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Evening star., 1940-02-28
Is More Finnish Forts
Reported CAPTURED

MOSCOW, Feb. % UP).-The Red
Army command early today reported
its forces were continuing to crash
through the Finnish fortified zone
Of the Karelian Isthmus and had
captured l3 additional defensive
fortifications In yesterdays opera
tions.
Six Finnish planes were shot
down In air battles, the regular
communique said.
Text Of the communique:
February a, Karelian Isthmus-
Soviet troops, breaking through the
enemy's fortified zone, occupied 13
defensive fortifications, including .
iron and concrete artillery forts.
"Other sectors Of the front, moth
ing of importance.
I'm = number Of areas Soviet
aviation successfully bombed the
enemy's troops and military objec-
tives. Six enemy airplanes were
brought down in air combats."
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Insurance Officials
See Improvement
In Investments
Monopoly Probers
Hear Prediction Of
Returning Prosperity
~ the Associated Press.

~ t[e ASSOC1AtSQ 1Ieoe.
Omcials of three major life insur-
ance companies expressed confidence
before the Monopoly Committee
yesterday that more prosperous
times would solve the industry's in
creasingly acute problem of finding
safe investments at attractive rates
of interest.
John w. Stedman vice president
of the Prudential Insurance Co. of
America; Dwight s., Beebe, vice
president of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co. of New York, and F. w.
Ecker, vice president Of Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co., all testified that
scarcity Of desirable private bond
issues has forced their companies
to turn to less-lucrative Government
securities on larger scale than they
preferred.
Larger Production Seen.
Il am not so discouraged" Mr..
Stedman told the committee when
asked what the insurance companies
would do about the Jack of demand
for capital, "as to believe we won't
have q very material increase In
prosperity. There is room for a
very substantial increase in pro-
duction."
He expressed the opinion, how
ever, that such development could
not be counted on for the next few
years. He suggested that when the
European war was over capital
might flow abroad on such a scale
that there would be renewed de-
mand at home for other funds.
Mr.. Beebe testified that the COM
panies felt they were getting a lot
of competition that would not nor
mally be here" Potential ven-
ture capital, he said, "is seeking Sc
curity at any price," adding that
in different environment 1t would
seek employment elsewhere"
Improvement Expected.
Mr.. Ecker told the committee
that the present bond market was
the result of economic conditions,
and I'VE just don't feel that they
are going to continue as they have
been"
A Securities Commission compila-
tion showed that the 26 largest
legal reserve life companies had
$4,525,17400o invested in Govern
ment bonds at the end OF 1888.
Evening star., 1940-02-28

ne disturbance tnat was over Lake Erie
last night has advanced slowly east-north-
eastward with decreasing intensity, Knapp
Greek. N, y, 1005.1 millibars (29. .88
inches). while a weak secondary disturb
ance has formed south Of Nantucket Island.
1OO4.7 millibars {29.67 inches). with q
trough extending southwestward to Cape
Hatteras. 1OO4.1 milibars (29.65 inches).
Inc disturbance that was over Western
Nebraska last night has moved east-south-
eaStWard to Missouri. Clinton Mo-, 1908. 8
mii!ibars t29;79 inches). with a trough
extending southwestward into Texas. Dali
a. PI:,,lo 1eoss !. s,, nillib.rs ts97e inches,.
1ogS0 millibars t3O.21 inches). and 1t is
psH. E,sas gytr .F. the No.ther1 Plains States
nse:sri incns: An extensive s!es Of low
toosh Island. Wash. e92 9 millibars fe9 SO
eastern states. while rains have "e occurred
n the Middle Atlantic States, and in the
Ohio. Tennessee and Middle Mississippi
valleys. dght snow has fallen in the
Northern Plains States and the Western
Great Lakes resion. while moderate to
neavy rains occurred in the Northern
Plateau region. the North Pacific States
and Central and Northern California.
Temperatures have fallen in the upper and
lower Mississippi Valley. while they have
risen in the southeastern States and in
the Southern Plains
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
Ct Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy at
Great Falls today
Evening star., 1940-02-28
luzelIe White Dies

ENID. Okla. Feb. % lP,.-Lazelle
White, 80, Enid attorney who was a
linesman on the University of Okla
homa football team in 1920 when it
won the Missouri Valley Conference
title, died today after q heart attack.
Evening star., 1940-02-28
French Cabinet Meets

