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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-05
DEPARTAMENTO DE AGRICULTU
RA Y TRABAJO
CURSE ESPECIAL DE AGRICUL-
TURA

Ell dia Is &c septiembre de 1922, Sc
abrira en- la Estacion Experimental de
este Departamento, sta ell Rio Pie
dras, un Curse Especial de Agricultural
para Agentes y Maestros de Agricultu
ra. Ademas de estos funcionarios, po-
dram benefciarse de este curse hasta
25 jPvenes que jsean ciudadanos ea
los Estados Unidos Y graduados de
High School, que no est6n relaciona-
dos con este Cepartamento. Aquellos
que Sc encuentren en- estas condolences
y 6.eseen aprovechar esta oportunidad
para adquirir conocimientos que los cua
lifcaran en- el future para ingresar al
servicio del Departamento G'a Agricul
tura v Tra0ajo, pueden dirigir sus so
licitudes al Comis1onado de Agricultu-
ra Trabajo, San Juan. P. r., hasta
el d1a IL Ge setiembre corriente las
12 del dia.
Las 25 plazas de estuiiantes mencio
nadas Sc adjudicaran los 25 soicitan
tes cuyas solicitudes Sc recihan prime
ID en- este Departamiento sera condi
cion indispensable 'el que estos Sc cos
teen su estada en- Rio Piedras, pues 81
Departan!anto k5lo dara gratuitamen
te la instruction.
Para mas inf prmes pueden dirigirse
al suscTibiente.
San Juan, II. r. setfembre 10. de
1922.
L. FELIU.
Comisionado, Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-05

i colas, nuestros legislatures callan, la
mayor de la prensa del pals no pro-
raga con ell debido entusiasmo la conve
niencia de formar lgas agricolas no
| condena los que a sOTTO VOCE ira
tan de interrumpir la installation del
Banco aludido para seguir explotando
sin conciencia los pequefos terrate-
nientes y, al fin. quedarse con la pro-
piedad como ha venido sucediendo des-
6e tempo inmemoriaI.
Esto, en- 10 que atafie a la prosperi-
dad material del pals.
En- cuanto al prograso moral y espi
ritual Gque Sc hace aqui para impul-
sar ell desarrollo del Arte, en- totS0s sus
bellos y multiples aspectes? Muy poca
cosa, en- verdad. va ha dicho bastante
el ilustrado editorialista de este peri6-
dico, Sr Matos Bernier. acerca de la
falta de actividad y escasez de buen
deseo para Ia formation de un Conser-
vatorio qua diera lustre a los hijos de
este pueblo cue siguen las huellas lumi
nosas del cantor mitol6gico de Tracia
Y vencedor de los genios infernalss a
los cuales arranco su amada Euridice
con las notaS incorporates de su mil-
sica. Y es 10 sensible que, en- este silen
clio en- que Sc hunden nuestros artistas,
tienen mucha culpa mucha response
bilidad nuestros hombras dirigentes. por
que en- ningunS de las legislatures efec
tuadas durante mas de cuatro lustros, Sc
la hecho algo definitivo nj siquiera enun
ciador de una esperanza remota para
los muchos buenos artistas portorri-
Quefios. -.
GQuien no sabe la infuencia positiva
cue Ell Arte ejerce en- la Civilization?
La Historic esta LENA de ejemplos que |
etestiguan ell aserto encerrado en- la an |
terror pregunta. Pero nos bastara uno
solo. Grecia, la fuente de nuestra civil |
zacion occidental, tuvo sus dias mas glo |
riosos cerca de cinco siglos antes de
Cristo, cuando ell gran Pericles la 60 |
bern6 embellecio con ell impulse asom !
broao con que encumbr6 sl Arte ea to6os
los ordenes, hacienda cue los cinceles Sc
{ fg,taran, que los filosofos derramaran
los tesoros de s'' sabidurfa entire las ma
sas populares y, en- fin, espiritualizando
la Vida por todos los medios su al
canoe relacionados con Ell Arte, sin el
cuaI Ia civilization humana resultaria
superficial casi nula.
Zero aqui, en- esta isla que pudiera
ser feliz y resulta desgraciada, que es
tan peque1a territorialmente y pudie-
Ia ser tan grande moralmente, todo, to
Go esta supeditaao a la politica, a esta
politica hedionda y enana Ell que nos
consumimos como la llama fosforica en-
la soledad del cementerio. Y 81 no Sc
opera una reaccion fecunda que nos
Ievante nos aleja de este abismo, nues
tro rrestigio cultural rodara cada vez
mas a la sima del descr6dito, con IA
Celeri1ad de un cuerpo redondo sobre
TN plano inclinado...
J. Colberg CABANAS.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-05
PARA PLOMERlA: ANDRES RODRIGUEZ, INC.
SAL UANP P R
q o HPUNTES
g. V DEL t:MOnlEYT'O
EXCESO DE POLITICA

