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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-12-08

i'm the common stock unless the company
be in arrears in the payment Of four
quarterly dividends on Its preferred
stock, as above provided, In which event
the sole voting power shall be In the
preferred stock until the dividends In ar
rears shall have been fully paid.
Section o. The whole or the preferred
and common stock of this corporation.
or any part thereof, may be issued and
delivered to any person, firm or corpor-
alton for the acquisition of rights, privi-
leges, property, business or good VIII, or
any part thereof, owned or controlled by
such person. firm or corporation.
The Board hereinafter created is speci-
ally authorized to issue and dispose or
stock for any or all of the purposes
above stated. as in its judgment may
seem fair and proper.
ARTICLE Nv. section 1. An Of the
powers of this corporation shall be vested
in and exercised by the Board Of Direc-
tors of not less than three. nor more
than seven, to be named from among the
holders of common stock. The number
of directors within said limits shall be
fixed at the annual meeting OF the stock
holders, provided that the number at any
time be less than the maximum OF seven
directors, the record holders of major
ity of the common stock (unless the COM
mon stock should have lost the right 70
vote because of arrears In DIVIDENDS on
preferred stock as herein provided may
ut any time by an instrument in writ
ing. increase the membership Of the
Board to any number not in excess OF
seven. and name holders Of common stoch
TO FIJI vacancies thus created In inter.
walls between meetings Of the Board Of
Directors, all the powers Of the corpora
Hon NAV be vested In and exercised by
an executive committee of not less thar
FIVE directors to be appointed by thu
Board Of Directors. Unless otherwise
provided in the bylaws of the company
a majority shall constitute quorum O
the Board. The Board OF Directors shai
he elected annually by ballot at a stock
holders meeting, to be held on the srt
wednesday Of September Of each year
after due notice given by mailing sam
| to the stockholders entitled to vote, a
their last known postoffice address. or i
none be known, then to the General De
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-12-08

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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-12-08
CHARTER OF WILL T. RICHARDS,

CHARTER OF WILL I. kiChAhDS'
United States Of America, State OF
Louisiana, Pari IN Of Orleans, City OF
New Orleans. Be 1t known, That on this
twelfth day of the month Of November,
in the year Nineteen Hundred and
Twenty-one (1921), before me. CHARLES
sCHNEIDAU, Notary Public. duly
commissioned and sworn in and for the
City of New Orleans, Parish Of Orleans,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned per-
sonaIIy appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed.
who declared that awaiting themselves
Of the laws and statutes Of the State OF
Louisiana, in such cases made and pro-
yided, and more particularly Act No. 26I
Of the year 1914, they do, by these
presents, covenant, agree and bind them
selves, as well as such other persons as
NAV hereafter become associated with
them. in order to form and constitute
a corporation or body polite In law, Tor
the objects and purposes, and under the
stipulations following, to-wft: .
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title OF
this corporation Is hereby declared to
be WILL T. RICHARDS. INC, and II
shall have and enjoy corporate existence
and succession for a period OF ninety
nine years t99), from and after this date.
unless sooner dissolved. 1t shall have
auth ority-to sue and be sued; to make
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-12-08

ANGELO SILvESTRI,
JOS. VALENTT
ROGER F. PELLETIER
Sworn to and subscribed before me on
this Sth dav of October. 1921.
ROBERT r. RAMOS,
Notary Public.
4 True Copy.
Nov. 24-Dec. %
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SEMPER.

