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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-26
(Traducido del Independent
Nueva York;

Ell Senado de la republica francesa,
en- session extraordinaria, aprob6 por
unanimidad la siguiente resoluci6n que
envi6 mas tarde los Ayuntamientos
de todas las Communicates del pals, pa
ra que fuera colocada la vista del
publico.
La resoluci6n dice asi:
Georges Clemenceau, Presidente
del Consejo y Ministro de la Guerra,
~ ell Mariscal Foch, General en- Jefe
de los Ejercitos Aliados, tienen bien
merecida la gratitud de su patria.'
Jarnas pals alguno en- el mundo ex-
preso con una sencillez tan grande y
apropiada, la gratitud cue siente ha-
cia esos dos grandes hombres. Nj ja-
mas dos hombres ganaron, de un modo
tan noble patri6tico, la gratitud de
su patria.
Era propio Y justo Que en- la 'reso=
luci6n Sc diera preferencia Clemen-
ceau; pues aunque Foch tenia bien me-
recida la gratitud de Francia, Clemen-
ceau la tenia canada desde LILO TEN
PORE.
Esta resolution simple, pero de ulla
emoci6n profunda, habla muy bien a
los hombres de talento de Estados Uni
dos. Y estos hombres americanos deben
reconocer en- Clemenceau al huesped
mas distinguido que jamas Sc halla ho=
menajeado. Pero es dudoso que una
gran proportion de nuestro pueblo re-
conozca cuan indispensable fue para
la saIvaci6n de Francia y de la civil
lizaci6n occidental, 81 grande hombre
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-26
Ell PIANO

Era Ell hombre mas feroz y perspicaz
al mismo tempo, y como habia leido
en- mis- ojos mis- secretas inquietudes,
no vacilaba nj un solo momento en-
sacrifcar su rapacidad al placer de eau
sarme un serio disturbio, privandome
de una distraction que adivinaba era
preciosa. Termin6 por ceder a mis- SUI
plicas, no sin haberme aumentado ocho
frances mensuales. Y a1n fingi6 que
me concedfa I'm gran favor al dejarme
el piano.
Terminada esta discussion, lame al
portero, ell cual, habiendo subido, le ex-
puse 10 que deseaba aquel hombre. FL
portero, muy torpe Y tardio para conf
prender las cosas mas sencillas, no quiz
so entender 10 que lie decia. Pero viendo
que era un favor 10 que lie pedia. no
vacilo en- negarmelo
Sencillamente declare:
mo; no hare 10 que usted me
pide!
Y Sc neg6 inicamente porque COM
prendi6 que al aceptar me causaba lin
gran placer
! -Vamos, senior Arnois,-insistf,-- fir
me usted este papel. GPor que no quie-
re hacerme este servicio?
NO, none replic6;- porque este
piano forma parte de su mobiliario,
! que me responde de su solvencia, no
10 dejare salir de la casa. No Sc 81 cuan
do llegue Ell ternlino usted podc5 pa
CARLO cuando lie presente Ell recil,o.
-IY mi comedor?
NO importa.
-iY los muebles del sal6n7 mi hi
blioteca, que me cost6 doscientos luj-
ses?
No y no; ell piano no saldra lie la
casa; ESQ es 10 Inico que tengo que
decirle.
AL DIR expresarse asi al sefior Arnois,
mis- ojos bruscamente Sc abrieron la
luz, comprendi que todos los hombres
son malos. Y cogido asi entire aquellos
dos energimenos, pense neutralizar esas
fuerzas reducirlas la nada, emplean
do Ell conocido principle ''similia SINH
hbus''.
ii iLl6vese su piano-le die al al
quilador,- 10 quiero val
-iMe opongo!-grit6 inmediatamen-
tie Ell portero.
-Pues me 10 llevare pesar suyo-
respondio Ell aIquilador.
-Pero yo sc 10 impedir6 por todos
los medios justos e injustos; porque me
responde del alquiler de la casa!-gri-
to su vez Ell portero.
Y hace tres amos que este dura; tres
amos que estos dos imb6ciles, victimas
de 81: complicidad, Sc disputan la pro-
piedad de un objeto, del cual yo estoy
gozando, pesar de que cada uno de
elIos grita diariamente: ''iEse piano
es miol'', mientras que 20, desintere-
sado por complete de la question, TOGO
mi mtsica en- un piano que no es de
nadie, sin pagar un solo centimo, ala
bando Dios nuestro Senior que en- su
santa sabiduria ha sabido hacer de la
insondable tonteria de los hombres un
contrapeso formidable su extraordi-
maria maldad.
Georges coURTELINE.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-26

