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Evening star., 1921-12-06
AUTOMOBILE HIGHWAYMEN
STAGE DAYLl light ROBBERY
Pair Rob Colored Pedestrian. Of $50.
Two Autos and Motor
Truck Stolen. !.

Two colored highwaymen in an au-
tomobile hold UP and robbed Thomas
Smith, col0red. 2024 8th street. at the
northeast corner of Massachusetts
avenue and 10th street In broad day
t,gd' taid ths epo1t police he lost 5000.
He told the police he was passing
along the street when an automobile
stopped. and its two colored occu-
pants alighted. One OF them "coy-
cred" him with a gun. he said. while
his companion relieved him I'M, OF ms
The highwaymen then jumped into
their machine ana drove north on 10th
street, Smith said. He furnished the
police descriptions of the pair.
Stormy weather probably was re.
sponsible for the continued thefts OF
mentioned in yesterdays police re-
ports. Frank Hollis, 1914 Longfel-
low street, told Of the taking Of his
coat from q poolroom Saturday night.
A. Petrie, 1901 Kentlworth avenue,
reported the taking OF his coat from
Pythian Temple, and Harry e. Cole
man, 1412 Buchanan street. said his
coat was taken from the Y NJ. c. A.
Reports Of the taking of two auto.
mobiles and q motor truck were made
to the police yesterday. James Roh:
mer. 729 Morton street, one of the
losers, said a lock was broken from
the door Of his garage Sunday night
and his motor truck taken away.
w. S. Jenks & Son, 723 7th street, re-
ported the disappearance of an auto.
mobile from a garage in rear of 60t
H street, The car was taken between
Saturday afternoon and yesterday
morning.
George Wilson, "a New York avenue
reported the taking Of his automobile
from In front OF his home.
Theft Of q case Of ladies' underwear
worth $87. from q Baltimore and Ohio
freight car at Florida avenue ant
lexington place northeast was re.
ported by an agent Of tho railroad
company.
E. H. Wagner. s33 sth street north.
east, reported the theft Of q dia.
mond ring valued at $125.
Evening star., 1921-12-06

Periscopes are to be tried expert
mentally by the police of one English
city, to Increase their range OF
vision.
Evening star., 1921-12-06

cember 12. reports February 6, forty
eight working days.
There will be a deficiency bill to be
reported about February 10. Mr.. Mad
den is chairman of that committee
The, deficiency bill will be framed
of the United States Veterans Bureau,
on which definite action was post
poned in the earlier deficiency bill.
but an assurance given that whatever
was needed would be appropriated:
Commerce and Labor appropriation
bill. Representative Shreve Of Penn
sylvania, chairman Of the subcommit-
tee, hearings start January "a, re-
ports February %, twenty-e eight
working days.
son of Minnesota. chairman of the
subcommittee, hearings start January
80. reports March 4. thirty days.
State and Justice departments.
Representative Hustled of New York
chairman of the subcommittee. hear
ings start February 20. bill reported
March 80, twenty-four days.
Defense Bills Ready I'm March.
1t is estimated that the bill for the
War Department, with Representative
Dan r. Anthony of Kansas chairman
of the subcommittee. will be ready
for the House by March 10.
It's also thought that the Navy
Department Dill, with Representative
Pat Kelley of Michigan, chairman OF
the subcommittee. will be ready for
| the House by March 80.
According to Chairman Madden's
| schedule, this means that 327 working
days will be given over to the con-
| sideration of these appropriation bills
between December II and March 81
Thus by systematizing the work and
reorganizing the subcommittees de.
| partmentally, the appropriations COM
mittee now for the first time will be
! ready to give the House reports on a
definite schedule covering only three
month. Were the work done by a
single committee it would consume
practically an entire year.
Evening star., 1921-12-06
new SCHOOL URGED.

Central Labor Union. at meeting
in Musicians Hall, 1906 E street. last
night went on record by resolution
as favoring the erection Of new
manual training high school, to sup
plement Mckinley Manual Training
School.
Mckinley Manual Training School
Is not provided with adequate facili-
ties for the educational and physical
development of Its students; it is
very, much overcrowdsd. and neces-
sary facilities for SO large q student
body cannot be obtained by an ex-
tension of the present building"
Evening star., 1921-12-06
DC. APPROPRIATION
HEARINGS DEC. Z
Bill Will Be, Reported to
House Not Later Than
January 10.

