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Evening star., 1933-03-26
'Cockeyed Republic Definition Given
Irish Free State by Member of Dali

DUBLN.-A new and unorthodox
definition Of the status Of the Irish
Free State which has wreathed some
troubled Irish countenances in smiles
has been provided by Capt. s. Minch, q
member OF the Dali. According to the
terms of the constitution Of June 16,
1922, the Irish Free State Is a coequal
member Of the British Commonwealth
of Nations According to Capt. Minch,
it has become sort Of "cockeyed re-
public"
Addressing a public gathering, Capt.
Minch said the main political issue
that calls for straight talk is: Are
we q republic, or a nation in partner
ship with other nations called the Com
monvealth?"
"That Is the vital question: he said.
THE stronger and bigger We get In that
Evening star., 1933-03-26
Mosquitoes Imported
From Tropics by Plane

LONDON for England's S
most dangerous alien colony are now
arriving here by air liners from the
tropics They are tropical anopheles
destined for the mosquito hatchery,
which has just been opened at the Lon
don School of Medicine The mosquitoes,
which are imported at great expense,
are transported in tiny gauze boxes.
The new London research station of
the malaria unit" is under the direc-
tion of Sir Samuel Rickard Christophers
and will cooperate with the Health
Ministry Station in Surrey and with
q chemical station in Hampstead and
the research station at Cambridge Uni
versity.
(Copyrieht, 1889
Evening star., 1933-03-26

partnership depends upon yet s;& .n4,
but owing to the way things are being
messed about we find ourselves today a
sort of cockeyed republic in the 26
countries, as the result of which the
farmers are being smashed, wages re-
duced, the economic blood scourged
from the taxpayers, what used to be
known as warehouses are filling up, and
we are creating en- masse what is now
the main industry of the country
home help families at shillings a
week."
Bearded in the Senate on this issue
OF status, Sean F. Lemass, minister for
industry and commerce, said the Free
States association with the British
Commonwealth was based on grounds
Of pure eypediency. 4
lCopyright, 1854
Evening star., 1933-03-26
American Papers Costly in Britain,
Some Soaring to So Cents Copy

ers have been asking for magazines
and Sunday newspapers, which are
really book prices. The price charged
for New York and other big Sunday
editions recently has spiralled upward
to shillings 4 pence. At par this
would be approximately So cents.
The American who has attempted to
get home conscious by indulging over
the week end in a couple of Sunday or
several daily editions and two or three
magazines now finds that 10-shilling
note (normally s2.50) hardly provides
him with his regular diet of home
news.
When the pound was below $500 as
much as 81 cents was charged for a
weekday edition of an American news
paper.
Several dealers declare that the post
age also has affected the price and re-
ports that sales have declined by Is or
80 per cent.
DOWNRIGHT. 1Q330
Evening star., 1933-03-26
Rostand, Who Once ''Fled" Duel,
Now Is Not Permitted to Fight

PARIS.-Maurice Rostand wouldn't
fight when he could. and now he IS
not allowed to fight when he wants to.
Rostand, son Of the famous author
Of "Cyrano de Bergerac" and Chan
tecler," had dispute recently with the
director Of the Porte Saint Martin
Theater. M. Maurice Lehman, over a
contract for producing one of Rostand's
plays. Rostand decided that his honor
was at stake and challenged Lehman
to a duel.
But much to Rostand's chagrin. Leh-
mann's seconds proclaimed that no such
challenge could be entertained until
Evening star., 1933-03-26

Rostand had shot it out with Pierre
Weber, dramatic critic
Some years ago Weber challenged
Rostand. Rostand only laughed, say
ing that dueling was relic of roman
ticism and that he would not ridiculize
himself by appearing on the field of
honor AS consequence a solemn
document was drawn up by Veber's
seconds. declaring that Rostand had
committed the socially objectionable
So If Rostand wants to fight Lehman
he will have to fight Weber first. Ros-
tand is one of the picturesque figures
Of Paris literary and theatrical life.
(Copyrieht. 1933)
Evening star., 1933-03-26
japanese Campaign
Hastens Marriages

TIENTSN, China.-Fear Of a Japanese
invasion of Peiping has shortened many
engagements and hastened the marriage
of scores of young Chinese girls. The
parents Of these girls feel they have
quite enough to worry about in saving
themselves and their property from the
hands Of the Japanese military and
have lghtened their family burden and
worries by maEEing of their daughters.
Copyright. 1e33.l
Evening star., 1933-03-26

to $4,000 year In perfecting instru-
ments and methods Of research with the
sole object of getting at the facts Of
earthquake activity in Southern Cali
fornia. The work must go on for
years, being perfected and extended as
has that of the Weather Bureau.
Hundreds of shocks are recorded each
year on its instruments, and eventually
the records will show how the forces
gather and where they are more or less
intense. We may never catch the earth
quake kobold actually at work. but it
may be that in time we shall be so
prepared, through the work Of the seis-
mologist and that of the structural
engineer. that his attacks will be
harmless.
Evening star., 1933-03-26
BY GASTON NERVAL.