Hacia ocho dfas que me habia .muda-
do a la Gale de Doual, cuando vi negar
desastroso al hombre que me alquilaba
el piano. seguido de dos robustos mo-
EOS de cordel.
FL hombre solo me dijo dos palabras:
Uni piano7'', Y al verlo que, en- un
rinc6n, brillaba su negra cubierta ba-
io los refejos de la luz, exclam6: lille
go a tiempo!'', y secandose la frente
cubierta de sudor, orden6 a los dos
mozos: 'vamos, nevense ESQ.,.
Me quede atomic no pude menos
que decirle: s'iEsta usted en- su pleno
juicio2; pero al yer que permanecia sor-
do mis- palabras y que proseguia hos
tigando los Iombres, tendiendole una
cuerda gritandole: 'siVamos, pronto!
| iPronto!, afiadi: ''No cpmprendo 10
que viene usted hacer. lie he alqui-
lado hace mas de un afio ese piano en-
ounce frances mensuales, y creo que
hasta hoy he cumplido siempre con mi
compromise religiosamente. Ell respe-
to que profeso todo aquello que es de
propiedad ajena, ha, hecho que lie prodi-
que cuidados paternales verdaderamen-
te. Solo mis- manos 10 han tocado y
yo mismo limpio sus dorados y Ell bar
niz de su cubierta, estoy seguro Que
81 fuera mio no me preocuparia tanto
por clio. IQu6 mosca lie ha picado?
jPor que Sc ha apoderado de usted ese
furor7 IPor que quiere privarme de ese
instrumento, del que religiosamente le
pago Ell alquiler, y que me sirve para
tocar piezas que me distraen cuando
estoy muy aburrido?
Y 6l me respondio "Usted no debio
haberse cambiado sin mi expresa auto
rizacion, porque no alquilo ningln pia
no sin que firme tambien ell contrato
ell portero de la casa; esa es para mi
una garantia indispensable. listed ha
/ dejado su antique domicilio para venir
a ocupar este, y por ESQ me encuentro
sin garantia alguna; usted puede decir
que ese piano es suyo y hacer de 6l 10
que mejor lie plazca. No lie conozco
personalmente y, por 10 tanto, no Sc 81
verdaderamente sera un hombre hon.
rado. GQuien me prueba que paga vo-
luntariamente sus deudas y no obliga-
do por la ley7 IQui6n puede asegurarme
que I'd. no tiene alguna demanda en-
su contra, y que mafana pueden venir
embargarle Ell mohiliario, y entire es-
te Sc cuente mi piano? Por ESQ: me
entrega usted embellishments mi piano
voy presentar mi queja ante Ell Pro-
curador de la Republica por abuse de
confanza
Y al hablarme asi, ell alquilador de
pianos me dirigia furiosas miradas car
gadas de odio. icon que gusto lie hui
biera roto los hocicosI
-Basta ya-le dije;-puesto que mi
palabra no le parece va una garantia
sufciente, voy mandar lamar al por-
tero, para que frme conmigo Ell con-
trato.
No tuve tempo de terminar mi Erase.
***
-Es inutil-me replic6 mi interlo-
cutor-Quiero mi piano y no necesito
e Il frnaa cue me propone. vamos arri
ba. V llevemonos ese piano.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-12-26

-Es inltil-me replic6 mi interlo-
cutor-Quiero mi piano y no necesito
- Il frma que me propone. vamos arri
ba, y llev6monos ese piano.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23