Hearings on the District of COlum-
bia appropriation bill will start De-
cemher IL. and the bill Is to be re-
ported to the House not later than
January 10. This allows Chairman
Davis of the subcommittee on the Dis
trict appropriations twenty-five days
to conduct hearings and mark up the
bill.
Five subcommittee Of the House
appropriations committee are to start
hearings on Monday.
Chairman Madden of the appropria-
tions committee Is to meet all of the
chairmen Of the subcommittee at
dinner tonight and go over a definite
program. on which all subcommittee
will work to schedule.
Executive Hearing Thursday.
Arrangements have been made for
an executive hearing Thursday, at
which Budget Director Dawes Will
discuss with the full appropriations
his alternative budget schedule.
Director Dawes has let it be known
that he will retire from the office next
June. 1t is probable that he viii be
accompanied to the hearing on Thurs
day by Brig. Gen. II. NJ. Lord, who.
officer in the budget bureau under
detail from the War Department, was
chief of the office of finance for the
Army. 1t is known that Director
Dawes has strongly recommended
Gen. Lord for appointment as his sue
cessor.
The schedule prepared by Chair
man Madden. which maps out the date
on which all hearings are to start and
the dates on which the respective de-
partmental appropriation bills will be
ready for submission to the House.
the legislative steering committee to
map out more definitely a program Of
legislation for the present session.
This is the first time that such a
program has been initiated giving adj
ranced notification of when the appro-
priation bills will be reported to the
House. According to this schedule. the
appropriation bills for the War Depart
ment and the Navy Department will not
be drafted until after some decision has
been reached at the present internation-
al conference for limitation of arma-
ment.
VIII show Sincerity.
1t is believed that such a course will
show to the representatives of other
nations the utmost sincerity on the part
of the United States Immediately to cur
tail, as far as national safety Will per-
init. the preparations for military
purposes.
According to Chairman Madden's
schedule. hearings will start Monday on
the Treasury Department appropriation
bill He himself is chairman of the sub
committee which will conduct hearings
on that measure and will report on jan
uary 5 allowing twenty-one working
days for hearings and preparation of
the bill. The rest Of the schedule fol-
lows:
Post Office bill, Representative Slemp
of Virginia. chairman Of the subcom-
mittee. starts hearings December IL.
reports January IA, twenty-nine
working days.
Independent Offices. Representative
Will R Wood Of Indiana. chairman of
subcommittee. starts hearings, Janu-
ary II, reports February IL, twenty
nine days. I
Legislative bill, Representative Can
non, chairman of subcommittee. be-
gins hearings January II, reports JAN
uary "a, eight working days.
Interior Department, Representa-
tive Cramton of Michigan, chairman
Of subcommittee. begins hearings De-
Evening star., 1921-12-06
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Evening star., 1921-12-06

Make this memorable year for your wife!
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Evening star., 1921-12-06
PRAISE ARMS PARLEY.
Virginians Congratulate Presiden'
on Calling Of Conference.

Representative Andrew ]. Montague
Of Virginia headed a delegation which
left with the Presidents secretary
resolutions recently adopted by the
General Baptist Association Of vir.
ginia, congratulating the President
upon calling the arms conference and
hoping for it's successful outcome
This association is the official govern
ing body of the Baptist denomination
in that state.
Representative Montague also left a
similar resolution, signed by several
thousand women Of Richmond and the
immediate vicinity. in which they ex-
pressed their hope for future world
peace. and in which they gave assur-
ance of their support in the Presi-
dents endeavors toward limiting
arms.
Evening star., 1921-12-06
KILLED BY EXPLOSION.

ROxANA, Ill, December 6.-One
man was killed and four others were
seriously injured by an explosion in
the Roxana Petroleum Company plant
last night when some refining appara-
tus.. being tested for the first time,
gave away.
Evening star., 1921-12-06
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Evening star., 1921-12-06

So delightful is
the musical quality
the tone-of the
Apartment Grand
that it is known
throughout the
musical world as
tn e piano that
sings beneath the
fingers"
Evening star., 1921-12-06
1UUI WIG DESERVES CllG Dc
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The Apartment Grand is an index to the
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Evening star., 1921-12-06

The carboniferous geological strata
sometimes attains a thickness of
10000 feet.
Evening star., 1921-12-06

Al the burial of London man his
six dogs draped in black: followed the
cortege.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-03-10
Importantes acuerdos para
proteger Ell tabaco del pals


ra "a asamblea de amentO hara cOn Dec
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-03-10

