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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-16
WHEAT DECLINED FOUR
CENTS IN CHICAGO PIT

The price of wheat dropped today,
March wheat closing at s1.71. as con-
trasted with yesterdays closing price
of $i.75. May wheat closed at $I.62,
being S165.
Following are the quotations from
Overlook e Cooke local brokers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-16

Permit 10 Alter Basement
Ben F. Young, whose reslnence Is on
West Raley street, today was issued a
permit by the city recorder to alter a
basement at an estimated cost Of $50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-16
Mems Room Rcnovated

"HOH EtOUIH NVIUFHuEU
a renovation In the mems room at
the city hall has just been completed.
New linoleum has been laid on the
floor and other improvements made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-16
EGG MARKET WEAK.

PORTLAND, Feb. 16.-(A. P)-
Livestock steady, eggs weak, butter
steady.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-16
CHARLES HEDDEN DEFEATS
PERCY COLLINS FOR HONOR'

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. Ib.-tA- r.
Charles Hedden of Dowagiac, Mich.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-01
HIGH SPOTS IN GEORGIA NEWS

Macon, charged with putting wash
ing powders in the milk of the a.
months-old baby of Mrs. S. ". Cole
rider, of Sumter, S. c., who is visit
ing in Macon. Resentment over the
baby being entrusted to another
nurse while the family went to town
was the cause of her act The baby
did not drink the milk.
The consumers of Savannah have
charged the Savannah meat dealers
with profteering. 1t is stated that
Georgia pork chops bought at IL
cents per pound retail at 80 cents,
with other prices in proportion. The
dealers deny the charges and state
that they have to charge high prices
on the best cuts to overcome the loss
on the heads, feet, fat, soup bones,
etc
PIN Scott, a negro farm hand on
the farm of t., U. Cox, in Mitchell
county, entered a burning barn on
the farm, and though painfully burn
ed drove sixteen mules from the
burning building. None of the mules
were seriously burned.
Lonnie Weston, a negro boy of
Thomasville, broke his neck when he
fell from a pole Friday night. He
was playing with the rope that low
cred one of the street lights and as
he climbed the pole his foot loosened
the rope and the light fell. The boy
was frightened and fell in ditch.
When found he was dead.
The Valdosta, Moultrie and West
ern railroad will be sold on Feb. %
under an order issued by Judge
Evans of the United States court for
the Southern district of Georgia.
W. &C. Spidle, organizer of the
Byann Yam Grocery store at Cor
dele, was indicted by the Crisp coun-
ty grand jury for larceny after trust
on three counts. 1t is charged that
Spidle secured stock subscriptions
from number of Cordele citizens
for the purpose of opening Byann
Yam cash and carry store and then
left town. He has not been captured.
The Crisp county grand jury Sat
urday returned indictments against
: H. C. Peavy, former yard conductor
of the Seaboard at Cordele, and four
negroes on charges of breaking and
entering railroad cars. Large guam
titles of groceries, tobacco, snuff and
other articles have been stolen from
cars recently. =.
Mrs. ] B. Smith, widow of the
late Judge J. B. Smith, of Cordelet
was painfully injured Saturday when
she fell in the front yard of her
home, fracturing her left thigh.
An engineer from Camp Bennine
will be in Buena Vista soon to test
streams with the idea of securing one
of them to supply sufficient power tc
run an electric light and water plant
I Efforts are being made by the
Rome Chamber of Commerce to have
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-01

the Toledo baseball club of the
American Association come to Rome
for spring training.
A mistrial was declared in the case
of R. L. Deariso, of Sylvester, suing
the Atlantic Coast Line railway for
$4,000 for damages sustained when
a spark from an A. C. L. train started
fire that destroyed his warehouse.
The farmers of Laurens county
are selling poultry by the pound in
stead of by the head as has been the
custom. One Laurens county far
mer refused 10 cents per pound for
a large number of hens, but sold
them for rs. cents a head. When
weighed it was shown that if sold by
the pound he would have received
SO cents per hen.
The Macon Packing company has
filed suit in the Macon city court
against the Fidelity and Deposit
company of Maryland for the recov-
cry of $34,233.35 on the bond of
Frank M. Grady, former employee of
the company. 1t is charged that
Grady embezzled the amount named.
All the Macon yarn mills of the
Bib Manufacturing company began
full time operations Monday after
operating only three or four days a
week for some time
Private Edwin Won Krug, a soldier
en- route to Camp Benning, unwit-
tingly exchanged luggage with Mrs.
Frank Lever, wife of the former
senator from South Carolina. The
young man discovered his mistake
and returned the bag and received
his own. The lady's bag contained
jewels valued at $4,000.
julie FELTON,, of Montezuma, solicit
tor-general of the Southwestern dis
trict of Georgia, is representing the
state in Harris county Superior court
which convened Monday.
Martha Ellen, 2-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Singletary, who
live near Cairo, was killed Saturday
when she climbed upon a scaffOld to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-01