:; !: Is; !: :: s 4:
Far East the rising of mill
Evening star., 1933-03-26
1t Can't Be Done
BY BRUCE BARTON.

NE of the publishers Of Time, the weekly news mags
zine, paid me visit and remarked: This is tne teil'
J anniversary of NV first call on you. Do you n
Evening star., 1933-09-13
VIOLENCE THREATS
ALARM AMERICAN
RESIDENTS IN CUBA

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1933-09-13
PAR0CHIAL SCHOOL
ENROLMENT JUMPS
Nearly $4,000 Pupils in Units
Which Opened for New Term
Monday.

Nearly 10000 boys and girls were en-
rolled in Washington parochial ele-
mentary and high schools when they
were reported Monday With the ex-
ception of few academies. the entire
parochial school system here has re-
sumed operation for the season.
Mondays opening was marked gen.
orally by increases in enrolment,
queries at various schools revealed, and
by the time the school year is we'll under
way 1t is estimated that the 26 ele-
mentary schools,wil have enrolled 1000
children and the 16 high schools will
have on their rolls 1900 students Last
years elementary school enrolment
totaled 1856 and the high schools had
q total of 1852.
Preceding the opening of the public
schools by week many of the parochial
schools are operating this week on q
curtailed schedule Some are running
on a halliday basis until the years
work is gradually undertaken.
The parochial schools of the District
of Columbia are under the superin-
tendency of Rev. John j. Barrett of
Baltimore
Evening star., 1933-09-13

leaders reached their high place through
butchery."
After the first period Of enthusiasm
Is, over, will you be able to keep orders''
he was asked.
eyes," he said.
VIII Order Men to Shoot.
asked II he would give orders to
shoot in case Of violent disorder.
II hope that I will not have TO-" he
replied, but will II have to-"
Batist. Is plainly enjoying his tri-
umph. his rank and his power, and liv-
ing so fast he has not had time to ask
II he is in q dream or not, when he is
sure he is making the dream come true
There is one thing in common be-
tween his revolving soldiers and the Of
flcers at the National Hotel, and that
is the effect of the Machado regime
on both. The officers complain that
Machado set soldiers to spy on officers
for disloyalty to him, and the soldiers
have grievance against the officers
which was fostered under the former
president.
(Copyright. 1888. by North American News
paper Alliance. Incl
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Continued From First Page.)
which armed officers, deposed when an
enlisted mems coup d'etat put a junta
IN power, were surrounded by soldiers.
The Ambassador said he moved be-
cause there was no food there and
there was threat that water end
lights might be cut off,"
The officers, meanwhile. remained
flrm in their refusal to recognize the
Grau San Martin administration or its
demands that they return to their posts.
Washingtonian in Hotel.
"A number If Americans were in the
hotel. Among them were: DR.. and Mrs.
Veeder Leonard Of Baltimore, Ganet Lea
OF New York. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Brad
bury OF Philadelphia, Walter Sutter of
Chicago. j. H. Barcena of New York, H.
T. Mulry Of Providence, r. l.; Miss
Frances Benes Of Providence, Cecil Bell
OF New York, Will H. Taylor of San
Francisco, E. K. Botsford Of New York,
j. H. Jarvis Of Washington.
Grau San Martin gave COL Horacio
Ferrer. de Cespedes' secretary OF war,
and the Officers spokesman, until last
midnight to bring the officers around,
but midnight found no solution and the
government delayed acting.
Unofdcially 1t was said a decree was
expected, declaring the officers desert
ers and making them liable to expulsion
and ! to 6 years Imprisonment
Evening star., 1933-09-13

