davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La gaceta., 1935-09-17

una acci6n de esta clase. lie da-
mos al Times un aviso de cinco
dias para que de una ~satisfac-
ci6n antes de que le demande-
mos danos y perjuicios. Noso-
tros le pedimOs a listed una CO.
oia de la alegada petici6n con-
teniendo los nombres de 5000
personals que Sc supone la han
firmadO, y que los nombres
muestren las direcciones. mos
mandara listed copia de la petit
Ici6n q vuelta de correo?
La gaceta., 1935-09-17

cho, de revalOrizar la propiedad
privada. Realizar tai revalori :
zaci6n, como Sc ha interpretad0
por algUnoS, Seria infringir la
carta fundamental. Lo que Sc
trata eS de hacerlo a los efectos
fiScales, no de Otra manera. Al
mismo tempo anunci6 ell secre-
tario que en- los Estados Uni
dos Sc acunaran $4,000, 900 en-
plata, y al miSmo tempo Sc Ian
zaran billetes por una suma
igual. La plata servira de ga
rantia; los billetes han sido pc
didos por los bancos. Sc trami-
ia la entrega de la plata y acu-
haci6n, en- los Estados Unidos,
por ell ingeniero M~ontolieu, de-
legado especial del gobierno de
Cuba. Dara la plata, por I'm con
venio hecho, ell segundo Banco
lie ENpOrtaci6n e Importation.
A fines de esta semana llegalan
los millones de pesos en- bile
ties. Hara la acUnaci6n de los
iiez millones, la casa de la Mo
media, en- Filadelfia.
Haze pocos dias la joven
Hilda Perez, vecina de Buenos
Aires 6, en- el Cerro, ingiri6 un
veneno, Siendo atendida a ITEM
pc y salVada. Aver volvi6 a en-
venenarse, siendo muy grave su
estado. Residen sus familiares
en- ell pueblo de Santi Spiritus.
Sc ha hecho una denuncia
contra Ell baritone mejicano Ro
bles de la Vega, residente en- es
ia capital, porque organiza ac-
tos en- honor de heroes mejica-
nos, utilizando ninos cubanos, v
NADIA dice de los heroes cubanos.
La denuncia Sc va a tramitar
por la secci6n de orden p1blico
de la secretaria de gobernaci6n.
-Haciendose un disparo por
la oreja derecha Sc mat6 aver
ell Sr. Jose Perez. Adriano Gar
cia do aviso a la policia, al YER
que la puerta de la habitaci6n
de csc ciudadano permanecia ce
rrada por mas tempo del acos-
tumbrado. Era una persona de
excelente reputation.
Para suceder en- Ia ACADIA
de Florida al primer teniente
Aur1lio Sierra, alcalde militar,
Sc nombr6 aver al tambien PR
mer teniente Emilio F. Mora.
-Regres6 de. un viaje a Glen
fuegos y Sagua ell DR.. Pedro
Mendieta, alto empleado de la
secretaria de gobernaci6n. AS
pira a un acta de representacio
mes por las Villas, con ell apoyo
del partido Union Nacionalista.
Aver Sc supo que solo tres
secretaries votaron a favor del
tratado de comercio con el Uru-
quay, los Sres. Justo LUIS del
Pozo que es de la provincial de
Pinar del Rio; Beruff Mendie-
ia, de concrete, y Agustin Acos
ia, de la presidencia.
Ell Copsejo de Secretaries
adopt6 medidas en- favor de la
rapida reunion de las asambleas
municipalities, de modo que los
comicios Sc efect1en en- diciem-
bre. Tambien Sc modified ell ar
ticulo 131 de la ley electoral.
La gaceta., 1935-09-17
CUBA AL Ola

.Desaparecaron las armas que eran guardadas
en- ell Tribunal de Urgencia de Santiago de Cuba
-Otros 100000 en- plata seran acunados en-
.Filadelia por ell gobierno de Mendieta. = Solo
tres Secretaries votaron a favor del Tratado
de Concrete con ell Uruguay.
La gaceta., 1935-09-17