custodia del Senor!. Y aquellas mi.
sas dominicales plenas de cantos ar
monfas y de mGsicas lit1rgicas del
6rgane.... TIL eras un adorador de
las campanas, de las golondrinas y lsss
tardes bellas, siempre Soiador /. Is.
Pefo, ia que recordar mas?... mo
es verdad que iyiviendo esta vida de
reeuerdos, Sc. haee dolorosa fuerza
de ser una lrealidad pasada?... Todo
ESQ es bonito, nostalgico, evocador, lie
no de una mdsiea magica y encantado-
ra, pero triste, cuando Sc piensa que
Sc deshoj6 La flor de La Juventnd 81
que Sc perdi6 para siempre, para siem-
pre-. Euego, te1 eontar6 del Presen-
te. FL Presente es algo nuestr6, algo
que tenemos prehdido en- Ell fondo' de
10 de Ahora, aunqne guarda sus iris
texas en- Ia magia blanca de sus ma
iianas, como veras segdn sigas leyendo.
Te yOy a confesar IN pensamiepto. !,
una ilusicn muerta, qpimer fugaz, de-
mi adoleseencia Ia derrota de un
amor fracasatlo. tie acuerdas de Luis,
de aquel mnehacho alto y sohador, que
tcontiuda en- la pag. 5,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-06-08
"A IlBIM DEL PIBun
Dc h AaHI|Ga Hltilll|isi :

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- ~ sitfsw b A. AeHmAss4 > ahws
tsa4a E'N~aassnss ~ - - a~ss~l
slna aMsf AiesaMs smlnlwus - s.as
ga sah -s.iaas 81 a,n sssis~ Aalas.
suna q latssn sssN asas, - a,isa
saas@diaa ~ sa,sse. sssse sn aulss.
en- - inirIsssssa ssssasaaasaae Nc
lunae sn unc lsais'nsss tns slae~ a.
imossasi,lssnl-ias auasar lssh~ lss,na,
mas un ai.ass ilsl lsse 81 = Ias-ash.
b. ls.isnnls~ siislaaanasars - eus
aiiiui,isan inasaassdsasi.an ssrnlsaas q
l,nncramn - ml lassiao ! - cue a.
magusin D. iss une ss~ rswvaatamss
ral rsie rsssilie fsmsan ssnmn s'a. Hay
uigut as'r $50, nnisasisaas langnc -saA
- ids~l D. iisasswawisaHAa sn II lae
grams. THRl,s'n isns .iSs.s qae sss "a.
clnsisaH.'qae is,sissaasls-Hiisaas sunbo
u Er ss.s-r ts"azAlex > q -. Ma
nacl fctsiand-E Massara Esias ~
IsrrlencssR uingsin larai,lo lsalltico.
sislo lal,oran lor h sssl-Tanla de ~
pafria.
Estes calsallrIx's ~ merSrn Il ncs-
peciO de i"dOs. ssUl excelrsdes puerto
rriquelos. y cslan imTacienies desean-
do yer a "a pairia fibre: por 10 tan
to. yo cniiendo. que indeigniislas GO
mo estos son los que dclsen tcncr In
direction de- esias asociaciones."
FL Sr. velazquez Mcrced es inte-
rrumpidO por el Dr. Guzman. dc Ma
yagiicz, quicn dice: Sr oradOr. esth
usted NAL informadO. debe hacer cons
tar que la comisi0n que Ina venidO de
Mayagiiez no pertenece a ninglin par
lido polftico.
FL Sr. Velazquez Merced: Sr.. mu-
chas gracias, deben usted pertenecer
a la direction, o sea. al cOmite de es-
Ia association, con mis- derecho que
nosotros los unionistas que tenemOs
uh pfOgfama Y nos Regimes pOr el Y
10 respetamos. pues no nos quita la
autorilad para poder trabaNr por
nuestra sOberanfa.
Y 10 pruebo cuandO cualquier ami
go 10 crea necesari0.
Ell Sr. Rafael DieZ de AndinO lla-
ma la atenci0n del Orador Evangelio
velazquez Merced, dieiendole, que he
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voritos, ~, eudl no serfa mi sorpresa
al encontrarme con tn libroi Va de
vuelta casa. 10 he lefdo, detenidamen-
te, saboreando sas versos y poniendo
todo el sentimiento de.mi alma en- ellos,
y, sinceramente, te felicito, Poeta, con
la ingenuidad que td decfas que me
caracterizaba, y que es un orgullo,
noble orgullo, para mf...
Como pasa Ell tiempo!. :. Pareceme
que era aver que fbamos juntos a La
Escuela, cuando I'd empezabas escri-
bir versos, estrofas desaIifiadas, rimas
prematuras todo un frolilegio de ro-
sas puras, de frases aladas, de ilusio-
mes pueriles!.. Y aquellas idas We.
ladas inyernales!... lie acuerdas?
Todos los chiquillos de la aldea nos
reunfamos en- tu cuarto, zen tu ate
neor, como I'd lie llamabas, y ALI da:-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-06-08
Cronica de Juventud, de
Vida y de Fantasia
Cuando llega .el Orono

