
ton industry, disclosed yesterday
that he had asked for a conference
with labor leaders who will meet
here this week to discuss opposition
to his program.
Mr.. Arnold, an Assistant Attorney
General in charge of the Antitrust
Division, made public a letter to
John P. Coyne, president of the
building trades department Of the
American Federation of Labor, in
which he proposed a conference "to
aid in clearing away any misunder-
standing that exists"
obviously you are misinformed
about the departments program"
Mr.. Arnold wrote. I'VE are not
prosecuting any unions for engag-
ing in legitimate trade union prac-
tices."
Mr.. Coyne summoned leaders in
building trades unions for a meet
ing here tomorrow and Tuesday to
study their position as the result of
widespread indictments since the
antitrust campaign was begun last
September.
In five months Federal grand ju-
ries in 10 cities from New York to
San Francisco have returned 66 in
dictments against more than 600 de-
PENDANTS. Among them were Al "A.
F. of l.. unions and more than 100
union officials.
Mr.. Arnold wrote that the de-
partment was proceeding only where
1t felt that there were clear viola
tions Of the Sherman Act"
He added that aside from the
question of legality. 1T is difficult
to see why unions desiring only to
further the lawful objectives of labor
should want to engage in practices
which merely tie up trade and COM
merce without gaining for labor any
advantage in the way of better
wages, hours, working conditions, or
the recognition of collective bar
gaining.
why should unions be bent upon
acting as a private police force to
perpetrate unnecessarily costly and
uneconomic practices in an indus
try?"
He asserted that there were many
indications that labor unions were
Already coming to realize that the
enforcement of the antitrust laws
according to consistent policy is
greatly to labor's ADVANTAGE"
Evening star., 1940-03-03
$4,000, 900 Is SIashed
From Interior Estimates
Main NeUs Section.
BY the Associated Press.

House economy advocates said yes
terday they had trimmed about $3,-
600, 900 from President ROOSEVELT 8
estimates for the Interior Depart
ment and discussed slashing $780,
100000 from the Army's budget for
the coming fiscal year. The Interior
Department supply bill comes up
for House debate Tuesday.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Submarine Is Big Show

PAPEETE, Tahiti (P.-Although
Tahitians read much of submarines,
they never saw one until the United
States Navy's Pompano put into port
recently. People came from all
parts of the French colony to see
the craft.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Weather Conditions Last "A Hsurs.
The disturbance that was central over
Gol,h. Oklahoma ma Friday niEht has moved east
Illinois. q. Louis. Mo. !0Ol.4 millibars
t29;57 nches) and trough extends thence
south southwestward to the western Gulf
Of of,on,e. Mexico; Another di;turbanse !. de,
mains quite low over Western Alaska.
Dutch Harbor. 962.1 millibars (2S Al inch
ees,: High pressure prevails oyer the
Plateau region, and from Minnesota east:
ward to the North Atlantic States and
thence southward to the Bahamas, Port
land. Ne. 1O.31 8 millibars (3O.46 inches)
and North Head Wash, 1O3O.5 millibars
l30.43 inshesl. Pressure Is relatively hish
Rsns s1.as.,..I i2l7.s millibars t30;05 inchesl.
Plateau region and the North Pacific
eastward to the Middle Atlantic Coast.
The. The sempperatnrs ,p has risen N The Lake
New York and portions q the Rocky
Mountain region and California, while
the weather has become colder from west
ern Missouri and Eastern Kansas south
ward to the interior Of the west Guif
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Red Cross Unit to Meet

The Emergency First Aid Corps
of Arlington (va) Chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross, will meet at 8 o'clock
Thursday night at 1901 Columbia
pike.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Finding of Southgote Fails
To Solve Mystery of Coll


Navy patrol planes which found
the British freighter Southgate ap-
parently unharmed yesterday left
Washington ofhcials puzzling over a
new mystery of the war at sea.
Still unanswered were the ques-
tions whether belligerent SUBJ
marine was operating on this side
OF the Atlantic and had actually
attacked the Southgate, or whether
the message Of distress early last
night represented merely the latest
of series of baseless maritime
scares that have occurred since the
European war started.
Disposing of the possibility that
an American submarine had been
mistaken for German U-boat, the
Navy established that no United
States submersible was in the vi
cinity-about 100 miles northeast of
Puerto Rico.
No Explanation.
Hours after the ship was located
there was no explanation from her
master for the wartime signal,
"SSS," signifying a submarine at
tack. The Southgate's wireless ig-
nored requests for information, pre-
sumably because of unwillingness to
betray the vessels position should
a hostile war craft be nearby.
In accord with procedure followed
since the neptrality zone was Gre
ated last fall, the Navy likewise
maintained a protective silence, de-
Ginning to uivulge where the South
gate was found in midmorning.
Propaganda. Fish Charges.
Representative Fish, Republican,
OF New York said that the report of
the attack on the Southgate lis
obviously part of carefully planned
propaganda program to influence
American public opinion"
In an address prepared for radio
delivery, Mr.. Fish said that "A
month ago another British ship was
reported as having been the VIC
tim Of a German submarine of our
coast. but when our destroyers
sought to locate the victim 1t had
vanished, only to turn up later in
British port"
Unfortunately, some Of the sub
marine propaganda emanates from
the White House." Mr.. Fish de-
clared. "A few months ago it was
announced from the White House
that a foreign submarine had been
sighted about 20 miles of Key West,
Fla, by Navy patrol vessels"
Evening star., 1940-03-03