tinguished company. Gathered about. hir,
were Mrs. Langtry, Harry Parker-then
known along Broadway as THE Fashion Plate"
Charlotte Carew, of the Henry Irving com.
pany; Denman Thompson, of odd Homestead.
fame; Barney Dillon, who sang the comedy
song Seven Ages Of Shakespeare; Charlie
MITCHELL English ring champion, and his faith
er-in-law, Pony Moore; P. S. Gilmore, mana
ger Of Niblo's Garden, at that time in its hey
day; Colonel Mapleson, Signor Campanari.
Emma Juch, Lillian Lehman, Caroline -Grau
and Clementine de We're Some company!
II was on duty at the Brighton one night
when John l.. Sullivan was given roasing
reception by an enthusiastic company Of stage
folk John entered unannounced with Pony
Moore Guests at the tables rose and cheered
the Boston lad. 1t was Johns first appearance
in New York City as an actor in Honest
Hearts and Willing Hands, The big fellow
was all broken up--didnt know what to do.
John Drew made little speech and demanded
one from John. Sullivan tried to run out but
headed off by mob Of stage women and
compelled to respond. He delivered theeame
speech later made by him hundreds Of ftmes
behind the footlights. All he said was Yours
truly, John l.. Sullivan. thank you one and
ali. ALper CIdC JNere WGS moro cHe4rlnR
and the wine flowed more freely.
"New York hotels used to be fruitful Of po-
lice Jobs in the late SOS and early CO.'S Rob-
berries committed in hotels or framed in them
and carried out elsewhere were frequens. It
was common thing in those days to see noted
bank robbers like 1Shang' Draper, Tom Curley
and Midget Tracey sitting in hotel lobbies,
but they were bona fide guests. The really
dangerous men were bunco steerers like Harold
Crosby and Harry Moran, or the still more
notorious Silas T. Blaze. That fellew was.grad-
two gambling houses, one on Broadway always
referred to as f818,' and the Vesper Club, an
East Side resort.
IL remember curious case In which Blaze
was mixed up. It had TO do with JessesGarr,
young chap who clerked in q store when
first knew him. He ran through foTtune
left him by his father, Thomas Ward Carr, q
wholesale grocer. Young Carr had been Ehum-
ming around with William F. McNally. a1ronf-
dence man, better known as the Cherub'
McNally, by the way, was an understudy for
Blaze, but not really in that class. Blaze
charmed his victims. McNally was nerely a
fearless thug. Blaze retained the confidence of
his victims after he robbed them. McNally's
complained to the police.
"After Carr had been cleaned out bxf this
gang he dropped gambling, worked for SIS a
week, saved every cent he could until he had
$3.50 stake, visited 's18' one night and-won
$4,000 in two hours. He went to Oklahoma
bought hotel got hold Of some oil land and
is now miIlionaire.''
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23
THE CALIPH,
HY-LAN Il
Continued from page fus)

tain, Q Corners Bey, that the populace doth
not clamor SO loudly that shall be impelled
to put on my shining arnor and fare forth
to battle for the rights Of the downtroadden
majority?" )"
And Corners Bey spake with the tongue of
a courtier, saying: "The clamor, o Exalted
One, is not so great that it cannot be uHelled
by manful effort 1t is my advice that thou
obtainest if possible some less worthy person
to lead thy host to the war thou hast planned"
And Will ibn Hearst clapped his hands.
sunamoning his scribe and spake to him:
Write thou an epistle from me to Hy-lan of
the Ruddy Countenance, the great Caliph."
Now 1t came to pass on the next morn that
chamberlain entered the room of WIN ibn
Hearst, bringing a screed bearing upon its
fold the visage Of the good Caliph in red seal
ing wax. And Will, opening the missive,. read:
From the Caliph Hy-lan to the great sheik
Will ibn Hearst, sword of the faithful and the
leader Of Islam in battle; Greeting: Know. oh.
valiant one, that it is my wish that thou lead
est the hosts of Islam against the intreuched
interests for the benefit of the people. STAY
not thy hand, pray thee, but slnite the un
believer with all the weight of thy steel. And
behold it thou battlest well and mightiiy. thou
shalt be Sultan. Indeed, were not so devoted
to thy interests, might envy thee Go. forth.
therefore, an the name of Allah and CONQUER y
Now, while Will ibn Hearst read this
screed, behold one of his household entered tbe
palace Of the Caliph and walked with the air
OF one familiar with its ways to the door of
the chamber where Hy-lan safe, and, entering
gave into his hand letter. Wherea. The
Caliph, noting the seal with which it was fas-
tened, pressed it to his forehead, and openino
read:
From the Shiek Will ibn Hearst to the
good Caliph Hy-lan, sword of Islam and leader
Of the Faithful in battle; Greeting: Know. oh
VALIANT one, that it is my wish that thou
shouldst go forth in my place as chieftain
of the hosts of Islam to fight against the per-
fidious INTERESTS for the benefit of the
PEOPLE. Stay not thine hand, beg, but fare
forth worthiy and hew the enemy down for
the sake of the CAUSE. For if thou battlest
and ganest the victory, thou shalt be Sui
TAN. Indeed, were I not devoted to thy in
terests and desirous of seeing thee exalted to
the heights of which thou art WORTHY.
might find it in mine heart to envy thee the
joys that lie before thee Go forth in the faith
of Allah and TRIUMPH"
Now the Sheik al Islam when he had..co
pleted reading the letter of the good Calph
safe silent for moment and spake: ''Humph!''
And the good Caliph when he had completed
reading the letter of the good Shieks safe
silent for moment and then spake: "Goshi"
And silence brooded long ever both great
men.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23