Mi querido Poeta:
Perdona que turbe- la grata soledad
de tn .silenciO con estas importunables
lfneas enviadas. la distancia, para
ii. :Pero que quieres? To, que conoces
ell sentimiento de la Mujer, que has
buscado en- el remanso tibio de su afee-
to, el dulce calor de su amistad y que
has escrito tus mas queridas estrofas
bajo el aletazo. fugaz de una mirada
eonsoladora, me perdonaras que te tur-
be con esta charla de recuerdos. con
estas cuartiilas emborronadas Ia IL
'gera, que son palomas mensajeras de
mi nostalgia, que te envfe en- un vuelo
deisinceridad, de antigua. amistad. de
Kondo afecto.
Aver (ya sabes 10 mucho que amo los
libros) pase .pOr la librerfa en- busea
de algunas obras de mis- autores ia
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bamos libre curse al hilo de nuestra
algeria. ALFONSO, Carlos, Paco,
Ana Luisa Lilf.... Todos buenOs
muchachos. !. He sabido que algunos
han muerto Y otros viyen bajo cielos
extrailos Todo pasa, Poeta, todo es Dir
vino encanto, en- Ell eual Sc filtra la
aiioranza de 10 pasado, de 10 lido, de
10 vago, de 10 inciert5.. Pors ESQ, ye
amO los P0etas. -. Ellos son los guar
dadores del inefable Secreto de la vida,
que saben del ritmo de las hefas idas
v de la rosada florescencia del Sol de
Mafana. Perdona que veces me apar
tie de las confidencias mfas para ir
posar las alas de la imagination en-
Otros parages, pero es que me estoy
volviendo una romantica) y. Pdes, ST,
Peeta, a. veces me siellto al borde de
mi ventana que da I'll jardfn, an jar
din de rosas, elaveles y azucenas, '
voye trayendo, lentamente, Ell recuerdo
de nuestras infancias, de aquellos
dfas de ORC en- que nos criabamos.
sOh, el recuerdol... ; Mi primera Co
muni6n, cuando junto al altar, tembla-
bs, de puro gozo. al eshr junto Ia
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-06-08

