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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
Rumor that King AIphonse had been
poisoned at Military Banquet,
considered as absurd
French Army ready to begin invasion of
Germany. She will probably sign
now, convinced that resistance
would be useless
Dry Legislation defeated at United Sta
teS Senate. News quickly sent all
over the country

MADRID, June 2O-A rl1mor that King Alphonse had
been poisoned at military banquet circulated here His
Majesty Immediately after the dinner felt heavy sto
mach ache and several Of the officers assisting felt the
same palms, the runor seemed to be confirmed But AL
phonse we'll noW all the officers assisting to the
banquet and the poison theory is now considered as
absurd.
MADRID-"La Epoca" which is the mouth-piece of
the conservative party brings the news, which is said to
come from official sources that Raisu the famous Mo-
roccan tlbesmens chief is about to give himself up to
the Spanish mry authorities The strategica position
gained by the Spanish forces in that part of Morocco
seems to confirm that piece of information
BRUSSELS.-President Wilson attended session of
the Chamber of Deputies Of Belgium and was greatly ova
toned The American President delivered speech on
the League of Nations, during the of which was
tremendously cheered.
great regard in which the American people holds the Bel
gian nation the American legation in Brussels will be
raised to the rank of embassy Belgium of course will
reciprocate
PARIS.-Clemenceau has sent a note to Count Rant
Eau, chief OF the German Peace Delegation expressing
regret for the dsagreabe incident happened Versailles
when the German Delegates attacked by the popu
PARIS.-The striking miners, railway conductors and
engineers and metal workers have gone back work The
result has been due to the call made the whole French
nation by the Government for the event that the war on
Germany be resumed
PARIS.-Advices received from Army Headquarters
are to the effect that the French Army ready to invade
Germany AS soon as the word of comman is received at
Headquarters, the forward movement will begin.
PARIS.-News from Weimar, where the heads of the
German Republic are at present. are to the effect that
Germany, convinced that all resistance will be useless
will sign the Treaty without further delay.
LONDON.-The high sea fleet of England is already
movized and ready only to blockade all the German
coast but to attack the ports OF that nation should the
war be renewed.
LONDON.-The American bipane N. ca has been
taken apart ready to be shipped to the United States,
where the machine will. be exhibited at the Naval Mu
seum as the first aerial machine to the Atlantic
WASHINGTON.-At the Senate of the United States
the Dry Law has been defeated supposed that the
old Law will be in force yet for several years The inform
alton quickly transmitted to all parts of the country
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
LATEST WORLD NEWS
WIRELESS SERVICE

said assembly will decide that
plebiscite be taken.
WASHINGTON.-After recon
sidering its action Of yesterday,
government fixed telegraph rates
for six month. House today
without record passed yoh,
amended senate bills providing
for return of telegraph and tele-
phone properties to private con
troll and repaling law under
which they were taken over.
ATLANTIC CITY.-American
Federation of Labor in cOnven-
ton today went on record as
yavoring restriction of inmigra-
ton during period of reconstruc-
ton. Suggestion that American
organized labor for a political
party was rejected unanimouly.
NEW YORK.-Standard stocks
were hesitant and relatively dull
today Professional interests
transferring their activities to
same more obscure specialities.
Steels, oil, motors, and other
leaders became fractional in final
hour when trading was featured.
Base Ball Scores.
American League: Cleveland 4,
Chicago 5, st. Louis 1, Detroit /,
New York 3, Washington 4, Bos-
ton ., Phila. ..
National League: Brooklyn, 4,
Boston ), New Yok Z Cincinnati
4, Chicago l., Pittsburg 6, St.
Louis /, Phila. /.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
A PEACE TIME PROBLEM

Peace problems are no less pressing
than those of war. Every communi-
ty has them. They are not less i'm
portant or urgent than war tasks be-
cause they are problems of peace.
San Juan has her peculiar problems
just as New York or New Orleans or
Oshkosh.
One of them is transportation.
Proper preparedness would have
prevented the necessity of facing this
problem just as preparedness would
have made Allied Victory come sooner.
Little attention has been paid to
the city's transportation needs since
1912. Then the Legislature and the
City jointly studied the City's trans
portation problem and decided that
double-tracking was necessary.
The solution then considered i'm
perative has not yet been brought
about because of terms which made
double tracking impossible.
Since that time San Juan has gain
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20