The Eagle & Phenix plant and the
Swift Manufacturing company, two
large cotton mills at Columbus, re-
sumed full-time operations Monday
More than a hundred Shriners will
go in May to the annual Shrine
convention in DesMoines.
The government is going to place
in the lake at the Quitman country
club millions of young fish for the
purpose of restocking the lake.
The Quitman city council has dis
pensed with the services of Street
Superintendent J. Fl. Mashburn, or
dered the fire department to cut off
one man and has given orders that
expenses be cut in every department
in order to carry out an economy
program for the new year.
The work on the new High school
at Quitman has been stopped for the
lack of money with which to meet the
payroll. A special session of the
city council has been called to dis
cuss means of supplying the money.
Charles V. Hernandez, assistant
clerk of the Savannah city council,
is now serving his fortieth year in
that position. Mayor Stewart Sat
urday re-appointed him for term of
two year.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, recent Dem
ocratic candidate for vice president,
will be one of the speakers at the
National Association of uBilders' Ex-
change convention to be held in Sa-
vannah during the week of Feb. IA.
Devoe Coney, army aviator from
Brunswick, has been selected by the
commanding officers of an air field
near San Francisco to make a. trial
flight from San Francisco to Jack
sonville, Fla. Coney won his wings
at a field in Texas and has been sta
toned at the field in California since
the war.
( Henry w. Caudle, superintendent
of the LAGRANGE light and gas plant
has resigned and accepted position
with the ]. J. Tice Company, OF
which he will be vice president.
Mayor Stewart, Of Savannah, has
been receiving letters in every mail
from tenants, asking for assistance
in the reduction Of rents.
@"Three new members of the Vienna
City school board have been elected
| to succeed three whose terms ex.
pired in January Watts Powell anC
]. J. Cooper were reelected and w
H. Lasseter was selected to succeed
A. f. Jordan.
/ A National Guard company will be
organized at Vienna. More than ~
young men have applied for en-
trance in the organization.
Julia Quallan, an aged negress
was burned to death in her cabir
near Vienna when it caught fire last
Wednesday.
Edna May Shivers, a 15-year-olC
negro nurse, has been arrested il
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-01

look into barrel in which there
was a hen nest. She fell into the
barrel and broke her neck.
A number Of Savannah physicians
and large number of industrial in
surance policy holders have been ar
rested on charges of fraudulently
collecting money from the insurance
companies.
Revival services held at the AL
banyq Methodist church by Rev.
Frank Hall Wright, Indian evangel-
list from St. Louis, and Erie Staple
ton, of Birmingham, singer, are be-
ing we'll attended with many turned
away because of lack of room.
Forty National Guard officers, rep
resenting 16 states and Porto Rico,
were graduated from the infantry
school at Camp Benning Monday.
The modern cargo steamer "City
of Brunswick" will be launched at
Tampa, Fla, February 16. The ship
will be christened City of Bruins
wick" to commemorate the standing
of Brunswick in the Third Liberty
Loan drive, in which Brunswick was
third on the list of cities in the Sixth
Federal Reserve Bank district, hav-
inf promptly over-subscribed its
quota on the opening day by large
amount
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-01
Mothers, Prepared

When girl becomes a woman.
when woman becomes a mother
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-01
SSzSvsS VN5zeAN INTERNATIONAL
SUNlNSQIOOL
LESSON
0Y REV. P. B. FTTZWATER. D. d.
TEACHER of English Bible In the Moody
Able Institute of Chicago)
&c. ls2o. Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 6
TIE MARRIAGE FEAST. MAY Be-
Used With Missionary AppIIcatlons).

LESSON TEXT-Matt. 22I-l4.
GOLDEN TEXT-Go out into the high
ways and hedges, and compel them to
come in.--Luke 1923.
MEFERENCE MATERIAL-Isa- Sill;
Matt. 1880; Luke 14:15-24; Rev. PHI
PRIMARY TOPIC-The story Of a wed
eng Party.
JUNIOR TOPIC-An Invitation to a
Wedding
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Accepting and Extending the Great In
v1tation.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Great Invitation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-01
Tuninn Them.

