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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-11-23

Ide Ia extinta, nuestra cordial con-,
dolencia.
Al entierro del marino .Iese
Ma. Milan, que fallecio en- el Hos
lpital Trieoehe, a consecuencia del
tbalazo que recibiera la noche del
jueyes dltimo en- la calleC del
iCoto, Ell riila soi;tenida con el la
borioso artesano Santos Bartolo-
imey y Ventura, asistiefon repre-
sentantes.tle yarils aniones O gre
mios de esta ciudad, con sus CO.
rrespondientes estandartes.
Esta manana, las ocho Y
media, lego d esta ciudad, por fe-
Irrocarrit la Banda Municipal y
Indmerosos vecinos Ge Mayaguez, y
poblaciones del Hralasito, para to-
mar parte en- la manifestation
que cefehrara con esta fecha, aqui,
el Partido Popular, con ,motiy0 de
sII triunf0 Ell la reciah sostenida
Ilucha electoral.
S-Antier tarde sc dio sepultura
en- el Cementeri9 local, al c;lda-
Iyer del apreciable senior Jose Ma.
Santiago, natural de Coamo v
Inuien hace tempo flo su domici-
bio en- la ''Hacienda I2arrancas".
Paz a su esp1ritu y nuestro pc
same a sus familiares.
La secci6n local de la Asocia
ci0n de Empleados de Comercio.
de Puerto Rico, ha nom brado pro
fesora de mecanograffa Il la cul-
ia Y simpatic;e senorita Camilla
Chard0n.
rs una buena adquisition que
hace tai sociedad, al contratar
los servicios profesionales de la
competente profesora seIiorita
Chard6n.
FL guaFdia Rafael Toro, con
duiO al Quartet de la Policia In
sular, Ell esta loc;llidad, al veci-
no de San German, Rafael Rami-
rez, para sindicarle como autor
de un delito de acometinliento Y
aggression, realizado al agredir en-
Nuevo Berlin, a Rafaela Torres.
Ell guardia Fernando Tore
gfosa, presto auXilios al anciano
Ramon Colon, de 60 amos de edad,
quien result0 estropeado en la ca
lie Crist0bal Colon, por TIN coche
ZEN cuyo pescante iba Francisco
IQuintana.
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~ + y < IN 7 < 4
Ponce, noyiembre q <En la
manana de hoy mlmerosos unio-
nistas poncehos, abandonaron es-
Ia ciHdad, por tren y en- auton0-
yiles, con destino Mayagnez, pa
IA asistir las fiestas que con
esta fecha celebran sus amigos
polfticos en- la ciudad del Oeste,
con motive de su reciente triunfo
electoral ALI.
4 LA detective deconlisO, las
dos Y media della noche del mar
tes 1ltiino en- el cafetln "La Pal
ma, situado Ell el extreme Sur
de la calle La Torre, propiedad
lie don Conception Oben, diez y
seis nedias botellas de ron, cuya
existencia Ell. est. establecimiento,
Sc hallaba en- conficto con la ley
de arbitrios.
La Policfa Setreta local, ha
detenido a Evaristo Lacquer, ex-
official del Ejercito, quien hace po
co Sc fug0 del Cuartel de la Poll
cfa de Santuree, donde estaba de
tenido por creersele autor de un
delito de hurto.
AL deten6rsele aqu1 Sc ha descu-
bierto que. Lacquer sllstrajo hace
POGO, un gaban de drill de Ia pro
lpiedad del yecino Manuel Ways,
residents en- la calle Concordia
ique hurt1 un reloj lie ORC, de Sc
E6ora, Il dona Ramona Medina,
pFenda que Yendi0 Ell cuatro do
lares. 4Ademas. Ia secreta ha re-
tcuperado una sortija tie ORC, con
Iun gran topaeio, que Lacquer ven
ldi0 en- seis d0EareS a Manuel Ba-
rrOs.
Sc investigan otras yentas he
fchas por Lacquer, que Sc supOne
son producto de otros hurtos y
robos.
los miembros de la Secreta,
Colon Y Seeundino Perez San
chez, han denunciado a GregOrio
Collazo, a qdien sorprendieron fa-
bricando dos aIambiques que fue-
ron ocupados, en- la propia resi-
dencia del indicado>CollaZO, Gale
del Progreso, de esta ciudad, .
Aver eXperimentamOs grata
satisfaction al estrechar la dies,
ira de nuestro antique amigo y
compahero don Eugenio Lecomp-
te, actual Con1isienado de Instruc
ci0n Pdblica Municipal de la ciu-
dad del Oeste.
-Tras dilatada permanencia
Ell CANA, enferma, antier falleci0
Ell su residential, calle Buena Wis
ta de la barriada Nueyo BarcelO-
na, la estimable senora Eustacia
Cruz, hermana del jovencito tip0-
grafo don Inocencio Cruz, a quien
damos, como los demas deudos
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Evening journal., 1920-11-23