ROBBED OF $1,3O0-Henry J.
Cohen, produce company Of
f1cial, last night was the vic
tim of two holdup men who
escaped with $1,000 after tax
Ing him for a ride. (Story on
Page A-l.9-Star Stan Photo.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

u. 5. Neutrality Patrol
Seeks Explanation
OF U-Boat Alarm
Southsote Is Unhormed;
Indignation Expressed
At Silence During Hunt
~ the Associated Press.

~ the ASsoctateo Press.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March
2.-The United States neutrality
patrol tonight sought an explana-
ton Of the apparent false alarm
sounded last night by the British
steamer Southgate in reporting she
was being attacked by q submarine
on the Virgin Islands.
After sighting the seemingly un-
harmed 4,862-ton Southgate today,
seaplanes Of the neutrality patrol
prepared to take of again tomorrow
to continue their investigation.
The patrol pilots seek some clue
as to why the Southgate sent dis
tress signal and then kept silent
while American vessels and planes
spent night and . day vainly at
tempting to learn her fate.
Some indignation was expressed
over the Southgate's failure to make
her safety known. It was estimated
that thousands of dollars were spent
speeding three destroyers and d
Coast Guard cutter to her aid.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Monthly Precipitation In inches In tn
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1940-03-03
River Report,

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at 6arpefS Ferry late yesterday
8epert Until 10 PM SafurAay
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-06
CITY COLLECTIONS
last MONTH BEST
in SEVERAL YEARS
AUDITORS REPORT REVEAL
ED CREDIT TOTAL OF VA
RIoUs ACCOUNTS AMOUNT
ED TO S46.l46.79

City councilmen heard one of
the best financial reports turned
in in several years al their meet
ing last night when city auditor
Charles Roberts totalled all de-
partment collections for Novem-
Der into a SAC, 1879 sum
The report was itemized as fol
lows:
Real estate taxes. s30.93070:
personal property taxes, Sl3,-
1894. Attachments and discounts
allowed from the total of these
two items reduced credits 10 SAL
1880, of which S32.566.90 was
paid in cash and S9,246.6O In war
rants.
Delinquent taxes collected to-
tailed S1468.61, with interest paid
adding s112.27. Street-paving
fund collected S63.88 and the
sewer service fund received
S148.25.
Occupational licenses purchased
last month totalled S2,308.28 and
auto licenses sold tOtalled S234.
The aquarium fund was credit
ed with S43.10 for the month
collections S1II.35 and expenses
S68.25.
Building permit sales totalled
500.
Fines and Forfeitures account
was 1888.
Board of Public Works sewer
and water project received a
credit of $1,000 and the sanitation
project turned in S158.10.
Commissions paid for collection
of taxes were S1.16268. reducing
the total monthly credit to S44.-
968l1.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-06
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR CHRISTMAS
SEAL CAMPAIGN
SEVEN KEY WESTERS NAMED
FOR COMMITTEE POSTS;
Gath ANNUAL DRIVE TO
START

Local organization to handle
the 1910 Christmas Seal Cam
paign of the National Tuber-
culoSis Association has been per
fected.
Those who will conduct this
years drive are as follows:
Mrs. Robert F. Spottswood.
general chairman; Joe Allen, seal
chairman; Mrs. Mervin L. Rus
sell, school chairman; DR.. James
). Parramore and DR.. William
K Warren, medical advisors: Mrs.
Hugh Williams, publicity chair
man; Earle S. Johnson, secre-
tary.
This will be the thirty-fourth
Christmas season that voluntary
workers have cooperated with
state and local tuberculosis as
soclations to raise funds to carry
on the nationwide campaign
against the disease The cam
paign this year extends through
Christmas.
Key West. like all other com
munities. has its tuberculosis
problems" said Mrs. Spottswood.
and at least once a year we
should intensity our efforts TO
help solve the problem
tuberculosis still leads causes
of death between the ages of Is
and Is. Christmas Seals have
helped fight a good fight, but as
an enemy the disease Is far from
being vanquished. This is the
time to pile up more ammunition
for further attack
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-06
Officials Move To Establish
Tourist Service To Tortugas


