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Evening star., 1941-11-26
n. A. N. Report Ask,
$2,000,000,000 Cut
In Federal Budget
Waste Will Endonqer
Financing Of Defense,
Committee Warns
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Immedi-
ate slashing of non-defense ex-
penditures by $2,OO0,O0o 900 by the
Federal Government and other re-
ductions by State and local govern
ments will be urgently recommend
ed as a major plank in the 1912
platform of the Congress of Amer
lean Industry, Charles E. Wilson,
chairman of the Resolutions Com
mittee Of the National Association
OF Manufacturers and president OF
General Electric Co., said today.
A report of the associations COM
mittee on Government finance will
be considered at the industrial con-
vention early in December.
Waste in non-defense spending,
which must sooner or later be paid
for in the form of taxes, can in
terfere seriously with the ability
of the Nation to pay for the defense
this country requires" the COM
mittee's report stated.
Serious Question.
"There is serious question that
we can afford to carry $4,000, ,O00,-
900 of Federal, State and local non-
defense activities in addition to un-
told billions for national defense" p"
In recommending a cut of $2,0O0,-
100000 in the Federal budget, the
report said:
This reduction in unnecessary
spending would be felt in every
household in the Nation. The aver
age middle class and small family
would be able to pay their newly
imposed income taxes in entirety
with savings which would accrue
from such a slash in the budget. In
real dollars, 1t would mean almost
$50 per year to lower bracket tax
payers.
''An even more serious aspect Of
present-day Government spending
looms for the future"
-Four ODJeCtlveS.
The report specified: The fiscal
program required to place Govern
ment finances on a sound basis dur
ing the present emergency should
be directed to four main objectives:
81. The elimination of wasteful
and eXtravagant Government ex-
penditures;
80. The raising of additional tax
revenues by means which will not
interfere with national productivity,
dry up the sources of Government
revenue or intensity the difficulty
Of postwar adjustments.
"3. The correction of unsound
features of the tax structure whose
deterrent effects have been ampli-
fed by recent substantial rate in
creases.
q. Funds not secured through
economies in spending and by tax
alton should be raised by borrowing
subscribed to as far as possible by
Individual investors out OF current
earnings"
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Weather Report
dEurnished by I

Furnished United States Weather Bureau
fair and slightly warmer moderate
MARYLAND and vgna-Fr weather. with somewhat higher tenn
..,
cold tonight tomorrow fair with
some Temperatures
Evening star., 1941-11-26

It is not so much the nationality
of the composer as the language he
wrote In, Mr.. Crooks said, explain
ing that by translating the words
Of songs by such men as Schubert
and Strauss into English he had
been able to include them without
any objections.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
weather Condition. Last 81 Hours.

the northern border States from Montana
eastward to New England with high pres,
sure systems covering the remainder OF
Southeast and Gulf States and the other
over the western Plateau region: Far
weather has been the rule in nearly every
section Of the United States the past day
or two. although cloudiness and lev
widely scattered snow flurries have de-
veloped in the interior of the North
Atlantic States during the night. Tenn
peratures have risen from Texas and the
Plains States northeastvard TO New Ems
temperatures were reported in the South
eastern States. and the weather continues
unusually cold for the season over the
Middle. the South Atlantic and Gulf States.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Kino's Visit Delayed Month

NEW YORK. Nov. % R).-King
George II of Greece has postponed
until January his projected visit to
this country, originally planned for
late this month. Nicholas G. Lely,
Greek Consul General in New York,
said Yesterday. No reason for the
change in plans was given.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
In recess.
Defense Investigation Committee
resumes hearings.
House:
Starts considering amendments to
pending price-control bill.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
Press-Rodio Quiz Dote Dec. d

The Federal Communications
Commission. which was scheduled to
resume hearings tomorrow on its
inquiry into newspaper ownership OF
radio stations, again has. postponed
the proceeding to December 4.
Evening star., 1941-11-26
With Small Staff, Covers
Wide Range of Defense Duties
Protection of Public and Maintenance
Of Morale Largest Part Of Task
Series OF Articles on the NeU Defense Aoencies)
By BLAIR BOLLES,

