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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-12-30

Ia vida que yo Ia titplo pausada, por
no llamarla inquieta...
Todos mis- amigos estdn alegres
unos Sc han besado, otros Sc han abra-
zado, Y los mas Sc han deseado mil
felicidades en- ell transcurso del aio
que ma echado una oieada desde Ia in
mensldad de Ia noche que le ampara.
Mis- amigos tienen I'm elise, cue solo
usan en- estos cases todos los amos.
Tn elise muy bonito V muy barato.
! Tres palabras. unas cuantas sonrisas.
unas alegres miraditas. va Sc esta
cumplido con ell vecino, con ell amigo.
y hasta con la madre, el que la tenga.
Cuando 70 contemplo esta gente ha-
ciendo uso de este elise. me rio. La
falta de originalidad de esta gente, me
causa risa. Todos los aiios las mismas
palabras, las mismas cortesfas V les
| mismos cumplimientos Tai veZ nor
este, sea que el nuero ano trata como
ha tratado ell viejo aiio tales perso-
mas. ;QUe otra ccsa puede hacer to-
10 un ano nueyo. con ana persona que
no tiene esa originalidad que requie-
re Ia vida para hacerla variada, anne
ma, distinsuida Y encantadora? La ori-
sinalidad, como decfa el poeta, es la
madre del cordcro. No Eabiendo ori
sinalidad, no kay lladre, no Eabieu-
DO naadre. no lay cordero... aunaue Us
fees empel.on la camisa
lieme asomado a la ventana de mi
alcola, y lie mrado al cielo, como pre-
GfntandGle. cual es el programa que
ne oGreec on el alo nuevo. Las estre-s
HIS an parpadeado Y me han respon-
dido. Pero como Gesgraciadamente no
SOY astr0nomo. me he quedado d Ia
luna de Valencia 0 al lucero del alba.
Mas, ;que sacaria 80 con saber 10 que
In vida me depara en- estes dfas que
tengo frente a mi en- este ailo que aca-
ba de llegar por las puertas de Ia eter-
nilad? III misterio dc la vida, es, has
ta cicrto punto, placentero; 81 yo SUI
piera que Ell I'M mes de los doce que
tiene q afio presente habrfa de cerrar
los macos para abrirlos allcnde las
nnbes, no scrfa cosa que me tendrfa
nj muy tranaiilo, nj muy contento.
ia vida sera todo 10 perra que uste-
ties quierar, hasta algo mas de pc.
rrsi 81 ustedes GUSTAV. Pero hay que
conyenir, que mas perra que III vida
debe ser esq vida bajo TERRA, sin po-
des alzar ID cabeza para yer pasar a
"a henhra que marca con su cadera lin
'ritmo de vida, v con su sonrisa I'm de-
Ieite digno Dc los doses Quinienfos
Quintalcs Dc tierra sobre III pobre tes.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-12-30
C u E N t o
LA WlEsNG5A1ENZA DEL IEJlDIO