Men think God is destroying them
because he is tuning them. The Vioiln-
ist screws up the key till the tense
cord sounds the concert pitch but 1t is
net to break it, but to use 1t tune
sarly, that he stretches the string upon
the musical rack-Beecher
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-01

took DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton about two years ago during ex-
pectancy and got along fine-better
than any other time. / was i'll only
two hours, or maybe less. ! am the
mother of seven children. MRS. J.
|. HALLIBURTON, r. F. D. 1.
Send 10c for large trial package OF
FaVorite Prescription Tablets to DR..
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo. ny.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-01
nlniculties.

Difficulties are Gods errands; ana
when we are sent upon them we
shOul6 esteem It q proof of Gods con-
Aaence-as compliment from Cod
Beaeher.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-01

SAA W AN1 q W Olli dA
passes through the
changes of middle
life, are the three
periods of life when
DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription is
most needed. Many
thousands W ould
testify just as does
the following:
Raphine. Van
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-01-28
E| C0T0nI TOVDSleld, COndeCOIadO
Oficina del SeCretario Executive

Ell Gobernador ha recibido in
formes oficiales de que Sc ha con-
cedido al Coronel Townshend la
Medalla de Servicios Distingui-
dos, por los servieios que presto
durante la guerra en-. la movili-
zaci6n, organization instruc-
ci6n practica del contingente de
tropas de Puerto Rico.
Tambien ha recibido informes
oficiales del Negociado de Asun-
tos Insulares y del Juez Towner,
Presidente de la Comisi6n de
Asuntos Insulares de la Camara
de Representatives., desque habia
sido aprobado por ell Senado el
proyeeto de ley modifcando los
Artfculos 2 y 3 de la Ley Or
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-01-28

fue nombrado n'Comite especial
presidido por don Jesus Maria
Lago y del que forman pare va
Iiosos elementos de la junta.
FL Comite acord0 adquirir tres
coronas o diademas, una para ca
da reina, v Sc tom0 ell acuerdO de
que fueran tres, para que despues
ouedase de recuerdo a las sehOri-
'tas agracfadas, el attribute de su
gentil. realeza.
Pero sc pens6 ALI que cuanto
mayor fuese el n1mero de las que
pudiesen conservar algun recuer-
do de estOs bales seria mejor, y
Sc acordd que en- cada uno de estos
actos sociales Sc adjudicase nm nd
nero de regalos entire las damas
Y se1oritas asistehtes.
0tros detalles de la organiza-
ci6n fueron periilados y se tiene
va ell segnro presentimiento del
exito.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-01-28
Puerto Rico pide auxilio
para SUI Az1car
Ell costo del trabajo hase doblado du.
rante los amos recientes, determi-
nando la crisis

siendo Ia principal riqueza del
pals, en- la cue reciben empleO
gran nimero de personas.
El senior Martin Travieso,
miembro del parlamento de Puer
to Rico, Y ex-gobernador interi-
no de la isla, hablo EN- nombre
del resto de los delegados de su
patria, pintando la situaci6n de
la industria del azlcar, y des-
plegando cifras Y datos intere-
santes.
En- Puerto Rico existen ahOra
23S, 800 acres dedicados la cul-
two de la cana, habiendo alcan-
zado ell aho pasado la exporta-
ci6n la cifra de S9S,923,750.
AL cafe Sc dedican 1898
acres, Y al tabaco 42,232.
Ell senior Travieso encomi6 la
necesidad de prestar protection
a la agricultural de la isla, por
ell doble costo del trabajo, e in
dole especial de las cosechas, que
hacen imprescindible ell empleo
de abonos cuyo precio ha dobla-
do desde el ano de 1902.
Del cafe, dijo ell sefor Travie-
so que los plantadores deseaban
un impuesto de cinco centavos
por libra en- lugar del 10 .por
ciento ad valorem que ahora tri-
butan, pues esa industrial Sc ha-
LA tambien amenazada por la
baja de valores de los cambios
espanoles, Y por no poder colo
carse ell cafe portorriqueio en-
aquel mercado.
El representante de la "War-
ner Sugar Company, poderosa
entidad refnadora, Sc opuso a la
pretensi6n de los portorriqueios,
solicitando que Sc impusiera me-
dio centavo por libra de nuevo
impuesto a los az1cares proce-
dentes de aquella isla.
(De LA Prensa", de New York;
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-01-28
CONTRA Ell DEsARME

