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...attained much of this freedom by creating, during the 1920 Democratic convention in San Francisco, a disputatious Jeffersonian character named Godfrey Gloom, honorary sergeant at arms from Amity, Ind. Godfrey was conjured up as a one-day feature, but the Times editoriat liked him. They kept sending him to conventions for 16 years, summoning Davis back from free-lancing to keep Godfrey on the record. After the 1936 Democratic convention, Davis killed off his aging Jeffersonian, interring Jeffersonianism along with his bones, and no less a Times bigwig than Washington Correspondent Arthur Krock wrote his obituary...
...felons, including: paunchy Yasha Katzenberg, described by the League of Nations as an "international menace," organizer of a $10,000,000 dope ring into which, he said Lepke muscled; Benny Schisoff, Coney Island frozen-custard man, implicated in the racket but free on a suspended sentence; John McAdams, Customs sergeant who accepted bribes to let trunkloads of drugs from transatlantic liners pass through Customs gates. Odorous was the tale they told of a narcotics organization which coiled around the U. S., China, Europe, a story of underworld big business, dark deeds. Most of them pointed to Lepke: the big shot...
Thus did the armed forces of Cuba, better disciplined, trained and equipped than at any time during the 41 years of Cuban independence, bid formal farewell last week to the former desk sergeant who rose six years ago to become their chief and Cuba's Strong Man. But it was far from Colonel Batista's retirement from Cuban political life. By retiring he became openly the leading candidate for Cuba's Presidency, and his last speech to the Army, Navy and police became the opening address of his campaign...
That the Colonel will not be entirely without influence in the Army, even though he no longer belongs to it, was suggested by the choice of his successor. Jose Pedraza was also a sergeant when Sergeant Batista headed the non-commissioned officers' revolt which ended the rule of onetime President Gerardo Machado. Chief of Police of Havana and Military Governor of Havana Province as well, Colonel Pedraza was until last week Inspector General of the Cuban Army under Colonel Batista...
Under the coaching of Sergeant Phinney, crack shot of the Marines' Barracks, the team mostly composed of veterans of last year seems to be one of the best teams in many years...