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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-09-18

explotada de elias; Y, ALI, como en-
casi toda la nacion, abundan los bra
ceros con aptitudes para la agricul-
tura, la ganaderfa y la nrinerfa; tra-
bajadores titles, que, aun recibiendo
jornaIes mucho mas altos que los in
significantes que han cobrado antes,.
como estara bien tratados; gracias
a las iluevas leyes Y tendran facilida-
des de convertirse en- propietarios,
pondrang en- los meTcados extranjeros
productores baratos en- grandes can
tidadesI La possession de esa millona-
da de braceros es una de las mayores
ventajas que Mexico lleva otros pai-
ses americanos; en- 10 economico, por
la colossal production de que son capa-
ces, y en- 10 polftico, porque no son in
migrantes, y, por 10 tanto, no forman
una poblacion abigarrada y de fra
gil patriotismo, sino un verdadero
pueblo, con rafces en- la terra que es
su patria.
Els una desgracia que Mexico, como
Espa1ai v otras naciones de nuestra
familia, hayan tenido que hacer re-
voluciones para progresar; pero a1n
serfa mayor desgracia, y que por ma
aia estaria compensate, ell que, por
miedo las revoluciones, Sc sometie-
J sen a la Servidumbre " dorn1itasan an
el atraso. "Los pueblos-dijo Emil
lilo 0llivier-se ven obligados a ir a
la guerra, porque para ellos hay CO.
fsas 'peores que la guerra. Y 10 mis-
mo Sc puede decir de las revoluciones,
de las verdaderas revoluciones espa-
fiolas e ahispano-americanas, de las
| que ,tienen ideas Y que no ese deben
confundir con las aventuras depreda-
torias de generates Y coroneles.
Antonio ESCOBAR.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-09-18

en- cientos. de millares de acres en- ell
Estado de Tanaulipas, al Oeste de
Matamoros, ciudad mexicana situada
enfrente de la texana de Brownsville;
este proyecto solo tuvo un principioI
de realization, porque vino parali-I
carlo la guerra civil; Sc cree que prom
to Sc volvera a trabajar en- Ell. Y 10
mismo hay que decir de una empresa
magma de irrigacion iniciada en- 1910
en- ell vecino Estado de Coahuila. Y
en- otro, tambien fronterizo de, esta re-
pubfica, el de Sonora, una compania,
controlada por los grandes, capitalis-
tas Hays Hammonds, de Washington,
Whitner, de New York y los Burn
ihams, de Londres, va emp1ear algu-
nos millones de pesos en- regar el del
ia del Yaqui. Ell ferrocarril flombra-
do kansas City, Mexico and Orient"
que ha de ir de Kansas City al puer-
to de Opolambo, en- la otra costa del
Pacffco, esta va construido en- sus dos
tercios. Cuando este terminado pom
dra en- communication directa a Kan
sas City con la ciudad de Chihuahua,
con 10 que estaran conectados ell rio
Missouri Y el Oeste Central con al
!. gunosj de los mejores distritos gana-
deros del Norte de Mexico. ..
/ Estos otros progresses son los mas
mencionados aquf porque atanen Ia
\ region de aquella republica fronteriza
de los Estados Unidos; pero el vasto
ly hermoso Mexico tiene, ademas, en-
/ sus regiones central y meridional, I'm
area igual a Francia, la Gran Bretaiia
e Italia juntas; Y en- esa area todos
los climas, v, como consecueneia, to-
das las producciones. Ali estan al
gunas de las tierras mas fertiles del
mundo, como 10 demuestra la parte
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-09-18
DECLARATION DE DOMINIC.
Oh. .,. s..,,ov .EX .PARTE. j,

