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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-10-21
Pagina Siete.

impaciencia por tod0s sus buenos ami
Cos ailniradores. que desean Sahorear
el pdrrafo chispeantc que ha de pre-
,iominar en- el l.bro tiontlc seguiamtn-
te alterliardn Ia nGfa alegie con la iris
te: eI acto de un tcloi'io rezado cam
tado por el alma de I'M difunto. que
termina las cinco de Ia mailana con
un bale improviSado al sou de Ia mi
sica bravo ...
EnrianGs nucstra feiicitaci6n anti
cipada al amigo companero Cosme
Arana por Ia preparation de su lihro.
FcyicHSj6n
Este cronista desea enriar por me-
do de las coumnaS de Ell MPAR-
.CIAL. cl tcstimonio de sincera fclici-
taci6n al Hon. Juan B. Huyie, por el
acto de juSticia de que la sido obieto
por partc del Presidentc Harding al
nomhrarIe ComiSionado de Instruction
de la Isla
Huy.e sabc 10 mucbo que Sc le
quicre Y aprccia on todo 10 que vale
como comratriota Y como homl,re de
honrados principles
Luis de Ia villa
Comerfo. 1921.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-10-21

fay una cosa en- qua no pueGa
terderse tempo: Fl Nagocio. Hay otra
:osa cue ls ahorrara el tiempo perdidD.
r.s Federal visibiS."
The New York herald., 1921-12-15
BUILDERS TRUSTS
NOT HALTED BY JAIL
Lockwood Evidence Shows
Same Old Practices Are
Common.
TILE SETTLERS DEFIANT
Combine Called as Tight as
Before Prison Sentences
Were Imposed.
BRICKLAYERS S17 A DAY
Start at $40, but Increase De-
mands at Each Floor, Says
Contractor.
BRICKLAYERS S17 A DAY

TWO witnesses, the first q puilder,
testifying freely, even eagerly: the
second a union plumber, testitying
most reluctantly. gave evidence yes
terday that caused Samuel Untermyer
and the members of the Lockwood
legislative committed on housing to
wonder If the committees disclosures
tences resulting were, after all, ma
terially operative to relieve the hous-
ing crisis. A third witness, a builder
of moderate priced houses. told the
committee conditions were getting
worse instead of better that ne had
intended to start 400 houses to sell at
$S, 800, but that in the last few months
he had come to the conclusion that he
would not be able to sell at that figure.
Testimony was presented to show
that members of the Tile. Crate and
Mantel Association, four of whose MEM
bers after pleas of guilty in the Fed
eral courts, received heavy fines and
prison sentences two weeks ago, still
exercises a rigid monopoly in the tile
| industry. Fred Degan, secretary of the
plumbers union, testified that William
III. Chapman, who was convicted of Co
ercion in connection with the activities
of John T. Hettrick, and who was only
recently released from prison. where he
was sent on an indeterminate sentence.
never has been removed as a business
agent of the plumbers organization and
that the organization paid his salary all
the time he was in prison. Chapman is
under additional indictments charging
extortion, and the testimony that he
was again active in the affairs of the
plumbers union caused Mr.. Untermyer
to announce that he would try him upon
one of the later indictments at the earli-
est possible data
Hyman L. Morse of Ginsberg &
Morse, Brooklyn builders. came with
other Kings county men to tell of con-
The New York herald., 1921-12-15

had to pay bricl5layers sl2 and Sis g.
Say and that he had just finished O
Job where he had TO pay them $l7 day.
although the wage scale Is $40. The
bricklayers do not call general strikes
any more They may start work at $40,
then ask for sl2 when they get up to
the second floor. sl4 at the fourth and
| so on. Workmen no longer ask the
wages paid. hs said. but ask: How
much above the wages will you pay?"
Several other Brooklyn builders cor
roborated this testimony. Joseph l.
Aaron said he had to pay SIS day to
plasterers to get Brooklyn theatre
finished.
The builders chief complaint was
over the agreement between the brick
layers and the contractors which pro-
vides that all material. such as brick,
sand. cement. lime. &C. used by them
must be purchased through the con-
tractor This. they said. meant an
extra profit for him OF sometimes as
much as Is per cent. In addition, It
was said, it frequently meant skimping
in quality and quantity.
Christian G. Norman. chairman Of the
board Of governors OF the Building
Trades Employers Association, told the
committee that Mayor Hylans award of
$40 a day to the brioklayers when he
acted as arbitrator in the strike of 1920
had been responsible for an increase
of 81 day in 125 building trades. which
has cost the building industry $37,5OO.-
coo year in New York city.
Mr.. Norman told of how the metallic
lathers compel the payment of waiting
time" when material used is not fabri-
Gated on the job, but at plant or fac
tory. They argue that the installation
of new machinery has deprived them OF
work they are entitled to and claim the
compensation as q result.
The painters Observation-Disclosures
Council No. 9-has a regulation as far
as Brooklyn is concerned. A painter in
Manhattan may use a brush five inches
wide, but when he goes to Brooklyn he
may not use one more than Az inches
wide. This reduces the amount of work
done.
Only one helper is allowed to two
plumbers. He carries the tools, but he
may not use tools while the plumber Is
using them.
1t was brought out that the wood
lathers have an agreement with the con-
tractors that provides that If builder
starts with one lathing contractor he is
tied up to him for the rest OF his bust
ness life. No other contractor will bid
on a job, or II he does bid makes his
figures so high as to be prohibitive.
The New York herald., 1921-12-15

ditions in the construction business
there.
How about the tile setters?" Mr..
Untermyer asked, having in mind the
fact that Federal Judge William c. Van
Fleet recently had imposed the first
prison sentences for violations OF the
antitrust law exposed by the commit
tee upon four prominent members OF
that craft.
Why" exclaimed Mr.. Morse, at
would say that the combination among
the tile setting contractors is worse
than the union. One man will give you
a bid and all the rest will figure Is or
20 per cent. higher. II one man gives
you a figure the other fellow will not
get anywhere near it"
''Is that true since we sent four OF
them to prison?'
Yes. sir. 1t Is still So"
How do you know?" asked Mr.. Un-
terInyer. plainly surprised.
Mr.. Morse explained that only last
week he had met a tile setting contractor
in Brooklyn restaurant; that he had
asked him where the tile men who were
fined but not sent to prison were going
to get the S125.000 TO pay their fines. He
was told. he said, that the national asso-
citation had fund of $4,000 that Nigh:
would be raised somehow.
II asked him. the witness contin-
ued, whether the tile contractors had a
meeting last week. He said that they
had. wanted to know where, because 1
had the intention Of coming here and
letting the committee know. He told
me they met, but he would not tell me
where"
THE four who are in prison didn't
meet. too, did they?" Mr.. Unterynyer
asked.
Believes More Should BE in Jail.
THAT is the trouble the witness
complained; "if they were all there they
would not be meeting now"
Henry Kornblum OF the Ocean Gar
dens Development Company Of Brooklyn,
builders of one and two family houses,
who has just completed eighty and has
erected almost 1000 dwellings in the last
eight years, thought conditions might be
worse next spring instead OF better. He
complained chiefly OF the agreement be-
tween contractors and the unions by
which it is provided that IL one contrac-
or falls down on job the owner cannot
go to another contractor and have him
finish the work. but must have 1t done
sby the unions at day labor rates. Some
times they have to stick to an unsatis-
factory man and let him finish the job.
"And II he falls what do you do?"
Mr.. Unterniyer asked.
"rhen VIC are UP against It The costs
mount UP and the building Is tied up IN
definitely. The builders are not all
angels but at times we have costs shoul-
dered on us that are unnecessary"
And that adds largely to the cost Of
building?"
"Yes, sir. At the present time we are
building small houses to sell for $500.
where a poor man can live. We had
intended to start 400. as we bought land
in Brooklyn. But I am afraid 1t will
be impossible to sell them for $500 be-
cause Of the additions in cost"
Mr.. Kornblum told the committee he
The New York herald., 1921-12-15
HELD IN BAIL AS PICKPoCKET.

Adjournment In the case Of Harry
Davis of AZ West 117th street, accused
Of being a pickpocket, was refused yes
terday by Magistrate Peter A. Hating
in Yorkville Court. who held the defend
ant in $4,000 bail for the Grand Jury.
The case had been put over three times
Davis had been at liberty under bond
of $500 given by the New Amsterdam
Casualty Company. He was charged
with grand larceny. 1t being alleged
that on December on an elevated
station he seized the pocketbook OF
Paul Faulhaber of 316 Thirteenth ave-
nue., Long Island City.
The New York herald., 1921-12-15
LIQUOR CARGO SOUGHT
IN CHRISTMAS TREES

ScHANroN, Pa Dec "a. United
States customs officers who were here
to-day said they were searching for a
large shipment of whiskey alleged to
have been hidden In Christmas trees
sent from Canada TO Scranton.
The officials said several thousand
gallons had been secreted in carloads
of the trees. While the shipment was
traced to Scranton neither the trees. nor
the whskey have been located. they
said.
The New York herald., 1921-12-15
SOCIETY DINNER
WILL BE HELD TONIGHT
Many to Attend Annual Event
at Deinonico's.

The annual dinner of the Maine So
ciety of New York. a function ut which
former residents oe Maine who have be-
come representative New Workers. gather
to renew friendships, will be held to-
night at Delmonico's. Many table reser-
vations have been made. indicating a
hearty interest in the affair. The ar
rargements are in charge of William l..
Fyle of Glen Ridge, N. J.
Among the speakers will be william
L. Borah, United States Senator from
I6aho; Charles M. Schwab and Augustus
Thomas. playwright. Frank A. Nun
sey, president of the society. will be
toastmaster.
The New York herald., 1921-12-15
At S129

Macy's Original Price, SIoS
'Louis XVI" Model Gas illustrated the
most beautiful Ru-stella made. Three
spring motor. Metal parts heavily gold
plated. 50 inches high. Price includes
record albums.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16
NEWS HAPPENINGS
What Has Transpired This
Week the World Over.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Short Mentioning of Interesting
Happenings From Day to Day
Throughout the World.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON NEWs.

Legislation authorizing Secretary
Mellon to make available to the war
finance commission $5,OOO,OOO to be
loaned to cattle raisers was recon-
mended to congress by the federal re-
serve board in a formal statement
Sunday. by Governor Harding. The
recommendation was made, Governor
Harding explained, with the concur
renee of the secretary to meet the
emergency existing in the live stock
industry.
The deficiency appropriation bill
carrying s156,000,OO0,> an increase of
$55, 100000 over the amount voted by
the house, was passed Friday by the
senate without a record vote.
By straight party vote, the house
foreign affairs committee reported Fri
day the Porter peace resolution pro-
viding for termination of the state of
war between the United States and
Germany and Austro-Hungary. Demo
cratic members of the committee op-
posed it.
The Haughen bill for control of the
meat packing industry, as reported
from the agricultural committee, was
adopted Thursday by the house of rep
resentatives and without a record
vote. Previous to that Representative
Jones of Texas offered a motion to
recommit the bill to have eliminated
the section which, it was declared,
gave the secretary of agriculture con-
troll Of stockyards, etc, to the exclu-
sion of the States, and this was defeat
ed by a vote of II to 256.
A IL per cent reduction in the wages
of all classes of railroad labor, which
will lop approximately $400,000,000 an
nually from the payrolls of practically
every railroad in the country, was an
nounced Tuesday by the United States
railroad labor board. The reduction
will become effective on July l. 1t
will affect nearly 100000 railroad
employees.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

The American railroads, dissatisfied
with the new labor board wage reduc-
tion order of June 1, stand squarely on
demand for wage cuts which will
wipe out the entire $500, 100000 in.
crease granted last year, ]. w. Hig.
gins, speaking for the western rail.
roads, declared before the board Mon.
day at Chicago, Ill.
approximately 100 bodies had been
recovered Sunday night at Pueblo,
Colorado, from Friday nights flood,
according to figures available at head.
quarters of the Red Cross medical re.
lief at Pueblo.
Miss Laura Bromwell, holder of the
loop-the-loop record for women, and
one of the best known woman pilots
in the world, was killed at Mitchell
Field, Mineola, N Y, Sunday. Miss
Bromwell, whose home was in Cincin-
natl, was % years old. She estab-
lished her loop-the-loop record May
Is last, when she executed 1879 loops
in an hour and twenty minutes.
James S. Hastings (Luke McLuke),
widely known as a newspaperman and
humorist, died at Cincinnati (Ohio)
hospital Friday. He was SO years old.
Fire of undetermined origin Thurs.
day morning caused several thousand
dollars damage to the zoology building
on the University of Texas campus
at Austin, Texas.
The condition of cotton in Texas on
May Is was II per cent of a normal
crop, and compares with condition of
go per cent on May 25, 1920, rs per
cent May 20, 1918, 80 per cent May 25,
1918, and n per cent the average of
the past 10 years on May rs, accord
ing to F. N. Gray, cotton statistician
for Texas bureau of crop estimates.
The housing shortage in st. Louis,
Mo, constitutes an emergency seri-
ously affecting the public welfare, as
serts a report made public this week
of an aldermanic committee that has
been investigating the local housing
situation. The report recommends
that legislation be enacted to restrict
profiteering in rents and eviction OF
tenants.
Announcement that formal grand
jury investigation of the rioting and
incendiarism Tuesday night and We'd
nesday morning, which so far has re-
suited in the deaths of nine white men
and 21 negroes and property loss esti-
mated at $1,5OO,OOO at Tulsa, Okla,
will begin this week, and that Tulsa
business men win rebuild the square
mile of negro residence district de-
Vastated.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16

ly relax for a few days after each
game in which / work, but with my
turn coming every four days, shall
keep myself in as near perfect con-
dition as it is possible for one Of my
temperament to do"
Temperament, or something else,
was what whitfield Reuther down In
single year from the premier pitcher
Of the league to only an ordinary
HEAVIER, while he was with the Reds.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16
FOREIGN NEWS.

The international Olympic commit
tee Friday at Geneva awarded the 1924
Olympic games to Paris. Amsterdam
was awarded the 1928 games.
Eleven former army officers, includ-
ing Major General Joseph Hummen
have been placed on trial before
special court at Vienna, Austria, Wed
nesday on the charge of having COM
mitted treason in connection with the
recent attempt Of former Emperor
Charles to regain the throne Of Hun.
gary.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16
BIG DODGER PITCHER
LIKES LOTS OF WORK
Reuther to Stick to Straight and
Narrow Path.
It Was to Help Attain His Ambition
That He Asked Manager Robin
son to Be Permitted to Ap-
pear on Mound oftener.

Walter Reuther, former Red left
handler, who win pastime with the
Brooklyn Dodgers this season, has
asked Manager Wilbert Robinson to
work him every day during the CAM
palgn.
According to inside information,
Walter has decided to stay in or near
the straight and narrow during the
drive and 1t was to help him in at
tanning his ambition that he asked
for plenty Of work.
"0f course" quoth Walter, Il am
one Of those birds who must complete
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16
SIX CAPTAINS ON ONE TEAM
Navy Lacrosse Team Has in Its Make
Up Leaders In Boxing, Basket
ball and Football.

There are six captains on the Navy
lacrosse team. They are: Shaw, for
two years captain Of the lacrosse
team; Even, for a like period the
foot ball leader, and Larsen, his sue
cessor; Walters, basket ball captain,
and Ault, captain-elect for the same
sport, and Miller, who was head Of
the Navy boxers for two seasons.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16
TWO THINGS NOT LOOKED FOR
Even stolId Engllshman Saw the Hu.
NOR In One Of Josh Billings
Famous Jokes.

Andrew Carnegie told a good story
at the expense Of Matthew Arnold I'm
his Autobiography" 1t seems that
the English critic was not successful
in his lectures in the United States.
but he was anxious to learn, and he
asked how Josh Billings held his au-
dience. The American humorist re-
piled: 'Well, you mustn't keep them
laughing too long, or they will think
you are laughing at them. After Civ
ing the audience amusement you must
become earnest and play the serious
role. For instance, There are two
things in this life for which no man
is ever prepared. Who will tell me
what these areT Finally some ons
cries out, Death Well, who gives
me the otherT Many respond
wealth, happiness, strength, marriage.
taxes. At last Josh begins solemnly.
None Of you has given the second.
There are two things on earth for
which no man is ever prepared, and
them's twins and the house shakes,n
Mr.. Arnold did also.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16
OUTFIELDER IN TRIPLE PLAY
George Smiley OF Knoxville Disposed
Of Three Players In Game in
Appalachian League.

George Smiley, centerfelder Of the
Pioneers, Knoxvilles team in the Ap-
palachian League, earned a place in
baseball's hall Of fame in a recent
game when he made an unassisted
triple play against Jellico. with a man
on first and second. Smiley speared
drive, stepped on second and touched
the runner from first.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16
NOT WHAT THEY LOOKED FOR
Audience, Like Readers Of Novels,
Wanted What They Had Been
Used to Getting.

DR.. William Lyon Phelps of Yale
said at a dinner in Philadelphia:
"The average popular novelist and
his audience are very, very-well, it
reminds me Of story.
"An Old-time music hall artist turned
up, after some years Of absence. in
certain provincial town where he
had once been a great favorite. He
went on In his usual ke-up-bulb-
GUS red nose and so forth-expecting
a grand reception, but all his efforts
were received In gloomy silence.
What's the matter with 'emP he
said afterward to the stage manager,
and he dashed a tear from his eye.
Have they forgotten old Binp
"'No, Bill, they amt forgotten you,
said the manager in a kindly voice.
mo, 1t amt that but you've changed
your Jokes about. You're tellin' the
one about the star boarder ahead of
the one about the limburger, and 1t
upsets 'em.'"
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16
WORLDS RECORD is BROKEN
Notre Dame Timber Topper cIlps
TwO-Flfths Of Second From
Mark Made by Watt.

A. G. Desch Of Notre Dame, clipped
twO-6fths Of second from the worlds
record In the 440-yard hurdle event at
the Penn relay games at Franklin
aeid, Philadelphia. The Notre Dame
timber topper finished in SO 4-5s sec
onda which is two-fifths Of a second
better than the mark made by Watt
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16
FRECKLES
JoW d the Tine to Get Rid a.
Thee Ugly SnotS.

There's no longer the slightest need Of
feeling ashamed Of your freckles as Othin0
double Strengths guaranteed to remove
these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce Of Othine-doublo
gtrength-from your druggist, and apply 9
little OF 1t night ana morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. It is seldom
that more than one ounce Is needed 20 COM
pletely clear the skin and gain beautiful
Be sure to ask for the double strength
Othine, az this is sold under guarantee OF
money back IL II fails to remove freckles
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-16
DIAMOND
NOTES


The pinch single has more percent
nge in it than the home run.
George Kelly made his first home
run in the major leagues on septem-
Der Z, 1919 .tsA IN
Watchful waiting is the only way
fans can dope the Babe Ruth-George
Kelly hOme-run race.
Propaganda for summer baseball
for college players is rapidly being
famed into a blaze.
The Rochester club has released
Pitcher George (POlly) Snyder to Suf-
folk Of the Virginia league.
A microscopic study Of George
Kelly's home run style reveals the
painful fact that he is fiat-footed.
Rookie pitchers in the big leagues are
unable to curve the new balls as much
as they did the old ones m the minors.
To make the Indt6ns see red, men
tion Red Fabers s<nair. Faber held the
world champio6s to two hits and beat
them.
Anyhow, with the White sox down
where they are, they can't accuse
yddge lands Of favoring the home
team.
Perhaps one reason why Bill Rari-
den decided to sign up with the Reds
is that the cold snap wronged his
peach orchard.
Leslie NJ. Kibble, a right-handed
pitcher from the University of Yer
mont, has been signed for trial by the
Washington club.
Manager Frank owen Of st. Joseph
is planning a trip to Japan and China
with a team Of Western league ball |
players next winter.
Baseball, we are told, was invented
in 1889 BY a gent named Doubleday.
II was almost wrecked in 1919 BY Il
gent named DOublecross
Pitcher Ed Rommel OF the As
throws three speeds-a slow ball, a
slower one and a dead stop. No, Mr..
Autoist there's no reverse.
A dark horse Is botherlng the Amer
lean league pennant choices. The |
name Of the nag Is the same as the
arst President Of our country.
Reading fans have decided to call
their team the Aces for want Of some
thing else. It's not original and
doesn't mean anything anyway.
1t Is costing Heinie GrOh money to
nurse his dignity. Heinie could be
drawing a $4,000 salary from the
Reds If he was tougher skinned.
Critics who have seen Connolly work
In the Yankees outfield are declaring
that all Bob COnnery said about the
youngEter from the Western league is
right.
The first grand cleanup hit Of the
International season was by Bill HOl-
den Of Baltimore, who got a homer
with three on in the opening game with
Toronto.
Wally Schang, taken by the Yankees
from the Red Sox because 1t was be-
heved he would add more punch to
the Yanks, went 25 times to bat before
he finally got a safe hit.