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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-11

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cronicas que van rodando, debemos
todos ir preparando Ia mGletitn, y
t;drdo Ell petGte; pues segun noticias
nos yarhos pronto al pals de los calvos,
derechitos y con zapatos.
Segdn rumores venidos de allende
el charco, un peri6dico dice con mucho
empacho, que en- diciembre tendremos
an gran bromGzo.
Pues Sc congregan los seis plane
tas mas soberanos, y Sc pondran de
acuerdo para arreglar las huelgas y
otros excesos desventurados.
Y 10 mas raro, es que ell mitin mag
no, Sc efectuara sin duda, en- el mismo
mes de los lechones y de los pavos, de
los pasteles, de los asaltos.
iPicaros astros! pues no vienen los
indinos dar NAL ratio, y interrum-
pir la algeria de los muchachos?
Que habra nublados, dicen, hasta
aguaceros tiesos diluvianos.
Que quizas bailara la TERRA, mas
de un fandango, y truenos y centellas
habra destajo. Y para acabar este
macabro final de aiio, nuestro sol blan
co (aborchornado) Sc cubrira de me-
gros manchones, Y abriendo en- uno
un 6oquete enorme, enorme, Sc engu
llira de un salto a Venus, Mercurio,
Marie, la TERRA nuestra, y a mas
Jupiter, (dios del Olimpo) y al que Sc
traga los hijos de un solo brinco.
Y con esos truenos, anda la gente
nOnse1sseJ mejor nonsensed, espan-
tada y sin sombra y apenas duerme.
Y que esas eosas Sc cream en- ell ST.
glo Veinte!.....
Hablando en- serio:
iQue pensara la gente que es con
junction de planetas?
81 los planetas Sc presentan a un
lado del sol ino siguen tan Separates
como siempre?
Tendremos Venus y a Marie en- la
constellation de Virgo, en- diciembre.
A Jupiter en- Cancer, Saturno en-
Leo; y como todas estas constelacio-
mes zodiacales brillaran en- nuestro
cielo de diciembre hacia ell este a pri-
ma noche, he ahi el acercamiento apa
rente.
va Saturno y Marte nos han salu-
dado desde los primeros dias de no.
viembre, demostrandonos que son pun
tuales a la cita.
Y Jupiter nos hara rd'adiUd, del 10.
al IL al ponerse ell sol, asi tambien
el Benjamin de Mercurio.
Venus estara cerca de Marte en- di-
ciembre, llenando de esplendor ell cie-
10.
lPero que Influenza pueden ejercer
sobre la TERRA esos planetas porque
esten en- conjunction? La dis
tancia que los separa unos de otros y
de la terra es siempre la misma.
Aunque nuestra vista Sc acercaran
completamente algunos de ellos, como
ha sucedido con Saturno Y Marie el
"a de octubre de este afio, esa posicion
es aparente Squien ignora ESQ?
Lo 1nico que puede pasar en- diciem-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-11
Ell FIN DEL MUNDO

