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New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
RE QfF at Havano Americans o uued the
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clamor was too strong to be un-
needed.
Americans are unfailingly aston
ished at the absence of race preju-
dice in Havana. At the jai-alai
games Gas at theaters, restaurants
and schools) the blacks sit among
the whites, and I saw white woman
turn from her husband and make a
bet with black man she had never
seen before. Mixtures of every
proportion exist in the island,
and the only prejudice that one sees
is from Americans who were born
! below the Mason and Dixon line,
The racetrack outside Havana, al
ways swept by cool breezes, is at
tended on Sundays by everybody
and daily by Americans. Among
them are many of the "sporting"
variety, who have followed the
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

day for its rooms. So does tho
smaller Miramar, which looks
toward MORO Castle, across the bay
from the Malecon-that beautiful
driveway General Wood built along
the ocean when he redeemed this
strip Of land from despised garb-
age dump. The Plaza and Ingla
terra hotels are also expensive.
Smaller hotels charge SIP, $40 and
$6 day for rooms. It is only at
boarding houses that one can live
cheaply. Havana is no place for
poor tourists to have an ENJOYABLE
holiday-unless they have a single
object for their visit.
The noise in Havana never stops.
Newly arrived Americans are al
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

mer evils and the city is trying to
uphold law, order and decency ac-
cording to its ights--which are not
American, of course. Contrary to
rumors that are circulated in the
States, no open gambling games,
such as roulette, petits-chevaux bac-
carat or poker, are tolerated. What
goes on behind the closed doors of
clubs or private houses may be
guessed, but the public is restrained
from this form of gambling and must
be content with personal card and
dice games, the races, cockfghting,
jai-alai and the lotteries. The lot
teries are a nuisance because of the
ticket vendors, who harass one from
morning to midnight. But the gov
ernment gets a large percentage
from the lottery institution, SO it
will, no doubt, go on.
Golf and tennis are more popular
among the American residents (the
American colony numbers nearly
5,o0o) than among the less active
Cubans. A tennis club and courts
have been constructed and . beau
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
(& LIS the anne Of many Amerie cpa This
Miss Marianne Ogave Nw
COunry

ponies" to Havana fand who would
follow them to the antipodes. These
familiar American types are distin-
guished everywhere in the city by
their dress. They speak only in the
vernacular, and while in Havana
nothing interests them except the
horses. One hears them In second
rate cafes arguing about tips re-
ceived and given. At the track they
consult "touts" or whisper mystic
riously to a friend of friend of
an owner. Some play "form," and
others, of a more sensible turn of
mind, close their eyes and jab their
programs with pin. Only the New
York cocotte has system that wins.
Her escort picks a horse and places
a bet. If the horse wins, she cashes
the ticket. Otherwise she looks
bored and waits for another slip of
paper, being nothing out of pocket.
One we'll known New York
gambler lost $4,000 the Sunday after
his arrival in Havana. He had
played somebody's "sure" tip on two
races After the numbers went up
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Land of No Quiet

But this is impossible. EN-
ployees and servants foregather in
the courtyards and seem to reserve
what should be the Silly hours of
the night for wrangling, repainting
the furniture (surrounded by a criti-
cal audience), sorting the laundry
and placing the blame for lost pieces,
citing their losses at the last cock
fight and shouting with mirth over
the number of times some Of the
mad Americans of the hotel have
beseeched for silence from the win
dows above. The streets do not be-
gin to quiet down until o'clock
in the morning and by s or they
are again vibrating with traffic.
One hotel just outside Havana
proper carries this advertisement in
the American newspaper:
Americans who cannot sleep In
Havana because Of the noise will
find pleasant and quiet rooms at this
hotel, only fifteen minutes drive
out"
There really isn't very much to do
in Havana when one has seen the
city and its environs, so it is natural
that every one should gravitate
toward the sports of the country.
These are the races, tennis, golf,
cockfighting-and jai-alai.
Jai-alai pronounced high a-lie),
the national gams of Spain. Il ona
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
sMashers'' Are Numerous