Fuerto Rico, desde hace veintitr6s
amos, no cesa en- la production maravi
Eosa de politicos de profession, 10 mismo
| en- las atlas que en- las bajas capas So
( ciales. Es la actual una nueva epoca
milagrosa en- que presenciamos, absor-
/ tos, la multiplication inaudita de los
PANEs y de los PIECES politicos.
Y nos desayunamos con politica; sa
zonamos la sopa con politica y con ella
almibaramos los postres. Y, claro, esta
mos va sufriendo los horrores de una
tremenda indigestion politica, y no es-
carmentamos, nos entregamos en- cEer
po alma los placeres p6rfidos de
esta gula devastadora de prestigios y
reputaciones, sin medir nj pesar las con
secuencias desastrosas que acarrea este
eesordenado apetito y esta voraz adefa
gia de p1blica notoriedad -.
Claro esta que la POLITICA. 10 mis-
mo en- China que en- Puerto Rico, es un
factor indispensable para ell desarrollo
progressive de los asuntos de gobierno,
porque sin ese conjunto de principles
que sirven de norma para Ia direction
ejecutiva de las leyes nacidas en- los
parlamentos, Ell concerto gubernamen-
tai resultaria peregrino ell progreso
SO manifestaria defectuoso. Esto es muy
cIerto.
Pero no 10 es menos que ell exceso de
pol-tica dana y desorienta los mismos
que dirimen las inevitables controver-
sias de donde surge la ciy1lizacion de
un pueblo, porQue cuando nos excede-
mos en- el ejercicio de un derecho, fall
tamos, onsecuencialmente, a la ob,e
diencia que nos impone Ell deber. el
de todo hombre publico consiste en- Sd
her y querer la nivelacion de todas las
fuerzas y de todos los principles consti-
tuyentse del mejoramiento collective,
este Sc consigus con la sana met6dica
tributacion de nuestras energias la so
lucion de los distintos problemas que
afectan al progreso de la comunidad
La agricultural, la industria Ell conner
clio forman los tres puntos del triangulo
0o1de Sc cncierra la prosperidad mate
rial de los pueblos. Lo ha dicho Pero-
grullo y es necesario que 10 repitamos
ahora. GY como esta la agricultural en-
Puerto Rico? POGO menos que en- rui
nas. Las tierras Sc nos van de las ma
Sos porque nos las arrebatan las garras
implacables de las grandes corporacio-
nes. Los bancos multiplican los incon-
Ve1ientes para la realization de presta.
mos agricolas a plazos comodos y mo-
d1co interes; las hipotecas que pesan
como aluvi6n de plomo dstenido
en- las va escasas Y hmitadas
superficie de nuestras fncas agri-
cclas, Sc tragan como hambrien-
tos monstruos ell exiguo producto de las
cosecLas raquiticas, el cultivo ss def
ciente por Ia falta de recursos Y de
facilidades para adquirir1os, y cuando
en- ell brumoso horizonte de nuestra agri
cultura brilla como un refejo d6bil, la
esperanza que produce la implantaci6n
Gel Banco Federal de Pr6stamos Agri
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Gran Feria en- Ponce
CAMPO ATLETICO
80 Del IS al 80 de Novien1bre.

truidos de rAd hados de exciones de- das classes dos
nachinas acrobat
are bre Jug atc chas Romano Boxeos Crreras de
cabaos bceta, exhibon fen0me
Fuegos arfals stos Puerto Rico JAzBAND AN
PONCE CONVERTIDO EN UN CONEY ISLAND por dfas
noah
Illumination Elactrica vista hasta ahora
CABtDA PARA LA FERIA $4,000
odi desec tener mas pabeones FERlA
dirg Eeban Garcia hcte Phiadephia Luna
dgirse al Antonio S. Arias Ponce
haco tesponb de los productos
vie para a exhbcion.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-09-05