The Office OF Civilian Defense has small budget and small
paid force but vast 1t enstng
every and and children in its of protect
the civilian physically from the
Already it is the rayng point of good many millions OF
Americans 1t has sponsored the establishment
Evening star., 1941-11-26
,eport for Last ~ Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
fFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest SO, At noon today. Year ago.
35
ago. 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 100. on July rs.
Lowest, IS, on March Is.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
prom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. - per cent, At . Am. today.
Yowest, SO per cent, at . pm. yesterday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry. Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
CALL FOR BIDS

Written sealed bids are hereby
called for by the City Council. of
the City of Key West for furnish
ing of Parking Meters to the City
of Key West Bids shall specify
price and shall provide for the
payment of the meters from the
proceeds derived from the opera
ton thereof. The contract shall
be terninable at the option of the
Council within ten days after the
expiration of a period Of six
months from the installation OF
the last meter purchased Bids
shall be submitted to provide City
with 100 meters and shall be re-
. turnable TO the office Of the City
Clerk. City Hall. Key West. Flor
ida. on the 6th day of March. 1851
at ter O'Clock in the forenoon. The
Council reserves the night TO re-
Ject any and all bids.
ARCHIE ROBERTS.
feb22 -2t,i94l City Clerk
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
LEGION TO NAME
BOYS FOR TRIP
GROUP WILL BE SENT TO
TALLAHASSEE DURING
MONTH OF JUNE

American Legion members will
meet Wednesday to select Key
West boys for a trip TO Tallahassee
in June
How many boys will be selected
from Key West has not been de-
termined, but American Legion
officers has asked local civic clubs
to name representatives for the
week in which boys will take over
the states government.
Boys from cities throughout
the state will stage d convention
at Tallahassee during the month
and select a governor and other
state officials to take over the
reins of government.
Roberts Smith and Tasting
Adams went to Tallahassee last
year as representatives of the
Legion and Rotary club.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
British And German Planes
Battle For Air Supremacy
japanese Terms For Settlement
OF Struggle Between Thailand
And French-Indo- China, Refused
tBy Associated PressD

TOKYO, Feb. 22,-France has
refused TO consider japanese
terms for a peace settlement in
the struggle between Thaiiand
and Frncn Indo-China, it was an
nounced here today.
With less than ~ hours of the
amiStice period remaining, French
sources at Vlchy announced they
would not permit a peace drawn
on the terms suggested by Japan.
The settlement would give Thai
land much moro land than the
country demanded when war be-
gan, it was explained.
Foreign Minister MatSuoko,
meanwhile, is reported to have
been handed singing rebukes for
his offer to mediate the British
German struggle, both by his own
parliament and by German Off
Gals.
The German ambassador called
on Matsuoko this morning and it
is believed told him Berlin felt
he had shown little tact" in his
offer to mediate peace. Mem
bers of parliament, at the same
time, called the offer unwar-
ranted.
Matsuoko denied to newspaper
men that he had intended the Of
fer as London reported it, He had
intended only TO offer rnediation
in the ThaiIand FrrfNa Iado.
China struggle, he said.
French diplomats, in discussing
rejection of the japanese peace
plan, admitted they were worried
by the reported presence of 80
Japanese warships in the Gulf of
Siam and feared a new outbreak
at the end Of the .armistiee pc
riod.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22

streets Sunday afternoon at 300
o'clock.
Mr.. Richey has been conducting
revivals in Florida for the past
seventeen winters, but this is the
first time, for a campaign in Key
West. He has held meetings this
winter in Jacksonville and in
Lakeland and the past week has
been in Cuba speaking in revival
services in Havana and in Cuatro
CaminoS.
The meetings will be nnterde-
nominational and Christians of all
churches are urged TO attend.
MIR. Richey is an exponent of
Divine healing and prays for the
sick in his services. Hundreds
have claimed TO be healed in the
meetings He declares that there
is nothing new or different" in
the idea Of praying for the sick
in public services and that many
ministers of various denomina-
tions are now doing thisrcgularly.
His home is in Houston. Texas,
where he has been a member Of
the Houston Ministerial Associa-
ton for the past eighteen years
He is accompanied by his wife.
his brother 4. A. Richey. and wife.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ira StanphiIl.
The Stanphills are singers and in
strumentaiIsts, and music viii be
an interesting feature If each
service. The services will be held
daily at 1890 q. m. and Z Is p M.
with the exception Of Saturday
and Sunday No services or
Saturday. and on Sunday the
services will be held al 800 p m
end 100 p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
GOVERNMENT men
MUST ALSO PAY
TAXES ON LIQUOR
RULING MADE BY COMP
TROLLER AS HE REFUSED
TO MAKE REFUNDS OF
TAXES PAID