school administration. Prior to
that conference the Allees we're
on record against any meddling
with the school laws. Immedi-
ately following that conference
the Allees launched a campaign
for the repeal OF all school laws.
They inform skepical ones that
they have been given assurance
that the Republican candidate
for governor. If elected, will not
interfere with the repeal of the
laws. The Republican candi-
date for governor repeatedly an
nounces that he will not inter-
fere with the Legislatures re-
pealing the school laws. He
states that he takes this posi-
ton following a conference with
Mr. =. S. DUPONT and that his
position is agreeable to Mr.. du-
Pont.
Resume of Letter
A conference is called by the
Allees for the purpose of start
ing the machinery for a repeal
OF the school laws. DR.. Joseph
II. Odell is aware Of this con-
ference and its purpose. A rep
resentative of the Delaware
School Auxiliary Association and
Of the Service Citizens attends
this conference. DR.. Joseph IL.
Odell is on record subsequent to
the conference in defense of its
motives and purposes. It is con-
fidently asserted by anti-school
code politicians down the state
that DIR. Odell and his organiza-
ton are not only thoroughly in
sympathy with this movement
to wreck the school laws OF Del
aware, but that they are going
to actively participate in the
wrecking process. At the same
time these politicians are taking
the ground that about the only
educational force worth saving
in Delaware is the Delaware
School Auxiliary Association.
My work in connection with
the school code and school mat
ters in Delaware brought me in
intimate touch with you and
convinced me OF your sincere
and disinterested concern for
better schools administered un-
der efficient and democratic
school laws. Knowing your at
titude, 1t is inconceivable to me
that you know the facts which
1 have just outlined, for / be-
lieve If you did know of them
you would have. long before
this, entered your protest both
as an individual and in your
official capacity as president Of
the State Board of Education.
am not so bigoted as to
hold that no one has a right to
oppose the present school laws.
A very large number OF Della
ware citizens do oppose the
school laws and have always
done so. The unprecedented at
tempt on the part OF several
hundred Of these citizens to in
timidate the Suprc Court of
the state of Delaware by a ply
sical demonstration, was ample
evidence that there are certain
elements of citizenship opposed
to progressive school laws and
decent schools. The entire agi-
tation Of the school question in
this state in the last eighteen
months leaves no doubt that a
certain percentage of the citizens
of Delaware are opposed to pres
ent school laws and the improved
school system which these laws
make possible. 1t is not at all
surprising that the illiterate. the
prejudiced, the venal and other
Evening journal., 1920-11-23
POLITICAL SCHEME

undesirable elements of the state
should set their face against
these laws and what these laws
bring about. We all know the
class of politicians who, from
one unworthy motive or another,
have assisted in creating and
keeping alive the opposition to
the school laws and to the ad-
ministration which was respon-
sible for the laws enactment and
which made an honest effort to
have the laws enforced. No
friend of better schools should
be surprised, therefore, that
there is opposition to the school
laws.
But every friend of better
schools in Delaware should be
not only surprised. but mex
pressibly shocked to know that
some of those in high places
who have made great professions
of culture and a desire to help
the children of Delaware, should
have been engaged in intrigue
with a clique of politicians to
bring about a repeal OF the very
laws which they are supposed to
help administer, to explain and
to defend.
Accuses DIR. OdelI
II the entire movement of
better education in Delaware has
degenerated into purely a cam
paign of saving the face of DR..
Joseph II. Oden and the Della
ware School Auxiliary Associa-
tion, rather than saving the
school laws and the school sys-
TEN of Delaware, let us at least
be candid about it.
There has been a great deal of
oratory in the last eighteen
months about the welfare of the
children Of Delaware. The first
thing the children of Delaware
should know is; Who are their
friends and who are not. Who
is responsible for breeding the
popular dissatisfaction against
the school laws? Who has per-
sistently refused to make any
sort of a sensible and systematic
defense of the school laws? Who
has entered into deals with no.
torious state politicians to have
the school laws crippled by devi-
talizing amendments? Who has
been responsible for the persis-
tent circulation of reports char
acterizing the real friends of the
school law as politicians un-
worthy of public confidence,
while they, posing as friends Of
the school law and entrusted
with administrative responsible
ties under the law, were play
ing a cheap game Of politics to
which honest friends of the code
would not stoop, and entering
into secret deals with avowed
enemies of the code and better
schools for the purpose of emas-
culating the code and lowering
the standards Of the schools of
Delaware.
Certainly neither the State
Board of Education nor you, as
president of il, can afford to
maintain any anomalous position
in this matter. You either are
in favor of giving the laws un-
der which you are now working
a fair chance in the belief that,
If given a fair chance, they will
prove their worth, or you are in
favor of the program set on
foot by the Allees with the
knowledge Of DIR. Joseph II.
Oden and others. If you are
in favor of giving the present
laws a chance, you certainly owe
it to the school children of Del
Evening journal., 1920-11-23

