Show AMERICAN GIRL IN ISLE OF PINES PINE Violated Law Luw in iii Putting Up Telegraph Tele Tele- L graph L Line Ic on Her Own Property Property Prop Prop- erty for rOt I Private r Use I Havana July 1 16 The 1 The The American America colony In the Isle of or Pities Pines is highly in indignant indignant in- in In over o tho the Imprisonment of an 18 year old old ear American American girl Millie Brown and two other othor Americans L. L E. E Giner and arid William Augustine Augustne who have been fined 00 and nd given the alternative of serving 00 days as a's in jail jai for Cor stretching sir 1800 feet of a telegraph line lne across their own property While this construction of an in independent in- in dependent telegraph dependent telegraph system stem was contrary contrary con con- con to Cuban Cuba laws s the line lne was was mere merely a Ilia play affair having been built buit because the young woman War was learnIng learning learn learn- ing InC telegraphy The trio refused to pay the line fine and are now confined In Inthe Inthe inthe the Jail jai at al Colombia Miss Brown rown is compelled to stay in the Ule same quarters quarters era set aside for tire the negro inmates Inmates Americans leans In Havana appealed t UI President Palma to interfere but he lie stated state that he has no news re regarding regarding re- re garding tire the affair Giltner Gitner acts act as postmaster for the tire American colony at Colombia and is well weli wel liked there here |