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The Phoenix index., 1940-01-27
Cincinnati Chos en- For 41Meeting
As Workers Vote To Drop Red Cap

NEW YORK; (ANP)-Decaring the term, ~red cap cap
indefinite and undgnified delegates to the secoa I
invention of Red Caps unanimously voted to adopt the
noore inclusive name of United Transport Service Emp0yeS
f Aerca The convention was held at the Harlem YWCA
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-27
West Africans Need
More Mining Engineers

of national affluence. We sit down
and dread and envy, and are
jealous of prosperous people
abroad,
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-27
Delegation Is Sent To
Farm Security Administrator
In Support of Proposal

WASHINGTON D. C.-(ANP)-Greater economic Sc
cury for the rural workers and tenant farmers of the
help these workers the city brothers have been aided
nv he WPA.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-27
MY NEW 1910 ASTROLOGY
READINGS ARE READY

MY NEW 1910 ASTROLOGY
READINGS ARE READY
M. C.-Should 1 give up what 1
have here and leave for this new
man friend that I have met?
Ans: Under no circumstance
should you leave and 60 to
MARRIED MAN. Yes, he is mar
ried. You are doing quite well
where you are located and have
managed to save some money,
and you would be making a ter
rible mistake TO give up and be
fooled by a man who already has
a wife.
R. A. RI am interested in a
certain girl and I really do love
her but here Of late she won't give
me a chance with her. Tell me
what it takes to get her?
Ans: You don't have what 1t
takes to get her back. She is lost
to you forever. Her heart now
belongs to a new sugar daddy
and she is concentrating on a
very carly spring marriage.
Tough luck. next time don't
be so independent with your best
girl and you won't be so apt to
lose her
A. M.-Will We have any better
luck this year than We did lasC!
Seems like we are going backward
I would like to make a change OF
states and wonder if this is adVlS-
able?
Ans: Under the present cir
cumstances, il seems TO me that
il would be to your advantage to
make a change of states. The
pOsitiOn that has been offered to
Won seems to be sound and all
right and you certainly Wouid
have very little to lose by NOV
ing. urge you to go through
with this change.
w G. B.-I would like to know
why I can't be happy like other
Young men. I gamble and drink
and I know that I shouldn't but l
can't seem to help it. What is best
for me to do please Sir?
Ans: Son, you are lonesome ana
that is why you take to drinking
and then to gambling. The best
thing for you to do is to find
Won a "sweet mamma" and try
to settle down and get married
Now. 1 don't mean to marry the
first girl You meet, but do try 10
make happy marriage. Go 10
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Col. Botisto Seeking Support
From Foes in Election MAY 78
Fails to Reach Accord
With Gen. MenocoI for
Conservative Aid
BY GEORGE KAUFMAN.

Associated Press ForelGn correspondent.
Observation-Disclosures Batista, who
became Cuba's strong man by a
coup in 1888, is seeking the presi-
dency by persuasion. He is try
ing to talk enough opposition sup
port out of the enemy camp and
into his own to assure his election
May IS without complications.
The muscular little colonel last
week failed, at least for the present,
in an attempt at an agreement with
Gen. Mario Garcia Menocal, leader
OF the Conservative party, for elec-
ton support.
The Executive Committee of Gen.
Menocals party announced that it
had rejected proposals for an alli-
ance. Agreement would have as
sured Batista's election, and would
have given the Conservative Demo-
cratic-Republican party the vice
presidency, three out of six Cuban
governorships and three cabinet
posts. Despite the adverse decision,
Col. Batista continued negotiations
for more political support.
Career Has Been Unique.
Col. Batista is only 80, but already
has had a career unique in Cuban
history. Largely self-educated, Col.
Batista was an army stenographer
when he took command of Cubas
armed forces-and the country
six and half years ago to end
a bitter period of revolution and
bloodshed that had shaken the
country.
Once a barber, tailor, carpenter,
railroad worker. the former SER
geant- nt-stenographer made and broke
Presidents. But Col. Batista came
out as presidential aspirant only
last December when he relinquished
command of the army and navy to
become a candidate in elections
which were twice postponed, but
now appear to be all set for May 10.
Cuba had more than four years
OF peace after Col. Batista's iron
hand put an end to periodic bomb
ings, shootings and uprisings. But
trouble-apparently a hangover Of
the old days-has flared up again.
Evening star., 1940-03-18
WASHINGTON, C., MONDAY, MARCH 49, 1eo