sassuAm ~ e. = .aManf sss~vsu a.
wm alan = s~as~ msAsws~ ssas~ae AiAs~p
b u KRmla a. amassn~AassaaaaaN
On ~ asaAnans3 sassssa - Nss~
m.asa en~s,.s nmlsu Asm nAtasa co.
81 aa,sua a.a ,sae slasae ssrasanaals~
> snul.~ a. saas anl,sHsaAselsaas eus
iaa,.. ~ sas~ - 81 sula I.ae1H -
s~ass ssnlssssA.e a. s,ss = > D. - ~
ssaaNaA s.sna - sasnlaia. lNse esg
n,A. lrla. a lsusnsn.al.Illsnd - sslss
aa,saxe e. - ss.ss b e. usussFss aur
u,sstsaHssas@ . ma s.asslle faafiiea 90
swsss asansiaswe s.slssnmms ge'h@n,
iraiar talas eAans ssss.alal4es. a'iius ~.
rnAsaas ss~ws gulswan pnsslsm me,.
ilirsr y trMtnr seas~ nsunls~s noss
is@ rrsllrmes .sls.usAaslw.. > amimkfns
lsa uav1Wrn disidlr asaesir~ lsaIfi1n.
nsudagls~ iamlsisa: ssnrs Ia indnNa,-
ria ~ nnrsira IliIaiidad , r~tnra -
nnesiFrs r~rapanes romo ana rriI1nIn
hasia 81 dia -n que sra wcoBoclap
pur esa glori"sa narian amrFirana.
I,cslpnfs rIiis IA nalalra Il iider 80
cialisia Martinez Naranja y el Sr.
velazqncz Mcrrrd ~ olsnso fubdan.
dose GA que ri Sr. Martinez NaraniO
cru sOcialisia y ca todas las fril'nnas
le habia dido atacar fnericmenie al
PartidO rni6n de Puerto Rico.
rs interTnmpido el Sr. veThzqncz
por 81 Sr Diez de Andino dicicndole I:
NO conozco a este caballerO. " NJ. We
lazquez. 10 tambien lie cOnozco. y pOr
ESQ me OpOngo que liable, y 81 quie-
re hacerlO, que Sc comprOmeta antes
con esta asamblea a ser independent
tisia.
III Sr. Naranjo :-Sr. Presidente: ST
mi partidO sOcialista en- la primera
asamblea sc declarase contrariO a la
independence de mi patria 70 me irfa
de mi partidO. (Ruidosos aplaus0s).
FL Sr Velazquez :-Sr. Presidente,
en- vcz de cinco minutes que Sc han
establecidQ para los OradOres, pidO
que le comedian media hOra al ora
dor Naranjo, por entender que de bue-
Ia fe Sc ha comprometidO con la aso-
ciaci0n independentista.
{k-s ErqngeHo TeidsqueS Merced
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DE TEATRO

AnCchc Sc pres INTO a nueStru plihli-
GO. con el drama de Victoriano Sar-
dou. FcdGra. la c0mpaifa Julia Del
9ado Caro-. que va cs bien conocida
on San Juan Y que viene ahora de
rcalizar una torun6e por suramerica.
Como Sc trataba de una Obra muy
vista aQui. la resela habra de concrc-
tarse hablar de la intcrpretaci1n
que fliG bueaa on coniunto, distin-
gui6ndose la Srta. Delsado, la Srta.
Socorro Gonzalez Y los senores SalaS.
Regales. de Nieva y Ponte.
III tratro Sc VIC lleho en- las buta-
cas- en- las locaIidades atlas y bas-
tante coucurrido en los palcos. Al ii
mai de todos los actos, el pdblico pi-
do insi,tentemepte la c0mpar@encia
Oh escena de los principales inter
pretes. a.-
Sin duda por la precipitation con
que fr9 preparado el debut algunoS
detalles del selvicio escenico. ST. vie
rem un tanto descuidados. pero ESQ
va con tempo ~ ira corrigiendo en-
las sucesivas representations.
III Segnndo Apuhte.
r. e
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Correspondence de New York
DIvIDENDOS Y JoRNALES

(Continuaci6r ie la. Ira. pagina.)
paganda para demostrar que esa re-
duccion esta justifcada, 'por el
descenso en- los precios de los where's
y otras mercancias.
va la reduction intentada en- la ma
rina mercante ha traido una vasta
huelga; "a la cual podran seguir otras,
con mayor perjuicio para el publico
que para los patronos que las provo
quen Y que, en- algunos casos, ACADIA
ran por renunciar la reductions; Sc
guros, como estan, de que, adn pagan
do jornales decentes, haran buen ne
gocio y no tendran cue vender sus es-
tablecimientos.
En- defnitiva, quien ha pagado STEM
pre- el aumento en- los joTnales, ha ST.
do el consumidor, puesto que los pa
t-'onos 10 anaden al precio de los ar
ticulos; pero, con el trabajo bien re-
.ribudo y el obrero contento, resulta
mayor la capacidad de cons lmo del
pueblo, como l. dicho Mr.. Gompers,
r como Sc 'ha visto en- estos iltimos
tres amos. 81 Sc entra en- un periodic
en- que esa capacidad sea menor, 81
la gente obrera ha de vivir menos
bien que ahora, habra descontento,
del cual saearan partido los adocosa-
rios del actual regimen ct n6mico-so-
cial.
Los patronos conseTvadoTes, rutina-
rios Y moluscos, deben yer las sena-
les-de los tiempos, como las ven los in
teligentes y modernistas, que, por
suerte, no faltan aqui; Y esas "enales
indican que vienen los dividendos ba-
jos y los jornales altos. q ESQ, que
no Sc puede impedir, porque Ell traba-
jo es el mas fuerte y Sc 10 impondra
al capital, este que convene a la CO.
nunidad, porque el dinero de los obre-
ros circula mas que ell de los patro-
nos; y porque con ESQ, no sera posi-
BILE que caiga el mundo en- el socialis-
mo el comunismo.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-06-08

