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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
DRYNESS DECREASES CRIME
$50 Arrests Made In Weekend Be-
fore Prohlbition-174 After

Prohibition is reducing the amount of
crime in this city when it is seen by
City Hall reports that more than 800
arrests were made by the police on the
Saturday and Sunday preceding July |.
June 2S City Hall bluccoats made
35S arrests. exclusive of robberics. June
%. 332 persons signed their names
to the hall register. Four days otter
July /, records show that only IFS per
sons accused of misdeameanors were
caught. and less than half this number
the following day. In summing up the
total of arrests made in the two week
end days before the first. the reports
show 600 as against n total of only
ia the following Saturday and Sunday.
All the above arrests were exclusive Of
robberieS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
HEROINE, WITH CHILD,
DROWNED IN SEA
Four Others Die in Water Dur
ing Hot Wave That Marked
Weekend
NEW JERSEY BOY Is VICTIM

Five Philadelphians and Burling-
ton. n. J., boy lost their lives in the
water during the hot wave that marked
che week end. The victims included
a young woman. who gave her own life
in n vain attempt to save her little
niece from drowning.
Besides young Heintz the dead are:
Mary Agnes Hannigan. twenty four
years old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hannigan, 3615 North Eleventh
street.
Anna May Hannigan. niue years old,
1920 East Albert street, her niece.
Louis II. Taulane. Jr., sixteen years
old. 2S10 Oxford street.
William J. Stewart. twenty years
old. 1o44 Dudley street.
Walter Crossctt. twelve years old.
$50 York street, Burlington, N. J.
Daniel Mooney. twenty three years
old, 203s Pine street.
Miss Hannigan died in a vain attempt
to save her little niece from drowning
al Beach Arlington, Barnegat Bay,
July 4. When the bodies were recovered
that of the little girl was ciasped In
the arms of her aunt. Solemn requiem
mass will be said for them tomorrow
in st. Stephens Catholic Church. Broad
and Butler streets. They will be buried
in the same grave in Holy Scpulchre
Cemetery.
Young Taulane. nephew Of Assistant
District Attorney Taulane. was
drowned Saturday night while swim
ming in the Delaware river at Della :
ware Water Gap. With his brother
swim in the river. Louis was only a
short distance from the shore when
he was taken with cramps and went
down before help could reach him. His
body was recovered.
Drowned in Delaware
Mr.. Stewart was seized with cramps
and drowned near Florence Heights.
n. j., while bathing in the Delaware
river. His brother saw him drown.
Stewart, with party of friends, had
been spending some time on q camping
trip to Florence. n. ]. His body was
recovered.
Wading in the Assincunk creek near
burlington. with several companions.
was drowned before his playmates
could summon help. The body was
recovered in comparatively shallow
water.
A sudden attack Of heart disease is
said to have caused the death of Mr..
Mooney, who died while in the open :
air swimming pool at Fox Chase, yes
terday morning.
Several girls were in the pool at the
time, and when Mooney went down
they thought he was joking. Upon
coming to the surface again, however.
he began calling for help. The girls
screamed and two men. attracted by
the commotion. rushed to Moneys
aid. They dragged him out of the pool
at once, but efforts to resuscitate him
were of no avail.
According to physicians who ex-
amined the body. young Mooney 8
death was not due to drowning. They
are unanimous IN the belief that heart
disease was the cause. as no water was
in his lungs.
Mooney was an employe of the Cur
tis Publishing Company.
The police today recovered the body
of Leon Payne, sixteen year old negro
boy. employed by John f. Welsh, a
farmer. of Browning road, Pensauken
township. Camden county who was
drowned while swimming in Cooper
creek late yesterday. Coroner Pratt
gave a certificate of accidental drown
! ing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
Hunt Assailant Of Girl

Feeling is running high at Coates
vile. Pa. as the result of an attack
by negro wearing a soldiers uniform
yesterday afternoon upon white girl
fourteen years of age. The negro has
disappeared but three state policemen
and posse of citizens are following
his trail in tho hope that he can be
arrested before there is repetition of
the summary treatment meted out to n
member of his race at Coatcsvillc ou a
Sunday evening few years ago.
The victim of the outrage was Esther
Hughes. daughter of Walter Faust.
who lives near Downingtowu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
CHINAMAN'S ARM CRUSHED
Stole laundryman Calmly Directs
Release of Limb From Machine