American women in Havana are
apt to be annoyed by unwelcome at
tentions from Cuban men, and this
is the one unpleasant feature /
found in Havana. Women are
stared at, followed in the street and
even jostled by native men, who, it
must be said, do not spare their own
women these insults- Because Of
this condition Cuban woman Qt
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

~ NE of those psychology tests
Of word associations prob
~ ably would prove that the
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

tiful golf course has been laid out
near Marianao Beach. AS the tenn
perature in Havana always lies be-
tween 70 and SO, it is never too
warm to play any game.
Money Is Plentiful
AS Cuba is one of the richest
countries in the world per capita
Cher sugar crop of last year having
been enough to give every man,
woman and child $377), it is not
surprising that all Cubans seem to
have money-and for spending
purposes, too. The women think
nothing of sending to Paris for all
their gowns or paying $25 a bottle
for perfume. Even the small lew
elry shops sell only the most expen-
sive platinum and diamond orna-
ments, and Americans who 20 in
smiling to search for bargains leave
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

fish, 1t means waiting an hour or
more for dinner. Time, as a valu-
able commodity, Is absolutely un-
known to Cuban cooks and walters.
For instance, l spent a day with
three Americans who wished to
learn of Spanish cooking. ] ordered
for breakfast thick Spanish choco-
late, rice and fried bananas. One
hour. For luncheon, cold pineapple
juice, rice and fried eels. One hour
and three-quarters. For dinner,
Spanish white wine, rice, chicken
and peppers, Valencia style. Three
hours and fifteen minutes. Almost
an American working day spent in
ordering food, waiting for it and
eating it. My friends told me the
next day they preferred plain Amer
lean cooking, after all.
Many tourists are pleasantly sur
prised to find at Havana restaurants
low prices and no flies at all. The
absence of the fly is undoubtedly
the explanation of Cuba's low death
rate.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
THERE sad to be than ann
other city of equal IN the qooyld Those shoan here
parked IN front of the National Theoter Havamq has no
speed laeOs

ways asking, "When, if ever, do
these people sleep?" Every hotel
clerk is kept busy listening to COM
plants about noise and the request
please, can't you give me a quiet
room?"
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he removed a $6 cigar from his
mouth and remarked, casually:
"Well, Pm cleaned out. When's
the next boat back to New Yorkw
Cockfghting is sport little liked
by American visitors, although many
states in the Union are represented
every Sunday at the several cock
pits outside Havana. The betting
is heavy, and the din almost equals
in volume what ] heard at jai-alai.
The Sunday / attended the city's
largest cockpit about $4,000 had
changed hands by the time the eight
or ten combats were fought. Few
American women were there, for
even though no spurs are used the
birds become covered with blood
stains. It isn't sport to appeal to
the fastidious, and, no doubt, it will
be forbidden in time.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
OOKING toaOard Morro Castle through portico of the
LII music stand at Malecom Park Havona

standing seldom walk unaccompa
MED. Families of means send their
daughters and sons to the States to
be educated, and it is to this modern
movement that Cuban women look
to improve the status of their sex.
Girls return to Cuba, form clubs
and demand the vote and American
freedom for woman. English nov
els and plays are gradually spread
ing feministic propaganda. Taking
courage, many Cuban women are
going into business.
The evenings in Havana are duh
for Americans. They are bored by
the native farces and musical conf
edies. And if they understood
Spanish they might be a little bit
shocked. So after dinner there is
nothing to do but to drive. go to jai-
alai or attend one of the dozen or
more motion picture theaters in the
city, where American filrns are
shown with English and Spanish
captions. These theaters are always
crowded with Americans and ma
tives, and they may see Mary Pick.
ford, Norma Talmadge or Charlie
Chaplin to ward off any attack Of
inconsistencies. The admission is 20
cents reel. If you stay longer an
usher visits your seat and collects
another pcseta.
Some of the smaller shops in Hs~
vana have the "two price" system u
confound the hitherto untraveled
American who has never suspecteo
that after you have been told + ,
price of an article you can get /: &
less by arguing with the shopke. per
for half an hour. 1t is not an j. ire
quent sight to behold an Amer lean.
crimson with rage, in wordy waf
S1C CIlS uOOIWdY OI d SUOp.
Bargain Hunting
you're a robberl A ridiculous
price! It's an outraged" shouts the
American. The clerk or proprietor
relates, half in Spanish, half in bad
English, the story of how and where
he acquired the article in question.
that he paid for 1t twice the amount
he is demanding, that his family Of
little ones will be ruined, that he il
willing to pocket his loss because he
has taken fancy to the nice Ameri-
can gentleman-or lady-and that
since his patron is so angry he may
have it for so much-take it away
before l change my mind. The Gus
toner rushes forth into the street.
The clerk pursues. Sometimes at
the corner they come to an agree
ment and both return to the shop to
close the bargain.
The progressive President of Cuba,
Mario Menocal, will soon COM
plete his term of Office. Opin-
ions in Cuba concur that the next
President will be former President
Gomez, alleged to be friendly to the
worst interests of the island Gomez
is the man who led the revolution
against the present government in
1917, with 20 per cent of the Cuban
army, which he had diverted to hts
leadership. A feeling Of sadness
about the election prevails among
the better interests of Cuba. They
see the country has prosperous and
happy future. They are desirous OF
having the good opinion of America.
For the benefit Of tourists, much
| American money is about to be in
vested in new hotels Of unbounded
luxury, park, bathing beach
land an unlimited supply Of liquid
lrefrsshmest%
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

