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MEDFOKD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1933.
No. 279.
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SENATE
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Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
THE LATENT rumor la that Colonel
Lindbergh expecta to move to
France.
Hie first baby was kidnaped and
murdered. In aplte of the tact that
he paid the ranaom money that waa
demanded. Within the paat few daya,
a plot to kidnap his second baby has
been uncovered.
- Coiud LINDT be blamed much -11
he DID move away from thla country?
THE NEXT congress, we read, will
probably confer upon Prealdent
Roosevelt powers so broad aa to be
almost dictatorial.
Thla much la obvious: To whatever
extent congress elves to President
Roosevelt extraordinary power, It will
TAKE POWER AWAY from Itself.
So thla question, naturally enough,
occurs to us: Why la congress, which
has been exceedingly Jealous of Its
powers in the past, willing td GIVE
UP power to the President!
THIS seem to be the answer:
These extraordinary powers to
be conferred upon the president
would give him authority to reor
ganize the administrative branch ot
the government, reduce veterana'
compensation, cut down the pay M
those holding government Jobs, dis
charge employees, abolish aubeldles
and otherwise reduce the cost of the
federal government a billion dollars
a year before the first of next July.
Now do you begin to get an Idea
of why congress Is willing to clothe
' the president with so much power? 1
WHOEVER did all that would make
himself mighty unpopular with
a lot of people and would have to
take a lot of kicking.
( Congresa, probably, has the' thrifty
thought that since these things have
to be done in order to restore pros
perity and since whoever does them
will collect a lot of grief along with
his glory It might as well be the
president as anybody.
HERE Is a headline that tells a
story: "Legislative Jam piles up
at Salem, with revenue bills hardly
touched."
The story goee on to say that with
only five day of the tatutory 40
day session remaining there seem
no possibility of adjournment within
the period for which the legislature
receives pay.
; The limitation aa to the length ot
the session, you know, concern only
the pay of the leglal&tora. They can
etay and work for nothing and pay
their own expenses aa long a they
choose.
IF THIS headline 'telto an accurate
story, aa probably It does, the big.
Important bllla will pile up at the
end of the session and so will have
to be acted on In haste, by men. who
are anxious to get through and get
home.
There are certainly advantages to
be cited in favor of the divided ees
alon. which provldca for Introduction
of all bills during the first period,
with a ahort vacation In between for
study and reflection and a final sta
tion at which bills are disposed of
either adopted or killed.
DOWN In Portland the other day
what the papers describe aa a
"speskeasy de luxe" waa raided by
the police. Describing the raid, one
of the papers saya:
"The four-piece orcheatra In sky
blue vest quit playing, several at
tractive young women entertainer
topped warbling and 48 fashionably
dressed men and women abandoned
their glamea of fancy drinks when a
squad of plainclothes police walked
In."
Money is scarce, admittedly, but
when people find a way to spend It
. In the way they WANT to spend It.
they seem to be able to find It to
spend.
AND HERE Is the opening para
graph of a Seattle dispatch:
An 11 -day race, by airplane ana
steamer from Nome to Seattle, to
bring a nine-months-old .nfant here
for medical treatment to safe Its We
ended tonight with the first part or
the fight apparently won.
(Continued on Page Four;
VOTE TO TAKE UP
E
Consideration of Blaine
Resolution Carries, 58 to
23 . in First Real Test
of Power for Chamber
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. (AP)
The senate today voted to take up
for consideration 'the Blaine resolu
tion to repeal the 18th amendment.
The vote, which brought up repeal
for consideration, was the closest ap
proach to a real test of senate wet
and dry strength this session, al
though it was not regarded as an
indication of the prospective voto on
the submission resolution itself.
Senators opposed considering It at
this time In the belief emergency re
lief measures were In danger of failure
at this congress because of a pro
longed prohibition debate.
A number of this group are known
to be willing to submit repeal.
While, only a bare majority was
needed to take up the resolution, two
thirds will be necessary to submit It
to the states or ratification.
' Whether this margin can be 'mus
tered Is problematical, depending
largely on form of the resolution
when It reaches a final vote.
The vote was 58 to 23, more than
two-thirds majority.
IS
Completion yesterday of negotia
tions with owners of property along
the right-of-way from the city limits
of Ashland extending 1.6 miles north
of that city, virtually assures the
construction of the new highway
unit, according to announcement.
