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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-12-09
IMPULSE DADO A LA CRUZ
ROLA AMERICANA

ROJA AMERICANA
COMO Sc HIZO Ell RECLUTA-
MIENTO DEL EJERCITO DE
LA CRUZ ROJA.
ES PRECISE QUE PUERTO RI
co RESPONDA EN- ESE
SENTIDO
| Cuando los Estados Unidos en-
traron, en- la guerra en- abril de
1917, contaba la Cruz Roja Anne
ricana solamente con 100000 So
clos, y debido la propaganda rea-
lizada durante Ell ano Sc elev6 Ell
nnmero de miembros a veinte y
dos millones.
Ninguna campa1a efectuada en-
ell mundo la producido tan salien-
tes resultados, como los que en- su
primer empuje logr6 la CRUZ Ro-
ia Americana. En- ell mes de mar
20 del ano 1914 figrraban como So
clos de la Cruz Roja Americana
,, 1859 personals, y Sc esperaba qu,
al finalizar diciembre Sc elevaria
ell n1mero $4,000.
En- el siguiente ano llegaron a
22,5O0 Y ell 1916 a 2S6,400. En-
una sola semana de trabajo rea-
lizado en- ell mes de diciembre de
1917 Sc alistaron 15,977,000 socios,
cuando Sc dudaba de conseguir
mas de un million en- todo ell a1o,
v al terminar dicho mes contaba la
Cruz Roja Americana con 22,000,-
600 de enthusiasts miembros, que
habian satisfecho su quota anual.
Si EN- ell trabajo que ha de efec-
tuarse EN- esta Isla en- ell mes pro-
ximo sc obtuviese un resultado pro
ell Capitulo de Puerto Rico y al
porcional, serla de congratularse
pals pues asi podrian prestar III
numerables servicios al os que SUI
| fren, por carencia de recursos, y
que ademas Sc encuent-an hoy alta
cados de Influenza.
Sc espera cue la isla respon Ia
con ell entusiasmo dc costumbre a
la propaganda que sc hara Y que
eleve ell n1mero de socios del Ca
pitllo la cifra de cien mil, cue
a1n seria una cantidad reducida
comparandola con ell por ciento
que arrojan los Estados Unidos
Ell PLANO DE LA CATAS-
TROFE.
El agrimensor Sr. Tomas Bin
cher nos ha enviado una copia del
plano de la ciudad de Mayagiiez
con los dailOs causadOs por los
terremotos del II al "a de Octubre
del aiiO cOrriente.
TOtalmente cubiertOs de blancO
estan los edifcios derribados por
complete y los que hay que acabar
de derribar. Los que que han sido
parcialmente derribados, aparecen
tehidos de blanco en- SUI cuarta
parte, y, saiialados con dos pun
tos, los averiadOs sacramento.
Aunque las construcciOnes agrie-
tadas, que alcanzan pr6ximamen-
te a un 80 por 100, no figuran Ell
ell plano, este da una idea de los
enOrmes dahOs sufridos por la ciu-
dad de Mayaguez.
El trabajo, no solo pOr que esta
hecho con pulcritud Y representa-
una gran paciencia, sino pOr que
les un documentO que sirve
para apreciar la catastrOfe EN- to-
da su espantosa proportion, mere
ce un caluroso aplausO.
OTRO SAINETE DE
LOS QUINTERO
Madrid, noviembre 11.-En el
teatro Lara Sc estreno con gran
exito un ingeniosisimo entremes de
los hermanos QuinterO, titulado
Gel descnbrimiento de America. .
EDIFlCIO PARA
LOS TRIBUNALES
FL Presidente de la Association
de abogados ha dirigido una CO.
municacion al Senado, solicitandO
que la Corte Suprema y las de Dis
tritb, Sc instalen en- edificio adecua-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-12-09
INFORMACION GENERAL
Ell DIR. RAFAEL VIRELLA
RESTLCITA

