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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-26

lie Mr.. Cannon; senior, toda la
riqueza que anualmente produce
este pals Sc la llevan casi toda
para los Estados Unidos y des-
de ALI no volvera jamas a EN-
plearse en- ell desarrollo de nue.
vos negocios nj en- los mismos ne
gocios que la produjo. Esto Sc
hace no porque ell capital ese que
Sc va quiera hacernos ell daiio ex-
presamente de no volver a rein
vertirse entire nosotros. Y 81
porque EN- esta isla, los unicos ne
gocios grandes son los de azucar,
tabaco, ferrocarril, electricidad
Y sus derivados y los trasportes
maritimos. Y estos negoclos
han sido tan excesivamente pro-
ductivos en- Puerto Rico que ell
primitive capital empleado en- su
desarrollo de las antes citadas
principales fuentes de nuestra
riqueza, 10 han decuplicado des-,
de hace muchos amos; y actual
mente esos negocios Sc desarro-
llan con toda la amplitud indis-
pensable, con una parte solamen-
te de las ganancias de los amos
anteriores a los ultimos, y toda-
via les sobra mucho dinero.
-;Y la ganancia correspon-
diente a los puertorriquenos ole
capital en- esos grandes lnego-
clos?
Son tan escasos en- numero
v en- cantidad proportional de
dinero, a los muchos millones de
d6lares que representa- los ac-
cionistas americanos, canadlen-
ses, ingleses o franceses reslden-
tes fuera de Puerto Rico, que,
rracticamente podrla declrse el
capital puertorriqueno esta ex-
cluido de esos negocios.
i Entonces 81 Puerto Rico
produce y ha producido ganan-
cias de proportion extraordina-
ria para los capitalistas del ex-
terror, ganancias que Sc conocen
Dor datos estadisticos exactos
en- poder del gobierno Gle Was
hington, vuestro tesoro publlco
Sc habra encargado de repletar
bien sus areas con dinero prove
niente de contribuciones i'm
puestos especiales, de acuerdo-
con la especial esplendidez de di-
dichas ganancias?
No, senor Cannon; en- esta
isla yo no Sc de los recursos de
que las corporaciones disponen;
pero es 10 cierto que estas pa
gan al tesoro publico la cantidad
que voluntariamente quieren pa
gar para el sostenimiento de
nuestro gobierno. Menos de la
quinta parte de 10 justo.
-SY la Legislature no ha
adoptado leyes propias para be-
neficiar al pueblo, recabando una
razonada tributaci6n de las cor
poraciones y aumentar asi e.
presupuesto, duplicando tri-
plicando las asignaciones de ms
truccion, sanidad y obras p1-
blicas?
-Esta pregunta, seiior Can
non, me pone en- un aprieto; mas
la contesto. La Legislature de
Puerto Rico no ha adoptado esas
leyes.
-SY, como, ellos no son ele-
gidos por ell pueblo?
ST son elegidos por nuestro
pueblo que en- su mayoria no sa-
be leer y escribir; Y al cual es
TRADITIONAL que muchos de nues-
tros lideres politicos lie engaien
a sabiendas cada vez que hay
elecciones, y todas las veces des-
pu6s que han pasado las eleccio-
neS.
S. Rosario Ortiz.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-26

leo contra Alemania porque esta
guerra devorar a. Francia, a TIA
liza, al Mundo entero,. 81, este
es asf, ;por que no han de comba-
tirse a los que quieren devorar a
los pequeiiOs pueblos?
AL menos, es mas noble querer
devorar a un leon que un cor
derO.
TodO es verdad y la verdad es
todo. Pero yo creo que la verdad
no existe y que la gente acepta la
mentira como una verdad, pOr
miedo mas que por Otra cOsa.
Porque tenemos que llegar al
convencimiento de que el hombre
no cree en- NADIA, mi EN- el mismo
ST aceptamOs a Dios, 10 hace-
mos por miedO que nos aplas-
te un rayo. Asl aceptamOs to-
dos esos falsos valores con
los que nos qgieren engaiiar. Y
nosotrOs somOs tan bObalicOnes
que nos tragamos la pildOra.
Puerto Rico, por ejemplo, es I'M
pedacitO de terra tan inSignifi
cante que podrlamos dccir que
apenas existe. Nosotr0s, los pOr-
tOiriQuenos, tenemcs dclcchO
ser libres, pOr precepto divine
Pero hay una naci6n fuerte, CO
mo EstadOs Unidos, que sc tOma
ell trabajo de ponernos un bibe
ron Ell la boca, y maternalmente
nos dice: Dormid, hijos, dormid
\ nosotros no nos queda OtrO re
curse que tragar hasta que re
.yentemos. La ordcn del poderoso
es ley.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-26
S. Rosario Ortiz.
NOTA DE SANDAL