groups who had sworn to take the
lives Of surviving Machado hench-
men.
Col. Batista went ahead with re-
ported attempts to win over enough
of the opposition forces to assure
his election In May Recent elec-
tions to the Constituent Assembly,
which is now sitting, were none too
favorable to the government parties.
To bolster his coalition Of three
major government parties. backed
by the Communist party and other
small revolutionary groups, Col. Ba-
tista began negotiations with Gen.
Menocal for an alliance.
The negotiations brought together
two Of the most widely divergent
types in Cuban politics.
Gen. Menocal, leader in Cuba g
fight for independence and President
when Col. Batista was a small boy,
is the country's outstanding elder
statesman and undisputed leader of
the conservative forces. Member of
an old and prominent family, he is
an engineer and graduate Of Cor
nell University.
Opposition Has Majority.
Menocaps conservatives were
aligned with other opposition parties
In recent elections which gave the
anti-government forces a slight ma
jority in the Constituent Assembly.
The other opposition factions at
tempted to hold Gen. Menocal with
in anti-government coalition ranks.
They are led by Ramon Grau San
Martin and Miguel Mariana Gomez,
both former presidents.
There have been few indications
that the opposition groups are
within striking distance Of an agree
ment on one candidate who could
meet Col. Batista on even terms.
Grau San Martin, leader Of the
Revolutionary party, is considered
the outstanding opposition posi-
bility. but needs the support Of the
Republicans, led by Gomez.
Gomez, who was thrown out Of the
presidency by impeachment when
he opposed Batista measure to
enable the army to establish rural
schools, showed no hurry to pledge
himself definitely.
This left the entire political situ-
alton centering around Col. Batista
and Gen. Menocal.
The campaign maneuvering found
little attention among the majority
of Cuba's population, which is busy
with the sugar cane harvest and
will be at the job for the next three
months.
Cuban farmers and sugar laborers
find little time for politics during
Evening star., 1940-03-18

munity Chest Forum, 1923 Penn.
sylvania avenue, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Civitan Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Optimist Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Buffet luncheon, Women's Ma
tional Press Club, Willard Hotel
! pm.
Dinner, Keystone Auto Club, May.
flower Hotel, 6 pm.
Social meeting, D. G. Chapter
Catholic Daughters of America
Willard Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, Zeta Beta Chi Sorority
Washington Hotel, 7:45 pm.
Meeting, Columbia Historical So.
ciety. Mayhower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Clinico- Pathological So.
ciety, Mayflower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, United Brotherhood OF
Carpenters, Local No. 1881, Annap-
oils Hotel, pm.
Buffet meeting, Alpha Zeta Beta
Sorority, Wardman Park Hotel,
pm.
Bridge party, Federal Bridge
League, Wardman Park Hotel,
pm.
Meeting, Sigma Delta Kappa Fra
ternity, Carlton Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Associates Club, Lafay-
cite Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Collectors Club, Branch
5, S P. A., Thomson Community
Center, 8 pm.
Meeting, Anthropological Society
of Washington, National Museum,
8 pm.
Meeting, Georgia Avenue Busi-
nessmen's Association, $500 Georgia
avenue, $50 pm.
Meeting, Connecticut Avenue As
sociation, Mayflower Hotel, $3.50 p m.
Evening star., 1940-03-18

Cubans hope that it will not char
acterize the election campaign.
Former Machado Aide Slain.
Near the end of 1899, foes of the
late President Gerardo Machado,
whose overthrow by revolution in
1888 opened the way for the ascend
ancy Of Col. Batista, shot and killed
Miguel Balmeseda, a former Macha-
do henchman.
Other shootings followed. Braulio
Ortega was killed. He, too, was a
follower of Machado An attempt
was made to assassinate Felix Ro-
baino, another Machado henchman.
Orestes Ferrara, who had been Ma
chado's Ambassador at Washington,
was the next target in the new out
burst of violence. Unidentified gun
men fired into Ferrara's automobile
March l. Ferrara escaped with Sc
rious wounds, but his chauffeur was
killed.
A few days later police tried to
arrest Carlos Marti, former police
lieutenant, in connection with the
Ferrara shooting. An exchange Of
shots followed in which >Marti was
killed and Joaquin Ferrer, student,
was wounded
Police believed the shootings to
have been the work of revolutionary
Evening star., 1940-03-18

the cutting and grinding season.
The mills operate day and night,
the men in the fields work an aver
age Of 10 hours a day during the
season, earning an average wage of
about a dollar. They know that
after the mills are closed only part
time work will be available for most
Of them.
Cuba expects to produce 2,753, ,9o3
tons OF sugar this year, and prices
will have much to do with political
stability.
Evening star., 1940-03-18

