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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21
Ell CONVENIO RELATIVE A
La DEuDA MEJTCANA

NUEvA YORK, julio 2O.-Adolfo de
Ia Huerta declare momentos antes de
partir para Ciudad de Mejico que ell
con1'anio acordado con relaci6n la
deuda del gobierno mejicano no podra
ser ratifcado hasta que Sc reuna el Con
greso en- s3timbre pr6ximo.
Sc cree que ell referido tratado sera
drramente comhatido por varios le-
gisladores enemigos del gobierno.
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Au reyOir, BalseirO ......


Mariana parte, para ell viejo solar dt
la madre patria, ell joven y bizarre poe
ia Jose A. Balseiro. -. "a que va y
, cuales son sus propositos? IVA en- viaje
de 'recreo? Eva a cursar estudios supe
riores de ciencias? 20 va restablecerse
de salud? GQue empresa le mueve a Sc
rararse de la familia y de sus amigos
al ausentarse del pals por tempo in
Gefnido?
Descuida, lector, que va algo mas
it'll de 10 que tu creas; va saturarse
de espitualismo! Va aspirar con los
rulmones abiertos, Ell aire impregnado
de las cenizas del Cid. de Carlos v, de
Cervantes, de dofia Juana la Loca, de
Felipe el Hermoso, de todas las
grandes cosas con que ha asombrado
Espafia al mundo, que prevalecen sobre
Glen gene1Sciones, por encima de las
atlas cordilieras de los siglos; que res
plandecen en- luminarias de glorias, y
cue no Sc extinguiran nunca, mientras
oxista nuestro idioma, y haya poesfa
v poetas para entonar himnos la ra-
"a, en- ell sonoro lengTaje que nos lego
Espafia. en- ell maravilloso lenguaje
''que es ell mas divino para hablar con
Dios!".
va Ell poeta a acrecentar su perso-
nalidad literaria, a escalar cumbres
mas atlas. beber la luz de la esprit
tualidad recorrer los mismos CANT
nos que una vez recorrio Ell hidalgo man
chego de la triste figura, y orar en- Ell
Convonto de la Rabida. -.
va camnio del triunfo, canlino lleno
&c empinadas cuestas, de muchas cur
vas, doloroso camino que para segUirlo
hay que pasar muchos sacrificios, hay
cue ser fuertes, hay que recibir amar
gas decepciones, y algunos perecen y
Sc pierden en- ell olvido; pero llegan al
final los elegidos, los que tienen volun.
tad, los no equivocados, los verdade-
ros temperamentos.
Balseiro llegara al final, no haya du-
das, para el,-poeta por la gracia de
Dios,-que quien como el posee las di
vinas aptitudes cue otorga Apollo sus
elegidos, ha de llegar las cimas de
Ia gloria, para orgullo de estos cielos
cue le vieron partir, y de nuestras mon
tafias que le oyeron cantar los mas tier
nos. gorgeos de sus ensofaciones. -.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21
LOS PROVISIONALES NO
OUIEREN ARMISTICIO

DUBLIN, julio 20.-Michael Collins
ha manifestado que las tropas provi-
soinales no aceptan ell armisticio pro-
puesto a Ultima hora de anoche por los
insurrectos.
Agreg6 Collins que la lucha seguirS
hasta Ell absolute aniquflamiento de
los contingencies rebeldes.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21
LA CENsURA EN- MOsCU

BERLIN, julio 2o.-Ultimos infor
mes de Moscu dicen que Ia censura
Official Sc ha hecho muy severa con las
noticias que Sc trasmiten al extran-
ZERO prop6sito de la situaci6n.
Los peri6dicos alemanes no han
podido publican hoy ninguna noticia
relacionada con la situacion rusa
El gobierno mutila los despachos que
salen para ell exterior.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21
LOS INCENDIOS DE BOSQUES
EN- OREGON

WASHINGTON, julio 2o.-con mott
vo de los frecuentes incendios en- los
bosQues da MADEIRA de Seattle el Depar
tamento de la Guerra ha enyiado seis
aeroplanos para cooperar con las au.
toridades en- Ell descubrimlanto de los
autores de los mismos.
Los funcionarios del gobierno y la
policia de Seattle Sc disporan a &C
tuar con mano fuerte con los autores
de estos incendios.
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Una labor fecunda, sus pocos amos,
como pocos han hecho en- nuestra Irica;
labor variada y pulcra; cronicas con
todo ell calor de la vida, elegantes y
tersas de estilo, elevadas y conceptuo-
sas en- los asuntos, con toda la galIardia
y la pomposuidad de una juventud pri
(Continda en- la Ga. pag)
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DICE JPOINCARE-. :,