PARIS, Feb. 20 R.-The French
cabinet met for two and q halt hours
today to study decree legislation to
align the national economic and
agricultural structure with the war
effort. Another session WAS sched-
uled for tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Easing Of Censorship
Announced by Dolodier

PARIS, Feb. % R.-Premier Dali
adler announced in the Chamber of
Deputies last night that French
newspapers. alternately champing in
good and bad nature under the ols-
cipline Of censorship, would im1ne-
diately receive entire liberty Of
political opinion"
Taking him at his word, the
Deputies voted $50 to l to confine
censorship to military. diplomatic
and national necessities" and to CO.
ordinate the existing information.
radio and censorship services under
q new ministry of propaganda. The
relaxation was immediate and for
an unspecified time.
M. Daladier said he did not want
the truth hidden from the public.
But, he added, I'VE must be On the
watch for those times when to tell
the truth too quickly would be to
run some danger to certain causes
which We are defending and to COM
promise certain actions"
One member of the Chamber
complained that German propa-
ganda was receiving a more favor
able audience in the United States
than was the French.
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Weather Report
FURNISHED By the

FURNISHED By the Omitted States Weather
District Of Columba tonight
peratu tonight about degrees colder afternoon
gentle northerly winds.
MaryandCloudy tonight
row In extreme west portion colder night
VgniaPart cloudy tonight
morrow in northwest portion colder tonight
West VEginiaCloudy
cloudy and colder with portion.
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Red Cross Unit Planned

Formation Of a Red Cross unit by
st. Michael's Parent Teacher Asso-
citation of Silver Spring. Md, is being
planned with Mrs. Wilson O'Cal-
1aghan in charge.
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Several of Nelson Crew
Injured in Mine BIost
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 28.-The British
Press Association said today that
several members of the crew of the
British battleship Nelson were in
jured when the vessel was holed by
q mine last December.
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Formal Finnish Request
Declared Awaited

By EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER,
chicaso Daily News Forsign Corrsspondsnt.
PARIS. Feb. 20 (by Radio) Per
sistent rumors Of the conceivable
success Of mediation tu bringing the
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Congress in Brief
TODAY,

Senate:
IT In recess.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, oi
wyoming opposes extension of trade
paets before Finance Committee.
Appropriations subcommittee hears
protests against reductions In farm
funds.
House:
Considers Finnish loan bill.
Agriculture committee resumes
hearings on farm tenancy bill.
Special committee continues La
Dor Board inquiry.
Census Committee hears educa-
tors on congressional reapportion-
ment.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Meets at noon, but program un-
certain.
Agriculture Subcommittee, hear
ing on amendments to Agricultural
Marketing Act, 10 am.
District Subcommittee, hearing on
bill to legalize horse racing, 10 am.
House and Senate confefees meet
on Transportation Bill, 10 am.
Finance Committee, further hear
ings on Reciprocal Trade Agree
ments, 10 am.
House:
Considers stream pollution bill:
Smith Committee resumes investi-
cation Of National Labor Relations
Board, 10 am.
Foreign Affairs Committee con-
siders resolution to provide for Fed
eral participation in Golden Gate
International Exposition, 1880 am.
Subcommittee Of District Commit
tee begins hearings on municipal
government reorganization program,
1880 am.
Special Subcommittee Of District
Committee resumes liquor investi-
cation, 10 am.
Public Health Subcommittee Of
District Committee makes tour Of
inspection ut Lorton Reformatory,
10 an.
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Marshall Comment Cited.