Session.
Para el lunes 20 de JUNO corriente
esta senalada la celebration de una
session ordinaria. Aseh 'i 45tt@ &.
C6nreRci6R de Estddo.
FL % del pasado mayo Sc recibi0 en-
ell Consejo de San Juan. la vista de
los altos 'dignatarios que forman ell
Consejo de Esta,do. para celebrar la
Convention Anual de dicho organis-
mo- Ell Diputado de Estado. don Fran
cisco Servera Silva. rodeado de los
Oficiales del Estalo., Diputados de
Distrito y Representatives. lie los di-
verses Consoles de la isla recibieron
la bienvenidal en- session extraordina-
ria del Consejo De San Juan, que pre-
par5 ell local coavenientemente para
el acto Y dispnso el homemade en- ho-
nor de los visitantes. e2t3' .lH 1t
Importanfes aSiuitos Sc resolvieron
quedando para I.timo t6rmino la cleo
ci6n de los seaores que habfan de for
mar este organismo para 9el pr0Ximo
aiio.
P0r aclanaci6n fucron reclectos los
mismOs sei1orcs que 10 forman al pre-
sente, para quienes el Consejo de San
Juan desea 6Xito en- sus funciones v
al mismo tempo ofrcce su coopera-
(.i0n mis- ahSOluta
He aquf los nombres: Diputado de
Estado. don Francisco Servera Silva
Secretario. don Miguel Esteves; Teso-
rer0, don Antonio Andino Lopez !; Abo-
gadO, don Angel Acosta Quintero
Guardian. don Migutr, Menescau: Ca
pellan Reverendo Padre Gorostiza.
Diputados de Distrito: don Eduardo
Larroca Y don Cdrmclo Colon. -
JaRta Supreme dc Direefores. i1 e
Entire las distinguidas personals
asistentes la session de la Junta de
Directories de la Orden. celebrada ell
Washington, en- abril 3 Y 4, fueron u
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Los Caballeros de Colon

congra tusr Il los Directories pOr el
trabajo de la Ofden en- EstadOs Uni
dos Y EUROPA. los seiiores Calvin Co
lfdge. viccpresi,lenie de los Estados
Unidos, Herbert Hoover. Secretario
de C0mercio. 81 Alniirante Benson,
miembros dc In thylau.
Riosfas dc San Jaa,sg + ls.s
Sc hacen preplrativos 'por ell c. de
s. j.. para ceiebraf las ,lal san Juan
Bautista Pafrono de La Islal En- su
ofofltuliidsd ise piiblfcafan los progra-
mas que icontendrGn los diferentes MI
lneros lie fiesta tan patri0tica como
sigestiva,l que itiehe los suaves arO-
mas de pasadas 6poeas, en- que brilla-
ban neestras tradiei0nes Y seguramen
te que el Yeeindario respoadera cum
plidamente., M 3u
s. III ecl Req alfonso. i, r
SCI sccretario general de los Caba-
litEOS sc CUIOu, w lllldil NlC OlHltNs
recibi0 un cablegrama de Paris en- el
que Sc le comunica que la sido agra
ciado por el Rey Don Alfonso XIII
con la eondee0raci6n de la Orden de
Isabel Ia cat6lica. el eomisariO, en-
Paris. de la Asociaci0n Americana de
los Cabaleros de Colon Mr.. Edward
L. Hearn. La mencionada condecora-
ci6n esta considerable como In mas
alta recompelisa que Sc otorga Ell Es-
paha a los extranjeros. o9tG
la nueva distinction de que liza sido
objeto Mrs Hearii, es la septima que
recibe' de differences pafses. habiendo
asumidO el cargo de jefe supreme de
los Caballeros de Colon por espacio
dc ocho aiios .Durante la guerra estu-
vo encargado de. los trabajos de la
orden en- el extianjero. continuando
en- La actualidad en- Ell desempeio del
mismo puesto.'
SEMPER.
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I'm servicio maritime
Restablecido

