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Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning August 13, 1933
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MEIER PEERING
: INTOCIPIN
:! CRYSTAL AGAIN
Recent Speeches Indicate
He at Least Considers
Running in 1934
Dog Days at Capitol are on
But There's Plenty of
Talk About Issues
By SHELDON F. SACKETT
These are dog days at the cap
ital. The summer tedium is for-
tunately relieved by coffee-counter
and corridor talk which, like
the brpok; flows on forever under
j the dome.
Enumerate the subjects most
j mulled over and they are; Who's
going to. be the next governor?
- What's doing In the democratic
ranks in Oregon? What about a
special; session? Will there be a
special session and If so, when?
Herewith are the gleanings of one
listener:
' 1 There Is firm money that Gov
y ernor Meier will run, and as
equally positive wagers the chief
executive will be out of the lists
long before May, 1934. The safest
bet is that Meier himself doesn't
know what he'll do, nor does bis
' Warwick, Henry Hansen. budge
teef. publicist and politico. It
stay-at-Portland executive hike
off to Klamath Falls to. talk to
the legion, dropping in along the
line of march to see how eastern
p Oregon Teacted to him and then
looking over the coast country en
, route to a ten days' stay at Gear
hart. The carefully prepared state
ments issued by the governor
; show the old bag of tricks of '30:
free power, low taxes, local tax
reduction, sweetened up with a
pledge to the legion men at Klam-
ath Falls that the millage tax for
the bonus commission would be-
restored, a belated proffer of
friendship considering the levy
was entirely omitted in making
the current state tax levy.
-
The governor very apparently
" dislikes the routine of the office.
, He is not eager for a knock-down-
drag. out campaign which Is sure;
to ensue it he seeks nomination
;. and election. He will not spend
, the money In campaigning as he
did so freely three years ago- The
hydrophobiacs will not line up,
nor the grangers, nor the Old
Guard republicans. If Meier does
, run, he would have to depend up
on Incumbency, tax reduction,
some brilliant moves like the state
police, and a liberal war chest and
statewide organization to be In
the running.
Nevertheless there is a certain
' glamor to public office and evi
dently Mr. Meier has not been im
y niunized against the blandish
' ments of publicity, power and
- praise which accompany the gov-
ernorship. He is by no means
ready to renounce the crown as
did Mr. CooUdge the August be
t fore the presidential race of '28.
Mr. Holman sees to it that the
press carry some story about his
work and plans as often as possi
ble.: He is known to be-lining up
an "organ" for 1934 with which
to out-subsidlze the alleged "sub
sidized press." He is pushing
' .inner ht nlan for county govern
ment consolidation and state re-
1 organisation. Both the governor
and the treasurer have tamed
iiiwn th!r hoard of control tan
trums, partly because the board
1 only meets vicariously witn wu
liam EInilg running around get-
ting separate okeys on board acts,
and partly because both the gov-
.mnr and the treasurer are real
ising .belatedly that their exhlbl-
tlons of baa temper are losing
- jT man is smart enough to know he
m nt not nlunxe Into the guner
1 hri.i waters too long before
the race really starts. A politW
' ai oimKitirv too soon in the wa
ter becomes water-logged and the
ouhiiA nlcka a fresher, raining
candidate. Charles M. Thomas
works and broods; not in the least
sure he wants-to take the chance,
SpeuU Uiuuc; ,
fTfrY r nu work contingent on a can
a M An h. itnnn,
pajgn DUt equally certain
wants to shape his personal des
tinitioa in such a manner that his
power company attack still the
heat Issue in the state win win
him the governorship, or keep
him his present job, or get him
another post, say a supreme court
justiceship.
