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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-12-30

This, the largest candle ia the world.
was made in New York and will be
placed In the Italian church In Rome
where Enrlco Caruso once worshiped.
1t is memorial to him, will be lighted
one day each year and is expected to
last for eighteen centuries. 1t weight
one ton and is 16 feet high "a
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-12-30


the Womens National
farm said Mrs Newton Ashley Secretary Wallace the Depart
Agriculture of association "The
college will the drude the yesterday
scientific
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-12-30

Marshal +. Thompson of Washing
ton, d. c., and the electrical voting
machine which he has invented and
II installed, vote will be cast by
pressing button on the members
desk, the vote being visibly shown on
an Indicator to be placed at the speak
ers desk. It is claimed that this al
most instantaneous voting machine will
save about three months time during
one congressional session. 1t supplies
permanent record, automatically
counted and printed and avoids cleri-
cal errors, also recording the number
Of absentees.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-23
DEFECTIVE PEOPLE
 AND THEIR TROUBLE
New York Itself Has 45,000 Men
 tai Deformid@ Reported

New York, June B. Tho word moron" which crimiEologists as well as newspaper headline writers ire quently use to designate person oi morbidity criminal tendencies. is de- fired in bulletin issued by the State Charities Aid association.
 Moron" they say, comes from the Greek 'moros," meaning fool" And the word, as applied by psychiatrists and mental specialists, means just that-"fool."
 It is not applied to insane persons, to lunatics. imbeciles or idiots, but to the considerable percentage of the population whose limited reasoning power places them on the great bor- der line of mental deficiency.
 Before the word moron" came into general use, such persons were called "defectives." They were those who, if left to shift for themselves, usually became liabilities to society,""
 N. Y. Has Many
 Figuring from statistics gathered by army draft boards the state associa- ton estimates that there are 45,0o0 mental defectives-morons- in New York state today This would indi- cate, says the report, that one person in every 250 is mentally deficient and incapable of passing sound judgments as to what is right or wrong.
 Of this number, 5,200 are-in state institutions, 500 are in colonies at-
New Britain herald., 1922-06-23
EUROPE FRIENDLY
 TO BALTIC STATES
Rapalo Treaty, Trade Agreement
 of Russia and Germany the Cause

Riga, June 23.--More friendly at tic states by various European powers since the Rapallo treaty, the trade agreement between Russia and Ger many, was signed April IT last than during all the time since their ere ation by the Treaty of Versailles This is because of the geographical position of the states, forming as they do the most accessible bridge" between Rus sia and Germany
 "Hand Shakers"
 Shortly after the signing the Ger mans started the ball rolling by a "hand shaking" expedition headed by Herr Butcher, Berlin's commissioner for the Baltic. Herr Butcher visited kovno, where he spent several days with the Lithuanians, thence on to Riga for conferences with the Lat vians, giving assurances in Riga, as he did in kovno, of Germany's fricnd- y and peaceful intentions which, in the end, would bring only good, eco- nomically and otherwise, for the young republics which lie between East Prussia and Russia. From Riga, Herr Butcher went to Reval on the same mission, and afterward to Hell singfors, holding conferences in each place. The Germans in May inaugur- ated an aicplane service connecting the capitals Of the new Baltic states with koenigsbarg in East Prussia, whence there is aerial service direct to Berlin. The Germans also are plan ming to improve the Baltic railroad service which. indirectly, connects Berlin with Moscow
 Lithuania Recognized.
 Upon the heels of the Butcher mis- sion quickly came the recognition de lure of Lithuania hy France, and since then French missio ms of various kinds have been pouring into Kovno. ar ranging for the opening of trade re- l;. tions on most friendly basis. Now France and Germany are wing woth
New Britain herald., 1922-06-23
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dinner. They did not bite the waiter because of the slightly monotonous nature of the bill of fare.
 The penguin twins differ only in sex and it is expected that there may be Americanized colonies of them to excite the risibles of the Zoo spectator when they attempt to initiate the gait of a man who has violated the Nolstead act.
 The penguin is a bird of the ant arctic mixed up in ancestry with the great aux, now extinct, and some times called the great awkward be- cause of his ludicrous walk. He has wings, but cannot fly: in fact the wings are fippers and he uses them chiefly to propel himself through the water. He will be taught to extend his fippers to all fappers patronlzlns the Bronx Zoo. ..-
New Britain herald., 1922-06-23

answer to this question is best illus trated in the story of the Kallakaks. About TITO Martin kallakak, a young man of good family who was serving in George Washingtons army, met feeble minded girl and became the father of a feeble minded son Later he married a normal woman. The history of the two families that go back to Martin kallakak have been accurately traced.
 The feeble minded woman had 4S0 descendants, most of whom have been paupers. criminals. immoral women and drunkards. The normal woman had about an equal number of de scendants all of whom have been worthy members of their communi- ties and some of whom have attained to positions of public eminence.
 Given a chance however, the moron often becomes useful member of society Sometimes he displays a rare aptitude for the simpler branches of mechanics. Usually it is something manual, although cases have been known of mental defectives who dis played rare talents with palette and brush
New Britain herald., 1922-06-23

tached to such institutions, and 7,50t are enrolled in special classes in pub. lie schools. This leaves some 31,00t without any special supervision - al large in all walks of life. Describing the defective, the charities association says:
 He is often unable to adjust him self to permanent employment and is habitually changing his job He is tremendously responsive to sugges- ton and is thus particularly suscep- tible to the criminal influence of oth- CTS
 Nearly all the attempts at assas- sination of prominent men in recent years and of criminal assaults with a sexual phase have been the work of mental def1cients. A moron killed President Mckinley and another tried to kill Roosevelt. A moron tried to kill Mayor Mitchell and shoot Corpo- ration Counsel Polk. Mayor Gaynor was shot by another defective"
 There is distinct difference be- tween mental deficiency and insanity, it is pointed out. They have little in common. Insanity Is a mental disease which is curable in at least 25 per cent of cases and preventable in 40 per cent.
 A moron or mental defective is a person who definitely lacks brain ca pacity. The condition usually is in herited and cannot be cured, for, say the psychiatrists, Science cannot add what nature has omitted" In other words, an adult moron is just man or woman with the brain of child.
 Schools Aid
 The schools are considered the best sorting pen fer the discovery of the detectives There he automatically is separated from the children of normal Perhaps he progresses to the sixth grade without displaying any lack of the power to absorb Then he falls behind. He doesn't seem able to learn any more;
New Britain herald., 1922-06-23
GIANT BIRDS STAND
 TEN DAYS ON FEET
Antarctic Penguins Reach New York Zoo and Are Given Cakes of
 Ice to Rest on.

New York, June 23-The penguin
 twins which have been trying to get
 accustomed to Anglo Saxon climate
 and manners in London in care of Ithe English naturalist, J. D. Hamlyn, arrived Wednesday by the Atlantic transport freighter Montauk and were
 greeted at the pier by Dr. w. T. Horn aday of the New York Geological park. They stood all the way, having plantigrade feet and no tank to re- lieve their fatigue by swimming. The birds were in good shape when trans ferred to the Zoo and permitted to stand some more on large cakes of ice.
 They had three meals a day on the ten day run from London. The menu consisted of frozen fresh herring for breakfast, fresh frozen herring for Luncheon and frozen herring fresh for
New Britain herald., 1922-06-23
zach other to carry Lithuania's favor
 Personnel IncrcaSel

The French missions in Aiga and l1sthonia have increased their person rel, and 70 leading French manufac- turers will participate in Riga's ap- preaching trade show. The French exhibits are to arrive on special steamships, and the show will be vis- ited by delegations of business men and several members of the French Parliament. The French National Bank of Commerce had sent a repre- sentative 10 Riga 10 establish connec- tions with LatviaH capitals. Two French destroyers are making cour- tesy visits to Riga, Reval and Helsing- fors.
 The British have not been far be- hind. They have sent many missions to the Faitic states. and London and Manchester business men are seen il. all tha principal cities.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-23
" T F CONVENTION

Bridgeport, June 3.-The Veterans of Foreign Wars opened their annual state convention here today. Business sessions will be held today and to- morrow forenoon. Officers will be elected Sunday. There will be an athletic meet Saturday afternoon and an open air boxing meet in the eve- ming.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-23

his classmates go on, while he re- i mains, vainly trying to absorb his les sons, but without success
 Should he continue in school at this | time the chances are he will become an incorrigible-the sort of over grown bully who far outstrips his playmates in size and strength, but who is a dwarf in the classroom. Or if he leaves school he is apt to join the class of easily-led criminals, un- guided by any sense of right or wrong wholly irresponsible, who go from misdemeanor to felony and thence to the electric chair or to Mattewan.
 At the period of arrested develop ment psychiatrists claim to be able to pick out the defectives by their reac- ton to certain simple questions in cluded in the Binet- Simon measuring scale of intelligence. In the vocabu- lary test the examiner may say:
 T want to find out how many words you know Listen, and when say a word you tell me what it means" The word nerve" comes early in this test. Although it is un- derstood that to define the physical organism is a matter for the adult mind, it has found that the normal child of eight years will answer with, You've got a nerve" or something similar which is scored as normal reaction.
 Test Tried Out
 Another test is known as Detecting Absurdities." Here the examiner may say, yesterday the police found the body of a girl cut into IS pieces. They believe she killed herself"
 The sub-normal, the defective or moron will probably react with this exclamation: Think she killed her self! They know she did" Or it may be, "She was a foolish girl to kill herself No girl would do that unless she was crazy"
 Where do the defective come from !? Are they just accidents of birth? The
New Britain herald., 1922-06-23

According to statistics of suicides in the United States, the day on which most acts of self-destruction are committed is Monday.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-23

Pure Lard, ? lbs. 25c. Russell Bros -advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-01
(Por Harry w. Frantz).

WASHINGTON, noviembre 18 (Uni
TED Press).- Los Estados Unidos Sc
encuentran actualmente en- condicio,
mes ventajosisimas para conquistar ell
mercado hispanoe nericano extender
81 comercio Ell Sur America, en- una
2: :oporcion mayor que Ia. que disfruta-
ban antes de la Gran Guerra.
Con estas palabras termina un ar.
tlcu-o iltimamente publicado en- ell pc
ritdico "Mundo Economico''. en- Ell
que Sc analizs la verdadera situaci6n
comercial entire los Estados Unidos y
SUI America.
En- tiempos normales-dice ell artfcu
lo-los Estados Unidos importaban mas
mercancfas de los paises hispanoameri-
canos, que Ia que Sc exportaba a los
Insmos Durante cinco aiios consecuti-
vos antes de la confagracion europea
e. balance comercial en- favor de Sur
America era de 80 millones de doIares.
FL balance rormal en- e, future sera
mucho mas grande que ell anterior la
Guerra.
En- el ano 1918, solamente I'm cua-
tro por ciento de las mercancias one
salian de los Estados Unidos con des-
tino puertos hispanoamericanos eran
de marca americana. En- 1920. cincuen
ia dos por ciento eran de marca anne
ricana Ell u.timo afo los comercian-
tes suramericSnos compraron mercan-
clas en- los Estados Unidos por valor
de diez millones de doIares.
En- julio 1 de 1922, mas de 400 mi
Homes de dolares en- bonos, certifca-
dcS, etc. fueron emitidos ell los Esta-
Cos Unidos.
Durante los iltimos diez ocho me-
sss que terminaron ell so de JUNO del
aHo actual, habia EN- ell mercado de
Ndeva York seguridades fotantes por
Ia suma de 1884 100000 contra $780,
c0O.000 que habia en- Londres.
Estos datos demuestran cue dentro
&c muy POGO los Estados Unidos vol
veran a gozar de las ventajas que
ofrece ell mercado suramericano.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-01
Informaciones diversas

& q fF8 e nf k.
Clodemiro Ruiz sPrats,s Juan Elias
Cerezo, Julio Arce, Angel A. Alva-
rez, Juan C. Hernandez, Ignacio Ri
vera, Francisco Domenech, Pedro L.
Bonet, Domingo Beltran Carrero,
Inocencio Mondesi Torres, Modesto
Santiago Aponte, Rafael Jusino Sc
p1lveda, Jose NJ. Murphy, Pantaleon
Sotero Vargas, Enrique Velez, Juan
Torres Flores, Narciso Cabrera Ii
RADIO, Jose Perez Garcia, Rafael Ri
vera, Primitive Cancel, Santiago L6-
pei Dominguez, Rafael Lopez Ra-
mos, Ramon Rios Roman, Nicolas
Beltran, Juan Jose Matos, Juan B.
Molina, Angel Valencia, Antonio Llo-
vet Quijano, Jose NJ. Perez Santiago
y Marcos Antonio Colon.
Estos candidates aprobados para
ingresar en- el servicio policia1o, per-
tenecen los Gistritos de Hatillo.
Quebradillas, Isabella, Aguadilla, A
guada, Anasco, Mayaguez, San Sc
bastlan y Lares.
Muchos de ellos son graduados de
Alta Escuela, conocen ingles V son
elenentos de muy buena reputation
en- sus respectivas communicates.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-01
Sc LUcHARA ACTIvANENTE PoR,
CUE Sc PERMITA LA vENTA DE
vINOs Y cERvEZA
(De la Prensa", de New York;.

Mr.. Ransom H. Gillett, consejero ge-
neral de la asociacion contra la prohi-
bici6n ha definido perfectamente la ac
titud actual del grupo de que es mieln
bro, que dio lugar la victoria demo,
cratica recientemente 1ograda EN- las
elecciones. La asociaci6n6 intenta, Sc
gun el, luchar por que Sc apruebe una
mocion combinada en- la camara legis-
ls>tiva, pidiendo al congreso que modi,
fique la ley volstead en- forma tai que
permita la fabrication venta de vi
nos y icores en- Ell Estado de Nueva
York, en- la inteligencia de que no sc
expender&n en- cantinas.
Declara Mr.. Gil,ett que Sc han diri-
gido va cartas a los funcionarios de la
asociaci6n que estan cargo de las va
rlas oficinas sucursales, dandoseles ins
trucciones para que inicien I'm movi-
miento entire los miembros vecinos 6e
sus jurisdicciones, con objeto de que
eleven estos peticiones sus represen-
tantes en- ambas camaras del cuerpo lie
gislativo del estado, fin de que adop.
ten una moeion combinada exigiendo
del congreso que inmediatamente he-
ga cambios oportunos en- la ley Vols
tead, hacienda factible la fabrication
venta de vinos ceryeza en- ell esta-
Go de Nueva York.
Hablando sobre el particular Mr.
Cil.ett Sc eXpreso como sigue:
La ley Mullan-Gage fue ell fruto
de los trabajos de prohibicionistas ia
naticos. La aprob6 la camara legislati.
va republicara y la firmo e. goberna-
or quien Ia camara dict6. Deja mu-
cho que desear desde Ell punto de vista
practice y sensato, siendo a la vez an.
unconstitutional en- algunas de sus ca
racteristicas. La association contra la
prohibicion cree que NADIA mejor pue
de hacer que apelar al partido demo,
ratico para que la descarte, por 70
menos la reconstruya elilnine sus mu
chos defectos.' -
Mr.. E. C. Yellowley, director pro
hibicionista del estado, hablando sobra
la ley Mul.an-Gage dijo el martes que
la considerable buena v esperaba que
permaneciera. Manifesto ademas que
combatiria contra Quienes Sc esforza.
IAN en- matarla
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-01
LOS NUEVOS Candidates
PARA POLICIA

Aver ell Jefe de la Policia Mr..
Bennett, el AyuGante Mr.. Judice v
el Secretario Mr.. Eduardo Ugarte,
ouicnes regresaron de la isla a DON
de fueron con el proposito de selec-
cionar los mejores candidates, que
seran sometidos la consideration
de Ia Camision Ge la Policia, apro-
baron los siguientes aspirantes:
Ramon Ferrer, Jose R. Cordero,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-01
continuation de la Sra pag.)