Exemptions granted the United
States government from various
forms of State taxation do not &C
crue to employees of the govern
ment, and they must pay just the
same as private citizens of Flor
ida, State Comptroller J. M. Lee
ruled as he refused to make re-
funds of taxes paid on liquors sold
to officers clubs at various army
and navy posts in Florida.
The refunds had been author
lied by the beverage department
and vouchered to the comptroller
for payment but Jim Lee told
newspapermen in Tallahassee,
Thursday morning, that he didn't
see any reason why all residents
of Florida should not pay the
same tax on the liquor they drink.
Officers are no more entitled to
exemption on the liquor they
drink at their clubs than are the
private citizens and privates in
the ranks on what they buy from
liquor stores, Comptroller Lee
said. Well treat them all alike.
If they want a drink, they can all
pay the tax that goes to support
old age assistance-which in
cidentally is already far from
sufficient to provide adequately
for our old people"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
PLANS PRESENTING
PLEA FOR DIVORCE
BETTY coMPToN'S ATToR.
NEY MAY APPEAR BEFORE
JUDGE GOMEZ NEXT WEEK

M. III. Rosenhouse, attorney for
Betty Compton in her divorce
proceedings against Jimmy Walk
er, former New York mayor, is
expected to present his clients
plea to Judge Arthur Gomez in
circuit court chambers here
Tuesday or Wednesday.
RoSenhoUse began proceedings
on charges of extreme cruelty
Monday night in a late trip to
county courthouse
Walker is not expected 10 CON
test the case and neither Of the
principals are likely to appear in
court Miss Compton, is in Mi,
ami. while the former mayor is
in New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
Key Vests LOW-Rent Housing
Project Subject To Seizure By
Government For Emergency

purposes the government would
simply buy back the project from
the local housing authority, it was
stated. The total cost of approx
mately $724,000 would be paid for
the development, thus not only re-
firing the bonds but repaying the
10 per cent put up by local inter-
ests and administrative expense
of the local authority.
Every effort would then be
made to use this money on another
slum-clearahce project in Key
West, it was stated, so that the
city would actually have an addi-
tional housing project.
The law provides that defense
housing shall be disposed of to
private buyers at the end of the
emergency.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
FOR
SCHOOL ANNUAL
ROBERTS SMITH NAMED Ed.
CHIEF OF THIS
YEARS "CONCH"

Roberts Smith, Key West high
school senior, has been named
editor chief of the school an
nual, Principal Horace .O'Bryant
announced today.
Students elected to publish this
years Conch are Griselda Garcia,
circulation manager; Ray De-
merritt, business manager. Ellie
Rae Gwynn, feature editor; An
thony Perez, assistant feature
editor, and Richard Chapman, art
editor.
Miss Margaret Neff is the
faculty member in charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
ROMANCE" OF TOTO.
GARGANTUA SHOWING
BUT LITTLE HEADWAY
tny Assosintea Press,

SARASOTA, Feb. 22.-The ''ro-
nance" of Toto and Gargantua
showed little progress today as
the two gorillas continued to sulk
in their Ringing Bros. and Bar
mum and Bailey quarters here.
Toto, $50 pounds of blushing
gorilla femininity, rejected the
proffered gifts of her intended
mate yesterday and Gargantua
the Great retired to the further
most corner of his cage to think
it over.
Toto arrived here Friday from
her home in Havana and met a
full grown member of her species
for the first time since her child
hood in the African jungles. Gar
gantua, the unruly star of Ring
ling Brothers show. surprised an
audience of so news photograph
ers and reporters by making a
friendly advance with a stalk of
celery and head of lettuce as
gifts.
When Toto threw them back at
him, however, the great one
showed he was irked. He turned
his back on her and walked
away.
Efforts to effect the first cap
tive gorilla mating in history
will not be continued for several
weeks, but Mrs. E. Kenneth Hoyt,
owner of Toto, has announced
she will take her pet back to Ha-
vana if she does not seem pleas
ed with Gargantua.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22