,
Mayor Carson of Portland
grows as the fair-haired boy for
the democrats lor tne next uregon
mTftmor. Carson baa youth.
charm and la new to the poltical
atage in Oregon. He Is a Warn pas
star In politics. He could carry
Portland handily and his easy
manner and forceful public
speech would win film great sup
port unstate. Bert Haner is for
midable, of course, but Haney has
tAiir been In the democratic lime
light, has a liberal quota of ene
mies and suffers therefrom.' Ed
F. Bailey of Eugene also has the
handicap of having been defeated
In a statewide contest. - General
Congressman Martin's kite has
been flown but why Martin would
Ae-fTt a aura nost in eonrress for
av very possible defeat In Oregon
: . (Turn to page z, uol. j
Codes For Cannery
And Paper Workers
Get Final Approval
No Maximum Work Week for Perishable Pro
duce Canning; Minimum Wage 30 Cents
Here; PuTp Mills 40 Hours, 35 Cents
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (AP) A multitude of addi
tional workers were swept today within the embrace
of the NRA's blue- eagle, but the problem of fastening codes
of fair competition upon the nation's major industries still
hung perplexingly over the national recovery program.
For five important industries Hugh S. Johnson, the
.- administrator, signed Into effec
U MOODY ETC
B
E
Will be Assistant Attorney
General; led Jackson
Case Prosecutions
Ralph H. Moody of Medford.
who took up the duties of special
prosecutor In the Jackson county
"political" cases upon the death
of William S. Levens of Salem,
assistant attorney J general, will
continue as a member of Attorney
General I. H. Van Winkle's staff,
that official announced Saturday
following a conference with
Moody. "
Moody will wind up the details
of the Jackson county prosecu
tions and then will make his head
quarters in Salem, Van Winkle
stated. He will fill permanently
the position vacated by Levens'
death, though his duties may not
be precisely the same In the re
organization. Van Winkle stated.
Moody, whose work in the Jack
son county cases has drawn gen
eral praise, was Portland general
attorney for the Southern Pacific
about 20 years ago, but retired
because of ill health and moved
to Jackson county. He was called
from retirement to assist Levens
in the prosecution, and stepped
into Levens' place when the Salem
man died suddenly just as the
trial of Llewellyn A. Banks on a
charge of murder was getting un
der way.
Moody Is the son of one of
Oregon's early governors, Z. F.
Moody.
Two Held Here
Are Wanted by
Linn Officials
State police officers last night
were Holding Edward D. Mc
Gwire and W. L. O'Hern for in
vestigation by Linn county offi
cers in connection with an acci
dent which occurred near Har
risburg. The men were picked
up In Salem about midnight.
Through aid of the Salem po
lice radio station KGZR. state
officers last night arrested
George A. Coover. 1904 North
5th street, near Rlckreall soon
after an accident which occured
near Eola. -His car was Involved
in an accident with that of Leslie
Johnson. There was minor dam
age to both cars, but no persons
were Injured.
SALEM WOMAN HURT
PORTLAND. Ore.. An. 12
(AP) Stella Perkins of Salem
suffered chest injuries tonight
wben her automobile, police, said.
collided with a streetcar. She was
treated at a hospital here.
FUNERAL IS TODAY
STAYTON. Aur. 12 Fnn.
eral services for Lemuel C. Hay-
worth who died at his home here
Friday will be held at the Wed
dle chapel Sunday, at 11a.m.'
HI
IT HE
Palmateet New District
Commander tor Legion
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Aug.
12. (AP) Harold J. Warner of
Pendleton was elected commander
of the Oregon department of the
American Legion at the closing
session, of the annual contention
here today. He succeeds Jack
Eakinr ot Dallas.
A new attendance record was
achieved this year, with t.early
3000 delegates from every part of
the state here for the 15 th annual
meeting.
Other officers elected were: W.
J Chamberlain of Ccrvallls, rice
commander; Tom Stoughton of
Portland, finance officer, and the
Rev. John B. Coan of Klamath
Falls, chaplain.