Gn1F w 0SAAAAASA6A NGWS @@AN~~G
concluded here between Assist
ant Superintendent James FELTON,
of Fort jefferson National Monu-
ment and c. c. Hall. head of the
Crystal Beach Transportation
Company, of Buffalo, New York
Both the National Park Service
and the Transportation Company
indicated their desire 70 get regu-
lar boat operations under way
between Key West and the water
bound National Monument by
January /, if possible.
1t is understood that Hall and
FELTON, agreed upon major points
of the project at their meeting
here and that formal negotiations
probably will be completed with
in the next few days. Included
in the discussions were such sub
jects as the accommodation of
overnight guests at Fort jefferson
and the establishment on the IS
land Of fuel and supply station
operated by the transportation
company which viii enable fish
ing and pleasure vessels to refuel
and stock water and supplies al
the National Monument.
This will open to pleasure craft
some of the finest fishing grounds
in the world, according to NPS
officials, now denied them be-
cause of the inpossibility Of Sc
curing gasoline and supplies on
the island.
Mr. HaIl win 60 at ono to
Keys-West TO make a personal in
spection of existing facilities
there. He Is expected TO arrive
there late this week. Mr.. FELTON,
will return to Key West by the
end of the week, If was stated. aft
er stopping in Fredericksburg.
Va. for a short conference with
Park service officials.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-06
SUICIDE ON Way
TO PLANT CITY
PRIVATE VAUGHN'S ACT UN-
EXPLAINABLE. SOLDIER
PALS STATE

Private William F. Vaughn. a
member of Battery e, 18th
Coast Artillery. was shot to death
with a service pistol. apparently
by his own hand. at the Fort Tay-
lor barracks at about 500 o'clock
last evening.
Lieut. Col Webster F. Putnam.
Jr., released this report on the
suicide to the press this morn
ing.
A note was found under the
body which indicated that Priv
ate Vaughn had become despond-
ent due to financial difficulties
and other personal affairs.
The dead soldier is being
shipped to the home of his
father, David Vaughn. of Plant
City, Fla, this afternoon aboard
tie SIS. Cuba. Serg. George No
dine will escort the body. Pritch-
ards Funeral Home handled ar
engagements here.
Private Vaughn was enlisted on
August Is, 1910, at Tampa and
reported at Kew West Barracks
on the following day. He was
unusually capable, Col. Putnam
stated. and was promoted to
Private First Class on October l.
He was well liked by his fellow
soldiers. who are at a loss to ac-
count for his action.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-06
BRIDGE "a "a
DISTRICT
TOLLS Up
SAME RATE OF INCREASE
NOTED IN REPORT ISSUED
TODAY: 1858 CARS HAN
DIED IN NOVEMBER

Autoists travelling through the
Overseas Highway Bridge Dis
trict during the month of No
vember paid a total of S15,279. 90
in tolls. providing an increase
over the corresponding period
last year in line with similar in
creaseS during the past summer
and fall season.
Collections in November. 1889.
were S10,640.50 and in 1888. SILL
BOLTS. The increase during the
past several months over a year
ago and the year previous have
been running about $4,000. The
current months report shows an
increase of S4.638.5O.
Total traffic through both toll
gates last month was 1869 autos.
1455 trucks, and 284 buses. Pas
sengers paying tolls totalled H.
8O8. divided into 6.478 south
bound and $3.50 northbound.
Average daily traffic for the
month was 229 cars, 1O1 north
bound and 128 southbound. High
day for the month was on Sun
day, November 10th, when 402
cars passed through both gates.
1877 northbound and 215 south
bound.
Collections for November were
divided into S6,77275 north
bound and SS,5O6.25 southbound.
Average daily collections were
$500 for both gates.
Presaging a busy tourist sea-
son. the collections indicated the
beginning of heavier traffic. with
S2,257.50 more tolls paid in No
vember as compared with the
previous month. High month
during the last fiscal period end
ing September l, 1910, was Feb
ruary when s39,979O0 was col
lected
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-06
LIONS DEPUTY
PAID RESPECTS
TO LOCAL CLUB
BOB BLAKE SPOKE ON
'AMERICANISM' AT LAST
NIGHTS SESSION; SPECIAL
ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN

1t is our duty to keep the fire
of 'Americanism' as applied to all
Of our American democracies
alive. Me must keep our schools
free Of SubverSive teachings. As
Lions we have a distinctive ser
vice to render our nation in these
trying times.
The above excerpts from his
speech. highlighted Deputy Dis
trict Governor Bob Blake's
speech to the local Lions Club
at its meeting last night in the
Lions den. Lion Gerald Saund-
ers presiding. Lion Blake paid
his official respects to the club
at this meeting. coming down
from his home city. West Palm
Beach.
In an inspiring address. Lion
Blake continued to say, 1t used
to be considered old-fashioned
TO pray. I'm not proud of the dis
lance I've gotten away from
prayer in recent years. But the
efficacy OF prayer has been prov
en- ever since man was on earth,
and l say now. that we should
pray daily to God for protection
from those Goddess interests that
would destroy our way of life.
Special committee, headed by
Lion Adrian O'Sweeney. arrang-
ed local musicians union. head
ed by Jack Crawley. Sammy
Manning, of Samoa Club was at
the piano. Crawley with his gui-
tar, Ida Woodward with her base
violin and Dolce Scott and her
cornet, the latter three from the
Cabana.
Lion O'Swecney again demon
strated his singing ability with a
stirring rendition of The Road
to Mandalay".
During the business section of
the meeting. the members voted
unanimous approval TO A. l.. Muir
rays application for membership
Other guests at the meeting were
Lion w. H. Warner of Tampa.
Basil Tynes. Carl E. Jackson and
Rev. E. S. Doherty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-06
NO FUEL SHORTAGE
IN GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON, Dec. Sit was re-
vealed here today that there will
be no shortage of fuel in Great
Britain this winter. Difficulty
on that score was experienced
last winter as NaZi blockades
shut off supplies.
Huge stocks have been built up
since then, however it was
stated. The only trouble ex-
pected is transportation of coal
to parts of large cities where
bOmbardments have crippled
facilities for handling ship
mentS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-06
---"-"----More About $50" -------------
CabaIiStic Figures Which
Mean End" In News Reports



one of its departed printers and
1t was then that use of the myS-
tic figures first aroused the
curiosity of the public generally.
for the verse was widely quoted:
The dawn is burning in the East.
It's getting light uptown;
His sos taken off the hook.
The last FORMS going down"
The reader may sense a double
significance from this incident:
After seeing the arrest a: dawn
one summers morning of the
Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson.
Yirginian, a Baptist clergyman
of Cambridge. Massachusetts.
charged with the potassium
cyanide murder of his choir sing
er sweetheart. Miss Avis Linnell,
| wrote and filed 1000 words 10
the Munsey newspapers in New
York, Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington. and the sig
nature al the end of the dispatch
was simply 80. which meant
at once good day" on the
story" as well as for the Rev.
Richeson. who later confessed
and was electrocuted in the state
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-06
Greeks Score Sensational
Military Triu|np1S;; Close
In Towards Tir9na Area
- ~ - - ~ - - =
LEGION TO STAGE
ROUNDUP PARTY

Formal invitations 10 at
tend z grand roundup" to
be Staged al American Legion
headquarters. Whitehead and
United streets. next Wednes-
Gay night. have been mailed
TO city and county officials,
and to the leaders of the
army. navy. marine CORES.
national guard and coast
guard.
In mailing the invitations.
Adjutant William H. Reardon
announced that the night
clubs would furnish several
musical and dancing acts. and
that the music would be
something unusual. Refresh
mems will be served.
The affair is being staged
jointly by the members of
Arthur Sawyer Post. No. %
and the Forty & Eight. with
Fred Marvil as chairman. It
is the first of series of par
ties being planned by the
American Legion this season.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-06
Italians Shakeup Army
Staff; Expect Counter
attacks Will Be Launch-
ed Soon
(By Associated PressD

(By Associated PressD
ATHENS. Dec. 6.-OfficiaI dis
patches released here this morn
ing indicated that the Greek
armies are scoring one military
triumph after another in their
drives against the Italians in AL
bania.
On all sectors of the fighting.
the soldiers of Italy are being
constantly driven back. as alert
Greek units drive wedges further
into Albanian territory.
On the southern sector. con-
tinued advance is being made in
the vicinity of Argirocastro. the
important sea coast base city of
the Italian armies. Porto Edda
has been established as the main
Greek headquarters in the south.
with planes arriving to set-up
base requirements to continue at
tacks from the air.
Dispatches from Yugo-Slavia
told of highly successful opera
tions being conducted by Greece's
army in the northern sector.
Driving towards the important
frontier city of Elbasani, Greek
batteries are said to be hammer
ing Italian q rear-guard action
hard, and momertary capture of
that city is expected.
From Elbasani, the Greeks will
be within striking distance of
Tirana. Albania's capital, where
II Duce's staff is conducting the
present campaign.
Independent observations on
the Greco-Italian war point out
the belief that Italian counterat-
tacks should be expected in the
near future. Retreats now in
progress are. for the most part.
quite orderdlv, and it is to be ex-
pected. that the Italians will soon
make determined stand with
following offensive gestures.
In probable preparation for
that campaign. II Duce has re-
moved commanding heads of the
present army in Albania. replac-
ing with younger officers who
have been stationed on the
French-Italy frontier.