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l CJ
NACIMIENTOS

In nino de Benjamin Hernandez
Y de Ia sonora Catarlna '. de Her
nandez en- Ia Gale de Pinto GIT.
Una nina de Marcelino Arce Y dc
la sonora Martina R. de Arce, ct "a
Gale de S. PecoS 604.
Nina de Jesus Elizondo Y de la Sc
nora Natalia A. de Elizondo, en- la ca
lie de Indo 3l5.
Nino de Guillermo Vela Y de la
sonora Maria T. de Vela, IN Ia ca
lie de Jean 13S.
Nino de Jose Soria Y de la sonora
Guadalupe Oh. de Soria, en- la Gale
de Keller SAP.
Nina de- Trinidad Vazquez Y de la
sonora Adelina Valadez de Vazquez en-
Ia Gale de Matamoros sos.
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REG!STRO CIVIL
DEFUNCIONES.

Manuel Rendon. de cuarenta
: cuatro amos. murio de nefritls
c~ronica. uremia aguda, en- Ia calle de
Matamoros 40t.
Juliana LlaUoS, de veintc amos DC
edad, murio de tuberculosis pGlmonar
en- Ia Gale dc Danchy 205.
Procopio Cara. naclo muerto en- ID
Gale de Coljma 9l9.
Pedro Soils, de tres amos ' medic,
MUNRO de enteritiS tuberculosis, en- Ia
Gale dc Colima ll3
Nicolas Hernandez de Is amos mu-
RIO de Malaria, en- Ia Gale de We
racruZ $50.
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ACCIDENTE

En- la Gale de Flores block l4OG,
chocaron TN canton de Ia Alamo In
dustries Company Y IN caro- del ser
vicio urbano, en- ell puente que atra-
dicha Gale. FL canton iba guia-
do por IN chauffeur meXicano quien
no pudo detener ST. CAIRO a tempo
para habar evitado el accidente que
no produjo por fortuna ~desgraclas
personales. No Sc hicieron arrestos.
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Cuando necesIte lbro5 en- espanol
d~irijase a Ignac;o E. Lozano, lis N
Santa Rosa Ave-, San Antonio. Tex.
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SANTORAL

VIERNES. ~septiembre 19.-Tempo
ras. Ayuno Y Abstinencia de Carnes.
Ordenes Nuestra sonora de
la Saleta. Santos Genaro Obispo Y
Compaheros Martires, Santa Pompo-
sa Virgen Y Martir Y el Beato Alton
so de Orozco, Confesor.
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GRAN TEMPORAD.A De VAUDEVILLE.
Matinee j Is $50: Noche {
las $50. Domingos por Ia noche. dos
Funcioaes: a las ! ? a las 9.
TELEFoNoS CROCKETT 1911.
Jack Norworth
Prescnta 4
E. F. HAWLEY & COMPANY. 9,
MILITARY TRAVESTY.
HICKEY BROTHERS
Acr6batas y Baiarines.
Dick-DUFFY & CALDWELL-Betty
BY the Lamp Post
MARIE HART & SAX REVUE
una sinfonia en- Instruments de vicnto
FOX g. MAYO
Melodistas y Eunoristss.
Earle & Earle
Una novisina exhibition de gimnasia
ELSIE WHITE
En- preciosas canciones. aeompansda al
piano por A. Franh.
LA SEMANA PRoXIMA Gran
Exhibition de Z aetoa de Vaudeville
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IA c ESlA
DIARIo POPULAR INDEPENDENTS.
PRECIOS DE SUSCRIPCION:
EDICION DIARIA

PREClOS De SUSCRlPCiCN:
EDICION DLARA
En- los Estadcs Unidos, Mexico. Canada. Gu
ba, Puerto Rico. Panama y las Llas Flipinas:
IN aro Nv
SelS usse5 o'oo
En- Centre y Sur America (exceptuando
Panama.. Europa y los denas paises COM
prendidos en- "a Union Postal Ha:Eersal:
Un ano , IVY
Se;s me5eS wv
Tres meSeS -.oS
EDICION SEMANARIA
(Mie-coIesl.
En- los Estados Uridos. Mexico. Canada. Gu
ba. Puerto Rico, Panama y las Islas FIpinas:
OH a5O Si.VO
ScIs meSeS SV.eV
En- Centre y Sur America. (c1ceptuando
Panama.. Europa, etc;
IN eHo SI-oV
Los pages deben hacerse por adelantado.
en- giro postal @ de Express. carta c~ertifica-
4. o letra sobre Nueva York Los precios
de suscripci6n son en- d:acro americana O gu
esuivalencia en- mcneia del pals de donde
DC sc!!citc 81 period!co.
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NO MANDE DINERO

