Akey O'Dell returned to this strike
ridden village a few hours later. He
armed himself with a pistol and
dared any persons to "come and
take me” from his front porch.
O'Dell is leader of the Agricul
ture Workers' Union. He has a
large gash on his face.
wood bTazes
DIMINISHING
SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 25.—The
forest fire situation is better to
day with abating of winds.
Foresters are still worried about
Avery. Idaho, and fires at one or
two other points. J
U.S. AND CUBA
IN AGREEMENT
ON TRADE PACT
Treaty Proclaimed by
Roosevelt — Holes Are
Knocked in Tariff Walls
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—Presi
dent Roosevelt last night pro
claimed a new CUban-American
trade treaty designed to stimulate
the shrunken commerce between
the two countries by knocking
holes in the tariff walls, both re
ciprocal.
The agreement specifically
knocks down the high American
tariffs to permit easier entry of
Cuban sugar, rum, tobacco and
winter vegetables. •
On Cuba’s part, slashes arc made
in duties to facilitate the sale
there of American lard, wheat,
flour and other agricultural prod
ucts, in addition to automobiles
and a score of other manufactured
articles.
The pact is the first of twenty
five which the State Department
already has under negotiation or
plans to initiate in an effort to
revive the American foreign trade.
OTHER NEGOTIATIONS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—Now
that the Government has struck
a bargain with Cuba in opening a
new tariff era, it is expected ne
gotiations with certain latln-Ara
erican coffee countries will be
pressed.
Officials said American farmers
and manufacturers stand to bene
fit by the new treaty with Cuba.
Amcng those cool to the treaty
are producers of sugar products on
the mainland and in territories.