manufacturers and many OF them
are planning to utilize the train
ing courses contained in these
books for upbrading their present
staff of workers and teaching new
workers to more quickly learn CO.
lTect methods.
Each of these books is devoted
to a special branch of the indus
try, one to women's cloaks, suits
and skirts, another to mems suits
and oyercoats, a third to Overalls
and fourth to shirts.
Government investigation shows
that considerably more than S0fe
of the garment workers, are wo-
men and that a large majority OF
these only remain in the indus
F! try for about eight years, that IS,
from their late tens until marrl-
age. The prevalence of such short
terms of service creates, a large
I turnover, which taxes the indus
try heavily, according to garment
making firms. One use OF the
learning period of young women
The introduction of one OF these
books quotes from a report OF an
investigation conducted IN Gin
cinnati by the Local Chamber OF
Commerce which states that moi
over 25@o of the workers in the
lclothing industry (including cut
ters) are properly trained. The
condition in that city is taken as
being typical of the industry as
"a whole and it is believed thai
what the Government has prepa
red will make big improvements
possible.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
From Gel Impartial" correspondent
in Mayaguez

Identification is impossible, be-
cause of their carbonized condi-
ton. Twenty persons were
found asfiXiated, and besides
there are some one hundred and
fifty wounded, many legs and
arms having been amputeted.
The film in exhibition was "The
Vestal of the Incan Sum-, and
there were in the theater,
at the time of the accident,
at least one thousand per-
sons. At this moment, half
past eight in the morning, the
police, directed by the Public
Attorney and other authorities.
are excavating the debris in
their search for victims. The
theater burnt out in something
like fifteen minutes. The fire
men could not do much against
such odds. People here very
much overcome by the calamity.
Persons arriving from all over
to watch the place of horror.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
June 20, 1919.

LONDON. - Morning newspa-
pers feature British Naval and
others preparations in event of
Germany's refuting to sign peace
treaty and print under big head
lines several unofficial reports
current Grand fleet has again
been placed ON war footing it is
reported and ready to sail for
German waters Oh moments
notice; flight of dirigible
r. C.-34 to American is def
nitely postponed until Germany
takes action of signing treaty :;
reported that airships now are
engaged in DEMONSTRATING flights
over Germany and Oh return will
remain at base until decision is
reached by Germany. Telegram
from Copehagen reports arrival
there of dozen battle cruier and
several destrOyers prepared to
enforce blockade.
BERLIN.-Sign and end the
agony is cry of the people here
where residents seem to have
resigned themselves to the inevi-
table. A dispatch received here
early today said that the move
ment in favor of signing the
treaty is growing among the
majority of the members of the
assembly at Weimar.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20

what Naval vessels or forces
may be in this harbor early in
July, but if it is at all possible
to have the Government of the
Virgin Islands represented on
the occasion of your Fourth of
July celebration, it will give me
great pleasure to send them.
With every good wish for the
Governor of Porto Rico and the
city of San Juan for the special
occasion of the celebration of
July Fourth, l remain,
Very truly yours,
(sgd) ]. N. Oman,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy,
Governor"
His Excellency Arthur Yager,
Governor of Porto Rico,
San Juan, P. R.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
From the Fourth of
July celebration

The Governor has received the
following letter from Rear Ad-
miral J. N. Oman, Governor of
the Virgin Islands, in reply to the
invitation which the Governor
extended to him on behalf of the
Executive Committee of San
Juan to attend the celebration of
the 4th Of July:
"Naval Government the Virgin
Islands of the United States
St. Thomas
Is June 1919.
"My dear Governor Yager:
"On behalf of the officers and
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
GOVERNMENT AIDS GAR
MENT WORKERS

Washington, ID c., June 10-The
difficulty in securing sufficient
trained workers i'll the garment
industry in this country because
immigration has entirely ceased,
promises to be obviated in large
measure by the installation of in
dustrial training, when the Go
vernment is promoting through
the U. S. Training Service of the
Department of Labor. Heretofore
the garment industry in this coun
try has Offered no adequate train
ing except for cutters, and in some
plants production difficulties have
become serious because of the yo-
lume of after-war business. :.
This shortage undoubtedly is a
factor indirectly affecting present
prices of clothing, and while no
claim is made that the installa-
talon of training causes immedla-
te reduction of prices, Govern
ment officials point out that in
the long run. it is decided factor
in promoting greater economy in
manufacture.
The Governments aid for the in
dustry is in the form of four books
which are about to be issued by
the the U. S. Training Service.
These set forth in detail practical
Ethods of teaching old and new
RS the most approved ways
forming their tasks. Moth
like scope and design has
available for the garment
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
5000 STRIKE AT SHIPYARD