PARIS, julio 2O.-El jefe del gobicr
no frances M. Raymond Poincar6 ha
manifestado que ha pedido la transfs-
rencia de Ia conferencia de Londres con
motive &c haber aceptado Alemania el
control fnancfero.
Una nota en- ese sentido fu6 enviada
a Mr.. Lloyd George.
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continuation de la la. pag.)

res de la graduation dc alumnos de
octave grado de la Escuela Pimentel
Castro de esta localidad, perturbaron el
crden la tranquilidad p1blica rel
nante en- Ell sitio referido, donde esta-
ban congregados un gran niimero de
hombres, mujeres y niios, desplegando
Y mostrando 6esde uno de los BALCONIES
de la planta alta del mencionado edif-
clio una ''bandera puertorriquena y (b)
que zen la misma formal Illegal, volun
taria maliciosamente profrieron gri-
tos inusitados y no propios del acto que
So celetraba.''
Hemos analizaGo estudiado la prue
ba de este csso con todo ell cuidado
detenimiento que la mismo requiere
No nos gufa otra intenci6n al dictar
esta sentencia, que aquella de dejar
dcbidamente cumplida la ley y nuestra
conciencia libre de la menor preocupa-
cion. Esta Corte, en- representation de
la justicia en- esta comunidad es la pri-
mera en- repudiar odiar todos aquellos
actos q. no sean dignos de pueblos cul-
tos civilizados. Tenemos la conviction
intima y firme Gle que seria ella Ia pri-
mera en- ejercer su poder, hacienda caer
el peso de los codigos sobre los hom-
bros de aquellos que de una manera
indigna indolente contra todo buen
principle de moral, violan los sanos
principles sustentadoS EN- nuestras lie
yes.
En- realidad de verdad, la prueba de
este case, nos referimos tanto Ia
introducida por ell pueblo como la
cfrecida por los acusados, es clara y
facil de entrar EN- SUI estudio apre-
eiaci6n. La lrueba de cargo ha sidoI
cumplida Y fuera de toda duda nos ha
demostrado que los acusados menciona-
COS desplegaron y rostraron desde uno
de los BALCONIES de las gradas lel teatro
de este pueblo una bandera puerto1ri-
quefa. Este extreme no ha sido contra
oicho nj rebatido por los acusados, pero
scstienen ellos al mismo tempo, que
este hecho no es Illegal. Somos nosotros
los obligados al estudio de esta conJen-
sion sea, 81 "a comisi6n de este hecho
tai como 10 ha alegado ell denunciante,
cs delito penado por nuestros estatu
toS.
Veamos 10 cue a este respecto dispo-
ne nuestro Codigo Penal y estudiemas
conjuntamente con la prueba este PIE
cepto de ley:
Art. 353.- Todo ell que volunta-
riamente perturbare molestare cual
quiera congregation de personals roU-
midas para dedicarse al quito religio-
so. otro objeto ncito, con rlidos,
palabras profanas, conducta grosera
indecorosa, innecesario alboroto,
bien dentro del local en- que sc cele
bra Ell acto, tan cerca que pertur-
bare dispersare cualquiera asam-
blea reunion de caracter leg;timo,
incurrira en- 'misdemeanor'
Nos revelo la prueba que los acu-
ssdos colocaron la bandera en- Question,
en- uno de los sitios mas visibles 6ei
edificio del teatro donde ocurrieron los
bechos; que fue vista por casi todas las
personas reunidas en- dicho sit;o; que
estuvo alli puesta un corto tempo has.
ia que fu6 vista por ell Inspector de
Escuelas del Distrito; que fue entonces
que termin6 ell acto por haberlo orde-
rado asi Ell rcferido inspector Esta a
grandes razgos, es toda la prueba que
SC ha aportado en- ell presente case para
probar ell extreme de la denuncia que
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21
Ell REY DE YUGO ESLAVIA
VTSITARA ITALIA

BELGRADE, Julio 2o.-Inf6rmase
que los soberanos 0.e Yugeeslavia visi
taran en- los primeros dias de setiem
bre los reyes de Italia.
Els muy probable tambi6n que per-
manezcan dos dfas en- Paris y que Sc
decidan visitar Espala.
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Ell gobiernO suizo insiste en- que Russia
debe pagarle una antigua deuda
Oros c6mpLiceS en- Ell aseSinato del nariscal Wilson

de la situacion ALI provocada por las
reclentes insprrecciones en- el ejerci
to el gobierno concentra importantes
nucleos de tropas en- los alredores dc
la capital, trayendo contingente de las
guarniciones intariores del pals.
Durante las ultimas horas de hoy no
han llegado informes relacionados con
la situaci6n.
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Sc ORGANIZA UN MARAVI-
LLOSO VIAJE TRASPACIFICO