Continued First Pase)
nothing thing
party November
illustrates attending strictly TO
spending
"iour humble happens he where member
realizing something to future generations
have drawn which the old
hundred would be less
than the therefore, that his colleagues
both Democrats and Republicans and
'"es' a"s '"e importance o' oono something az ue u seceu
committee of representative citizens Ocoder ancoder from all
the state and asked them Delaware which would be
nearly satisfactory TO all Dawarean possible You know had one law
presented the Legislature
the public might understand
bers of the Senate did this o
"0f realize how o
Mr. Gordon can't see how anything be done by individual
sona OF om capacity without first consulting money interest," but
Kent and Sussex counan don't worship the
shipped by satellites.
between or Mr. du-
vivid imagination unless grossly
resent could not conceive Of a thing
As either being Wilmington
conference with Mr. p dupont DR. OdeI
Wilmington for such conference;
Mr. dupont calling
else about IT, possibly personal
in Dover who Interested in education.
way associated with politically and
Mr. dupont or Dr. ode In fact Father knew nothing Of the
the time neither
~ WI" % our OF D oo since the special session Of the egia
% except Tor possibly minute or two in the Hotel DUPONT and then
along general lines of school
AS far Auxiry As-
uo we have probably conended that ceun Of its workings should
looked into has been
thirty or more commissions but subsequent
inc been made to the contrary absolutely false.
"Mr Gordon by so that
the facts mHcpcned
all getting better workable less costly school law
for Delaware We think for ourselves without
being prompted by somebody's whms somebody's
roll"
inc said he had Goron letter
Governor Townsend Denney former United states
Alice cou he
tanned from them
Dr. Odr letter enclosing the Gordon as rolows
Evening journal., 1920-11-23

not bring their complaints be.
fore the State Board of Educa,-
ton, because the State Board of
Education is dominated by Mr..
p. S. DUPONT. whose relations
with DR.. Odell are such that he
will not listen to any criticism
of DIR. Odell. no matter how
honest and well-founded that
criticism may be. 1t is incred-
ible that this be true. yet those
who believe are firm in their be-
lief.
However, these men say they
are not only ready, but they are
anxious to go before a legisla-
tive committee at the next ses-
sion OF the General Assembly
and lay their complaints before
that committee and the public.
They feel if they do this that
neither the State Board of Ed
ucation nor the Delaware School
Auxiliary Association will dare
punish them for stating the
truth, and that IL is the only
way in which they can proclaim
the truth without jeOpardizing
their own interests, on the one
hand, and with any assurance
that the truth will be made pub
lie on the other hand.
Asks For Inquiry
In short, the school situation
I'm Delaware has already reached
that stage where men who have
honest criticism of methods say
they dare not bring their criti-
cism before the State Board of
Education because of their fear
of offending DR.. Joseph H Odell,
thereby jeopardizing their own
position or their schools. This
in itself amounts to a scandal
and is a terrific damnation of
conditions. Moreover, honest
and healthy public opinion is
being muzzled by the newspa-
pers Of Wilmington. whose edi-
torial and news columns are rep
resented to be at the command
of DR.. Joseph II. Odell on all
matters pertaining TO education
in this state. Under these cir
cumstances, nothing less than a
legislative inquiry will bring the
truth to light. Now that the
enemies of the school laws in
Delaware have abandoned the
idea of such an inquiry. the
friends of the laws might well
see to it that the facts as to
who really has been playing
dirty politics with the schools of
Delaware be made a matter of
record. It is my hope and be-
lief that such an inquiry will
be made by the next General
Assembly.
II you are already in posses
sion of the facts which 1 have
herein set forth, then 1 have
done nothing except 70 give
them additional emphasis. II
you are not in possession Of them
1 leave them with you for your
consideration
In conclusion, may say 90
YOU that this letter is in no wise
confidential. I despise intrigue
and doubled ealing in practice
quite as much as 1 do in theory,
and 1 am sending a copy OF this
letter to Dr. Joseph H Odell
SO that he may know exactly
what 1 have said to you-and
10 him. I also expect to send
copy of this letter to other per-
sons in Delaware interested N
the cause of education.
With kindest regards, ~
main,
Yours very respectfully,
]. B. GORDON.
Evening journal., 1920-11-23

