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STUDENTS RISE IN REVOLT AGAINST MACHADO AUTOCRACY
SCHOOLS FOUND
HOTBEDS OF
■ REVOLT
Thousands of Students Join
Opposition as Presidential
Edict Closes Schools
Following is the third of a scries
of stories based upon a first hand
investigation of present conditions
in Cuba. To avoid possible censor
* ship, the articles were written and
sent from Miami.
By GEORGE R. HOLMES
(Copyright, 1933. by International
News Service.)
MIAMI. Fla., Feb. 22 (1.N.5.).
Some form of American interven
tion in Cuba before the Roosevelt
administration is very old is con
sidered inevitable by most of the
responsible business interests in
> the island—both Cuban and
American.
Whether this intervention will
take the form of diplomatic pres
sure to end the terroristic war
fare between the Machado gov
ernment and its implacable ene
mies, or of armed intervention,
remains to be determined.
The bitter opposition to Presi
dent Machado frankl yhopes for
American intervention. In no
t other way do the opposition lead
ers see any hope for the restora
tion of civil liberties, free press
and free speech, all of which vir
tually have been abolished under
the iron handed rule of the 60-
year-old president.
Cuba today is for all practical
purposes under a dictatorship as
drastic as at any time in her his
tory.
Envoy Threatened
Illustrative of the opposition’s
► desire for some form of interven
tion was a recent experience of
the British minister in Havana.
He received a letter, anonymous
of course, which notified him ne
was marked for assassination.
The letter naively explained
the authors had nothing against
the minister personally, in fact,
they admired him, but they
realized Great Britain has a habit
of protecting its nationals, and
that his death would be the sur
r est method of bringing about
foreign intervention.
Foreign intervention, of course,
would be American intervention,
for the United States, through
the Platt amendment, has a
moral guardianship over Cuba,
and it is not likely any Wash
ington administration would per
mit intervention of any foreign
power in Cuba.
The head of one of the largest
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tion with the kidnaping of Charles Boettcher, 2nd.,
was not positively identified by his wife, who; accom
panied by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Claude K. Boettcher,
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earl. Photo by International News Photographic Service.
Mitchell Denies His Bank
Flouted Reserve Board
Operating methods of the
giant banking houses of the
country were under fire today
as the Senate Stock Market In
vestigating committee resumed
its questioning of Charles E.
Mitchell, chairman of the board
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“Kingfish” Row in Senate Hinders Beer Legislation
i of the National City Bank of
New York.
Ferdinand Pecora, committee
council, sought a full explana
tion of the tactics of the Na
tional City Bank when, in March,
1929, it threw $16,000,000 into
the call money market after
warning by the Federal Reserve
Board against speculation.
Defends Bank Action
Mitchell, when questioned
about the action generally, de
fended it as a means to avert a
money panic. He denied it had
the effect of nullifying the action
of the Reserve Board in raising
the rediscount rate.
He said the bank regarded the
reserve board action as a warn
ing against the use of Federal re
serve money for speculation pur
poses, and added that his bank
was not at the time using Federal
reserve money.
Pecora called attention to the
fact that the National City move
had been interpreted as tending
to “nullify” and “flaunt” the re
serve board's action. Said Mitch
ell:
“That I deny. I know it was
interpreted in that way, but our
only thought was to avert a
money panic. We loaned money
to brokers and firms which had
to have funds to care for the
day’s obligations. Money was
tight at the time.”
The witness frankly conceded
that banking and stock market
regulations could be improved. He
said he would approve of a sys
tem similar to that in England,
especially that phase providing
fuller publicity concerning pro
posed stock issues.
Mitchell Well Paid
Mitchell was to be asked to go
into the details of bank and other
finance house actions behind the
scenes of the falling markets of
1929. Committee members sought
a complete picture of the far
flung operations of banking
houses and their varied affiliates.
They questioned Mitchell closely
regarding the stock issues offered
for sale by the National City
Company, affiliate of the National
City Bank.
Testimony has brought out that
Mitchell as head of the National
City Bank and National City Com
pany received nearly $3,500,000
for his services during the period
1927-28-29. Most of this, he re
vealed, came from a “manage
ment fund” set up by the officers
of the bank.
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Attire For Holiday
SAN PEDRO. Cal., Feb. 22
(1.N.5.).—1n honor of the birth
day of George Washington, who
was still living when she was
launched, the historic frigate,
“Old Ironsides” was “dressed up”
today in Los Angeles harbor,
where thousands of persons daily
are visiting the ship.
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TESTIFYING AT the trial of her husband, Harvey
Parry, accused of murdering Garnet Brotherton, riding
master in his employ, Mrs. Parry yesterday took the
stand in a Staten Island (N. Y.) court and told of fre
quent meetings with Brotherton and of staying with him
at numerous hotels under pretense of being his wife.
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IF ORTS ACT
Whole Program Waits on New
Assault on State Probe;
Ansell Hotly Accused
A row between Senator Huey P.
Long. Louisiana “Kingfish,” and
the Senate Campaign Investigat
ing Committee over its inquiry in
the Bayou State today threatened
to upset the legislative
program.