L. FELIU.
Conisionado, Advt.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-02
RICMARD CROKER.

A most extraordinary man passed from mum
dane things when Richard Croker died HIS
career. while not OF the best type, was Yet
characteristic Of America. Born in ireland lie
came to America as ono insignificant unit OF
tho great mass OF foreign humanity constantly
being thrown upon the shores OF the Western
hemisphere, and while yet comparatively
young man. he returned TO the land of his ma
tivity loaded with wealth and distinction II not
honors. In the meantime he had made mayors
governors, senators and presidents. For years
no dictated tho political affairs OF the greatest
city In the United States. was oourted by can
dldates for tho highest offices In the land. and
Influenced legislation at Albany ana washing
ton.
Croker was not the first man 10 mako politics
pay tremendous dividends, hut no was the first
10 do so and retire TO lifo OF ease and opulence
without going through the distressing investi-
cations ana criminal procedure which marked
the fan OF every other man or his type. lie
retired. voluntarily and permanently. And once
having taken his hand from tho helm OF the
greatest partisan machine ever set up. he kept
IL off and refused to be drawn again into the
chickering's OF politics. IIo did namo his sue
cessor, and what tho accommodations were be-
tween him and that successor remains q secret
TO this good day,
Croker was the character in life which Alfred
Henry Lewis put into great novel written for
the purpose OF portrayng the partisan spoller
IN American municipal politics. Lewis made
his hero, or villain, as tho case may be. leave
New York for a ship abroad, when tho mutter-
lngs OF an outraged people clearly presaged the
growing storm, ana wrote st required many
wagons to convey his treasure, taken from the
Golfers OF tho people, to that waiting ship.
Doubtless the Lewis picture overdrawn;
but doubtless Croker accumulated vast for
tune while bossng the great American munici-
patty lie was wise enough TO know that IL
he took himself abroad and retired perma-
nently from the game of American politics. so
that his name would no longer be connected
with It, that tho people would not only forget
but forgive.
This they did. lie lived to he honized amid
the scenes OF his early graft and corruption. &c
be accepted into high social and political circles
Proving, after all. that he was a very extrsordi
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-02
RATHER nIGn.nANDED WORK.


II the report IL true, that tho local gas com.
pany Is sending out Ito monthly bills for April
service several days earlier than usual, oil OF
them figured on the 62-cont rate, It smacks
over much Of a piece OF high-handod pro-
ccdurc. ono Is loft TO wonder it II is impossible
for a public utility TO evidence ordinary doconcy
in tho conduct OF lie business with tho public;
II the only concern OF such business is to yet
the last possible cent from It's patrons Willy
nilly.
whether tho money which roverts to the
patrons Of the gas company under tho decision
handed down recently at Oklahoma City hhaii
be at once paid or shall be held by the gas
company for years who the issue involved Is
being threshed out in tho courts is n question
not yet determined. But that tho 62.cent ratio
was Illegal In tho first instance and Is illegal
now. is happily. a question beyond tho zone Of
dispute.
While tho patrons OF tho gas company were
compelled to pay the 62-cont rate during the
period the issue was before tho federal court.
the decision OF that court relieves them from
such necessity now and In tho future at least
until the proper tribunal changes the rate.
Therefore for at least that Is tho apparent stu
alton, for tho gas company to seek to collect
addition thousands OF dollars of their patrons
money Is for the gas company TO evinco an at
titude OF Indifference alike to public opinion
and good morals In busncos that is exceedingly
trying on those who are free from prejudice
that they do not lightly yield to the corporation
batting habit.
The World feels reasonably sure that tho gas
company cannot collect the 62-cont rate for
April. nor can Il cut Off the patrons supply Of
gas for his refusal to pay more than the original
Accent rate. This money as yot uncolleetod.
was not and is not involved In tho decision OF
last week.
We would not have any citizen become In
yoved IN difficulty with the gas company on
the nero opinion here give. but do urge
that tho matter be taken up with competent
counsel 1t occurs to Tho World that this gas
matter In It's present form, is one that should
engage tho very earnest attention of the Cham
ber OF Commerce. II tho Chamber of Com
merce has not proper jurisdiction over a matter
of such tremendous import to all tho citizens
OF this city as Is involved In tho sas question
then our conception of the chambers duties
is dlstressingly erroneous.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-02

Pop was smoaking and reedine
and ma was getting reddy to go out
to a netting of the Dawters OF
Cicopattcrs, and all of a sudden she
ran In with her hat on saying, o
willyum. something dredful has
happened.
The dooce. wat tho dooce. wat ?
sed pop.
I've forgotten the password to get
In the meeting, sed ma.
Yee gods, thawt the house was
on fire. sed pop, and ma sed, well Its
very serious, assure you. 1 had II
on the tip of my tung and now i
haven't got II at all. o Willyum,
wish you'd suggest n few passwords
and maybe you'll hit on II by axsi-
dent.
Wy don't you give me something
easy, the dlctionerry Is full of werds.
sed pop, and ma sed, Yes but they're
not all passwords, o Willyum, wat
shall / do? and pop sed, / told you,
dldent /. Jest reed the dictionerry
carefilly, starting at the ferst werd
and you'll be sure to come to Il
sooner or later. IL cant be mutch OF
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-02
Some Women Refuse to Cash in On
Their "Pdst"
BY NORA COLE SKINNER