| bre es que tiemble un POGO la TERRA
en- algln punto de la zona torriia y
calida del mundo; no precisamente en-
Puerto Rico, este por ell acercamien-
to de Jupiter, y porque la TERRA esta
en- su perihelio.
Pero no hay tenor de que termine
ell mundo, patrana inventada para to-
marie ell pelo a la gente timorata in
docta.
Cuando nos visito ,el cometa HALEY,
tambien predijeron ell fin del mundo.
Sc ha predicho tantas veces!
La historic recuerda los efectos de
esa prediction en- ell aio mil de la Era
Cristiana, pues la gente dejo de ira
bajar ell hambre fue espantosa.
En- ell siglo XII hubo una conjunction
de todos los planetas en- la constela-
cion de Libra, en- el mes de septiem-
bre; pero todo ocurrio en- medic de la
calma de la naturaleza, y era 10 To-
gico.
En- mil trecientos treinta cinco vi
llanueva alarmo la Europa con otra
prediction. Y en- ell mil cuatrocientos
seis, reinando Carlos VI en- Francia,
un eclipse total de sol, hizo Greer la
humanidad simple de aquelos tiempos,
que habia llegado su Ultima bora.
En- 1924 un astrologo aleman anun
clio un diluvio universal, causa de la
conjunction de los planetas; y ell pa
nico fue tan general en- Europa que
un doctor en- Tolosa mando construir
un area para poner en- salvo su fa-
milia.
Por fortuna nosotros estamos mas
civilizados que aquel doctor de ma
rras.
En- 1882, en- 1884 en- 1888, los astr6
logos hicieron nuevos pron6sticos
causa de las conjunciones de algunos
planetas; los habitantes de Europa
en- su mayor parte dieron en- este en-
los demas casos, sus b;enes las igle
sias, para que con sus oraciones re
tardasen ell dfa del juicio final. De esas
epocas datan esas soEerbias catedrales
que han sido asombro de la cristian-
dad.
Lo eclipses, los cometas Y las con-
junciones planetarias, han tenido el
privilegio de espantar la humanidad
con la creencia del fin del mundo
Pero segln todas las probabilida
des la TERRA morira de vejez como mu
rio la Luna, ESQ esta tan lejos, pues
nuestro planeta esta en- plena juven-
tud.
Por 10 tanto, ninguna persona me-
dianamente educada, debe de hacer ca
so de prediceiones necias.
Hay conocimientos que debfan vul-
garizarse. Todos los que Sc relacionan
con nuestro mundo, debian de ser
trasmitidos al pueblo, bien en- articu-
los periodisticos, en- conferencias.
Estamos en- un siglo EN- ell cual to-
das las verdades cientificas debian de
ser del dominic publico para evitar
interpretaciones falsas y conflictos de-
sagradables.
Ana RoquJ de DUPREY.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-11
'.vocEs' JUVENILES

Hemos recibido el cuarto numero de
csc. elegante vocero, 6rgano de Las es-
cuelas de este distrito escolar. Esta ele
gantemente impreso contiene amena y
variada lectura de alumnos y macs
tros. Felicitamos a sus directories.
A prop6sito de esta nota, siento gran
pena tener que censurar una nota re.
mitida a este diariO, por una persona,
no Sc 81 var6n o hembra, en- cuya no.
pa" SO sorprendi6 la amabilidad del Sc
nor director, y Sc ocup6 la anonimista,
dc criticar Ia Marcia de ese ,vocero es-
collar. Lanientamos tener que decir
la persona anonimista, que Sc puede
admitir el ser envidioso; pero no liasta
81 extreme de querer eclipsar la YER
dad.
Tambien aprovecho esta oportuni-
dad para llamar la atenci6n de cier-
Ia joven que Sc hace pasar por CORES
ponsal de este diario, cuando no es
verdad. FL corresponsal de Ell MUNDo
en- esta ciudad pertenece al sexo mas
culino. Ya 10 saben los lectores.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-11
NOTAS De BAYAMON
Los, coMsIoNADos MuNrc1pALEs

Los coM1sIoNADos MUNIcIPALEs
Ya tomaron possession de sus puestos
los cuatro comisionados municipales que
fueron nombrados por la Asamblea mu-
nicipal Dichos caballeros son los ST.
guientes: Licdo. Jose oller Diaz, Co.
misionado de Servicio Piblico; doc
tor Ramon Luis Rodriguez, de sani-
dad; professor Juan Rivera, de Instruc-
ci6n. y Eusebio Vega, de Hacienda.
Eteiberto' N. Marquee fue designado
Auditor y secretario. .i
Los sueldos son los siguientes: Ser
vicio PQblico y Sanidad.. $125. Instruc-
ci6n VI HReisnda, $780,, cada uno.
FL Ccmisionado que mereci6 la apro-
bacicn tmanime de la Asamblea, fu6
el de Instruction. Los dos otros nom-
brfs que Ell comite republicano habia
tneluido en- la terna, no obtuvieron un
vcto. FL sefior oIler sali6 electo Co.
misionado de servicio Pnblico por un
vote de mayoria. obtuvo cinco votos
y su contrincante, Vicente Nieves, cua-
trc. Parece ser que dos caballeros que
habian prometido sus votos al senior
Nteves no cumplieron su palabra.
FL nornbramiento de Comisionado de
Sanidad motive Ell que Jesus Gonzalez,
miembro de la Asamblea, profiriese:
'.Yo creia estar entire caballeros, pero
me he ccnvencido de que no es ash.
Este senior .abandon6 su pupitre y Sc
march6. FL dslegado por catano, Lean
dro Delgado, pidi6 que Sc hiciera cons
tar en- acta una censura contra dicho
sedcr;ei representative de la minoria
unicnista; Angel Umpiere, pidi6 que
no So hiciera constar dicha censura.
Dijo 10. siguiente: ="Yo prometi mi
vcto dicho senior, Sc 10 di. Esas pa
labras ofensivas van contra los que lie
ofrecieron votar su hijo no han
cumplido''.
Deseamos a los Comisionados 6xito;
". pcr mi parte, deseo anunciarles que
pronto solicitare mi correspondence
interview.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-11
Nuestro huesped de honor
DESPUES DE ANIMAS