of the most delightful things the
American discovers in Cuba. It is
more exciting than baseball, squash
and polo combined, and the person
who introduces it to this country is
bound to make his fortune, Re-
sembling tennis, inasmuch as it Is
played on courts by four men, it
carries the onlooker on the crest of
a wave of such suspense and thrills
that he is enervated at the end of
each game from sheer emotion.
Americans who have been content
to howl "Take him out!" and "'At-
taboy!" stand on their feet and yell
for half an hour at time when they
see the four players from Spain in
contest that strains every muscle
and forces the perspiration from
each pore, so that the clothing Of
the contestants is dripping by the
time the first round is played. Not
one frenzied spectator of the 1000
ever sits down or stops yelling ex-
cept in the intermissions. Jai-alai
is no place for a contemplative at
titude.
No Race Prejudice
The jai-alai games were stopped
once on the around that they were
public nuisance. Aside from the
noise, which is heard for blocks
about the building, and the daily
struggle for tickets that is fought
out in a ,two-block area near the
building, the disproportionate gam
bling that takes place throughout
the game sometimes $4,000 or
$4,000 is bet in an evening) caused
the authorities to ask the teams to
return to Spain. ]. But the popular
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

No Open Gambling
American influence has done much
toward cleansing Havana of it's for
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-18

ned with cement stucco. The roof
is ShinGicd and stained. The finish
Of the iwo main rooms and sun par
or l., o. oak with oak floor. The
h~G rooms. Kitchen and both room
arc % be fiaiShcd in white enamel.
wi, doors II birch.
Til. OUTSIDE gables are paneled
with half ;inbers and finished with
s,ucco. Tho estimated cost is from
500 20 $500. exclusive Of heating
md plumbing. The outside trim
r.irg& arc o. I:@ht cream color ard
he roof stained green. The steps
md brr'rcsSea and front terrace are
- 30 of brick. The corner piers and
h;;:t-nssc& are intended TO be built
NJ na'iy, cobblc stone or powders.
s:vin, vcry artistic appearance.
There is a s..l basement complete,
with laundry. heating room. etc.
There IL i good floor in attic and
space 20: storage.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-17
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