LoNDREs. julio 2o.-se informa o..
ell comandante c. w. F. Morgan del
ejerctto ingl6s Sc dispone emprender
I'm vuelo transpaci1co tel dia dos de
octubre pr6ximo. Ell itinerario compren
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21
M. SCHANZER VISITARA LA
CAPITAL DE ESPANA

MADRID, julio 90 Extraoficial-
mente Sc anuncia que ell ministro de
Relaciones Exteriores de Italia M.
schanzer visitara pr6ximamente esta
capital para negociar un tratado conner
cial con Espafa.
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les I'D. SPORT?

Pues fune la nueva marca de
cigarriIIos finos que tiene este
nismo nonbre. Yea ell anuncio
en- la pagina No. 2 de este pe-
riodico y lea ell concurso de los
regaIos que Sc ofrecen,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21
FACTA CONFERENCIA CON
Ell REY

ROMA, julio 20.-El rey Victor
Manuel llamo hoy Palacio al jefe del
gobierno M. Facta con quien converse
por espacio de tres horas.
La conferencia verso acerca de u
anunciada dimisi6n del gobierno.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21
EA FALLECIDO UN EXCELEN
TIE JUGADOR DE POLO

NUEvA YORK, julio 2o.-Esta tar
de ha fallecido aqui Mr.. William Ay-
rault Hazard, notable jugador de po-
10, quien gozaba de gran celebridad
t3n Europa.
Ell entierro Sc llevara cabo mana
ma.
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Ell FISCAL, MASSARI SALE PARA
LAREs, PRECIPITADAMENTE

Para Lares sale hoy practicar una
importante investigation ell Fiscal de
la corte de Distrito, seccion 2da., sr.
Domingo Massari
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La Delegation lconcluy6 afirmandO
que la situacion del Soviet no es d.
fcultuosa y que las cosas marchan sin
ientorpe ecimientos.
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de salidas de California hacia Austria
LA pasando por Honolulu.
Mr.. Morgan Sc disponc. ganar el
rremio de cincuenta dos mil dolares
que ofrece Mr.. Thomas H. Ince cslebre
director de escenarios de Chicago.
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BERNA, julio 2o.-El gobierno de
Suiza ha dirigido hoy una nueva nota
al gobierno Soviet 6,e Russia reclaman
do ell desembolso Gle mil millones de
frances que los rusos corfhscaron los
sdbditos suizos residences en- Russia.
Ell gobierno suizo esta vez amenaza
al Soviet con adoptar represalias 81 no
Sc atiende SUI reclamation.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21

LONDREs, julio 20 En- Liverpool
fueron arrestados anoche dos indivi-
duos que d1jeron teher ideas bolshevi-
kis. bajo la inculcacion de tener res
ponsabilidad en- Ell asesinato del maris-
cal Wilson.
Los dos sospechosos seran conducidos
manana esta capital.
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REGAL0S PARA LAS DAMAS

Lea en- Ia pagIna No. 2 de este
periodico las condolences del
Concurso de RegaIos que ofrece
"La CoIectiva" en- ell anuncio de
los cigarriI' finos marca
SFg3TS,
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CHICAGO, julio 19.-Esta maiEana
.varios huelguistas agred1eron al rompe-
huelga John stafford dandole una pail
"a que lie dei6 Ten Grave estaac,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21
DoNA CARLOAD CASTILLO VIDA
DE ALMAzAN

Aver a las dos de la tarde fallecio
en- su residencia de Santurce la esti-
mada Sra. Carload Castillo VIDA. de AL
mazan, persona muy querida por todos
los que la conocieron, por sus virtudeS
MOBILES prendas personales.
Ell entierro Sc Ilevara a efecto esta
tarde. Enviamos nuestro mas sentido
p6same a sus deudos.
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LA SITUACION PARECE QUE
SIGUE AGRAVANDOSE EN-
RUSSIA

BERLIN, julio 2o.-Noticias de Mos
cd dicen que en- vista de la gravedad
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WASHINGTON, Julio 19.-La con-
ferencia plenaria acerca de las cues
tiones de Tacna Y africa ha sido pos
puesta para ell viernes sabado proxi-
mo.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21

