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Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-06
CUBA FAILS TO GAIN SECURITY
IN TWO YEARS OF REVOLUTION

ed in the palace as provisional
president.
Batista first supported DR.. Ra-
mon Grau San Martin, the revolu-
tionary successor of De CeSpedes.
But four months later, after the
new American envoy, jefferson
Caffery, had convinced Batista that
Grau would not be recognized by
the United States, and that such
non-recognition would spell econ
omic ruin for Cuba, Batista forced
Grau to quit and agreed to back
Mendieta.
The Mendieta government was
recognized by Washington a few
days after it was installed.
Although for IA months after
Mendietas Inauguration, Cuba was
torn by bombingS, aSSaSsinationS,
strikes, political masSacres and cab
met crises, the government staunch-
ly supported by the army, managed
to weather the succession of storms.
Many Benefits Accrue
The benefits that have accrued
to Cuba from the United States
during the Mendieta regime, and
which are regarded as some as the
fruits of the revolution against
Machado. principally are
Abrogation of the Platt Amend
ment, through a special treaty
signed in May, 1884.
Signing of the reciprocity trade
agreement in September of the
same year.
Granting of sugar quotas for eX-
port to the United States by the
U. S. department of agriculture un-
der the provisions of the Costigan-
Jones law.
Extension of credits to the Gu
ban government by the Second Ex-
port and Import Bank (an Amer
lean government institution to fin
ance the coming of silver currency.
Through the economic assistance
rendered Cuba through the practi-
cal demonstration Of President
RooSevelt'S good neighbor" policy
business and economic conditions
started to show decided improve
ment early in 1885. The Cuban
budget, however, has been increased
with the cost of running the gov
ernment, and particularly main
tanning large army, on the rise,
and no relief has yet been extended
to the holders of the public works
bonds in default. Most of the bond
holders are American citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-06
Solomon" Settles
Bathroom Fight

YAKIMA, WASH Sept. 6. Up
Use of the single bathroom in a
duplex house brought the Floyd
Farringer and E. Huffman families
into police court on successive Sat
urday nights. First Farringer was
fined $40 for pointing a revolver at
Huffman in an argument over use
of the room.
Then Mrs. Huffman was
charged with kicking Mrs. Farrin-
ger. Then Judge Davi d Rankin
fined the women $40 each for con-
tempt of court when they called
each other liars.
He agreed to suspend the fines
provided one family moved and
left the other in possession of the
bathroom.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-06

on the island by the raftload.
The bones were discovered beneath
the roots of a tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-06
WOODEN INDIAN
FROM PRAIRIES
ENTERS MOVIES

FALLS CITY, Neb., Sept 6. W.P)
Time was when critics of the thS-
atre could think of no more scath-
ing denunciation of a ham" actor
than to say: "He was stiff as a
wooden Indian"
The cinema has changed the old
order and Frank Smiths wooden
Indian is headed for Hollywood
and a chance in the movies.
The cigar store Indian, partner
of Smith in the tobacco business
for so years, has been bought by
Albert Tanner, of Hollywood.
For many years the Indian stood
in front of Smiths store. More re-
Gently. he has enjoyed a semi-re-
tired position. Smith has kept him
protected from the weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-06
BY LAWRENCE S. HAAS
United Press Staff Correspondent