batcas, a prueba de moscas Y
pOlvO. '''>
Para esta Ultima medida sc iii
cluyen las LEGUMBRES, tales
como lechugas, tOmates, pimien-
tOs, repOllOs, etc.
ID. A. Fern0s ISern.
Official de Sanidad.
SCadRtos m0tOres de gas
Fairbanks Morse" hay en-
la ISlG? P0rqae son los mes
j0rcs. - SUCESORES DE
4BARCA.-San Juan, p. Il.
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-26

Ahora mismo acaban de llegar
varias pcrsonalidades del Congre-
so de los Estados UnidOs.
Han visto al pals y 10 han en-
contrado bello, bellfsimo: una is
la de encantOs. Han cOmidO OPT
paramente. Han bebido estrepitO-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-04-26
,DE COLABORACION.

Mr.. Cannon, con SUI habitual
fraraueza, pusO al descubier-
to la mentira y el engahO de
Ia politica puertOrriquena que
Sc ha olvidado de nuestrOs
pr0blemas ecOn6micOs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25

FROM REAL LITERAL WATER
 CLIQUOT CLUB GINGER ALE AND ROOT PEER are made from natural mineral water. Let us send you a few bottles with your next order.
 adv. 0OLD6THIN'6 EMPORIUM.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25
PARALLEL EXAMPLE
 IS GIVEN FOR THE
 ALASKA DISTURBANCE
Scientist Writes That the Muddy Waters in Alaska Probably Not Caused by Any
 Earthquake

Prof. William J. Humphrey, expert on seismeology for the Department of Agriculture, writing to M. B. Sum mers, weather Bureau Metrologist .in Juneau, from Washington, D. C., re- garding the report of Deputy Collec- tor of Cuctoms A. P. Kashevaroff regarding the phenomenon occurring about the middle of May, which caused the waters in the vicinity of Dixon Entrance to become muddy and caused the death of great numbers If fish there. said no report of seis- matic disturbance had been received. He said the May reports had not ali been received. however, and if, when they are all received they should offer any solution of the phenomenon he would write again. Mir. Summers had been given a copy of the report by the Customs and had transmitted t to Prof. Humphrey.
 Prof. Humphrey said the phenon- enon was not without precedent. Only l year or two ago similar occur1 renee was reported from the Florida coast, and no seismatic disturbances that would probably cause it was registered anywhere. Prof. Hum phrey says no cause for the Florida case was known. though all the cir cumstances were similar to those re ported by MT. Kashevarof.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25
FINE COLLECTION FOR TOURISTS AT
 LOCAL JEWELRY

One of the finest collections of na. tive hand-carved ivory on the coast is on display at Simpson X Wright's jewelry store. The ivory, which w. E. Wright recently brought to Ju- neau from Skagway, together with other Alaska curios. gives his firm one of the most complete collection of curios in Alaska.
 The ivory includes hand-carved copies of the totems at Ketchikan, Alert Bay and Wrangell. picture frames, Alaska dog teams carved of ivory, beads, umbrella handles, carved pen holders and paper knives, tiny carved boxes. cigarette holders and other novelties.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25

Phone it to The Empire. No. 374
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25
RECORD BUSINESS IS BEING DONE BY THE
 BOYLES. ANCHOR co.

During the last two days, the Boyles Anchor Works have been do ing a record business. according t c. M. Boyles. owner of the com pany. The anchor works have re. ceived an order for seventy-two tons of anchors from Ketchikan, are fur. nishing the Deep Sea Salmon Com pany with eight tons of anchors to- day and are making large shipments to the Petersburg Packing Compan, and the Pyramid Packing Company at Sitka.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25

Today's Nsvs roday-In Hnpiri
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25
Great ALaska Circle Is
 Shortest Route to Orient

merely temporary relief. The natural communication cen ters of Asia are vladivostok, Shang- hai, Yokohama, Hongkong, Singa- pore and Manila The three former are the newer and potentially the most important for future trade with Vladivostok the keypoint of all present time.
 The shortest distance by water and by the short spans essential to communication with these points are along the Great Circle Route.
 This route by surface measure ment is almost 5000 nautical miles shorter from Puget Sound to Japan, than is the present trans-Paciftc cable from San Francisco to Yoko- hama by way of Hawaii, Midway and Guam. The surface measure ment roughly taken from Puget Sound ports by the Great Circle Route to Vladivostok is 4,671 nau- tical miles, The surface measure ment of the route now covered by the Commercial Pacific cable from San Francisco to Guam and the Jap anese government cable from Guam to Yokohama is 6,993 miles.
 - Great Distances Saved
 The surface route of the project dcable from Puget Sound to Vladi vostok with a Japan landing en route, is 2,332 nautical miles less than the present cable from San Francisco to Japan only. The following table furnished by Capt. J. F. Pratt, inspector of thu United States Coast and Geodetio Survey sets forth these facts at 2 glance:
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25
ALASKANS HAVE A
 DIFFICULT TIME IN
 GETTING ON BOATS

