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The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
YOUNG MAN GOES ON
RAMPAGE WHICH He
KILLING SELF
CHASES HIS EMPLOYER
Kicks aOver Stove Which Sets
Fire to Office and Complete
ly Destroys 1t. Ends Reign
of Terror by Driving Occu-
pants From Home and Kill
ing Himself.

Greensboro, May 6.-After chas-
ing F. w. Sherrin his employer out
of the Pomona freight yard office and
kicking, over stove which set fire
which destroyed this small building.
Ralph Bledsoe, Is years of age, a
Southern Railway file clerk, early to-
day went to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. H. Edwards and committed
suicide by sending a bullet through
his heart after driving Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards from the house.
Bledsoe is believed to have been
temporarily insane
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
CELEBRATION MAY TENTH
AT SMITHFIEID

Smithfield, Hay 6.-Tuesday, May
10, will be a great day for the Ma
sons of Johnson county, the occasion
being the laying of the cornerstone
of the 100000 court house, in the
course of erection here. The II
dodgers in the county are expected to
be present, and a barbecue dinner
will be a feature of the program
Henry w. Grady, Of Clinton, past
master of the Grand Lodge of Ma,
sons of North Carolina will deliver
an address.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
PRESIDENT WEARS
TEN AND A HALF SHOE

New York, May 6.-President
Harding's size for bedroom slippers;
is 19 IL.
Confirmation of this fact was.
made by the President himself in a
letter addressed to Doris and Edith
Brown, camp fire girls. They plan
ned to give him bouquet of flow
ers when he was here for the un--
yelling of the Bolivar statue. Fail
ing to reach the President the girls
decided to send him a pair of slip
pers and wrote to ask the size. His
appreciative response revealed the
above. ,
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
URGED TO ABOLISH OFFICE
OF CONTROLLER OF CURRENCY

Washington, Mya 6.-Renewed re-
concentrations that the Office of Con-
troller of the Currency be abolished
are contained in a Treasury Depart
ment statement furnished today to
the House Banking Committee, which
is considering a bill embodying the
proposals. Under the plan, Controller
Crissinger would be made an Under
Secretary of the Treasury and the
National Bank Examining Burean
would be merged with the Fedora!
Reserve Banking System.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
COLLEGE ANNUAL OUT.

The Atlantic Christian College an.
nual has just arrived from the pub
fishers. The edition is an especially
handsome one, bound i'm flexible
leather and containing only the best
white paper.
Several friends of the college have
asked for extra copies of the Pine
Knot, and these orders can now be
filed.
The editors are Mr.. Marion Brin.
son, Mr.. Grady Speagle, and repre-
sentatives from the Senior and AN.
ior classes. The annual is a credit tc
the student and the faculty.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
BUDGET BILL READ
FOR CONFERENCE COM.

Washington, May 6.-Passed by
the House with several changes the
budget bill was ready to go to the
conference committee today.
Chief among the changes in the
bill as passed by the House was a
provision to make the proposed bud
get bureau which under the former
plan would be part of the treas
urey department an Independent de-
partment
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
SPECIAL MEETING
OF SHIP owners
Consideration Given New Pro-
posals for Settlement of Ma
rine Strike.

New York, May GA special meet
ing of the executives and agents COM
mittee of the Steamship Owners Asso-
citation was called to consider new
proposals for a settlement of the
strike of Marine Workers.
The nature of these proposals was
not disclosed.
The wage committee has 1iberar
powers and the matter under consid-
Grafton will not require meeting,
of association members according ton
he general manager of the associa-
tion.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
STRANGLER LEWIS WILL
MEET POLISH WRESTLF

New York, May Ed Stranger
Lewis world heavy weight wrestling
champion will meet Stenislaus Zbys-
zko, veteran Pole, who has been seek
ing an opportunity to win the title
for more than ten years.
Lewis out weights the Pole about
10 pounds. They are equal in height
but Zbyszko's strength may stand
him we'll He is said ODE most pow
erful.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
PROBABLE WIRELESS STATION
CONSIDERED FOR GREENLAND

Copenhagen, April Building
of a wireless station in Greeland is
again being considered, according to
we'll as America is said to be inter
ested in the project, the newspaper
adding that the British authorities
have approached the Danish govern
ment in the matter.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
MURDOCH CAN'T ATTEND
MERCHANTS MEETING

Washington, May 6.-Victor Muir
dock, of the Federal Trade COM
mission will not be able to accept
the invitation of the Merchants as
sociation to speak at the associa-
tion's convention in Greensboro
June 23
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
CABINET CONSIDERS ALLIES
CONFERENCE INVITATION.