HAVANA, Sept. 6. U.P)Two years
ago this month President Gerardo
Machado was overthroWn.
The "a months ensuing since the
end of the Machado dictatorship
have been filled with battle, revo-
luton, bloodshed, terrorism, strikes
and political strife.
Efforts have been made constant
| ly to restore peace to Cuba, and to
reeStabliSh a legal and constitution
al regime.
Despite the fact that general
elections are slated for December
Is, 1885, only the most intrepid
dare to affirm that the elections
will be held on that date, and that
further upriSingS or coupS will not
further postpone a return to normal
conditions.
Many of Machado's henchmen
lie in Jail waiting for a new con-
stitutional government, elected by
the people, to ratify the death SEN
tence hanging over them. Others
are serving long prison terms, i'm
posed by the revolutionary sane
tionS courts.
All Resist ExtraditiOn
| Most of Machados government
associates succeeded in fleeing from
Cuba when the dictator was over
thrown. Although continued ef-
forts to eXtradite many of them
on charges ranging from murder to
malfeasance in office have been
undertaken, not one has succeeded
yet.
At the same time hundreds of
prominent revolutioniStS who Strug-
gled against Machado are in Jail
Other hundreds are in exile. Many
have been killed by the police and
the army.
Today Col. Fulgencio Batista,
head of the Cuban army, is the real
ruler in Cuba Backed by his force
of $4,000 officers and men, the
largest in Cuba'S republican history
he holds the balance of power.
He has succeeded in putting down
all militant opposition to his rule,
which is carried on through the
government of Provisional President
| Carlos Mendleta.
Batista crushed the revolutionary
general strike of last March and
since then bombing and many 9TH
er forms of terrorism and violence
virtually have ceased.
Cuban Youth Leader Killed
Batista's soldiers slew DR.. Anton
10 GuiteraS, leader of the Cuban
Youth movement, near Matanzas
and captured a group of his ad-
herentS in pitched battle. They
thus eliminated or severely weaken
ed one of the strongest of the op-
poSitioniSt camps.
The long revolt against President
Machado and his despotic admin
istration was to restore democratic
government to Cuba.
At no time during the past two
years, however, has Cuba been free
from a military dictatorship. Con-
Stitutional guarantees were suS-
pended for most of that period, and
although recently restored, the
army,s sway still is felt.
| Many among those opposing the
present Mendieta government in
sist that the Cuban people on
August Il, 1888, unseated Machado
merely to have him replaced, less
than a month later, by BatiSta.
Batista President Maker
Batista, heading the revolt of
the sergeants," deposed DR.. Charles
Manuel de '%aspedes who was seat
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-06
DISCOVER Bones
OF Old Soldiers

ALTON, Ill, Sept. 6. W.P)-Bones
or three soldiers of the Confeder-
acy, their identity long since lost,
have been uncovered on McPike
Island in the Mississippi river by
steam shovelS.
The three men probably were
members of the group of 623 who
perished here in 1868, when a
smallpox epidemic broke out
among Confederate prisoners in a
camp there. Bodies were buried
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-06
DOG BITES YOUNGsTER

Gene oswalt, son of Sterling Os-
walt, local police chief, is reeov-
ering from the effects of a bite in
flicted by a dog this morning. He
was brought to police headquarters
where he received treatment for
his wound from a physician and
was then taken to his home.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-06
ALFALFA BILL"
EYES POLITICS
BACK On FARM

BROKEN BOW, Okla, Sept. 6
(U.P)-After years of turbulent po-
litical warfare, William H. (Alfal-
ia Bid Murray, Oklahoma's pyro-
technic ex-governor, has settled
down here for peace-and the
best time of a life
Murray is proud of his 70-acre
farm, purchased with the money
he saved from his salary in his last
two years as governor.
He is proud of the crude clap
board house which has neither
plumbing, lighting, radio ncr other
modern comforts.
Alfalfa Bill" who once led an
unsuccessful attempt to establish
colonization empire in Bolivia, is
"roughing it" and liking it.
He is proud of his three horses
and one huge mule.
Murray is an object of pride, and
amuSement-particularly when he
harnesses the one mule to the
shafts of his midget mail-order wa
gon and drives through the village,
his long mustaches twirling as he
"clucks" the mule along.
But the pervading restlessness
which led Murray to declare mar
tial law score of times in four
years; which had him warning right
and left upon scores of enemies,
has not left him.
Back to the farm Murray went
to get his "ear to the ground"
still is intensely interested in
politics; dozens of politicians see
him or write him every week. cal
falfa Bill" is keeping well-abreast
OF public affairs, both state and
national.
The fires of presidential ambi-
ton, famed to a height during the
1892 presidential campaign, have
not yet flickered out.
May Be Eying Senate
I Neither is he lookig with apa-
thy toward the 1885 senate race, for
the seat now held by the blind
Spellbinder, T. p. Gore.
The inherent suspicion with
which Murray as governor greeted
all comers is gone. Murray has
gone neighborly." He greets his
neighbors in a warm-hearted fash
ion; handshakes, talks "curb-stone
politics. visits, and expounds his
views.
All the time he is sounding pub
lie sentiment
Sometimes, Murrays neighbors
don't know how to take him.
Repairing your fences?" a
neighbor asked him as Murray
hauled away at a strand of wire.
The fiery old statesman was
quick to respond.
Nov, that's a useless question.
You can see for yourself. HoW's
your cotton getting along?"
people ask SO many foolish
questions" he chuckled We'll,
they're learning not to ask them
of me. I'd rather not discuss some
thing so obvious"
Mrs. Murray. a son and daugh-
ter are on the farm.
alfalfa Bill plans to raise
enough fruit and vegetables to pro-
vide a living. His income will be
derived from sales of horses, cat
tie, hogs and mules. Crop farming
doesn't pay, he believes.
But he is here to demonstrate
that a man can make a living on
small farm without government
help. He despises the new deal'.
says it is undermining states
rights, is unconstitutional, the idea
of impractical dreamers."
Murray is experimenting i'm
proving my farm" Every task, no
matter how small, is completed to
his exact satisfaction by his four
Negro and three white laborers.
Evening star., 1935-11-22
Bedtime Stories
Slimlegs Learns the Worst.