The left arm of William S. Jung, a
Chinese laundryman. was crushed in n
laundry machine at his establishment,
East Clearfield and Miller streets, to-
day. 1t remained pinioned for half
hour before it could be extricated by
taking the machine apart.
The laundry proprietor's arm was
released by Policeman Joseph Mitchell
formerly mechanic. and Policeman
John Hansburry. who came to the res
cue with kit of tools. Throughout the
operation of taking the machine apart
Jung stoically gave directions as to
how to remove the screws and rollers
He was taken to the Northeastern Hos
pital. His arm was badly mangled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
MUSICIAN KILLED IN ROW
Another Italian Badly Hurt In cIasl
Over Band leadershIp

Ambridge. Pa. July 7.-(By A. ~
One man was killed and another seri
ously. wounded in fight among twenty
members of an Italian band here last
night. Twelve Of the participants were
arrested by state police. The dead man
was Nick JOY, forty eight. of Am.
bridge, shot,through the heart.
The fight. according to the police.
followed an argument over who sbould
lead the band, which was to give a
concert here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
DEATHS

ware Wstsr Gap IG@l IHx fAGLANEp As pSia S4
son OF Lewis B. and Virginia A. Taulane.
aged IL. Relatives and friends also phi
Sigma Chi ard members Of junior class oi
Central High school invited to funeral serv-
ices. Thurs. 2:30 p. m, 2si0 oxford ST.
Int. private.
STEWART. Suddenly. July & WI rr,M
j.. son OF Martha NJ. and late William
j. Stewart, Friends also keystone Diyi-
sion. $. OF t., and employees Of McIntyre,
Magee 4 Brown inyiten Z. funeral .-rvn :,
We'd. y. M 1914 Dudley st. Int. Mt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
Mrs. Alice stauffer Preston Dead

Gap. Pa, July Mrs. Alice Stauf-
fer Preston, wife OF Henry Preston. q
retired merchant Of New Orleans. died
this morning at her summer home,
"Sunnyside, near here. She was
sixty. Mrs. Preston was a social leader
in New Orleans and was well known
in Lancaster and Philadelphia society
circles. She came here from Atlantic
City apparently recovered from serious
ailment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
Baby Dies OF corvuIslona

The heat wave may have caused the
death OF Annie Gentle. fifteen month. .
old daughter of Alfonso Gentle. 347
Spruce street. Camden, according to
Coroner Pratt, of Camden. The baby
died yesterday of convulsions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
Troops Back From Var
and Homeuard Bound
ARRIVED

=. Louisville. at New York. from Rrest, with
2375 soldiers Units aboard included I3sth
Military POLICE Battalion Hssdquarters and
Seventeenth and EiEhty-fourth
to Eighty-sxth Depot Service Compa nies
Fourteenth. 305th and 3l3th Salvage Com
panies; seventy-third 10th and 10th Com
panies Transportation corps); Sixth and
Fifty-hfth Camp Hospitals; 521st and 52sth
Laundry Units; 354th Mobile Laundry Com
pany; 1920 Service Park Unit; 544th Motor
Transport Company; Second Motortruck
Company; Liverpool convalescent Dstach-
ments Nos % to 26 inclusive from north
Russia expeditionary forces). and the 320th
Repair Unit. 125 naval officers.
Giuseppe Verdi. at New York. from Mar
seilIeE with 85 officers and 1880 men all
ca suais. Major General Ernest Hlnds was
aboard.
Edgar F. Luekenhseh. At New York. from
troops representing ths 247th Provisional
battalion Thlrty-tourth q Compa MES
ID and y. 312th Supply C I'd the sl0th
Company Transportation - and the
be6Gth Casual Company. Chemical warfare
service New York;. The 247th Included lie
Mang cssuas companies as follows: 1T00th,
ITiith. iT0sd and 126sth, also the I0fst and
sixth. Fifty-seventh, Fifty-ninth, sistieth.
sixty. second sixty-third and Flfty-sixth 10
sixty-ninth Depot Service Companies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
FIre Damage. House

Fire partly destroyed the third floor
room Of the home of MRS. Carrie Jones,
G21 South broad street, early today.
The orisia % the biaze il uaknown and
tAe loes y sli1bt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
DUE TODAY

Maniteu. az New York. from Bresi. with
2204 troopp.
with 155o soidisrs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
WAR ON DOOTLEGS
BY j. S. OFFICIALS
Special Force Being Formed to
Stop "Speakeasies" Now
Operating Here
HARD LIQUORS BEING SOLD

