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Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-07
MONARCHY OPPONENTS YIELD
Two Most Pronounced in 0pposi-
ton Are Silent at the Move
~ Under Way.
BOUGHT SAFETY BY PROCESS

fCorrespondence Of the Associated Press.)
PICKING. Nov. 6-President Yuan shi-
hal has never publicly given his official
sanction TO the efforts OF the Chou An
Hnei. or Society for the Preservation Of
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Always a Good Show and
Only a Dime or So
ITO Cherish
and Protect
LAST HALF
A DRAMA IN 3 PARTS.

A 3
o
he
of a
s sentup reunitng
ESCAPE OF ANTHONY and the SALVATION of HERBEsT"
BY George AIDE.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07
SAMARITAN CLASS MEETS

The Samaritans of the NJ. P. Sun
day school met at the home of Mrs.
j. w. Stagg. Newark road. Wednes-
day afternoon, with twenty-five men,
hers in attendance; also eight Wis
itors.
The meeting was opened by the
president. Mrs. A. p. Taylor, with
singing "There Shall BE Showers of
blessings"
Scripture reading by Mrs. Settler,
followed by several short prayers.
Song-''Let Him Have His Way
With Thee"
After splendid report from com
mittee on class work. n short program
was rendered. consisting Of select
reading entitled "Why Should the
Spirit of Mortal be Proud?" by Mrs
Sleeman and comic recitation. "The
Ship of Fate" by Mrs. Lord. which
was highly pleasing to all.
A social hour was spent and re
freshments were served by Nesdames
Taylor. Lett. Mochwart and Stsgg.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07

Louis Baker, who carried him into
the residence of Mr.. Cooper. A mum.
ber of physicians were called and two
aHbulances telephoned for. DIR. N.
X. Eastman was the first hysician
to arrive at the Cooper residence. All.
ter brief examination he pronounc-
ed Mr.. Weir's death due to cerebral
hemorrhages. Death came instantly.
McCormick's ambulance conveyed the
remains to the Mccormick undertak.
ing rooms on South Main street and
later in the afternoon they were re.
moved to the home of the deceased.
$40 Gambler avenue.
Mr.. Weir was born in Pleasant
township, Knox county. on July IA,
1850, and was therefore in his 65th
year. He followed farming in Pleas.
ant township for many years and
later removed to Mt. Vernon where
he has since resided, The deceased
was united In marriage on February
is, 1885. to Miss Ida Sheppard of
GAINESVILLE. No children were born to
them. He is survived by his wife. six
sisters and one brother. namely: Mrs.
Ft2simmons. Mrs. Belt. Mrs. Months,
Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. Youngblood. all
of this city, and Mrs. Wright OF Michi-
gan and Thomas Weir of Mt. Vernon.
For forty-iiye years the deceased
was member OF the Gay street
Methodist Episcopal church. and was
one Of the earnest workers in the
church. He was also member of
the grange.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07

II we examine the life history O&
any substance with SldseSens knexl-
edge and sufficient care. says the I'm
gineer. We Slsal ma that nature pro
vttes means and ferces rhat little by
little are turning that substance into
dust The nlanIp0l1GiO1S of man
greatly assist in the PROCESS But ua.
ture itself i always active in il and
even witho1t mans aid Is quite com
petent to aehleve the task At tinaes
We strive To hinNler the proscess. as. fss
example. when We apply paint To iron
work in e<der 10 prevear IL from rust
ng, But we can hinder Il casy for .
time. and even thea we E,srely check
tha degradation u one substance by
degrading another. Thus we have Con-
senntly to rsnev the pxint On cur Iron
work The forrler coats disappear
wholly Or ir part. and The material II
vhtca they mere conQ0s<0 has turned
b dust We may accsctinS1y bod
Toward 10 q time VIXEN all matter vii
b uniformly dzzuibeted as dusa
throughout space. . condlrtoa that. 80
eording 20 the neo1lar sypsotheslS
actually dill prevail at Que time. h.etcrs
TIE universe. aS ve know IT, wss
formed
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07
THE ELkS
Hold Old Time Initiation And
Rabbit Supper