LONDON. Feb. q -General
Francisco Franco will ask Adolf
Hitler to recall German troops
sent into Spain yesterday. o re-
liable source reported here today
Five small contingents Of sol
dlers we're sent into Spain, aileg-
eddy 10 help IN rebuilding the hur-
ricanc wrecked city Of Sansander.
bat the resulting uproar IN for
eign capitals is believed to have
caused Franco 20 regret the move
Foreign office spokesman here
today said London is no longer
concerned over the incident and
reports from Berlin reiterated
THAT engineers sent into Spain had
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
QUIET OBSERVANCE
OF LEGAL HOLIDAY
MANY PLACES CLOSE IN OBJ
SERvANCE OF WASHING
TONS BIRTHDAY

Key West today is observing
Washington's birthday anniver-
sary in a quiet way.
No formal program has been
scheduled, but many office work
ers have been given a days rest.
Postoffice windows closed at
noon, while employees of the
county, city, navy and coast guard
took the day off. The First Ma
tional Bank also was closed for
the day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
DEFER TRIALS
UNTIL MONDAY

Trial of 10 men held on charg-
es of operating in Key West with
out obtaining Florida automobile
licenses was postponed today UNI
til Monday morning
The men were arrested by dep
uties of Sheriff Berlin Sawyer $
office yesterday in a drive to
force working car owners to buy
Florida tags.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-Em-
battled senators today observed
the anniversary Of George Wash
birth by using his words
TO prove both that they should
and should not vote in favor of
the "lend-leaSe" bill
References to Washington 5
speeches were frequent as the
Senate continued hot debate with
Robert Taft os Ohio in the role
of principal speaker for the oppo-
sition.
If the people of the United
States want 10 So To war. then
they should support this bill. Taft
told the senators.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22

washington Correspondent of
The Key West Citizen)
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb, a.
Key Vests low-rent housing
developments are subject to gov
eminent seizure for use as emer-
sencY defense housing. 1t was
learned here today.
The question was raised by the
pressing need of defense housing
in many paris of the country and
the fact that a slum clearance de-
veiopment constructed by USHA
In South Boston was recently
taken over for that purpose.
Housing officials will not dis
cusS the possibility of slum-
clearance government housing in
any particular city being taken
for workers on vital defense in
dustries but they admit that the
power to seize such developments
for that purpose exists and that
two or three have already been
taken.
II the Key West projects total
ing go units were taken over for
defense workers the city would
not thereby lose its government
aided housing, it was explained.
The policy to be followed in
cases where it seems imperative
To take over slum-clearance hous-
ing for defense work. il was
stated, is to buy out the existing
development from the local au-
thority. Under the law USHA can
finance only up to 80 per cent OF
regular Slum-clearance project
but finances 100 per cent of a de-
Tense development.
In case the Key West projects
were taken for defense housing
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
SINGLETON ON
TRIP TO MIAMI

S. e. Singleton. secretary 81 the
chamber Of commerce has left
for Miarai to attend q meeting Il
the Inland Waterway commits
sion.
Monroe county omu7gsssf5fafsfs
tSo weeks ago voted H. arrange
an enabling act for the EegIsla
fure which would permit the
county u entsY The waterway
group ard Singleton IS expected
70 discuss the proposed legs2la-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
MILLERS PAY
VISIT TO CITY

Floyd c. Miller, president of
the Tribune Publishing Com
pany, Royal Oak, Mich, with
Mrs. Miller and their daughter,
was a visitor in Key West today.
Miller called on L. p. Artman,
publisher of The Citizen, to re-
call old times when both worked
for the Havana Post more than
80 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
Nazis Strike Heavy AT
South Wales; British
Bomb Two Sections OF
Germany
thy Associated f'ressl