Hemos tenido el gusto de recibir de
la Camara de Comercio atenta invita-
ci6n para asistir al banquete con que
dicho ORGANISING obseQuia al Almirante
Newton Nc Gully, de la Armada ameri
cana.
Ell banquete en- question tendra lugar
en- ell Cond"do Vanderbilt, esta noche,
las siete media.
Agradecemos la invitaci6n que Sc nos
hace.
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Gran juradO VS.. G. juradO

(Del "Porto Rico Progress")
Senor Editor del
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-21

Ell BANQUETE EN- OBsEQUIo AL
ALMIRANTE NEWTON NC GULLY
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-01-13

aboard the Maggie for full speed
astern, At the second jerk the wire
broke. but not until two bells had
sounded in the engine room-the signal
for full speed ahead. The efficient
McGuffey promptly kicked her wide
open, and the Fates decreed that,
having done so, Mr.. McGuffey should
forthwith climb the ladder and thrust
his head out on deck for q breath OF
fresh air. Instantly chorus Of
shrieks up on the fo'castle head at
tcacted his attention to such degree
that he failed to hear the engine room
bowler as Mr.. Gibney blew frantically
into It.
Presently, out of the hubbub for
ward, Mr.. MeGuffey heard Captain
Scraggs wall frautically: stop heri
For the love of heaven, stop her - In
stantly the engineer dropped back into
the engine room and set the Maggie
full speed astern; then he grasped the
bowler and held 1t to his ear.
stop her!" he heard Glbney shrek
why in blazes cont you stop herf'
"Shes set astern, Glib. She'll ease
up in a minute"
"You know i'll" Gibney answered
significantly.
The Maggie climbed lazily to the
crest OF a long oily roller, slid recb-
lessly down the other side, and took
the following sea over her taffrail
She still had some head on, but very
little-not quite sufficient to give her
decent steerage way, as Mr.. Gibney
discovered when, having at length COM
municated his desires TO McGuffey,
he spun the wheel frantically In be.
lated effort to swing the Maggie's dirty
nose out to sea.
Nothing doin'," he snarled. "Sha'l
have to come to a complete stop before
she begins to walk backward and get
Storage way on again. She'll bump
as sure as death an taxes"
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that McGuffey's job on the Maggie
was the first he had had In six months
and he treasured 1t accordingly. For
this reason he and Gibney had been
inclined to take considerable slack
from Captain Scraggs until McGuffey
discovered that, in all probability, no
engineer in the world, except him
self, would have the courage to trust
himself within range of the Maggie's
boilers, and, consequently. he had
Captain Scraggs more or less at his
mercy. Upon imparting this suspicion
to Mr.. Gibney. the latter decided that
1t would be cold day, indeed, when
his ticket would not constitute a club
wherewith to make Scraggs, as Glib
ney expressed it, ''mind his P's AMI
Q's."
1t will be seen, therefore. that mu-
tnal necessity held this queerly as
sorted trio together. and, though they
quarreled furiously, nevertheless, with
the passage OF time their own weak
nesses and those of the Maggie had
aroused In each for the other a curl
Gus affection. While Captain Scraggs
frequently pulled" monumental
bluff and threatened to dismiss both
Gibney and McGuffey-and, In fact,
occasionally went so far as to order
them Off his ship, on their part Glib
ney and McGuffey were wont to work
the same racket and resign. With the
subsistence of their anger and the re-
turn to reason, however, the trio had
a habit Of meeting accidentally in the
Bowhead saloon, where, sooner or
later, they were certain to bury their
grudge in foaming beaker of steam
beer, and return joyfully TO the Mag
gle.
OF NIL the little ships company,
Neils Halvorsen, colloquially desig-
mated as "1'he Squarehead," was the
only individual who was, in truth and
in fact. his own man. Neils was
steady, industrious, faithful, capable,
and reliable; any one of bandred
deckhand Jobs were ever open to
Neils, yet, for some reason best known
to himself, he preferred to stick by
the Maggie. In his dull way 1t is
probable that he was fascinated by
the agile intelligence of Mr.. Gibney,
the vitriollc tongue OF Captain
Scraggs, and the elephantine wit and
grizzly bear courage OF Mr.. McGuffey,
At any rate, he delighted in hearing
them snarl and wrangle.
However, TO return to the Maggie
which we left entering the tule fog
a few miles north Of Pillar point:
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session at public auction conducted
by the United States marshal, follow
ing her capture as she sneaked into
San Francisco bay one dark night
with a load Of Cinnamon and opium
from Ensenada. She had cost him
fifteen hundred hard-earned dollars.
Scraggs-Phineas P. Scraggs, to
employ his full name-was precisely
the kind Of man one might expect TO
own and operate the Maggie. Rat
faced, sn4ggIe-toOthed and furtive,
with a low cunning that sometimes
passed for great intelligence, Scraggs'
character Is best described In home
" American word. he was "Ornery."
native Of San Francisco, he has
grown up around the docks and had
developed from messboy on a river
steamer to master Of bay and river
steamboats,. although II is not Of rec
ord that he ever commanded such q
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-01-13