The old-time initiation and rabbit
supper held Thursday night by Mt
Vernon lodge No. 40. B. p. o. E1ks.
at the Elks' Home in the Kirk build
ing proved one Of the most successful
affairs of it's kind in the recent his
tory of the lodge. The club quarters
were packed with members Of the or
der all evening and the occasion was
made one round Of continuous merrf-
ment.
At 7:S0.o'clock. initiation eerernon-
les started and two candidates. Ralph
Stevens and James Tighe. were re-
ceived into the order. Following the
work. five long tables were spread
and the rabbit supper was served.
This consisted Of rabbit. potato salad.
baked beans. slaw. olives. celery and
coffee.
With Charles C. Iams as toassmas-
ter. the program Of the evening start
ed
The following members made short
speeches,
Col. Leroy G. Hunt, first exalted rul-
er of the lodge; past exalted ruler.
Hon. William NJ. Koons. past exalted
ruler. Julius w, Hsadingtons exalted
ruler. John j. Pfouts: the two candi-
dates: A Hildreth OF California. the
oldest Elk in the country and
Charles T. Naddy Of Columbus,
The talks were interspersed with
vocal solos by George R. Spearman
Fred ]. LawIer. Louis Baker. Joseph
B. Conroy and Otto Baker. Donald
Fl. Harper and Milton s. Rockwell
gave recitations while Charles Dorsey
gave the longest snare drum rou on
record.
At the conclusion Of the prograp
there were several impromptu quar-
tets and choruses and the evening
came to an end with jolly social
time.
From out Of the city were the fol
lowing; Thomas J. Porterfeld oi
Bladensburg. Dean Hancock OF Mar
tinsburg. Glenn r. willtson and Dav
id l. Perry Of Croton. A. p westrich
of Howard. Boyd Srsith Of Gambler
Charles t. Naddy Of Columhuss and
A. Hildreth Of Los Angeles. Cal
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07
ruseRcULAR ORPHANS
To ee Treated at State Sanitorium at
Expense Of Union County
columbus Dispatch)

tO0iumouS OlSpdiCu1
Three little children, two sisters and
ore brother. all victims OF tuberculosis.
were In Columbus Friday morning. en-
route from MarysviIle to Mt Vernon.
where they Wiz enter the state sani-
tozium and be given treatment at the
expense Of the Union county commits
ssonerS
The children were James Fletcher.
aged IA years. and his two smaller
sisters. Ruth ead Edith. aged 10 and s
years. TAeir parents are both dead,
having been victims of the. white
plague. and they have for some time
been inmates OF the children's home
near Narysville.
As far as known they have no rela-
tivesc able to pay for their treatment
at Mt Vernon. and the Union county
commissioners came to their rescue
and vii rAy the cost Of keeping them,
amounting to SIS per week. or IS each.
The cAildreA. all TOO young to real
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07
LOSES HIS FIGHT
AGAINST CLARKE
Pumerene Defeated For Prcsi-
deat Pro Tem Of Senate.
RECEIVES q OUT OF so VOTES