The Gwynne bill is another at
tempt to remove the citizens of the
District from their position of in
equality among other citizens of the
Union. Ever since the days of Chief
Justice John Marshall citizens Of
the District have been deprived Of
the right to sue and be sued in the
courts of the United States. An
opinion handed down by Chief Jus.
tice Marshall in the case of Hep.
burn VS.. Elzey held that the residents
Of the District, not being the citi-
zens of State. could not have
access to the United States courts.
In this opinion he stated: 1T is
extraordinary that the courts Of
the United States, which are open to
aliens and to the citizens of other
States in the Union, should be
closed upon them District resi-
dents). But this is a subject for
legislative not for judicial consid-
Grafton"
For a number of years there have
been efforts to remove this defect in
the judicial system through amend
ment to the Constitution. The
matter is covered in Article III,
section 2, of the Constitution. which
provides that in cases of diversity of
citizenship, the judicial power of the
United States shall extend 80 to
controversies between State and
the citizens of another State: be-
tween citizens of different States
- and between a State, or the
citizens thereof. and foreign states,
citizens or subjects"
Gwynne Bill Simple.
The Capper-Norton District Of
Columbia national representation
amendment attempted to take care
of this matter by providing that:
''The Congress shall have power to
admit to the status of citizens of q
State the residents of the District
for the purpose Of suing and
being sued in the courts of the
United States, under the provision
Of Article III, section g." This
method was favorably reported to
the Senate District Committee in
1922
The Summers amendment pro-
poses this method: The judicial
power of the United States shall
extend to all controversies to which
the citizens of said District shall be
parties the same as to controversies
to which the citizens of q State
shall be parties"
The Gwynne bill adopts q much
simpler plan. It amends the Judici-
ary Act Of 1870 creating the United
States courts and providing for their
jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Bill Is Reported
ToGiye D. Citizens
Riqhts inU. Courts
Measure Would Permit
Resident Here to Sue
And Be Sued

Washington citizens will have the
same standing in Federal Courts
situated outside the District that
residents Of any State have, If the
Gwynne bill, which the Judiciary
Committee Of the House yesterday
voted to report, Is enacted.
As 1t is, residents Of the District
are barred from prosecuting a civil
suit in any Federal court located In
q State, because the present statute
merely gives citizens Of the Diff
ferent States" that right. The pro-
posed amendment to the code would
add: cor citizens Of the
District Of Columbia and any State
or Territory"
Under the code, members Of the
Judiciary Committee pointed out, q
citizens Of one State may sue, or be
sued In Federal courts, but a Dis
trict citizen lacks this privilege.
The bill extends original juris-
diction to the United States District
Courts throughout the country in
civil suits between citizens Of the
District Of Columbia and any State
or Territory"
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches IN the
CAPITAL current month to datel:
Evening star., 1940-02-28
News Censorship in Europe
Causing Storm Of Protest
Fronce Eoses Up and Britoin Tries
New Blue Pencil Men to Cure Situation

Holland and Switzerland-censor-
ship on important military and
"alarmist" news, particularly any
thing that might reflect on their
neutrality.
Other neutrels, such as Hungary,
Rumania, Yugoslavia and Portugal
supervise strictly their native news
papers but give foreign correspond
ents full freedom except In the rare
cases when some Of them may "in-
terrupt" all communications tenn
porarily when there Is political as
sassination or something Of that ma
ture. Such measures have little ef-
feet.
Newspapers in Germany and
France are under strict censorship.
British newspapers operate under .
voluntary censorship. but recently
the chief censor said he had filed
complaints against some Of them
and there might be prosecutions.
Evening star., 1940-02-28

F0akl0N STATIONS.
TsmpsrstuYs weather,
(Noon. Greenwich time, tonayl
Horts UayaD, Azores SO Clear
{Current observations.) -
oan Juan. Puerto Rice ~ Clot,nv
Havana, CUBA b Cloudy
Colon, canal 1ono---- - Cloudy
Evening star., 1940-02-28
Action On Lobbying
By n. IlR. B. upio
Jusfce Department
House Committee
Choirmun Replies
To Attorney General
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Special House committee has
been Investigating National La
Dor Relations Board since early
fall NTH public hearings started
In December. Committee is
charged Nth recommending any
Wagner Act amendments It map
consider desirable.
Evening star., 1940-02-28
kepsrt for Last "a Hsurs.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
e. harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy ai
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-03
By HENRY SEIDEL CANDY

Spanish on leave from his uni
versity, has enlisted in the Re
publican struggle He Is theo-
retically a Communist, because
Communism at the moment is the
most effective force in loyalist
Spain; but actually he is a West
ern democrat, believing in life,
liberty, and the pursuit of hap
piness; just as his peasant com
panions, who call themselves
Communists. are actually loyal
only to Republicanism and agra
rian reform. He is chosen for q
highly dangerous mission-to 60
behind Frances lines. make con-
tact there with a band of guer-
rillas. and prepare at the precise
and chosen moment to blow up
an essential bridge. The novel al
the beginning finds him already
in the mountains: it ends with a
chapter of exciting warfare-bui
its bulk lies in four short days Of
preparation in between.
1t is exceedingly difficult To
make the prospective reader Of
this book feel the interest and
tensity of these few DAYS. because
so much that happens results
from the remarkable characters
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-03
COUNTY WILL
CONNECT TO
CITY SEWERS
COURTHOUSE PRIVATE LINE
WILL BE DISCONTINUED:
ADOPT RESOLUTION REC
OGNIZING XIV. GUARD