ONCE work for the general stan.
Sturdily built, with black hair brushed
back and q small flattish nose, though
he may have no Chinese blood, he has
suggestion Of Chinese in his face.
His face, however, Is very lively and
expressive.
Seated at his desk his quick, rowing
eyes flashed recognition to numerous
soldiers who appeared in the room
and then passed out in the midst Of
the continuous reception, his legs never
ceased their nervous, dancing move
ments and his hands were never still.
He denied the officers statement that
the sergeants had told them they
would be back In power In two or three
hours. They were told there had been
another revolution, he said.
BatiSta said that in organizing his re-
volt he picked one man in each post or
company who picked another who could
be trusted, and SO on, and then the
only signal that had to be given was
the hour had come. He was taking
back officers he wanted.
400 Officers Returned.
How many have returned?" he was
asked.
-Four hundred" he replied, which Is
more than the 300 at the Hotel Ma
tional If his statement can be accepted.
will you attack the Hotel National
or use force against the hold-out off,
cers?"
Not at present" He repeated this
answer when put the question again.
I'VE will leave them where they are, "
he said. "They are free to come and
60. tell the men to be courteous to
any old officer whom they recognize and
to salute him."
Fulgencio Batista himself has quite a
polite manner. and he grinned in say
ing he would be as polite as his former
chiefs. asked him If he did not think
that in test many Of his privates
would support the former officers in
loyalty to old associations. He said:
Never. They are a solid block
against the old regime"
When I mentioned the view heard
from officers at the Hotel National,
that they never could serve under him
situation demanded that he should
yield up his rank, what he would do,
he replied:
"Our men would never permit me to.
did not want to be colonel. The
juTta and my comrades insisted I
should be. There will be no majors or
lieutenant colonies or colonels in the
new army. which will be reduced two
thirds. We will do away with the gen.
eral staff and the high officers in our
soldiers army"
Having remarked on his very swift
rise In rank and to mighty RESPONSE
bilities, I asked him, with a view Of
sounding his military knowledge and
the extent Of his study, who was his
favorite military leader In history.
II have none" he said. can military
Evening star., 1933-09-13
BY COL. FREDERICK PALMER.

BY COL. FREDERICK PALMER.
BY Radio to The Ster.
HAVANA, September 1--we car
hold out here indefinitely and mean to
remain until our terms are accepted,
said DR.. Horacio Ferrer secretary OF
war in the De Cespedes government and
| srokesmen for the deposed army officers
isolated in the Hotel National.
II presented these terms to the junta
when it asked me to call at the presi-
Dental palace last Saturday morning, u
the spokesman continued. II repeated
them to Grau San Martin after he had
himself inducted into the presidential
Office. He said: Take "a hours to re-
fleet This is what was publicly known
as a truce. Monday night called on
Grau San Martin again and repeated
our terms. and again he told me to tell
the officers to take time to reflect
Our conditions are, first, the re-
establishment of the De Cespedes gov
eminent; second, the sergeants who be-
came officers be removed from the army
and If necessary cared for by civil gov
amnesty for the enlisted men who re-
volted."
Would Try Officers.
Finally, DR.. Ferrer and the officer
group would have all officers under a
cloud from the Machado regime tried,
which was the intention of the De Ces-
pedes government.
"Grau San Martin said the conditions
were very hard" DR.. Ferrer added but
they are final and essential to the res
toration of disciplined army to assure
future order"
DR.. Ferrer. an oculist with q high
class practice, has had no part in poll
tics, but joined with Col. Julio Sanguily
and with the A. B. C.'s in the army
officers overthrow of Machado. The
doctor, his eyes kindly through his spec
patient he was examining.
Sitting on a bed in the room on the
sixth floor of the hotel, meanwhile, was
Maj. Pho Alonzo, who commands the
hotel garrison, which is entirely COM
posed of officers He ruffled his military
mustache at times. indicating his atti-
tude was more technically military than
his civilian chief. DR.. Ferrer but he did
not speak unless asked a question.
Explains Non Resistance.
There has been some criticism.
learn" said Dr. Ferrer. that the Off
cials yielded without facing down their
men or resisting. Many of the officers
who live in their own homes returned
to the barracks to find the men in
formation and armed. When they
argued with their men the soldiers
slipped the bolts of their rifles, ready
to fire.
"The sergeants said their control was
only for few hours, until they cleaned
the army of bad officers tainted with
the corruption and brutality of the
Machado regime. So to avoid blood
shed. the officers yielded, thinking this
wisest."
1T is quite untrue that we came to
the hotel because Ambassador Welles
was living here temporarily. Col. San
gully. the army chief of staff under De
Cespedes, was living here and unable
to move after his operation. The Off
GERS would be near their commander.
and together, and the hotel was an
obvious point of concentration because
of its large accommodations and easy
defensibiIty with its thick walls and
many windows, giving complete circle
Evening star., 1933-09-13
HOTEL IS STATED
BYCUBAN OFFICERS
Airmen Run Elevators, Cav.
airy Officer Heads Janitors
in Besieged HosteIry.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HABANA, September 13. - II the
Cuban army were to revise its registry
of officers today it would include entries
like these:
Capt P. R. Heribarne, former caval-
ryman, now in charge of janitors, Ma
tional Hotel, Havana.
Lieut.. A. Montero, aviator, at present
an elevator operator, National Hotel.
And so it goes down-and up-the
line.
Men trained in the cadet school
many of them with post graduate work
at American Army posts to their credit
have so far met successfully an emer-
gency by rolling up their sleeves and
doing the job.
Several hundred officers, estranged
from their commands by political dis
agreements, are waging a campaign for
the restoration of Carlos Manuel de
Cespedes as President.
Defied New President.
They established headquarters at the
hotel few days ago and openly def1ed
the Ramon Grau San Martin regime.
The government retaliated by sur
rounding the hostelry with soldiers,
making the officers virtual prisoners.
In the beginning things went fairly
well. But the officers faced a real prob
lem when all hotel employees walked out,
leaving the service paralyzed.
The best minds of the group got to-
gether and planned the campaign
that they man the hotel themselves.
Aviators became elevator operators
the leaders have an eye for the appro-
PIRATE; infantry officers carried on their
marches by becoming walters and ar
tilleryren took over the telephone
switchboard.
A regular routine Is followed. An
army lieutenant. Jaime Romer, is chief
cook, with half dozen shavetails from
various branches Of the service help
ing him.
Flyers Good Operators.
1--WE assigned aviators to the eleva-
tors because the work is akin to flying"
said Capt. Heribarne. They do the
Job WE'LL
He said there is enough food in the
hotel to keep the officers for several
days. Heribarne served several years
at Fort Riley. Kans.
VIII Taylor, hotel manager, said
$4,000 worth of food was turned over
to the officers despite threats that
something would happen" to him If he
continued to house the officers.
The officers are well armed, and have
said they will fight if attacked.
Several problems, however, have not
been entirely solved-who will shine
their buttons and their boots? What
to do about reveille and policing COM
pany corridors?
Evening star., 1933-09-13
BINGHAM Is Permanent
WHEAT DELEGATE OF U. S.
MacMurray Named Representative
at Committee Meetings Held
on Continent.