Ell viejo castellano unto al hogar lea
En- apergamnado libro de cetreria,
Donde entire antiguas maximas de saba erudicion
Sc haba del gerifate del nebi del halc6n.
Una duena eterno rosario masculaba
Cabeceando ell sue1o; gestos mitaba,
Agitando roa caperuza, ell bufon,
al moverse sonaba el cascabel de huron.
Silenciosa la joven sefora ell limo hlaba
En- su huso de orc, " a hurtadilas, miraba
All pajecillo rubio que al pie de su escabe
Sonrendo mimoso, aire distraido.
ESTRADA hasta hacerle lamar sordo grunido
Las largas lanudas oreas de un lebrel
Frospcisco VILLAESPEsA.
A FRANCISCO vILLAESPEsA, CONQUISTADOR
A traves de tu ropa descubro tn armadura,
Tu glorosa armadura de gran conquistador;
en- tn apolinea testa ondudante, fugura
Tu uciente penacho de noble de senor.
En- tn empresa galana, tn noble aventura
No conqustas mperios, tu conquista mejor
Tu empresa de sangre, tn empresa mas pura
Els de paz de gloria; tn conquista es de
Ill.,
TIL legas estas tierras donde nuestros abuelos
Regaron sangre esperanzas anhelos,
En- pos de nuevas ides batallador
Tus tu lanza puma tu cuchilla,
ante tn verbo de orc. agrandase Castillo
Como la agrandaba ell Cid Campeador!
Jose Lebr6n MORALES.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-11

Asi pueden califcarse las que levan-
tan los AUTOMOBILES al correr por nues-
tras Gales. Los directories del "Banco
Conercial" de esta ciudad, han tent
do que proveerse de una manguera pa
ra con aqua del algibe de la casa, re-
gar 81 frente de dicho establecimiento
Va es tempo de que So haga algo
para mejorar la triste condici6n de
los habitantes de las GALES del doctor
We've y ccmerio. Is impossible vivir
donde hay stanto polvo. ,sas
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-11
MEETING" SOCIALISM,.

SVcrifc6se uno en- la plaza pdblica
que fu6 dido por gran contingente de
cihdadanos.
Hicieron adhesion a las doctrinas So
cialistas, diez y siete caballeros que
hasta el dia anterior pertenecieron al
partido republicano.
Los animos estan muy decades en-
tire los elementos repubhcanos, pues
consideran que La derrota sera cosa Sc
gura en- las elecciones del afio pr6ximo
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-11

80 c0mensa mucA0 sl pasO dado pOr
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-11-11
MAIEsrAR PoL1r1co