PARIS Great Britain and Italy
have completely agreed upon the re-
sumption of trade relations with Rus
Sia. $50 .s..
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-The American
Farm Bureau Federation in session
here unanimously adopted resolu-
ton calling upon Congress to fake i'm
mediate action for the relief of farm
industry, threatened with utter bank
ruptcy.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. The second
cut in two weeks in the price of bread
was announced in Cleveland. Pound
loaves are selling for II cents and
16 cents.
LoNDoN.-The hour for the settle
ment of the Irish problem has arrived
and there should now be no question
of punctilio, according to Arthur Hen
derson, labor leader, in the House of
Commons, who was optimistic upon
his arrival here from Dublin, where
he conferred with Arthur Griffith,
founder of the Sim Fein and vice
president of the Irish Republic"
Even the extremists in Ireland de-
sire peace, he said.
GENEVA. - The Assembly of the
League of Nations, giving the cold
shoulder to Argentina and Canada,
postponed discussion of Article y.
NEW YoRk.-WeIcomed by the
shouts of crowd who awaited "
landing and who then escorted her
through the streets up Fifth avenue
to her hotel, Mrs. Muriel Macswiney,
widow of Terence acswiney. former
J ord Mayor of Cork, arrived here to
join others of her countrymen working
in America for the cause of Irish in
dependence.
RALTIMoRE.-Pope Benedict, in a
letter to Herbert Hoover, transmitted
thl ough Cardinal Gibbons. of Balti-
more, gives his ndOrsemeeut to the
newly formed European Relief Copn-
,tf
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-17
INSURANCE COMBINE
TO END AUTO THEFTS
Annual Loss Is S27,O00,0O0 in
New York City Alone, Says Estl-
mates-75 Cars Stolen Daily.

New York.-In an effort to end auto
mobile thefts in New YORK City, which
have reached such proportions as to
entail a property loss estimated at
more than $4,000 600 a year, insur-
ance companies have organized the
Automobile Underwriters Detective
Bureau. The bureau which will cost
the insurance companies 250000 an
nually, will cover the entire East, but
its principal work will be in New
York.
Records Of the Police Department,
made public for the first time, show
TO what tremendous extent the busi-
ness of stealing automobiles has pro-
gressed in New York. hes, records,
taken day by CAV for the month of
November, show that an average of
seventy to seventy-five cars a day are
driven from their stands at the street
curb by some one other than their
owners. The same records show that
>of these daily thefts only twenty to
twenty-five Of the cars are recovered
by the police.
Automobile thieves have become so
bold that they no longer take trouS.e
to disguise stolen cars, an insurance
adjuster said. They slap on a new
numoer, drive to Philadelphia OF Bos-
ton and sell to the first bidder for
5000 or $500. The buyer gets a bill
of sale, takes out new license and
ole more car is added to the ''miss:n :"
list.
At rate of fifty cars day In New
York that are not recovered the total
stolen for the year will be 1880. Fix
ing the average value at $1,50o the
total value will be S27,375,O00 About
1900 cars were stolen in 1919.
On behalf of the police it may be
said that the month of November
shows the greatest number OF arrests
and convictions of automobile thieves
ON record. The department evidently
Is awake to the alarming increase and
the automobi, squad has been en-
larged. There are now eighteen de-
tectives under Lieutenant John Fitz-
patrick whose entire time is devoted
to motor car thefts.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-17
SOCIALISTS TO SIT IN
n. Y. LEGISLATURE
Governor-EIect Miller and Other
Leaders Opposed to Any
Move for Custer.

Albany.-There will be no attempt
to oust the Socialist members of the
coming legislature. That is the de-
t-sion of Governor-elect Nathan L.
Miller, Assemblyman 81. Edmund Mac
hold, who is to d speaker Of the as
sembly this year; State Chairman
George A. Glynn and other Republican
leaders who discussed tie situation
from all points of view at a recent
conference.
The gove-nor-elect is said to rave
told the conferees he expected to have
enough work for the legislature to do
without devotin- any time to trial
of ..ocialists.
Richard W. Lawrence, Republican
leader Of The Lronx, New York City.
where the Socialist situation has year.
Iy been growing mere acute, apneared
before the conference with figures that
convinced the leaders there has been
a strong vote Of protest in the last
election against tic Socialist ousters
In the assembly this year..
The Socialists in the 1921 legislature
are EMIL Seidel of the Twenty-second
Senate district ii The Bronx, the first
member of his party ever to be elected
to the upper house Samuel Orr of tie
Fourth district The Bronx, and
Charles Solomon, who were reelected
to ths assembly.
1t was stated that after the gpecial
election in September at which the
oLsted assemblymen were reelected
J--dge Miller, 40 was then officially
the Republican candidate for govern
or; Chairman Glynn ar6 Speaker
Thaddeus G. Sweet decided that no
move should be made against them at
the special session of the Legislature.
Much to .tLe surprise of Judge Miller
and Mr.. Glynn when the special ses-
sion convene Speaker Sweet did take
up custer proceedings. Mr. Sweet
stated at the time. however, that he
h.d been overrrled by the upstate
members Of the assembly who were
liz the majority. At that time three OF
the five Socialists were oustec and
the otter two promptly resigned.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-17