National delegates to the Chi
cago conclave Included:
. District 1 Tom Delaney of Sa
lem, Z. E. Merrill of Albany. Dick
Preston. of Roseburg and William
Courtney of McMinnville. :
Sid S. George of Eugene, past
commander of the Oregon depart
ment was elected national com
mitteeman, defeating Alex Barry
of Portland, another past com
mander. ?. - ,; -dr:'-
District commanders elected In
cluded: District' 1, Ralph Deville
of Gresham; district 2, Mose Pal
mateer of Salem; district ), R. E.
Hargett of Lebanon; district . 4,
El wood Hussey of Kirby.
tiveness a modified presidential
re-employment agreement fix
ing wages and hours which em
ployers may adopt to obtain the
blue eagle pending completion of
permanent- codes.
They affected the electric light
and power, gas utility includ
ing natural and. manufactured
gas telephone, canning and con
struction industries.
In addition temporary wage
and hour agreements wexe pro
mulgated for employers in the
paper and pulp, fruit and flavor
ing syrups, garter, suspender and
belt, and marking device indus
tries. The canning Industry, owing
to the perishable nature of its
products and the seasonal charac
ter of operators, was allowed an
unusual exemption in its modified
agreement which did not fix a
maximum work week for em
ployes "during -the processing
season " for seasonal perishable
products where the restriction of
hours would cause loss or deteri
oration of raw materials."
It was pointed out by ' John
son, however, that "this approv
al shall not imply approval of
wages, rate schedules or hours
but pending a hearing and full
Investigation, this request is ap
proved. Maximum hours of labor In
the agreement for other employes
were as follows: 48 hours week
(Turn to page 2, Col. 1)
Costly Blaze
Is Fought at
Citym Polk
INDEPENDENCE, Aug. 12
(Special) Fire of undetermined
origin tonight destroyed the 25
room apartment house here be
longing to E. A. Dunckel, leaving
only the charred shell of the out
er walls standing. Valued at
$12,000, the house was Insured
for $6,000. Furniture and per
sonal belongings were saved from
the lower floor only.
Discovered shortly before 10
o'clock, the fire, apparently start
ing in the upper back wing apart
ment of Elmer Frye, was under
control before midnight with both
Independence and Monmouth fire
departments fighting it. Ed Fla
herty, volunteer fireman, received
the only known Injuries when he
fell off the roof and severely
sprained his right arm.
The frame building was old but
had been remodeled two years
ago into modern apartments.
No Relief from
Heat Promised
The habit of fashionables to
don early fall fashions and fabrics
on the second Sunday in August
will be broken in Salem today for
the weather man predicts bathing
suits and dark goggles with his
forecast of "continued fair." The
mercury hit 92 here yesterday, a
rise of two degrees over Friday's
maximum. A north -wind and a
dear sky last night foretold no
very great relief.
The Kirby post won the trophy
for the largest membership, and
Hood River took the trophy for
having the highest five-year mem
bership. Prlneville post received
the trophy for doing the greatest
work toward Americanization.
The convention closed with the
adoption of a resolution protest
ing the efforts of the National
Economy league.
In the future, it was decided, all
drum corps will be divided into
two groups according to the size
of the posts, for the state compe
tition. Mrs. Dorothy Eakin of Dallas
was today unanimously, elected
president of the state auxiliary,
succeeding Mrs. Alice George of
Eugene. Mrs. Eakin is the wife of
the retiring commander. " Other
officers chosen included:
. Mrs. ' Hazel ..Graham of La
Grande, vice-president; Mabel A.
Mdnturff of Marshf leld, reelected
secretary and treasurer; district
presidents, district 2, Mrs. Ella M.
Delner of Newberg; district S,
Mrs. Lee Mathewa of Cottage
Grove; district 4, Mrs. Dorothy
Templar of Klamath Falls.
- Dewey Powell of Klamath Falls,
elected grand chef degare of the
40 and 8, announced his list of
appointive offices. Including C K.