Once in Seattle it is almost i'm possible to get back to Alaska, ac cording to word received by those in the South who are trying to secure homeward bound transportation.
 In telegram to Charles Goldsteln B. A. Rosselle says that the Admira Evans, scheduled to leave Seattle next Saturday, is already sold out He adds that he will try to squeeze aboard if possible.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25
WILL VISIT CANADA.

Mrs. Nina Ford, her two children and her mother will leave on the Ala meda for an extended trip through Canada and Minnesota.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25
IN FROM PORT ALrHRoP.

Master Robert Liyesey has arrived from Port Althrop to see a dentist. His parents are at the cannery. A few fish are running and are being put up at the cannery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25

Give us your next order for trass fer work or coal. Juneau Tranafe,
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25

Because of the great continental shelf off the coast of Alaska tho greater part of the projected cable
 would be in water of much less
 depth than that in which the pres ent cable lies. Although swinging far to the north, the projected ca
 ble would traverse in no place wa, ters that are icebound. The pres, ent Alaska cable has never beer
 disturbed by surface conditions. Tht northern route also would avoid tho severe tropical storms which mako cable communication impossible al
 many times during the year in tho
 south. Another advantage of thu northern route would be the fact
 that no coral reefs would cut and
 tear the cable as happens repeatedly
 to the present line.
 The legs of the projected cable also would be very much shorter
 than those of the southern line. This
 is a decidedly contributing advant-
 age in operation. The longest leg of the northern cable would be 1900
 nautical miles, while the present line has spans of 2,091. 2,400 and 1,355 miles. The longest leg Of any cable in the world is that be. tween Vancouver Island and Fan
 ming ieland on the Canadian-Aus- tralian line. This great distance O. 2,3OO knots retards handling of busi ness because of the resistance of the cable.
 Of Strategic Advantage With a cable station at Unalaska or Dutch Harbor the American mer-
 chant marine and the Navy Depart
 ment would have 2 strategic ad-
 vantage. A relay station at the
 outer end of the Aleutian Islands
 also would be of strategic value and
 would contribute to speedy trans
 mission of traffic.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-25

Regular meeting of Perseveran6e Rebakah Lodge No. PA "Wednesday evening, June 25, 8 o'clock ct l. Q. o. F. Hall. Initiation. !
 KATHLEEN KIRK,
 Secretary Pro-Tsu;.
The Washington times., 1919-05-01
For the Mothers and Fathers
fthe District Soldiers Who
Will Return in a Few Days
By EARL GOODWIN.

ISAAC CANS, the chairman of the committee to vel
with open the District of Columbia hospital unit
which viii home from the world in a few days
bids tell you this:
That there will be special seats reserved for you the
Y NJ c. A Liberty Hut the night YOUR boy is well
coined by the city from which he went city so
proud of him and of YOU that there really adequate
way to express it. There viii be big party on at the
"hut' that ngh-musc speeches. laughter and cordiaty
and it is a party for the MOTHERS and FATHERS Of
these soldiers of OURS well as for the soldiers
The "hut" holds four thousand-and it will be filed.
Chairman Cans decides that to give the parents of the sol
ders the proper attention he will special for
them if they Will ask for tckes-and those seats will be
held until about 7:30 O'Clock So get there early.
This is really fine thing. Little children of soldiers
at the Homecoming parade" tugged at the skirts of
mothers who packed and ammed in avenue crowd
none of them able the ONE SOLDIER in the parade
that interested them most.
At the time, while the plain citizens were being
ammed and mashed in unfendly crowd our prominent
czens-some of them resplendent in polished plug hats
viewed the crowd compaceny from SPECIAL seas-some
of those seats in public buildings.
This time let US remember that the parade and the
crowd and the hurrah NOT for the gentleman on the com
mttee nor for his silk hat-but for the SOLDIER who
went to war and who did we and that it is also for his
MOTHER. Let's give her front seat this time and let
father be with her.
The Washington times., 1919-05-01
From The Public To The Editor