Ell DIR. RAFAEL vIRELLA
RESUCITA
En- cablegrama recibido de Was
hington por el senior Rafael Viae-
liza, de Arroyo, Sc ha sabido que ell
DR.. Rafael Virella, de quien Sc di-
jo que habia sucmbido en- la ca
tastrofe del Carolina fue he
cho prisionero por los alemanes,
y que ultimamente fue puesto en-
libertad.
AL leerse ell cablegrama en- la
Camara de Representatives. ell Lcdo.
Guerra Mondragon propuso que
dicho cuerpo legislative solicitase
inmediatamente por cable, datos
fidedignos y definitivos sobre ell pa
radero del senior Virella. La bue-
ma nueva ha causado immense re-
gocijo entire los numerosos amigos
del caballero quien Sc suponia
muerto.
Sc ihacen mil conjeturas sobre
la reaparici6n del DR.. Virella. Sc
cree que este fue recogido en- alta
mar por un submarine aleman, y
asi pudo ir a Alemania.
INTERESANTE INFORMATION
ACERCA DE MIR. DAVIS
Ell Boletin de la decima cuarta
division de la Cruz Roja America
ma inserta una isteresante infor.
maci6n grafica y descriptive de los
trabajos que ha realizado dicha
Institution en- Europa y relaciona-
dos con la Obra de reconstruction
maravillosa. Las aldeas de Fran
cia, Belgica y de Italia van siendo
Ileconstruidas, las familias Sc van
reuniendo y Sc da curse de reeduca
cion a los inutilizados por la que
rra, que tienen que volver a lu-
char en- la vida.
Refere la revista mencionada
que Puerto Rico ha contribuido de
una manera singular a eua obra dc
reconstruction, enviando a Fran.
cia al senor Lorenzo w. Davis
quien es manager de cuatro i'm
portantes plantaciones de frutas y
tesorero de la Bolsa de los fruteros
de la 1sla.
Dicho senior ensenara a los sol
dados americanos que hayan per-
dido un brazo una pierna, sus
propics metodos de reeducacion, q
fin de que puedan ganarse La vida
al ser licenciados.
Mr.. Davis perdi6 SUI brazo IL.
1uierdo cuando tenia 26 anos df
dad y al presente ejecuta tods
toda clase de ejercicios de mode
ombos brazos, maneja SUI autom6
vii, NADIA, juega al tennis, Gambia
las gomas dc su caro- y practice
toda clase de cjcrvicios de mode
perfecto.
La revista inserta ademas uns
carta del senior Davis, describien
do SUI propia historic y metodo!
usados para lograr veneer las diff
cultades que lie pnodujo la perdi
dad de su brazo.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-12-09
UN SOLAR.

Sc vende un solar de $50 metros cua-
drados, situado cerca del Parque Borin-
quen. en- ell camino de Lola, esquina a
la cale "Cordero" de Santurce, p. r.
Para informes, dirijase
F. SCHOMBURG,
Luna 80 altos. Tel. 281, San Juan, P. R.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-12-09
1lLO ACTlUADO .POR LA CA
MARA INSULAR DE
COMERCIO
(Viene de la pag. p