aware, the friends of better ed
ucation in Delaware, no less than
to yourself. to take a stand
against the Alice -Odell program.
If you do approve of their pro-
gram, you then owe it to the
school children of Delaware and
the friends of better education
to announce that you have no
faith in the law under which
you hold your office and which
you are sworn to support, re-
sign from the State Board OF
Education and take your posi-
tion openly in opposition to the
law. Surely. Mr.. p. S. DUPONT
is too wise to be duped by some
of his counsellors in the Della
ware School Auxiliary Associa-
tion and Service Citizens, into
the appearance of covertly work.
ing to destroy the public school
laws which he publicly cham
pionsl Yet it is a most regret
table fact that he is being forced
into such a false light before
the public by the maneuvers of
DR.. Joseph II. Odell.
One thing more and 1 shall
have finished. During our con-
versation which l referred to in
the beginning of this letter,
enumerated to you complaints
of specific character which
have been made against DR..
Odell by persons connected in
one way or another with the
public school system of Della
ware. At that time you said
you had not heard OF any such
complaints. although you had
asked two or three persons
(naming them) connected with
the schools of Delaware. if they
had any complaints of the man
ner in which DIR. Odell was in
terfering with the administra-
ton of school affairs, and they
told you they had not.
Speaks of Criticism
In order to clarity my own
mind upon this matter, made
an investigation since our con-
versation, and 1 find that the
hostility among school officials
in Delaware against DR.. Joseph
II. Odell and his methods is
greater and more deep-seated
than l set forth during our con-
versation. l find that some of
the men you quoted as having
no criticism of DR.. Odell's meth
ods take this position, in COM
mon with a great many other
school men in the state. They
say that DR.. OdeIl is RESPONSE
BILE for the dissatisfaction and
unrest which exists in Delaware
in connection with the public
schools. Their criticisms Of him
are specific, and in many cases
bitter even to the point of vitu-
peration- When asked why they
did not bring these facts to the
attention OF the State Board of
Education they very frankly
state that to do so would result
in their being Disseminated
against IN the future by the
State Board OF Education. Some
of the school officials say to do
go would result in their being
fired" or. at least in their not
being re-employed. Others say
to do so would result in their
not securing any runds or any
help of any kind from the Della
ware School Auxiliary Associa-
tion, because that association Is
administered in such way that
only those who subscribe in
every way to the wishes OF DR..
Joseph IL. Odell are given as
sistance. They state they dare
Evening journal., 1920-11-23