The Department of Justice is perfect
Ing an organization to- run down all
violators Of the war time prohibition
law who are operating in this city.
Todd Daniel, head Of the local Office
of the department, was free to admit
that many ''speakeasies' are operated
here. In making the announcement that
special force was being organized to
enforce the dry" law. he stated that
he has received reliable information
that saloons and "speakeasies" were
selling wines, whisky and other hard
liquors"
Reports received today by Superin-
tendent of Police Robinson showed that
more saloons are opening here daily.
Friday $40 we're open, and on Saturday
436.
One complaint was received today
about q saloon being open on Sunday.
The proprietor is said to have served
only soft drinks and non alcoholic bcv-
erages, and claimed the right to remain
open in view of the fact that soda
water fountains are operated on Sun
day.
D. Clarence Gibboney. head of the
Law and Order Society, in admitting
the charges that many "speakeasies"
are being operated, declared that it is
difficult to secure evidence against the
'dry" law violators, who he said are
being protected by the public. The pub
lie, Mr.. Gibboney says, is not in sym
pathy with the wartime prohibition act.
Rartenders Can Strike
A general strike of union bartenders
In this city has been called for tonight.
Tomorrow it is planned to picket all
saloons that remain open.
This decision was reached today at
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-02-09
MUERTE DE GUILLERMO APOLl-
MARE, EXPLORADOR DE UNA
NUEVA ESTETICA.

Una de las victimas de las postri-
r~1erias de la guerra fue GUillermo
Apolinaire. interprete y cSteta del
movimiento moderIo en el frente fran
ces, V en- Ia literatGra.
AunQue polaco de origen. ApolI-
naire fuG educado en- Francia, afran-
ces6 su nombre. Y Sc Identified com
p!e:ameute con los ~esfIerZos y ten
dencias de algunos artistas Y poetas,
que no fueron entendidos. Y 81 muy
ridiculizados por Ia prenSa parlSlense.
Ningun otro literato de su tempo, es-
cribe uno De sus ~admiradores en- IA
Opinion. de Paris, provoco con sus
escritos tantas indignaciones. Y dlo
lugar a que Sc lie in~terpretaSe NAL.
Sus amigos fueron los alIados terri
bles. V cast Siempre invencibtes: la
rutina. IL ;gnorancia Y Ia eStupIdeZ.
Pero Apolinaire solo neceSitaba pre-
sentarse con IL sonriSa en- 10. laolos
para n Fue euemigo de Ia me-
lancolia romantica, Y estaba dotado
de una tremenda vitalidad Y de IN IN
saciable apetito por la vida. Su es-
piritu era radiante, centellante. y
Ia llama lie 81 ingenio 7 activa y
foeosa. segun dice Andres Bailly.
Francia debe d ApoGnaire un renacl-
micnto de eStilo, que eStaba condena-
do a deSaparecer por los preJuIcios
del tradiciOnalismo. Su delectaclon
era explotar los lagos reinos de 10
probable Y de 10 ;ncierto, dejando pa
IA los espirituS cobardes las "esterl-
les celtidumbrcs del pasado'.
Fl poeta ostaba icycndo un cJem-
rlar de Ia rcyista "Mercurio de Fran
cia" en- 81 que hahia pubiicado un ar
ticulo. cuando un fragmento de me-
tralla lie hiri6 en- la cabeza. En- es-
te articulo definia el sentidc Y orien-
taci6n del nuevo espiritu en- IL poesla,
V d~eclaraba que hay algo nuevo baJo
el SOL. V estahlecia que para Ell poe
Ia V para el artista siempre hay algo
nuevo bajo ell sol.
He aQui algunas frases del estram-
b0tico poeta:
".Aunque eS verdad que no hay ma
ia nuevo bajo cl-sol. el nuevo eSpl-
ritu nunca dejara de cxplorar las
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-02-09
ola GRAN HAMBRE'
Nueva novela de Johsn Boje., escri-
tor poruego-..