Els innegable que, a La luz de
los principles fundamentals, del
Comercio, cientifcamente, la ma
nera de regular los precios es So
bre la base de un margen de be,
neficios, tanto para el almacenista
como para el detallista. Con este
sistema Sc evitarfan los confictos
entire el beneficio que debe obtener
el almacenista con relacion al pre-
clio de origen, y ell que debe obte-
ner el detallista, como sucede hoy
estipulando el precio por libra.
Parece que Sc tiene ell PROPOSE
to de mortificar a cierto elemento
extranjero que forma una gran
parte del Concrete de este pals.
En- cuanto a mi, aunque no tu-
We la dicha de nacer en- esta her
mosa isla, la amo tanto como pue'
da amarla ell mejor portorrlque-
no. Por espacio de treinta y tres
amos convivo con este buen pue-
bic. Teniendo ell mismo origen,
Y, por tanto, la misma lengua, las
mismas ccstumbres y la misma ra
"a, estoy identifcado con los por-
torriquenos. Como la mayorla de
mis- compatriotas, aqui he funda
do mi hogar, y probablemente aqui
pagare ell tribute que todo morta
debe la madre terra.
Ligado, pues, intimamente er
los sentimientos familiares y colec-
tivos del pueblo portorriqueno
mas que con ning1n otro pueblo
me presento ante SUI mas alta re-
presentation, y pido para mis-
compatriotas y para mi, y para
todos los que conviven en- este
bendita terra, la mas sincera cor
dialidad.
TRISTE NOTICIA.
Nlctima de la influenza reinan.
te, falleci0 aver en- su residencia
de la parada cincO, Ell Puerto de
TERRA, ell professor principal de Ia
escuela gratimatical de Ponce, Sr.
Vicente OlmO, quien Sc hallaba de
pasO en- San Juan, entire sus ia.
miliares. Ell Sr. Olmo es muy co.
nocido entire los amantes del de.
porte bdsibolerO, ell ell que Sc dis.
tinguio notablemente por la des
treza con que jugaba de shOrt-stop.
En- la hOra de su muerte sc reel.
bieron telegramas de duelo de mu-
chos puntos de la isla, Y sus afii
gidos deudos han recibido hume
rOsas demostraciones de sOlidari
dad. Al verifcarse ell sepelio del
cadaver Ell eli cementerio de San
turce, ell joven Francisco Colon
pronunci0 breves Y sinceras pala-
bras, Ell las cuales vibraba I'LL
hondo dOlor por la premature de-
saparici0n del amigo Y compehe
rO consccuente que fue siemprt
OlmO.
NOMBRAMIENTOS
SOMETIDOS AL SENADC
Al scnor Ramon S. .Pesquera
Davila, para Juez Gle Paz de Ba.
yam6n.
al senior Arturo Bravo, para
miembro dc la Junta de Revision
e Igualamiento.
AL senior Marcelino Borges, Jr.
para miembro del Concejo NUM-
cipal de Naguabo.
A los senores Manuel Portela
Cabezudo, y Gustavo Quinones
Redier, para miembros del Conce-
jo Municipal de Gurabo; y al doc
tor Esteban Garcia Cabrera, para
miembro de la Junta de Medicos
Examinadores.
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE
San uuan, Puerto Rico
Diciembre 6, 1918.
/ Regale Sellos de Ahorro para
Prestamo de Guerra como obse
4uio dc Navidad.
Give War Savings Stamps a:
Christmas Gifts.
E. w. KEITH,
Postmaster.
Sc VENDE UN FORD 1917 er
II
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-12-09

REGALE JUGUETEs PARA
LOS NINoS PoBRES ACUER-
Desc DE LOS AsILos. TENE-
MOS CAJAs sURTIDAs A PRE-
CLOS MUY BAJoS.
GONZALEZ PADIN co. INC.
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-12-09

Para cafe con tosta6a
LA CAFETERIA,
San Justo 6, San Juan, P. R.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
URIC ACID IN MEAT
BR1GS REEUgAATIsM
Says q little Salts In water may
save you from dread
attack.

Rheumatism Is easier to avoid than
! to cure, states a well-known authority.
We are advised to dress warmly;
keep the feet dry; avoid exposure: eat
less meat, but drink plenty Of good
water.
Rheumatism is a direct result of
katins too much meat and other rich
Hoods that produce uric acid. which is
absorbed into the blood. 1t is the
Function of the kidneys to filter this
acid from the blood and cast it out
in the urine; the pores of the skin
are also a means Of freeing the blood
kof this impurity. In damp and chilly
cold weather the skin pores are closed.
thus forcing the kidneys to do double
work. they become weak and sluggish
and fail to eliminate the uric acid,
(which keeps accumulating and cir
culating through the system, event.
1ally settling in the joints and
muscles, causing stiffness, soreness
and pain called rheumatism
AT the first twinge Of rheumatism
get from any pharmacy, about four
ounces Of Jad Salts; put a tablespoon
ul in a glass Of water and drink be-
lore breakfast each morning for n
week. This Is said to eliminate uric
hcid by stimulating the kidneys to
norrnal action. thus ridding the blood
bf these impurities.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless
Ind Is made from the acid OF grapes
and lemon juice. combined with lithia
Ind Is used with excellent results by
thousands Of folks who are subject to
.rheumatism. Here you have 4 pleas
fnf. efferyescent ithia-water drink
(Which helps overcome uric> acid and
Is beneficial to your kidneys as we'll
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
Like a Boy at so, Bubbling Over
With Vitality aking Iron Did 1t
Doctor Says Nuxated Iron Greatest Of All Strength Builders
Often Increases the Strength and Endurance of Delicate,
Nervous Folks 100 Per Cent in Two Weeks Time