'POR. CJJANTO, habiendo presenta-
do el abogado Don V. M. FERNAN-
aDEZs una mocion a nombre de Fer
nando Brau Monsanto para que Sc
declare su favor el dominic de la
siguiente fnca:
URBANA: Solar sito en- ell barrio
de- Santurce del termino municipal de
San Juan, P. R., que mide 8 metros
de frentexspor el Este, colindando por
la calle Duford, 8 metros de fondo al
Oeste colindando con Elisa Racine
Hecht, hoy Jose Rosario; y 18 metros
porsoeI Sur colindando con Eleuterio
Quiara,, hoy Juan lMalaret, y .13 me-
tros poF el Norte con Cayetano Coll v
Toste.eiEn dicho solar sta una casa
terrera de MADEIRA con techo de carton
americana. II a>".
POk TANTO, y habiendose orde-
iado por 81 Honroble Juez de esta cor
te Sc publique la pretension por tres
veces en- un peri6dico de los de ma
yor circulacion de los que Sc editan
en'esta ciudad para que los que ten
gan a1gdn derecho real sobre Ell in
mueble descrito, las personas igno-
radas a quienes pueda perjudicar la
Inscription " en- general todo 9ef que
desee oponerse, puedan, /. efectuarlo
dentro del 'termiro de sesenta dias, Ii
bro el presente en- San Juan, Puerto
Rico, 16 de Septiembre. de 1920.
~ c. Marrero,
,H3}E Secretario.
Por Francisco G. Negroni,
,. Secretario Auxiliar.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-09-18

llejuelas vetustas' y silenciosas, y el
- n, nue majestuosamente sepa-
ra a la capital en- aos cipdades, lie
prestan un aspecto ttnico e ,inolvida-
bic. NADIA puede guitar a Budapest
su magnffica Situaci6n nj las bellezas
incomparablestde sus alradedores. A
pesar de su miseria actual, Budapest
es una ciudad interesantfsima Y no
ha cesado de ser Ia vanngualrl'dia de la
civilization occidental en- ell roriente
de Europa. = ''''t'.7' - ~ SOD -
~ ,l..-,' i.tE -H.I-JU g. -3lIN no. 4.
,epsu 1r@I4' """ 20 1itt''. 9t1HE' 2
Budapest. julio deG1020.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-09-18
::.'.E'DI|CTO i
EN- LA CORTE DE DISTRITO DEL
DISTRITO JUDICIAL DE SAN
~ gJUAN, PUERTO RICO.
! secci6n Primera.
Estados sUnidOs de America,
Ell Pre$idente de los E. u, SIS.

S'y% no. Mo- =
E,t.a eGAsF.as :-..--.L.. -. Z :.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-09-18
Secretario Auxiliar,

NO CORA Ell RIEsGo DE
UNAtaa IRRITACIoN tOmando
Whiskey 0 Cognac, para cortar el
esealofrfos y .componer el est6ma-
60. Mas benefco sera ell PAIN.
killer de PERRY DAVIS es
&tS{4lat l& @t;isg tft' 7aS f7''~
legftimo. Advt. IL
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-09-18

Sc VENDE Ia casa No. 6S Gale
San Sebastian, da frente a la calle
de San ebastian y Otro frente al Bou-
levard del Vale. Altos y baios. In
fOrmes: San Francisco 55, (altos).i
mn FENIRs Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-09-18
DR. NARCISO MORENO
5a Medico Cirniano.i ST

De regreso de los Estados Unidos
participa sus amigos J elientes que
esta de nuevO en- su buffete.
TelefOno BIS, Allen 22.
s. Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-09-18
EL)I(I
EN- LA CORTE DE q
DISTRITO JUDICLi
JUAN. P.
secti6n Print
Estados Unidos de All
Ell Presidente, de los
RALPH BoUaH,
DEM
vs.
HELEN CHRISTIANsEl
Der
Civil No. 1910
Civil No. 1910
DIvoRCIo.
EMPLAzAMIEN