Moore's Monk Tweed-richIy
colorful tweeds woven on the
Isle Of Mon-toiIored into
eosy-fittine roeIons with reeu-
lar or boImocoon coIIors-for
long, proud seNiee------$45
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Mexican Reds Campaign
Aquinst Entry Into War

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, March 18.-Busi-
ness before the Congress Of the
Mexican Communist party, opening
here today, includes a proposed
campaign to prevent Mexican en-
trance into an 'imperialistic war;"
Joining Of q united front around
Evening star., 1940-03-18

Fine Covert Cloth-toilored
from West Of England covert
into outstanding interpreter
tions Of old fovorites. STYLED
for town or county-riehtly
known for unusual weor--S55
Evening star., 1940-03-18
City News in Brief
TODAY

1ODAY.
Dinner, American Industrial De-
velopment Council, Mayfower Hotel,
Z pm.
Meeting, Knights of Columbus,
Fourth Degree, Mayfower Hotel, 8
pm.
Meeting, Monday Evening Club,
Y. w. c. A., 8 pm.
Meeting, Democratic Women's
National Council, Willard Hotel, 8
pm.
Meeting, Luzerne County Pa.)
Club, Wardman Park Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Ellen Spencer Mussey
Tent, No. l. Daughters of Union Vet
Grams, 1922 New Hampshire avenue
NV, 8 pm.
Meeting, board of directors, Junior
Board of Commerce, Mayflower
Hotel, 8:15 pm.
TOMORROW.
Breakfast, Early Birds, Willard
Hotel, 8 am.
Luncheon, Columbia Heights Bus
lnessmens Association, Sholl's Cafe,
12:15 pm.
Luncheon. Lions Club directors,
Mayf1ower Hotel. 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Dartmouth Club, An
napolis Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Institute Of Electrical
contractors, Carlton Hotel, 1890
pm.
Luncheon, Phi Kappa Psi, La
fayette Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Master Plumbers, Hotel
2400, 1890 pm.
Luncheon meeting, Federal Com
Evening star., 1940-03-18

LIombok loom-with q rich,
velvet like texture tWeeds
with an unusual softness-her-
rinebones, dioeonols, color
mixtures. Woven of wool, al
poco and mohoir----S35
Evening star., 1940-03-18
You Need Il Topcoat
for a Washington Spring

for Spring.
cold
be ready with comfortable lightweight eayug
from The Mems
fed in several of satisfactory
fortably this Easter and Spring
Evening star., 1940-03-18

withdrawal from the League Of Ma.
tions, which 1t calls "an instrument
OF imperialists in their counter-rev-
olutionary war"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
BY ]. w. L. MASON

The Russian government allowed
publication Saturday of the terms
of the German Italian Japanese mi
litary alliance and also the fact
that German troops had landed in
Finland two days before the pact
was signed. rightly implying re-
lationship between the two moves.
Stain is facing a situation that
points to preparations by Germany
to block Russian power in the Baltic
while preventing expansion of Siav
influences in the Balkans.
Russia has to be kept in order
by Germany, Italy and Japan, il
there is any hope of the new mill
tar agreement functioning. This is
the more immediate necessity facing
the eaSt-west allies, for if the
pact eventually were to involve the
United States. RusSias position
would have important consequences
Russia cannot help being serious
ly perturbed by the military agree
ment which encircleS her in Europe
and Asia. This fact now seems to
have been taken into advance con-
sideration by Germany and explains
the mysterious announcement made
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
Russia Caught in Squeeze, Menaced
ByGerman Troops in FinIand, Held
In Check by Treaty, Awaits Events :.

last Wednesday that Germany was
using the northern railway through
Finland to send troops into Nor
way.
The primary object in thus max
ing Finland a military base for
Germany is to menace Russia. Fin
lands consent to the passage of
German troops through her terri
tory seems to have been readily
given, since assistance to Germany
is Finland's only present hope of
recovering the territory taken from
her by Russia.
Stain thus is threatened through
his recently conquered Finnish ter
ritory with the certainty that the
Finnish army would not hamper the
Germans and might help them.
The warning seems clear that Rus
Sia must show no open antagonism
to the German Italian Japanese
agreement. certainly as long as Ger
many remains strong. But it must
be expected that if the European
war becomes long and Germany
weakens, Russia will await an op-
portunity to try to overcome the
German menace. now SO openly and
flauntingly displayed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