Logan of Salem, grand publico. -
EARLY CHECKUP
ON COMPLIANCE
HERE PROMISED
Firms Must .Follow Code or
Take Down Blue Eagles,
Ellis Announces
Meeting Scheduled Monday
Night; Consumers Will
Be Marshaled Soon
Declaring it was time local
firms which displayed the NRA
eagle emblem, comply with NRA
regulations or take down the
eagle, William Ellis, "colonel" in
charge of the Salem NRA commit
tee, announced Saturday he was
calling his organization together
at the chamber of commerce Mon
day at S m. to plan a detailed
checkup of hours, wages and oth
er NRA conditions among local
NRA members. ...
"We have had many reports
that the NRA emblem was being
used by firms which were doing
nothing to comply with the pro
visions required for the eagle's
display," Ellis said. "This con
dition must 'cease. It is not fair
to business to have one man fol
lowing the . rules and another
not." .
Ellis said the checkup would be
carefully organized under the de
partment headed by. T. A. Wlndl
shar. Eagle Taken Down
Cannot Fly Again
"The NRA eagles must be used
only by firms which comply or-the
eagles must come down," Ellis
declared. He added that it was
his understanding that once the
eagle was taken down, It was not
to be restored. He said he plan
ned a periodic checkup of firms
as one of the activities of the lo
cal NRA group.
A drive to enlist consumers un
der the NRA program will be
forthcoming shortly, Ellis said.
He thinks it unwise to push that
drive now, 'pending sufficient time
being given to all firms to enter
NRA under a code adopted by
their trade or profession. When
time has been permitted, Ellis
said a city-wide canvass to enroll
consumers In NRA will be made.
More captains were announced
yesterday by the six majors
named by Wlndlshar. Ven Wel
der named as his captains Ranee
Nlles, Willis Clark, W. J. Braun
and W. W. Chadwlck.
Oscar D. Olson selected his four
captains: Xohn Marr, Artuur
Gardner, Barclay Newman and
E. W. Acklin.
Captains named by Frank
Deckebach Jr. are Robert G.
Brady. Donald E. Pritchettf Wal
ter Fuhrer and A- A. Keene.
Windishar's department will or
ganize for a block to block can
vass to check on display of the
blue eagle and to make a survey
of unemployment.
Clearance for
Bridge at Coos
Made 145 Feet
MARSHFIELD, Ore.. Aug. 12.
(AP) Recommendations for a
145-foot vertical clearance for the
proposed Oregon Coast highway
bridge across Coos bay were tele
phoned to State Bridge Engineer
C. B. McCuIlough today by Major
T. F. Maginnls, port manager for
the Port of Coos Bay.
Original specifications received
by the port commission called for
a clearance of 136.8 feet at mean
low water, but the port commis
sion last night decided to ask for
an additional clearance of 8.2 feet
after receiving answers to queries
sent to several steamship com
panies. Hawley'sMill at
Milwaukie Afire;
Flame Spreading
PORTLAND. Aug. lS-Sunday
(AP) Three buildings com
prising the Milwaukie, Ore., pulp
plant of the Hawley Pulp it Paper
company were destroyed by fire
early today, and the Milwaukie
shingle mill was being threatened
by the flames. -
The small Milwaukie fire de
partment, unable to save the pulp
plant, which covers a block, was
concentrating Its efforts in an at
tempt to save the shingle mill.
The pulp plant and the shingle
mill were two of the city largest
industries.
Free Matinee
-Ticket to EUinore
Enter the . Certo . made
Jelly and Jam contest. Bring
yonr glass of Jelly or Jam
to The Statesman office by
Wednesday noon, Angnst
18; and receive a free tick
et to the matinee at the
Elsinore theatre for that
afternoon. . 'v ;
First prize $5.00; second
f3.00; third 92.00. Winners
announced at dose of mat-
Entries exhibited In
-foyer of theatre and sold
after the matinee by ladies
of the Legion auxiliary.
Machine Guns Rout Cuban Revelers
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First photo from Havana of the
Machado. Gay revelers celebrating a premature report that Machado had resigned and fled from the
presidential palace, are shown fleeing down the m ain street as machine guns rattled and ballets
whistled In attempts by the them loyal military f o roes to restore order.