BOSTON. MASS.-Not long ago q
man came to me who was nearly
half century old and asked me to
give him a preliminary examination
to find him with the blood pressure
of boy of 20 and as full OF vigor,
vim and vitality as a young man;
in fact, young man he really
was Notwithstanding his age. The
secret he said was taking iron
Nuxated Iron had filled him with re-
newed life. At 80 he was in bad
health; at 46 he was careworn and
nearly all in. Now at so after taking
Nuxated Iron a miracle of Vitality
and his face beaming with the buoy
sney Of youth. As I have said a
greatest Of all strength builders. II
people would only take Nuxated Iron
when they feel weak or rundown.
instead of dosing themselves with
habit-forming drugs. stimulants and
that in this way they could ward
off disease. preventing It becoming
organic. in thousands OF cases and
thereby the lives OF thousands
might be saved who now die every
ney, liver, heart trouble and other
dangerous Ulaladies. The real and
true cause which started their
diseases was nothing more nor less
than a weakened condition brought
on by lack of iron in the blood.
Iron is absolutely necessary to en-
able your blood to change food into
living tissue. without It, no matter
how much or what you eat. your
food merely passes through you
without doing you any good. You
don't get the strength out of 1t and
as a Consequence you become weak,
pale and sickly looking just like
a plant trying TO grow in a soil de-
ficient in Iron. II you are not strong
or well you owe 1t to yourself to
long you can work or how far you
can walk without becoming tired.
Next take two five-grain tablets of
ordinary Nuxated Iron three times
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
SENATE To Design
new BUYING SYSTEM
Present Plan of Purchasing Army
Supplies Deemed Utter Failure.

Convinced that the present system Of
purchasing army supplies is an utter
failure. the Senate Military Commit
tee will abruptly cease its probe into
the War Department and hurry into
Congress bill designed to correct the
evils
one or the bills now before the COM
mittee creating a department of muni-
tions and taking the purchasing power
from the Council OF National Defense
will be used.
After Secretary Of War Baker test,-
hes on Thursday. the committee will
cease work. and not resume it until
the bill has been fought out on the
floor.
CHARLES Eisenman. chairman Of the
supply Committee. testified yesterday,
Incidentally, he indicated his prob
able resignation, by saving:
I'll be glad to get of the Job iust
as soon as it is consistent with due
regard to the safety of the nation"
He said he believed the committees
system Of purchases had saved SIS, 900, :
600 to the country. He also criticised
the lack OF swiftness in the Quarter
masters Department.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09

per day after meals for two weeks.
Then test your strength again and
see for yourself how much you have
gained. i have seen dozens of nerv-
ing all the while, double their
strength and endurance aad entirely
get rid OF all symptoms of dyspepsia,
liver and other troubles in from ten
10 fourteen days time simply by
taking iron in the proper form. And
been doctoring for months without
obtaining, any benefit. But don't
take the old form of reduced iron,
IRON acetate or tincture os iron sim
ply to save a few cents. You must
take IRON IN a form that can be
Nuxated Iron IL you want it to do
you any good. otherwise it may
prove worse than useless. Many, an
athlete or prizefighter has won the
day simply because he knew the
senaIss secret OF great strength and en-
iron before he went into the ARRAY,
while many another has gone down
to inglorious defeat simply for the
lack OF iron.-E. Sauer. NJ. d.
NoTE.-Nuxated Iron. recommended above hy
Dr. sauer, is not q patent medicine nor secret
remedy, but one which is well known to drug
ssts. and Whose iron constituents are widely
" eAuhcnt phyucihns everywhere.
Unlike the older Inorganic iron products it Ia
easily assimilated. does not injure the teeth.
make them black, nor upset the stomach; on the
contrary. 1t 10 q most potent remedy in nearly
all forms OF indigestion a. we'll as for nervous,
rundown conditions. Tho manufacturers have
such great confidence in Nuxated Iron that they
ofer to forfeit $1,000 to any charitable institu-
ton they cannot take any man or woman
under 60 who lacks iron and increase their
strength 100 Der cent or over in four weeks
time. provided they have no serious organic
trouble. They also offer to refund your money
II it does not at least double your stength and
endurance in ten days time. It Is dispensed In
this city by James 0Dnnell's Drug Stores.
Peoples Drug Stores. and all good druggists- =
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
New York Times