British ana German air arma.
das locked over the English chan
mel today in a life and death
struggle described by a London
observed as the opening phase of
the real battle far air supremacy.
Huge German squadrons
dumped tons of explosives over
the south Wales district for tho
third consecutive day and the
town of Swamsie was reported
utterly smashed.
Raj bombers 81. uck I.srcely
at Wilhelmshaven and Emden
in Germany ana. supported by
hundreds OF fighters, roared down
the French channel coast to blast
at possible German invasion
points.
London admitted the destrue-
ton of Swamsie. but said casual
ties had been low. A church,
school several public buildings
and hundreds of homes were re-
ported destroyed In the thunder
ing explosions Of heavy bombs.
Fire bombs for the third day
rained over the city and local.
firemen were unable to exiin-
guish the spreading conflagra-
ton.
Citizens in the area could see
much of the giant struggle as
British fighters swept aloft TO at
tack the invading bombers and
the thud of bombs could be heard
all through the morning.
! The aerial battle il believed q
have started early this morning
when cofnparsti lively small Ger
man squadron attempted 10 sim
through British defcnses. Raj
fighters swarmcd up TO attack
and both sides continued to pour
mere and more planes into the
melee.
/ Nazi bombcrs during the day
reported they had sunk British
ship in the channel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
Blasts Hopes OF Italy
Supplying Her African
Troops; Cuts Chances
Of German Aid

(Dy Associated PFesaD
LONDON. Feb. 22.-The Royal
Navy warned neutral shipping
today that a mine field has been
laid completely across the Medi-
terrsnean sea. cutting it in half.
The huge field. spreading from
the Tyrrhenian sea westward
across the Mediterranean TO the
African coast, is said here to
blast the last possible hope of
Italy's supplying her African
troops or attempting to rescue
them with German aid.
Admiralty officials refused to
disclose details of the size of the
field, but said it will furnish an
effective blockade to any cross
Mediterranean traffic.
Marshal Rudolfo Graziani's
forces, falling back on Tripoli
before a stronger British army,
are thus believed to have been
deprived of their only possible
chance for relief. Supplies for
the army, according to British
sources, are dwindling and cam
not be replaced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
~ -. - 49, ~ -. 49, s
DESCRIBES SINKING
OF BRITISH VESSEL
WITH AMERICAN FLAG
cry A>~oriated PreSsD

WASHINGTON. Feb. "a
Secretary of State Cordell
Hull today was reported
studying a Berlin communi-
que which described the sink
ing of a British ship flying
the American flag.
Berlin said the ship. iden-
titled as the Canadian Cruis-
er. 7.l00-ton British passen-
ger vessel. had been torpedoed
and sunk by a submarine in
the Indian ocean.
The ship, according 10 the
submarine commanders Off
cial report. flew an Ameri-
can flag and had a flag paint
ed on its side
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
Neutral Shipping Warned
Of Mine Field Extending
Across Mediterranean Sea
~. ~. -. A@w. -. -. ~ - - -
CHARGES REYNOLDS
WITH DISGRACING
NORTH CAROLINA
tBy Associated PressD

WASHINGTON. Feb. a.
North Carolina has been
disgraced". Senator Grady
Widow cried today as he de-
nounced his colleague. Sena-
tor Robert r. Reynolds. for
opposing the "lend-lease"
measure.
He has already received
medals from Hitler in Ger
many. Widow said. and if
he were in Germany now
Hitler would deck him out
in purple robes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
EDEN PLANNING
TRIP TO TURKEY
Cry Associated I'reSs)

CAIRO, Feb. 22.-Foreign Min
lister Anthony Eden prepared to-
day for a trip to Turkey and OBJ
servers here described the mis-
sion as possible British move
to bind Turkey, Greece and the
empire into a united coalition.
Eden is expected TO visit An
kara tomorrow and may visit
Jugoslavia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
TANKER REAPER
COMES To PORT

Reaper, Texas Oil company
tanker from Jacksonville. put in
To Porter Docks last night en-
route to Port Arthur. Tex.
The ship remained here only a
few hours to deliver fuel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
Franco Asks Recall OF
German Troops In Spain

no motive but 10 help at San
lander
Berlin denied. however. that
Franco had aaked the troops
withdrawal
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
BUILDING PERMIT
ISSUED YESTERDAY

Mrs. l.. Curry. 703 Eaton street.
yesterday was issued a building
permit for 500 to repair the
porch of her home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
BRITISH TROOPS
KEEP ON MARCH

CAIRO. FEB. q ~-Flytng coli
uuns If British troops are stream
ing through q dis0rganized itai-
ian army in italian SonaliiaHd.
q eommunlque revealed today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22
REVIVAL MEETINGS
START TOMORROW
TO BE CONDUCTED BY RAY
MOND RICHEY. WIDELY
KNOWN EVANGELIST

Raymond 7. Richey. nationally
known Evangelist, will begin a
Revival Meeting in large tent
located at Duval and Division
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-22

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit