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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-03
LATEST WORLD NEWS
WIRELESS SERVICE

July 3, 1919.
WASHINGTON: With all APP
preparation measures passed that
are needed by the various govern
mental departments for the new
fiscal year, Congress adjourned at
midnight for brief recess that
will extend to next Tuesday. At
that time tits expected that Pre-
sident Wilson will appear before
Congress to present the treaty off
cially to the Senate. The last bill
to pass Congress was the Army
measure carrying seven hundred
and seventy five million dollars.
NEW YORK: When President
Wilson returns on Monday he will
be met outside New York by the
Atlantic feet bearing the Vice
President and the entire cabinet,
also the Mayors committee of New
York City. Secretary Daniels has
issued orders for the fleet to be
in readiness for that duty.
WASHINGTON: The R-34 will
arrive at Roosevelt field at noon.
July fourth according to a state
ment issued from the British En-
bassy. At twelve thirty, p. m. to-
day its position was latitude and
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longitude. eighteen degrees west,
Lieutenant Zachary Lansdowne U
s n, is the only American Naval
officer on board the R-34.
TOLEDO, OHIO: On the eve
of the battle for the heavyweight
world little the betting of the pu-
bic favors the challenger. Both
men have suspended their entire
training and their managers are
making every effort to have them
enter the fight in the finest pos
sible condition.
NEW YORK: The USS Afnes
took, formerly a mine layers arrived
at New York today with the dis
sembled naval. seaplane NC 4
aboard. The vessel acted as ten
der to the fleet of seaplanes at IRE
passey Bay and later for the NC
4 at Plymouth England. The NC
4 will be exhibited in Central
Park.
I LONDON: At noon today it
was announced the 4-34 has trav-
elled four hundred and thirty mi
les at an average speed Of forty
two knots per hour.
PARIS: The Chinese delegates
to the peace Conference will sign
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.tural and military activities. To-
ward the end Of the war even
the German organs in such neu-
tral countries as Spain and Swift
zerland were carrying more of
the American than of the Ger
man propaganda.
In fact the activity of the
United States Committee of Pu-
bic Information became so great
as to alarm our Allies as well as
our enemies. A member of Par
lament recently called attention
to the fact that "a free news
service was supplied to the South
American press with the result
that for months past every
newspaper throughout South
America has published daily pro
paganda in it's news columns as
to the efforts, resources and pros
perity of the United States
This Government publicity
has unfortunately been stopped,
but various unofficial agencies
are trying to carry on the work.
A Foreign Press Service has
been organized in New York to
place American articles in for
Ieign journals and "vice versa.
The "Inter-America" magazine
Iof New York publishes every
month translations into Spanish
of a selection Of American ma
gazine articles and editorials and
likewise translations in to En-
glish of choice articles from the
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-03

--2 descendent of that imaginative errant
knight who mistook wind-mills for
giants IS awfuy afraid that If Porto Ricans tighten
our relations with the United States in such manner
that we become what is commonly called amercanlzed
we shall lose something for which nothing worthwhile @
will be gained in exchange What is it, brother? why,
OUR Latin SOUP says Martinez Pee And so we come to
that old nightmare, the question.
Frankly speaking we could never make out IN salts,
factory manner that propositions we always failed
to appreciate those unSuTmOuntable barriers which,
according the experts the subject separate
ton of the human family from the other In such way
tOproduce the shapest antagonsm 1t was not abSou
te necessary for to read such books as those the
subject BY Jean Fn0 very well known to Martinez Plee
of course in order to understand that all that talk is
nothing but sheer rubbish something invented by exploit
aton and kept up by pedantry in order to selfish
interests We never allowed ourselves to be deceived
the matter BECAUSE although we don't know much about
History we certainly know how to use REASON instead
of IMAGINATION when it is necessary.
Oh but look at that smile brothers face How
dare sWe-asks Martinez Plee-deny that such thing
exists as Latin people in Porto Rico? Very well; for
the sake of argument shall admit just for moment
that we Porto Ricans are Latins whatever that may
mean but, Does it follow that naturally antago
nicaI to the American people? Why is it that Whites
Negroes, and Indians having formed an homogeneous
people here and living side by side without hatred toward
each other in the country could not get along with
Americans who are far away? Let us imagine that all
Porto Rcans Of pure European blood, Why could
not they get along with people of the Gernanc stock
over there when White Negro and Indian behave like
brothers over here? Simply for this because al
though experience the facts tell us that the thing be
done the politicians tell can't; and is easier to
let some one else do our own thinking than do it ourselves
We like big FOOLS believe the sophisticated arguments Of
the politicians.
Did we hear you complaining about the of that word
"Geraic and that you going to for damages
because we applied to you the offensive epithet? Why
don't worry old man. remember that top of the Afri
can stock that originally peopled Spain far
member the Greeks, which followed by Phoe
nicians and Cartagnians then the Romans after
the Romans the GERMANS who succeeded in doing then
what they couldn't do this time The Arabans, who
brought along Jews Africans of all colors etc. after
ward and if any one Of you readers can make OUR
out ohat melting pot the writer will present him with
first class ticket to the North Pole and RETURN
the service is established
Oh but that Latin race Of ours Of the present nhabi
tan Of Porto Rico! You ought to hear Martinez Plees
lecture about it. did enjoyed it the other morning
But not through yet wait for the next chapter
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ting industry on, a normal foot
ing, More than 35Ox firms have
already instituted courses of this
sort and according to reports re-
ceived by the raining Service, have
benefited in better production and
reduced turnover. The workers
on the hand have increased their
skill and broadened their know
ledge of their trades.
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naturally entailing labor disIocation
that will affect hundreds Of thou
sands Of employees
The seriousness Of the Electric Rail-
way situation prompted the President
to act quickly, authorizing the com~
mission bY cable.
Porto Rico Railway Light and
Power Co,
San Juan wouldn't be San Juan
without the street cars. Advt.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
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The famous "Neponset."
felt base Linoleum made.
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Evening star., 1919-03-23

-lONpiece Dinner Set, in
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Evening star., 1919-03-23

Easter Flower Vases,
in beautiful colors.
made of American por-
celain. decorated with
SPRAYS of flowers,
pretty ~
shape. 4Sl
Special.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
WAR PLAYERS MEET
!. BALTIMORE winner

Saturday afternoon the War De-
partment team, winners of the city
club title here, will engage the Mary
land Country Club team in Baltimore
in the first of the intercity engage
ments.
War Department defeated the
Euclid Club, of the Suburban League,
a week ago by matches to 3, and
Yesterday trounced the Chevy Chase
Club, winners Of the Washington Ten
mis- Association engagements, by 7
10 2.
After winning the Departmental
League pennant without the loss of a
set Wars record appears remarkable.
In the Euclid match many sets went
to deuce. Yesterday Chevy Chase
scored only when Ballard Moore,
ranking singles player, defeated
Major Z. +. Foote. 60. 6-1, and
Ralph w. Hills, of Chevy Chase, num-
Der six singles player defeated Col.
c. L. FentOn, 6-2, 6-3.
All other matches went to the War
team. Graham Edgar, Z. 9. Leech,
and Fred Simpson won from Spencer
Gordon, Arthur HELEN, and Walter
Dunlop. In doubles FOOte and FU-in-
ton defeated Gordon and HELEN, "a.
6-S, and 81. Edgar and Simpson
got ahead of Moore and Hills, 12-1O
and 6-2. and Colonel Wilson and
Colonel Cole defeated Dunlop and
KaTrick, 6-3, 4-6. 6-2.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17

Ten days ago Brookes and Patter-
son arrived on the Adriatic. They
were entered in the Casino tourna-
ment at Newport and won the inal
round from Washburn and Williams.
In gaining the ultimate round Rich
ards, who was paired with wallace
johnson. of Philadelphia, forced the
Anzac pair to the limit.
When the championship tournament
opened here on Monday Brookes and
Patterson drew a bye. They played
Voshell and Alexander, who had pre-
viously disposed of R. v. Thomas and
Randolph Lycett, the other invading
Anzac pair.
Later Brookes and Patterson de-
feated williams and Washburn, and
after two postpOnements met William
NJ. Johnston and Clarence J. Griffin,
Northwestern champions this year,
and 1918 national double titleholders.
The Australians had their work cut
out for them yesterday and while
they gained their victory over the
Pacific Coast pair in straight sets
they were forced to the limit.
Johnston and Griffin went down to
a IO-s, 81, rs defeat. They were
fghting throughout, but met a stur-
dier team and one easily superior In
teamwork. Nothing smoother than
the work of the AnZacs has been seen
The Washington times., 1919-08-17

trans-Mississippi title; w. G. Fownes,
jr.. former champion: G. L. Conley,
the newest New York sensation; ].
A Sweetser, Of Ardsley, who has been
making veterans sit up and take no
tice this year; Nelson NJ. Whitney.
the New Orleans titleholder, all tee
on tomorrow to try to qualify in the
thirty-two to seek title honors.
Weather IntOIerabIe.
While all Of the scores were larger
than had been anticipated. some con-
ISOLATION was gained byNthe fact that
a driving rain and hail storm pre-
Cluded possibility of better golf
Practically all Of the players got
par figures for the first nine holes, but
the course was so drenched and heavy
in the afternoon that much trouble
was encountered. Perry Adair, of At
lanta- Of whom much had been expect
ed, succumbed at the seventeenth. He
had taken ten on the tenth, and was
repeatedly trapped
Play starts early tomorrow morning
with the seventy-five entries to quail
ify through thirty-siX holes. Match
play starts Tuesday morning among
thirty-two who survive tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
PRESIDENT SEES FIRST
GAME SINCE WAR OPENED

President Wilson saw his frst ball
game yesterday since this country
went to war The Chief Executive,
with Mrs Wilson, attended the bene-
mt game between a picked team
representing the Army and the team
representing he Qusntico Marines.
The President threw out he first
ball, which Hack Fanshow caught,
and then watched the Army team
with Otto Won Herbulis pitching. de-
feaC the Marines by to 0.
The game was for the benefit OF
wounded sOldies at St. Elizabeth's
and a gOodly sum was realized. The
boxes were filled with prominent
army and marine corps officials and
officers.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
WASHINGTON CLUB
SCORES ON WATER

Unbeaten in events all over the
country and at home. Washington
Canoe Club paddIers are today cele-
brating another victory on the water
gained at Baltimore yesterday over
the Arundels in the big canoe regatta.
The Washington team which pre-
sented several new faces to augment
the well known. championship sex
tette, Rutherford. Wagner, Birch, the
knights and Bamman, scored twenty
seven points as against sixteen for
the home club.
Knight and Wagner. Birch and
Bamman, Cherbonnier and Green,
Davis, Harsh, AlIardt. Neate, HaTens
and Snyder were among the winners
for the Washington Canoe Club.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
OTTO KNABE QUITS WHEN
He CAN'T FIND MARVELS

CHICAGO, Aug. III can't ind q
young phsnom in the minors. so I'm
going to quit" Scout Otto Knabe. OF
the Cubs staff. informed President
Veeck yesterday Knabe asked to
have his resignation accepted. The
crop is TERRIBLE" said Knabe. Nor
decai Brown, Tom Seaton. Art
Fromme and Bob Steele are the best
pitchers I have looked at" President
Veeck said he would ask Knabe to re-
turn to the club next spring.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
dig League Differs
of Yesterday
HERE ARE THE LEADERS
AMONG HEYDLER PLAYERS

Gavvy Crayath tops the National
League batters with a percentage OF
.35l, Heine Gr9h scored the most
runs, 81: Zack Wheat bagged the most
base hits, l25. and George Cutshaw
leads the baSe runners with - steals:
Jess Barnes heads the twirIers in
his circuit with 10 victories against
defeats for a pitching percentage
Of .S26.
Barnes equaled the seasons best
winning record Of the major hurlers
OF ten consecutive victories held by
Bob Shawkey, Of the Yankees by
trimming the Robins on August l2.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
UNBEATEN MARINE HURLER
WILL JOIN TIGERS HERE

Annapolis, Nd, Aug. 1T.-Hav-
ing pitched for the team of marines
from the Naval Academy rifle range
thus far into the season without the
loss OF game and with about half
Of his victories shut-outs, Hurler Cox
has signed with the Tigers and will
join them in Washington immedi-
ately upon receiving his discharge at
the end of the month.
The tryOut salary is $3.50 a month.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
NATIONAL RELAY EVENTS
TOBE RUN ON TWO DAYS

The FIVE national relay events
carded for Franklin Field next month,
will be held on two days. owing to the
inability OF the championship COM
mittee to obtain a separate date for
them. Three OF the relay contests
will be held during the junior con-
tests Or Friday, while the other two
are scheduled for Saturday. which is
senior day No date has been an
nounced for the national all-aroUnd
test.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
ALL FAVORITES QUALIFY
In AMATEUR TITLE PLAY

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug 17-TOmOrOw morning the OakmOnt
Golf greatest field of golfers starting fight
championship tysx holes of medal The
qualifying round brings the first representative field of ntewr
Players their
From yesterdays qualifying round of eighteen holes cracks
ready for tomonow's play.
Chief interest the weknown
gdm and there upsets
all those who qualified
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
GENE PACKARD QUITS.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17.-Gene
Packard, the veteran southpaw, has
quit the Phillies to take a job with
steel plant. Manager CraVath
begged him TO remain until the sea
son ends. but Packard claims the
opening faces him now and he is
thinking OF his own future.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
AMERICA MUST DEPEND
ON YOUTHFUL PLAYERS

BOSTON Mass Aug. 17America depend its tennis
developed during the effort national doubles
match the William T.
Tdn of Philadelphia Richards latter
youngster the stang OF the eha
lengers Australia cham
pions of Australia and
Richards captured Seabrght
they
they greatest PLAYERS
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
"BABY DOLL" JACOBSON
ENDS HIS. HITTING STREAK

Bill Jacobson of the Browns COM
pleted the. banner hitting streak Of the
season. when he failed TO hit in three
tries of Herb PcnnOCk on August II.
Up TO this contest Jacobson had
welded crazy bat for sixteen con-
secutive games. in which he bAnged
out one or more base hits. During
his terrific streak Jacobson garnered
SO hits in 81 tries for the enormous
average Of .537 and Tailed 10 runs.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
EARL EBY WILL AGAIN BE
AT PENN FOR TRACK TEAM

Earl Eby, the Penn runner. the
was a member of the American team
that won the inter-Allied champion
ship, plans to continue his studies at
the Philadelphia institution, from
which he hopes to be graduated next
June. 1t is said Eby shortly Will
marry = canteen worker who re-
turned with him on the same steamer.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
ROYNToN WILL RETURN.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Aug. IL
Ben Boynton, Williams football
hero. writes to the athletic authorl-
ties here that he will surely return
to college to complete his course in
tthe fall despite reports which have
been heard that he intended to enter
either Georgia Tech or Rhode Island
State College.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
FOUR PLAYERS SLAM OUT
FOUR HITS IN ONE GAME

Last week the following American
League players smashed out four hits
ia a game each: Bill Jacobson, John
Collins, Larry Gardner. and Oscar
Witt. Larry had hit safely in twelve
straight games when he Quit to
George Mogridge on August 12. Dur
ing his stretch of hitting Larry poled
twenty-four hits in forty-sevsn bat
ting trips for the fine average of .51l
The Washington times., 1919-08-17

in years. They practically controlled
the play and forced Johnston and
Griffin to work from the base line,
which gave Patterson a chance for
deadly kills when many OF the re-
turns fell inside the service line,
Patterson and Brookes had the edge
on the Americans. They have stead
lily improved since reaching this
country, and can be looked upon a.
being ready in the match with the
YounERters tomorroW.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
BARBER JOINS 800 MEN
IN NATIONAL LEAGUE LIST

Turney Barber, former Grifrman. by
adding twenty-three points to mis-
average last week, has entered the
800 class. "Gsvvy" Cravath is stiII
leading the league with a batting
mark OF SOL Following are the 300
batSmen and the team averages for
the Heydler circuit:
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
Rack WITH YALE.

Thorne Murphy. son of the late
Mike Murphy. king OF trainers. will
be at Yale again next fall and Will
probably be varsity quarterback. As
member OF the Usaacs, he played
against Georgetown in 1911 at Ameri-
can League park.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
JESS BARNES WINS TENTH
IN ROW AND RIDES AHEAD

Jess Barnes, the Giants big twirler
hung up his tenth straight victory
last week, and rides ahead OF all the
National League hurlers with an av-
erage Of .S26. He has won nineteen
and lost four games. Following are
the twirlers who have won more
than half their games:
The Washington times., 1919-08-17

While Louis Jacoby. OF Charlotte,
n c., captured premier honors with
seventy-six. the favorites were so
closely punched as to credit them
with running true to form. Among
those who got in the running were
r. Hanson, Of Baltimore; Donald
Woodward, Of Columbia, and B. War
ren Corkran, Of Baltimore, represent
ing the Middle Atlantic section.
But who shall say which golfer will
survive the thirty-six qualifying
holes tomorrow and the week Of
match play to ultimately grab OF the
TILE?
@Chiek5 Evans Close Up.
Chick" Evans, Of Edgewater, who
retains the 1915 open and amateur
title as a hold-over, is among those
who play tomorrow.
Evans holds his 1915 honorG by ViF-
tue OF the lapse OF national and anna
teuF tournaments during the past two
years. In addition Francis Quimet,
who gained international prominence
and golhng titles galore, is among
the cracks. Qufmet's q yesterday
tied for second with Wood Plat, the
Massachusetts, crack.
Oswald KiTkby, who has already
son, and whose play in the interna-
tional match with Canada. was Of
high order, is listed among the first
ten from yesterdays play.
TraverH IL QuaIihed.
Jerome D. Travers. one Of the
greatest players Of history, whose
golf has been neglected for four
years got into the running. TFaverB
was well down the list OF seventy
fiVe, but his great forte is match
play, 50 that he can be counted upon
20 get into the going.
Maxwell Marston. New Jersey cham
pion, qualified well up with Evans.
KiFkby and former titIeholder Robert
Gardner. who also was Yale's crack
pole vsulter and intercollegiate title
holder several years ago.
Practically all OF the veterans of
the amateur tournaments came
through. Bobby Jones, Of Atlanta;
John G. Anderson, three times run
ner-Up for the title; Gardner White;
Harry LeEg, nine times winner OF the
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
KINSEY WINS FINAL.

NEW YORK. Aug. l7.-Robert NJ.
Kinsey, of California, is Cedarhurt
champion today. Klnsey defeated
Francis T. Hunter in the Anal, 6-2.
60, 81. Beals Wright and Ichiga
Kumagae defeated r. V. Thomas and
Randolph Lycett, OF Australia, in the
doubles final, 6-4. IS, 6-2, 6-3
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
GRIFF WILL OPEN JOHNSON
IN DETROIT GAME TODAY

DETROIT. Mich, Aug. 17.-Walter
Johnson has been selected to open up
the series with the Tigers here today
and a crowd OF $4,000 is expected.
The Griffs failed to get in against
the Indians at Cleveland yesterday on
account OF rain.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
STREET A MANAGER.

During the absence OF Manager
Roy EIlam. who is scouting, "Gabby''
street, the veteran catcher and former
la Ltery partner for Walter Johnson,
is managing the Nashville club, in the
Southern Association.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
WILL MEET MEEHAN.

Jack Dempsey. worlds heavy
weight champion, is said to be will
ing to battle Fat Boy" Willie Nee
han, of San Francisco. next fa'l. E.
forts are now being made for them to
box eight rounds at Newark, n. j.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
MOGRIDGE STOPPED HIM.

George Sisler quit TO George Mog-
ridge on August s. after a hitting
s.reak that endured for sixteen con-
secutive games, during which &c )rge
banged out 20 safe blows in IS trials
for a percentage of .446, and scored
II tallics.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
RUTH BLASTS AGAIN.

Though Babe Ruth is still seven
homers away from Buck Freeman's
1899 record. the Red Sox Tarsan holds
the American League mark with
eighteen. He blasted his eighteenth
yesterday when he crashed the long
est hit ever made in Comiskey Park
over the right field bleachers.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17

Larry Doyle had hit safely in ten
straight games when halted August
10 by Alexander the Great. During
his streak Larry garnered fifteen safe
slams in thiTty-eight batting tries for
q mark OF 395
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
TOMMY DURACK BEATEN.

Tommy Durack, the famous Aus.
tralian swimming champion. was
beaten in New York by Elhelda Bleib-
trey and Charlotte Boyle at a quarter
OF a mile.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
SCORED FIVE TIMES.

iris Speaker dented the scoring
dish five times during the game
played August II, the Indians man
ager being the first major Lacquer to
tally five times in one game.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
GETS HIS TWENTIETH.

Eddie Cicotte was the fFst major
hurler TO cop twenty victories this
year, the White SoX artist taking the
Athletics on August Z for his TWEEN
tieth win
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
TonAY,s GANTEI

Washington at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Chicago
New York At Cleveland.
Boston at St Louis
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
LEAGUE STANDINGS
YEsTERDAY,s DAVID

Waghtng gtOn at Cleveland (wet grOunds).
Chicago, Z: Boston, S.
Detroit. 3: New York. ..
Philadelphia. :; ST. Louis, 4
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
NATIONAL
YEsTERDAY,s CANES.

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Cincinnati. .. Brooklyn, a.
New York. 5, Chicago. 4.
ST. Louis. s; Boston, ,.
81. Louis, &; Boston. !.
Pittsburgh, s; Philadelphia, 4.
Philadelphia. (; Pittsburgh, 0.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17
ALEX ENDED THAT.

r Denotes weekly gain batting.
- Denotes weekly loss in batting.
The Washington times., 1919-08-17

TODAY'S GAMES.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York
The Washington times., 1919-08-17

Favorites Seeking Golf Honor
Qualify At oaIxinont Tourney