Although options were signed last
week on the property, the amounts
were too high, the state highway
commission declared, bringing about
consideration under a new value
basis, which calls for a 6 per cent
reduction in payment to each of the
four main property owners as fol
lows: Mrs. D. H. Jackson, $8,400; O. F.
Billings, 93,065; C. J. Perrlne, 92116,
and Mrs. Lena. Phillips, $470. The
total cost will bring the amount
slightly below the $15,000 which has
been the maximum the commission
would consider paying.
Oregon Weather.
Rain west and snow east portion
tonight and Thursday; warmer ea.it
portion tonight; fresh southwest and
south winds offshore.
HOW WE APPEAR IN
EYES OF OUTSIDERS
SUFFERING MEDFORD.
(Oregon City Enterprise)
The bark of Llewellyn A. Banks, editor of the Medford Daily News, seems
to hare been much more dangerous than his bite.
A few years ago this man Banks came from California Into the fruitful,
peaceful valley of which Medford Is the metropolis. He engaged In horti
culture, and had scarcely established residence In the state when he was
stung by the political bug, and In order to have a mouthpiece he acquired
the Medford Dally Neva. He contested the nomination for the C. S. sena
torshlp with Senator McNary. .
Whether his political disappointment did It, or whether his mouthpiece
merely furnished the means to display It, nevertheless this fellow seem to
have become obsessed with the notion that the world holds but one honest
man, namely Llewellyn A. Banks. All else are crooks conspiring to rain Mr.
Banks. His dally tirades aimed at the courts the bar association, (he county
court, the district attorney, the competitive newspaper, the sheriff, the con
stable, the "gang," have kept the community In continuous turmoil for
months.
He has gone Into convulsions of wrath, snapping right and left at his
imaginary enemies and appealing to the mob spirit to rally to his support.
He has stirred up a senseless feud from which Jackson county wul not re
cover for years.
His diatribes read like the products of s fevered brain.
There are suits pending against Banks touting three hundred thousand
dollars, and the climax came last week when creditors tied np his supply
of newsprint. The fellow managed to Issue his paper, however, with the aid
of supporters who obtained a new supply, and the 'robbers,' "thieves'' and
"bandits" were duly trounced by Mr. Banks. The editorial resulted In his in
dictment for criminal libel and Mr. Banks thereupon served notice he would
defy the law.
Here are the brave words of the troublesome Journalist:
Now my frlcnrR I am back home. I am defending my caetle. If
any officer of the law attempts to Invade my home to Illegally deprive
me of my liberty or deprive me of my property, l will defend my home
Just the same as I would If bandits were entering It.
That sounded as ominous as the bay of s bloodhound, hot aa we Indicated
at the start, all the danger proved to be In the bark. This Item subsequently
appeared In the news columns of Mr. Banks' paper:
l.... Bank), upon hearing over the telephone that an Indictment
had hern relumed 'nralnst him charging criminal libel. Immediately
nalkpfl to the county courthouse and there placed himself voluntarily
In the hands of the slierllf.
And In the same Issue a statement by Banks, ending:
The publisher of the News has not been Indicted. But the man
hood, the honor of Jackson county has been plAced on trial.
The enllthtened people of Medlnrd and Jackson county, who are Justly
proud of thrtr culture, must be very tolerant to hate so long endured this
flim or in;iniiM-;ii siuir, the r-ierherwtt'in of which haie gone out In news
dispatches lo I heir detriment and chagrin.
OLETA ROGERS MAINTAINS
POPULAR CONTEST LEAD
Oleta Roger maintained her lead
In the Merchants-Tribune popularity
contest according to vote tabulation
this morning, but Ellow Mae Wilson
swept Into second place with 284,500
ballots. Miss Rogers has 294.600
votea according to today's flgurea.
Margaret Melllng I third and Leah
Inch la In fourth place today -with
Rosamond .Wall and Oma OeBauer
materially boosting their fine show
ings. The contest Is rapidly becom
ing a hot one and, with an added
award of (10 cash for the contestant
securing the moat votea thla week,
the next tabulation Prlday ahould be
an Interesting one.
With two delightful summer vaca
tions, one to Hawaii and the other &
voyage from Seattle to Victoria, B. O.
and San Francisco and return, those
who are working In the contest have
a real Incentive and inspiration for
added effort before the final day,
Saturday, March 4th.
