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Evening star., 1940-09-16
The Capital Parade
John L. Sullivan, Treasury Tox Chief,
One Of Few Experts on Profits Measure

of the explain
the multiple
bills Sullivan
almost Sullivan charge another
being written appropriate little about him.
Hodgepodge of Law
experts inclined pretty pompous
apparently belief
Evening star., 1940-09-16
New Soviet Commissur
Named Vice Premier
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Sept. le.-The pub
lished list of those present at Satur-
day nights opening of the new Red
Army Theater here disclosed that
Lev Mekhlis. new commissar of
state control, also has been named a
vice premier.
Former vice commissar of defense
and chief of the political depart
ment of the Red Army. Mekhlis
joins group of several vice pre-
miers who also hold other commits.
Sariats.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Two Congress Tickets.

Two rival sets of congressman have
claimed election. too. and it is Con-
gress in Mexico which has the right
to declare what ballots have been
cast and who is elected President.
The situation has a peculiarly sig
nificant interest for citizens of the
United States because it brings to
light very important aspect of the
constitutional process as it relates
to a republican form of government.
Thus in the Madero revolution the
slogan was effective suffrage and
no reelection" This was aimed at
Porfirio Diaz who for nearly three
decades had held the Office of Presi-
dent by the simple process of getting
himself elected for third and fourth
terms merely by declaring himself
elected through a hand-picked, rub
ber-stamp Congress.
The Madero revolution brought
about change in the constitution
so that no President would be eligi-
BILE for reelection. But it now turns
out that effective suffrage" is
mockerv. The same CLIQUE which
holds Office manages to elect one of
its own group by refusing to allow
an honest count of the ballots and
by declaring elected whoever is
favored by the administration in
power.
1t may be that Americans can
hardly find fault with this proceed
ure since in Hudson County, New
Jersey, and in Cook County, Illinois,
the political bosses count the votes
their own way. Indeed there are
other populous counties in the
United States which this year will
control the electoral vote of some
large States by reason of the ma
chine control of these bosses.
ncouragement Sought.
But the Mexican leaders this
year are trying to appeal to the
sentiment of their northern neigh
bors to give the republic below
the Rio Grande some genuine en-
couragement along the path of de-
mocracy. Thus Gen. AlmaZan. with
whom this correspondent talked last
week, insists that he does not in
tend to start an armed revolution
I'm against the use Of violence
and conspiracies in the army to
take over executive power" he said
Il have all along proceeded accord
Ing to legal means and I am hoping
that the will of the people will not
be thwarted"
Gen. Almazan fears that the peo-
pie of Mexico may become so
aroused by the Inauguration of a
President they didn't elect that a
popular uprising may result, but he
hopes not. His theory is that very
soon he should return to Mexico
Evening star., 1940-09-16

year ago Commissioner of Internal Revenue Guy Heyerng after
with
the Government He became of Hevermgs assistants
ua 940 the President appointed him Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury charge of He has of the most respected
popular Treasury officials Sullivan other
finally
sensible revision of all law much improvement be
expected.
RELEASED by North American NxspapsE A!ane !nel
Evening star., 1940-09-16

democracy when
the opportunity
comes.
Such an op-
portunity pre-
sents itself today
IN c on n e ction
with the recog-
milton of a gov
ern m e mt in
Mexico as be-
tween two rival
claimants of the
presidential Of
flee. This prob
lem has in it
questions of
prnsidential nor
Evening star., 1940-09-16


sort to force-force without limit
should there be imposed upon us
the need to invoke it for protection
of the democratic way. Provision
for a tWo-ocean Navy and an initial
Army of 100000 for an eventual
,000.00O000 to be poured into
armament, especially planes and
tanks, agreements with Canada
and Great Britain, which vastly
strengthen hemisphere defense at
sea ard in the air, and arrange
ments to supply Latin America with
funds to prevent totalitarian eco
nomic infiltration-all these meas
ures betoken our realization Of what
is going on in revolutionized world
and our resolve to keep war from
our shores for all time" as President
Roosevelt put it last week.
Evening star., 1940-09-16

petuation in Office, free elections and
the power of the United States Gov
ernment to forward the cause of
democracy by recognizing the true
will of the people.
About 80 years ago this correspon-
dent went to Mexico to write about
the Madero revolution and met at
the time the leaders of the rebellion,
among them Gen Almazan, the man
who has just been deprived of the
presidential Office though he was
duly elected by an overwhelming
majority Of the people Disinter-
ested observers attest to the fact
that rarely in Mexican history has
1t been so apparent that a popular
choice was getting the votes of the
people, but the administration in
power, headed by President Carde-
mas. insisted on declaring another
candidate-Gen. Avila Camacho-to
be the legally elected president.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
For Peace, Not War.