Pids su rdox inmedatamcne. I'd. puede quedarse
sin e. 81 Sc atrasa en- ordenario. Lienc I'd el cupon adJun-
TO y envienoslo con Csc. en- estampilas para sastoS de iran
Gueo y a vudia de correo &c mandaremos cl reox y to-
dos los otsequios. Pague I'd. al eartero Ia cantidad de
sl2e5. Gua-dc I'd. los obietos' durante diez dias. al eaoo
de los cuales. ST no son de su a~rado: enrietos, nuevame1tH
- 10 devoISeren,os ST. diaero. Los pedidos de fuera dc los
Estados Tnidos debcran veni- aconpahados de su inPorte.
I'd. no 2icrde NADIA, aSi e que lene de5dc lueGo e! Gu
m aiiunto y nandeo Embellishments.
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ESTADO DEL TEMPO

e. Observatorio ~pronostica en- Ia
forma siguiente para el tempo de hoy
Tempo variable. lluvias ~probables.
Temperature maxima Sc a 80. Wen
tos refrescantes del ur,
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CROCKETT & DOLLAR
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The sun., 1919-01-12

= OR all those WISE per-Ou- who agree
/ with the booksellers that hooks
make the best presents Tie Romance #
OM Philadelphia viii make an appro-
priatc gift TO any friend who is interested
IN the City of Bro,hrrlv Love. either by
reason Of residence therein or otherwise.
TO characterize II briefly II may best be
described as a gortied ,crapbook; but
scrapbook may he a very entertaining
book indeed and such is this volume.
The collection Of curious and interest
ing facts and incidents which ii contains
cover period beginning with the founda
ton of the city and extending 10 the end
OF the eighteenth century. Philadelphia
enjoys the distinction Of being the city
OF the Declaration and the city of the
Constitution: il was the home Of Wash
iugton longer than any other city, and
MIR. Faris assures us that il was the place
where Washington liked TO be better than
any other except his own beloved Mount
Vernon.
During the Constitutional Convention
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"The Romance of Old Philadelphia"

before William Penn and the Council
with having bcwitched several COWS. The
jury acquitted her of this charge, bat
found that she was equity of the com
mon fame Of being a witch" Early in
the eighteenth century the mouth of the
Delaware was infested with pirates; and
these had to be dealt with severely. "The
pirates wonld adopt the nse Of entering
the Capcs flying the English flag. A pilot
boat would then be signalled and later
captured Pirates would then board the
pilot boat, and when inbound vessels
would signal for assistance in entering the
river their capture became easy"
In the Revolution, during the successive
occupations of the city by the British and
American forces, Major Andre and Gen.
Benedict Arnold were respectively resi-
dents of Philadelphia. The British Off
GERS gave Il great ball under the diree-
ton Of Major Andre. which lasted until 4
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o'clock in the morning. 1t has been said
that the beautiful Margaret Shipper, who
afterward married Benedict Arnold, at
tended this famous ball: but this has been
denied, and according to Mr.. Faris her
father, Edward Shipper. refused to allow
her 10 be present, mot for patriotic rea-
sons, but because of the immodesty OF the
costumes which Major Andre had planned"
for her and her sister.
The Romance Of Oh Philadelphia is
handsome octave volume of 323 pages
with a colored frontispiece showing the
first >Sehuylkili bridge, and 100 illustra-
tions. IT is not literature nor does IT pro-
fess to be; but ii is most agreeable aid to
the memory of many curious facts and
remarkable events in the history of one
of our great cities.
THE ROMANCE OF OLD PHILADEL-
PHIA. By JOHN T. FAKIs. J. b. Lippin-
colt Company. $3.50.
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and subsequently during his Presidency,
after the removal. Of the seat of govern
ment from New York, Washington lived
in Philadelphia in a style suited 10 the
dignity of his position. His household
accounts were carefully kept ard are now
in the possession of the Historical Society
of Pennsylvania. The character OF the
home life of the head of the nation i H.
Illustrated by such entries as these:
ID h. hair powder for Mrs. W--n. 10
Paid a man for moving the garden. 90
Gave G. w. Gusts to buy Greek
grammar .'...-'S 4.o4
Whiiewashing the house. .....-... 1888
Castor Oil for Oney. 30
Gave n man who had very saga
cious dog, for the family 10 see
his performance ............. 800
Hats furnished the Presidents
household Jl.S4
And 80 on. Gen. Washington's dinners
were distinguished for excellence and good
taste He kept twelve or fourteen horses,
''and occasionally rode ont TO take the
air with SIX horses TO the coach and al
WAYS two footmcn behind his carriage
bishop William White of Pennsylvania.
writing in regard TO his attendance at
church. which was extremely regular,
SAYS that the Presidents demeanOr was al
WAYS serious and attentive: but he does
moi rccollcct ever seeing him knccl during
the Scrvirr
Ii was long supposed that the first char
Ter of Philadelphia was dated in 11Ol.
but Il charter dated in 1851 was discovered
hv Col Alexander Biddle in 1887 among
the papers of his grandfather. Col. Glenn
emf Biddlc This document shows Hum
phrry Morrcy to have been the first Mayor
Of the city. He was sheep raiser and
was concerned in the prosecution Of
William Bradford, the printer, for pub
hshiny an attack on some of the teachings
of the OuakrrS. The government of Phil
adelphia in the old DAYS, however, was
exceptionally tolerant. There is only one
prosecution for witrhcrait on the Judicial
records of Pennsylvania. On December
q. 1853. Margaret Madison was charged
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Copyright. 1919. Az rights rtsrred.