bloom to high temperatures.
Three varieties tested In 1888 re-
Vealed that the Nov. ! plantinss
produced larger yields than October
or December paintings.
Goar pointed 0odt, however. that
in the process OF his experiments
he may be able to discover varieties
adapted to searlier and later plant
ings.
Goar also experimental with spac-
ing Of plants on clean ground row
planting gave higher yields per acre
in ll2, ii8 and "a inch rows than
In six or seven inch drilled space.
Row spacing also allowed cult
walton of flax, a revolutionary idea,
Goar said, and resulted in some yield
increase The increase was sufficient
to overcome the expense of cult
|, vation.
Goar also conducted experiments
in using mower to cut back flax
stalks for better production and
found that the plan was not feas-
ible.
Goar pointed out that flax grow
ers can gain valuable information
from experiments conducted at the
station and said that III future years
good farming practices and adequate
| knowledge of crop improvements
would determine, to large extent,
the profits from flax paintings.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
Join IN U.s. japan
Invites Russia

Tai-ri-ku here, the organ of the
army in China
1t said that if the United States
extended further aid to China it
would be considered a challenge
and the alliance would become ef-
fective.
The alliance is a factual reply
to Americas loan to China and
its embargo on scrap iron," the
newspaper said. The alliance tends
to Illustrate Americas scheme to
support the old system. Should
any of the three signatories be
challenged, the challenger will be
dealt with by force"
Dispatches from Nanking said
that the ese-sponsored Wang
Ching-Wei regime, which purports
to rule in Japanese occupied terri
tory, had long favored the three
power pact which it calculates will
speed up the collapse of the "old
powers" and thus bring peace and
order not only to the Far East but
to Europe"
At Chungking, official spokes-
men for the Chinese government
asserted that despite the alliance
China was assured of continued
Russian aid against Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
Wealherelelk
Awaited toMa
Xa!leHfAaBpeIs

Valley alfalfa, lettuce and carrot
growers this week looked forward
to a decided break in the weather
to nd them Of an unusually heavy
fall grasshopper infestation.
Progress fiIas been made In com :
batting the pest, according to some
growers, through the distribution
Of hopper poison, prepared by fHg ri :
cultural Commissioner B. "A. tHarri :
gan's staff
Harrigan reported Saturday that
the distribution Of poison bait con :
tinued heavy during the past week.
Principal damage has been in car
rcts, lettuce and alfalfa but use of
the poison has reduced losses to a
minimum.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
BY RICHARD c. HOTTELET

BERLIN, sept. ~. tUP)-AuJnOr-
lied German quarters today de-
scribed the FTokyoi Berlin Rome pact
as "a red light on the horizon"
against any material laid by the
United States or Russia that would
affect the outcome of the war in
Europe or Asia.
The transfer of so over-age Unit
ed States fdestroyers to Britain was
cited as "a parallel in response to
q question as to whether Russian
supplies of war material to China
would bring the three Axis partners
into collision with Russia.
1.-THE decisive point is what effect
material laid might have on the
course oof the war, authorized Ger
man quarters said. "We are not of
the opinion that the Sale. of so OLD
destroyers which probably will be
used for conveying, will affect the
outcome of the war"
1t was indicated in this connec-
tion that Russia could continue to
supply China without Involving the
| three power alliance as long as the
signatories did not regard Russian
aid to China las affecting outcome
of hostilities in the Far East.
Authorized quarters said that the
pact was directed against anyone
attempting expansion or prolonga-
ton of the war" They said it was
mot directed against any country
but only against the .war-monger
spirit" - -
Before Japan joined the Axis pow
ers in a military alliance Germany,
Italy and Japan were bound in an
anti-comintern pact, to which Man
chukuo and Spain alSo adhered.
The comintern pact is directed
against the spread of Communism
and authorized German quarters
said today that it still is in exis-
tence.
Continuing German-Italian con-
ferenceS here, Adolf Hitler today re-
ceived Italian Foreign Minister
Count Galeazzo Ciano in the pres
ence of German Foreign Minister
Joachim von Ribbentrop. They con-
ferred at length. How long Ciano
would remain in Berlin was not
disclosed
Official sources said today that
the new alliance envisages a world
order in which western Europe ana
an OF Africa are to be within the
German-Italian spheres of influ-
eiice' much OF Asia is left to Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
SPANISH SAY 200
DEAD AT GIBRALTAR