La novela ingleSa ha recibICo en-
los Iltimos cincuenta amos, IL mfluen~
ca de tres ~esc2eIas lie lireratura-!a
frarcesa, IA rusa Y II scandinavia
DAnnurzic. HauptnanH. S~ienklew1cz.
Jokai, Maarteas, y otros noveISras
de otros paises han Sido leidoS per los
artistas jngieses ' a~raericanoS. pero
no han ejercido poder decisive Ell saS
almas. En- Gambia, novehStaS c"mo
los franceses, Dumas. Flaubert, Na0-
passant, Anatoia France; eScrltoreS
rusos como los CanialeS Tolstoi, TGr-
genet. Dostoyevsky. CheSov, Y como
los noruegos Ibsen, B~jornson, hnuJ
Hamsun V August Strinberg. han IN
puesto sus proced;mientos en- Ia lite
ratura ingiesa-
John Galsworthv deciara en- Ia Ma
ton, de LondreS. que eS cast .lrfpo-
sible decir hasta doode ma llegad" ell
alcance de eSas i~nfluencjaS IteraTiss
en- ell espritu ingles. Ahora eSa IN
fsuencia va aumentarse con Ia ultima
noyela &c Johan Bojer, notable eS-
critor escandinavC.
Bojer perteccce a Ia eScueta moder-
ma noruesa iteraria. La obra qGc
mas popular le ha hecho entire los j.
teratos ingieseS. IS IA intrtItIdd FL
Poder de Una Meutira". en- IA cual Sc
We Ia Influenza de lola. En- Francla
es uno dc los mas p~opulareS novels
tas del nOrte de Europa. En- sus III
tinas p~roducciOneS Sc nOta IN camOlo
de su orientacior primitiva. aunoue
Ell Times. de LondreS, cree que no
es esencIal tai transformation. Y que
solamente ha dejado de admir&r u 10
la para Seeliir los d]erroteroS de hnut
Hamsun. Ha abandorado n satira
con que fUStigaba a los polticos no
ruegos. V en- 81 notable nOTeia 'EI
Poder de Ia Fee. invesJiga aIgunoS &c
los mas profUndos problemaS que a
fligeu el alma de los emancipados
campesinos noruegos. Su ultima no
vela la gran Hanbre" demuescra
como Ia tendencia = ocUparSe en- los
negocios publicoS afecta 81 deSarroiio
de- caracter p-lvado.
La Gran Hamb~e' comlanZa con
Ia captura accidental por clatro per
versos muchachoS. de un gran thu
ron groelaades. ESe ,ncidente, adml-
rablemente deScrito. IS un simbolo de!
pensamiento del autor. Cuando los
hombreS son j~6veaes suena& con IA
conouista del poder Y lie Ia riqueza.
V euando liegan a conquiSSarloS, g!
exito Sc les convierte. no en- IN rico
salmon. sino en- IN horrible tIour6n
negro que Sc vuelve contra eIlos Y
los muerde. Peer Holm. hijo baStardo
de un rico militar que murio repenri-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-02-09

profundidades en- todas las cosas, aun
que no nuevas. Ell buen sentido
debe ser nuestra guia Y debe conduclr
al espiritu kacia los %rincones, donde
81 no hay algo nuevo, por 10 menos
hay algo d~eSconocido.
;Pero es cierto que no hay NADIA
nuevo bajo el sol? Veamos 81 este es
verdad.
"Mirad! Aqui hay IN rayo y en- mi
cabeza, por ell cual puedo yer mis- pro-
pios sesos, mi craneo viviente. No es
este algo nuevo?
EEL ARE esta ahora poblado por
paiaros extranos. Esas maqu!nas,
hijas del hombre, son seres Tvientes
humanos, que no tienen pasiones, nj
sentir.ientos. Y este no es algo nue.
70"
Diariamente los sabios estan escu-
drinando los nuevos ~universos, gran
des V pequenos que Sc descubren a
cada momento en- la materla. 7 este
no es algo nuevo baio el sol? Para
81 sol tai vez no 10 sea, pero para los
hombres 81 que 10 es.
Hay millares de combinaciones
aaturales que nunca han sido descu-
biertas. Los sabios moderEos las m
yentan Y las manejan, componiendo
Isl con la naturaleZa csc supreme ar
&c IA Sc llama vida. A estas nueva5
combinaciones, a estas nuevas obras
Tel arte de la vida las Ilamamos pro-
greso. Luego, el progreso eXste'.
La sorpresa es uno de los principal
'eselementos del "nuevo esplrltu'.
Ia sorpresa es el gran recurso nuevo.
IS per la sOrpresa, por ell papei I'M
| 7~ortante asignado a Ia sorpresa, por
o que el nuevo espiritu Sc dlstingue
lie todos los movimientoS artlstlcos
: li~terarios que Sc lie han ~precedido.
Guillermo Apolinaire prevee un pc
| riodo de itmensa Iihertad para el ar
tista. Hoy los poetas, dice el, estan
| apenas hacienda ell aprendizaje de esa
| libertad. En- el dominic de Ia lnsprra-
ci6n ia libertad del poeta no puede
ser HltllOE uut Ia uS lOS iiSiiOS w -
| una miSma p&gina tratan de dlversos
Iasuntos. V publican not;cias de los pal
ses mas remotos. La rapidez con
rue el eSpiritu moderno Sc ha acos
tumbrado a designar con una sofa pa
labra cosas tan cOmplejas como n
multitud. una naci0n. el universe. aun
no tiene 81 equivalence en- ia poeSla.
Apolinaire cree firmementc en- el
nacionaliSmo en- Ia literature. He a
qul SITS ?alabras:
"Yo no creo que los cambios Socia-
les vayan tan lejos que algun dla sea
impossible hahlar de literature nacio-
nal. Por el cuntrario. mientras mas
leios vavamos en- el canine de las IL
bertades. Gstas tendsran a retorZar
nuestraS antiques discinlinas, y a
crear otras nuevas, mcnos eXigentes
cue las antiguaS.
Por ESQ n que el arte tendra
c2Ga dia mas patria. Ademas, los
Doctas son siempre la expression del
medic" de una naci6n, Y los arts
tas. como los fil6sofos Y los poetas
cream una base social, que indudable-
mente pertenece 4 la humanidad. pcro
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-02-09