The atanding of conteatanta ac
cording to figures compiled this mor
ning Is as follows:
Name. Votes.
Ellow Mae Wilson 284.500
Harriet Campbell -Addye
Allen
Dorothy Orth
Margaret Chllders ,
, . 1,000
l.ooo
1.000
14,000
. 7,500
Arvllla Burns .
Margaret Melllng
.278,000
Janet Wray Smltl
1,000
1,300
,1.000
1.000
1.000
Vivian Meter .
Ethel Chord -
Sybil Jean Young ,
Peggy Miller
Jean Fabrlck
Dean Holt .
Betty Bardwell
Ruth Aahcraft ,
Kathleen Ness
6,100
- 1,000
1.000
1,000
1,000
1.000
1.000
96.400
1.000
,'.:.280,800
..'182,000
Dorothy Slead
Dorothy Eads
Laura Drury ........
Yvonne Devaney
Leah Inch
Oma' GcBauer ;
Margaret Purcell
Rosamond Wall .
Lucy Clement
1,000
..196,500
. 1,000
Melva Parrett .
1,000
1,000
1,100
1. 000
1,800
1,000
1,000
Justine Miller ,
Jean Dungee ..
Dorothy Peterson .
Wllma Morgan
Mildred Walker
Gertrude Hasklns
Margaret Morrison
Viola Dietrich
1,000
1,000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1,000
1.000
1,000
1,000
1,000
. 2,000
....103,500
8,100
1.000
1,000
20,300
11,000
1,200
1.000
Beth Joy. Ashland ..
Francos Splndler, Ashland..
Marie Woodson, Ashland.
Doris Conger
Mary Polly, Ashland
Catherine Applegate
Ellzaboth Applegate -.
Marcella Smyth
Ooldle Hlgdon
Marguerite MoAlllster .....
Ruth Bousaum .......
Evelyn Leonard ...-
Margaret Burroughs
Thelma Beard ...
Ruth Meusel
Louise Elrod
Billy Ranney
(Continued on Page Five)
PHIPPS PLEADS
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ALL BANKS SUITS
Dismissal by members of the South
ern Oregon Bar association of all cases
against L. A. Banks and the Medford
Dally News was asked of association
members by W. E. Phlpps, local at
torney and candidate for county
judge, defeated by Earl H. Fehl at
the last election, at the last meeting
of the bar association at the Hotel
Medford, It was announced today.
No action was taken on the sug
gestion, but much, unfavorable com
ment was voiced. Attorney Phlpps.
when asked his reasons for advising
such a move, stated that it would
show a magnanimous spirit on the
part of the Bar association and that
Banks would probably, in turn, co
operate to work out his obligations
and pay them In full. At the same
time, he further stated, the bar as
sociation would cultivate many
friends. .
Other members of the Bar associa
tion condemned the suggestion as not
only impractical but In violation of
the duties of attorneys to their clients.
Individuals, representing clients in
courts. It was explained, have no
right to dismiss their cases and such
action would be In direct violation
of their duty.
Attorney Phlpps stated that he had
not brought the suggestion to the
association as counsel for Mr. Banks.
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CLEVER SHOW AT
The stage Is set and everything else
Is ready, Including the crowds, for
the first presentation this evening of
"Jim's Girl." comedy drama to be
played at the Fox Craterlan theater
under auspices of the Medford Post,
American Legion. There has been so
much talk and so much planning
that record crowd la anticipated
for "first night," and a glorious even
ing that will carry the minds of all
southern Oregonjans far from trou
ble and local strife la promised.
There are a lot of good laughs In
store for all, be they equipped with
the best or just mediocre senses of
humor, Robert Lorraine, director and
player, assured the public today.
All persons, appearing in the play,
are well known here for their theatri
cal abilities and an amateur produc
tion with a professional finish, Is ex
pected from first to last curtain to
night. T LET
The county court this morning, all
members agreeing, entered Into a con
tract with L. H. Harris of Klamath
Falls for an audit of the county
books. The price was listed as "not
more than 92650."
The contract provides, that all dis
cussions relative to the audit shall be
In open sessions with all members
present, and that none of the dis
cussions shall be secret.
Work to expected to start on the
audit within a few days.