BERLIN, Sept. %. tUP)-AAt Ger
man news agency dispatch from
Algeciras today quoted unconfirmed
reports from Spanish sources that
about 200 persons were killed in
this weeks bombardment of Glib
raltar by French-type 7airplanes.
French airplanes bombed Glib
raltar for two days in reprisal for
the British naval shelling Of the
French African port of Dakar,
which a British-free France ex-
pedition attempted vainly to take
over.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
Germans in 24-Hour Air
Attacks Against Britain

German planes fled hOmeWard.
German air fleets had climaxed
an almost continuous "a hour at
tack on London with a ferocious
bombing of the centarl area in the
early morning hours, while royal
air force planes were heavily at
tacking invasion ports and COM
munications in western Germany.
1t was asserted officially that 1873
German planes had been shot down
during raids yesterday, and it was
probable that many more. damaged,
had crashed on the way back to
bases.
Throughout the night big German
formations were bombing Britain
all the way from southwest Eng
land to southeast Scotland, with
LoE,don for the 21st straight night
the main target.
Reports indicated that despite the
terrific rain of bombs, damage and
casualties were EOt unusually large
in any area and that homes and
SllOpS IldQ SulleItu IIlOSU DIS USUAL.
An unusually brief joint COM
munique of the air and home secur-
ity ministries said
Enemy air attacks were again
directed on London, bombs drop
ping on many parts of the capital,
its surburbs and surrounding dis
tricts and causing damage to houses
and commercial and industrial
premises.
Bombs also were dropped on
south Lancashire, on several mid
lard towns, ON several districts
between London and the south
coast and areas of southwest Eng
land. Casualties were small"
At the end of their big daylight
raids yesterday, the German planes
made an unusually long night at
tack on London.
The persistence of their attacks
caused belief that they had started
a new phase of unceaSing raids
in an attempt to cripple the royal
force and lower civilian morale.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

ciiS wal pCliiOuoly SiooC W wiz oSA ?
fic ocean,"
Commenting on the Japanese
German Italian alliance, the news
paper said.
- ANY hostile action taken against
Japan in the Pacific by the United,
States or any other power will be
met by joint hostile action by Japan,
Germany and italy. This might give.
America pause.
Particularly might the whole
treaty cause the American people
to sit back and take stock of the
state department, which has so
bungled its international affairs
that it has made an enemy of Japan,
involved Great Britain in new diff
ficulties. done no good to the United
States and brought the war peril
Ously close to the Pacific ocean,"
(The authoritative political Hand
book Of the World" says of the Jap
an Times, which is published in
English though Japanese owned ::
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29

government; organ Of the for
eign office by which it is subsidiz-
ed.') .... ......,... 49,
In a speech today Premier Prince
Fumimaro Konoye said that "the
new alliance will enable Japan to
overcome difficulties in settling the
China incident.
Joining hands with Germany and
Italy, which are establishing new
order in Europe, Japan must play an
important role for the establish
ment of lasting peace in the world"
Konoye said the government was
planning to "replenish' the national
defense to meet the prevailing
international situation
Heinrich Won Stahmer, GermanyS
masked special envoy was intro
duced to the Japanese press and
announced to the public today as
"the proxy for Foreign Minister
Won Ribbentrop who contributed to
the conclusion of the three-poWer
pact"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
Big London Power
Station Bombed

BERLIN, Sept. %. CUP)-Ger-
man planes in a noon raid on Lon
don today successfully bombed"
the Westham power station, north
of the Thames in East London,
Nazi sources claimed today. They
said that other German attackers
caused "big fires and explosions
in the vicinity of the East India
docks"
The German raids were described
as made by fairly strong forma-
tions of bombers' despite "strong
British fighter and anti-aircraft
ground fire.
German reconnaissance pilots re-
turning from England reported a
great blanket of smoke over Lon
don and new waves of bombers were
sent to sustain earlier heavy attacks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
Bv WALLACE CARROLL

LONDON, Sept. 90. CUP)-A large
fleet of German bombing planes
with fighter escorts was driven back
from London. today after a furious
30 minute battle with British fight
er planes.
A report that strong German
formation had crossed the Kentish
coast, headed toward London,
brought a morning air raid alarm
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-29
By JOHN X. MORRIS

SHANGHAI, Sept. %. UP) :
japan is following up the Japanese
GERMANY Italian military alliance
with overtures to Russia for q
pact similar to that which Ger
many negotiated at the start of
the war authoritative advices from
Tokyo said today.
The overtures are being made
both directly and through Germany.
1t was admitted that success
depended entirely on the attitude
Russia took to the new pact. 1t
was said that Russias attitude
could not at this moment be deter
mined.
The view of the japanese army
toward the three-power pact was
shown plainly by the newspaper