a tour OF theatrical America in the
legitimate drama. but she refused
to write her memoirs telling OF her
intimate friendship with tho late
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
Hungary.
Madam Schratt was a bakers
daughter. named Kitty. She achieved
an early success on the stage. toured
America, and later became a men,
ber of the Vienna court theater. Get
ting into debt, the story Is told that
she appealed to the emperor him.
self for permission TO make another
tour Of America. From this appeal
a romantic friendship resulted that
made 1t unnecessary for the beau-
tituI actress to continue on tho stage.
but now that the emperor is dead
and finances are in a bad way, she
must recoup. Despite fabulous Of
fers of American promoters, she re-
fused to make a movie serial deal
ing with tragic events in the Haps-
burg dynasty, she refused to write
her memoirs. including many let
ters written her by the emperor. and
she refused to go on lecture tour
discussing affairs Of the Hapsburg
house.
All credit TO women OF such re-
finement. 1t proves that in spite Of
all that has gone before there was
that hidden away within which
MAKES them head and shoulders
above some that the newspapers
know.
The Nurses Alumni association
that refused to reinstate its former
colleague, may have decided wisely
Ii has many angles to consider,
not the least, doubtless, the influ-
ence the reinstatement might have
on younger girls starting a nurses
| career.
But, however that may be, It &,
earnestly hoped some means may be
found for legitimate and desirable
way for those who ask to make a liv-
ing, that the public may be spared
second engagement of sensa
tional trials through the picture!
and in books, and that the womer
themselves may know they do no
have to further degrade themselve,
by Haunting their mistakes TO th'
four winds. in order TO get food anc
drink.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-02
Barometer of Public Opinion
Arguing In n Victorious Circle.

In a speech at Bar 10 Due. Premier Poincaire
OF France. threatening undor certain clrcum-
try from Genoa, made this statement: when
/ called the nation to arms In August, 1914 the
danger was less obscure and threatening than II
is today" We all remember the dangers OF
eight years ago. Where arc thOro dangers to
match them now? Then 1t had II confident.
wcll-prcpared ingenious enemy. Today that
enemy is humbled, It's tools of warfare taken
away from 1t, its capacity for unexpected mill
tary strokes drastically limited. 1t Ia from such
false premises that French leaders seek to JUS
tify their present attitude on many things.
a weakening OF any cOuntrys position OF
moral strength may magnify even negligible
dangers from foreign foes, and undoubtedly
Frances moral position Is vastly weaker than
eight years ago. Its understandings for COM
mon purposes with Russia and its status as n
victim OF aggression and it's obvious desire for
peace and rational relations with Its neighbors
placed 1t in position OF great power. The Rus
sia OF 1914 now no longer exists. Lloyd George
declares fatly that II France breaks up the
present conference and brings ON, 1t seems
about TO do, IA European war; England will take
no part in II. His view is that France, unas-
sisted. would ond UP by being crushed.
But lf It's moral strength is greatly impaired
and It's dangers thereby increased. who is to
blame for III France herself IL alone respon-
siblc, OF course. Such speeches this one
OF NJ. Poncaro deplete It's moral strength. 1t
than those Of l014 except those of French man
ufacturc. such dangers as 1t has come from
the fact that 1t In now the aggressor instead OF
the victim OF aggression. Because OF its grow
Ing Isolation IL seeks to justify strange and
dubious policies, when that isolation which 80
much alarms II Is due to its abandonment of the
ideals that brought its principal allies to Its
assistance.
NJ Poincare Is arguing in r clrclo--a vicious
circle at that. Instead of peroeving the folly
| of It's recent policies France makes the conse-
quonco of those policies as already apparent a
| reason for continuing u misguided course.--St
| Louis Globe Democrat.
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The woman was a nurse who ac-
knowledged she killed the man be-
cause he legally married another
after she had long since considered
herself his wife. 1t Is said that the
Cincinnati General Hospital of
Nurses Alumni association has re-
fused to reinstate her as a nurse. and
she has appealed to the women of
New York state to aid her in gain
ing n livelihood.
1t is to be hoped they come TO
her need. There must be an innate
fineness of some sort In such a
woman that ought to be acknowl-
edged and encouraged.
Late years have introduced an era
Of spectacular crimes OF the triangle
variety in our courts, the ugly and
salacioua details of which the read
ing public has been satiated with.
Woman's most innate relations have
been the common talk of the street.
her very soul has been revealed to
the curious and morbid, and her
name has been banded in derision
and scorn by even the despicablo
and the low.
But at the close OF court proceed
ings. what does she do? Does she
creep away into private life, asking
nOtnlnS OF the WOrlu Dut tnut 1t tOr-
| get and permit her to go her way
into obscurity, humiliated, crushed
heartbroken. and meek?
No. She retains the spotlight, the
spotlight that has grown, II not al
| Turing, at least easily enduring, and
while one drifts into tho movies &c
make picture OF her unhappy life
| another writes an exclusive inter.
view for the press telling "just how
1t happened" and third under.
takes a novel depicting her expert.
ence with each of the three hus
bands she has. to their misfortune
made famous.
They must make a living some
how. is their plea-and maybe II will
warn others.
Bosh! Better be Miss Stone and
prefer to starve---if the women o
her state don't see fit to help her.
We had another example las
winter of woman who refused e
cash In on the history of her past
1t was Frau Schratt. She planned
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-02
A Blight on Unionism,