FRUIT GROWERS
MEET SATURDAY
All fruit growers and others In
terested In the fruit Industry hare
been Invited by County Agent L. P.
Wilcox to meet at the courthouse
auditorium Saturday, February 18. at
1:80 p. m, for the purpose of dis
cussing a spray program that will suit
the conditions this coming season
Certain Insects and diseases will
have to be controlled or held In check
regardless of the growers attitude
concerning the maturing and harvest
ing of the crop. With this In mind
capable speakers have been obtained
to talk on sprays, spray materials and
insect control.
Growers are urged to be present and
be .prepared to ask questions regard-
Ins peclflc Pry problem.
RAILROADS' PLIGHT
PROBERSDECLARE
Non-Partisan Committee Re
ports After Sweeping In
vestigation ' of Country's
Transportation System
By Claude A. Jaeger
Associated Press Financial Editor.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15. (AP) Rail
road managements found today that
much of the responsibility for the
financial plight of America's 920.000.
000,000 rail system had been placed
squarely on their own doorsteps by
the report of the national transpor
tation committee.
Drastic Measures Urged
Thla non-partisan committee,
which conducted a sweeping Invest!
gation of the transportation problem
at the behest or savingn banks, in
sura nee companies and other large
investors, urged drastic measures to
ward consolidation, eliminating of
wasteful competition.
"It has been estimated on good
authority, said the report, "that
several hundred million dollars, or
enough to pay Interest on a large
part of the outstanding railroad
bonds, can be saved. '
Regulation Hurts
The committee found some Justice
in railroads' complaint that they
have been hamstrung by Inept regu
lation, but reported a "tendency to
over-emphasize this argument," De
claring regulation has "left some
thing to be ' desired," the report
added:
"The railroads should do - much
that they have not done to Improve
their condition without, any govern
ment help at all. Tliey'sl.ould be
promptly freed of all unnecessary re
strictions on the doing of It.
"It has been estimated that less
than a 30 per cent increase In traffic
would put most of them on an earn
ing basis." - ; v
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SCANNED BY WIFE
DENVER. Feb. It. (AP) Mrs.
Anna Lou Boettcher was unable to
Identify positively W. M. (Bed) Mit
chell aa one of the kidnapers of her
husband, Charles Boettcher 2nd, when
ahe saw him In the police station to
day.
Chief of Police A. T. Clark aald
Mrs. Boettcher picked Mitchell from
a group of five men that paraded be
fore her and said:
"Thla man resembles the kidnaper."
Clark aald Mrs. Boettcher was un
able positively to Identify Mitchell aa
the man who thrust a note demand
ing 130.000 Into her hand last Sun
day night.
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Officer I. R. Bloom received a bad
ly injured right knee and two sprain
ed ankles, which will keep him off
duty for .at least two weeks, - in a
.chase after two boys on Rlversade
late last night. . .
When the two youths appeared from
behind a house between Eleventh and
Twelfth street in a suspicious man
ner, Bloom told them to stop. Fright
ened by the officer, they ran. He
followed, and the three tripped on a
partially broken-down fence. The
youths, whom he later recognlwd.
were not Injured, according to, the
report.
CONFIRM SLASH
Confirmation of the reduced
freight rates on fruit, recently greet
ed here with great Joy by orchardtste
and shippers, was received today, the
chamber of commerce announced
this afternoon.
The SI. 65 rate on a S6.004 pound
load will become effective February
23. This la a reduction from 11.78
and has been anticipated for some
time by the fruit interest.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 15. (AP)
Thwarted by a maid In an attempt to
kidnap the 11-year-old daughter ot
R. Crosby Kemper, president of the
City Bsnk Ac Trust company, a man
shot himself In a suicide attempt t
the Kemper tame here late today.
SCHOOL UNIT PLAN
BILLS AREPASSED
Action On Grange District
Power Measure Postponed
Until Tomorrow Great
Saving Is Made Possible
SALEM, Feb. 15. (P The state
senate today postponed action on the
Orange district power measure until
tomorrow when It will be considered
under special order. The house, how
ever, passed two measures of more
than passing interest In the state
One would make It poslble to put
Into effect the county unit school
plan, and the other would put the
examination for drivers' licenses un
der the state police.
A saving upwards of $3,000,000 a
year was declared possible under the
school unit plan aa now successfully
operated In three counties, Including
Klamath. Proponents of the measure
said the bill would make It possible
for the elimination by. SO per cent of
tax levying bodies In the state.