Senator Reed Who Led tire Fight
For the Chic Senator. Declares tire
Result Means tire Defeat Of the
Ship Purchase sII-Nstionai De-
Tense Program, to 6e introduces In
the House
Washington Dec l-Denoer7tic
senators in party conference re-elect-
ed Senator James P Clarke Of Arkan-
sas president pro TEN Oh the senate
over Senator Ponerene OF Ohio The
vote was: Clarke. -: POnerene- =
The result was Interpreted by many
as presasirg defeat in the senate boah
for eioture and for the ship purchase
hill- Senator Clarke Is hostile to both
propositions. and the attempt to beat
him for reelection was based chiefly
on his opposition at the last session
to the ship purchase bill
Senator Reed of Missouri who led
the fight for Pomerens. declared that
his defeat meant the failure of the
attempt to pass u elOture rule and
that without closnre the ship pur-
chase legislation was doomed to fail
The division in the ClarkePoQe-
rene fight Was rather sharply drawn.
An the Democrats who Joined wilh
Senator Clarke in his fight against
the ship purchase bin stood solidly be
hind him, and most of the southern
senators also supported him Sena-
ters Fletcher of Florida and Martin
and Swanson of Virginia however,
voted for Senator Pomerene- The
Florida senator had charge Of tie
ship purchase bill Majority Leader
Kern voted for Senator Pomerene,
whose candidacy was most actively
ehamptoned by Senators Walsh Of
Montana and Stone and Reed Of Mis-
souri,
By the end of next week the Dem
ocratie leaders are hopeful that the
house will be fully organized and
ready for business II present plans
are carried ont the administration na-
tional defense program will originate
in legislative form IN the house The
Democratic caucus has completed the
Democratic committee lists Rerre-
sentative Mann Of Illinois Republican.
leader. will finish work on his lists
the middle of the week Represents
tive Padgett of Tennessee will act rs
chairman Of naval affairs Represen.
tative Fitzgerald of New York viii be
continued Mt the head of the commit
tee ON appropriations Representative
Kitchin OF North Carolina will sue.
ceed 70 the vacancy at the head Of
the committee on Ways and means,
and will act as majority leader
II is understood to be the purpose
Of Chairman Hay and Chairman Pad.
gett to begin work at once on the n2.
tioral defense bills
Until congress has received the
presidents address. which will be de
Evered on Tuesday. nothing will be
done by the ways and means commit
tee looking to the drafting OF revenue
legislation In fact the chances are
! that serious work On the revenGs
/ proposition will not be taken up until
r is determined Just how much
money congress IS likely to allow fol
defense purposes
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07
KANSAS DEPOSITS GROW
Increase OF fs Per Cent Breaks Rec.
ord for the State.

Topeka. Dec kansas had more
money in its state and national banks
in September than ever before. accord
ing to a statement today from the Of
fee Of w. F. Benson, state bank COM
missioner. The report. based on the
statements of the national banks as TO
conditions at the close of business
Sept. and of state banks Sept Is.
shows aggregate deposits of s224.11o.- :
$500.
The years increase in deposits is
given at 13 per cent, the deposits Sept
IL, 1914. being s25.sss.474s7 less than
those Of this year. The deposits this
year not only break all records for to-
tai deposits, but also the records for
increased deposits.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07
TIMoN LODGE MEMBERS
To Assist the Gambler Knights In
Putting on the Work

AT a meeting of Timon lodge No.
45. Knights Of Pythias, held Thursday
evening. it was decided to hold an
entertainment on the evening of Dec.
10. The lodge accepted an invitation
from Gambler lodge to assist in the
initiatory work ON next Monday <yen-
ing. A large number of Mt. Vernon
knights will go to Gambler on that
evening and the midnight train will
stop at Gambler in order to allow the
Mt. Vernon party to return home that
night. At last nights meeting the
Page rank was conferred upon six
candidates.
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A ReEEReNDuM
On Ordinance Providing for New En-
gine House to be Asked For

II was stated Friday that citizens
OF Mt. Vernon will circulate petitions
within the next few days. asking for
a referendum on the ordinance paas-
ed by council recently providing for
new $4,000 engine house and city
lookup The ordinance was signed
by the mayor on November 8, and the
petitioners have until December 8 in
which to file the petition with the
election board. Certain property
owners are protesting against the
city lookup so close to their resi-.
dences. 1t Is claimed. hence the ref
erendum on the ordinance.
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Cerebral HemOrrhages Given
As Cause Of His Death
The Deceased Was Resident
Of This City For
Many Years

Noble Weir, ST., one Of Mt. Yer.
mons well-known citizens, dropped
dead in front of the residence of c.
G. Cooper. East Gambler street, at
1870 o'clock Friday morning, his
death being due to cerebral hemor.
rhages.
Mr.. Weir had been in his usual
good health and had been down town
in the morning and was on the way
to his home on Gambler avenue
when he was stricken down. A num-
ber of persons saw him fall to the
sidewalk and the first to reach him
were Attorney Robert L. Carr and
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07
SEVERE
Injury Is Sustained By J. c.
Lewis At Pennsy Shops

In pushing upwards on board at
the Pennsylvania shops Friday af-
ternoon, ]. c. Lewis, carpenter. did
not perceive a long nail in the board
and ran it through the fieshy part of
the palm of his hand into the right
wrist joint from where it was extract
ed with difficulty by the company's
local surgeon. A very ugly wound
was inflicted and danger of tetanus
setting in is feared. Lewis was re-
moved to the Mt. Vernon hospital.
where an injection of anti-tetanine
syrup was made Friday evening.
Lewis is in great pain from the
wound and suffers acutely.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07
Fir. In Wholesale District.