Por disgustos habidos entire la fami-
Liza rHpublicana, hemos podido enterar-
nos de gran hdmero de cositas, que no
sabiamOs. Sc nos ha promctido ente-
rarnos de un gran proyecto que Sc te-
MIA lin monte, pero que los aconte-
cimientos han desbaratado por com
pleto. 't]
Solamente deseamos que los DISCUS
tos familiares Sc acaben, y que pronto
podemos contar con que Bayam6n sea
una verdadera ciudad.
SQUE Sc HA vUELTo ..CHUcHU"?
Esta es la pregunta que SO hace ell
pueblo de Bayain6n. Nadie, nj la mis-
ma policia, sabe dar noticias de 81.
Tai parece que Sc encuentra dicho su-
jeto, gozando de La mayor tranquil
dad. Mientras tanto, la pobre viuda del
policia Fernandez, pasa por el doble
dolor do haber perdido su esposo v de
no haber ccnseguido Sc castigase al de-
lincuente.
coMENTARIos.
80 comenta mucho el paso dado pOr
The courier-index., 1919-01-24
WOUNDED DOUCHBOY
IS HERE ON A VISIT
SGT. HAWKINS PARTICIPATED
IN FAMOUS DRIVE THAT RE-
SUITED IN THE CAPTURE OF
THE CITY OF METZ.

Sgt Oscar Hawkins, whose home is
at Bailey, Okla, spent yesterday
here visiting his uncle, T. E. Hawk.
ins ef~this city. Sgt. Hawkins was
invalided to the states two months
ago on account of having been gass-
ed in an explosion of an improved
gas bomb with which members of
his company were experimenting
Forty men were killed by the explo-
sion and Sgt Hawkins was so Sc
verely gassed that he was placed in
a hospital and later sent back to
America. He has been in a hospital
at Osteen, N. c., and is now on a
furlough from that institution.
He spent three months in the
trenches in some of the hottest Sec
tors occupied by the American fore
es At the time the famous assault
was made on Belleau Wood Sgt.
Hawkins was in an officers train
ing school, and while he participated
in the fight in minor capacity he
did not occupy an exposed position.
Subsequent to that engagement he
was occupying a supposedly quiet
sector on the Lorraine front The
Huns decided to give the American
school boys" as they ,denominated
our soldiers, little excitement.
They opened up terrific lombard
ment on this particular sector and
out of five hundred men only eighty
four Americans escaped with their
lives Sergt Hawkins was wounded
in the ankle with a piece of shrapnel.
He took a pair of tweezers and ex-
tracted the fragment of steel, re-
placed his shoe and continued the
fight Later, however, he was fore
ed to go to the hospital, where he
remained until the wound healed.
He still limps from the effect of the
injury During the last days of the
war he was in the big offensive that
resulted in wiping out the st. Mihiel
salient and the successful drive on
Metz and was with the American
army when it entered that city. Sgt
Hawkins says he is confident not
more than ten men of the original
500 who were with him on the Lor'
raine sector are now alive.
The courier-index., 1919-01-24
PROHIBITION TO Be
HARD TO ENFORCE
REEVE NJ & DE p ART ENT IN
WASHINGTON SAYS MOST OF
WORK MUST BE DONE BY LO-
CAL AUTHORITIES.

Washington, Jan. 22-Means of en-
forcing prohibition after July l are
under consideration by officials OF
ternal Revenue Bureau, but steps tC
create a special enforcement agency
will not be taken until congress has
had time to act on pending legisla
ton, giving this function to the reve
nue. bureau.
This bureau now has about soc
agents who could be assigned to
liquor violation detection, including
800 now engaged partially in running
down Illicit liquor distillers. OF
ficials believe that this force would
have to be enlarged by several times
to effectually enforce nation wide pro-
hibition. The Department of Justice
also is ready to assign many of its
secret agents to prohibition enforce
ment, if this is deemed necessary.
Even with an augmented govern
ment force devoting it's entire efforts
to preventing manufacture and sale
of liquor, officials say the bulk of
enforcement work would fall on state
and local police authorities, especially
in dealing with bootlegging.
Revenue agents say there are al
ready indications of preparations for
approach of the dry era among those
who propose to manufacture liquor H.
legally after July l. Not only in the
southern mountains, the principal op-
Grating region of moonshiners, but in
large cities in the east and middle
west small stills have been found re-
Gently Owners of some of these are
said to have admitted their inten-
ton of putting them in operation
after prohibition becomes effective
The courier-index., 1919-01-24
HOUSE PASSES BILL FIXING
SALARY OF LEE TREASURER