Police to Rule Exam.
Examination of automobile drivers
for the Issuance of licenses to drive
will be under the direction of the
state police rather than the secretary
of state, tf the bill approved by the
house Is given final sanction. The
measure was declared one for econ
omy and efficiency.
Because of an anticipated extended
debate on the power bill that is oc
cupying much of the attention of the
legislature, that measure was made a
special order of business for 3 o'clock
tomorrow,The btlL which senate
bill" 244, is substitute-for sena'ie
bill- 86, and has attached to It the
names of - Senators Brown, Burke,
Hazlett. Wheeler and Zimmerman,
and Representatives Hilton and Oleen.
It provides, among other things, for
abolition of the hydroelectric com
mission created by the legislature of
1031, and would supplant It with an
elective commission.
HEAVY SNOW IN
.DALLES REGION
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 18. (AP)
While other parts of Oregon were
reported recovering from the extreme
cold spell of last week, a snow storm
lashed at The Dalles, laid eight
Inches of new flakes over' the area,
and Interfered with travel and c6m
munlcatlon. All telephone wires through the
Columbia river gorge were taken out
by the storm. Several roads through
the district were closed, although
through the constant use of snow
plows major highways were kept
open. The prolonged and severe
winter has delayed farm work. Virtu
ally i all wheat land In The Dalles
region must be replanted.
A mixture of snow and rain falling
overnight and turning to a steady
rain In the early hours today had
brought 1.10 Inches of precipitation
to Portland by B a. m. after a mini
mum of 33 degrees Above, the tem
perature was slowly rising.
Beer Bill's Passage by
Lower House Preceded
By Heavy Word Barrage
Mary Grelner Kelly) -t
SALEM, Feb. 14. The beer bill sang
a Jubilant stein song to the tune of
a 40 to 30 vote In favor of the Beck
man bill late today, and the face
of the author was one, big smiling
valentine of appreciation. Whether
the words will fit the same music
or turn Into a swan song when the
bill passes Into the senate U yet to
be seen.
The drys In the house arose one by
one In an effort to have the bill de
ferred to the ways and means com
mittee, themby delaying It. But the
sponsors of the bill forced It to a
vote of the house.
Preliminary to the vote, which
would have been the same had no
speeches been made, there were words
by the wets and words by the drys.
They only served to make the drys
drier and the wete thirstier.
However, Mr. Dammesch, Multno
mah representative, did add a new
note to the general run of talks, when
he gave the views of a medical man
on the benefits to be derived from
such a bill. He contracted the qual
ity of the oommerclslly made beer,
with la scientifically tested contents,
May Get High Post
1 f saai.'. '
vV4 iw-fc CI
Felix Frankfurter, Harvard law
school professor, has been promi
nently mentioned for solicitor gen
eral under Mr Roosevelt. (Associ
ated Press Photo)
NIGHTLY USE OF
COURT HOUSE BY
A petition protesting against "the
use of the courthouse auditorium for
political gatherings, or gatherings of
that type, seeking to further their
particular Interests" waa circulated in
the Ashland and Talent districts yes
terday. The petition was signed by 32 cltl
nena of those sections, Including a
riiutfbcr.of heaviest taxpayers ..In
the county. " " ; ' " - "
Similar petitions are .scheduled to
be circulated this week In other dis
tricts of the county. .
The Ashland petition text reads as
follows: .
"We, the undersigned citizens of
Jackson county, do heroby respect
fully Join in this protest against the
use of the courthouse auditorium
for meetings of a political nature, or
gathering , of that type. It takes
money to furnish light and heat for
suoh, and? we believe that the organi
zations or groups, seeking to further
their own particular Interests, should
hire their own hall and pay their
own way."
The petitions are scheduled to be
presented to the county court, with
the request that they be granted.
Many citizens have objected to the
Inflammatory utterances made at re
cent meetings In the courthouse,
under the auspices of the "Good
Government Congress," of which L.
A. Banks is honorary president, and
Mrs. Henrietta B. Martin, wife of a
civil service employe is president, and
C. M. Browji, her. father, secretary.
Telephone Pays
Usual Dividend
NEW YORK, Feb. 15. (AP) The
American Telephone and Telegraph
company today ordered distribution
of its regular quarterly dividend of
3.23 a sbarr, calling for a total dis
bursement of more than 140,000,000
to some 700,000 stockholders.