Sc ~cerraron sobre el, pudc descifrar
el enigma de Ia eXistencia humana,
al cual habia interrogado en- vano
durante toda 81 vida.
FL episodio final descrito en- Ia
carta de Peer Holm a SUI amigo
Klaus Brock es un remate prodl-
gioso. He aqui algunos emoclonantes
p~asajes de Ia carta de csc eXtrano
heroe noruego:
"Yo me sente solo en- Ia Gina del
promotorio de Ia existencia, cuando
ell sol V las estrellas habian desapa-
recidc V Ia frialdad del vaclo me ro-
deaba por todas parties.
"Pero entonces por grades fun
couprendiendo que aun quedaoa
algo, Y este fue para mi z s.
una aurora Sc levantaSe en- mi alma.
Habia aun una ~pequena chispa Indo-
mable en- mi, que comenzaba 4 bri-
liar por 81 misma: era como 81 hu-
bicra vuelto al primer dia de mi e.
x~istencia. Y que 10 infinite Sc levan-
tase en- mi, diciCNdome: "hagase la
luz"
"Esa fucrza d~esconocida iba ere
ciendo en- mi ientamente. Y robuste-
ciGrGome cada veZ mas.
"ComencG 4 sentir ms compassion
infinita por todos los hombres. Y AGA
be o sentirIne crgulloso de ser uno
| de elioS.
"Comprcad; como la ciega fatali-
dad puede arrebatarnos TODD, Y aun
d~espojarnos de nuestra envo!tura
mortal. Y sin embargo algo queda en-
| ~nosotros hasta el uItimo. que nj Ell
cielo nj Ia terra nos a~rreDataran.
''Nuestros cueYpos estan condena-
I dos = MORN. Y nueSCro espir'tu a eX-
tinguirsc para este munCo, V SIN
| embargo llevamoS dentro de no>otroS
la chispa. el germen de nueStca eter-
| nidad. de la ammonia de Ia luz. tanto
para este mUndo. como para DloS.
~ vo conoci ahora CUE TODD aque-
10 Dor 10 que hab!a aspirado en- mis-
mejorcs amos no era nj c!encia. nj
honor, II; ~r:quczas. nj el ser Sacerdo-
te. nj pontifice de la industrial. No,
amigo MIC. por 10 que yo habia sus-
pirado. como 81 de clio hubiera tc-
nido una gran hambre mi esplritu,
era por construir un temple. no ca
pillas para plegarias, o igleSias para
pecadores penjtenyes, sino IN tenn
plo para el espiritu humane en- toda
su grandeza. donde nuestras almaS
pudieran ~elevarse en- un grandloso
himno. como IN don del cielo. En-
| cuanto a mi, no hice este por amor
de Cristo. nj pOrque yo amara a mi
enemigo, sino porque al hallarme so
bre las ruinas de mi vida. senti e.
peso de ina gran responsabilldad.
La humaniGad debe levantarse Y ser
mejor que ell ciego destino que on
| dera sus caminos. Y en- medic de sus
Idolores Gebe reccrdar cue 10 que 10
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-02-09