by patrols the night before was
cleared Of the enemy.
Thus, MOntfaucon previously con-
sidered impregnabIe, was seized by
men Of the Thirty-seventh division.
II was and had been for four long
years a German stronghold. From a
tower there, the crown prince Of
Germany had directed the monstrous
attack on Verdun and now on the
second day OF the offensive it had
fallen and with its fall the Hinden-
burg line had again been broken"
About thirty District OF Columbia
boys were members OF the Thirty
seventh division, and were in all the
engagements, that the Thirty seventh
was in, in France and Belgium 1.-TWO
being killed and a number woundedD
These boys were members Of the
Districts second draft quota, who
were sent TO Camp Lee from Meade,
10 join the Thirty-seventh division,
and were not in this country two
months before they were on their
way "Over There"
The Thirty-seventh. as you prob
ably know. is now back and practi-
cally demobiIized
WM. S. HART.
Formerly with Company c, 18TH
Field Signal Battalion OF the Thir-
ty-seventh Division.
The Washington times., 1919-05-01

7 Up TO DATE "N. C. o." other
wise Lame Guy" has had
the last word in the discus
sion that grew out Of the series:
Girls Who Do Not Attract Men,"
an. c. o." gave some pretty hard
knocks to Bachelor" for telling
how many girls had proposed to
him, in spite of which he has man
aged to remain "In maiden medita-
ton, fancy free"
He has had no proposals via this
column, but on the contrary quite
a few brick-bats, some Of which
are as follows:
Is He A Mexican AthIeteF"
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1t is only too plain that one who
expresses such sentiments as
Bachelor" is either so lacking in
masculine attractiveness that wom-
en- will not fall for him, or is SO
lacking in pep as to be abnormal.
When one brags about women
proposing to him, il IL a safe ten
tO-one bet that II Is one OF the
things he longs for, but which has
never happened. This is the case
with ninety-nine out of every hun
dred braggarts. or Mexican Ath-
letes," as they are called.
/ am twenty-eight years old, un-
married, of bachelor age. but do not
consider myself a bachelor, as 1
will surely fall when the right one
comes along. and 1 have several
times thought 1 almost had the
in life than the companiOnship OF a
sweet, intelligent, sympathetic girl,
and II Bachelor" were a real man
he would think the same way.
bet ten dollars to one his letter was
inspired by the age-old fable Of
sour grapes. EX-SOLDIER.
APPraVes Highly Of Lame Guy"
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have been a very interested
reader OF your column for some
time, and noted particularly the
letter signed Bachelor" which ap-
peared some time ago. would have
liked to reply to him. but was so
disgusted at his evident conceit
and the satisfaction with which he
related his conquests that ] felt
he was not worth serious COnSidera-
tion. Personally ! don't believe any
girl ever proposed to him, and that
is probably why he is such a
crouch.
But the purpose OF this letter is
really to congratulate Lame Guy
on his reply 10 Bachelor" He GER
tainly expressed my sentiments,
and / am sure a certain young
lady Is going TO have a very we'll
protected little finger when the
wrapping process he speaks OF is
completed, and here's wishing him
the best of luck. II there were
only fewer bachelors and more lame
guys in the world everyone would
be much happier. Personally, IL I
were a bachelor (which I couldn't
be, as ] am q young LADY,, ]
wouldn't be very anxious to admit
] was travelling around pursued by
girls when there were plenty Of
Germans to be playing tag with. He
must have been having q lovely
time over here while the real men
like Lame Guy were making the
The Washington times., 1919-05-01
TODAY'S TOPIC
BRICK-BATS FOR BACHELOR.

fight which every man went into II
it were possible for him to do so.
Av.
"DOnt Knock, You Are Capable OF
Better Things"
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Just some one else who wishes
to answer the bachelors" and IN.
c. O."
have been reading their letters
and have been much amused at
the increasing vehemenCe displayed
by each writer.
Bachelor is a dear am sure.
But I don't think he shows that
wonderful mothers training very
we'll IL he can pen as scsthing a re-
buke to girls IN general as that
masterpiece OF hLE proved TO be.
am afraid a mother like that would
feel that her son had badly dis
appointed her in at least one re-
spect.
No woman, no matter how bold
she is, would make any advances
without a tiny bit of encourage
ment, and IL so many of Bach
elor's" friend fell victims before
The Washington times., 1919-05-01