a amortization de emprestitos va con-
tratados que Sc contraten en- 10 SUI
cesivo, al fomento de Ia instruction
elemental. la construction de carre-
teras municipales o fntermunicipales,
acueductos, plantas electricas, alcanta-
Fillado, hospitales su sostenimiento,
cementerios, asilo de ancianos y huer-
fanos. sanatorio de tuberculosis, ma
nicomios v reformatorios, plazas de
mercados, muelles y malecones, casas
escuelas y para maestros, granjas agri-
colas,. casas para ser yendidas ob-e-
ros largos plazos, diques para evitar
inundaciones, lavaderos piblicos, edi-
ficios para oficinas municipales, paw
mentaci6n, asfSltado y arbolado de
Gales erection de aldeas- -"
La intenci6n de Ia Asamblea Itagislati
va, al hacer esta classification no fue
otra que la de establecer ell principle
de que los contribuyentes de un munich
pAo contribuyan proporcionalm3ente a
la realization de las obras o ejecucion
de .os servicios que Sc enumeran, va
por medic de emprestitos en- otra for
ma. Entire estas obras o servicios estan
incluidas Ia construction de edificios
para .ofcinas municipales, = la cons
trucci6n dc carreteras Y pavimentaci61
de Gales, las cuales deben ser ileva-
das la practica por medic de una
contribution especial sobre la propie-
dad. como dnico medic de ajustarse
al principle de equidad en- que Sc ms
pira Ia referida secci6n cuarenta y
nucve este es, que las cargas que re-
presentan estos trtbutos Sc RIPARIAN
por igua. entire todos los contribuyentes.
No seria, pues, nj justo nj equitasi-
vo gravar una sola industria para lle-
var a Ia practica un programa de me-
joras publicas cuya ejecucion cores
ponde por igual a todos los contribu-
yentes del distrito. FL azdcar es, ade-
mas, un articuio de primera necesi-
dad y debe ser defendido de cualquisr
legislaci6n que trate. aunque indirec-
tamente, de aumentar su precio, por la
ray6n de que dicho aumento vendria
a pagarlo e. consumidor.
A este respecto Ell abogado de la ia
jardo Sugar Company dice 10 siguien-
tie:
'Mientras en- los Estados Unidps,
en- general en- todas parties del mum
do, los arbitrios Sc imponen sobre OBJ
jetos de luio, li6rando del pago de los
mismos los articulos de mayor nece
sidad de mas imprescindible consul
mo aqui en- Puerto Rico, nuestros mu
nicipios desean uuieren hacer todo
10 contrario, y no inponiendo tipos ra-
zonables, sino tan altos, que en- muchos
casos, como pasa en- Ell nuestro, mas Sc
ria 10 que Sc vendria pagando al muni-
cipio de Fajardo por concepto de es-
ia contribution especial, que 10 que
Sc paga por contribution directa. Yea
Sc a Ley general de arbitrios y Sc We
"a que no Sc impone un soto centavo
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-01
Los juegOs F|OraIes en-
SantO Domingo
CUOntinuaci6n de Ia "A. pAg.l

fiuelas, rdsticos tamboriles, jotas me-
lancolicas, tiernas malaguenas, carme-
nes horidos, bales andaluces, verbenaS
tllrbadoras, toreros arrogantes, clasicos
mantones peinetas atrevidas y mano-
las hechiceras, mantiene la espiritrsl.-
dad v la algeria, la sal y los donaires
de que carecen otros pueblos que, es-
tragados por artifcioscs refnamientos,
dieron la espalda sus tradiciones y
van en- estrepitosa decadencia hacia la
mas absolute negaci6n de su origen
cue debe ser, en- toda hora y en- tod?
tempo, la suprema consigna de las ma
clones! 4$(xl#
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-01
SENoREs:


Sectario de la Belleza veo en- la Rel
ma de esta Fiesta el secuestro mara
viiloso ra,izado por las Hadas en- el Sc
TO del Olimpo para mantener en- nues-
ira Patria Ell simbolo de las bellas le-
tras, e. poetico trasplante de vigorosos
retofios que nos envi6 la tradici6n, Gus
todiados por Ninfas oceanicas que Sc
agitan en- ell Cantabrico y en- Ell Medi-
terraneo, para que crezca eternamente
el laurel con que la Gloria cifie la fren
te apolinea de los privilegiados, que,
en- aras de la inspiration, logran ell ac-
ceso la inmortalidad!
Saludemos aqui, con entusiasl:o la
lermosa efigie, la personifcaci6n angus
lidades, resumen feliz de todas las es-
ia de la poesia, maga de divinas idea
cuelas literarias y estfmulo de futures
justadores en- tanto que ala, en- la Pa.
tria Grande, asomados a la mezQuita
de Cordoba, al Generalife y la A.ham-
bra en- Granada, Y al Alcazar de Tole-
do, los heraldos de Las edades Eluertas
y del siglo presente, pregonan, con la
trompeta de la Fama, como anna el Ar.
te, stntesis del Bien, el Pueblo Domini-
cano, aun en- medic la magma brega
que sostiene por cristalizar la excelsi
tnd de su mas legitimo ideal: la Liber
tadl
He dicho.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-01
UN ExoELENTlT oBgEoUIo DE LOS
sEREs. FoRTEZA Y co.

Los sehores Francisco Forteza Co.
de Ponce, Representatives. de, excelente
y acreditado bet6n Columbus han
tenido la amabi idad de obsequiarno3
con un bello y artistico almanaque, que
es una f1ligrana de impression buen
gusto.
Agradecemos los seiores Forteza y
Co. su fino 1bsequio
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-01
Mariana FeIiu BaISeirO

PLANISTA
Diploma de artista de la ''Escueia de
Artes de Nueva York. Discfpulo de
Arthur Friedheim (euinente virtuoso,
disclpulo de Liszt) y de Alberto Jonas,
Gel mas grande pedagogo pianistico
contemporaneo).
Solicita alumnos en- San Juan y San
turce. Informara:-AngeIa Feliu. Te-
lefono As. Apartado 124. Bayam6n.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-01

LOS EsTADos UNIDos Sc APREs,
TAN A CONQUIsTAR Ell MERcADo
HISPANOAMERICANo
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-13
PITTSBURGH MAN HELD
 FOR DEATH OF WIFE

12:30 and 12:45 o'clock. The Elan nery home is at 3473 Second Avenue in what is known as the Haze1wood district of Pittsburgh. It is abou- three miles u., town.
 Flannery's version of the shooting as given to the police and the coroner was to the effect that he and his wife after he retired Flannery said, he heard a. noise in the front room. He grabbed a revolver and called to his wife twice. he says, but received no response, either time he called. Then he started for the front room where he had heard the noise. At the door way he saw a figure which he mis- took for that of a burglar and then he fired.
 Mrs. Flannery also comes of an old family of Pittsburgh. The Flannerys have been married seven years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-13
2 CHINESE SHOT IN OUTBREAK OF
 NEW TONG WAR

San Francisco, Feb. 13-Chinese tongmen throughout the west were re- ported under cover or on their guard today as the result of an apparent outbreak of a tong war last night, when two Chinese were killed and a third wounded in Seattle, Washington, one slain in Butte, Mont, and one shot probably fatally in San Jose, Califor- uia.
 In every instance the shootfngs were carried out in characteristic Tong war fashion, police reports indi- cated. In Butte and in Seattle the Chinese, said to have belonged to tongs, were shot down on the street. Seattle police made five arrests in connection with the shooting. Low Now, 72, said to be the only member of the Hing Kong Tong in San Jose, was met at his door, according to a police report, by three young Chinese. who fired three bullets into his body.
 While San Francisco has the largest Chinatown and is headquarters for most of the tongs, no trouble had been reported here early today.