| Ell niiio rubio y coloradote de don
Gonzalo. tie gustaria DIR contar .su
historic?
Isl seiior, cuentela, ligerito. Y al
decir este, los ojos del nifo brillaban
con ansiedad y algeria.
.-Pues va veras:, cuando era gober-
nador de esta isla don Juan Ponce de
Leon, el sus soldados vestian con
pesadas armaduras de hierro usa-
ban largas y afiladas pleas. Habia
muy pocas casas entonces y en- elias
vivian los soldados Y ofciales con sus
familias.
Los indios sentian odio contra los
soldados blancos que les habian he
cho retirarse vivir las montanas
con frecuencia los atacaban para
matarlos.
I'm dia los soldados del gobernador
sostuvieron una lUcha con los indios
en- las montaiias cerca de la sierra de
Luquillo. La bala de un soldado de
don Juan Ponce de Leon mato al hijo
de un indio llamado Cupeibana Ell
indio Sc volvio loco de dolor ante ell
ensangrentado cuerpo del nilo y ju-
r6 vengar su muerte. Los indios eran
muy vengativos ell odio y la sed
de vengsnza permitian a Cupeibana
reconocer el rostro del matador de su
hijo entire miles de soldados.
El guerrero que tuvo la desgraci
de matar al nifio del indio Cupeibana
Sc llamaba don Gonzalo y tenia una
Iesposa muy bella y TN nifo, asi como
de tn edad, muy rubio Y con las meii-
las nuy sonrosadas.
La casa de don Gonzalo estaba ahi,
donde esta ahora esa iglesia.
Un dia en- que los soldados estaban
de recorrida, don Juan Ponce de Leon
1ihacia resonar las espuelas de sus boz
Etasfy crujir su pesada armadura por
1:esta Gale donde vino visitar la
esposa enferma de uno de sus oiciales.
Atardecia v el sol, como una gran
arafia resplandeciente, Sc ocultaba
ltras los fecos del palmar.
De pronto Sc .oy6 un grito de rnujer.
Todos corrieron Ia casa de don
/ Gonzalo. ALI estaba tendida en- el
suelo la esposa del guerrero. Guam
lido pudo hablar dijo al gobernador que
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-12-30
A mi dilecto amigo y COM
paler0 Jose Peres LosGda.

70 podrfa hacerles una cr6nica flo
s6fica, acerca de este aiio nuevo So
bre este pobre aio viejo que Sc va.
que Sc ha lido, para jamas volver.
Pero ESQ no estarfa bien en- un Gro
nista que Sc ha pasado todo el aiio
hacienda cr0nicas humorfsticas. Sc
ria. como 81 70, despues de estar bai-
lando tOda una noche, al nacer el nue.
vo dfa, me pusiera llorar. Ademas,
;c6mo me voy poner hacer una
cr6nica tristona para dedicarla I'm
amigo de tan buen humor como ell es-
clarecido compa1ero Perez Losada? De
ningdn modo; yo tengo que hacerles
una cr0nica como mis- otras cr0nicas,
y 81 no quieren ustedes leeila, no la
lean; pero nj mi pluma nj 70, esta-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-12-30

Todas las tardes un grupo de nifios
alegraba con su charla, con su risa v
con Fssus 5uegos la antigua plaza de
], San JOSE.
Felix Luis era uno de los niiios- del
gfipo. Habia cumplido los cuatro
ahos y era muy inteligente Y muy
despierto. Mas que otros nifos de
sn edad, era Imaginative v curioso.
i Aigunas veces, mientras los demas
nifos jugaban, el Sc internaba en- la
iglesiai que Sc levanta al fondo de la
plaza sesdetenia frente a todos los
altsres para; contemplar con curiosi-
dad, mas ques con devotion, las ina
genes que entire flores Y entire luces
ocupaban los nichos.
Como no conocia ell dolor, llamaba
mas su, atencionsla serena belleza de
las virgenesS y la alegre sonrisa del
nino Jesus Que ell angustiado rostro
de I:la Dolorosa v ell ensangrentado
cuerpp. del Cfisto.
~ Una ,tarde, al salir de la iglesia pa
ra yolver al grupo de niiios que ju-
gsban, Sc fijo en- un anciano que es-
tabA sentados en- uno de los bancos de
"a plaza,
10 primero que imagine ell ni1o fue
que aquel anciano era ell pobre que a
los pies de;San Antonio recibe Ell do
rado panecillo.
Felix Luis encamino sus pasos al
bafco y tomo asiento junto al ancia-
r0s3quien al verle acercarse retro su
bast6n 81 ;inochila para dejarle 81
Ito. Sgs
Cuando el hino supo que el anciano
no era el pobre que esta los pies
del santo de Padua ysi un pobre viejo
que inploraba Ia carload publica, dio
q este el centavo que su mama lie ha-
bfa 'dado para ddlces.
Momentos sdespues nino y anciano
chafiaban ahaigablerpente.
y Diganae, ;sehor, i que Santo es ese
! -quei esta hflarriba I, pregunt6 el MI
no. Ill ancian6, sehalando con su dedo
Ii estatua del Cenqnistador que Sc le-
vanta en- medic de Ia plaza.
Ese no Is un Santo, nino, es la
estsfua dc don Jpan Ponce de Leon.
Qui6n es don Juan Ponce Dc
FSu6 On guerrero que vino Puer-
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Rally Meetings