~secreto del servicio del palaciC
de la presidential, Ignacio Val
deS di6 aver muerte con diSpa.
"os de armaS de fuego a Euge.
rio Barada, vecino de la cas-.
numero 1913 de la cal zada dc
San Lazaro. Valdes declare Ell
a septima estaci6n de policis
rue Barada iba en- union de 0.
res individuoS que lie hicieror
Gresi6n al pedirles abrieran
IN paquete que llevaban. En- de,
sensa prOpia utilize SUI rev6l-
yer, Quedando Barada sobre e.
ravimento. Sc do cuenta a
iuez de instruction del distrito.
Con la intenci6n de suici-
ldarse ingiri6 aver tinta rapida.
el Sr. Pedro Marin, de 81 amos
siendo asistido en- ell segundo
centric de socorros. Hay pocas
esperanzas de salVarle. Aver
mismo fue sometido a un trata-
niento aqui descubierto en- con-
ira de ese active t6xico.
Ell cadaver extraido del rio
Lajas, en- Guanabacoa, fue iden
tificado aver como ell del j6ven
Guillermo Duran. Hizo la iden-
tificaci6n la Sra. Josefa Duran,
su hermana. Dire la Sra. Duran
que desde hacia un mes no veia
a su hermano. La policia inves-
tiga minuciosamente lpor exis-
tir la creencia de que fue ase-
sinado.
-Todas las armas que Sc ha-
llaban depositadas en- ell Tribu-
nal de Urgencia, en- Santiago de
Cuba, desaparecieron aver, mis-
teriosamente. Los agentes en-
cargados de la vigilancia, en- las
puertas, no las vieron salir. Por
sospechas de que haya servido
de instrumental a los ladrones
ha sido detenido un empleado.
Ell presidente del tribunal
de sanciones orden6 aver al fis-
cal que saIque a juicio la vista
de la causa por estafa, contra
ell DR.. Orestes Ferrara Marine,
un machadista, exsecretario Ge
estado. La fecha del juiciO Sc
determinara dentro de pocos
dias.
@Ocurrieron aver describe
mes en- la Academia de pintura
San Alexandra, resultando lesio
nado ell alumno Juan Ramon
Gonzalez. La policfa atribuye ell
suceso a actividades de los ex-
tremistas.
Ell ministro de Cuba en- Ale
mania, DR.. Concheso, da cuenta
a la secretaria de estado de la
vista a csc pals del DR.. Pablo
LAWN, fiscal del tribunal de
sanciones, que en- America y
Europa estudia los sistemas pe.
males por encargo del gobiernC
de Cuba. Para ell DR.. LAWN tu-
vo atenciones ell ministro de
| justicia del Reich. DIG Berlin
Iira a Bruselas, Roma Y Paris.
-Present6 aver la renuncia
del puesto de jefe del Catastro,
en- ~prOtesta por injustas cesar
tias decretadas por ell alcalde
DR.. Belt, ell Sr. Jose Luciano
Franco. Estima ell renunciante
que empleados titles, sin mott
70 alguno han sido lanzados a
la Gale.
Ell gecretario de justicia,
DR.. Morales del Castillo, tcm6
aver possession, interinamente,
de la secretaria de agricultural,
Desempenara ell cargo mientraa
dure la licencia de dos meses
concedida al ingeniero La Ron
da, que esta enfermo.
Declare aver a los periods
taS ell DR.. Ponce, secretario de
hacienda, que ell gObierno no tie
ne la intenci6n, COMO se Ia di-
Evening star., 1935-12-25