him, feel pretty certain that he
thinks that:
"A tiny kiss Is not amiss,
Perhaps a hug or two;
Since my Home town IL far from this
And none will know but you"
l think he is even a bit conceited
about his exploits and he must be
rather youthful too; if not in years
then in character, because he &C
tualIy boasted of his travels in
casual way; an unforgivable sin in
a mans man.
am an ordinary girl who is not
beautiful, but / have plenty OF
friends to keep me happy and busy;
/ dance now and then by way OF
enjoying the bubbles" OF life, and
/ spend every minute that 1 can in
Gods great out of doors" where
! find plenty OF company II II is
not human. so 1 can sympathiZe
with Bachelors" love for his moth
er IL she goes with him on the kind
OF rides and tramps 1 love; il would
be wonderful to have a mother who
cared enough to go with one, but
my mother died when / was three
years old, so 1 know nothing or
that marvellous love 1 hear so much
of
Bachelor" dear. don't knock. you
The Washington times., 1919-05-01
What's Doing; Where; When

Music FestivaI-By music faculty OF
Dunbar High School, at school, 2:3O p. m.
Meeting-CathOlic WOmen's War Relief
Service, 240s X street northwest. p. m.
Meeting-AnthOny League. club house,
2OO7 Columbia road northwest, 1880 p. m
Meeting-WashingtOn State and Alaska
Society Thomson School, Twelfth and l.
streets northwest, p. m.
Tomorrow.
Observation-Disclosures May entertain
ment of Peabody ParentTeachers' AssO-
citation, at school. p.
AddresS-Rabbi s. DavidowitE, chaplain
Of Seventy seventh Division. on "A Chap
Iain's Experience Overseas" in Sixth
Street Synagogue. $3.50 p. m.
Meeting--WashinGton City Auxiliary
Mission to Lepers, at MI Vernon NJ. E.
Church, p.
Dance-Aarines Club, Grover Cleveland
School, Eighth and T streets northwest,
p. m.
Special Meeting-Sons of Confederate
Veterans, Washington Camp, No. 3O5, in
Confederate Memorial Home, 1922 Yer
mont avenue northwest, 7:45 .. m.
Meeting--Wsshingto Teachers Shapes
peare Society. at Colonial School. p. m
Moeting-Mary Baldwin Alumnae As
aociatiOn, at the home OF Mrs. Charles
Happier, 40ol Connecticut avenue, y. m.
"Prom"-GeOrgetown University seniors
~ hall ro~z, ~ willard Hotel a-"H
The Washington times., 1919-05-01
Washington and Congress
The Longer the Congressman Stay Here the Better 1t
Ought to Be for the Capital.
"How do you dol

Washington is shortly going to say that to new
Congress.
Thanks to President Wilson and the nations problems
there likely to pretty continuous session OF the House
and Senate for some time to come.
That means that Mr. Congressman and Mrs. Congress
man are going to become real WashingtOnians.
Of course, he will vote back home, maybe she votes
ere too and the observation of vOteless city may bring
him to realization of how much less is man when
he has nothing to say to his government he realizes
it sufficiently he may interest himself in giving Washington
citizens the franchise that righfuly belongs to them
But the least that happen from the long periods
which Congressman and their families to spend here VIII
be for them to get acquainted with the Capital
They viii of necessity share some of the trials well
as enjoy some of the privileges that go with living here
The longer this continues the advantageous it will
be for the city.
The better Congress gets acquainted by close associa
on with Washington its physical beauty its people and
their problems the wisely and sympathetcaly the
legislators will deal with local questions
We have never believed that Congress had desire to
ignore the rghtful demands of the city When it has
seemed to be less interested than should it sometimes
that the question was wrongly presented
Not infrequenty disagreeing factions have been prop
eriy told, eff YOU don't know what you want, WE
tainly don't"
Living here the year round will help the puzzled Con
gressman he will have observed conditions and laid
foundation for opinion based knowledge to guide his
consideration of testimony.
he will come to take Washington seriously. He will
cay: This is my Capital and my constituents Capital
had better take look around and what should be done
for it.
When Congress gets into that frame of mind Washing
ton will get everything it deserves.
Two things will contribute to that attitude: Living
here the Congressman will have to- and the attitude of
the citizens toward him
Washington has never gained anything by rowing with
Congress and abusing its members Campaigns of abuse
won't win any help from the abused
If the city has worthy claim and presents it properly
it is pretty well assured of proper hearing.
Let's breed friendliness with the Congress Let's
say to its members: "We're glad you've You
going to stay long while We know you'll like it because
everybody likes it. And do anything for you call
Us up
The most likely thing for him to say and mean is
Same to you and that will ALL be interested
IN Washington And that's all Washington needs to finish
making the beautiful Capital in the world and the
.fnest city in America to live in.