Ortiz, vocales. Ell ombramiento del Sc
cretario Administrator de acuerdo con
el reglamento, 10 hara Ell Comite Diree-
two. 80, IA
FL seTior Gallart present6 una resolu
cion en- ell sentido de que Sc nombrara
una comisi6n de prepaganda y organiza
cion, para tratar de organizar comites
en- todas las poblaciores de la isla que
son productoras de tabaco.
Sc prob6 por unanimidad dicha reso-
lucion y Sc procedi6 a no.nbrar Ia Co.
mission, resultaron cle.tos: don Jose M
Giordani, dor Salvador GaHart, don T.
]. Cebollero Y don Andres otero. como
propiesarios; como suplentes: don Agus
tin Fernandez, don Antonio Berries, don
Felipe Rivera y don Pillar Llorens. Sc
nombraron organizadores dc las pobla-
clones ALI Representatives, entire los mis-
mos REPRESENTATIVES. FL senior c1alla@t
presento nuevamente una rsoluci6n. en-
ell sentido de evitar Sc continuase ngan
do nuestro tabaco con Ell de otras pro
cedencias, para 10 cual recomendaba que
ell Comit6 Directive un Repressntanse
del mismo Sc avistara con Ell ssCuerpo
Consultivo Conjunto de los trabajado-
res de tabaco en- Puerto Rice, fin de
llegar con ellos a un entendido, para
evitar que Sc use en- la elaboration de
cigarros otras tripas que TO fueren las
prccedentes de Puerto Rico, e irnpedir
que Sc despaliiIen tripas extranjeras pa
ra ser vendidas conc del pals
FL senior zeno di6 algunas explicacio
nes sobre la ley que habia presentado
para proteger el tabaco de Puerto Rico,
y termin6 dando las gracias los con-
currentes por haber asistido Ia reu-
na6n, donde estaban Representatives La
mayor parte de los pueblos prodnctores
de tabaco de Puerto Rico.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-03-10

81 domingo, las dcs de Ia tarde. 81
celebr6 ep la escuela de 'sMufoz Rive.
ra'', de Cayey, la asamblea general DC
los tabacaleros del pals, en- la cual que
do congtituida una Association de los
ndsmos, que tendera a Ia defensa de los
intereses tabacaleros del pals.
Abri6 Ell acto el senador sefior zeno,
Somo Fresidente, actuando de secretario
dor. Salvador Gallart. FL senior zeno die
cuenta de sus gestiones en- washington
y de las efectuadas pcr el Comisionado
sefior don Agustfn Fernandez, y sugir.d
Ia necesidad apremiante de orgarizar Ia
Association de cosechercs de Tabaco de
Puerto Rico
La asamblea aprob6 por unanimidad
las actusciones de los Comisiopados Sc
iores zeno y Fernandez, dandcles un
vote de confanza, al otorgarse Ell cual Sc
pusieron de pie. todos los concurrentes.
Ell sefor Otero propuso que Sc incluyess
en- Ell acta dicho voto.
FL sefor Gallart ley6 un rrefacio de
reglamento propuesto por Ell 'comits To-
cal de Cayey'. Despues de un debate en-
tire les sefores Cebollero, Fernandez y
Benet, de Cayey; el seior' Otero, de CT
dra, y de los sefiores Ortiz Y Rivera,
de AibOpito, Sc aprob6 provisionalmen
te el reglamento, reserva de que cuan
do quede organizada la referida tAso-
ciaci6n en- todas las poblaciones de Ia
isls, estos sefiores pueden enmendarlo,
una vez que Sc estudie nuevamente di-
cho reglamerto Sc cite otra asans-
blea general
De acuerdo con -el reglamento, Sc pro
cedi6 i nombrar Ell Gentle Directive de
Ia Asociacions y restiItaron ele,tos los
siguientes senores: don francisco M ze
no, presidente; don Luis Benet. vice-pre
sidente, don Arturo Baidrich, tesorerO,
y don Antonio Ramirez~y don Agustin
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-03-10
En- el Tribunal Supre-
mo de Puerto Rico

potonts para dietar scnteacia sobrs di-
cho memorandum. Esta resolution de Ia
Corte Municipal fu6 apclada la Corte
dc Distrito de Gusyama. al ser oido. O.
eesso Ia corse do Distrito el petic.o
nario Sc cpuso Ia CONCESSION de heno-
rarios, por Ell fur1smeEto adicional de
que e. pliego de honorarios no habia 81
do radicado dentro de los dlez dias- des
Irues de dict3da la sentencia por la Cor
te de Diserito como exige la ley. In
Corte de Bislrito de Guayama erlitio
una e.1tensa decision u ordsn en- la que
resolvi6 que tenia Jurisdiction para CO.
rocer- del case y sefaio otro dia para Ia /!
discussion de Ia question de 81 eran no
excesivos los honcrarios de abcgado
Usa cosa SO We Embellishments con
c,aridad y es que la corte Municipal de
Guayama no tarfa jurisdiction para :.
poner honoratios per virtud &c una sen
tencia Gictada por la Corte de Distrito
de Gnaysma. Fue, sin embargo, per la
orden negandose asumir jurisdicci6l
del memorandum de costss que la cues
ton de tai memorandum fue prssentada
a la Corte de Distrito de Guayama e1
apelscson. ST la Corte Municipal no te
ria facultades para conceder tales .ho
norarios de abogado la corts de Dis
trito de Guayama M pedia adqu'r.r fl
Lultades en- apelaci0a. No hay duda a.
guna de que Ia jurisdiction de la Corts
de Distrito de Guayaa.a fpe ipvecada
solanente por razon de la apelaei6r El
to aparece slicientemente de La erden
de la corte sefalando. osro dia para con
siderar Ell memorandum de costas y des
puss en- cstubre ocho, mil noyeciento
veirte, la Corte de Dsstrito de Guayam1
dicto se.,tencia en- ell case asi apelsdo
fijando Ell memorarduEc en- Ia suma dc
$500.
No discutiremos con la Corte de Dis
trito, aunque tsnen.os aIgunas dudas, II
question de 81 dicha Corte puede en- Ia
actualidad dictar sertencia por homo
rarios e., cualqr,ier case, no imperta la
suma que este envuelta, basando en- par
te la ccrte su conclusion en- Ell Arsicnlo
327 del C6digo de Enjuiciamiento Civil
como fue enmendado por la Ley ntmer
3s de abril 12, 1917 Pucde ser cierto
que en- ur. case que este debidamente
ante ella la corte pueda dictar senten-
cia en- spelaciones procedertes de las
cortes municipales imporer honorarios
contra la parte vencida. Creemos que
el peticior7rio tiene raE6n al alegar cue
Ell demandantc debi6 hsber radicado ST
me-.,rardum de costas dentro de los
diez dfas despu6s de dictadaa La serten-
cia por la Corte de Distrito dc Gnayaml
como prescribe Ia ley. No es necessrio
resolver esta question abs'lu'amente
porque segun hcmos dicho la Corte mu-
nicipal GARCIA de jurisdiction para re
solver sobre el memorandum de cossas
la Ccrte de Distrito de Guayama no al
guirio jurisdiction por virtud de la ape
lsci6n. 81 ss
La orden de setiembre 8, 1920, por II
cual Sc fila Ell memorandum de costas
en- la suma de $500, deben ser aiuls-
das debiendo devolverse eI ease Ia
Corte ole Distrito de Guaysma con ms
trucciones de que desestime la apela-
ci6n. ' say
Adolph q. WOLF,
- .Juez Asociado.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-03-10

Sc vENDE.-A siete Kilometres de Pom
ce. una fnca, compuesta de sesenta cuer
das; diez cuerdas u.5s o menos dc cafe,
platanOs y guincOs, cinco de cana. y 81
resto de buenos pastos dedicados a VI.
cas- de leche rs rodeada por un rio y
tiene una buena casa de vivienda de dos
pisos, un almacen para guardian los fru
tos, cuatro casas para arrimados. todo
en- hren estado de conservation; magni
fico para veranear. su valor es de $40.
600 y Sc dejaran en- primera nipsteca
$1,000 al echo por ciento anual y eI rss
to en- effective al hacer Ia venta. Para
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cERTIoRAR1