For political purposes during the
next six weeks, the welkin is des-
tined to ring with efforts to depict
all this defense action as a prelude
to war. There is reason to believe
this is not the view held by the
country at large. as it should not be.
1t is preparedness for preservation
of peace that Washington is per-
fecting Congress is equipping the
United States with armed might on
a scale never before contemplated,
because House and Senate. rejecting
what they know to be national SEN
timent, enacted legislation that is
pro-peace in its basic intent Con-
gress properly sensed that overseas
powers which practice aggression are
impressed only by the demonstrated
ability of intended victims stoutly
TO defend themselves. Uncle Sam
means to defend himself not only
stoutly, but invincibly, and to lose no
time in doing so.
Evening star., 1940-09-16

HE opinions OF the wrterS on this page are their own not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars effort all sides OF questions
readers, although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1940-09-16

how his tax IS computed. Sullivan
would be the last man to claim an
experts title, AS his name suggests,
he is an agreeable Irishman, brought
to the Government a year ago from
prosperous New Hampshire law
practice. He is an able lawyer. has
a good grasp of tax principle, with
an ability of clear expression un-
usual to those who dabble in the
mysteries of tax law.
To any one who follows tax
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Old Spy System Abandoned

The old system through military and attaches Offices
seldom- ndiscreet questions and
military information which made legally available to them
and is public property
Now and then they report remarks made by in public life
who represent their opinions in most
independent of military there thou
finding the weakness of
Americas dnses influence and indirectly public
opinion German the word
also have sabotage aimed at the disruption
destruction of the American plants essential the national defense
the latter the military
Of this that the axis could deal with the
dealt
Evening star., 1940-09-16
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

This country's potential enemies
in the Atlantic or the Pacific, or
both-can no longer be in any doubt
of the United States determination
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Washington Observations
Military Service Bill Shows Possible Enemies
U. S. Will Meet Force With Force

we know better. We know, too, our
power to ward off national peril,
once Americas inexhaustible re-
sources are harnessed to the task.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Congressional Disputes.


When Congress adjourns or re-
cesses later in the month. all rancor
engendered by recent disputes over
defense legislation is due to pass
promptly into the realm Of the for
gotten and the forgiven. That is
the custom at the Capitol. Con-
scription will be the law of the land.
Factories and foundries will hum
with armament activities. Patrio-
tism will experience new birth. BY
the Ides of November, whether it's
Roosevelt or Willkie, the United
States of America should se unper-
turbed by any anxiety except to keep
full steam ahead with preparedness.
Nothing else amounts to much just
now.
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Recognition
OF Mexico's
Real Choice
AImozon Reported
Determined Not to
Resort to Force
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

Again and again spokesmen for
the United States Government glor-
ify democracy in their speeches, but
they are not always willing to purify
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Jews and Arabs Enlisted
For Palestine Garrison

BY the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 16-Recruit-
ing of 400 Arabs and an equal num-
Der Of Jews for a Palestine garrison
Evening star., 1940-09-16
+. B. !. Too Small for Job

To track these ably disguised experts have the Federal
Investigation
This excellent
with the situation had had the preparedness
But 1t has The F. B. l. has only about l00 agents Many
these
has
for certain Congress has been sngy with this section the
Department of Justice in the
the foreign experts who have intensive training
The German agents this have through training
operatives Of
and hard working they able
Evening star., 1940-09-16
Soboteurs Can Defeat Army