Reign of
Described By Eye-Witness
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SALEM PAIR HELD
Willys Pearcy, Oran Polk
Involved in Holdup of
Portland Taxi man
Willys Pearcy, 19, and Oran
Polk, 22, Salem youths with po
lice records, were arrested early
Saturday morning in Portland
after they had allegedly robbed
Fay F. Robertson of his money
and . car. At police headquarters
both admitted the holdup, police
claimed.
About 2 o'clock in the morning
the young men summoned Robert
son and asked him to drive them
to a remote place on the east side.
After stopping the-cab they held
him up, took $4 and drove away
In his cab.
But Robertson was not through
with the episode. After going to
a nearby house and telephoning a
description of the two men and
his cab to police headquarters, he
went back to his garage, got an
other car and began searching the
east side for the robbers. About 4
o'clock he recognized Pearcy at
Southwest Fourth avnue and Al
der street. He Immediately called
an officer, who arrested Pearcy,
and then went on with his search.
About an hour later he saw
Polk on Southwest Third avenue,
again called the officer, and had
Polk arrested. Pearcy, at first, de
nied the robbery, but after Polk
was captured he admitted it. As
soon as Polk saw a bottle of whis
key, taken from Pearcy and placed
on Captain Keegan's desk, he said:
"I see you've already got my
partner."
Pearcy was arrested about a
year ago at Grants Pass by state
police for a burglary said to have
been committed In Salem. David
O. Williams and Spencer D. Miller, J
also of Salem, were implicated.
When arrested the three youths
had a car, stolen in Portland, and
loot from the -Moore grocery, 2280
South High street, which had been
burglarized twice. They were not
prosecuted in Salem but were
turned over to Portland authorl-
, (Turn to page 2. Col. 1)
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Hunger March to
Capitol Earlym
Week not Likely
' There appeared little probability
yesterday that a "hunger march"
would be made from Portland to
Salem next Tuesday. Fred Wal
ker, who last month announced
that he would lead the march to
the capltol, could not be reached
Saturday in Portland for a state
ment. No word had been received
at the statehouse about the plans
of the marchers.
Portland newspaper attacks on
Walker together with marked Im
provement in employment condi
tions the last CO days are thought
to have dulled the fervor of. the
march leaders. Walker made a
fervid speech when he brought his
marchers before the state legisla
ture last Jan nary.
Beer Selling is
Basis of Arrest
J. Breslin, manager of a gro
cery at 245 North Commercial
street, was arrested at 9 o'clock
Saturday morning for selling , a
non - Intoxicating beverage with
out a license. It was reported
that he had bought beer, stamps.
but claimed that he did not know
a license was necessary In order
to sell, the beverage. He will he
tried In police court at 10 a-m.
111
Monday, August 14.
aprising there which cnlmiaated Saturday in the abdication of President
Terror in
Pig Carried From Palace Dubbed "Machado"
And Killed; Angry mob Kills Secret Police;
Gangsters are Shot Down by Soldiers
By T. R. GILL
(Copyright,' 1933, by the Associated Press)
HAVANA Aug. 12 Arriving at the presidential palace
today, amid a scene unequalled in Cuba's history, this
correspondent saw the first acts of violence by angry mobs.
The crowd, yellmg and cheering, ransacked the historic
building from top to bottom.
Machado and his predecessors
to the streets until soldiers and
sailors arrived to clear tne palace
and restore order.
The temper of the mob sudden
ly changed from anger to hilar
ity when several of the looters
carried out a squealing pig.
which they found In a crate In
the building.
"Machado! Machado!" they
shouted, hoisting the pig high
In the air and slamming it down
on the pavement, killing it.
Thunderous cheers filled the
streets.
Finally driven back by the
soldiers, the mob remained or
derly for a while and then rush
ed Into the beautiful palace gar
den and stripped It of all Its
flowers, plants and shrubs. They
wanted them for souvenirs.