5000 STRIKE AT SHlPY ARD
Six thousand employees of the
Merchant Shipbuilding company
at Hartman, Pa, struck as a pro
test against delay in settling dis
puties.
Leaders allege that disputes
have been shifted between ship
yard officials and the emergency
fleet corporation, with neither ac--
cepting the responsibility.
The strikers include ship filters,
riveters and assembly men. Car
penters and machinists, about
1000 in number, are not involved
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
OPINIONS OF MY OWN
BY Claudio Cap6.
Yesterdays fire at 9
theater in : Mayaguez,
where something like ff.
THE MAYAGUEZ FIRE


and about three times as many persons were more
less seriously wounded should afford asautary lesson
to the public in Porto Rico and to our authorities
in special What happened in the western city yesterday
is apt to happen at any time in any other town OF the
island with the same disastrous results.
In San Juan particularly those responsible for the per
sona safety of the people who go to the cnes in search
of honest recreation ought to begin Immediately thour
ough examination Of all these places of amusement in
order to find all them fulfill the requirement of the
Law far safety for the public is concerned Among
these requirements, and the most important of them
undoubtedly is the provision for exits but that does not
mean merely that the structure has sufficient number OF
lateral DOORS but also that these doors remain open during
the performance and that clear exits to the street. etc. are
real fact and not sembance Judging by what have
seen than moving picture retrap may be doing
business in San Juan.
We understand that is going on that the cause
of the calamity in Mayagez was the explosion of bomb
some other contrivance placed by he bolshevik 1t
is not impossible that this might have been the case but
should not be in this case as credulous as we usually
are; should accept good any absurd explanation
that may be furnished in order to msead authorities
and public opinion from the real of the accident
Let thorough investigation be made and apply the full
of the Law whoever responsibility falls.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
(By Telephone.)

The fire at the Theater "Ya-
giiez" commenced before the
first tanda was out. The stage
was seen first ablazed, and there
is rumor that a bomb had been
placed there with infamable
material. The police and the
detectives arrived from Ponce
have not been able, however, to
find out exactly the cause. The
structure was not covered by
fire insurance. Material loss
about $4,000. So far, forty
corpses have been taken out, but
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
ADVERTISEMENT

Manufacturer and Importer having
representatives in all parts of Aus
tralia, is desirOus of handling Local
Manufactures.
Apply in first instance to-
Importer, Little's Advertising Agency,
32 Temple Court, Collins Street.
MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20

FOR SALE. - Six Cylinder
Chandler touring Car. In good
shape mechanically but needs
coat of paint. Tires good. Will
sell this car at a bargain as I am
preparing to leave the Island.
Inquire evenings or Sundays or
address Room, 8 Y. NJ. G. A. ADvT.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
GE ESH
(By Telegraph.)

Mayaguez, June 10, 1926 p. m
Dreadful fire broke out at the
"Yaguez" Theater here. Many
killed saw the whole gallery
full of people collapse. Details
will follow.
A. p. Graham.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20

ed at least 10000 in population. The
city has grown in spite of its lack of
proper transportation facilities.
Further growth will be stimulated
in the degree in which facilities for
extension are provided. -
Adequate street car service is one
of the chief incentives for city deve-
lopment.
Porto Rico Railway Light &
Power Company,
San Juan wouldn't be San Juan
without the street cars. Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20
THE STANDARD DIARIES
FOR 1919

SMALL INVESTMENT OF THE
YEAR.
UNDOUBTEDLY, THE BEST
Neat, pretty memorandum
books exquisitely bound in beau
tiful genuine leather, Just in.
Teemlng with valuable informa-
ton to the business man or secre-
tarial worker, and useful in gen.
eral.
Manuel Rodriguez.
P. O. Box rs, Phone At,
Rio Piedras, P. r.
AdvI.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-20

A superb drama of modern life, lead
ing up TO and describing the first stage
of the Great War in France.
The "Four Horsemen" are Pestilen.
ce, War, Famine and Death, who pre-
cede the Great Beast Of the Book Of
Revelations.
The work Of a great genius stirred
to the bottom of his soul by the weeks
of tension, violence and horror which
eliminated in the great epic Of the
Battle of the Marne, and by the splend.
or of the Spirit of France under the
trial.
$500
SOLD BY
cantero Fernandez B Co.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-28
Testify to Villains
Loyalty and Sincerity