St. Paul Dec damage es1inat-
ed at $3.50. .e0e resulted here by ire
which swept the buildings Of p. J.
Leslie & Company. wholesale paper
dealers. and Barres & B2rret, whole
sale vinegar and glassware house For
q time the IRE threatened to destroy
other buildings in the Wholesale dis
trtct.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07

Ws ofRer One Hundred Dollars Re-
Wur4 for any case Of Catarrh that can
- 6o cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
TnxI's Catarrh Cure has been taken
- catarrh sufferers for the past
sRaxty-f1ve years. and has become
kn0Wn as the most reliable remedy Tor
Cuanrrh. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru
- Blood on the Mucous surfaces. ex-
psy7ing the Poison from the Blood ana
healing the diseased portions.
Afecr Won have taken Hairs Catarrh
Cure for a short time you will see q
Gpun4 Improvement in your general
GnaHth- Start taking Halrs Catarrh
cur0 at once and get rid OF catarrh'
Sona for testimonials. free.
II. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
ooSa by all Druggists. 75c.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07
LEVERING
Farmers Institute To Occur
Dec. 13 And IA

The following Is the program for
the Levering Farmers Institute, to
be held in the Waterford M. E.
church on Monday and Tuesday, De
cember 13 and IA:
Monday Morning Session 10 o'clock
Music.
Invocation-Rev. G. A. Riggs.
Address, Live Stock and a Perma-
nent Agriculture''-C. p. Funk.
Discussion.
Music.
Address, Advantages of Farming"
q. C. Houskeeper.
Discussion.
Appointment of Committees.
Afternoon Session, I o'clock
Music.
Address, Selecting and Caring for
the Dairy Cove. P. Funk.
Discussion.
Music.
Solo-Ellen Acton.
Address, Corn, Fertilizer, Tillage"
C. c. Houskeeper.
Discussion.
Recitation, "Mary's Cold"-Helen
lilies.
Music.
Evening Session 2 o'clock
Music.
Address, "a Message from a Hay
seed"-C. p. Funk.
Music.
Exercise Evelyn Simmons and
Helen Baker.
Recitation-Elizabeth Levering.
Address, Looking Forward"-G. C.
Houskeeper.
Music.
Tuesday Morning Session
Music.
Invocation.
Address. "The Potato Crop"-G. C.
Houskeeper.
Discussion. -
Music.
Address, Household Decoration"
Mrs. Florence willison.
Discussion.
Music.
Address. Poultry for Profit"LC. p.
Funk.
Discussion.
Music.
Afternoon Session, I o'clock
Report of Committees and Election
Of Officers.
Music.
Solo--Louis Galleher.
Address. Cement Work"-G. C.
Houskeeper.
Discussion.
Music.
Address. Home Sanitation
Florence Willison
Discussion.
Recitation. "A Happy Farmer Lad"
-Arvene Addelsperger.
Music.
Address. "Soil Improvement"-C.
p. Funk.
Discussion.
Music.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07

Tue SSaHnese dascse great care 10 the
suftivatien of their f1useus exhriAs
esheS Known a. paakst- TIE inse<est
in the fS4s> On whseA the sQccrsscrs
stake hrse ssGuss ~ usaney- h - gveat
that the lsc~sse h bod them brings a
large annual revenae a. the king Of
S3an-We<tmlnssee Gsnetse
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07
DEATH
Comes To B. T. naIsey The
Result Of Burns

3. =. HaIsey Of Clinton township.
who fell or lighted lantern few
days ago, while at work in his barn.
died at the Mt. Vernon hospital at
f:f5 o'clock Saturday afternoon a. .
result Of the burns which ne sus-
tanned at that time.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07

ize their physical condition. were we'll
dressed. happy in the thought of get
ting a train ride. Doctors who have
been attending them declare that with
proper treatment there is some hope
of saving their lives.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07

