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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-19

Los peri6dicos de Cuba y Venezuc-
la Sc han hecho eco de una profecia
un tantillo espeluznante, en- la cual
Sc afrma que el mundo Sc acabara Ell
dia II de diciembre ,pr6ximo, EN- vir-
tud de un formidableo cataclismo sis
mico, que hara desaparecer ell plane
"a TERRA, con los pobres y sufridos ha-
bitantes que en- Ell moran.
La profecia es un "canard" ma
lai6ente engendrado. FL profano cien-
tifico que 10 lanzo La desesperacion
humana, nj siquisra tuvo ell talenso
de combinarlo. Las masas pueblerinas
son muy nerviosas volubles; Green
en- todo 10 que Sc les dice, con cie-
ga obstinaci6n. Diariamente Sc reci-
ben en- la Reduction de Ell MUNDO
mas de veinte cartas de personals de
la Isla que piden algdn detalle que
solicitan informes mas explicitos acer-
ca de Ia posibikdad de vernos en-
vueitos por un horroroso cataclismo
ue MagnlLuo JamaS vista.
"GPero es que la TERRA es tan vie
jecita? - preguntan algunos.
Y ahi ST tienen razon. Els un pro-
blema que interesa no solo al geologic,
al bi6logo y al astronomo, aunQus tam
bien debe tener attractive para ell pro
fano cientifco, aunque no sea mas
que titulo ie habitante de esta di-
minuta esferilla que viepn rodando por
el infinite, desde que a el la lanzara
la mano omnipotenta del Creador.
IQue edad tendra la TERRA? te ha-
bras preguntado, aJaso, algunh vaz,
amado lector, sobre todo cuando las
gelidas horas del invierno, que pare
cen hablar de decrepitud y muerte,
como las horas vernales son simbolo
de renovation Y de vida, te induzcan
ese linaje de meditaciones.
FL problema cs, en- verdad, ssduc-
tor. Pero es de dificil soluci6n. Qui-
"a clio constituira eternamente un mis-
terio para La inteligencia humana,
aunque la Ciencia aumenta cada dia
los medios de investigation de los gran
Edcs problemas planteados al hombre
La TERRA es, al fin Y al cabo, hem
bra, va es sabido cuan celosamen-
te guardian estas cl secreto de su par
tida de bautismo.
Ell hombre, por cuanto Sc reficrc a
su brevisima existencia. puede recu-
rrir, para medir SUI historic, a esa
urdimbre de ritmos minusculos que Sc
llaman dia y noche, horas minutes,
verano e. invierno, amos siglos...
/ Pequefieces en- suma, tan inadecuadas
para cifrar La vida de la TERRA, cuyo
pssado Sc suInerge en- ell espantoso abs
mo del TEMPO, como 10 se-ia en- Ia
evaluaci6n de la existencia huinana el
batir de alas de un insecto.
Necesita, pues, la Ciencia, para ha-
cernos compensate esa edad del pla-
meta que nos alberga, recurrir al es-
tudio &c esos gigantescos ritmos de
Ia Naturaleza llamados Eras Perio-
dos geol6gicos. Ritmos que dejaron su
huena indelebls en- las diversas capas
constitutivas de la corteza terrestre,
y cuya existoncia fu6 desconocida has
ia que el sabio, con la luz de la Cien-
cia, cso interrogarlas; huellas tan inc
quivocas como la que dejan las ma
reas al retirarse de las playas; como
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-19
CABLE IMPORTANTE

Lo han ecibido los senores SOBRNoS DE lZ0UIERDO &
CO. de sls representados CASE THRESHNG MACHINE Co.
RACINE infonandoes que ha erbacado para San Juan
N EXPERTO MECANIcO de dicha FABRCA ell 1nico pro-
posto ndefnidanente Puerto Rico las or
denes de Representatives. fin de aumentar e personal
EcNcO que dpone reerda para demostracones
senanza GRATIS OPERADoRES todo 10 que necesaro
obeto de cLASE DE VENTAJAS los tenedores
de TRAcToRES AUTOMOBILES de la muy reputada casa
CASE" Sc avsa los neresados fin de que Sc comunquen
oporunaente con los senores soBRlNos z0UERDo CO.
- Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-19

sumen de las observaciones de Barrell,
confrontadas con las que aparece en-
obras recientes de Geikie, Huntington,
Chambsrlin, Salisbury, Scott, y de los
precitados- hemlkes de ciencia, es La
tabla que acompafia al presente arti-
culo, Y de la que es autor Harlow Sha-
pley, del Observatorio de Mount Will
son, en- los Estados Unidos.
En- la division de ''Eras v Perio-
dos', adopta Shapley ell metodo ira
dicional, EN- vez del mas logico, sin
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-19
No haypreCiOs fijoS
para eI azGCar

Segtln nos manifesto don Alberto
Lee, Presidente de la Confisi6n de
Precios Equitativos, por telefono ano-
che, ell precio del azdcar que Sc flo
publicamente en- los periodicos de es-
ia ciudad, queda sin vigor, pero los
fijados para los demas articulos que
dan como antes.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-19
LAS ELEccIoNEs EN- ITALIA.

ROMA, Nov. 18.-EI escruti-
MO de las elecciones ha dado ell
siguiente resultado: 145 distri-
tos ministeriales; So sociaIistas;
80 catolicos; SO constituciona-
listas, % nacionalistas y 10 re-
pubIicanos.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-19
I'll triunf0 socialista deri.umba al gobierno belga
Grave manifestation antianericana Gales de Berl
ISe acabard el r1undo el dia IL de Diciernbre?

1o induce canard lnad mas
de
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26
TOLERANCE OR LAXlTY?

Even though the United states-and rest Of the
world-are about to emerge from the period war,
there certain things which be done with in5
punity them being sptefu defiance of
all authority. Yet country witnessing display
anarchistic tendencies which hardly pare
led in history particular incident drasticay
illustrates the extent which certain elements
restrained, will co.
Madison Square Garden. New York John Reed, liter
ary" radical; Max Eastman notorious North
kota Rose Pastor Stokes, free bail while
for violating the espionage act; Renan proud
in declaring that he anarchist; Aeksander
ky, editor Bolshevik journal New York;
L. c. X. A. Martens Lenins Trotzkys ambas-
sador extraordinary minister plenpotentiary who in
vain has pleaded for recognition Washington. ts+
persons, of some thousands of auditors
have, of perfect right assemble They
no right moral legal, do what they did, namely:
Hiss the the president the United States no
latter what their opinion be of Mr. Wilson person
ally openly revolution; calling for dictator
ship Of what they lovingly the proletariat .
Mob rule praised hymns sung in praise of
the abominable nrinstration; the
doctrine of unrestricted hatred openly
1t should be added to this summary of events that
there plenty of representatives of
authorities scattered throughout the hall
should also be added that attempt to
fere with what going
For this the obvious question is Are the au-
thorities lax in administering do.they merely
have faulty perception the principle tolerance:
1t difficult o find an answer.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26
AN IMPORTANT DAY

Among the speakers of the Nonpartisan league as
we'll their newspapers state of nervousness Is
in the last hours of the campaign center
ing about the seven laws witch are referred to the
Of the people at today The amply
justified, plenty indications that
North Dakota is already of So
ciastic rule, unwilling accept legisla
ton that is branded with the hallmark of that rad
undermining society various parts
the world.
The special election day important in
the political and the social history of state for all
the questions asked through the medium the
laws plainly reducedNt people North
Dakota undiluted Socialsm-or they not? The
called for simply Yes No. and there is
nothing between these two extremes.
There may been times during the early part of
the present campaign when it looked though Social
ism obtain least of success its
adherents might victory. That prac-
ticay disappeared consequence exposures
in the campaign.
Intelligent all the state studied
the the methods have come the conclusion
that whatever alluring Socialism may given
they want of it, With astounding swifness the
possible the beginning of the that
subjected unscrupuous individuals were per-
mitted to have their way. .
Today North Dakota will stand up and declare in
ringing voice that Socialism shall triumph That
the significance Of the day. and the question plainly and
concreely, is: Do you Socialism?
The answer. plainly and convncngly, will be- No!
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26


the world war but they will keep celebrating their
battles against the Poles AS each retires from
the universal stage of conflict national
consciousness will deepen and become more intense.
Although peace is about concluded between the
principal begerents, it will not be Immediately esab-
shed in all Europe. Wars will go for a
little while yet, soldiers will death vic
tory with the very enthusiasm which feature
Of the world Each these seemingly small
holds immepse Importance locally and time
will have less direct influence upon
the shaping Of the Old World in the future
In certain it look though the partici-
pants certain what they fighting about
some nations born fighters and go to the
smallest pretext But whatever may look like
from the viewpoint distant and disnterested OBJ
servers for granted that the twenty
three still battling found for do
ing which them quite sufficient
In the end all this action will result in something
positive the time being the interest that attaches
to it is chiefly historical and psychological
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26
THE TWICE. AMERICAN
By Eleesor NJ Ingram Aathor Of 'Fro.rhe Behind

Tropical veins boiled with the fervor
Of patriotism. Marshal Granados and
his men had anti-German riots wrath
to quell, in those first days. Men
thought Of the Imperial schemes as OF
a danger escaped, a foul growth that
had been rising among them unper-
ceived. s., s..S5 Y.
t 1t was not possible that the village
Of Rio Nabuco should escape the con-
tagion. Still less was it possible that
the few prisoners of, Rio Nabuco
should not hear all the village heard.
Corey Bruce learned with the rest.
avid Of knowledge, he learned more
When hiA captors had stripped him
Of his fine linen, clothed him in q tat
tered suit Of native wear and thrust
him into the prison by night, they had
overlooked the single inconspicuous
ring that he wore 1t was seal ring,
an amethyst. carved with his mono
gram. Milo Valdez had given it to
him, the previous New Years day, 1t
was not of great value, but 1t was an
pobject Of instant coyetousness to the
jailer Manuel. He wanted it for GER
tain girl. He might have taken It, OF
course.> But he could mot forget
whose proteEe the ,red-headed prison
er had been for time; and he was
withheld from robbery by an uneasy
misgiving lest the General Noel re-
lent and Bruce again become power
full. Instead, he offered Bruce better
food as daily ration in exchange for
his ring. S.
! Again Bruce was hungry; as a per-
manent condition. His years at the
villa had retaught his palate fas.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26
DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND

Last night it. reported Paris that the Ger
man government had not informed peace congress
Versailles about the delegation who will
sign the treaty in behalf German republic
and 1t was added that uneasness was caused in
France because of this affair There tendency to
consider the German silence opportunity for the dis
patching Of virtual ultimatum demanding names and
ether particulars without delay but may be that the
necessity for such disappeared when these lines
reach the readers
What Germany thinks she can obtain BY her contin-
ued and consistent policy irritation is inconeeivabe
There are no more concessions hope for
OF leniency; no mercy to be expected.
Without having detailed information to Judge from
people on this side Of the water may easily become incn
ed 70 look at the teasing hardness al mere
ish childshnes which has and which can accom-
psh looks though the very irnpSaenee 81
the dsfeated country makes susceptible to the
of the so-calsd second childhood hut even hrd
ly be considered an excuse sss.
I No msttss - what the Germans ,ti,i ~ Il
showing their spirit Of spite may be certain tiat the
peace treaty viii Be signed before the nnaI mdniaht
hour of the present week The Germans thsI,.slvea =
know but the rsst OF the world stands pasdtd Il
ne tactics employed the very sms whom stoas,
amity = y p ~ least officially rsstorsl q ss9s Il
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26
REFLEX ACTION,

After a sreat rock has hurled into ! lake and
sunf to bottom the waves which II continue
te run from shore to shore back again in reflex
ana y takes Some time before the dtsrbance is
over s ytfs@ "a 5fs sI5S J{sa Yss 81 II
tHis = precisely the phenomenons which the world
= witneasins Of peace, tor only the
othsr dsy ~ were told; ~ Bonar Law That no fever
tsn t~snty sthsss ire se
sstisn which' q them has been
rastleaiiy sspped. sss 81 s 81 ss .
rhese thsss ~, I'm inlisn III
NJ, sf ths - stlo.. ho
tAks in6ss4. of iss yor 4sati
fersst vhAt thsy ws1s sorcs4 q de 4.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26
SURE TO BE APPRECIATED

In these days of closer approachment between
United and the South American republics it is of
interest not only the sincerity which the
visiting presdentelect Brazil speaks about the rela
tions Of the future, also what government
existing friendship
The department Of state has a recomme ndaton
to proposing legislation authorize
the president invite nations to send
representatives annually the United States for
training either West Annapolis congress
inaugurated next year,
The proposal is meritorious. American educational
institutions have always opened their doors wde and
from South America have in large
numbers themselves of the opportunities offered
them this respect
But At seems that too few chances have been given
the young of South here for their
training without themselves and Tor this rea
son 1t looks as though the suggestion Of the
partment and subsequent favorable action by
make favorable impression on tho sister
republics to the south. .e.-.
Foundation OF national scholarships for tho Latin
American countries at the leading institutions
under the supervision of the government would be gf
erysalising into concrete spirit which s back
the to, establish an ideal pan
the courtesy Of tho departments ofer whether .,
not congress should fit the government
make IT a working reality
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26

WILLIAM OsWALD'S DISCOVERY.
When William Oswald Efngham born his said
There child before with such noble head
With pardonable modesty they raved about his worth
And called their precious little tot the cutest babe earth
William OSWALD his loudly
Before his face they pSased all the that he behaved
id,
Until at last they had completely turned the youngsters head
he heard his parents braE about him
He didn't to notice when they him his degree
That other fellows brilliant Y !
troubled i'm
thought
Now knows that there
everything
al
world is full of
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26
SERAJEvO EXPLAINED

On Saturday of this week five years have elapsed
since the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
serajevo. and the signed day
1t will be most appropriate of recalling the traE-
edy that while the of the war; became
the Of punging the world. its greatest
trophe.
And quite accidentally it seems, the murder of the
Austrian prince more been taken up for
discussion just his "zukunf" Maxmillan Har-
den publishes official telegram the Vienna foreign
office exonerating responsibility the
sination. The telegram Which is dated July 13, 1914,
plainly that "the Serbian against which
evidence be produced has responsibility for
Editor Harden declares that this telegram can
celled-and ten days later the Austrian ultinatum to
Serbia presented: in addition. he days
before the ultimatum drawn up, the Potsdam war
council already had plan Of action anticipa
ing Russian Intervention. 1T be-" Harden says,
that Bethmann Hollweg has forgotten, but this de-
csion taken and made of official records July
before the kaiser left for Norway and he who had
choose between peace war, already chosen
a hundred million individuals thus deceived"
1t will be recalled that when the Austrans captured
Belgrade they claimed they found which
demonstrated colluson of the Serbian family and
officers with the Bosnian murderers 1t will also be
remembered that these documents haze pub
nshed. When Princip and Cabrinovic we'll others
tried attempts made prove that although
they Bosnans, they at the time Serbian
thzers and members of the Narodna Odbrana. a
national organization which the Austrian govern
particularly disliked Austrian officials the trial
reported to the world large that contention
showing the connection their
connections been indisputably proved
that confessions to that effect had been obtained
But against this the by few Serbs who
present room: They said no such
fessions were made.
Accumulatng evidence thus points and
clearly to the immense guilt of Austria Time and again
reminded that only had she bostered up a
case, actually proceeded upon a basis
Of lies Austria knew before sending unforgettably
brutal ultinatum that Serbia Had responsibility
the assassination of Francis Ferdinand yet
thought that right here the convenient pretext
beginning action Germany reasoned along similar lines
and while the world still enjoying peace and
guilty the lords at Potsdam busly preparing
for WARRIOR which they claimed to come
would insure Germany the coveted place in
the a..
Five years after-Germany has ambitions.
Austria, going lie, is reduced to
a of former self.
Who says that there is Nemesis?
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26

Someone was running across theIhall
was at the Threshold.
Milo Valdez was in the doorway
dishevelled, dust powdered, quiverine
like a girl. and like girl sayoringI his
dramatic moment. "a. 800
Dom David" he spoke formally
II am to announce that We will be
Your resigntion is refused. You s1re
| recalled to the chamber. Viva las dos
(! Apericas!' ~
Noel rose, then. But before he
could speak, Milo had dropped pre-
tense and sprung across the %veranda
. to grasp his hand.
81 congratulate you! I congratu'
! late the state! 1t is victory at every
point. Your speech, your speech
have no wordsa 1T was flame In 6
! forest, 1t was magnificent. 1t was sub
lime. Senior, you are immor Thl
Twice-American will be q war-cry
Milo, it is my good friends who
haSa Mo pe5ess; Ts;des threw eaJL his head
laughing denial. His face was sallov
with fatigue, his eyes dark circled
but he radiated triumph.
"Oh, we have worked!. But it wa
you-and your name. Senior Ferra;
spoke in the chamber, after you hat
gone. You had inspired him. He
superb. And the good Marshal Gran
ados; he cried for freedom from the
Germans, yes, he addressed the GROVE
from the steps Of the palacio. Wha
a night! What day! My father
shall tell you yet more. But you are
named forever, Dom David. Th'
Twice-American! oh, If Corey wer'
but here! have come ahead; others
follow to take you back to the city
Prepare to meet an ovation"
And yourself, Milo? You are worl
out. You will rest
'Rest?" repudiated Milo Valdez
Dom David. do you not realize wha
this is? Do you not?" e.
David Noel looked across the deel
gardens to the sea. The SAVIOR of tri
umph was his indeed.
YES" he answered quietly. {"
think that 1 realize. Milo"
When all was moving smoothly, HI
would go back for Rosalind Arloff
!! He would bring her here, and sh
should learn what it meant to be th'
wife of David Noel. Even the roya
Constance might have been proud t.
come home to this. How much more
the dancing girl! He did not homo
Rosalind the less, because she had no
known luxury and high place, but i
pleased him to give these to her
Would it please her to be the wife o
the Twice American. he wondered?
! A second automobile .darted out o
! the forest belt. The deputation hat
come to recall Dom David.
~ CHAPTER XXI.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26

al q
tidiousness; there were many days
when he did not eat at all, but "easein eii
until famine. blunted taste and smen
so that he could, swallow the coarse
mess Of black beans. Nevertheles"'
he refused the offer He had beseoE-
ed the affection ofsa lonely, man upon
Milo Valdez upon Milo; who nov ps. FL.
lieved him dishonored thief! He
guarded his friends gift as he did MS
memory. y. ! :sis -:,-ss. :.
But when the seething excitement
Of the state began to seep through tne
prison walls, when he learned David
Noel had returned from the nortn.
and the long-planned campaign wae
open, Bruce offered the ring 40
Manuel In exchange for daily TeWs
from the outer world.
Every evening thereafter. the jailer
sat outside the door, smoking IN.
Icessantly, and expanding his budget
land his eioquence for the gaunt young
man who sat beyond the wooden bars.
And Rruce listened, his head in his
ing streets of the capital. the hall IN
whose gallery he had sat with MIC
Valdez and listened to Noel speak. the
House Of the Little Shoes where ne
had lived and worked. His. KNOW
ledge of the men and places fille6t IN
Manuers meager and often absurdly
garbled narrative.
The daysof ,NoeEs great address and
it's victory left the lonely prisoner like
a man in delirium. When the state
was allied with the civilization of the
world, Corey Bruce stood up in his
cell and shared the triumph of the
|, wice-American. II In the days = and
weeks. that succeeded, ,he. followed
events after the men he had worked
with: after Granados, Ferraz, MILO
Valdez :t,7-
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26
Continued in tomorrow.
Evening Herald. s'

New York, June 2e.-The transport
Sierra. arrived from st. Nazaire to-
day with 1,543 troops. including Al
officers and III men Of the 171st pro-
visional battalion organized from
scattered units at the port Of en-
barkation for convenience Of trans
portation.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26
-.0RQBABLY no existing Ill III :;
dustry serves such a useful

DRQBABLY no existing il. q
dustry serves such a useful
purpose in so many ways
as the automobile industry, 1.
and certainly no industry has :
had such a meteoric increase
in proportions. ..
Such an increase would have
been impossible Of accomplish
ment if a market for moderate
priced cars had not beenfound
and without the Standard Oil
Company CIndiana) it would. \
have been impossible to find
this market. Il
When only,tbe rich could af-s
ford an automobile the Stand
ard Oil Company (Indiana)
had the vision Of most every.
one driving his own machine.
The Company set out, not to find 4
way to make gasoline prices higher,
but to keep them low in the face of
the enormous demands made by the
automobiles, which in the average
industry would have caused abnor-
NAL increases in price.
The efficiency of the Standard Oh
Company in making a constantly
increasing number Of -by-products
has kept down the price Of gasoline
and enabled. 4 the man of modest
means to run an automobile after
vhe got it.
The Standard OH Company not
only makes gasoline to- sell at a low
price, but oft the requirements
Of the modern automobile engine
in; such q manner @ to enable
the owner q getsout Of his car all U
that the manufacturer designed il
to produce.
This Il u salient example at the !
usefulness of the ndard. Oil Com
$pany not only iii tfibutin9 to tie
success Of, other iinduattr Il iies. sbnt Il, i
sdischarging its obligati ion ~ Z public ]
servant % thatvalls may enefit from
Grand Forks herald., 1919-06-26
CHAPTER XXI.

i CHAPTER XXI.
THE MAN WHO WAS LOST
There was no corner of the great
republic so remote as not to thrill to
the agitation at the country's heart.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-25
AROUND THE CITY

IItamar NordaIc, who has been working with the railroad commis- sion out on the line near Ridgetop came in To town last evening
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-09-25
THREE ROBBERS
 ARRESTED WITH
 PART OF LOOT

CHICAGO, Ill.,, Sept. 23-(H) The loss of more than a quarter of mil lion dollars was uncovered here to- day when John Wedja, a Chicago postal clerk and two other men were arrested charged with stealing the money The theft occurred several days ago when messenger carrying $24O.0O from the federal reserve bank here to the Standard Oil Co., offices at Whiting, Ind, was held up and robbed of his treasure.
 Federal inspectors, working in con junction with detectives of the stand ard oil Co.,, were immediately put on the case and arrested the three men here today At the time of the arrest the men had $93 ,O00 in thei, possession which is said to be part of that they secured from the mes engcr. No trace of the balance of the money has been found.