he was worried. The fog, If anything,
was thicker than ever.
Time passed. Suddenly Mr.. Glbney
thrilled electrically to shlaiI zip from
Captain Scraggs.
What's that?" Mr.. Gibney baw.Sd.
81 dunno. Sounds like the surf,
Glib"
Amt you been on this run long
enough TO know that the surf don't
sound like nothin' else in life but
breakers?' Gibney retorted wrathfully.
II amt certain, Glib"
Instantly Gibney signaled McGuffey
for half speed ahead.
Breakers on the starboard bow. !"
yelled Captain Scraggs.
Port bow" The Squarehead cor
rected him.
"oh, my great patlencew Mr.. Glib
ney groaned. They're on both bows
an we're headed straight for the
beach. Here's where we all go to the
devil together" and he yanked wildly
at the signal wire that led to the
engine room, with the Intention of
giving McGuffey four bells-the signal
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CHAPTER n.

Captain Scraggs and The Square
head partook first of the ham and
eggs, coffee and bread, which the
skipper prepared. Scraggs then pre-
pared a similar meal for Mr. Gibney
and McGuffey, set 1t In the oven to
keep warm, and descended to the en-
CINE room to relieve McGuffey for din
ner. Neils at the same time took the
course from Mr.. Gibney and relieved
the latter at the wheel. BY this time,
darkness had descended upon the
world, and the Maggie had entered
the fog; following her custom she pro
ceeded In absolute silence, although as
q partial offset to the extreme liability
to collision with other coastwise craft,
due to the non-whistllng rule aboard
the Maggie, Mr.. Gibney had laid
course half a mile inside the usual
steamer lanes. albeit due to his over
whelming desire for peace he had
neglected to inform his owner Of this; ;
the honest fellow proceeded upon the
hypothesis that what people do not
know is not apt to trouble them.
Captain Scraggs read the log and
reported the mileage to Mr.. Glbney.
who figured with the stub Of a pencil
on the pilot house wall wagged his
head, and appeared satisfied. Better
go ford" he ordered, "an' help The
Squarehead on the lookout. AT eight
o'clock we ought to be right under the
lee o. Point San Pedro; when whistle
we ought to catch the echo thrown
back by the cliff Listen for It,
Promptly at eight o'clock Mr.. Nc
Guffey was Mortified to see his steam
gauge drop half a pound as the Mag
gie's siren sounded. Mr.. Gibney stuck
his Ingenious head out OF the pilot
house and listened, but no answering
echo reached his ears. Hear any
thingT' he bawled.
Heard the Maggie's siren" Captain
Scraggs retorted venomously.
Mr. Gibney leaped out on deck, Sc
ected a small head Of cabbage from
broken crate and hurled it forward.
Then he sprang back into the pilot
house and Strengthened the Maggie on
her course again. He leaned over the
pinnacle. with the cuff Of his watch
coat wiping away the moisture on the
glass, and studied the instrument care
fully. 81 don't trust the DANCED thing,r
he muttered. Guess I'll haul her off
a coupler points an try the whistle
again"
he did. Still no echo. He was in
cllned 70 believe that Captain Scraggs
had not read the taffrail log correctly,
and when at eight-thirty he tried the
whistle again he Wes still without re-
suits in the way Of az echo from the
eff, albeit the engine room bowler
brought him several Of a profuse char
acter from the perspiring McGuffey.
"We've passed Pedro" Mr.. Gibney
decided He ground his cud and NUT
tered ugly things to himself for his
dead reckoning had gone astraY and
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BROWN BOYS BODY FOUND
Signs Show His Playmate Girl Also
Pershed in the Klshwaukee
River.

Kingston. H., jan 12.-The Kish4
waukee river gave up the llfeless body
Of Roger Brown, six, who, with his
playmate, Isabel Kiefer, eight, dis
appeared saturday.
The finding Of a tiny mitten frozen
In the Ice eyealed that Isabel, too.
persisted In the icy water. Her body
has not been recovered
The recovery Of the body Of the
little boy shattered hope to which
relatives had tenaciously chung that
the two children had been kidnapped
for ransom and that they still lived.
This faith had been bolstered up by
cla oyant. in whose powers rela-
tives believed.