Appropriation bills, an urgent
revision of the Federal bankruptcy
statutes, and modification of the
Volstead act were caught behind
Long’s fight to block an addi
tional $25,000 appropriation for
the Louisiana inquiry.
Long Accuses Ansell
Long charged Gen. Samuel T.
Ansell, committee counsel, has
used the inquiry into the election
of Senator-elect John H. Overton
merely to blacken reputations.
Two appropriation bills, carry
ing funds for independent Fed
eral offices and for Congress,
were caught behind Long’s fight.
So was the act which would
liberalize the bankruptcy laws
and provide relief for farmers
against mortgage foreclosures.
Senator Robinson (D.) of Ar
kansas announced he expected
the bankruptcy act to pass with
in two days.
Beer Bill Snagged
The election row also delayed
consideration of the beer bill.
Bipartisan leaders were ready to
call it up as soon as the appro
priation and bankruptcy bills
were passed.
In some quarters its enactment
next week was predicted, unless
Senate drys inaugurate a last
ditch filibuster to block a vote.
Long startled the Senate by
the bitterness of his attack on
Ansell.
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CHIEF BIG MOUNTAIN AND FAMILY
FOR MANY YEARS the world of the palefaces was kind to Chief Big Mountain,
Comanche Indian, and with his squaw and his papooses he lived on the fat of the
land. He made heap big money in medicine shows and vaudeville. But now the de
pression has closed in on the chief and his family and they were stranded in Brook
lyn where they have been forced to seek aid. International News Photo.
MAN, GIRL HELD
IN KIDNAPING
DENVER, Feb. 22 (1.N.5.).—
Charles Akers, 36, a bootlegger,
and a dark-haired woman giving
the name of Marion Rodgers, 25,
were jailed today as Denver po
lice pushed their investigation
into the kidnaping of Charles
Boettcher 11. along the lines in
dicated by the arrest of Charles
Stevens, 40.
Police took the couple to head
quarters from the Union Station
after they had made a telephone
call to Stevens’ wife, in Colorado
Springs, urging her to “shift.”
They were questioned by Chief
of Police A. T. Clark, Manager of
Safety Carl S. Milliken, and De
partment of Justice Agent Vai C.
Zimmer.
Stevens, a St. Louis gambler
and operator of gambling houses
in the vicinity of Colorado
Springs, was arrested late last
night. He is said to have a rec
ord of 45 arrests in St. Louis in
20 years.
PERWGGANT
HEAD PARADE
Gen. John J. Pershing, selected
as grand marshal of the Roosevelt-
Garner Inaugural parade, will be
unable to lead the huge line of
march up Pennsylvania Avenue.
General Pershing is ill at Tus
con, Ariz., according to reports.
His place will be filled by his
alternate, Gen. Douglas Mac-<
Arthur.
Declaring “never in history has
the necessity for unity of pur
pose been greater than it is to
day," Senator Joseph T. Robinson
(D.) of Arkansas, made an anti
partisanship plea dealing with in
augural ceremonies over a na
tion-wide radio hook up last night.
He said:
“There can be nothing parti
sian in the inaugural ceremonies
which first were held from the
portico of Federal Hall in New
York where George Washington
took the oath of office.
“It is, of course, self evident
that the need for faith on our
part to sustain the man who is
taking office was never greater
than it is this year.”
Congregational Club
Hears Rev. Palmer
The Rev. Albert W. Palmer,
president of Chicago Theological
Seminary, speaking last night be
fore the Washington Congrega
tional Club at Mt. Pleasant Con
gregational Church, said that the
world is thinking more today of
budgets and inflation than of
faith, but that faith is the basis
of life. ' A committee was named
to appoint officers for next year.
4 Marx Boys
To Teach Ely
A Few Tricks
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 22 (I.N.
S.).—The assertion of Ely Cul
bertson, that Hollywood cele
brities are poor bridge players,
will be proved or disproved in a
20-rubber match he will start
tonight at a film studio against
the Four Marx Brothers, film
comedians.
Chico and Harpo Marx, who
hurled the challenge at Culbert
son, will start the match
against Mr. and Mrs. Culbert
son with Zeppo Marx standing
by as substitute and Groucho,
who does not play bridge, as
manager.
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SPEAKEASIES
CHICAGO, Feb. 22 (1.N.5.).
Having already closed 14 speak
easies in a series of swift raids,
Federal prohibition forces today
were engaged in a wholesale cam
paign to shut 100 cases and res
taurants.
The raiders, armed with 100
warrants and evidence obtained by
undercover agents, descended on
six downtown places simultane
ously last night and arrested their
proprietors.
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Definite launching of the
“Renovize Washington” move
ment will follow a meeting of
the general committee, Arthur
Heaton, chairman, at the Board
of Trade at 4 p. m. tomorrow.
Blanks on which applications
for loans up to SSOO for home
improvement may be made have,
been received by member organ
izations of the District Bankers
Association.
Applicants must be home own
ers with an equity, whose taxes
and interest are paid up. If the
applicant is not a depositor at a
bank he must have indorsement
of a depositor. The movement
is approved by Federal and Dis
trict officials and members of
Congress.
JOAN BENNETT BACK
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 22 (1.N.5.).
Joan Bennett, film star, today ex
pected to return to her work at
studio within 10 days following
an operation.
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