bill introduced in the house the
first of the week by Representatives
Elliott and McCulloch of this county
fixing the salary of the county treas
urer at 5000 annually, to become ef-
fective at the expiration of the term
of the present treasurer, was passed
by the house on Wednesday of this
week The bill was introduced at
the suggestion of a mass meeting
held at the Elks Home three weeks
ago. While the sentiment for plac-
ing the treasurer on salary basis
appears to be general, there is some
opposition to making the amount as
low as 5000, many claiming the office
ought to be dignified with more
respectable salary. 1t is understood
Senator Ward shares these views
and in all probability he will seek
to amend the bill by making the
salary $1,000 or 81 200 yeaH.
The courier-index., 1919-01-24
5 CAR LOADS SWEET
POTATOES SOLD HERE
IRA PETTY AND WILL CHlSUM
DISPOSE OF $500 BUSHELS
THROUGH EFFORTS OF FARM
DEMONSTRATOR.

Perhaps the largest single sale OF
sweet potatoes ever made on the
local market was consummated Sat
urday when H. r. Rouw, Kansas
City buyer. purchased from Ira Petty
and Will Chisum $500 bushels, or
five car loads of choice Nancy Hall
potatoes grown on Mr. Petty's place
southeast of Mariana, and on Mr..
Chisum's place on the Alabama road.
The price paid for the potatoes was
S1.50 per bushel, f. o. b. Mariana.
Mr.. Rouw will send a man here with
in few days who will assist Messrs.
Chisum and Petty in packing the
potatoes in hampers and loading
them on the cars.
This splendid sale OF local products
was consummated through the efforts
of Star Greig. farm demonstration.
Mr. Greig got in touch with the Kan
sas City buyer and advised him there
was a large quantity of choice po-
tatoes here that could be bought, pro-
vided he came here and closed the
deal. Mr. Rouw arrived in Mariana
on Friday of last week and inspect
ed the stocks, and was so well pleas
ed with the potatoes that he offered
the owners top market price.
Mr. Petty reserved about 1000
bushels of potatoes with which to
supply the local market and Mr..
Chisum says he retained five hum
dred bushels for home consumption
These potatoes were grown on just
ordinary land that produced yield
of about 200 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Chisum had in twenty to twenty
five acres the past year and states
he will plant thirty acres next year
Mr. Petty had twenty-eight acres in
potatoes and produced $500 bushels.
He says he will plant about the
same acreage thif year. 1t is under
stood several other farmers will
go into the potato growing industry
more extensively this year.
The courier-index., 1919-01-24
Government Urges Road
Construction During 1919

roads and in developing public works
which minister to the needs and com
fort of our people.
IF your county will prepare to do
necessary public works In 1919. IT
will help to diminish any unemploy-
ment that may temporarily result
from rehabilitation and the shifting
of war workers.
mot only will your necessary pub
lie works employ workers in your To-
cality, but they will help to steady
the enjoyment of workers now en-
gagged in producing the materials re-
quired, and they will also enable the
industries producing such materials
to employ additional workers from
among returning soldiers and mu-
nitions workers. Consequently the
benefits of any necessary public work
done by your county during period
of unemployment will extend to the
whole nation.
what viii you do?"
The courier-index., 1919-01-24
WILL FLOAT ONLY One
MORE LOAN TO PUBLIC
LAST LOAN WILL BE FLOATED
PRIVATELY TO BANkS-NExT
LOAN TO BE THE LAST AND is
TO COME IN APRIL.