Los seaores Finlay waymouth e
Lee. nos parficipan que laRoyal Mail
Steam Packet Co. tMaia Real In
glesa) de la one son agentes genera
les en- esta Isia.. estahlece de nuevo
su servicio .para Puerto RICO, inte-
ruumpido durante la guerra. Ell pri-
mer buqre en- llegar sera Ell yapor
"Iminic' que saldra de Londres ell IL
del corriente directo para San Juan.
FL buque adnite carga para puertos
de Europa. pero no pasaje.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-06-08
Los ESIUDIOS ECONONICOS

auH.n sesnro partsalr on ~ s~ln.
u Il pra,.eua s,-aai 81 "tr,.
a-r-,to. lmfauan'c. d. Ia ,iruc,a ,'u
uamim
l'arI fHies c>ia. cnnnrimieuio> hay
4" l'ad,ra hulsr fuenis-> dc cnschauza
ci.ae 90 uucsiro plan ciucaiiy". - an-
h,lsul.., dc arras quc I'nrri" Rico
fmola r.~olscr eu conciencia. I'or II
.ril>ino Iulp> lo> prelaemas de- III vi
ia mieur y exterior.
pc~lao> lar cada dia una dirrcci"n
mi~ ~ilida y con>stemie nuesiros
,~wdio>. for1nand" dcsiacando es-
lre-alidad,s IN los diyerscs ramos de.
Ia humana actividad. y adquirien-
do yalorcs propios acFeditad"s en
JOS diyCr>os asr'ccioS de nue>ira vida
i",al
LlamamoS este prop6sito Ia aten-
zion dc AueStraS classes directoras ha-
cia esto> aspecto> importantes de
nuestra vida activa. asf como a los
faciore> calturaleS del AteneO Puerto
rriqueno. que con tan plausible dill
gcncia viene actuando en- la direction
del movimicnto Intellectual del pals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-22
SWIMMER, SEIZED WITH
CRAMPS, BROWNS IN JAMES

Manuel B. Rodriguez. aged 80, OF
3c5 Spring Street. New York City,
was drowned in the James River at
the City Wharf last night about 7
o'clock.
Rodriguez. who is fireman on the
S. S. Lake Sterling. docked at the Old
Dopin;on Wharf, had gone to the
dock to take a swim. lie was taken
with cramps as soon as he plunged
into the cold stream. He called for
help and several men from the wharf
ran to his assistance with life belts.
Blu; Rodr!IueZ was so doubled up
with cramps that after making sew
cral attempts to seize the belt sunk
and never came UP again.
George Cargiil and Oscar Macau-
ley. Jr.. after five hours succeeding in
bringing The body to the surface at II
point several hundred yards below
the point at which he had gone down.
Coroner Whitfield was summoned
and after viewing the body turned il
over To Undertaken Nelson.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-22
POLICE SEEK z BOYS
IN NORFOLK BLAZE
Burning of John Marshall
School Causes $500
900 Loss.
FIRE PAPER AND RUBBISH
Passer-By Observes SIN o ke
Coming From Basement-Re-
monstrates With Youths.
FIRE PAPER AND RUBBISH
IRy Associated Press. !