Another bomb outrage marks tho opposition
or the fecalcitrant building trades to tho Lands
arbitration award. This tho fourth bomb ex-
ploded In the course Of the controversy, was
directed against tho building just completed
under the Lads award on west Jackson boulo-
ward.
The material damage was comparatively
small. Prbably It was completely covered by
insurance. A9 in most such cases. tho greatest
loss IL that to tho unions which employ such
methods to enforce their demands. Every bomb
they explode carries them nearer dissolution.
Tho city OF Chicago has not yet become so
mean-sprited and contomptible that 1t will
submit 20 n rulo OF terror conducted by ig-
norant criminal and short-sightod men who re-
pudiato their pledges and seek to extort money
from residents OF the city by such methods
Eventually the police or tho states attor-
noys office or the citizens committee or some
other authority or organization will run down
some OF these bombers, When they do the
weight OF public opinion will force prompt and
plshed and the criminal influences in the re-
calcitrant labor unions are eliminated can these
union men expect any respect or consideration
from tho public.
Every bombing. every sugglng and every
other outrage which they commit casts n blight
upon union labor. The honest men in the
unions which have shown good faith are suf-
ferng under that blight. The whole cause OF
unionsm is injured. Decent men who have the
interests OF organized labor at heart should
help 10 throw out ana punish and repudate
such criminal leadership. With these bomblngs
tho unions Involved are blasting their own
graves and menacing their assoeiates--Ch hicago
Tribune.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-02

Considerable ado has been made over prcsl-
dent HardIng's refusal to receive the wives and
children OF political prisoners. II the president
Is to have the privilege OF closing tho gates to
the White House grounds to any individual or
aggregation OF individuals and denying himself
to any citizen association OF citizens. we see
no reason TO question the propriety OF his de-
clson In this case. These women and chlldron's
business lay with the department Of Justice and
not the executive department The whole af-
fair looks much like an ado about nothing.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-02
The HOrOscOpe
Tuesday, May 2, 1922.
The ssars incline but 40 no, sonp,a {.
Cpt 1854, by Mcclure Newspaper eyna

Friendly stars rule .this day, ac.
cording to astrology. The sun
Uranus and Mercury are all In ben.
efio aspect.
IL Is day especially favorab.
to promoters and all who are in.
terested in speculative enterprl-,
While the sun Is in helpful placs
IL 10 well to solicit the supportAot
capitalists or persons who WELD III.
fluence.
All who seek employment should
make the most OF this days oppor.
tunities.
II Is a particular lucky day for the
presentation OF letters of introduc.
tion.
Uranus Is held 20 impart vision
and wise forethought when aspectsd
as in this configuration.
Aviators have the prognostication
OF extraordinary governmental in
terest and assistance.
This should be an auspicuous day
for launching new ideas or for pro-
jecting old thoughts in strong gulse.
There Is to be n nationwide peace
movement OF peculiar power thar.
may be beneficial to industrial con.
ditions.
It has been repeatedly foretold
that there would be much activiSy
in psychic investigation this yekt
and It is now predicted that science
will make really convincing discov-
cries.
Trouble with a foreign power 10
persistcntly foreshadowed by the
stars.
The summer will mark the pass
ing OF a famous American states
man. II is foretold.
Persons whose birthdate II is have
the augury OF travel and change.
Success for those who are employed
IL presaged. but care in money mat
ters is enjoined.
Children born on this day are ike
ly to be original in ideas, affection
ate and popular. Thev may be care
less in their financial affairs.