Preparations to stop usage of
the county courthouse private
sewer line were made at the
commissioners meeting last night
when board members Monsal-
vatge and Warren were appoint
ed a committee to consider con-
Meeting up the buildings facili-
ties with the city line.
Tracing of the line, which emp
ties into the submarine basin,
and carries sewage from the
courthouse and La Concha hotel,
will be done and determination
of where to cut in on the munich
pay line on Fleming street will
be pushed.
The board authorized adoption
of a special resolution giving full
county recognition to the Key
West Guard as a military unit to
take the place of the National
Guard.
Other matters considered by
the commissioners included:
Adoption of several political
resolutions in line with similar
action by county boards state
wide, calling for support of the
Democratic ticket in the election
next month.
Approval of contribution of
500 for Thaddeus Gates to have
an operation performed on his
right eye, now affected with a
bilateral cataract.
Hiring of Pedro Espinosa as
caretaker for the county clock.
Approval of liquor license per-
mits for the Starlight Club and
Habana-Madrid Club.
Denial of a seaman's request
TO use firearms on a firing range
at the head of the island.
Approval of a payroll for coun-
ty workers on Friday of this
week.
Bills read and approved.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-03
THREE COMPANIES
TURN In BIDS ON
HOUSING PROJECTS
WEST PALM BEACH FIRM
HAS LOWEST BASE BID FOR
BOTH PLANS; AWARD TO
BE MADE LATER

Three Florida contracting firms
turned in bids for construction
OF the two Key West Housing
projects at the deadline and
opening of bids meeting held this
afternoon starting at 2:30 o'clock.
AT press time, the successful bid
der had not been aScertained. as
members of the Authority in SEES
sion at headquarters on Duval
street considered all bids and
qualifications.
About forty interested persons
were present when the bids were
opened including representatives
of bidding firms. Chairman B.
Curry Moreno read the bids
while Melvin E. Russell. ]. J.
Trevor and Hugh Williams, Au-
thority members sat by. Wal
lace B. Kirke, executive director
opened the bids. Member A.
Maitland Adams was absent.
American Contractors Com
pany of West Palm Beach turned
In a base bid of $608,314 for con-
struction of both the white and
colored projects. Separate base
bids were = white, S409, $40,
colored S238,350. Total of alter
nate deductions for the white
project "a" were $48,610, B"
colored project, S21,7lO, and both,
S69,07O.
Paul H. Smith Company of Mi
ami, bid S614,9O4 for construction
of both projects, total alternate
deductions being S70,450. Sep
arate bid for the white project
totalled S4O7, 3O9, total alternate
deductions, $4,000, and the
colored project bid was S225, 595.
deductions, S22, 400.
c. ]. Trevail, of Palm Beach,
Continued on Page Three
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-03
REDS TAKE SECOND TILT
SEPTEMBER WAS
Nearly Established Record
HIGH RAIN MONTH

Only five other Septembers in
the history of the local Weather
Bureau witnessed more rain than
the month that has just closed.
when a total of 11.88 inches of
rain fell in this city, according to
the monthly report released to-
day.
Highest amount of precipitation
for the month since 1871 was in
1894 when 1929 inches was re-
corded. Other years that regis
tered more rainfall in Septem-
Der than last month were 1889.
1887 inches. 1890, 1914 inches,
1919, 1926 inches and 1920, 1I.89
inches.
Greatest amount of rainfall
fell in the 24-hour period on
September Is and Is when 2.87
inches was recorded. Accum-
ulated departure from normal
for the year to date on October
first was 4.34 inches plus.
Average temperature for Sep
TENDER was -814 degrees. with
highest temperature recorded on
the End, at 90. and lowest, on the
4th, at II. Normal mean for
September is 1872.
Prevailing winds for the
month were from the East at an
average hourly velocity of 81
m.p.h. Highest velocity was dur
ing the three-day period, Sep
TENDER 8, 9, 10-27 miles per
hour.
There were seven clear days,
10 partly cloudy days and Is
cloudy days in September and
measurable precipitation was re-
corded on % days Thunder
storms occurred during II days
of the month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-03
LEGISLATURE TO
NAME DISTRICT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Oct. 8
FNS).-One of the tasks faced
by the 1871 legislature viii be
that of creating a sixth congress
sional district. Florida's popula-
ton increase since 1880 will en-
title the state to a sixth member
of Congress. The legislature may
establish d new sixth district or
may permit the sixth congress
man to run from the State-at-
large.
When the 1880 census gave this
state an additional congressman
the fifth congressional delegate
was elected from the state at
large for four years as the legisla-
ture did not create a fifth district
until 1885. The first election for
a sixth congressman will not oc-
cur until 1912.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-03