PARIS March Witnesses for
the defence were heard at the trial of
Raoul Villain, the assassin of NJ
Jaurcs, the French Socialist leader
day. All Of them vouched for Vii
laln's sincerity and depicted him as
sensitive, lacking IN strength of will
power and as being afflicted with in
curabc dependency.
Abbot Charles, former professor
at st. Stanisaus College, who became
acquainted with Villain at the col
lcge, said he was struck by Villains
dependency and lack Of logic and
consistency. Another witness testified
that he did not believe that Villain
acted under the influence of base mo-
tlvcs when he killed NJ. Jaurcs.
The hearing was adjourned A YER
dict probably will be reached Satur-
day.
Testimony that Jaurcs was loyal to
France occupied most of the time to-
day. This evidence was introduced
TO show that Jaurcs was not disloynl
IN ms theories concerning the now
French army and the three-ycar mill
tary service law.
Among witnesses who testified to
the loyalty Of Jaures were Alexander
Hlbot. former Premier; Denys Cochin.
former Minister of Blockade; Marcel
Cachin and Albert Thomas, Socialist
leaders; General Regnault. Major
Chssou, the defender of Maubeuge. and
Major Gerard Former Premiers Vivi-
AM. Painleve and General Sarrail. for.
mer Allied COMMUNICATIVE chief in Mn
erdohia, also testified to the patriotism
of ,1nurcs O'''"'
New-York tribune., 1919-03-28

icy" by the French government, and is
what has been done after five months
of armistice?" the French press COM
plains that it is obliged to consult the
British and Italian papers FOR news of
daily developments within the peace
conference, and the government an
nounces the opening of an inquiry to
ascertain how certain facts regarding
the supreme war council deliberations
have leaked out locally.
The constitution of the Council of
Four" is the peg upon which the Paris
newspapers hang their discussions to-
day. 'Lc Journal says: 1--WE shall
surely be told that the new system
Will act quickly and veil, as Clemen-
ceau said when opening the great areo-
pagus. We would believe it the more
readily if each power had at its dis
posal one man deeply learned in all
political, diplomatic, naval, economic
and financial questions.
"The collaboration of four such en-
cyclop@dists certainly would lie admir-
ably fertile. But without prejudice
toward the admirable merits of Presi-
Dent Wilson. Clemenceau, Lloyd George
and Orlando, it is impossible to mpute
TO them this omniscience. They are
four eminent heads of great govern
ments; four political veterans who are
going to do a political job. That is
why the system arouses so much ap-
prehension."
Grosclaude in Figaro" devotes two
columns to show that the world is
going mad and suffering mental in
same paper concludes that at is now
up to Foch."
The Petit Parisen" points out that
the questions directly affecting the ma
tlons which are most heavily encum-
bered by the war-France, England.
Belgium and Italy-have been thrust
aside. whereas they should have been
settled without delay "leaving to a
later date the little peoples to whom
assistance has been promised. Before
all else there should have been estab-
lished the price that defeated Germany
should pay. But since the pyramid
has been inverted, and the great pow
ers are upside down, the whole struct-
ure of peace lacks equilibrium"
The Echo de Paris asks whether
the Council of Four" was formed in
order to escape the surveillance of
public opinion or to make the quickest
possible peace, adding that il is con-
New-York tribune., 1919-03-28