JURIsDIcCIOE.- - CoRTES NUNICI-
PALEs - MEMoRANDUM DE COS.
TAs Y HONORARIos. 4-JUIcIo DE
EOvo. -CarecieEdo Gna corte municipal
de jiiris ice Or. para resoiver sobre 1os
faeritos de uu meinor rdt,m de costas. y
honcrarios concsdidos por la certe de
distr;to en- apelacio proceaente de d
cha corto munI ipal, es precise concluir
que La apeiaci6n de la resolucion de es-
ia ultima decla.andcse sin jurisdicci6n
en- tai prosedimiento, no puede surtir e.
efecto de otorgarsela a la corte de dis
trito. tttG
I'D I'D. -QUAERE. una ccrte de
distrfto puede dictar sentencia con in
ciusi6n de honorarios en- cualquier Case
cualquiera que sea la su!r.l envuelta.
I'D. Id. D.-QUAERE. -si la parss qle
obtiene ssnteneia en- la corte de distrlto
dictada en- apelact6n pracedente de Is
corte municipal, debe radicar su memo
rar1um de costas dertro de diez dias des
pues de dictada la sentencia por Ia corsa
de distrito. @ $s sf Il;
Opinion del Tribunal emitida por 81
Juez Asociado senior Wolf San Juan
Puerto Rico, enero 21 de 1921. s.
Pedro Pagan presert6 una demanda
contra Cervoni Diaz en- Ia Corte Num-
cipal de Guayama en- cobro de la s;lnla
de S26O.s2. Para asegurar la efectividad
de la sentencia que pudiara recaer obtp-
vo orden de embargo contra los bienes
dc la propiedad del deudor. Angel Fe,
rreira aleg6 que alguros de los bieres
ssi e-nbargados perteneciari a 6l y pre-.
sent5 una terceria en- Ell pleito justipre
ciando los biens en- S35.37. La Corte
Municipal declar6 sin lugar la terceris
ly dict6 sentencia{ cor'ra o. tsrcerist'
sin especial condena de costas. Ell ter,
cerista interpuso apelacion a la Corts
de Distrito de Guayama La que su ve7
dict6 sentencia favor del dem andants
4 lACoC0sA&A5StAtN0 Id 1CA 20 4hAkSAs CtANAS
al tercerista las costas, desenl0olsos )
honorarios de abogado, por 10 que Pc.
6ro Pagan sea Ell primitive deman
dante raTiico TN pliego de desembo,so:
no en- la Corte de Distrito de Guayams
sino en- la Corte Municipal. A este memo
rardum asf radicad6 err la Corte, Muric
pal. ell susodicho terserista, peticionariC
ante este Tribunal, Sc oplso porque (a)
no existia ley que ausA-izsra la condens
pagar honorarios de abogado en- III
plsito visto. de nuevo en- la Cortt
Municipal; OBJ porqae no existia ley a
autorizara ia condena pagar nonora
rios de abogado en- un pleito visto dt
ruevo en- la Corte de Distrito
(cl porque Ia Corte de Distrito, d.
Guayama no tenia facultades den
tro de la ley para establecer la conden:
del peticionario de honorarios Gle abo
gado, y por otras razones que no e.
necesario especificar.
La Corte Municipal desestim6 ell ms
morandun. de costas declarardose incon
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-03-10
Angel Ferrcira,
eticionario.

/ Joss A. Lopez Asogta. Juez 8e N Ger: Z
de Dis.rito de Guayaala, Puerto Riso.,
Recrrrido.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-02

held, will go to Boston next Monday to compete at the business show to be held at the Mechanics hall building.
 The women members of the Putnam Country club will hold an important meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms this (Thursday) afternoon. Mat. ters concerning improvements will bA discussed, and changes which are neces- sary due to the installation of q new locker room to the men.
 The Day Kfniball hospital fund con- ducted by the Patriot has reached d total of $5,644. The fund was iicreased slightly during the past week.
 The running time change for the New Haven road trains through this city which was originally to have been ef. fective about the last of March. Will now go in force April 2I.
 During the past week. fav, .tnss..: at the Trade School completed tbAir courses. These are Emelio Bianchi. of Putnam, and Oreste Bianchi, of PutnaFn from the machine department: Edwar5 Nosan Of Attawaugan from the machine course; Clayton Sheed of Putnam from the carpenter department. Each of tbssa graduates was presented a set of toola, as has been the custom of the school when a boy is graduated.
 Mrs. E. G. Gulnac is in WoreastAr tn. day (Saturday).
 A thief entered tho store of s.vs Reniok, Pomfret, some time Thursdav N night and got away with Sixty bottles of Jamaica ginger atd seven dollars in money The thief gained entrance fla the store through the cellar and then
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-02
RICHMOND

Mrs B. F. Hall, of Greene. and hef son, Harold Hall and his family, of Knightsville. were callers at Mir and Mrs, Everett Moore's Sunday
 Charlie Ross and his son, Joshua. now of Shamrock. were callers at the Moore homestead Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. Philip Ramsay and son, Raymond, are spending a few weeks with Mrs. Ramsays parents
 Lewis Grinnell Is very feeble.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edwin Smith attended the funeral in Providence, Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-02

A pine tree in New Zealand is esti- mated BY scientists to bA 1900 years old