Janitor C. Il. Purdy OF the court
house. who has been laid up for the
past three weeks with an attack OF
acute bronchitis. has returned to
work
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07

]. X. Ward was business visitor
In Newark on Saturday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07

Miss Eva Dancy b IN at her home
on Jefferson street
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-07

BANNER clAssir'eO ADS. Paw
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-07
El Bale dado pOIi la Sociedad Pc
ruana de Auxi|i0S Mutu0s

La noche Sc present6 pesima:
una brisa cargada, con un vien-
to fuerte y frio, por 10 que to-
dos esperabamos un fracaso, con
respecto ala concurrencia al BAL
lie pero, con beneplacito de to-
dos, no sucedi6 asi. Es cierto
que como a las 8:20 p. m. aun
solo habfa contadas personals
pero como a las $50 ell salon es-
taba pletorico de distinguidas
damas, caballeros y una banda
da de gentiles y guapisimas Sc
noritas que lucian ricos Y ele-
gantes trajes.
Como a las 1920 Sc anunci6 la
Gran Marcia, la que fue dirigi-
da por ell Presidente de la Socie-
dad Sr. S. Silva y NJ; pero suce-
di6 que fueron tan numerosas
las pareJas, que materialmente
fue impossible proseguir la mar
cha, por 10 que elsSr. Silva dis
puso sc disolviera, tocandose en-
seguida un delicioso walls, V en-
esos momentos Sc desgran6 la
imponente columna. Era encan-
tador contemplar ell aspecto que
presentaba la multitud de pare
Jas que llenaban totalmente el
espaciOso Y elegante salon. En-
estos momentos Sc anunciaba la
presencia del Hon. Eugenio E.
Schmitz, candidate popular para
Mayor de San Francisco, uuien
al penetrar al salon fue saludado
con una tempestad de aplausos,
vitores y dianas que duraron Dor
algunos minutes. En- seguida
fue acompanado a la plataforma
por los senores S. Silva Y NJ, J..
de ia Fuente, F. Paiva, A. de
la Tore y j. S. Rubio. Ell Sefor
Paiva hizo la presentation del
Sr. Schmitz; ell Sr. de la Fuente
improviso una corta alocucion,
demostrando la conveniencia y
los beneficios que acarrearfa a
nuestraS colonias la elevation al
puesto de la primera autoridad a
una persona amiga y simpatlza-
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-07
La Gran fabriCa de T0rtiIIas
"VERACRUz"

Pone en- conocimiento de sus
consumidores Y publico en- gene
raj, que en- 10 successive tendra tor
tillas a cualquiera hora que Sc lie
pidan, Y que toda 6rden desde 10
centavos sera llevada a domicilio.
A la vez suplica atentamente a
todas las persona que aun no
hayan comprado sus tortillas, sc
10 hagan saber a fin de proper
cionarles algunaS gratultamente,
en- calidad de muestra, porque
esta segura que seran de su agra
do, y en- seguida sera su cliente.
No hay que olvidar que son su-
periores a las hechas a mano,
porque, en- primer lugar, ostan
mas limpias, pues no contienen
ell natural sudor que despiden las
manos al estarlas hacienda, y en-
segundo lugar, Sc venden a mi
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-07

La Fortuna es mujer! .....
Y como ella, voluble, coqueta y
caprichosa, nos enloquece, nos
atrae, nos llama; para wolverines
las espaldas cuando estamos GER
ca de ella. Cuantos desventu-
radios han corrido tras de sus
mentidos alhagos, y al Greer te-
nerla entire sus brazos, Sc les ha
escapado, dejandoles ell coraz6n
lleno de tristes Y amargos desen-
gahos! La Fortuna es mujer!, j..
Y caprichOsa, amante de 10
raro, a veces Sc deja seducir por
quien menos 10 merece. He aqui
un case reciente, que contirma
la opinion que de la Fortuna me
he Tornado
Un tai Marcos Vodopia viva
en- su patria, Grecia, como tantos
otros infelices, dedicados al ira
bajo abrumador y POGO retribui-
do. Bestia de carga mas que
ser humane; trabajaba ell infeliz
de sol q sol, sin tregua nj des-
canso, para ganar una mera pi-
tanza, que apenas lie alcanzaba
para llenar sus mas imperiosas
necesidades. Aquella vida era
insoportable. .
Como en- suenos, habia dido
hablar de otras tierras lejanas,
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-07

dora de nuestra raza, como 10 es
ell Sr. Schmitz.
El Sr. Eugenio E. Schmitz to-
mo la palabra dando las gracias
por ell carifoso recibimiento Y o.
freciendo demostrar en- las CO.
lumnas de La Cr6nica" cuanto
podia hacer por las colonias his
pano. americanas, en- San Fran
cisco; al terminar fue ovaciona-
do hasta el delirio. Acto CONT
nuO sigui6 ell Gran Bale en- su
verdadero apogeo, manifestando
todos, en- general, la mas franca
y cordial algeria hasta la una V
media, hora en- que en- el depar-
tamento donde Sc vendian las
bebidas surgi6
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-07
Ell PRIMER DISGUST0

Porque un grupO que Sc hallaba
en- una de las meSas comenZ0 q
dar grltos destemplados. Un su-
geto de ''delicado dido" a quien
probablemente lie molestaron a.
quellos chillidos. arroj6 (para in
dicar el disgusto que aquello lie
causara) dos vasos,' que fueron q
estrellarse en- ell muro causando
la consiguiente alarma, pues es-
tuvo a punto de golpear en- la
cabeza a un joven. Como media
hora despues, un demente SAGA
una pistola y dispara un tiro, 10
que fue sufciente para que la
cantina Sc convirtiera en- campo
de batalla; cada quien pegaba
con 10 que tenia 9 encontraba a
mano: con vasos, sillas, navajas,
plstolas, palos, etc., etc. Las
familias, alarmadas, como por
encanto abandonaron ell salon, y
-. Sc acab6 ell tan lucido bale;
pero, los pleitos siguieron en- la
Gale.
Tomando datos acerca del por
que de esos lamentables pleitos
en- cada bale 9 fiesta de la raza,
nos dicen, que un grupo bien CO.
nocido de jovenes y que Sc tie
(Pasa a la cuarta plana)
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-07
CR0N|QUILLA

en- donde los hombres eran IL
bres y felices; en- donde el ira
bajo era bien remuneradO; en-
donde habfa posibilidades de su-
bir, de llegar a la cumbre de las
aspiraciones humanas. Aquel
pals era America, la terra vlr-
gen cuyos bosques y montanas
encierran tesoros; cuyos rios a.
rrastran orc en- Sus arenas; Gu
yo cielo es siempre aZul; benig-
no el china; sinceros y bondado-
SOS sus habitantes; en- dOnde no
hay senor feudal que castigue
con azotes las faltaS de proleta-
rios; nj gobiernos que tiranicen
a los pueblos; nj pueblos abyec-
tos que Sc dejen dominar. .
America. terra paradisiaca con
que suenan los desventurados
los oprimidos, los parlas de la
rancia Europa!
Y hacienda sacrificios, sufrien-
do privaciones sin cuento, pri-
vandose de todo, lego a reunir
unos cuantos centenares de mo-
nedas, con las cuales tuvo 10 su-
ficiente para comprar un pasaje
de. tercera en- uno de los transa-
tlanticos que Sc dedican al aca-
rreo de inmigrantes. cuyos agen-
(Pasa a la tercera plana)
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-07
PretencioneS de los
Beers.

Pretoria, Transval. Los Es-
tados Unidos de Sud Africa, lea
les a la Inglaterra, han sometido
por complete a las colonias ale
manas del Africa del Sur, ocu-
pando militarmente esos terrific
rios. Sc han hecho representa-
clones al gobieno de Londres,
para que dichas colonias alema-
mas Sc anexen q esta federation,
en- vez de pedir indemnizaci6n
monetaria. La guerra cuesta al
Transval, treinta y cinco Milo
mes de pesos.