Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
BARLOW FIGHTING
|. FOR HAVANA CLAIM
Property Worth $4,000, 900
Involved in Litigation.
U. S. Aid Sought.
BY JOHN F. SINCLAIR.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. May 2S.-Ten million
dollars worth of property in the heart
OF Havana, Cuba, continue to remain
in litigation.
man past TO- Joseph e. Barlow,
American citizen. who has lived in Cuba
more than 20 years, has been told ON
cially that the United States Depart-
ment of State will not press his claim,
Tor which he has been fighting since
the Zayas administration, and all be-
cause Mr.. Barlow refuses to submit his
claim to arbitration.
This disputed property was once
swamp land. 1.-The Great Manglar de
Urratia." At one time the ownership
nearly caused revolution in the island
and there was feeling then that the
United States Government would he
compelled to intervene in the interest
OF law and order.
Mr.. Barlow became owner of the land
decade ago, through a sale by law
yers, Tor a sum said to be $50 He
never was able to occupy it as his own
however, for a rich, powerful Spaniard.
Somez Mena, who has been living in
cuba all his life, gradually took over,
piece by piece. the property and fenced
law. says Senior Mena. and since there
never were any heirs to claim the
property from the original royal grants
has kept it.
Mr. Barlow has used every means
within his power to get the property,
ne asserts that various Cuban couiSs
nave given him title, but that the SUI
perlof Court consistently has refused
courts.
After exhausting Cuban recourse he
went to Washington, where he has been
LOT 1our years trying to secure the
American Governments cooperation.
But Mr.. Barlow, despite considerable
propaganda work and fiery speeches
mes afraid OF nobody, President Ma
cn t lncludedD, has been unable to
geG any action on the part of the
United States. '0
When ne returned to Cuba last year
ne was arrested on a charge made nv
woman that he had swindled her out
OF property which she had purchased
from him. He was locked up in Prin-
clpe Prison and held incommunicado.
1nen. suddenly. he was released, with
OUT Trial or fuss. Again he returned
to Washington, where he Continued
to fight. "e"
Mr.. Barlow's family remains in Ha-
vana. His daughter married John Duys.
Jr., wealthy tobacco man, while his
son, WIN, heads the Latin American
Orange Crush Co.
Still $10,000,0O0 is something to fi1ht
Ior-eRen by man past 20.
'Is the profession of air bilot the
most dangerous of all? Is that WHY he
is paid SO well?" asked Harold Crary
of the Boeing companies.
we have So day and night ffyinr
pilots. One has flown 100000 miles
and still going strong" replied Mr.,
Crary. "One has 10000 hours to his
credit. One has 5000 hours. Two have
1000. Nine have 5000 and 10 have
5000. All of the first pilots at the con-
trolls OF passenger planes have had in
excess of $500 hours flying time"
But the danger-is it greater than
IN the usual line Of business?" was the
next question.
There is as much difference between
these veteran skilled pilots and the
novice who does stunts to get his name
in the papers," answered Mr.. Crary,
"as there Is between the careful auto
mobile driver and the reckless speed
demon at the Indianapolis speed races"
During the past three months the
line of 2,700 miles between New York
and San Francisco, carried 426 tons of
mail-the equivalent of 100000 let
ters-with loss Of only one days bust
ness.
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