A ring-shaped island of coral in the
center of the Pacific Ocean achieves
a certain amount of international rec
ognition every Yuletide season by vir-
tue of its name-ChristmaS Island.
1t is significant in the United States
at this time. however, not only because
its name comedies with the day but
also because Pan-Paciflc naval strate-
gistS are stating that the lonely isle
may be the next atoll of the South
Seas to find a place under the Amer
ican flag following in the wake of
Jarvis, Rowland and Baker islands,
which have been colonized recently.
1t has added significance to Wash
ingtonians because of the presence in
Washington today of Samuel Wilder
King, Delegate in Congress from
Hawaii, one Of the few Americans to
have made careful study of the
island.
Recognized for its value as an air.
plane base on direct route between
Hawaii and Antipodes, Christmas Is
land was explored by Delegate King
IL years ago. when he was a lieuten-
ant commander in the United States
Navy. On the same exploring expedi-
ton King examined Wake Island
which has become one of the Pan
American Airways' stops on the way
to China. He also visited Jarvis,
Evening star., 1935-12-25
Christmas Island Gains Prestige
As Possible Pacific Air Base
Explorer of South Seas AtoU, No,U in
Capital, Sees Valid u. S. Claim if
Site Is Deemed of Value.

Baker and Rowland Islands. which
are now regarded as potential air.
plane bases on the route to Australia.
Christmas Island, according to
King, is the largest atoll in the world
and the seat of the profitable coconut
industry. 1t was discovered on Christ
mas day lab years ago by the English
navigator, Capt. Cook, who discovered
the Hawaiian Islands.
Claimed first by the British. Christ
mas Island later was occupied alter
nately by Frenchmen and Americans.
It is now commonly charted on maps
of the Pacific as land in dispute be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. Although its status is i'm
determined, according to the State
Department and the official maps of
the War Department, the United
States has valid claim which has
never come up for settlement.
Christmas Island is one of the cline
islands" a thousand miles south of
Honolulu. Two of them-Washington
and Fanning-are British owned.
Only one of them, Palmyra, became a
part of the United States with Hawaii
Christmas Island, therefore, is re-
garded by naval theorists as essential
to any virtual monopoly which Amer
lea eventually may hold in the mid
Pacific.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
Jury |ND|CTS EIGHT;
|NFLOGG|NG DEATH
Six Suspended Policemen
Among Defendants in
Florida Case.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, December 25.-Eipht
men, including six suspended Tampa
policemen, were indicted yesterday by
the Hillsborough County grand Jury
for second-degree murder in the fog
ging death of Joseph Shoemaker, for
mer State committeeman Of the So
cialist party in Connecticut.
The grand jury also indicted them
on three different charges of kidnap-
ing and on two charges of assault with
intent to murder e. F. Poulnot and S.
D. Rogers, hogged with Shoemaker
after being seized outside Tampa police
headquarters on November 80 as they
were released after questioning about
alleged communistic activity.
Named in the indictments were Po-
licemen c. A. Brown, jr.; John P.
Bridges, F. W. Switzer, Sam e. Crosby,
C. w. Carlisle and r. L. Chappell and
Arlie Gillian and Edward Spivey of
Orlando, who were employed as spe-
cial policemen in the municipal pri-
mary election here last September.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
JAIL
BREAK IS FO|LED
Officer Forces Richmond
MurdererS BaCk-HoIe
Cut in Cell Roof.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, December 25.-Two
convicted murderers-one of them SEN
fenced to die in the electric chair
tried unsuccessfully yesterday to break
from the Henrico Jail.
County Officer Bryan Sheppard, who
heard the prisoners scuffling with
Jailer Harry Heckler and two colored
TRUSTEES, rushed with drawn pistol to
the corridor and forced the men back
to their cells.
Awaiting Execution.
One of them, John Daugherty, has
been sentenced to die in the electric
chair for the murder of State Officer
w. r. Thompson in Fork Union bank
hold-up. His companion in the at
tempted escape, Harry Sprouse, under
20year sentence for the killing of
Otho Hicks in brawl at Pine Inn last
February, now awaits trial on charges
of fatally stabbing E. L. Hicks, Otho's
brother.
They had escaped from the cell
which they shared, by cutting hole
through the steel roof with hackSaw.
The men were crouched at the top of
the cell row when the jailer entered
with their breakfast and leaped upon
him, throwing him to the floor.
James Washington and Steven
Green, two colored TRUSTEES, came to
Heckler'S assistance after the jailer
had been struck on the head with a
"sandbag" loaded with sugar and salt.
Escaped Previously.
Heckler carried no keys other than
those to the cells and all outer doors
Of the jail were locked. The two
men would have been unable to open
the doors leading to the street if they
had been successful in overpowering
Evening star., 1935-12-25
NEW HOMES CHEER
40 HOMESTEADERS|
Families on Iowa. Project
Find Hopes Reviving at
YuIetide.
BY the Associated Press.


