Show I I TELEPHONE CONNECTS I I i ANA AND U. U S. S WASHINGTON April 12 Direct Direct telephone communication between the United States and Cuba was inaugurated inaugurated inaugurated rated Monday by President Harding and President Menocal 1 of Cuba ex exchanging exchanging exchanging ex- ex changing renewed assurances of friendship Completion of the circuit was marked by a ceremony at the Pan- Pan American building where Mr Harding Harding Harding Hard Hard- ing several members of ot his cabinet and other high officials gathered while a similar group participated at atthe atthe atthe the Havana end of the wire wire As an added feature Washington and Havana as well as many other cities heard a report from a wireless telephone operator at Catalina island in the Pacific ocean Catalina is I miles away from Cuba and the feat fea t was said to have established a new distance record for transmission of I Ithe Ithe the human voice oice by radio wire and I cable |