Washington, May 6.-President
Harding and his cabinet considered
today the invitation from the allied
council to sit with the Supreme Courl-
Gil the conference of ambassadors
and the reparation commission.
AS the cabinet assembled no indi-
cation of the answer to be sent was
given out.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06

Every man on the Detroit team
batted left handed Wednesday
against right handed pitching and De-
troft won from Chicago IL to g..
Rather unusual but since it won it
was all right.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06

The usual playground work will
2:30 at the Y. NJ. G.. A. playground
on Lodge street Miss FELTON, re-
Gently arrived Community Service
secretary, and Mr.. C. l.. Blackburn
will have charge of the work to-
morrow.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
FOREIGN BORN IN NEW
YORK OVER MILLION

Washington, May 6.-The foreign
born white population of New Fork
city announced today as 1889, ,213
or 354 per cent of the total popula-
tion as compared with 40.4 in 1910.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
KORFANTY.
ANDOTHERLEA
ARE UNDER ARREST
UNCONFIRMED REPORTS
Former Plebiscite Commission
er Who Proclaimed Himself
Leader of Insurgents IN Up
per Silescia With Other In
surgent Leaders Said to
Have Been Arrested.
UNCONFIRMED REPORTS

Warsaw, May 6.-Unconfirmed re-
ports from SOsnowice early today say
that Edelbert Korfanty former Polish
Plebiscite commissioner in upper Sill
escia who has proclaimed himself
had been arrested together with 9TH
er leaders.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
GERMANS ARE CONSIDERING
ALLIED ULTIMATUN

Paris, May 6.-Leaders of German
political parties met this morning
to take action regarding the allied
ultimatum says a dispatch from the
German capitol
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
SCHOOL ELECTION ToMoRkow

The school bond election will be
held tomorrow in the courthouse.
The polls will open at sunrise and
remain open all day. Mr.. H. D.
Brown is registrar, and the poll
holders are Messrs. r. B. Evans and
G. P. Farmer.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06
SATURDAY FAIR.

For North Carolina: Overcast to-
might and Saturday fair with rising
temperature and fresh north and
northwest winds.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-06

THE WILSON DAILY TIMES, AN
ADVERTISING MEDIUM THAT
GETS DIRECT RESULTS FOR ITS
USERS, FOREIGN AND LOCAL.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

- ent patsfss q - I~aAsbls -
soutsits.
u shared their iifs seo closely e
~ able tn iedxs them who bestsr
than enaNa their khgfieoWinee :
have ~ taste - haAiHs Them
have rn flehk o. praiss than
NtA8i tAnh Ade fhe legend ifAt
ans n sheae shsse fusa h9ud@tnh cd
fhe oshafs Dr. rfsnee lf has besn
sad fhat IisWFnesAu mAa The dNpe
"a Wpsah era ~ I.snsd dspsess ln
ths .tniisd states thRt Wiinap vas
the piAYthiag ~ lloyd George. and
~ fua sas,A - hAn heea written that
~ glsnsnufAu tanned thr trick
alone TIE truth ~ that from the
Afst aay So N. iaNt Wtsh = dtsp
asatFe 90 reach agreement. the alst
eussssga proceeded foot ~ Foot
President w8isen assfussaa ilks
= college pFefsts1f tflste4sluF
thetls Nr Iiss fisefaa zfAued
lihs sharp ahn3fef with Aua4en
AerYfs 81 tefasAt kNHtusai aNt
equally frSquent gesfs ~ mnnef
a. NsnK w1a sio44re and w4i.
ant essf IN fear pf parliamentary
epHsta uesffa A. f0f 81 tiefn.H.
reaa. tia part ie lho gfte.Atelen Wat
thoroughly fspieAl aN8 80 Ypfs
tnahT iHeshmeea S4n fievs pteNailea
HIS ArKAnssnse instead ~ hsirg pre-
sfnird ~ deaueflee g4asamtuW Ike
fhaAe ~ Nf W UmhH of - ssnl0alug
Incidentally iiAs those ~ Az i.faYd
George. wafT e3ofhsu wffh Etat4e
mefas that ais hlta credit nNA ~.
fgiHenf wfsh emotion whl4b 81
times WAS ovsfrgNrflaf
The Lesson ~ fts yAr wHs net
ioff upen them tssNee srf hsr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03
WITCH DOCTORS STEAL
BOY. IS CHARGE
Sister Of Missing Boy Was Stolen
Prom His Cuban Home Last
Year; Fear Children
- crucified