gencies and that we have been
happy in having been able to
respond and meet your wishes.
! remain.
Yours sincerely,
(signed) JOSEPH II. ODELL,
President.
DR.. odeil' received the following
from Mr.. Gordon:
November IS. 1920.
Dr. Joseph H. Odel.
Director. Service Citizens,
Library Building.
Wilmington. Del.
Dear Slr-Enclosed herewith
please find copy of letter
which / have this day mailed to
Mr. George b. Miller, president
Of the State Board OF Education.
think it but fair that you know
its contents.
Yours very respectfully.
J. B. GORDON.
Copy of Charges
Mr.. Gordon's letter follows:
November is, 1920.
Hon. George b. Miller.
President, State Board OF Edu-
cation,
Wilmington, Delaware.
My dear Mr.. Miller-You will
no doubt recall a conversation
which I had with you some
weeks ago regarding certain
school affairs in Delaware. I
told you at that time that the
Delaware School Auxiliary AS
sociation's actions. and. more
particularly. the actions Of its
director, DIR. Joseph II. Oden.
are arousing bitter antagonlsm
throughout the state; that this
hostile criticism Is being direct
ed against the State Board OF
Education and the public school
system Of Delaware because DR..
Joseph H. Odeil distinctly gives
the impression that his actions
have the approval Of the State
Board Of Education. and he
speaks with their authority. /
told you that this antagonism
had become so pronounced that
al the next session Of the Cen
eral Assembly, there would be a
legislative inquiry into the ac-
tions OF the Delaware School
Auxiliary Association and Dr.
Odell; that I had reliable in
formation that the Allees at Do
yer would, in all probability, lead
in the demand for such legis-
lative inquiry. I cited you some
OF the specific charges which
were being made against the
Delaware School Auxiliary As
sociation and DR.. Odell.
As you recall, I told you that
/ was apprising you Of the sit
uation because Il was incredible
TO me that the State Board OF
Education was cognizant Of the
situation. for II II were Il would
take some action either TO stop
the things complained OF or to
disabuse the public's mind that
things complained Of were being
done with the boards knowl-
edge and consent. You expressed
great surprise at some of the
things This in itself, OF course,
was an admission that the State
Board Of Education had no
knowledge of the things COM
planned of. Otherwise you, as
president Of the State Board OF
Education. would have been ad-
vised OF what is going on by
those who are acting even a
quasi-official capacity in the
name OF the State Board.
Tells of Conversation
Immediately after our con-
versation (within the hour, in
facD you took the matter up
with Mr.. p. S. dupont. member
OF the State Board OF Educa-
tion and also donor OF the money
which makes possible the Della
aware School Auxiliary Associa-
tion and the Service Citizens or
ganization. OF which DIR. Joseph
II. Odell is director I under
stand you repeated to Mr.. du.
Pont at least that part OF th'
conversation which expressed
the belief that the Allees. at tn
head OF a group Of down~stat
politicians. were going to insu
Evening journal., 1920-11-23

IN the next Legislature. that he
would not use his veto power
to block anything the Legisla-
ture wanted done. There is not
the slightest doubt that Mr..
Denney made this statement
upon several occasions. He has
been quoted to that effect in AL
lees State Sentinel and in the
Philadelphia papers, and has
entered no denial or correction
of such representation Of his at
titude
The Washington herald., 1920-06-16
MONTREAL EXPECTS
HORDE OF VISITORS

Preparations are being made IN
Montreal to handle more immi-
grants during the coming season
than in any other year in Canada's
history for the tide OF immigration
from the "Old Country" Is we'll un-
der way and every day from one to
two thousand homeseekers land at
Halifax and St. John. n. B.-the
winter ports of Canada.
immigration authorities predict
that with the advent of warm
weather these numbers will be in
creased and the burden will then
be thrown on Quebec City and Mon
treal for the summer months.
feature OF this years immlgra-
tion flow is that the foreigner. or
peoples from other than the Brit
ish Isles. will not be In the ascend
ancy as before the war. Il IL said
most OF the Europeans are remain
ing at home and the class who will
take up their homes In Canada this
year will be limited TO girls who
will secure positions as "household
Workers. name they prefer to
domestic servants" mechanics and
great number Of farmers.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-16
DEALERS FIGHT
NARROW WALKS
Louisiana Avenue Changes
Opposed by Center
Market Men.

While approving proposed i'm
provement of ouisiana avenue from
the "eity beautiful" standpoint.
wholesale merchants of Louisiana
avenue claim that the twenty foot
cut Of the sidewalks which II in
wolves will result in heavy business
losses.
1t Is pointed out that a narrow
sidewalk crowd the wholesalers in
doors to cramped and poorly lighted
quarters.
while thoroughly approve Of
the Identification OF Louisiana av.
enue, / believe that the Commission
ers should furnish adequate quarters
before proceeding further with the
plan" said Salvatore Scalco, q prom
inent wholesaler.
Some time ago the Commission OF
Fine Arts approved the construction
OF a terminal market on the block
surrounded by Twelfth and Four
teenth streets, Maryland avenue apd
Water street southwest, and merch-,
ants insist that work on this project
be pushed.