find him. He was handsome. He was
quite as handsome as Lightfoot him
self. His antlers were wonderful. He
carried them proudly. as he had a
right to do.
He stopped abruptly. For just a
second he stood motionless, his ears
set forward, his head held high. He
was a magnificent sight. Then he
made a great leap, and even as he did
so there was d sharp crack from be-
hind q fallen tree some distance
farther along the ridge. Twice more
the great Deer leaped, and then he fell
headlong, rolled over once and lay
where he had fallen,
Slimlegs had seen flash of fire with
the sound of that sharp crack from
behind the fallen tree. Now there
stepped out into full view one of those
tWo-legged creatures, carrying in one
hand what Slimlegs knew must be the
f1re-stick his mother had told him Of
He ran toward the fallen Deer.
Slimlegs saw no more. He was rae
ing after his mother and father out
of that thicket and away from that
dreadful place. and in his heart was
such terror as he had never known be-
fore.
(Copyright 1889
Evening star., 1935-11-22
Natures Children
White Pine (Pinus Strobus) i.

Wherever you see this tree under
favorable conditions. In rich. moist
soil, it Is one of beauty and dignity.
There are many found on soil that
does not come up to white pine speci-
flcations that are handsome conifers,
too
Here again we have a father mother
tree. You will find the two types of
flowers so situated that the pollen from
the staminate (male) flowers will drift
down with each passing breeze upon
the pistillate demale) flowers. The
staminate ones are found in clusters
at the base of the seasons new growth.
These cones are about one-third of
an inch long, oval-shaped and a bright
yellow. The pistillate ones are Of
pinkish purple. found in groups of two
or three or even singly and almost at
the tip of the seasons growth. Look
Evening star., 1935-11-22

Such a vast area did they cover of
Maine, Canada. New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Michigan. Wisconsin and Min
nesota that the boast was we would
never use them up. Alas, how waste
full we were. Today this tree, that
once was the commonest in the coun-
try, Is now In danger Of becoming
rare"
In the Northeastern States these
conifers are usually the highest trees.
The white pines of hundred years
ago grew to be over 240 feet high, with
a trunk measurement of feet through.
Today the average is 80 to 100 feet in
height, with a trunk 2 to ~ feet
through.
Evening star., 1935-11-22
ONCE.

that hurt or kill at a long distance"
explained his mother.
What Is a lire-stick?" asked Slim
legs.
1T is a stick that flashes fire and
makes a loud noise and is carried only
by these two-legged creatures called
men, explained his mother.
Slimlegs thought this over. It
aroused his curiosity. Yes, sir, It
aroused his curiosity. He couldn't un-
derstand how such a thing could oe.
He couldn't understand how any one
could hurt or kill any one else without
touching him, yet that is what his
mother said these hunters with fire.
sticks did 1t didn't seem reasonable
at all Not even Puma the Panther,
the most feared of all the enemies of
the Deer in the Green Forest. was to
be feared at all, unless it was within
leaping distance.
But that very day Slimlegs was TO
iearn the dreadful things that hunter
with a fire-stick could do. and to have
implanted in him fear which would
be with him all his life. the fear of
man. They had managed to find
thicket which no hunter had ap-
preached, and there they rested in
comfort. From it they could look out
across the little valley to another ridge,
q ridge on which there was no low
growth, so that they could see for some
distance among the trees. Suddenly
Slnnlegs saw that which made his little
heart seem to skip a beat. 1t was an
other Deer. It was a splendid great
buck. as big as Lightfoot. Slinlegs
recognized him at once. It was the one
with whom his father had fought the
long battle earlier in the season.
Slimlegs glanced at his father. Light
foot saw the stranger. too. Of course.
He probably had seen him before Slim
legs did. There was anger in Light
foot's eyes, and the hair along his neck
and shoulders lifted a little, but he
made no move to let his presence be
known. You see, Lightfoot was too
wise for that. There might be hunters
somewhere around.
They watched the big stranger move
slowly along the ridge. He moved Cau-
tiously. He continually tested the
wind. His ears moved this way and
that, to catch every faintest sound.
He, too, was on guard, lest the hunters
Evening star., 1935-11-22