BY the Associated Press.
Appointment of Robert W. Bingham,
Ambassador to Great Britain, as per-
manent United States delegate to the
International Wheat Advisory Commit
tee has been announced by Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wallace. The COM
mittee is completing details Of the re-
cent export limitation agreement.
Wallace also designated John Van
Antwerp MacMurray, Minister to the
Baltic States, to serve as Ambassador
Bingham's alternate. He will represent
the United States at committee meet
ings held on the continent.
Frederick E. Murphy, Minneapolis
publisher, who served as American dele
gate to the recent London Wheat Con-
ference, has been selected to represent
the United States as a special delegate
to the session of the International Ad-
vfsory Committee.
Ihs FIRST meeting Of the Advisory
Committee is to be held in London on
September IS.
L. v. Steere, Agricultural attache
stationed at Berlin, will continue to act
as technical adviser to the American
representatives.
Evening star., 1933-09-13
Sets New Speed Record.

TOPEKA, Kans.. September 13 LF.-
Emory Collins Of Regina, Saskatchewan,
automobile racer, set a new record
yesterday for the half-mile dirt track
at the Kansas Free Fair, circling the
oval in % seconds in time trial, one
second under the old mark. Collins also
won one heat Of the Sweepstakes event,
finals of which were postponed on &C.
count Of rain.
Evening star., 1933-09-13
BUILDING ON UPGRADE
Steady Rise in Value of Permits
Shown in Reports.

NEW YORK, September 13 OP.-
Further expansion in the building in
dustry is reflected in August reports to
Dun g. BradStreet, Inc.
The value of last months building
permits for 215 cities was $32, 2,422 1868
as compared with $27,565, ,795 for the
same cities year ago. an increase o1
17.6 per cent. There was also a gain
of 10 per cent over July, whereas q
seasonal rise Of ! per cent Is normal
August was the third successive month
to register an increase over the previous
year.
Evening star., 1933-09-13
Gets Year for Counterfeiting.

LOS ANGELES, September 13 @.-
Robert Andrews, %, of Birmingham,
Ala, was sentenced by Federal Judge
George Cosgrave yesterday to serve a
year and day In prison for counter
feiting.
Secret service agents testified Andrews
had the spurious coins in his possession
when he was arrested in Long Beach
for violating a - or o-''~~-ra
Evening star., 1933-11-16
AMOEBIC DYSENTERY
SURVEY LAUNCHED
State Health Officers Asked to Be
on Alert and Report Cases
Promptly.