The local advisory board of the Sal
vation Army met last night at the
Young Mems Business Club rooms
with a good attendance to complete
the plans for to raise $4,000 for the
local work of the Salvation Army here
and every member was much enthused
and all believe that the people of I'm
ion county will give this amount, the
general collecting will commence on
Tuesday morning after the big rally
meeting at the High school auditorium
on Monday night when Prof. Adolph
Vermont of the Converse College,
Spartanburg, will deliver an address
and several visiting officers of the Sal
walton Army will also be here at this
meeting which will with the musical
arrangements made be well worth at
tending. All the church choirs are
being invited and will occupy the
stage. Miss Catherine Layton will
sing one of her beautiful solos, the
First S. c. Regiment Band will also
furnish some music and Miss Ruth
Gault will be the pianist and Mr.. C. c..
Sanders as chairman of this meeting
it is bound to be success. No ad-
mission will be charged and no re-
served seats only for those taking
part. Ensign Davis.
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Santuc Letter

"a Tsassp.sasisasSs ssraareS Snlcuntirg rpnto,
wards summer heat, vegetation is
springing up and budding and bloom
ing, but comparatively no plow.ng
has been done. There has been too
much rain. We have had two small
rains this week, but a plenty to kceI
the land too wet to plow. Very little
gardening has been done.
There are still some loafers in our
country. Some negroes have been at
work nearly all the time, have worked
we'll. l see some who rent seems to
be in an uncertainty as to getting MD
to "run on" this year, and there is no
job open to them, save farming. And
i there is to be lack in getting aid
by anyone, or to get fertilizers, that
alone will be a greater hurt to the
country all around than the boil wee
vii, for that will hurt the food crop
pest, too.
| see that the winter legume crops
are beginning to spread themselves
Some crimson clover is looking fine,
but some bur clover is running it neck
and neck, but hairy vetch is not at
its best yet, but will soon be around
with a bigger amount of humus for
the lands sake than any of the win.
ter legumes. But, there is far too
little amount of any of them.
The Sunday school at the Baptist
church observed missionary day Sun
day and while the school is small less
than half hundred, there is much
interest. 1t is we'll attended, holding
up good average, and the contribu-
ton for home and foreign missions
VAS nearly $4,000. Recently the pas
me of the best, if not the best, organ
lied country Sunday schools that he
ever saw.
An event of great social interest at
silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B
Jeter, Sr., of whi h the writer had the
pleasure of attending. The date was
March oath, and everything was SC
"ell li iIallSSu ana CdTTleu OUT perfect
y, and for three hours everyone, anC
there were many, present enjoyed
themselves to the fullest The pres.
ents were numerous and pretty. Mr.
and Mrs. Jeter are pastmasters in en-
tertaining at any time, and on this oc-
casion they were at their best. have
already seen an article on this, so
will not attempt descriptive details
Thosse of the family who are othe,
places, but were present on this occa
sion, were: Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fl. Jetel
of Atlanta, Malcolm C. Jeter of Bir
mngham, Miss Mildred Jeter of Co
ker College and Miss Belle Jeter Of
G. w. G.. Hey Denver.
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BIG FIRE IN union
EARLY THIS MORNING
Two Men Are Killed
When Plane Crashes