COPYRIGHT. 1919. Az Rights rt>'rrtd.
ID OSTAND, the romantic dramat>t Of France,
N died some days ago; ii very national poet,
he died almost the day Of the great national
triumph. He had lived 10 use his own imaginative
hcradry. to the golden Eagles Of Gaul and Rome
drive back the black eagles Of Prussia and Austria.
He was too much of an earlier generation to take
the precise par OF P"quy Claudcl il the process
which banished the birds Of barbaric night from
the land of the Eagles of the sun. But the part
he had played in that earlier time might we'll merit
the use of d kindred metaphor, drawn from his
own fairyland of ornthoogy.
He had special clam 10 OF his titles
the noble medieval name of Chantcclcr. He might
we'll be called The Gallo cock in that earlier twilight
Of vultures and bats The end Of the nineteenth
century time OF peSsnism for Europe, and
especially of pes>misn for France: for pessimism
was the shadow Of Pril>>ian>m Ro,tamd was really
IA cock that crowrd before the coming OF sunrise.
When it cam" il was red rs blood but the sun rose
AS to Shallowness.
Eut that medieval nickname of the cock contains
still more approprla" criticism. The word
"clcar is always cline to RoStand' country, and
10 RpStand's work He suffered in the decadcnt
days he suffers TO extent STILL from "A strange
bunder which smppo>cS that what is clear must be
shallow. 1t is chiefly founded false figures Of
speech and Is akin TO the n,y>t"riou>ly meaningless
saving that st i'll waters deep.
II is repeated without the least reference TO the
evident fact that the >tcs' Of all waters do not
at all. TLey lie about in puddeS, which are
non" the less shallow because they covered with
scum. Such were the North German PHILOSOPHERS
fashionable at the end Of the nineteenth century;
men believed i'll the puddle" profundlty solely be
of its opacity.
When the dccadcnt critics Sncrred al Rostand
popularity, they simply sneering at his lucid
ity. They protesting against his power of
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conveying what he meant in the most direct and
telling fashion. They were complaining bitterly
because he did not think with a German accent
which is nearly the same thing as an impedimcnt
in the speech
The wit with which all his dialogues blazcd
also positive disadvantage in that muddle headed
modern world, which will only begin TO
realize gradually the greatness of France. Moth
ing has been senselessly moderated as wit, even
when it seems to he the mere wit of words. 1t IS
dismissed merely verbal; but in fact it is more
solemn writing that is merely verbal, or rather
mcrc Y verbose.
In Defence of the Pun.
A Joke is always thought il is grave and for
NAL writing that be quite literally thonghtless.
This applies TO jokes when they not only quite
verbal but quite vulgar A good pun or even a
bad pun. is more intellectual than mere pOlysylla
blcs. The man, the presumably prehistoric man,
who invented the phrase When is door not
door when it a jar, > made ii serious and success
FIJI mental effort of selection and combination. But
PrllsSan professor might begin on the same prob
lem when is door not door: when It's doorsh-
ness is ii becoming rather than being, and when
the relatively of doorishnesS is coordnacd with the
cvolni ION of doors from windows and >kylghts; of
which approximation TO function, etc, etc. -
and the PrIsSiar professor might go on like that
for ever, and come TO the end because he
would never come TO the point. pun or a riddle
can never be in that sense fraud. Real wisdom
may be better than real wit; but there is much
more sham wisdom than there is sham Wit.
This is The immediate point about RoStand, who
bad very real wit but wit Of very poetic and
sometimes epic order. II is very characteristic Of
him. and very puzzling to his critics, that he was
witty even in rcpudating wit. In the scene of
Cyrano dc BergPrdc. in which the hero pleads in
his friend 5 against the preciOsity of the hero
me he quite naturally the phrase touching
the evaporation of truth in artificial Technology.
Eft que lie fin du fin ne soft Ia fin lies fins
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Gilbert K. CheStertOn'S London Letter
The Romance of ROstand