NORFOLK. VA. March 2l.-Small
boy vandalism is believed by the po-
lice TO have been responsible for the
destruction by fire this afternoon of
the John Marshall School building
here. Two youngsters were discov-
cred in the basement of the school
building by Charles Dreyfus, who OBJ
served smoke issuing from that part
OF the building. and went in to in
vestigatc.
When Dreyfus undertook to tram
pie out the burning rags and paper.
the boys demonstrated with him. tell :
ing him to let 1t burn so they would
not have to go back TO school. \
statement TO this effect was made to
the police this afternoon by Dreyfus
The fire was discovered ten minutes
after the pupils. nearly 1000 in mum
Der. had been dismissed for the day
Only the teachers and II few belatcd
children were in the building when
the alarm Of fire was spread by Drcy-
fus. All escaped to safety The
building. valued nt 100000. and car
rying $4,000 insurance. was com
pletely gutted by the flames. only tho
walls remaining
The police are investigating the re-
port OF inccndinrism
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-22
Bronzed and Weather-Beaten,
Clemenceau Returns to France

Clcmcnceau's checks were round
ed out. and hc continually smiled
and laughed With those who greet
ed him. Ills family. of,coursc. had
first call. Then came the prefec;
Of the district, then Tardicu. rep
rcscnting the War Department,
and other notables.
a shoal OF small craft dar,ed
out from the docks 10 surround
and welcome the incoming ship.
Cheers and plaudits rose to the
deck where the Tiger was looking
down on tho bright scene. and
Clemcnccau waved his handker-
chief violently in response TO the
greetings. The weather had been
frightful the night before. with
strong winds and rain. but Glenn
enceau. happy in his Homecoming.
was not at all affected by it,
The fishting statesman will visit
his niece in town near Paris
until "Wednesday. when he will re-
turn to the capital.
The French. always stirred by
he dramatic. may be expected to
'cact TO some degree to Clemen-
;cau's return. Whether he main
..ains passive attitude or wheth-
er writes criticisms of tho govern
mcnt, his mere presence will act
as a stimuiant on French thought
md viii affect the course OF poll
les TO no slight degree.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-22
TO MOVE ALLEGED SLAYER
OF CROAKHITE TO TACOMA
TRy Associated Press /

PROVIDENCE. II. l., March Ell
Roland II. Pothier. formerly SER
seant bugler in the army, who Is
held here as the slayer of Major
Alexander Cronkhitc. in October.
1915. soon will he removed from this
Federal jurisdiction Ia Tacoma.
Wash, if present plans are carried
out. United States District Peter G.
Cannon said Noday,ibet within q. Few
days he would ask the court for an
order OF removal
Fothier is in jail in default OF Sio.-
600 bail, having entered Il plea OF
guilty OF involuntary manslaughter
when arraigned before a United
states commissioner last Saturday.
According to Federal officials he said
he was handling revolver when it
was DISCHARGED accidentally. the bull
let striking Major Cronkhitc IL Is
understood that other witnesses Of
the shooting are TO he examined a,
Tacoma.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-22
RESCUE PRISONER FROM
ANGRY MOB IN KENTUCKY
(By Associated Press. !

HICKMAN, KY, March 2I.-Oscar
Seay.. white man. living at Bondu-
rant Station. near here, was rescued
from an armed mob by county officers
late today and brought to jail here
Seay. il had been reported, had un-
mercifnlly beaten an ls-months-old
baby girl with cane. inflicting seri-
Gus injuries.
The mob went TO Seay's house and
was attempting to enter it, when
county officials arrived and per-
suadcd them to let them have the
prisoner. Scay was rushedsto n wait.
ing automobile and brought to Hick-
man AS the officers drove away
many shots were fred Seay is said
10 have become incenscd at the chiId's
CRYING while it had been left in
charge OF his wife. the mother being
at work