Havana tEba. Jans Provincial
authorities are conducting . se4rck-
hig invsstlsAtson inio ke mysterious
disaps,ea-anee from bis hcs.. on q
ranch near Guantanamo of caadiao
Nassiaez. aged se ~ao. il j. reported.
ray have been tie victim q Hitch
doctors Three a.en ard s0man
are being keit 1ifsoat hsl fnr II
animation, cne of .hem nelng kr5En
locally a. q healer aad seller o,
gatenf medicines The aunt a. the
missing lad. his sole relative says
that IA slsser dfsappeared q year
sgo 1ndeF simIizr circumstance
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

.4.s.s s.s..ss aid An th.y saftia to
t,i.e ataet raai vnaarst.eatf.s
4Esx haa hard tlnr hat sa,aplale
A.rpsar, s,awnea tAstr ~asA wth
ea..aaA
"a "a aa.r ta faNnf ptsalaent
wuann M4th bNvtng aakrfeu tia
,.,srst,a~. ~ th. .s4.Ai.x ast..n4s
r.mstv ntth.m,h u. g.tt.s ~
f44a th4y W.ee ~ bls ptluai4f.s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03
OLD DRY LAWS
ARE DECLARED NULL
Volstead Act and Amendments
Supersedcs 1nterial Revenue
Ruling Says Supreme
Court

WaEh.n2f0n. Jan - The various
Internal revenue laws enacsed prior
% adop.lon q the 18Th amendment
and designed 70 cover fllleit dlssi'-
ling have been superseded and an
nuiled by the amendment and the yel-
s,sed acs, fhs sBprems conpa has
held.
The court sustained he United
States district court in Oregon In
quashing an Indictment. under ibe old
ssaiates. aganx v~o enen 90 The
grounds that no ofsense had been
charged under The voIsisad set
Mas Annette Adams. assistant At
.orney general. who appeared for the
government IN arguing the ease be-
fore the supreme court. said the ef-
ssct of the decision would be 70 absts
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

pro9eeu,lon IN a number ~ cases iu
which indlctmen.s wore similarly
lased. aud possibly cause the remit
laree II fines imposed IN eases 81
ready decided contrary to wednes-
days rBiinr
on the other hand. wayne u
Wheeler. counsel for ihe anti saloon
iesgae n America. took the stand .ha.
the decision would serve a. further
sagsort Tor the dry forces In the
course of ltn opinion ne court agreed
with the lower tribunal in holding
that congress unaffected an inien
iion 70 tar liquor .lesaiiy - wsll
as legally produced
The decision of the conf aasiain-
iug the pFohibl.ise lax feature of the
ypisiead ael and the revenue Laws is
2 aard blow Al the Illegal dealers. =
Mr. Wheeler'a statement said
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

w vHO wa@ths dsninAilaT axufe
w 4, shs rssss cessfsw y
w esfsaiiIsxf Whlsh ore "a
tAe NiN Thfse ~ iirtzf.
cgsnssursA0 ard Ltpya George tnr
norne~a the other taef 81 h@i @eFe
fhe daily rsaHn~fiAsrH atd gefyva-
agfftcs ~ thi. seAfs lufA Nw iflsf
An tbsse auystapns. p8as hpaarrds
rsore. afs answered fss fbv HFs' tifns
tn the Forthcoming writings ~
An,srs Tafdtsu. y hn nsfiiaN Almost
constantly At the slhe~ ~ tlsinsnt
teAu aufin9 af ihs iung, weatY ins
usaptAs ~ the csnferance - ia ths
rusfinr - write t.si 81 The
Tfafh Absus tha Treaty. "a he
cai4s hsf bpok
wifh a psn as dsftiy stii'fni a.
az. &rfisfe brusb TAfsiie4
skeftAss = si4rtHAsiy reA site pafs
ftAR ~ ;tsse three 49, tafy sat 81
ibs teare fakis WIN Dralsan tao
ls4.an st@foisc. u ho was strangely
saenl besapts ~ the TiAms sitBa-
tf4sm
fshssory Wis reeefa ~nh sY-
rrov4l~ Tara}su Gays shat ever ia
ths taesf sriet hepfH. TIE foaf
st~afs -pahs the frsth. th~ ~hels
srafh. xna nothsrs tst ths trsfh
s tone was e-HtsfVa tnnal.
SeItter patgr nor pose Kiauss tf-
sH3a spoke bar iittie is ressfyse
rsfif iatH three .raYnfrad nanssf-
f1fier hefpeea WILSON. cierNse,s.
Ant ideYd GrurRea Assasigss stsa-
uAsf " NJ three mesf y widely aif-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

ies ~ sent yoa oaf nupufs
Appilauoa on pne Neshs trial
before payius anything q ta SOFT
cool. comfortable, llolda rusaufs
instant Fslirf n nos satisfar
tory. return and you o~v npshingI
pHea rs nothing Hks q Il i ~
anica Twenty Thousand aold a. lAei
.sa yvafn u q rindal - Hast
Ninth 81 Atlanta GA
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

y yeniKelos shen premier of
crseee, signed the TsrkisA freai !
"a ne moe, valuable 5~n 10 toe
-osid- Studded ~fh diamonds AMI
f-bsss. Il Is worsk sse .sss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03
y = y K ~ ww y X x !
OBITUARY )

> = = = = ? p y p # = = p
g OBITUARY .
= y ygxz ExE zEx = \
Died e his res.oeocs s2s We-s
Logan aEeans. June 3. Geo y Desn.
zen knasn citizen u Cpthrie. lie
sas born ia KzEsaz ana czme 10
Oklahoma in lass. j. survived b. Aiz
slfs Mrx L. A. Dean and one son Df.
Z A Dean of Csthris and his bro
1ksr joan y Dean. Hiawssha. Kan
AS. asf ene sister Nrs T. ~ Cnrilee
% Alliance. SebrzskA Arrange
mats for fanersi services vii be an
nosnced lated
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

~ 10 tie end q the second month
0. life hsHaa beings zsf apes pass
thrpsEA identical sfzgss q Develop
ocnt -W
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

Sheep sheds having aecommoda
lions Tor 10000 animala have heen Te.
Gently built at Denver they are of
concrete snd double dscksd.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

FOR SALE-&oteTn 4 rooan hoase
Fsne shsD~ - sold cheap Tor eash
n sod .ssin a few days. a b
Arzas.rozz AL Co Phone 5ss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

An OfdInsbos AppfspnstihT Certain
Mphefs - the payelsbf - sunBfs A.
rsHHfs ard fxpeasss ana Ieeisrisg 10
ga.f ~ nfy
Ne ~ Oyassnsa ~ fhe Hassa ~ fea
saisslspers 81 The tity ~ snfbris.
Dkf.bsmsf
ssetiea l. Jhst tbs sam II sis,i5ss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03
sosolAasn,p FoH s.ts

S~hO1AhbtiP FJN HAlt
eOH sAiK Complete sfhslashig 4
lraugbons Practical iiaslaesa eel
age. Oklahoma Cily This . tbs .
lualness oolleTs n tha souih~es
fha Leader. tiuthrIs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

FOR SALE-The foi'assnz kslke- ?
hold effects TEo sxt2 r1Es. one
mattress. ore sp~inzS kfchea csti-
zs. rzngs. : heaters. bed -stead.
dresser. three rockers. nDo-foid snd
mattress. r~frigersior and 6iaing
room sul-e. Csob%- Werniks book ess@
sn1 wiring desk. AL practically
ne~ CaIl * 20 Esx, Villas Phone
l1s1-J
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03
own vous OWN ro~g

ws otter for szse . geo1 s room,
modern Aoss@ 49, cellar anz garage.
szs5s 81 Tsrna
A good room koase. barn. xsill
fr7ft. losx % car llne. 81 - -.
Tsr-zs
Azs rooz bosse. hzrn. kss hosse,
ezre. s~A and niss lots. $3.50 %
Terms
see oa~ Mst
srs<lsss Z 5elsrs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

WANTED -.Some cne 10 take f~sniss
wasAlsg Aonne seS Exss Cleveland
palm Gresham rAons Sil
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

An4 the usYag snd raf firff 81
hereby difeis,l O. dfaa wsfrssis 80 ssia
accounts fog tbe sAus ia faftf Af tif
persons - ahasa -sd bills wefs aiis~r.i
sestkb ToF th4 pfessffatiea - ~
rsblle ..sah, heslth aad safety aa
.snesvsnsg - hssfhy as,lsrsd - sxiss bs
fsaa.n uhee.f this Yf1iHsnfe shsh -
IA fsfes and effect ffela aai sfssf Ht
10 ssaae. appfsysI aa6 pabllfaiipa
passed ~ shs neaFa Il eeqaiifsisaefa
saa appsossd - ihs aaY3f ihis 1s.i 80
Il isne. 1891
gro rofLtkn
asfag
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

FOR REST-s roozs. noder. ho~se
49, soss Ene<Isns q Js;szs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

Pog REST-xloe s-rooz bose.
zods~z- gzzxe. barr ehie<er
base. ehezp. Actress - E4st stIth
ssr-ez oslzhoza cEty
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

Leader Classified As Got nesuits
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

pROrE goN All ktn&s Ne ~rs'T
4. Insurance pho2e -. Iae
c4fgney Co
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

Attest Gro T. ANrERHOs.
eHg cissk
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

WANTED TO RRNr-~Sls oF seF~S
noom Ao4se wM take 90 not
modern Il msewd rashs FIRST class
tenant A. A. Arnastrong and ae
PA0ne SSs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

hsne6f appropriated for fAe pHl tit-s
~ rsginT biiH arpn a. fellias
aafe uhifA bills naf .s, tseH
..a a.. a.. s........t a.. i....sa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

FoR RENT V0aeFH hoase ro0ms
at 5s3 kAs. Oklahoma laaGift 81
BgaaAaM grocery
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03
cLAssIFlED WANTS.

4 ROOM HoISE Eor vu, Al ~
Easi Cleveland Call a. lgl7 West
Warner rhons iss4-k
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

Fl''' pa''il.sea u ~ oaiA'.4 osii,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03
Losr-rouNo

sTRAYED OR STOLEN BAY horse
velshi $50, Saturday night from
SIS South 4,h street Reward
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-03

FOR RENT Pastures. ehaat farms
modern homeA The Gafsaey CO.,
fIs i-s Fast 0klAhoma avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-16
THE CIRCULAR MAILED WITH THE BALLOT (E:1isit) 4As ]
George Ward

says, Tets get rid of invisible govern ment." How's this for invisible govern ment?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-16
McLendon says he Is on no secret slate. Do you be- heve your eyes or, McLendon?

Your eyes show you they have marked Bar rett for the slaughter. What did McLendon trade for their endorsement? McLendon was in close place fighting for his political life This meant salvation What else could he do?
 Dr. Barrett places his name on the dotted line below. McLendonwill you join him?
 "l repudiate and denounce slate-making be- fore breakfast on Sunday, and the insiduous effort of the Catholic church to inject itself into this campaign. My name has not headed any Sunday slate. No speeches have been made in the K. of C. hall in my behalf during this cam paign.
 "N A BARRETT"
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-04-15
UN ACTO INDICNO
rAIs1rrcAc1oN DE UNA FrRMA

Ante aver por la tarde. Sc dirigio
nuestro buen amigo Ell sr. don Jose
Penedo Benitez, x-Representante a la
camara, las ofcinas del Tesorero.
Lcdo. Benedicto, con Ell prop6sito de
recomendarle un joven, por 81 era po-
sible que lie pudiera colocar en- aquel
Departamento.
Ell Sr. Benedicto, despues de aten-
derle con la cortesia en- el acostumbra
da y de acuerdo con el .valer de su
visitante, ahadio:
-Muy bien, sr. Penedo. Y digame
I'd, GQu6 motives tuvo I'd. para diri-
gir la carta que I'd. envi6 al Gobcr-
nador, desde La Isla de Culebra. sobre
contribuciones v elimination dc emplca
dos ALI, carta que me fu6 transmitida
por el Gobernador hace algunos meses7
Ell sr. Penedo Benitez, abrumado por
la sorpresa, asegur6 al sr. Bencdicto
que le extrafiaban sus manifestations.
dado que no, habia escrito ninguna
carta al Gobernador. despues de sus &C
tuaciones (Las del Sr. Penedo) como
Representante la Camara.
Ell Lcdo. Benedicto, sorprendido tam
bten, y temeroso quizas de que el sr.
Penedo hubiera sido victima de una
acci6n infame, apresur6se llamar a
su Assistant a quien pidi6 eli ex-
pediente. Una vez puesto on manos del
Sr. Benedicto 10 que solicit6 con urgen
cia, encontr6se la copia de una carta
en- ingles que enviaba el Tesorcro al
Gobernador para que procediese 10
que hubiere lugar.
Ell exceIente sefor Penedo Benitsz,
mas sorprendido aun solicit6 que Sc lo
presentara la carta original Sc le dijo
que la cncontraria en- la Fortalesa. a
donde acudi6 con toda premura, pues 10
exigia la gravedad del case. Y en- el Pa
lacio del Gobernador, 10 fue niostrado el
original por el Sr. Saldafia, escito en-
maquinilla. Era, ssgtn puode colegir el
lectcr, una carta con la frma falsifica.
da del sr. Penedo.
Hela aqui, transcrita litcralmente,
con todos sus grandss defcctos errO-
res, por nosotros:
''vieques, 26 de enero de 1921.
Al honorable Gobernador de PtO. Bico.
San Juan, P. R.
Honorable senior:
En- atenci6n que nuy pronto SC
abrira la Legislature Y en- vuostrss ma
nos Sc encuentra el hacer las economics
eecesarias en- nuestro presupuesto de
gastos, me voy a permitir lamar vues-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-04-15
COMB BAT'IENDO

ricanismo mio, es puer.orriquefiismo, es
IN alto, sentimiento de amor a mi isla
de gconfanza en- mi isla, de- fe seh que
lIa de ser susdestino grandes en- el seno
de la gran federation americana "a
que ocultarlo? Lejos de ESQ, siento Ell
afan de exhibirlo para cue .el pals 10
conozca y Sc ccryenza, de, que america
nisno en- Puerto Rico es pafriotismo,
verda6era patriotismo. iNo public6 aca
so mi discurso "La Delnocracia? 81;
10 publico y 10 conocs su ilustre director.
70 habls Ell Ia Junta Ceatral. 70
ofreci mis- ranuncias. yo no calle mis- en-
tus;aeencs per la causa que os en- mi
espfritu ura profunaa conviction. 5co-
MO ulliers enpequeaecerla el director de
s'La Dcnocracia"
Ahcxa llcgara e. mcmento en- que
ha6renos dc c.iscgt:r n magma ctesti6n.
yo cre2, sefcr Col que el peis esta
preparado para resolver Ell asunto. So
mos americanos-dir6 la asamblea y
hemos de resolver nuestro porvenir en-
America. La Independence la tenemos
va. Scmos Independence en- America.
Luchemos por mas amplias libertades.
vayamos a la igualdad, no nos. confor-
memos con la inferioridad. Los parti-
dos indeperdentistas que buscan Ia Sc
paraci6n pueden existir bajo nuestra ban
6era de libertad, pero ellos no deben
contribuir a la obra de gobierno, por-
que su labor es contraria al prop6sito
nacional que une a-tantos pueblos dife-
rentes.
Deseo corvencer. 81 Ell partido adopta
cstas ideas, me quedar6 en- ell partido
para luchar por su exito. 81 los hombres
del partido han de buscar palabras de
doble signifcacion, que permitan una
confirmation de la polftica actual, vaci-
lante y confusa, yo no contribuir6 ella
seflor Coil. No tengo interes en- fgurar.
Mi palabra, entonces, seguira vibran
do en- Ia tribuna y en- la prensa hasta
convencer a mi pals, que la>independen-
cia en- America es la gran independence
a qne~puede aspirar este pueblo aforth-
nado. Afortunado, porque ha entrado
en- una gran federaci6n de pueblos IL
tres, donde hay una estrella para cada
pueblo que Sc une. co,s
Hay que tener espiritu progresista y
hay cue defnirse. No renuncio esta
uni6r que es ibertad felicidad para
mi pueblo. Y espero firmemente, que nc
renuncien los demas 81.
Juan 3. HUYKE.