That involves d pun and also involves point;
and it IS subject on which IT would be quite easy
70 be earnest and pOlntless. \ philosopher need
never come 10 end talking about ends; precisely
because he is not required TO amIse anybody he
is not really required TO mean anything. Every
page, every paragraph, almost every hne of ROs
tands plays bristleS with these points. which are
both verbal and vital If any critic thinks it was
easy TO produce them by the hundred, there is an
exceedingly easy test let him try TO produce one
In attempting to Joke in this fashion, he will prob
ably find himself thinking for the first time For
that matter merely TO make one of the better puns
Of P,tpch or HO0ds Aanpdl would be enough to
stump most of the sceptics who have been taught In
the TeutOnic schools TO think thing creative be-
cause ii is chaotic and vast because it is vague.
A modern thinker will find it easier TO make
up hundred problems than TO make up riddle.
For in the ease Of the riddle he has to make up the
answer
The Value of His Poetry
The drama of Rostand was full Of answers: if
they seem TO the superficial merely TO be rnA ling
repartees In the ballad of the duel the hero says
that the sword thrust shall come at the end of the
envoi but something like it seems to eOntinu-
ally at the end Of the line But these retorts
really much more than superficial, because they
have the ring of dogma, OF affirmation and GER
tainty and therefore of triumph. The wit is heroic
wit and his subtitle was strictly correct when he
called CyrdnO d heroic comedy.
Ii was written in a literary period which was far
TOO pessimistc TO rise even to heroic tragedy. 1t
will grow in value in a more vrilc time when the
air has been cleared by great crusade; ROstands
poetry will certainly remain. II may not remain
among the very greatest poetry for the very reason
that he fulfilled Uae office rather of the trumpet
than the Tyre. But he himself may well have
shared the spirited taste Of his own hero; and have
preferred that something even more noble than the
laurel should remain as feather in his cap.
G. X CIEsTERTON.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
TRADE CURRENTS

The high cost OF building and
operating vessels, many think, stands
irrevocably between the American
merchant marine and successful
competition in world trade.
Some plan for writing off excess
i've costs before return 10 private
ownership will probably remove the
former difficulty. As TO the second,
Chairman Hurley says: my obser-
vations abroad convince me that
there are no adequate reasons why
America should recede from the very
high standards OF wages and condi-
tons she has adopted for her sea-
men," English seamen receive $72
a month, and British ships are man
ned by Englishmen today. Our sea-
men received SIS. Less cheap east
ern labor is employed on ships of
western nations than before the war,
and each maritime power is con-
Guiding that its citizens may wisely
operate their own ships.
Furthermore. seamen Of the world
are too well organized and too ambi-
tious to permit recession from their
present standards OF living. All
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
BUSINESS OUTLOOK

Railroad statisticians estimate that
with pre-war condition traffic would
have netted S5O,OOO,O0O during
March, instead of 100000.
Critics indict the railroad admin
istration scathingly fer extrava-
gance and mismanagement in their
effort to discredit government con-
troll Yet Mr.. Hines, attempting to
economic in coal and steel, finds
the way thorny. Both industries
maintain they cannot reduce prices
because of labor costs-the very rea-
son why the railroads have a grow
ing deficit. Mr.. Hines stands "be-
tween the devil and the deep sea"
The normal resumption OF bust
ness, rather than increased freight
charges, presents an avenue of es-
cape. Undoubtedly the roads are
more economically managed now
than during the war exigency. It
would not be at all surprising if
government control achieved an even
break before congress perfects the
ideal OF operation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
Trend Of the Markets
StOckS-Grain-LiUestock-Cotton