En- vista de la situaci6n revolu-
cionaria de muchos paises de Eu-
ropa y de la crisis por falta de
trabajo, sc cree que las tentativas
de desarme universal que yiene in
fernando la prensa y en- cuyo pro-
yecto figura principalmente el Gle
neraiisimo Foch, seran desechadas
practicamente. Los calculos 6lti-
mos, daA un eontingente de tropas
de terra y mar, en- las Naciones
Europeas y en- las Americas, de
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-01-28
EN- pro. RICO Sc DEDICAN
a3s.9OO ACRES AL AZUCAR
III senadOr Barcel0 cstuvO muy
elocuente ante el Comite. sOli-
citando gracia para Puerto
Rico.

Washington, enero l9.-Una
comisi6n de legislatures y PLAN
tadores de cana de azlicar porto
rriquenos, solicito aver de la CO.
mission de medios Y arbitrios del
congreso medidas protectoras
para la industrial azucarera. VIC
TINA de la crisis por los bajos
precios que ha alcanzado el dull
ce producto.
La delegation portorriquena
fue oida primero, siendo presen-
tada al comite por el seior Fe-
lix C6rdova Davila, comisionado
residente por Puerto Rico en-
Washington.
Ell presidente del ,senado de
Puerto Rico, seiior Antonio R.
Barcel6, Sc dirigi6 en- espanol al
comite congressional, alegando
que Puerto Rico es un puerto de
los Estados Unidos, por 10
que el comite debe dedicar su
atenci6n, de cuando en- cuando,
a los problemas de la isla, eau
sa de que ''la felicidad y ell pro-
greso de la isla de Puerto Rico
debe constituir un timbre de or
gullo nacional, demostrandose al
mundo que no solamente saben
gobernar los americanos sus po-
sesiones de allende los mares con
entera justicia, sino que tam
bi@n conocen los resortes de la
felicidad de los pueblos.'
Termin6 diciendo ell senor Bar
cello que la industria azucarera
de Puerto Rico estaba atravesan-
do una gran crisis actualmente,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-01-28


seis millonesde hombres, en- todos
los serviei"s; los que ha de .aumen
tar en- seguida la revoluci6n en-
Italia, los amagos en- la India la
reyoluci6n en- Irlanda y el progra-
ma de las naciones que disputan
en- 81 lPaciflcb. De otro lado, las
naciones de Sur America, que no
tomardn parte en- aquellos deba-
tes, siguen adquiriendo barcos de
guerra, y muchos dreagnouts in
gleses han sido vendidos va a esos
paises.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-01-28
Ell C4ARNAyAL SERA MAGNI
FTCO ESTE ANO.
Eatnsiasmo reiaapte entire Ia ju-
rentud distinguidd.
EN LOS BALES DEL TisATR0
sERAN ADJrDICADos ALGU-
NOS REGALOS ENTIRE LAS
sESORTTAs ORE AsIsTAN

Anoche Sc reuni0 el Comite de
las fiestas de Carnaval bajo la
Presidencia de don Rafael Diez de
Andino, y Sc tomaron acuerdos de
gran importaneia, tendencies a ase-
gnrar el txito de los festeios car
nayalescos.
Como va saben nuestros lecto-
res, en- cada bale sera electa una
Reina dela noche, y para aeordar
Il prpcedimiento de la election
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-01-28

ganica de Puerto Rico, en- ell SEN
lido de suprimir la restriction
existente en- el primero de dichos
artfculos con respecto a la asig-
naci6n Y uso de fondos p1blicos
para fines de carload e instruc-
cion, por personals e institucio-
mes que no esten bajo la depen-
dencia absolute del Gobierno de
la Isla, Y de aumentar al diez
por ciento de la tasaci6n total de
la propiedad Ell lfmite maxine
de la deuda p1blica que puedan
contraer Ell Pueblo de Puerto
Rico o los municipios de la. Isla.
Ese proyecto de ley ha pasado
ahora a. la aprobaci6n del Pre-
sidente.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-01-28