Ell Pueblo de Puerto +
Christensen, cuyo paradI
ra, o sea Ia demandada
sada.
Por la presente Sc not
ha presentado en- la ofici1
tario de la Corte de Dist
trito Judicial de San Juar
cion Primera, una den
cual ell demandante, repre-
su abogado, Lcdo. e. HI
San Juan, P. r., sustanciI
ga:-
Que Ell demandante y
da contrajeron matrimoni
dad de New York ell 8
1908. Que en- este mai
procrearon hijos nj existe
la sociedad conyugal de
Que ell demandante vie
do en- esta Isla por mas
antes de la presentation
manda.
Que la demandada ALA
de agosto de 1918 estan
ambos c6nyuges juntos e
de Christiansend, isla de. Santa
Islas Virgenes, abandono ell
conyugal sin causa justifcada
ira la voluntad del demandant
Que despues de esa fecha
vuelto a hacer vida marital
separados y negandose la de1
regresar al hogar conyugal
Que depsues de abandonaI
gar la demandada fue a viz
Estados Unidos, vino luego
Rico y luego Sc marcho para IA
publica de Santo Domingo, ignor;
ell demandante el paradero actua
la demandada, pues no sabe ST
sc halla- en- la Rep6blica Dominic
v 81. ALI yive, Y Sc ignora en- que
blaeion Sc encuentra. 7" u .
Y termina suplicando a lac
dicte sentencia contra I'd.
do roto,y disuelto ell Wind
monia1 eXistente entire amh
Y habiendo dispuesto poi
te que la citacion de la d
Helen Christensen Sc hag
dio de edictos que sep ublic
periodico Ell IMPARCIAL (,
ia en- esta capital Y es unoS ~ a
mayor circulation en- la isla de- p
to Rico, debiendo tai publication
cerse por espacio de so dfas v po
menos una vez en- cada sema11a,
POR Ell PRESENTE que Sc ri
cara en- la indicada forma, Sc lie
sa I'd. que de no comparecer a
testar dicha demanda dentro de
diez dias despues de notificada,
notification Sc hiciere en- ell distri
dentro de los veinte dias 81 Sc h
re fuera del distrito pero en- la isl
Puerto Rico, Y dentro de los
renta dias 81 Sc hiciere en- OF
tie, el demandante podra soli}
obtener de la Corte un fallo
beldia contra I'd. declarando
disuelto el vfnculo matrimonia
tente entire I'd. Y el dicho dema
Dado por orden de la Cort
mi firma y ell sello de esta Cd
San Juan, P. R., hoy dfa II de
to de 1920.
C. Marrer'
Secretario de la Corte de Dil
Secion Primera.
Por Francisco Negroni,
Secretario-Auxiliar.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-31

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Printing
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SECRETARY.

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basis Excellent sdelne state present
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Mig Co, 25 East "a St. Dayton, ONO.
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ia 34 STONE sr.
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GENERAL ENGRAVING on 5ewelry. etc:
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-21
UNMUZZLTNG
NAVY OFFICIALS
Rear Admiral Sims Thinks They
Should be Allowed to Talk
During Times Of
Peace. -

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Rear Ad'
miral William s. Sims, storm center
of the present naval inquiry at Wash
ington, at dinner for the Army and
Navy club here last night, pleaded
for the unmuzzling of American navy
officers during peace time. He de-
clared this was necessary that their
criticisms of the administration of
the first line OF defense might tend
to it's Improvement
Sims declared he had only done his
honest duty as an American naval
officer in expressing his views upon
the awards of medals and the general
conduct of the naval administration.
He declared several times that the
navy was entirely solid and that
ii was all right adding that ''the
difficulties were administrative and
not operative"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-21
ONE THOUSAND
FARMERS MEET
Oppose Government Guarantee Of Re
turns on Railroad Securities and
Pooling of Earn
inQs.

Omitted Press Leased Wire Service.l
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Jan. 21.-Gov-
ernment guarantee of returns on rail
road securities. pooling of earnings
and the creation of transportation
board as proposed in pending rail-
road legislation before congress were
opposed by one thousand members OF
the Farmers and Grain Dealers asso-
citation in session mere. Opposition to
these special features of the propos-
ed railroad bills was first voiced by
Attorney Ralph Merriam, Of Chicago,
who represents Clifford Thorne. chief
counse! for the farmers organization
and was later endorsed by the organ
ization. The anti-strtke clause OF the
Cumnins bill was approved as ne
cessary protection of the farmers as
railroad patrons. About one thou
sand farmers and cooperative grain
company managers are in attendance.
Mark w. Pickett, OF Chicago, was a
speaker last night. j. F. Deems.
former Iowa state food administrator.
will be the principal speaker today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-21