the italian gazetta. This was n vsne-
uan coin OF Insignificant value, equiva-
lent possibly to half q cent Of our
money.
For this coin could bs purchased q
copy OF the periodical purporting to
ne a newspaper, which was f,ryt pub
lished in Venice about the nsiddIe N
the sixteenth century. In the eouYna
OF time the coin became the generic
term for the newspaper itself.
That this early publication WA. rnt
nlsnly regarded Is indicated in a
cnntemporaneous characterization Of
1t as being running reports, daiIv
news. idle tnselligences or ftm-6an
tales that are daily written from ItaIia
namely from Rome and Venice"
Evening star., 1935-11-22

contract that are addressed to this news
paper. IncIose a self-sddressed, 3-cent
stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1935-11-22

green in color, and give a feathery
touch to the appearance of the tree.
They remain on the tree two or even
three years.
You can remember the bark of this
tree easily, too. 1t Is a dark gray on
the trunk, shallow tissues divide into
broad plates and on the limbs the bark
is smooth and greenish brown, while
that on the branches Is an exquisite
shade Of orange-brown.
It is claimed that no one ever knew
the roots of the white pine to rot.
When In the long ago ground was heing
cleared for cultivation. fences we're
made Of the great stumps, roots point
ing heavenward. And it is said that
no animal larger than a fox could get
Evening star., 1935-11-22
Clipped Beef and Corn.

Drain one No. can whole-kernel
corn, saving liquid. Flake one 21a-
ounce jar chipped beef, and place
corn and beef In two tablespoons hot
butter in skillet and cook, stirring
until slightly brown and dry. Blend
three tablespoons -four with the corn
and meat and continue browning
Add one 10-ounce can cream OF n1ush-
room soup and one-half cup of the
liquid from the corn and continue
cooking just long enough to form a
rich, thick gravy. Bake an additional
amount of biscuits few meals before,
cut in halves, toast surface and serve
the corn and beef over them.
Evening star., 1935-11-22

for them in May or June and see how
different they are.
It takes two years for the seeds to
ripen. They gradually become larger.
longer-stalked and pendant. The
first year they appear to make little
progress, but their second year seems
to be more interesting to them, for they
grow rapidly and are fully developed
by August. Then they are S to Z
inches long and by late October the
seed children have fallen to the ground
or been carried away by businesslike
breeze.
The needle-shaped. three-sided
leaves, some to S inches long, are
borne in bundles Of five. They are
soft and very flexible, a beautiful blush
Evening star., 1935-11-22
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
The hunter doth no mercy know,
Nor pity for his victim show.
-Lightfoot the Deer.

TT SEEMED to Slimlegs, Who was ex-
periencing his first hunting sea-
son, that the woods were filled
u with two-legged hunters. He kept
close to his mother. Mrs. Lightfoot, and
she. In her turn, followed Lightfoot, his
father. 1t was clear to him that both
his father and his mother were afraid,
and so, in turn. he was afraid. Yet in
the two or three glimpses he had had
of two-legged hunters they had seemed
far from dangerous. He couldn't un-
derstand it. No. sir, he couldn't un-
derstand it. Compared with the mo-
tions of Deer, these two-legged crea-
lures were slow and clumsy. He could
not see that they had claws, and so he
didn't understand why it was that his
father and mother appeared so afraid.
1T is because they carry fire-stickS
Evening star., 1935-11-22
RY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

N K A1NE, fully appreciating her
mn wonderful white pine forests,
V placed on her State seal the
d figure of one In 1920. In
ITS Viscount Weymouth introduced
the white pine into England. Here
she has flourished and scattered her
seed children over the greater part of
Europe. Abroad this stately tree is
known as the Weymouth pine and in
many States in America it Is so called.
Not over a hundred years ago there
were wonderful forests of white pines.
Evening star., 1935-11-22
Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.
Third and Fourth Hand.