Presently, someone shouted a
suggestion that the mob march
to the headquarters of the secret
police and "clean them out."
Hoisting the leaders to their
shoulders, part of. the demonstra
tors started off toward the head
quarters. The remainder pro
ceeded in another direction.
I followed the second group.
but before I proceeded far, we
ran Into a gun battle between
soldiers and a gangster or "por
rlsta," as they say in Spanish.
It was not much of a fight, tor
the soldiers quickly riddled the
gangster with high powered rifle
bullets and left him lying in the
street. Crowds- on the sidewalks
cheered. -
Some of those who remained
by the body, dipped their hand
kerchiefs In the slain man's
blood and waved them in the
air amid resounding shouts.
One of the most brutal killings
I saw was when the mob caught
and beat to death a policeman ac
cused of recently having slain sev
eral oppositionists.
The killing occurred in front
of the marble national capitol
building. The mob beat the
struggling policeman, with fists
and clubs and then finished him
off with guns.
Cleaning Rates
To be Uniform;
1929 Basis Set
Cleaning, pressing and dyeing
schedules went back to prices
prevailing In 1929 yesterday fol
lowing a meeting of the newly
organised Salem Association of
Cleaners 4b Dyers. The group
tentatively adopted a trade of
fair competition which forbids of
fering of rebates to customers.
Cleaning and pressing of men's
suits la listed at: $1; pressing
alone is to be. SO cents. During
many months this year and last
while a "war" raged, suits were
pressed for 25 cents.
- E. H. Kennedy was named
temporary president of the new
association, Chester Foreman was
named temporary secretary while
Wlllard Lange and Stanley Mc
Donald were named on a commit
tee . to work out an association
code for Salem.
EUGENE WANTS PAIR
John Walsh and Jack Tomlin.
arrested nere ror prowling a
Southern Pacific section bouse at
Turner, are wanted In Eugene ac
cording to advice received Satur
day by Salem police. Officers said
that the two men would be prose
cuted here.
Havana
Furniture prized by President
was unceremoniously carried
.
ALLOTTED ODEBON
Over two Millions Added to
Previous Amounts; to
Employ 4300 men .
PORTLAND, Oug. 12 (AP)
C. J. Buck, regional forester in
charge of the Pacific northwest
district, announced today that
$2,186,441 had been allotted to
Oregon and $1,207,246 to Wash
ington for forest highway con
struction under the public works
program of the NRA.
The allotment of these funds,
he said, Is made separately from
the forest service money divided
by the forest service and the Ore
gon state highway department
earlier in the week when $1,240,
000 was set aside for state and
forest highway construction.
The new allotments. Buck said,
are In addition to the large pro
gram of emergency work now be
ing carried on under the civilian
conservation corps.
The regional forester said also
Oregon will get $1,808,970 and
Washington $1,493.883 for the
construction of fire-truck roads
and horse trails and other Im
provements In the Interests of fire
protection In the national for
ests. It was estimated that the new
allotments will provide six months
of work for 4300 men In Oregon
and 3200 in Washington between
now and December 1, 1934. Due
to the lateness of the season, it
was believed most of the work
will be done in the .1934 working
season.
MO
I
Y. W. C. A. Faces Crisis
In Urgent Need of Funds
By C. A. SPRAGUE
The Salem - Young Women's
Christian association . la face to
face with the necessity of dos
ing, . unless , financial aid comes
swiftly to enable it to carry on.
Ita recent drive fell $1000 short
of the amount absolutely neces
sary tor the organisation to keep
ita quarters and continue ita work.