There time when because OF the lack Of funds
the F. B compelled Offices in the Canal Zone Hawaii
Alaska These key points of the national defense and and
soldiers alone them.
at given moment can defeat whole army This has been
this Belgian
DESTROYED because the action of what call fifth colunsts
On the other hand, defense
people working from behind OF those countries
happened sometimes that the officers
In places like Hawaii large aliens
there the difficult
adequate organization had existed for several years
But almost impossible locate the saboeu and other fifth
coumnists when totally
F. its to
with 100 900 population
frontiers
The French with third Of the population and much smaller
vital national defense
every citizen superseuh.
coumniss Of this psychology which
them distract public attention from the real agents
the Europe For the time being THEW principal task
hamper national preparedness by blowing important plants and
Evening star., 1940-09-16

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
"Squaring The Circle" Features
Uproarious Comedy On Marriage

Tonight there is a dress re-
hearsal of "Squaring the Circle
which is to be presented tomor-
row night at the Harris School at
8:15 o'clock, by the Key West
Players.
"Squaring the Circle" is up
roarius comedy on marriage
problems in Soviet Russia. The
play has been a tremendous sue
cess everywhere. 1t is still being
produced in Moscow and has been
given in Germany, France, Eng
land and America, where it had
a long, successful run on Broad
way. 1t is essentially laughing
satire by the author on the Rus
sion Revolution, and the ANUS
ing seriousness with which
young Russians take it.
The play opens when Vasya, a
confirmed bachelor, brings his
bride, Ludmila back to his apart
ment; and tries to conceal the
fact that he shares it with room
mates, Abraham and Emilian,
poet of the masses. The room is
small, one bed, one bench, no
decorations and considerable
dirt. AS Ludmilla is attempting
to change all this in comes
Abrams new bride Tonga. After
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
Social Events GiiUen
Before Players Show

Many5parties and social events
are being given this weekend in
connection with the Key West
Players production, "Squaring
The Circle, to, be given tomor-
row night at Harris School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Winter
are being entertained at dinner
the night of the show by Capt.
and Mrs. A. S. Carpenter.
Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs. A. P. Storrs will take their
house guests, Lieutenant Com
mander and Mrs. Ring, of Wash
ington, D. c., to the production.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Arthur S.
Hill are entertaining at dinner
before the show.
Last Tuesday night, Misses
Mary and Doody Morgan gave a
supper party for members of the
cast.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
~ 49, ~ ~ -
Harris LEFT FOR
HOME ON SUNDAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hart.
of Philadelphia. left last
Sunday for their home fol-
lowing a "delightful-as
ever" months visit spent in
the Island City.
Mr.. Hart expressed himself
as being much interested in
the JaYcees' Fishing Toarna-
ment. in a talk with The
Citizen before he left. II: will
be of great interest TO the
many whiting fishermen TO
know from time TO time how
the record stands. he stated
and added that a bull dc lphin
he caught just before he and
Mrs. Hart left had been en-
tered in the Tournament.
II know with certainty
now that if I ever have TO
pick a spot wherein 10 live
permanently without the
need of working hard at
home. Key West will be that
spot. was MIR. Harris final
comment before deps rture.
THE extreme courtesy of
everyone here will long be
remembered. 1t is truly a
garden spot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28

terrific confusion and truth
lodging, Abram and Vasya
mutually confess their mar
riages and attempt to set up a
plan whereby the four can live
in one room. Four is the wrong
calculation, however, because at
this point enters Enilian, wild,
childish poet, to claim his share
of the room.
So we have the newly weds;
privacy is afforded by a chalk
line, and Emilian sleeps on a
bench in front. Tempers are
frayed, the chalk line is clan
destinely violated, and the Rus
slams are wildly distraught in
what seems to them an insolv-
able dilemma, when Novikov, the
commissar, pays them visit.
He solves their dilemma after the
Russians have exhausted them
selves in unrestrained outbursts
of traditional Russian temper
ment.
The comedy is one of character
as well as situation, and the plot
is an interesting departure from
the usual triangle. For here we
have four instead of three.
"Squaring the Circle is new, in
teresting and gloriously funny.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
'Rhumba And Balloon
Night At The Cabana

Tonight is "Rhurnba and Bal
loon" night at Fred Marvil's Ca
bana, and it's going to be a really
big round of entertainment, ac-
cording to announcement by the
management.
First in Importance is the Sur
prise Rhumba Feature" to be
presented at HOO o'clock, which
will bring the youngest rhumba
team" into the club spotlights for
an expert rendition of the Cuban
dance. Then-promptly at mid
night-the balloons will be re-
leased, containing many valuable
prizes. All are familiar with this
feature, and a good attendance
for these and other attractions
is expected at the Cabana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
Capt. And Mrs. Trout
Visiting In City