Macon, Ga, March 31.-Two auto
mobile racers, Jules Devereaux of
Portland, Ore, and John J. Costa of
Anthony, Kan, are dead and w. l..
Fisher, member of the British Royal
Flying corps during the war, is in a
serious condition as result of an
airplane in which they planned to go
to Atlanta, thence across the country
to Texas, crashing into a tall chin
ney at the Macon, Dublin & Savan-
nah railroad ships near here late to-
day. The men hoped off at 4:3O
O'Clock in machine that had been
used in a flying circus that appeared
here early in the week. Soon after
leaving the ground, according to eye
witnesses, the plane seemed to have
struck down current" causing it
to swerve and strike the smoke stack.
All three men were badly burned,
Costa being rescued while running
down railroad track with his clothes
ablaze, when man knocked him
down and rolled him in the sand to
put out the flames.
Fisher gave his home as Mack, Col.
Devereaux's real name is Ray Round
tree
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Merrimac Veteran
Dies at Norfolk

Norfolk, Va, March 31.-Andrew
j. Dalton, one of the last three sur
vivors of the crew of the Merrimac,
which participated in the historic bat
tie with the Monitor in Hampton
Roads March 9, 1862, died at his
home here tonight after brief ill
ness. He was 78 years old.
In the course of his public career
Mr.. Dalton served as a state sena-
tor, a member of the police depart
ment, street Inspector, sheriff, head
of the city electoral board and JUS
tice of the peace.
Before Virginia seeded, he enlisted
in Company c of the First South
Carolina artillery and was stationed
at Fort johnson, on James Island,
from which the signal shell for the
first hombardment OF Fort Sumter
was fired. Mr. Dalton was one OF
the gun crew that placed in the NOR
tar the fateful shell that plunged the
states into war
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Miss Hazel Salley
Arthur Entertains

Miss Hazel Salley Arthur, the
small daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ned
Arthur entertained number of hel
little friends yesterday afternoon
in celebration of her first birthday.
The house was decorated in early
spring flowers, and the color scheme
of purple and gold was beautifully
carried out.
The birthday cake with one wee
candle was the centre of attraction
for the little people and when the
favors, Easter baskets and baby
hicks. were presented, their happi
ness knew no bounds.
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed and the young hostess in maxine
her bow to society was very gracious
ard sweet; she has many friends in
Union who wish her many, many re
turns of this happy day.
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about o'clock this morning.
Bottoms garage carried a stock of
about $4,000 including repair shop
and repair parts. Insurance $4,000
The building was owned by R. l.. Nc
Nally and was partially insured. Mr.
Bolton had just about completed ar
rangements to sell to another pa cty
and in a day or two more the deal
would have been perfected.
The Cash Grocery company carried
insurance of $4,000 on a stock, includ-
ing fixtures, valued at $4,000.
The Elks Home carried insurance of
$1,000 which is thought to amount to
rs per cent of the loss.
The National Guards Armory eolip-
ment was totally destroyed. The value
is something like $4,000. The gov
ernment carried insurance upon the
property. The boys carried 81 900 in
surance upon their personal belong
ings housed in the Armory.
Several large glass windows in the
Caro-Vet building were broken by the
heat, as were a number of windows in
the Smith block of buildings. The
rooms above the Cash Grocery COM
pany were occupied by Grady Allen,
Ed. Bartlett and Ed. Gregory and all
they saved was the clothing they has
tily put on as they fled from the burn
ing building.
The police discovered the flames al
most as soon the they first started, and
gave the alarm. But so rapid was the
Roadway that all efforts failed to con-
troll them until the buildings were de-
stroyed.
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FORMER EMPEROR
CHARLES IS DEAD