Thus, thla largest corporation in
the world, owned by the largest num
ber of stockholders, kept Intact lie
regular annual dividend rate of 99.
which has been In effect since 1021.
with the home brew of stronger alco
holic content, made In dark cellars
and under other unsanitary condi
tions. The gallery waa- Jammed to the
doors, but their emotions on the sub
ject (and It appears Invariably to be
an- emotional one), were confined v
facial expressions. There were, ol
course, large groups of dry workers
about the cspitoi since early hours
thla morning, lobbying egalnst the
psssage of the bill. There were Just
as large aggregations of wete work
ing for it. Among the latter, were the
large hop growers of Marlon county,
who claim that the bill. If made law,
will put thousands of laborers to
work in the hop yards.
Valentines of every description
found their way to legislative desks
today. Some were sentimental, and
bore date-making suggestions from
boss to stenographer or vice-versa.
Others were merely humorous. Still
others were slurring and personal.
It was suspected that some of the
latter variety emanated from dis
gruntled lobbyists, or perhsps per-
- Continued pa fag four
STANDARD OILS
FEAR WALSH IN
Companies Delay Action As
Appointment of Unfriendly
Attorney General Looms
With New President
(Copyrighted by McClure Syndicate.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. ISThe pro
posed merger between Standard Oil
of New Jersey and Standard Oil of
California Is still on the tire. Audit
ing complications have held up an
agreement. But the real reason for
the present delay Is the probable
appointment of Senator Walsh as
attorney general. The Interests In
volved expect that ho would atep on
It hard.
A number of mining properties
with emphasis on Iron and copper
are kept In operation at a tremen
dous loss almply because It would
cost so much to reopen them once
they were ahufc down. Some of the
Anaconda propertlea come In this
category, , .
I. C. O. efforts to get trie railroads
to reduce passenger fares by moral
auaston are getting, nowhere. Some
of the smaller roads are In favor but
a number of the bigger fellows led
by Pennsylvania, New York Central
and New Haven are trying to organ
ize unanimous opposition to the
commission's suggestion. If anything
is done the commission will have to
do It and that seems unlikely.
Commissioner Eastman's advocacy
of bigger and better R. F. 6. loans to
railroads at a congressional hearing'
gave Wall street a laugh. Eastman
ia .knowijUo favor dlrpci puhijc own-.-'
crship and to figure that the deeper
the roads get Into, debt the quicker
public ownership will come..
In spite of the railroads' woes the
average price of railroad shares listed
on the stock exchange is still above
the average for all listed stocks. The
latter figure- is 17.71.1 The railroad
average Is $22.88. .
The Bureau of Mines In Washing
to assigned to the Department of
Commerce and headed by a friend of
Mr.; Hoover's may be abolished or
merged when the new administration
comes In. Direct lobbying by a gov
ernment bureau Is forbidden by law.
But neatly phrased resolutions com
mending the bureau's work have be
gun to filter in from trade organ!-'
ei.tlons associated with the mining
Industry and there is reason to be
lieve that the bureau had something
to do with their concoction. It looks
like wasted effort.
- The lid can be expected to blow
off In. Cuba very shortly now. The
antl-Machado element would like to
get It over with before March 4th as ,
they figure the chances of American
Interference would be less. The leader
of the movement may come from the
ranks of Machada's present lieuten
ants. Emigration of a group of Cuban
political exUea from Miami to Mexico
la significant. Mexico could be a
useful and sympathetic base of oper
ations. This would be In line with Mexico'
ambitions to become dominant In the
Caribbean. She has already gained
prestige In the Central American
(Continued on Page Five)
Will
ROGERS
says
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Feb.
14. Holland bad a mutiny on
one of her battleships, now she
is about to have one on their
other one.
Our navy ig out at sea in the
Pacjfio trying to solve what
they call problem 14.
They better see if they are
going to be able to solve prob
lem 13 first. Problem 13 is to
get the government to give 'em
enough money to have a navy.
If problem 13 ain't solved
they better just go to Japan
and say we will give you Cali
fornia, but you got to take
their chamber of commerce
and Hollywood. They would
start Japan to tliiiikine.
Yours,
.pyiiijiwr,,'i-