The President expresses the feel
ing Of the American people in his
generous and sympathetic words
about the Russians. We hope they
win be delivered from their present
troubles. that the red flag of an
arehy and socialism will give place
to a respectable and recognizable
emblem, above all that they may es-
cape the doom of enslavement to
Germany towards which they are
madly Fastening.
The war aims of the allies having
been restated by Mr.. Wilson, We
trust to the satisfaction of those
who have so persistently demanded
restatements, may we now hope
that some further and satisfactory
progress will be made in fighting
Germany. There is no other way
in which the foundations OF peace
can be laid.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
PhiI.deIphI. Public Ledger.

Among the various points touch
ed upon in the Presidents clear and
comprehensive statement of peace
aims before Congress today. three
stand out above the rest. The first
is his recognition of the sincerity
and earnestness of the representa-
tives of Russia at the Brest-Litovsk
parley.
The second point is the demand
for open covenants of peace" Sc
eret diplomacy has long been the
bane of nations. No peace that rests
on such a basis could endure, as
history has amply testified.
It is the third high point in the
address. which is on the.whole the
most remarkable. Here the Presi-
dent distinctly holds out a hand to
the German government. The ad-
dress as a whole may or may not
bring peace nearer, but IL puts the
case Of the allies before the bar of
history with a lucidity which could
hardly be surpassed.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
BARON ASKS $4,000
FOR SELLING OF SHIPS

New York, Jan. s-Baron Robert z.
Q2penheim, Of Paris, now living in
New York. today started $4,000 COM
mission suit in the Federal Court
against Count Rudolph De Tolna,
former Austrian naval reserve off,
GER, who is now naturalized Amer
ican. He claims half of an $S0,000
commission for selling seven Austrian
steamers last April to George A. Car
den and Anderson T. Herd, ship
brokers. The vessels brought $780,
III. Oppenheim alleges he was
obliged to pay $4,000 to a member Of
the Austrian Embassy at Washington
and a member of the Austrian con-
sulate here.
The Austrian vessels were later
sold to America by Garden and Herd
without profit to themselves.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
Chicago Tribune.

Following swiftly upon the British
prime minister's declaration of war
alms-an utterance of first rate states
manship-the American President has
presented the parallel views Of our
government with unsurpassed candor,
breadth and force. Taken together,
these utteranceS are an unacceptable
challenge to the governments of the
central powers, and, what is much
more important to the conscience of
their peoples.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
LIGHTS DfMMED AT STATION.

A near-panic occurred at Union
Station at 9 O'Clock last night when
the lights in the big enclosure were
suddenly dimmed. There were about
800 persons in the place at the time.
and the sudden plunge into darkness
threw scare into the crowd. Men
behind the counters in the ticket of
fees hastily closed down their win
dows. and the doors leading to the
trains were snapped shut
Travellers and employees had barely
started the talk OF another Hun out
rage when the lights were switched
on again and business was resumed
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
Memphis CemmereIaI-Appeal.