Funchal, Madeira, April l.-Former
Emperor Charles of Austr a Hungary
died here today.
Former Emperor Charles and his
wife, Zita, were sent to exile by the
entente allies after he had made two
spectacular attempts to regain the
thrones Of either Austria or Hungary.
Although the situation on the Island
OF Madeira resembled that Of Napol-
con at st. Helena, Charles and Zita
occupied much more comfortable pc.
sition. His exile began November 10,
last He became i'll week ago with
bronchial pneumonia
Emperor Charles | of Austria, king
OF Hungary, was an unpromis ing ma
orin an Austrian infantry regiment
when the shot of the assassin who
killed the archduke Francis Ferdi-
land on June %, 1914, made him the
heir apparent to the throne in the
Hawks Castle" on the banks of the
River Aar.
Two hundred or more monarchs of
This historic house of Hapsburg ruled
for centuries the land of Magyar, Slav
and Teuton-centuries of bloodshed,
tyranny and aggression-and sleep
n the wonderful crypt of the Capau-
chin church in Vienna. Emperor
Francis Joseph, the aged predecessor
Of the youthful Charles, sees "the
handwriting on the WALL" had hoped
% unite the discordant elements
among his $50,00O.OO0 subjects whose
'acial antagonisms were complicated
" the absorption by Austria of the
Serbian provinces of Bosnia and Her
zegovina in 1908
Charles | was born August II, 1887,
he son Of the late Archdnke Otto of
Saxony. He married the Princess
Iita of the Bourbon house of Parma
Utalian) in 1911. When the Nunc
Oimittis was sung for his dead grand
,ncle, the Emperor Francis Joseph
he only achievements of Charles
brought to public notice were that he
vas keen sportsman, an excellent
shot and motorist. Frequently he was
seen in the parks of Vienna wheeling
me of his young dukes in baby per
,mbulator. When he acceded to the
:hrone on December 80, 1916, Austria
hungary, torn by four years Of war
saw the first faint gleam Of possible
1eace.
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Union, S. c., Saturday AfteriS6
MUSCLE SHOA
STILL IN pOUBT

washington, March BY the As
sociated Press) .-Postpo knent until
congress convenes in De mber of q
decision respecting the keptance or
rejection of Henry Fore and other
offers for private oper ion lease
purchase and completion]5f the gov
ernment's war initiated broiects at
Muscle Shoals, Ala, apz ared prob
able today with the rekrn of the
congressional delegation fom an in
spection of the properles in Ala
bama.
Senator Norris of Neb&ska. chair
man of the agriculture cdhmittee. an
nounced he would introdIce a meas-
ure for appropriating 6oney with
which the army enginee6S could he
gin work of completing 1.-THE Wilson
dam this summer and fcr the CON
struction of dam No. 8 on the upper
Tennessee river. He declared the
dams should be brought H completion
as soon as possible, and On this point
other senator's and members of the
house military committee{ {who visited
the project, have expressed their ap-
proval.
The agriculture chairman said he
was very doubtful that the senate
would be able to decide upon the ac-
ceptance or rejection oflthe private
proposals at this sessionsof congress
because of the heavily loaded legisla-
tive calendar. 1t was his plan, he
to give the offers a thor
ough study while the construction
work was in progress and decide
later. probably in the next congress,
whether any of their number should
be accepted or whether. ahe govern
ment itself should complete the work
and put the projects in condition fo,
operation under it's supervision.
Chairman Kahn of the .house mill
tary committee issued a eall for the
to meet tomorrow to dis
cuss the offers it has been investigat-
ing for more than a month and de-
termine at the same time upon a pro-
gram of future proceedings. Senator
Norris prepared to present his plan
to the agriculture committee at it's
regular meeting on Tuesday.
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Child Breaks Neck

Patrick, March 31.-Littla Iva, the
four year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Davis, a prominent farm
er of the Bethel section, was buried
at the Bethel Methodist church Thurs
day, the funeral services being con-
Quoted by the pastor, the Rev. H. w.
Shealy.
While playing in the yard Wednes-
day the child attempted to open a
gate and the upper hinge broke,
causing the gate to fall on her in
such a way that it broke her neck.
She was dead when discovered by
other members of the family. Her
death was a severe shock to the
community. and the many friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis extend sympathy
to them in their bereavement.
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Music

If the weather permits the 1st S. c..
Regimental Band will play the follow
ing program Sunday afternoon on the
court house lawn at o'clock Every
one is invited; a treat for the old
folks.
7. ii Trovatore selection from
Nerdi's opera.
Forgive Me"-request.
Spring song-Mendelssoh
"Now | Lay Me Down to Sleep
request
Flower song-Gustav Lange
"Ain't We Got Fun"-request.
"My Old Kentucky Home"
"Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground"
"Old Folks at Home"
"Dixie"
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Coal Fields Tied up
In Walk Out

Indianapolis, April 1.-Confident
that the suspension of work begun at
midnight by the union coal miners
Swould result in complete tieup of the
country's unionized fields, the mine
workers officials awaited the reports
showing exactly the effectiveness of
the shutdown. They expected 600 900
men including 100000 non-union
workers to be included in the walkout
Preliminary reports indicated that a
few operators who conduct mines on
the closed shop basis would attempt
continued production. For the first
time in it's history, the officials said,
both anthracite and bituminous fields
are tied up and they estimated that
5000 of the nations 1900 mines are
idle
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Almost Entire Townsend Block
is Destroyed---Mo Money Loss
Mounts Info Thousands
of Dollars

Union had destructive fire early
this morning which swept away ali
save the Bailey Builders Supply CO.
on the entire block just east of Main
street, North Side. The Peoples Sup
Ply Co., w. E. Green's Garage, sol
toms Garage buildings were de-
stroyed and all except the Cash
Grocery company's stock were
completely burned as we'll as the
buildings. The Cash Grocery building
upstairs was destroyed and the entire
stock is very badly damaged by fire,
smoke and water. The Elks Home,
the Armory of Co. and rooms occu-
pied by private parties UPSTAIRS were
totally wiped out with entire con-
tents. The local fire company, aided
iy the companies from Monarch, Ot-
taray and Excelsior Knitting Mills,
di4heroic service, and only thus saved
the fire from spreading across the
street and eastward on Main street
At one time it seemed that in spite
of all That could be done the flames
would spread to a much wider range
Great showers of sparks fell on
wide area and 2 strong wind was
blowing. The losses are estimated as
follows: The Peoples Supply Co.
building and stock, worth $4,000.
Stock reasonably covered Building
insured for about SO per cent of value
w. f. Green's garage, stock valued
at $50 700, building at $4,000. Insur-
ance carried on beth building and
stock between $4,000 and $5O,OOO
The fire originated in the rear of this
establishment, and was discovered
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Old Fiddlers' Convention
At Gault School House

There will be an Old Fiddlers' Con-
vention at Gault school house Satur-
day night, April 9Th.
Proceeds, after prizes are given, to
go for benefit Of school. We shall
give prizes according to crowd.
There will be small admission
fee.
Come one and all and hear good
music.
Frank Morgan
A. l.. Gault
T. b.. Kelly
1342-3t. Committee.
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The talking movie" has been de-
veloped in Japan, in that the part of
every player in a screen play is taken
by actors, placed in boxes on either
side Of the screen. These actors
speak the parts Of the characters as
they would on the legitimate stage.
The bow and arrow was the leading
srm Of the English people for centu-
ries.
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Town to Town Talks
On Kingdom Work by
Kingdom Messengers

"Fown to Town Talks on Kingdom
Work by Kingdom Messengers" Brief,
devotional, inspirational and instruc-
tive addresses by Drs. Lee Davis
Lodge, c. A. Jones, f. S. Reaves and
possibly DIR. w. T. Derieux, at Salem
Baptist church, San.uck, s. s.. 1900
a. m. to 1900 M, Tuesday, April 4th,
1922. Laymen, w. M. u, B. Y. p. u,
Sunday school workers and others
from nearby churches are invited. 1t
is to be a season of good fellowship
and you are urged to attend.
Rev. w. A. Stephenson,
1342-2t-pd Pastor.
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Willing to Accept
Boundary Line

Mexico Cityy, March 30.-The
Mexican government has been in
formed by Great Britain that she is
willing to accept the boundary line
between the Mexican territory of
Quintana Roo and British Honduras
as recommended some time ago by
special Mexican committee. Work of
placing the necessary markers is to
begin Immediately. The boundary
line in question runs through a des-
ert country.