Washington. Jan 19.-Only one
more big war drive is planned by the
treasury department, Secretary Glass
said today This will be the Victory
loan, to be floated probably the last
three weeks in April. The amount
will not be more than $4,000, 900, ,00O
and may be $4,000 100000
II expect the victory liberty loan to
be the last intensive campaign for
the sale of government bonds said
Secretary Glass Reports that there
would be two more bond issues this
year, aggregating $4,000, 100000, are
entirely without foundation, not only
as to amount, but also as regards
the number of campaigns
More bonds probably will be issued
by the government even after the
next campaign but 1t is planned 70
market these quietly through banks
and other financial institutions with
out the usual campaign of advertising
and soliciting The amount of Sc
curities to be sold in this manner will
not be determined for months, until
the treasury gets a more definite idea
of the volume of expenses growing
out of liquidating of war contracts,
the allies needs for future loans and
the demands arising from continuing
the policy of making loans to rail-
roads, financing the next wheat crop,
continuing ship building and other
internal obligations
One result of Secretary Glass an
nouncement that the next intensive
loan campaign would be the last is
that the country will make this big
selling point in the campaign. Citi-
zens will be urged to do their utmost
on the plea that 1t probably will be
the last opportunity to make loans to
the government for war purposes.
The misapprehension regarding the
number and amount of remaining
loans may arise, treasury officials ex-
planned today, over the fact that the
treasury had planned to float two
loan issues aggregating about S12,-
900 100000 this fiscal year. The fiscal
year began last July However, and
ends next June so. and the Fourth
Liberty Loan of nearly $7000,000 al
ready has been floated in that period.
Most treasury officials believe that
the terms of the fifth, or victory loan
will have to be made more attractive
than those of the past. either by
raising the interest rate over 4
IA per cent or by some other means.
The courier-index., 1919-01-24
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
WILDE DISCONTINUED
STATE ORGANIZATION WITH
HAMP WILLIAMS AS HEAD
WILL CLOSE OFFICES ON FEB
RUARY is.

Hot Springs, Jan. 19>-On Febru-
ary Is the curtain will be rung down
on the state food administration All
the payroll on that date. Nothing
but volunteer workers, including vol
unteer heads of departments, county
food administrators and their COM
mittees will remain. The organiza-
tion will be held intact in this man
ner. ready to respond to any subse-
quent call that may be made by
Herbert Hoover.
State Food Administrators Hamp
Williams. who for the past ten days
has been confined to his home in
this city suffering from. a partial
physical and nervous collapse, stated
today that work looking to the de-
mobilization OF the state organization
was already under way A few days
ago, Mr.. Williams said, he received
telegram from officials in Washing
ton which contained portions of a.
cable Mr.. Hoover had sent relative
to continuing the food administration
in the several states. Since then
several kilograms have been exchang-
ed on this subject which were made
public by Mr.. Williams today.
Replying to the initial telegram
from Washington. Mr.. Williams an
swered that he will begin at once to
demobilize. The National Food Ad-
ministration then suggested Febru-
airy Is as the day to close. Assur-
ance that. while the rehabilitation
will be completed by February Is.
the organization of the state food ad-
ministfation will still be held in
was given Washington by Mr. Will
Jams
Mr. Williams said that the work
of demobilizing the state food admi1i-
istration would mean that price sug-
gestive committees in the several
counties will be discharged from fur
ther duty; that the enforcement cas-
es involving violation OF rules and
regulations and for profiteering will
be transferred to officials in Wash
ington for settlement; that much of
the property of the state food admin
istration. including all office equip
ment, is now being listed and VIII
be advertised in the papers for sale.
Mr. Williams also issued the warn
ing to those engaged in handling
foodstuffs that maximum margins OF
profit will still prevail and cautioned
those concerned from exceeding those
margins. The fact that the state or
ganization will demobilize on Febru-
ary Is, he said. does not mean that
action cannot be taken against those
who are wilfully guilty of violating
those rules and regulations that still
renal nto be enforced, and that such
enforcement could be expected. Of
ficials in Washington. he intimated,
would be more than willing to in
vestigate and penalize profiteers.
The courier-index., 1919-01-24

The Mariana Commercial Club is
in receipt of the following letter from
the Department of Labor, Washington
D. c..
Are you planning any public works
in 1919?
'Now is the time to catch up on
road repairs and new roads postpon-
ed on account of war conditions.
"The National Association OF State
Highway Officials is agreed upon the
desirability of large program OF
road construction in 1919.
about forty millions of federal
appropriations are available in aid OF
state and county roads.
"If our country had been invaded
we should have had to strain our re.
sources by borrowing vast sums to
restore the ravages OF war. Let us
in thanksgiving for our security ex-
pend a small fraction of that vast
sum now In improving American