If Germany is not seeking world
dominion there is just one obstacle to
peace-Alsace-Lorrai If Germany
declines to meet the Presidents sug-
gestion reserving the Alsace-Lorraine
question to negotiations then Ger
many is still infatuated with the
dream OF world dominion. This being
so the war must go on.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
PRESS COMMENT

by this concrete statement. precisely
because the world may now scrutiniZe
the fourteen definite conditions of the
President and then discuss them In
this sense, the central powers them
selves will hail Wilson message as a
first step toward conciliation.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
Albany Knickerbocker Press.

Whatever the reason and what
ever the outcome there is not a
word in his address to which any
loyal American can fail to sub
scribe his emphatic approval The
President has proclaimed a program
and we shall stake all we have on
it's fulhllment.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
st. Louis Republican.

Will Germany accept these terms?
Probably not just now. She is in
famed by renewed hopes of vic
tory on the field of battle and by
the urgings of the military party
to try one more desperate effort. If
this effort is unsuccessful she may
be willing to listen to reason.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
View yorker statt. zeitung.

The President speaks without reser-
vation before all the world. 1t is to
be expected that the central powers
on their part will reply before all the
world.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
CONTINUED FROM PAGE THREE.

assured that this country has no de-
sign to crush them. but it is made
plain that there must be restitution
for damages wrought by the forces
Of their government.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
LECTURE FOR THE BLIND.

A lecture for the blind was held last
evening in pavilion seven of the L-
brary Of Congress. Miss Alice Hutch
ins Drake discussed The Decorations
Of the Library Of congress."
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
Minneapolis Tribune.

Taken as a whole the President
has occupied what seems to be a
more advanced position than that
taken by Lloyd-George last week.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09

Existing conditions world wide in their effect in
any local. Any consideration Of the question of
available supply must take into account series Of
traordinary factors.
The immediate effect Of the declaration Of the European
to cut off from the worlds market the sugar of the
Central Powers About onehird of the worlds total pro-
duction formerly from within the batenes Of
Europe The Western battlefront passes through sugar
producing territory Of France and of Belgium In
quence England France and other foreign
competed with the United States for Cubas sugar
Not only did this advance the price of raw and
refined sugar but until competition checked by the
recent agreement among the Allies resulted in essenins
the supply available to the people of this country last fall
At the time, abundance Of susar-hundreds Of
thousands Of tonshas been locked up far-away Java
owing to the lack Of ships transport 1t
available than unmned gold To provide ships to bring this
sugar hereor to Europe-woud withdraw them from the
important business Of carrying soldiers and their
supplies overseas. as Mr.. Hoover has pointed out.
The nation wide the fruit crop
greatly increased the of sugar While the quantity
in the bowl for this and other lessened.
this sugar wisely stored food in preserved fruits jam,
and ielies
Every Of fruit preserved adds that much to our in
Of victory, adds that much the
this conflict"
Because Of the increased demand sugar more sugar
has been planted in Cuba. Porto Rico Hawaii and
Louisiana the chief from which the United States
gets sugar.
The reports from Cuba and the situation
more favorable than month ago for supply the
sugar needs Of all who dependent this sourcenclud
ing this country soldiers abroad and the Allies.
We buy sugar in the open market refine it.
To the extent Of ability cooperating with the
Government to insure fair distribution Of cane sugar to
stabilize the price to the and prevent hoardins
and waste We kept refneres working last fall Ions
there a ton Of raw sugar to be had.
In order make output of refined sugar SO as widely
possible distribute Domino Cane Sugars convenient
size cartons and small cotton bags These smaze pack
make for to limit sales to actual
and to prevent boarding. They help prevent waste in
the home. Housewives cooperate with this plan by
asking for these package sugars.
It will be necessary for sroce and consumers to watch
carefully their distribution and purchases during the ap-
preaching period Of readiument. The reneres are now
starting and supplies Of sugar coming forward but
will take weeks, and possibly months for the return of
normal conditions.
In wartime and at all times it aim to safesuard the
interests Of the public we serve.
Am erican Sugar Refining Compan
n
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
New Yorker HeroId.

Undoubtedly the international situa-
ton has been progressively furthered
The Washington herald., 1918-01-09
S U G A R

With view to giving the public cor
rect understanding of the sugar situation.
the following FACTS are presented: