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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-10
FL Cuento Semanal
. MADRE AMANTISIMA

Todos los dfas. en- cuanto cran las
dos de la tarde, cmpezaban pasar
las vacas lecheras por Ia calle prin-
cipal. cn cuestada Y estrecha lie Ia
ciudad leIantina.
Primcro, asomaba la yaca roja. de
cuernos dcsmochados, que por tener
su duena Ia parroquia ell un barrio al
to, iha sin detencrse calle adelante
dejando atrdS eI eco de su ccncerro,
que cesaba POGO POGO. Lueg0, solo
So ola el rufdO del carpintero. que. Il
caballo S0bre el banco, abrfa con el
form0n v la maZa agujeros cuadrados
en- un larguerO de pino.
A los tres minutes, segGn costum-
brc de siempre, aparecfa por el mismO
sitiO otra vaca de pelo berrendo. Guid-
bala un chavalico muy popular en- el
pueblo, llamado Peretes. Cuando al
guien sc burlaba de su blusica cortf-
Sima, de suS pantalones de pana, que
10 arrastraba tapdndole los pies Y dc
su cara redonda y acre como una to
Tia de Pascuas, Peretes sacaba la lem
qua, hacienda un guino graciosfsimo,
Y corrfa junto al ronZal de su bestia,
limpiandose los mocOs con Ia mano V
volviendo al POGO la cabeza, para repe-
tir el visaje A 10 mejor la pfa Sc pa
rabA olisqneando el suelo; cntonces
en- el aire Y lanZando Il Ia vcz un
'ohG!" fucrtc Y cn6rgicO.
Al instante otra vez qucdaba soltta-
ria la calle, empeZando los golpetaZOs
&c Ia maZa de III carpinterfa Y el hu-
llir del agIm desplomdndose chorro
libre en- cl abrevadcrO.
La yaca nCGra So dptenfa mas, por-
que adquirfan su lecIe los Seilores que
habitahau Ia Gale principal Asomaba
Ia Ultima, a Ia que LII campana de la
Mare de Deu" toc.iba al Rosario Y sa-
liam los chicos Gel colego, armando
una eScandalerl formidable.
La yuca Caminaha lentamentc. sa-
cIndo fucrzls DC flaqucza para II Gar
en el suel0. !ieja Y seca, al an.t;,l' Sc
lie movlan los hueSos. bailandp ura
DANA mactbrl baju La piel hi:si;tl Y
susioi osa. con alguitIS matadt:a< y es-
paravanpS. Sus cuertioS eIan lar..,S
fiucs, como los de un toro de raZa 81
lr6iesen lido acompailados lie Sangre
brava. no habrfan suflido Ia afrenta
de consentir una serie diaria de leila-
zos pinchadas de guisque en- la ba-
rriga Y en- el testuz. Esta vaca Sc la
maba "Pcrla" y cl cherro que lie acom-
pahaba "Perlico''
Ell hijo, como III madre, estaba sar-
mentOso Y cansino. con una tristeza
que inspiraba compassion.
Ell vaQuero no les permitia nj un mi
nuto de parada para respirar; en- cuan
to 10 intentaban, descargaba la cayada
sobre el lomo de Ia 'Perla" que avi-
vando cl paso, mugfa con yoZ desga-
rradOra de Sufrir.
"Perlico' mugla tambien, trotaba
para 10 ahorcarse con Ia soga que par
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-10

Sir James NJ. Barrie Sc inostro tan
complacido con el Gxito de la adap-
taci6n cinematografica de su Obra "To-'
masitO Sentimental" cuandO vic esta
pelicula Paramount, que no quiso con-
far ningdn otro director la filma-
ci0n de "Reter' Pam, O:ra de sus
Obras favoritas. Esta es Ia raz0n por
la cual John S. Robertson Sc encuen-
ira actualmentc en- Londres conferen-
ciandO con el famoso escritor acerca
de la adaptation de esta popular no.
vela, inmortalizada en- las tablas por
Maude Adams. Aln no Sc ha deci-
dido 81 "Peter Pan" sera filmado en-
Londres, Nueva York Los Angeles,
nj Sc ha elegido tampoco el reparto
principal. Ell grabado muestra a John
S. Robertson en- la tarea de recortar
"Tomasito Sentimental, pelicula
para la cual su esposa, Josephine Lo-
vett, prepare la continuidad.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-10

tia de su cucllo i'll rabo de su madrc
sode nlamar. So piantaIsl de dos sal
De vez en- cuandO. cl cherr0 anSio-
SO de mamar. Sc pl&ntaba de dos sal
tos entire las patas maternalcs. olicn-
do las ubrcS hincha1as; t0do cl en-
peho del animalito era arranrarSc el
tormentGso boZal. que aprisionabale
los morricoS para impctlirle mamar.
Era. pues. in1til Ia tcrquedad de Per
lico', castigada con un varazo que le
marcana una huclla en- II cadpra :. por
cada vpZ que rcincidiera. igual nl.me-
ro de palos recihia del gan1n Al or cl
vapule0 contra cl hijo, Ii yaca torna-
ba mugir, alzando al cielo SuS her
mosos ojos lacrimantes. go.
Y aSi un Gi;l otro Sc repetfa la es-
cena Y el pobre "Perlico" adelgaZa,
siguiendo la madre en- SUI calyario.
;Senor. ScnOr!...
y una tarde, la vaca lanZ6 gritos
mas rOncos cuando peZun6 de plIerta
en- puerta al DOLLAR al Rosario las
campanas de la Mare de Deu'' AIu-
gi0 mas ronca porque "Perlico" Sc mo
RIA de hambre, mientras ensorda ban
otros seres con el alimento que solo a
el lie pertcnccfa.
Cuando lego frente una puerta,
le tir0 de la cuerda el yaqucro. dan
dole el alto. y llam0 en- cl portal0n.
la lecheceeee!...
La criada haj6 con cl jarro de cris-
tai; con el cuenco de hoja de lata ell
la mano, Sc aproXimo a las reses el
gahan. Como de costumbre. hubo de
Gesamarrar el boZal de "Pcrlico", pero
cuando el cherro nabfa dadO una chu-
pada On la ubre. tli0 un tir0n. apar-
tdnd0le Y colocando en- su puesto el
iarre, que Sc llenaba de espuma Per
lico' resopl0 como protestando del en-
gano, que Sc repetia a muchas yeces
cada hora. Habfa mamado un segun-
do para atraer ell divine nectar: Ell
seguida 10 dej6 el dueho con el gusto
Y Ia CANA.
Con cudnta envidia miraba el ami
malito vaciarse la leche en- Ia vasija
de cristal!
-: Muuuuu 49,.
Y Sc restregaba en- la piel de su ma
DIRE, que encogfa la barriga sostenien-
do la respiration, con el fin de parali-
Zar 10 possible la circulation de la le-
che. Pero el due1o, rabioso, Sc leyan-
to dispuesto castigar al animal.
Cuando estuvo delante del testuz
, con la varita Ell 10 alto. Ia vaca Sc
arranc0 brava y decidida, de una
sola embestida estrell6 al tirano con-
ira Ia baldosl.
Y luego empez6 a lamer el hijo,
/ que runruneaba Y movfa el rabico pla-
ccntero entire las patas de sll madre
! amantfsima, que estallaba de gozo
viendole mamar li5rcmente por veg
primera en- su vida, mientraS un rayo
de sol, pr6digo, desdc el cielo. Sc po-
saba en- su lomo Y la bendecia ..
AntoHiO ZaIugOsn Rui:
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-10

mi me gusta el cine por la Hbertad
con que Sc trabaja, por la permanent
cia del Oficio Y por Ia oportunidad que
presta para mantener uno su h0gar fl
jo, sin las penalidades de los continues
viajes a que estan sometidos los artis-
tas teatrales. Ademas de este In ten
sion nerviosa que &c siente sobre 81 la
pieza hara no Gxito Y Ia inccrti-
dumbre del maiiana que arroja II te-
das horas una nube sombria sobre el
horizonte
Desde mi entrada al cine he traba-
jado con la Famous Player-Lasky Cor
poration, 10 que me ha ganado el tftu-
10 de decano dc la casa Lasky, pues he
estado de una manera permanente con
esta compalfa por mas largo tempo
que cualquier otro actor actriz. No
me acuerd0 de memOria cuautaS pelf-
culas he interpretado, pcro creo que
alcanzan muy cercsl de ciento. Las
parties que he desempeiado con mas
guSto fueron Ia del herrero de la aldea
en- "Algo en- que Pensar'' v la de Lord
Loan en- "Macho Y Hembra", ambas
producciones dc Cecil B. DeMille.
Actuar ante In camara constituye
uno de mis- mejores goces; el trabajo
me encanta el ambiente del cine me
hace extraordinariamente feliZ.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-10
In HaAazgo biteraTio

No son muy conocidos en- Centro
America los yersos Ia negra Do.
minga, atribufdos durante mucho
tempo a Julian del Casal. FL mis-
mo. Max Henriquez Ureila, erudito en-
hlstorias artfsticas muy especialmen-
te en- literature antillana, crefa que el
poeta de Mere habfa confeccionado es-
te chocolate rftmico. Pero Sc ha descu-
bierto Ell un peri6dico cubano, que Ia
citada composition tiene originalmente
Ia firma de Ruben Darfo. En- cuanto
al estilo Y sabor de estos curiosos YER
SOS tropicales, es preferible juzgarlos
direetamente. Diccn asf:
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-10
La Cabellera Negra

D6jame aspirar largo tempo ell olor
de tus cabellos Y hundir todo mi ros-
tro en- ellos, como un hombre sedien-
to en- el aqua de una fuente y agitar-
los con mi maao como un paiiuelo oio-
roso para sacudir los recuerdos en- el
aire. isl pudiese saber todo 10 que veo,
todo 10 que siento, todo 10 que oigo en-
tus cabeilosi Mi alma viaja sobre ei
perfume como ei alma de los otros
homDres sobre Ia mdsica.
Tus cabellos contienen todo un sue
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-10

no lleno de velamenes y arbohdaras !:
contienen grandes mares cuyas olas
me llevan hacia climas encantadores,
donde ell espacio es mas azul y mas
profundo, donde Ia atm6sfera esta per-
fumada por los frutos, por las hojas
y por la piel humana.
En- ell oceano de tn eabellera 70 en-
treveo un puerto ileno de cantos me-
lanc6licos, de hombres vigorosos de to-
das naciones, y navfos de todas las
formas y disenando sus arquitecturas
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-10
(Por Theodore Roberts)

Cuando alguno me pregunta como
hice mi entrada al cine invariablemen
te lie contesto - Yo no entre me en-
traron.
Y esta es la pura verdad, porque mi
entrada al cine ocurrio de una name
IA POGO comin. Estaba 70 en- Los An
geles alistandome para embarcar pa
ra Australia con una compaiifa de
teatro, cuando Sc lego mi Cecil B. De
Mile Y me ofreci0 un contrato en- pc
lfculas afirmando que yo era Ell tipo
que hacfa mucho tempo venfa el bus
cando.
No quise decidirme inmediatamente
v dur6 yarias semanas considerable
la propuesta. Durante este tiempc
conocf fntimamente Mr., DeMille '
puedo decir honradamente que fue nj
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-10

Considerable como una &c las artistas
mas bellas que han pisado Ia escena,
Elsie Ferguson fue ura DC las titimas
de las ttagicas amcricanas que sc de-
cidio a entrar de Hc-o Ell q arte mu-
do. La Srta. Ferguson es una re.
presentativa del arte dramatico ame-
ricanO Y su popularidad adquirida en-
este pals traspuso los mares lego
al exterior, repercutiendO en- todas
parties de una manera asombrOsa. Ma.
clio la notable artista ell New York ei
10 de agosto de 1883, y su primera
aparicion escenica la hizo en- ell Ma
Olson Square Garden, el hermoso tea
trO neoyorquino, donde su fama adj
quirida llego a cimentarse desde los
primeros apiausos arrancados en- esa
yeZ,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-09-10
FRAGNENTO

,:ConOoeis Ia negra Domingo?
Es reto1o de cafre mandinga,
Es for de ebano henchida de sol.
Anna ,el rojo y el ocre Y el verde
Y su bOca que besa que muerde
Tiene el ansfa del beso espafiol.
Serpentina, fogosa Y yiolenta,
Con caricias Gle miel v pimienta,
V1bra y muestra su loca passion;
Fuegos tiene que Venus alaba
y envidiara Ia reina de Saba...
Para el lecllo del rey Saiem6n.
yencedora, magnifiea fiera,
Con halagos de gaia y pantera,
Tiende al blancO su abrazo febril
y en- su boca do el beso esta loco
Muestra dientes tle carne de coco
Con reaejos de lacteo marfil.
Ruben DARIO.,
Asf aparece la composition en- el pc
.ri6dico ia Caricatura", del ii de
agosto de 1892. Segdn el doctor Re
ginO e. Botf, quien Sc debe este ha-
llazgo, los versos la negra Domingo
tienen varias leyendas. Una de elias
cuenta que en- 1892, estuvo Darfo en-
la Habana de transito para Madrid,
y hallandose en- colnpahfa dc Julian
del Casal otros amigos, vieron pasar,
hermosa y arrogante, la negra Do
minga, y despnes de las preguntas y
concentrates respectivos, convinieron
los dos poetas en- escribir, alternados
los versos, una poesfa la negra Do
minga.. Sc dice tambi6n que esta her
mosa negra, siendo Ia querida de un
soldado -espaiioI, 10 mat6 por celos a
puiialadas. ~ :
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
DC. BUSINESS men
SEEK GOOD WILL
OF SOUTHERN MD.
Nj. and M. Committee to
Tour Territory Thurs
day and Friday.

Desiring to develop greater
spirit Of good will and understand
ing between the manufacturers and
jobbers Of the District and the re-
tail merchants Of Southern Mary
land, a committee OF local jobbers
and manufacturers will make a
trip Thursday and Friday into that
territory under the auspices of the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation.
Ross P. Andrews is chairman or
che committee Of fifteen which Will
leave in automobiles and buses OF
the Tidewater Motor Lines next
Thursday morning to meet the
Maryland merchants at four points
at which the Southern Maryland
merchants will be the guests Of the
Washington merchants at luncheon
or dinner.
Philip King, president of the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
socistion; Joseph A. Berberich, for
,mer president, and Charles J. CO.
lumbus, secretary. will be the
guests Of the committee.
The first stop will be made al
Mechanicsville for luncheon
Thursday. Dinner will be had at
Leonardtown in the evening and
stops will be made the following
day at Indianhead at l o'clock
and La Plata at $50 that evening
No advertising matter will bt
carried nor will orders be solicited
The undertaking is one purely fol-
the development of a. spirit Of good
will.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
BOSS BANDIT
DIRECTS ROBBERIES
Postal Authorities Blame Or
ganized Gang for Loot
ing Mails.

A boss bandit is directing sys-
tematized robberies Of postoftice
and mail trains throughout the
United States, Chief Postal Inspec-
tor George NJ Sutton let it be
known yesterday.
evidence collected and in hand
soon will result in the breaking up
Of a nationwide organization Of
postoffice burglars and other Grim
mails who are planning burglarles
at many points" said Sutton.
Sutton's special force of 435 men
now is spread at strategic points
the country where the
individual members are ready at
moments notice to jump into the
chase when a hot trail is developed.
I'm confident that we shall soon
lay our hands on the bandits who
robbed the Toledo postottice wagon
a few nights ago" said sutton.
These robbers are reported TO
have obtained $1,000. 900 in cash and
securities.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
DAYS 4
REMAIN TO FILE
INCOME RETURNS !
Office to Assist Taxpayers :,
Opened at 1422 Pa. Ave.
Hours, 9 am. to 6 pm.

District residents have only eigh-
teen days. exclusive OF Sundays and
hoIlssys, in which to file their in
come tax returns for the year 1890
To assist taxpayers in making out
the forms, revenue offcers have
been stationed at the once OF tho
Deputy Collector Of Internal Rev
enUe, I422 Pennsylvania svenur
northwest. The once hours ar
from a. m. to p. m. This sery-
Ice is without cost 10 the public
Much time can be saved both the
government officers and the tax
payer. IL before seeking aid, IN,
taxpayer will read carefully the in
structions on forms-lO40-A for 70
porting income Of 5000 and les
and 1910 for reporting income in cE-
cess Of that amount. The bureau
advice in this regard is: II you
need assistance 20 to a deputy col
Iector or to the collectors oficc
but FIRST read instructions and n.
out this sheet (fsce and back iu
pencil as well as you can"
District residents may file their
returns either at the once Of lors'
deputy collector. or send them bg
mail to Collector Of Internal Rev
enue. Joshua W. Miles, Bsltimurr
Nd. Payments sent by mail shou'a
be by check or money order, mad
out 10 collector Of Internal Rev
enue, Baltimore, Nd" To avoid
penalties. the return and Al less,
one-fourth Of the amount o. tsN
due must be In the hands of a COL
Iector or deputy collector OF Intern
al revenue on or before midnight o.
March Is.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
DC. WAGE BOARD
AGAIN UNDER FIRE
Laundry Concern to Attack
Minimum Pay Order in
Court Tomorrow.

The Minimum Wage Law Of the
District, which lately has been un-
der .fire in the Court of Appeals
where decision affecting its valid
fty is expected the first Monday in
March, will be again under fire In
the District Supreme Court tomor-
row morning before Justice Hitz
when the National Laundry Com
pany will ask the court to tie the
hands of the board with regard TO
police court prosecutions for al
legged failures to comply with an
order of the board fixing a minimum
wage for women employed in laun-
dries at SIS a week.
The hospitals. clubs, cafes and
other places maintaining culinary
and housekeeping departments also
questioned the validity Of the law
sought in the lower court to forS-
stall police court prosecution, but
Justice Hitz in that case upheld the
law and the establishments affected
went to the Court Of Appeals.
Now, the steam laundry will pro-
test the order requiring them to
pay women SIS a week for exper-
fenced help and to establish a slid
ing scale running from 50 week
up for less experienced help and
learners. It is claimed that the
order Of the board is in direct vio-
lation of the sacred right OF the
individual to make a valid contract
with an employer and therefore
should be held null and void. II
is also claimed that the order dis
eliminates against women solely be-
cause they are women.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
CASUALTY SEEKS
STUDENT NURSES
FOR SLIM STAFF
Drive Will Begin at Once
To Relieve Unprece-
dented Shortage.

Actuated by the unprecedented
shortage of student nurses In the
the Eastern Dispensary
and Casualty Hospital will begin
at once an active campaign to re-
cruit its present stan up to the re-
uuirements of the District Board of
Nurse Examiners.
At the last meeting Of the board
Of directors, DIR. Daniel Webster
Prentiss, 1918 NJ street northwest
was appointed a committee. of one
to take up the matter with Miss
Elizabeth G. Fox, head of the Dis
trict nurse examiners, with a view
to having the hospital registered
and placed on an equal footing with
other similar institutions in wash
InEton. As the result of confer
ence with Miss Fox, a survey of
Casualty will be made in the near
future and the executive board ad-
vised as to the needs OF the nursing
department.
At the present time the hospital
Is short eleven student nurses to
meet the requirements Of the Dis
trict regulations for registration,
and though it is fully equipped 9TH
erwise and has one OF the best medi-
cal STATS in the city, the import
ance of inducing qualified young
women to enter the nursing pro-
fession is one of the paramount is
sues before the board of directors.
Resolutions have been passed au-
thorizing the recruiting OF these
new students on a monthly salary
of $50, and as the nurses home was
recently renovated there is every IN
ducement for girls, who are think
ing Of nursing as a vocation, to
begin their training at once.
Casualty takes care of every ac-
cident case not only east of Seventh
street northwest, but many in near
by MARYLAND.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
CmdinaI-eLect Paid
Homage as He Sails


NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Omitted
Press)-A foretaste of the homage
TO be paid him when he becomes a
cardinal in the Roman Catholic
Church was given Archbishop Denis
]. Dougherty. Philadelphia, when
le sailed for Rome today to receive
he red hat.
Four hundred persons were in the
party which accompanied the arch
bishop aboard the Nieuw Amster-
dam prior to her departure.
Many knelt on the rich rug OF
the cabin de luxe, to kiss the arch
bishops ring and to receive his
blessing.
John ]. Coyle and Joseph S. Gal
lzEher, Philadelphia, accompanied
the archbishop and a number of
priests were aboard the vessel for
their pilgrimage to Rome.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
TAX TANGLE BEFORE
COURT OF APPEALS

The Court Of Appeals will be
asked to pass upon the validity Of
the law under which the District
government includes the interest re-
ceived by a bank or a trust com
pany from Liberty bonds or other
government securities as part. Of its
gross earnings and accordingly i'm
poses a tax Of per cent.
The Security and Savings Bank,
which has made a test case Of The
question, has appealed from an ad-
verse decision by Justice Siddons,
in the District Supreme Court which
upheld the power OF the District
government to collect such a tax
The bank paid a tax Of $3.50 under
protest, and sued to recover.
Justice Siddons referred to two
former decisions Of the court, one
by Justice Gould and the other by
former Justice Wright in which the
same question was involved and in
which the District government won
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Baker Urges army
Water POWer Plan

Secretary of WA EakeT yester-
dav urged imnedig.s congressional
action to provide ztfHional water
supoIy for the Df-~.ct of Columbia
ana recommended sn initial appro-
priation Of 32O0.nCn. 70 be immedi
ateIy available to 5egin work on the
Tyler proies E. in = latter addressed
to the s7t akcr of the House and
the present ofthn Senate.
: The TvIcr prsj rct, contained in
the req n OF tho army engineers to
the =. Ioral PoHcr Commission on
the rsasibiIity5o 5oG developing Poto-
mac water power and increasing the
dom site supply. proposes the con-
structiOn G. E n additional conduit
from Great Falls to Della aria
Reservoir a: a cost of approx
matcly S9,O0GOOO.
The question Of providing addi-
tional water supply for the District,
Secretary Bsker said. has become
so great, that feel obliged to call
the attention ct : 'ngress to it, by
urging, even at thls late date. that
provision Be nlad4 at .his sessi IN
for cornmeming work"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
D.C.sPORTS HALL
PLAN ENCOURAGED
BY CONGRESSMEN
Leaders See Capital as
Athletic Center With
G. u. Idea Effected.

Supporting the movement initi-
ated By -students of Georgetown
University to have an indoor ath-
Ietic auditorium erected in the Ma
tionaI Capital, leaders in Congress
yesterday expressed the Belief that
Washington should be made the
athletic center Of the country.
In these days when sports are
worldwide and when International
competition is common" declared
Senator Gerry, of Rhode Island
surely the National Capital should
have an auditorium in which to
stage SOme of these meets where the
nations Of the world meet in friend
ly rivalry"
OmcfaI Attention Promi>ed.
Senator David I. Walsh. Of Mas
sachusetts, and Chairman Mapes, of
the HOUSE District Committee, also
rncoura ged the plan. Mapes de-
Clared he would bring it to the at
tention OF the House District Com
mittee With a view to making a
report -oR it.
The city of Washington should
have an auditorium or arena large
enough to accommodate several
thousspS people and equipped for
indoors SPORTS" Senator Walsh de-
rIareds sSuCh an auditorium could
be used Tor large public gatherings
and CoHyentions of a semi -officia'
CharacteT. The city greatly needs
such a-csmmunity building"
Senator Mccormick Of Illinois, in
dorsing the movement, deplored the
fact thai Washington has no place
large enough to accommodate large
cOnveBti0ns and expressed the hope
that the business men would get
together@t to insure the erection of q
suitable auditorium. The proposed
auditorium has been needed for g
long time" said Senator McCor,
mick eand I am glad that someone
haa stsFtrF agitation for the erec'
EoH - g. y a building"
SenEsiF -heppard of Texas came
out straaE in support Of the plan
"a citg 80 sae size of Washington
sFouid save en- auditorium" he de.
clared,yeand when that city is thu
capital Of the nation. there is nc
reason why the contemplated struc'
Jure should not be erected.
Would Be Convention Hall, Too.
1t would serve a very usefu
purpose by providing acOmmOda'
tions Tor conventions, and by en-
rOurasiRg athletics in the District.
That the plan should receive tht
attention of Congress was the belle
"Npressed by Representative Hicki
nf New York, who declared that al
appropriation should be made 70
such a building.
Senator Gerry of Rhode Island
senator Ashurst Of Arizona and Sen
aLOr Harrison of Mississippi wer'
nthcrs who declared that WASH
fnEton should erect an auditorium
Gerry declared that it would max
Washington an athletic center o
rhe country.