Staff salaries have been re
duced pitilessly. Workers have
continued faithful. Service to
women and girls la being main
tained. But additional funds are
necessary to meet even the low
budget under which the associa
tion la operating. Those who have
already made pledgea are urged
to Increase their payments If at
all possible: and the hundreds
of people who have contributed
nothing are asked to make some
contribution, large or small, to
preserve this vitally essential ser
vice. This' la the word brought
to The Statesman by a commit
tee of the official board. . -x '
The T. TV. C. A. la virtually
the only organization which
meets the needs of working wom
en and girls, and transient wom
en. It has rest rooms and a
dormitory. Whenever It can It ob
tains payment from the women
REVOLT
IIW
Manuel de Cespedes takes
Up Presidency; Machado
Jn Fear of Death Flees
To Nassau, Bahamas
Secret Police are Slam,
Wild Disorder Reigns as
Revolutionists run Riot in
Embattled Havana
(Copyright, 1933. the Associated
Press)
HAVANA. Aug. 12. Gerardo
Machado, abdicating today as
president of Cuba, fled for his '
life In an airplane bound for Nas- .
sau In the Bahamas while angry
mobs dealt death and destruction
to his adherents.
At least 21 persons were slain.
and more than , 200 Injured.
More bodies may have been left
on sldestreets, forgotten. A violent
electric storm' this evening only
temporarily halted the activities
of the demonstrators.
Manuel de Cespedes, former
ambassador to the United States.
was chosen by all political groups
for provisional president. But con
gress, which was to take action on
this matter and Machado's request
for a leave of absence, could not
muster a quorum and did not
meet. Too many Machado support
ers were in hiding.
Secretary of State Orestes Fer
rara, who ordinarily would bare
succeeded to the presidency, fled
himself to Miami, Fla.
Mobs running wild through the
streets sought out Machado sup
porters and shot them. down. They
ransacked the presidential palace
and destroyed newspaper offices
and homes of Machado's promi
nent backers. , - j
Five of the secret political po
lice, that dreaded branch of serv
ice which had been a mainstay of
the Machado regime, were killed
by the crowds.
The embattled Machado, finally
defeated when his compact, well
disciplined little army rebelled
against him en masse, gave up the
fight at 10 o'clock this morning
and Bent to congress a request for
leave of absence.
Thus the main feature of the
mediation plan sponsored by
United States Ambassador Sumner
Welles upon the authority of
President Roosevelt and approved
by government and opposition po
litical groups in the Island repub
lic retirement of President 31a
chado was accomplished.
Machado accepted the resigna
tion of all members of his cabinet
except Secretary of War Alberto
Herrera, who as the only remain
ing member of the government
was expected to appoint Senor
Cespedes secretary of state and
then quit his own office. Cespedes
then would legally become presi
dent of the republic.
In fact, Senor Cespedes became
head of the state at once and be
gan to construct his cabinet from
members of all political factions,
with a view to establishing a
strong and stable government.
Scenes of wildest disorder,
eclipsing even those staged when
Cuba gained its independence in
1901 were witnessed in the streets
of Havana' today as a frensied
populace celebrated. the overthrow
of the government which had
reigned since 1925.
Riotous demonstrations took
place throughout the city as thou
sands of enthusiastic supporters
of the military coup d'etat, armed
(Turn topage 2. Col. 1)
who use its rooms. But scores of
women come . who are without
funds, without 'friends; and
must be given temporary shel
ter. The Y. W. does this, and so
may be described as tbe mother
of the community for girls and
women who have no homes.
An important service the - T.
W. renders Is that of providing
employment for women. It la able
weekly to place many women in
situations, so they become earn
ing, self-respecting individuals.
Ia Salem going to let the doors
of the T. W. C. A. be locked?
Will this community offer no
shelter for the woman who Is a
wayfarer? Will It withhold .a
helping hand to girls who are
homeless, , distressed and dis
heartened? Does' the "new deal"
mean, the closed door to young
women without , home anchors,
who may thus be let adrift?
The way the people respond
to this urgent appeal from tbe
board of .the tY. W, C . A. ' for
funds - to " ; aupplement present
pledgea . will be the answer to:
these questions.- The . board is
also hopeful that those with a o
paid pledgea will make thir
payment now - to meet the prev
ent emergency.