GRANGER, Iowa, December as
The presents 40 families now living
in the Granger Federal subsistence
homestead exchanged today were few
and inexpensive.
: They shared happiness without stint
happiness in new homes, in new
hope.
"Presents?" said Sesto Fiori, Italian
miner, who was first to move his FAM
lily into homestead week ago Mon
day. ~.
Look" he said, sweeping an ex-
pressive hand toward an unpainted,
ramshackle house and then onto his
new Dutch colonial bungalow. not
100 feet away.
"The Father Is Santa"
Eve live there many years. Now We
live there. What We need with pres
ents? .-
The father, he is Santa Claus for
us, me and my wife and nine chill
dren."
The father is Rev. L. c.. Ligutti. for
10 years Granger priest. He visioned
this homestead six years ago. The
homestead now consists of a 224-acre
tract on which so houses have been
built. The houses range from four to
six rooms. Each homesteader has an
acreage for his vegetables and chick
ems.
The average cost to the homesteader
is $500. All pay at the rate of 81 a
month per $1,000. Interest is per
cent. The Government allows 80 years
for payment.
rs Are Catholic Families.
Twenty-Five families already moved
in are Father Ligutti's parishioners.
The Is others, while of Protestant
faith, are his friends.
Il know" said the father, "how
great is their gratitude, their renewal
of hope, resulting from their escape
from squalor and want. 1t is the most
touching thing I have ever seen.
But, knowing this gratitude, know
that only people who have no faith in
mankind, who have never known want
or privation them$elves, can say these
families will not make every effort to
fulfill the new chance the Govern
ment has financed for them."
Evening star., 1935-12-25