THE following hand came up in a
recent duplicate:
South Dealer.
A 1913
Q-8-6-4-2
AK-8-5
= A-3-2
AK-s-7-6 AA-Q-5-4-2
~K-7 WJ-3
. J-1O-6 Q-e-7
3 Q-J-10-5 d K-7-4
ALB
VA-1O-o-5
= A-4-3-2
- 9-S-6
South of course passes, and West
passes. After that the bidding varied.
I admit that those North and South
players that followed my system
strictly sometimes had this happen:
South. West. North East.
eiis eHs gfss Psb. Psss s. % Pa:9 sD'
9 Di (2) Pass SIT. Pass
Pass Dbl. (5) Pass Pass
% After having once opened with
weak third-hand bid. you should
not rebid freely.
90 South had a tempting hand,
and in view of the duplicate part-score
handicap. he should reopen. In rub
Der bridge, he should let East and
West play the contract at two spades.
(3) West doubled on the bidding
more than on anything else.
If I am going to open the North
hand, I bid one club. But some
players were using the third hand
open, Jn-your- -longest-suit conven-
ton. So
South West North East
Pass Pass lit. Sp.
: II. H. q, 8ssp 3 sP- -,ar Pass Pass Psss Psss
Cd South should have been bit
careful. Still, one cannot blame him
for stretching his holdings. He un-
Willingly stretched them to the extent
of three tricks.
(2) The strength is so divided be-
tween East and West that they must
be guided solely by the bidding. Un-
fortunately, four hearts is down three
tricks-150 points-and all that East
can make is three spades-140 points.
In a few instances West saved" with
four spades. South doubled and got
a very good score for his side The
anomaly is that North and South will
be doubled at three hearts, but not at
four
Where followers of my system sat
East and West, their scores were graft
fyingly correct. After three passes
East opened with a spade and West
bid two spades. This was passed out,
Three spades we're made. save in the
one case in which South led a low
heart from his ace. Since North and
South can make but one heart, they
should not go above the two level.
That a below-game spade contract
was not top is due more to an un-
avoidable misunderstanding than to
any system.
Those teams that passed the board
out felt like silent kibitzers. There
was so much action in the bidding at
the other tables.
(CopyriEht, 1850
Mr. Sms will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper. Inclose a self-sddressed, 3-cent
stamped envelope.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
Return Of $l.7O Id. C. Tax Rate Studied
County Plan
Sets PFiine
Tax Zones

ROCKVILLE, Md, July IT..
Special fire tax areas may be
created in Montgomery county as
a result of States Attorney
James H. Pugh's recent edict
banning all forms of gambling
there.
State Senator Stedman Prescott,
himself a former States Attor-
ney, today expressed this view in
commenting on his plan to intro
duce a bill in the next session Of
the Maryland legislature to
amend the. gambling law so as
to. exempt fire departments and
fraternal organizations from the
ban. Mr.. Prescott said:
"The strict enforcement Of
this law will cause great hard
ship to organizations that rely
on their annual carnivals to
bring revenue necessary to carry
on their work.
"BingO and the various pad
die wheel games are the chief
source of revenue at these car.
nivals, particularly those given
by the county fire departments.
If these organizations cannot
have bingO games at the car
nivalS 1 see no other solution
than that the legislature create
special fire tax areas for them"
There are already several fire
tax areas in the county, calling
for rates of from 2 to 10 cents,
but volunteer departments still
resort to the carnivals to get
money to carry on.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
IS Of Each 1O0--Well,
The Compass Is Off

with the map Of the world
which lies to the left of it. Its
directions are quite in keeping
with the map and, although
they are squarely at odds with
the world outside, we have no
trouble finding our way around
because of it,"
It was all so clear then.
The compass constitutes but
one section of a three-panel lay
out. In the center is the world
map and on the other side is a
disc, similar to the compass. rep
resenting the zodiacal signs.
On the other hand, according to
the compass, Alexandria lies due
north of Washington and to the
south are Hyattsville. Laurel, Bal
timore and, for that matter
Alaska. To the uninitiated it is
very, very confusing.
To the uniformed doorman II
is:
ooh, I don't mind telling 'em
about it. Most of 'em figure
they've discovered something
and creep away Sheepishly
when 1 tell 'em that eighty-five
out of every"
We suddenly remembered a let
ter we'd forgotten to post.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
GIRLS SHORTS
GIVEN D. K.
Ho. hum!

Ho, hum!
A pretty girl CARRIED in shorts
strolled down F Street today and
hardly an eye was turned on her
trim figure.
It was hot. Constance Jeanne
Christian, Hollywood dancer. who
has recently come to Washington
to make her home. decided to be
comfortable.
Out in the film capital the girls
wear shorts when it's hot. and
Constance Jeanne decided she
would !naugurate that style here.
So into her blue shorts she
climbed and started shopping. AS
she passed the corner of Four
tenth and F. Streets she noticed
Traffic Policeman Homer Hart
man watching her. So she saun-
tered over and inquired smilingly:
"Officer, is there any law
against this?"
Mr.. Hartman pulled out his
copy of the District code, thumbed
it over and replied:
LADY, not a law in the code
against it. And I think it's q
swell STYLE"