to Arms, a love story enters.
quite accidentally, and becomes
vital part of the narrative. And
let me say that Hemingway, who
has been celebrated for his
toughneSs and brutality, has writ
ten in the sudden love story of
Robert Jordan and his rabbi"
one of the most touching and per-
feet love stories in modern lit
erature-a love story with a
tragic ending which lifts rather
than depresses the imagination.
The proper background for I'm
Outstanding a description of this
fine romance is the famous Sc
ries of drawings by the great
Spanish artist. Goya. of CEN
tury ago, illustrating the horrors
and realities of guerrilla war
fare. In those celebrated prints
one sees the strange Spanish
peasant; cruel, yet capable of in
finite loyalty; brave. because ex-
pecting suffering; ignorant OF
and indifferent to culture as we
know it; but with an immense
zest for living and an unexampled
homely wisdom. These pictures
show them with their fierce ma
five emotions aroused nv forces
from the world outside, torturing
and fighting and reScuing each
other.
In the curious military world OF
Madrid, Russian generals and
politicians brilliant characterize
tons in themselves are prepar-
ing attacks against German and
Italian commanders over the mu-
tilated body of Spain. Robert
Jordan. an American teacher Of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-03
DRAFT SELECTION
DAY OCTOBER I'll
(By Associated Pressf

WASHINGTON. Oct. 3.-The
US. Army Draft Board officials
stated today that arrangements
were being made to hold the first
drawings in the National Selec-
tive Service drive on October
21st.
On that day, President Roose-
welt will be called to Senate
chambers, according to tentative
plans, and will be asked to Off
ciate in drawing the first name
calling up approximately 100000
young men between the ages of
Il and 35 to the colorS.
County draft boards nation
wide have reported to state head
quarters, it was announced here
today, that all is in readiness
for the registrations to be made
on October Is and Is. Complete
lists of draftees are expected to
be in the hands of Washington
officials not later than October
10.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-03

This is Hemingway's best book
since Farewell to Arms. AS
that famous novel, now regarded
as an American masterpiece, has
been inaccurately described as a
story of the Italian defeat at
Caporetto in the last war, SO For
Whom the Bell Tolls" will be,
with equal inaccuracy, spoken of
as a story of the Spanish Civil
War. The scene, of course. is
Spain, the time the Spanish
War, the plot an attempt of a
young American in the Republi-
can forces to blow up a steel
bridge at the beginning of ma
ior attack on Segovia- But how
little of this touching, and often
terrible, and always engroSsing,
novel is included in this descrip-
ton.
Like Farewell to Arms, this
is actually the narrative of the
reactions of a young man to dan
ger. and a conflict of ideas and
tense emotion. AS in Farewell
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-03
TWO DESTROYERS
GO OUT ON PATROL

Captain 4 s Csrpender
USN-. commander II the ky
West-West Gulf patrol snnaunc-
cd today that the U-S-S- TRCX-
TON and U.SS. SIMPSON. g.
stroyers. left this por1 TINS r1urn-
ing for patrol duty The USS-
GOLDSBOROUGH IS On pstTL
duty also al present
Ships IN port TINS rl1TulzE
were the U.SS- BROOEE ard
flagship US-S. MAC LESE
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-03
REVIVAL SNAKE BITE FATAL

HIGHLANDS, Va. = Grabbing
the rattleSnake which Evangelist
j. w. Grizzell was holding aloft.
Robert Cordle, 48, was bitten by
the snake and died from the eff
fectS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-03
CITY COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT
IMPORTANT TOPICS UP FCR
ACTION AT FIRST SESSION
or MONTH

City Council VIII meet 10
night in council chambers ~ CITY
hall al 800 O'Clock II the flrz
session Of the current month
Besides routine matters and
approval Of officers reports ard
bills TO bc paid. several uaa11e-s
Of cItywlde importance Ere
scheduled for council aetna a.
cording 10 Archie Roberts clerk-