Of Five Points, N. c., driver of the pus,
indicated that he lost his life by
drowning and apparently was in nor
NAL health.
Autopsy Not Complete.
The complete autopsy report of DR..
S. w. Budd Of Richmond, who is max
ing a microscopic examination of the
drivers brain and viscera to determine
whether there were contributory causes
Of death. win not be ready for several
days.
State safety engineers ard oflcinls
Of the Greyhound Lines were engaged
yesterday in making an examination
Of the bus to learn If the failure Of
some part Of the mechanism caused
the bus to plunge into the Appomatt0x
River through an open drawbridge
Sunday morning.
The State Corporation Commission,
under whose charter the Greyhound
Lines operate, also ordered an investi-
CATION in addition to the probe being
conducted by the division OF motor
vehicles under the supervision of John
@. Rhodes, director.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
u. S. MAY ACQUIRE
PARK TOMORROW
~
Two Families Face Evictions Be-
fore Government Takes
= Shenandoah.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
9 The National Park Service today was
going on the assumption that Vir-
Einia's 100 0000-acre Shenandoah Park
would become a national park tomor-
row-the deadline for Federal ac-
ceptance.
To make that possible, however,
eviction proceedings faced two squat
ter families who recently were found
living in mountain shacks previously
abandoned. No move was in evidence,
however, to deprive them of their un-
tremendously acquired homes on
Christmas
= The other obstacle which had not
been finally cleared yesterday was the
''formality" of written confirmation
by Resettlement Administrator Rex
ford Tugwell that one of the projects
on the outskirts of the park would be
available for some 300 needing assist
ance in moving from the park. This
group included the dozen or so mercy
cases" who were granted special per-
mits to remain in the park until
April /.
These people originally refused to
sign up for resettlement project
home, but subsequently agreed when
faced with the alternative Of home
stead or eviction.
Counsel for Arno B. Cammerer, park
service director, said the formal state
ment from Tugwell that his organiza-
tion was prepared to provide homes
for these people was expected by to-
morrow morning.
= Associate Director A. E. Demaray
said, I'VE hope to place the deed be-
fore Secretary Ickes, with the two
pending qualificationS-eviction pro-
ceedings and homestead plans-to-
morrow.
1--WE think technicalities of the Fed
eral requirements that all residents
and business be removed from the
park before it is accepted will have
been met, but that is a matter for
final decision by the Secretary"
Provisions of the year-old deed con-
reying the property to the Federal
Government make it expire Decem-
Der 26. AS an extra precaution, State
and Federal authorities had in mind
today an amendment extending its life
In the event of hitch.
If the park Is transferred tomorrow
the event will be the consummation
OF efforts started by the State during
the administration of Senator Harry
Byrd as Governor. The land, in the
Blue Ridge, was acquired by funds
from private subscription and State
appropriation. The park was ready
for conveyance a year ago, but was
held up by litigation testing the COM
11onwealth's right to condemn prop
erty for national park purposes, which
finally ended in a victory for the
State in the United States Supreme
Court.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
NEW MEXICO Scene
OF YULE M|X-UP
Dances of Red Men, Spanish
Rites and Anglo Saxon Gays
ETY. to Mark Celebration.

Ey the Associated Press.
SANTA FE, N. Mex, December 25.-
It's a mixed-up Christmas here in
New Mexico.
Pagan dances of the Red Men cere-
monies of old Spain traditionally OBJ
served by descendants of proud Span
ish Conquistadors-and the gaiety of
the Anglo-Saxon Yuletide. all are
blended when the State celebrates this
, holiday.
Mass Hour After Midnight.
The Christmas mass for the Indian
Pueblo of San Felipe was not said
until an hour after midnight.
1.-The stars are wrong at midnight"
say the braves.
There was a moment of silence after
the priests benediction. Through the
open door there sound the drumming
of the "tombes" Nearly naked war
riors swept into the church in the
contortions of the ancient, pagan
hunting dance. It was the beginning
of the Oldest Christmas celebration Of
the Southwest.
With the increasing tempo of chants
and drums, the swaying Indians went
into their deer dance. The dances
continue throughout the day.
Twenty-Five miles from here at the
Indian Pueblo of San Juan De Los
CabelleroS the first Spanish colonistS
observed Christmas day in 1899, but
for centuries before the Indians cele-
brated the same season with prayers
to the sun god to return from his
southern journey.
Here the traditional Spanish Christ
mas blazes in thousands of lights to
guide Santos Nino," the holy child
who brings gifts and blessings.
Glow With "IlIuminarios.
Streets and housetops glow with ell
luminarios," fires of crossed sticks
burn at frequent intervals along the
streets, in every yard and before every
doorway; sand-loaded paper sacks
holding lighted candles glow along the
walls Of the houses and on the roofs
In the background are the peaks oi
the Sangre De CriSto Mountains.
In the colorful native celebration
the Christmas tree is supplanted by
the olla-a large pottery bowl filled
with gifts. Suspended from the cell.
ing, it pours forth its contents wher
some member of the family, blind
folded, succeeds in smashing it with
o club.
Native children, happily crying
$Mees Creesmus," go from house tc
house on Christmas day, receiving ir
return for the greetings a sack o!
candy, fruit or a coin.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
Pugilistic Mocking Bird Pecks
Holes in Windows at Lyncl,burg

sharp "ping" Of breaking glass. He
peeped between curtains and watched
while the feathered warrior launched
himself from a telegraph wire at
window, knocking a hole therein. The
same thing happened during each Of
the next two days.
DR.. Ruskin S. Greer said bird at
tackled heavier windows without sue
cess at the home of Miss Elsie Gillian
here until about two weeks ago. The
mocking bird has been fighting his
reflection at the club for about that
length of time, leading DR.. Greer to
attribute the attacks to the same bird.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
Gains in Africa,