Captain and Mrs. T. c. Trout,
of Charleston, arrived today in
Key West for a short visit, stay
ing at the Trade Winds on Duval
street.
Captain Trout was in command
of the Key West Naval Station
for a three-year period, ending
his command in 1921 and he and
his wife have many friends here,
including Miss Eta Patterson,
with whom they are spending
much time going over the city
viewing the sights.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
EXPECT CUT
IN WPA ROLLS
ADMINISTRATOR SCHROEDER
SAYS STATE OVERDUE
FOR REDUCTIONS

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Mar.
27 (FNS).-Roy Schroeder, State
WPA Administrator, said this
week that Florida rolls may be
drastically reduced by April l.
Florida, he said, is overdue for
a reduction, and he expects word
from Washington to cut the rolls
any day The state has been
permitted to retain a great many
workers because of the many
outstanding projects.
Florida's WPA roll now has
about $4,000 persons listed, or
about 5000 more than the quota
for other states of Florida's class,
he explained. The cut is expect
ed to reduce the rolls about 20
percent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
KEYS PROPERTY SALES

T. Jenkins Curry reported to-
day the sale of four parcels of
property yesterday on Key Lar
go Sound, to H. S. Hinkle for a
cash consideration of $4,000,
Two other sales were also re-
ported by Mr.. Curry-that of 1875
acres at Tavernier, sold for
Claude and Ira Albury for $4,000
to an unnamed buyer, and Ma
bells Place on Key Largo, sold for
$3.50 to j. F. Braun.
Mr.. Curry purchased from w.
C. Curry his former home at
Tavernier or a consideration not
given. The purchase was made
yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
Mrs. George SOmers
Visiting Here

Mrs. Somers, wife of Chief
Radioman George E. Somers,
United States Navy, was an ar
rival in Key West last evening
on the Florida Motor Lines bus
from San Diego, Calf, where
she had been residing for several
months
Mrs. Somers left Key West
about ten months ago for Seattle,
Wash, to join her husband, who
was stationed at that port on
board the U.S.S. Williamson at
the time.
After remaining there for sew
eral months Mr.. SOmerS was
transferred to San Diego, assign
ed to duty on board the U.S.S.
Thatcher.
Mrs. Somers will spend a
while here visiting with her
parents, City Councilman and
Mrs. Leonard B. Grillon, and her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Sawyer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
SERVICES LATER
FOR c. ]. CATALA

Cesar j. Catala, &c, died this
morning at the home, 907 Divi-
sion street. Funeral arrange
mcnts in charge of Lopez Fun
eral Home VIII be announced
following the arrival of a daugh-
ter and sen, Mrs. Amparo Blance
Pierce and Joseph Marshall
Catala, from Miami.
Survivors, besides two named,
are the wife, Josephine Catala;
two other sons, Cesar, Jr., and
Cecil, and another daughter, Rose
Marie Catala. Two grandchildren
also survive, John Richard Coff-
man of Miami and Vincent H.
Catala.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
MOTHER NATURE
STRUGGLES ON
Dy Associated PressD

BUTTE, Mont, Mar 28.-Three
thousand feet underground in a
dark mine two electricians saw a
bit of green growing from a
mound of pulverized rock, reach
ed down and pluck out-a lemon
tree.
L. L. Marugg and Virgil Stu
art, the electricians, brought the
tiny plant to the surface and
showed it to friends. They said
some miner apparently tossed
away the seed after he drained a
glass of lemonade. The seed was
ground into the pulverized rock
and there took root. The only
light came from electric lamps.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
KEEP KIDNEYS ACTIVE
IF YOU DON'T

If kidneys do not regularly
eliminate excess acids and other
waste, it can lead to getting up
nights, frequent, scanty or off
color passage, rheumatic pain,
backache or headache. Heed
natures warning. Act quickly.
Get kidney evacuant. Ask any
druggist for BUKETS. Your Csc
back in 4 days if not pleased.
Locally at Olivieri's Drug Store.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
FITS SUIT ON THIEF