namente sin haber dejado aSegurado
81 porvenir. q fuerZa de e1ergla Y de
perseverance, logra acumular n
considerable fortuna. como ingeniero
en- jefe de Ia Primera Catarata an
Egipto. Y como constructor de los fe-
r~rocarriles de AbiSinia. Pero despues
Sc arruina. V ACADIA sus dias como he
rrero en- un pequeno pueblo, donde
muere ciego, como muchos heroes de
novelas romanticas, que tienen que de-
pender de los cuIdados de una muier.
La Gran Hombre' esta escrita
co2formc nj plan noruego moderno
de 6iografiaS en- retazos. por 10 que
el iaro, aUnque corto- cS Z Veces pc
sado. Pero 10 que mas Sc aGmira en-
Ell es Ia description vivlda Y encan-
tatora de las costumbreS ruSticaS Y
maritimas &c Norucga La leccion
que Sc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES las move
las de Johan Borjer siempre encfc-
iran una leccion. eS que las rique-
zas siempre tienen alas Y vuelan
q 10 ne ~. pero gu: e eSpiritu del
hombrc sa3fo no Duede . dominate
por la a~dversidad.
Que es 10 que nosotrOS seremos
deSpueS en- la vida?-icual eS la III
TINA Thule de nuestras almaS??' Sc
gun e. critico ingl&s, La Gran Ham
bre" intenta responder q esas pre-
guntas La historic De Peer Holm es
Ia historic del hombre que medic
conscientenente emprende Ell gran
viaje hacia In Ultima Thule de su al
ma paSando. sin sentirse SatiSfecho.
por las cimaS lie Ia ciencia, del
poder. del amor, de Ia riuueza Y de
Ia ~opuiencia. para llegar al fin.
quebrantado. pero no vencido. Tai eS
eli tema del libro. mas grande Y mas
~interesante aun que Ia trama que le
sirve para deSarrollarlo: tema abs
tracto. 81 Sc quiere. pero que no ma
&c decaer Ia atencion del lector-
Esa historic fra Y p2tetica es muy
comUn en- eSta tpoca de tremendas
luchas. &c vicror;as Y de derrotaS.
Peer Holm nacido y criado en- a
pobreza. lucha por educarse 4 81 mis-
no. Sc hace TN gran in@en!ero. Y
CARA c~ieHcia. pooer. riqueza J amor.
Y % todo. tiane Ia ccnciencia de no
haber realizado Ell fin &c ST eXis-
teucia. FL iog.a prosperar. para des-
pueS perdsr ST. Salud, ~ riQueza Y SD
poder, para llegar abatido. Il una
p~o0reza. tan grarde como aquella de
que sali5. para encontrar al fin Ia
satisfaction. tartC tempo buScada
en- In mas baia marea de Ia fortuna,
y negar asi a n Ultima Thule dc 81
alma.
En- el curse De eSa peregrinaci6n
toGas las e~StrellaS Sc eciipsaron, to-
dos los amuietoS de Ia felicidad des-
apareciercn. TODD 10 que el vulgo
acepta como fin de Ia eXiStencia fue
hauado falto. Solo cuandO las aguas
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-02-09
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que es Ia expression de una raza, de
in pals.
Eel arte no dejara dc ser nacional
hasta cl dia en- que el universe entero,
los hombres todoS vivian en- TN miSmo
china. en- casas hcchaS bajo I'm mis-
mo modelo. hahien ell mismo idioma,
con el miSm1 acento, este es. nunca.
De las difcrencias Grnicas Y naciona-
les mace la variedad en- Ia expression
l~iteraria. Y !ebem0s ~conserVar siempre
eSta varicdad.
Este moderro ~-espiritu Ell el arte Y
Ell las ~letras. tai cono Guillermo Apo
linaire 10 entiende. es el espiritu de
exploration, dc Investigation V de
experimentation. No nos preoc1pe-
mos. advierte Gl. porque alguros o
muchos dc Gstos eXpcrimentoS artist
COS sean por el momento esteriles, o
lue Sc hundaM en- cl ridiculo. Hay que
recordar que ell espiritu moderno esta
lleno de peligros : de emboscadas.
RecuGrdese que Theirs declare una
veg Que el ~ferrocarril era una diver
sion meramente cientifica, Y que 81
munGo nunca produciria el hero SD
ficiente para construir Ia via ferrea
de Paris a Marsella. Pues el espiritu
moderno Sc permite aun experiences
~Iiterarias mis- atrevidas aUn, Y esas
experiercias no siempre son liricas
O te0rjcaS.