ies@ ~ qnr w salsmi . aNnaaa
sSe ~ n sussmaAsa D. lns nusSs
; mAs - h. alsAa ~ ~ ssai
.lsa sslas Naair asAwaia. SO
am DIR anas~ gsR aqaa iassila
Sasirsr hmlitanss~ san Eniamus.
fsse gm~aHamrasr agai - aa,ssse
raira "a lsWgc b ~ats"si.lad q.
las nogs-s.
ilasla q la.le BE aslrnsse slrl
laplin uians@ la sssx~ sie IA "a.
he. u rmisle H. las cars~tms. las
r.sas .le lns caigailsus. a can,e sle
lus lalaicgoe. Il ladrisle De- lus
lwssNss. IA masica slrl usganillo
= algnaa que osra Yea has sOcs
,lesComTmcsias del sal~rnero y De
sas clirnscs. :. \ las floFes mo- sa.
bian lie donsle pI~sceslian exta
laczcla he sonislos alegrcs. bnllan
gaeI0s los unos: eSiridenies. me-
lancalicos los otfOs. \ ash despiei
IA Va sn cHriosidad por yer lo
que ocnrria al ofro lado de Ia. Ia.
pia. rrcibierOn Ia vista de un pi.
cli.,a de alas de sombra. =. .Qut
dc prcgnnias. Dios Queri'lO. En-
ioaces fnc cuando el aladO. via.
Zero les diio como a conocia Guam
to habia haiO el enorme zafirO
del cielo v entonces les conto To-
do cl maravillOsO relate de sls
viaies.
-: Sabeis 10 que Ocurre al Otro
! lado de tal,ia?. interrumpiG
una ruborOsa clavellina.
-vaya. ahOra mismO he deja
do a mas cuantas muchachas bal
lando al son de esa miisica que
ois. =. Son mas bellas que vOso
tras, porque Sc nfueven, rien Y In
cen pipciOsOs trajes de fiesta. !.
I.leyan sOmbrerO. :. :Y dice us
ted que son mas bOnitas que no
sotras?. interrumpi0 una sober
bia garlenia matizada. ;Habra
que verlas.. -. Mirad, :qne veis
ahora? ;Por que ese chirrido Sc
80 V aCompasado?
=; Oh. es una carreta cargada
lie heno.... y el pich6n que esta'
Ia en- la rama mas alta de nm
pino joven, emprendi0 vuelO de
jando las flores llenas de GU
riosidad.
H 81 asomandonos fuera de la
tapia pudieramOs YER tOdO 10 que
pasa,. diio una begonia lila. :.
La idea fue acogida. con verdade-
ro .entusiasmo Y todas pregunta.
ron que habrian de hacer. oh,
pues estirarnos un POGO, agarran.
don0s de los ladrillos salientes
de la tapia Y asOmar nuestras ca.
bezas hacia afuera. Bravo! ex-
clamaron un tempo los clave
les dobles de un tiestO. " 3 es,
beltos liriOs que crecian junto al
murO estirarOn sus tallos, perO
aun no aleanzaron al borde de la
tapia.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-01-28
"POR CURIOSAS..." !"

alrmle sa~ swamrmin laAa fm
l.aliirla. alsxsAA. s.ssessss@ a. -.
sisspaaas sllssa~h~~..
sQaisa ~ salas AaEta 4 rs.
are smNa,~s
\ ~namv@ lae qae lus EtArlls~
lala~@ svasasless~ ~ la ileilisl.
sna. Aici-s~n IA lasw~fa a~~nsian
a@mawle sas lsssnus~sas nssxs
.sslae Ia saa.iaaAa laN~l.
sQne ss~s lssyganlarvn ias
rxwanim rxcasaasa.
:sA. sa gs@sse A. s'ssllssaillas
inegan al eScondise. Ahura Vie.
ne hacia aqui Il deSIile De an
gran Ciro; elefanics. girafas.
\ ramellos casga,los con palan.
qninrs De "ro... caballos ara.
lscs. =. hermosas hailarinas. pa.
easos maniados sahre herlnosas
srgnas hlancas que ostcntan Ie-
nachos he aiiosas plnmas sobc
Sas cabezas. :. eneuc0s, llevand0
aiaros de- brillanie plumaje. !.
;cuanto hnbieran ,lado las flocs
por yer aqnel gran,lioso destile.
va tenian que darse prisa por
crecer: dos q tres slias mas. v va
mnchas de elias habrian alcanza.
do Ia pared.
Por fin. en- un amanecer, de
esos que pintaia Van Dyck, pre-
cedidos por una fragante aurora
perla-rOsa, va muchas de las flo'
res habian alcanzado el horde dc
la tapia, y, asomaron la pOlicro'
mia de sus cOlores para admira-
cion de aquellas gentes. mi
rad. que frescas. &. que hermOsas,
lucen.. declan.
Y como ese mismO dia muriera
el nihitO de enfrente, Y Sc casara
la hija mayor del Sr. Alcalde,
ademas de la Fiesta de la Virgen
de la Esperanza v la Verbena,
hete aqui que tres hermo-
sas nifias, armadas de grandes
tijeras cOrtarOn tOdas las flores,
que pOr primera vez, lucian sus
encantadOres ramilletes pOr So
bre la tapia.. Y he aquf como
las pequeiias flores, esas que ere
cen pegaditas la terra, llOra-
ron lagrimas cristalinas " aro-
madas de sentimiento, pOr la pc
nOsa suerte de sus lindas hernia
nas...
Unas fuerOn a formar ell rami-
llete blancO de la nOvia; otras sc
ungierOn con el inciensO del tenn
plO; Otrrs adOrn - la estrada
solapa de m Tuxedo. :. v las
mas, fueron a tejer dOlientes guir
naldas para ell angel muertO. :.
pero todas sabian que pronto ha-
brian de quedar solas sin su ma
drecita, la terra; sin sus amigos,
el Sol Y la Lluvia, y que semo-
ririan de pena... y de miedo.
Pura Il. Mdrtines.
Aho de 1920.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-01-28


g,is'a resNloss.
Nlsua ~ las neas. san riiiae
49,. s,,a " g,e lsa~'a.
IA ialaa musr~a qsc ~asasm''a
a sarhn ~ IA saiir csN l'asiatte
alta para gsr l.,s sssd,H's sicuic
ran ra IA rt~a,ia D. ane cn aauts
siria jal~lin aeal~leaa.lo no hal'la
aa.la que c~,AiciaE l''s" 80 qae
Va gsa,ss-@ sss'"Fan aac las nasvr
las ssl.ia \ ral'iNa isi"s. cnasss"
aaaie rai.la se elias. \ AKA era:
lle yrs IN raaslo Ia llavia. rga'
aaaa \ malham"la,la. les quiiaha
a ,w,l.o. La icfie~caha. \ hnne'
atSaa Ia TERRA. Esla 80 aaoiaha
y las plantas crsrian may a sns
anchas.
l.uego Fl sol se cncareaba de
lcsleriarlas y cn,rcabrir sns co'
rolas. ;.Algnnas eran tan l~rez"..
Sas.. Mirad. Ia dalia r0ia me-
Sc Jesperiaba hasia me'li" dia..'
\ cnlda.lo que cl sol enSayaba ca
ricias v mimos. tornandoSe We
ces insolenie cuando ponia sobre
ella sus besos de f,ego. 81. Pero
NADIA: en- cambio teniais la viole-
Ia. la gloria lie la mahana. el tre-
bol. =. Que madrugadoras! Que
tempraneras. No bien el primer
rayito de sol Sc colaba por en-
tire Ia enredadera de moriscas, en-
seguida sc deSpertaban sonrien-
ties V olOrosas. :. Que Susto !.
.cuanto Sc diyertian viendo los
apuros del sol por despertar a las
dueiias de la casa, las encanta-
doras rosas lie Francia. Una aun
ostentaba el precioso corcelete de
cuando vestia de capullO. .Otra
ensayaba m nuevO tocado. que
riendo riZar el horde de sus peta-
los. :. Aquella lucia un bello dia-
mante diafanO V temblorosO So
bre Su seno rOsado. ;. Era verda-
leramente la hOra de In t0Hrtte
matinal de las. flores. y el sol,
claro esta. Sc impaeientaba te-
niendo que asistir esta fiesta
de colegialas presumidas. Tai era
la vanidad de las flores. PeEO a
veces tenia que sOnreir cuandO
ALA en- un rinc0n escOndido sOr-
prendia un animado dialogo CO.
mercial entire una margarita Y
una mariposa, queriendo aquella
zanzibar un POGO de miel p0r una
limitada porci6n de polvos dora
dos. :. Luego la pequeiia Rosa
Bebe sc ponia un Undo gorro de
hojitas verdes. Y la campanula
azul apenas 81 podia moverse
dentro de aduellos enormes zapa-
tos CRISES.
Una Camelia OlOrOsa Y melan-
c0lica lucia una primOrosa man.
tilla de finisima tela-araiia. iYa
veis 81 habria para divertirse.. :.