BOSTON.-After spending hal
an hour helping two well-dress.
ed men select a suit for theil
shabby companion. Ishmael Lig
ham, Roxbury clothier, and hi:
wife were forced into the base.
ment of their store and the "cus.
toners" made off with the sui
and about $3.50 worth of haber.
dashery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
Special Cocktail Hour
Opens At Boat Bar

The Boat Bar, on Duval street,
announces in today's issue the
start of daily Cocktail Hour be-
tween 500 and 700 o'clock, dur
ing which time special prices
prevail or ANY cocktail in the
house, 'h
The management announces
that this is the final week of
Sammy Manning's orchestra at
the Boat Bar. Following his last
appearance on Sunday, Sammy
will leave to fulfill an engage
ment in Rochester, N. Y. Other
entertainment for the Boat Bar
will be announced later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
ANSWERS TO
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Below are the Answers TO TodaY's
Daily Quiz printed on Page 2

/. Seabiscuit,
2. Washington Irving.
3. A woman of Jericho who
hid the Hebrew spies at
the time of the Conquest
of Canaan.
4. THE Kid.
5. Llama.
6. For Bragg, N. c.
Z. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, Governor of New
York and President of the
United States.
8. Michigan.
8. Storage battery.
10. CentroSphere.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
JURY DRANK EVIDENCE

WASHINGTON, Pa.-After IL
jurors in this city consumed half
the evidence while acquitting a
defendant of unlawful trans
portation of two cases of beer,
Judge Howard Hughes accused
them of ''lack of citizenship and
sense of duty"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
Mrs. John Williams
Returns To City

Mrs. John Williams, 901 Eaton
street, has returned to Key West
following an absence since last
September. Mr.. Williams is on
board the Yacht "RO", which is
now in the harbor here with the
owner, Mr.. Romba, of Hunting
ton, L. l., on board.
Following several fishing ex-
curSions in nearby waters, Mr..
Williams will leave with the
yacht about April 90 for the re-
turn to the home port. Mrs. Will
liams will join her husband later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
RGdiOmGn WohOsky
Left This Morning

R. c. Wohosky, radioman on
one of the VP51 planes, and SON
in-law of the ]. o. Whites, 222
Duval street, left this morning
with his flight for the home port
at Guantanamo, following six
weeks patrol duty here.
Mrs. Wohosky expects to join
her husband at Coco Solo later
when he will be transferred to
that point. e,.5. u-.-.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
Spent Holidays Here

Miss Edna l. Roberts, student
at the Florida State College for
Women, spent the Easter holiday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Roberts, on Eaton
street, and returned to Tallahas-
see over Florida Motor Lines
Tuesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28

Eighteen hundred of the 1000
volumes in the library of Johnny
Green, composer and band lead
er, deal with music.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
WHEN AMERIC WAS

IOONG -- Our Revolutionary
fOrefathcrs had little time or in
clination for art and the artists
lot was a hard one in those days.
Matthew Pratt, a Philadelphian.
studied his art in London among
the great artists of the day and
became good enough at it to
paint the portraits of lords and
ladies. Coming back to Phila-
delphia however, marrying, he
found little opportunity for his
profession and often had to paint
signs to support his family. One
of these was such a masterpiece
that It became an object of pride
in the city. The subject was a
lordly rooster in a barnyard, and
1t was over the door of a beer
shop! But year by year there
was a growing artistic taste in
the country and Matthew Pratt
became Il successful portrait
painter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28

West Virginia has the lowest
insanity average in the United
States, with 1853 insane per 10O.-
900 inhabitants.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
NOTES OF TODAY
Visits DAUGHTER

Visits Daughter
Mrs. j. w. Brown, of Stark,
Fla, is'visiting for the first time
in Key West, staying with her
daughter, Miss Sally l. Gibson,
5 AronOVitz Lane.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
SHORT SHORT-STORIES

do you find, judge, that most
of those who appear before you
with petitions for divorce are
people who married in haste?"
We'll, l don't know as l can
say that they are; but there's
one thing do know.
Whats that"
Most of them marry in haste
as soon as the divorces are
granted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
Left For Home

Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. MacIntyre,
who spent a pleasant weeks va
cation in this city, left Sunday
for their home in Elizabeth City,
N. C..