BY the Associated Press.
To obtain survey Of the amoebic
dysentery situation on a national scale.
the Public Health Service yesterday
sent letter to all State health officers
asking them to be on the alert for the
disease, and to report promptly.
The letter explained that this trop-
ical or subtropical disease, hitherto oc-
curing infrequently In Northern COM
munities, had recently appeared In
Chicago In unusual proportions.
From early July to November 0, 70
cases with seven deaths were said to
have been identified in Chicago, and "a
cases with nine deaths, having origin
In Chicago, had been traced to other
places.
The disease is believed to originate
from handling Of food.
DR.. r. r. Spencer, expert, sent to
Chicago to study the situation, today
reported to headquarters here:
"The present outbreak has reached
epidemic proportions because of the
large number Of healthy carriers among
food handlers. Undoubtedly, 1t is this
group Of people who have unconsciously
spread the infection throughout the
country"
Evening star., 1933-11-16

Of the Central Night High School, 20
be principal Of the new william Howard
Taft Junior High School, which win
open shortly. Educated at Browns
Business College at Decatur, Ill; at
the IlEnos State Normal University, and
at the University Of Illinois and George
Washington University, Mr.. Baker has
had wide teaching experience. He
first taught in a junior high school at
Decatur, Ill, later at the George
Mason High School in Alexandria and
finally In the Washington public
schools. He entered the District Of
Columbia school system In 1927 as q
teacher of mathematics at Business
High School. He subsequently taught
at Macfarland Junior High School and
at Mckinley High School. He begins
his new duties Monday, although the
exact opening date of the new Taft
building is not yet set.
Evening star., 1933-11-16

Of the Community Chest. The fnvesti-
cation revealed further, he said. that
most Of the 211 children were in the
families being cared for by the emer-
gency relief organization. When this
situation was revealed to Mr.. Halbert
he said clothing was speedily forth
coming.
VIII Aid Adults.
Following discussion Of the question,
the board adopted resolution In which
it expressed realization that adults are
in need of clothing as much as chill
dren and that not only will the princi-
pals of the various school buildings re-
ceive children's clothing but they win
Such contributions Of clothing as the
public may make through the schools
will be distributed to the needy under
definite plans yet to be adopted
While on the subject of clothing the
Dr.. Ballou to express its appreciation
TO Max Star1rl, proprietor Of Mack and
Jacks Shoe Repair shop at 507 Four
teenth street, for his generosity in un-
dertaktng to repair the shoes of every
Washington school child who can not
afford such work. Similar thanks were
ordered to any other person or estab-
ishments which might make the same
kind Of offer.
Taft Principal Named.
The board. at the same meeting, ap-
pointed Harry Baker. jr., now a teacher
at Mckinley High School and principal
Evening star., 1933-11-16
SCHOOLS To TAKE
ADULT CLOTHING
Board of Education Will Per.
nit Receipt for Distribu-
ton to Needy.

Public school buildings will receive
clothing for distribution to needy
adults. under policy adopted by the
Board Of Education at It's meeting late
yesterday.
DR. Frank w. Barou, superintendent
of schools. presented a report to the
board in which he advised it that
clothing had been provided all of the
I'll school children recently reported
as being absent from classes because Of
their lack of clothing. DR.. Ballou ex-
planned that investigation revealed to
the school officials that families on the
rolls of the Emergency Relief Admin
istration under Leroy Halbert, were not
given any aid by the various agencies
Evening star., 1933-11-16
New ssWaro Delivers
Anti-Kaiser Note
Hidden Is Years
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BREMERTON, Wash, Novem-
Der l6.-Miss Agnes Yurish Of
Freeland, Pa, was working in an
overall factory In World War
days.
In the pocket Of q pair Of
overalls she placed a note, dated
June !, 1918. It read:
II hope these oyeralls wear
good and ] hope you are the
man who will get the Kaiser. Ex-
pect an early reply"
The man whom she hoped
would get the Kaiser never got
the overalls. They lay in the
packing case until another war,
against joblessness, had begun.
Last week a Civilian ConServa-
ton Corps camp was established
at Ostrich Bay, site of the naval
ammunition depot for the Puget
Sound Navy Yard. One Of the
tree troopers" was allotted the
pair Of overalls. He found the
note and has written to Miss
Yurish, wondering II she was still
in Freeland.