The journals of many of the early
missionaries to Africa are a record
Of daily feVers, of deaths and of
burials. But conditions under the
white man has improved so much
that in NyaSaland, British East Afri-
ca, for instance, men are living who
have not had touch of fever for
20 years.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
TWO MEN ARRESTED
IN MERRiFlELD THEFT
Pair Are Accused of Taking Arti-
cles From Home of S. W.
Shugars.

FAIRFAX, Va, December 25.-
Alleged to have stolen bath tub, a
pump jack. a one-half horse power
gasoline engine, a 6O-gallon iron ket-
tie and quantity Of small tools yes
terday from the country home of
S. w. Shugars of near Merrifeld,
d. B. Thompson. 80, of the 900 block
L street. Washington, and Henry
Kearns, 50, of Annadale, are under
arrest here.
The two men were trailed last night
to Washington by Sheriff E. P. Kirby
Of Fairfax. Arrested by District of
Columbia Police, they waived extra
dition and win be given preliminary
hearing later in the week. The arti-
cleS were recovered.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, Va, December 25.-
A pugnacioils mocking bird has
knocked nine tiny holes in window
glass at the Lynchburg Woman's Club
while fighting his own reflection.
William Chambers, janitor, suS-
pected small boys with air rifles we're
responsible, hut he never saw any of
them and could not understand why
there were flecks Of blood around the
holes from which breaks in the glass
radiated.
He was unpacking pictures in the
Evening star., 1935-12-25

the Taller and two TRUSTEES, Sheriff T.
Wilson Seay declared.
The hacksaw BLADE, which Daugherty
said he found hidden in the cell, may
have been concealed there by Robert
Williams, who occupied the cell before
he was removed to Norfolk to answer
robbery charges, Sheriff Seay de-
clared.
Sprouse had previously escaped
from the Henrico Jail. saving his wav
out on August 6. He was captured
several days later.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
Official Spokesman
for News Dispatches
Forbidden by Italy
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, December Is. The
Official spokesman" often quoted
as giving newspaper men their
information In the ministry Of
press and propaganda went on his
Christmas vacation last night.
He Is not expected to return.
The "spokesman's" place viii
be taken by authoritative
sources" or some other phrase
to indicate that the information
is well founded.
Qn other words, the Italian
government has forbidden the use
of the term Official spokesman"
in press, dispatches.)
Evening star., 1935-12-25
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING
PROBED In BALTIMORE
Man Dies After Telling Taxi
Driver He Was Wounded
by Negro.
Y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, December 25.-The
mysterious shooting of Hyman Bril-
liant, %, early today in northeast Bal
timore was under investigation by the
police.
John Beatty, taxicab driver, told
police Brilliant rushed up to him, say
ing he had been shot by a Negro. The
man lost consciousness en- route to a
hospital. He died a short time later
of bullet wound In the chest.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
VIDAL PROMOTES AIDE

Eugene Vidal, chief Of the Air Com
merce Bureau, announced yesterday
appointment Of John s. Collins, vet
eran Government employe, as chief
of the bureaus administrative Sec
ton.
Collins previously was assistant
chief. He succeeds Donald Bartlett,
who resigned recently to attend to
personal business affairs at Como,
Miss.
Collins, native of Burgaw, N. c.,
entered Government service with the
Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1908.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
Early Exhibit.

One year ahead of time. the fiAst
exhibit for the 1886 Empire Exposition
in johannesburg, South Africa, ar
rived when Voortrekker wagon, over
a century old, was wheeled to the
exposition grounds.