Elnced that the former is t,.,o
future viii show "WhetherS W. ,oa' 40 o ne
1t or not. the secret policy sncS S0u nss
Council of Four is now folIon.; as sss
cause general laxness Of ",ns viii
and, deprived of all means of fop'nlOa'
wv " llnaily make the sort OF treaty ,ts.
~ i""lly can sanction without res;s,
&lcS. II VIII put our cause in norJ ,sS,S''
Ia Nictoire' debates from tbe o,,.
s'Ge' saying: There is great need e Vtss. ,ss.
pHbnc opinion through The newsn. oas. wa!
shaii sustain the spokesmen sr"ps' ~ u
conference. Our Tiger knons Inv ue
iectly well what public onin;or ps,'
mands-hrm military guarantees s.'
ceptable frontier adjustments -, r,a. ~
t;cal league of nations. if possiblo f,"s, s"i
the payment by Germany of ali ,h'. I".
she can pay. Above an the creotas. .as.
need now * cessation of tslk o~s
the quickest possible peace. The on, mn.
rent change in method gives proms.
OF satisfaction. and Why should tbe,s
be complaint? % - '"'''
The Socialist "Humanitcp cr;s,.
Thus four men beyond anv control
have presumed to decide the fate of fl.
world. 1t is known how highly ",
thlnk of one of them, President Wilso,
.yen though his early concessions "a
Allied Imperialism seem to bind an,
paraiyze him. As for the others, W
know what they are worth-they ar
each for his country, the very incarns
ton Of imperialism. Thus It is sua
conventicle hiding, alternately in M
private residences Of each member
that led to solemn denunciation II
secret diplomacy which Wilson m
long ago delivered in voice that 70,
above the tumult of arms"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-28
Calamity Howl Is Set Up
by Philipp Scheidema1n.
the Chancellor, Before
the National Assembly
Appeals for United Stand
Unprecedented Fines and
Cruz h ling Restrictions
Are Coming, He Saws

WElMAR via Copenhagen, March q
BY The Associated Press) ).-Speaking
to-day i'll the National Assembly Phil
lpp Scheidemann, the Chancellor. said
semi-offical and non official reports
were increasing daily that fresh az
gravations in the peace conditions are
expected to be announced; that un-
precedentcd sums in compensation are
to be imposed; that wide stretches Of
purely German territory are to be
taken, and that crushing restrictions
are to be imposed in financial and mil
ltary matters"
"Assuredly a large part of these al
legged conditions are invented" tho
chahcellor continued. 80 that by repeti-
ZION lhey VIII accustom us to these un-
heard of demands, and the final condj-
llons may seem almost bearable TO us.
lhey are invented in order to create an
atmosphere which will suffocate protest
even against peace of violence. Our
peoples, which were i'll treated bv the
armlstlcc more cruelty than by the war.
recognized this method. A cry, not of =
chauvinist nature, but Of the deepest.
despair which appeals to the highest
there is to the conference Of human
ltyris going up throughout Germany"
Herr Scheiocmann SAID the protests
against alleged conditions were due
to patriotic fear. The government
knew this loyalty to the empire was
the most valuable possession ntrust
cd to its control and would not per
NIT 1t to be intrenched upon at home
or abroad. The Chancellor appealed to
the people to stand together, adding:
The so-called radicals of the left
have no right to protest against acts of
oppression, for VIC are responsible
under the treaties of Brest-Litovsk and
Bucharest"
Asserting that Great Britain had re-
lected proposal to establish an inter
national tribunal to investigate respon-
slbilty for the war, Herr Scheidemann
said:
Even if Germany we're responsible
for a the crimes she is accused Of,
has she thereby lost the right to pro
test against fetters which throttle her?
Spa was worse than Brest-Litovsk. be-
cause Spa shows it learned nothing
from Brcst-Litovsk
New-York tribune., 1919-03-28
Lenine Cares Nothing
For Russia, He Admits
westminster Gazette" Saws
Well Informed Declare Inter.
national:sm Is OnIy Aim

LONDON. March 27.- From wei,
informed sources "Thc Wcstminstcr
Gazette' learns that Nikolai Leninc.
the RUSSIAN BolshcvilS Premier, charged
and the ruin which it had brourbt ~
the workers in Russia. declared thai he
quite realized this fact. but thnt he
cared nothing for Russia as Russia.
The sole consideration. he said wos
internationalism. That the workers nil
over the world would be ruined as n
result of their taking up BoIshoyism he
was aware. The only benefit of Which
Lcnine could hold out any prospect
was to be rcaped at n time "somc gen
erations ahead by those who would
then he living.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-28
''Death Regiment" Leads
Great Pogrom i'm Ukraine

LONDON, March 27 (By The Asso-
Grated Press.-Ihe Zionist organiza
ton reports having received from an
eye witness news of series of pogrons
IN the Ukraine. organized by Haida-
maks, with death regiment" at their
head.
hundreds of Jews and Jcwcsscs were
k'lled or wounded, according to tho
report. Jewish notabiltics wc,o
drowned or shot and Jewish women
were subjected to shameful treatment
The death regiment" is dclared not to
have spared a single Jewish tovnshjn
between Kiev and Backmatsch.