Ihe Packages.
room was open, and plainly visible in
side was rough-appearing man toss
ing over the packages grouped under
the little tree.
"Tt's a burglar" gasped the star
tied Ned, ''and stealing our Christmas
presents Hey, you get out of there
or I'll shoot you full Of bullets!" and
Ned ran to the window, drew re-
volver from it's case and presented it
in menacing view.
The intruder turned. dashed from
the room into the hall and disap-
peared. valiantly triumphant, Ned
went back to the parlor, for the first
moment noticing a small satchel lying
open on a chair. . 1t somewhat thrilled
of steel within.
Burglars tools!" whispered Ned,
fairly awed. "And here's a great big
wallet stuffed full of papers and bank
notes, and right across it Is stamped
the name of Martin Brill in gilt letters.
Say! This fellow must have robbed
the old man before he came here"
Half an hour later Ned stood in the
garden of the Brill home. Gazing into
the one lighted room of the place he
saw Brill tied to chair and striving
to dislodge a gag in his mouth He
was frantic; he tore his hair; incoher-
entity he babbled forth the visit of a
night marauder as Ned released him.
You're the Wade boy, aren't your
he auavered. you've done me a good
turn. Do another. Call the police"
"Say," interposed Ned, IF you'll
come with me I'll see that you get your
wallet back
"What why - come with you -
where?"
ITO your daughters home. A funny
thing has happened. and if you want
your wallet back you've got to go with
me there"
Half distracted, fully mystified, Mar
tin Brill consented to the strange pro-
c5sal. Arrived, Ned told his story,
produced the wallet and restored it to
tCS O"ueI.
"Oh lad, you've won my eternal graf
itude." cried the delighted old man,
but paused abruptly, his eyes fixed
upon decorated framed portrait of
himself.
"Mr. Wade got the holly for that"
said Ned, "and your daughter trimmed
it. They do that every year"
Martin Brill sat staring at the por-
trait, a dim mist crossing his eyes
Ned stole quietly from the room as he
heard footsteps on the front porch.
"Sh-h!" he whispered, reaching it.
Mother, you've got a visitor"
"Why, who is it?" asked Alice sur.
prisedly.
"santa Claus, I'm thinking" was
ihu prompt response~and It was.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-17
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

The first conviction under the War Pro-
hlbltion act to reach the supreme
court was disposed Of when tho
court affirmed the sentence imposed
in Maryland on Louis Wunder after
he had been found guilty OF selling
distilled spirits for beverage pur-
poses.
Following conferences with house and
senate leaders, President-elect Hard
ina stated that he probably would
call the extra session of Congress,
already contemplated, after his in
auouration. Tax revision is the
principal part OF the program that is
to be taken up.
The injunction against the Shipping
Board fcrbidding the sale of former
German passenger liners, issued by
the district court on application OF
William Randolph Hearst, was set
aside by the district court of ap-
peals.
Favorable report on the johnson bill
prohibiting immigration into the
United States for two years was Or
dered by the House Immigration
Committee. Chairman johnson said
the measure would be given prefer
ence in the house. The bill would
become effective sixty days after en-
actment.
The American government has about
reached the limit of the concessions
it is WILLING to make to the aliies' and
associated powers with regard to the
disposition of the former German
cables, it VIZ nade kncwn by one OF
the American commissioners to the
international communications con-
ference now in session which has
been considering the question.
First steps toward remedial legislation
for farmers at the present session Of
Congress will take the for' OF con-
current resolution directing restora-
tion Of the War Finance cernera-
tisn,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-17
IN POLAND, AUSTRIA, GERMANY

tables are spread and lights left burn
ing during the entire night that the
ANGEL who passes when everyone
sleeps may find something TO eat.
In certain parts of Austria they put
candles in the windows so that the
Christ-child may not stumble in pass
ing through the village. In Germany
the homes are prettily decorated the
day before Christmas and the trees
hung with presents for the children.