STOCKS - Generally improved
business conditions and the prospect
Of disentanglement at Paris give the
tsock market a sanguine tone. partly
Offset by the Withholding of large
orders for rails, structural materials.
etc, and the friction between gov
eminent agencies at Washington
which, however, il regards as tenn
pOrary. Traders have confidence in
the essential stability of business and
the sOundness OF conditions in this
country, pointing toward expansion.
If their expectations are fulfilled,
Z is beyond question that stocks are
now very cheap. They are still far
below levels reached in 1916, al
though materially higher than low
points in 1918.
GRAIN Large interests predict
an increased corn acreage over early
estimates The farmers show more
disposition TO sell. Improved roads
and mild spring weather tend TO in
crease the movement of grain. TAX
en- in conjunction with larger pros
pective hog receipts, it is hard TO
believe that corn will show unGimin-
ished strength. Wheat condition IS
placed % to % per cent in various
states. with scattered reports OF de-
terioratiOn, and promises of monu-
mental crop. Seeding Of spring
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13

wheat is active and the acreage will
be large.
LIVESTOCK DR.. G. w. Camp
bell, head OF the animal husbandry
department of the Kansas state
agricultural college, fOresees no
great reduction in meat prices. He
points out that in 1900 there were
$50 cattle in the United States for
each 1000 persons; now there are
$50. Hogs have fallen from 500 TO
500 in nine years, and sheep from
$50 to $50. Interest is attached to
the government prospective order for
3,73O,00O pounds OF lamb. which
will tend to create firmness in the
market. Lamb is now selling at high
prices that compare with beef and
pork.
OOTrON-The need OF diversified
crops, as urged by the department of
agr culture, is better warrant for
reducing the cotton acreage this year
than current prices. Some writers
are inclined to minimize the move
ment, despite constant agitation for
II south OF the Mason and Dixon line
and its endorsement by governors
and other southern leaders of rank
and distinction. Meantime the hope
of rapidly increasing exports con-
tinues 20 exert some bullish pressure
on the markets.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
PRICESFAIL To
DAUNT BUILDERS
Construction Publication Says
Optimism Prevails in
Industry.

There is but little pessimism I'm
the trade. in spite of the continued
high prices" states Building Age.
editorially. "The feeling is growing
that prices will hold steady; 1t is TO
be hoped that government efforts
looking 10 this end will prove effec-
tive in removing any remaining I'M
certainty.
"In country house construction, a
suburban firm OF architects and
builders who have kept careful track
OF their costs during the war, report
10 us that their records show high
mark OF So per cent over pre-war
costs last fall. with present prices
between 20 and so per cent over be-
fore-the-war prices. Our own inves-
LEGATIONS in non-freproof construc-
ZION show this TO be about right
Fireproof construction has shown a
greater increase.
The fact that costs in non-fire-
proof construction, which is LARGELY
residence work. have not risen 10 SO
great n degree as have fireprOOf
construction costs, will logically see
the stimulation Of residence work
which will probably be we'll under
way before city building.
Architects are beginning TO fell
business flow their way, and al
though much of this work has OF
course not as yet reached the con
tractors, IL can be expected TO be in
their hands in the near future. When
the NTH Liberty loan is out OF the
way loans will undoubtedly be made
more freely. All in all. the outlook
IS bright indeed"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
BIG LOSSES MARK
CLOSE OF MARKET
u. S. Steel FIuCtuateS Slight
Iy; ShippingS, Motors and
TobaCCOS Heavy.

By Associated Press:
NEW YORK, April 12.-Further
offerings or speculative shares while
"a few selected issues were being bid
up made for very mixed conditions
in today short session OF the stock
market. some substantial losses be
ing registered at the heavy close.
L. S. States Steel fiuctuateH within
"a one-polnt area and closed at a
fractional loss. its final quotation OF
s7ss approximating the weeks low
est price.
Shippings. motors and tobaccos
embraced the heavier issues, Ameri-
can International breaking four
points 20 TN and effacing the bet
ter part Of its recent Is pOiat ad-
vance.
General Motors, Chandler Motors
~Sumatra Tobacco and United Cigars
were the centers of bearish attacks
extreme declines Of from 2 20 s
points and investment rails eased
from fractions TO a point
Sales amounted 20 ASS, 900 shares
Bonds were steady OF small dealings
Liberty and international issues de-
vclOping no features Total sales
(par value) aggregated $6,775, 600
old L. s. IS and As gained IA per
cent on cali during the week.