ness to depart for Constantine pie.
The supreme council he,f It's final
meeting today. Clemencea.i presided
at first, but was succeeded by Pre-
mier Millerand. 1t wAs decided to
create Immediately council Of am
bassadors to succeed the supreme
council. This new organization ~il
meet permanently in Paris with
power to execute the Versailles
treaty and decide affairs already
under discussion. Questions OF prin-
ciple will be referred to the heads
lof Interested governments who will
meet In London, Paris and Rome.
Premier Lloyd-George returned to
London today.
|. The -Adriat1c situation has takerI
the most serious turn in months, fol-
lowing the Jugo-Slay reply. well In
formed observers here believed to-
day The Jugo-Slav note, it was
said, has postponed settlement Of tho
Jugo-Slay-Italian dispute Indefinitely
III the present attitude Is maintained
and the Jugo-Slavs insist their note
represents last ditch concessions,'
observers believed 1t means the dead
lock has been frightened up again to
its original tenseness.
The possibility of a break in rela-
tions between Jugo-Slavia and Italy
was injected into the situation by
statements of both the Jugo-Slav and
Italian delegations.
Questioned concerning Premier
Nitti's recent announcement that he
would demand enforcement Of The
Pact Of London If the Jugo-Slavs re-
jected the allied proposals, member
op ha J,,o, doll c,iI
1--WE will fight rather than accept
the Pact OF London. If the Italians
insist upon its fulfillment, conflict
seems certain in the Adrtatic. We
have gone the limit in concessions.
Any shift in the Wilson line would
give to Italy certain districts which
are exclusively Jugo-Slavic.
Italy wants the eastern Istrian
territory simply as a Jumping off
place from which she can pounce
upon Ffume. The islands of Lussin
and Lissa also are solidly Jugo-
Slavic. In view Of Premier Nitti's
offer not to make them a military
base they would be useless to Italy
from standpoint Of military
strategy. Hence the question re-
solves itself into Italy trying to inn
pose Italian Jurisdiction upon the un-
willing Jugo-Slay inhabitants.
ITALY already has gobbled up tnou-
sands Of Jugo-Slavs in territories
ceded to her since the war We are
not going to give up sixty thousand
more"
To this statement an attacne Of the
Italian delegation replied:
I'VE do not see how Italy can nego
tiate further with the Jugo-Slays. We
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-21
HOE PRICES GOING UP
WHILE PUBLIC IS BUYING

To what great height the prices
would soar no one could hazard
guess, but all agreed that there was
no let up In sight.
THE public is to blame" one big
shoe manufacturer said. The labor
ing class is dressing better today
than ever before. They demand the
best and lots of 1t. We must supply
them"
Ratification of the treaty and re
sumption Of trade with foreign ma
tions will Increase the market value
of footwear by establishing new
foreign markets, another nanufac-
turcr believed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-21
BAKER OPPOSED
To THIS IDEA
Secretary Of War Does Not
Think Pershing Should be
Made Chief of General
Staff.
CALLS IT IMPoLITIC
Function Of Commander In Chief
Would Soon Disappear If officer
is Given Position for
Life.
CALLS IT 1MPoL1TIc

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service,
WASHINGTON, Jan. G1-Secre'
tary of War Baker today opposed the
provision in the senate army re-
organization bill making General Per-
shing chief Of the general staff.
Appearing before the senate military
committee, Baker said such legisla-
ton would be "impolitic."
IF congress by legislation should
designate individual officers TO hold
certain positions during their life, or
definite term, the function OF the
commander in chief would soon dis
appear" said Baker.
1.-The relations between General
Pershing and myself are SO very cor
dial and he knows SO well how highly
/ regard him that l can make this
statement without embarrassment.
THE chief of STAFF Is in peculiar
sense the confidential agent Of the
president and the secretary of war.
Therefore 1t Is essential that he
should be the choice OF the president
and secretary, removable at any time
AS my own tenure as secretary OF
war Will be about over when this bill
becomes law feel no hesitation in
making this point"
Baker said he realized that the
committee in drawing the bill was
trying to provide some place for
Pershing commensurate with the
greatness and dignity of his service
abroad. While he approved of that
purpose, he said. he could not ap-
prove OF the method.
I'VE cannot afford to create mill
tary autocracy in the United States
even to provide a suitable place for
such an officer as General Pershing,"
Baker said.
Baker said he, and Pershing have
talked over the slatter's peace time
status. Baker favors having Perish
ing head the joint army-navy defense
board, which supervises maneuvers,
etc. When the new bill goes into ef-
feet, Pershing could supervise the
yearly maneuvers, Baker said, which
are provided for on a large scale in
the bill. This would make him. in eff
feet, peacetime commander OF the
army. ..n