cherry Hill, sort of crinaps' dive and
! s..~s;uv house run by Mother Olson.'
4 me speaker was Francis Cadell, former
s.r York City detective, lately retired after
.,;rv.eght years service. / found him on
! s norch OF his home in Brooklyn His mood
q, reminiscent.
arb;s woman was Scandinavian with q
"a record" Cadell went on. "Her place was
/. savorite haunt of Jerry McAuley, after
I'd as a reformed character in charge Of
{. McAuley Mission. He headed a gang of
ryer pirates.
aMcAuley's men robbed tramp steamships
!, New York Harbor and the river, breaking
..reo into barges or tugs and hauling away
s.r loot while the ships officers lay drugged
..tare and the anchor watch aboard was
s,,nd and gagged in locked cabin.
aThe principal members of this gang, aside
.,om McAuley, were Big Ned Ryan, 'Snag'
raouer Roy Cunningham, Ed O'Laughlin and
Gm Naylor. O'Laughlin was once trusted
..,Ioyee of the Ward Line Steamship Com
pny
.pThe way these fellows worked was to make
tv,ends with officers of tramp ships and enter
t.,n then, ashore. One of the favorite resorts
ras Hugh Ells's restaurant in Roosevelt
Street near the Bowery. While McAuley and
.ome of the gang wined and dined the officers
their associates entertained the crew at
Mother Olson's. Before midnight the whole
sbips company except the anchor watch that
,srained aboard would be unconscious from
drugs The pirates would steam alongside the
s,u overpower the watch, break out as much
cargo as they could dispose of handily and be
away before an alarm could be raised.
"A successful raid like that would set the
river pirates on Easy Street for months. One
reason why they escaped capture so long was
that they timed their operations to coincide
With periods when long police watchfulness
had given place to perfunctory patrol.
"Just when everything seemed safe and
orderly there would be another pirate raid,
followed by still another period of futile po-
lice activity. McAuley confessed at one time
that more than $10,000,O0o worth of goods
had been stolen from ships in the harbor by
his and associated gangs Of pirates.
aThe Swedish tramp ship Nordland was
boarded one night by McAuley's men after
al the officers and eleven men of the crew had
een drugged and put to bed. The pirates
figured that only the usual anchor watch was
being maintained on board, but surprise
awaited them. Captain Nilsson Of the Nord-
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23

runs each night. Lewis used to sit in dilapi-
dated armchair at the head of long table.
Sometimes there would be as many as fifty
beggars in the room at one time. / have seen
the top of the table covered with nickels
dimes, quarters and half dollars.
II don't know how Lewis held his control
over such a gang but hold it he did. His in
come from the New York beggars alone was
said to be $400 week. Regular tribute
collected from other cities. There were sick
benefits and such features that went with
membership in the organization.
"The walls of this room showed charts indi-
eating various beggar routes and stands. Some
of the beggars worked on fixed posts. Others
travelled beats. Lewis knew what every stand
or route was good for if properly worked. In
cases where beggars failed to bring in a rea-
sonable proportion Of the sum set down
against the concession they would be removed
and others assigned to the territory. Mendi-
cants were held rigidly to positions or runs
given them. Any man who tried to evade
'Blnkey's' orders would be chased off the
streets by walking delegates of the club.
Among Lewiss professional intimates were
Slim Newton, Poke Taylor, Ben the Bat,'
a blind man; 'Curley' Blondon, otherwise
'Weepy Charley; Pegleg' Wells and 'Scarface
gang, all deformed one way or another. I
believe they averaged between $40 and $50
day the year round
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23

'Lewis lived in handsome apartment on
Central Park West. His wife, an attractive
blonde, was known about town as Mrs. Lewis
Crafts. | have seen references in the news
paper society columns to her bridge parties.
Lewis was known in the park section as d
broker Mrs "Crafts' owned private car
riage with pair of bay horses. I believe she
was the first woman to drive her own motor
car in downtown streets
81 ought to mention while on the subject Of
Dan O'Rourke that his big diamond was given
him by James J. Jeffries a few days before the
big fellow lost the heavyweight championship.
They had long been friends.
ever hear of The Fleabag'? 1913 Park
Row? 1t used to be headquarters Of Jack
Cirocco, a gang leader of the early SOS.
Cirocco one Of the most desperate char
acters the police Of that period had to deal
with. Like most men Of his type he had
powerful friends who contrived to extricate
him from tight places. Cirocco operated with
Monk Eastman, Kid Twist and 'Humpty'
jackson. Twist was shot and killed at Coney
Island in 1889. Eastman survived until 1920,
when another gunman shot him to death.
''The Fleabag' was originally The Flea
bite The title was conferred on it by Mrs.
Harry Smith, wife of the original owner. She
was formerly Kate Duffy. / knew her when
she served as cashier in downtown Childs
restaurant. During the Coney Island season
she sang in vaudeville show there On her
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23

OF eXlSClng pollClcai
usage and the very
judges who were using
these weapons handed
out sentences from the
bench to men no guilt
ier than themselves.
"I still have edi-
torials that appeared in
some New York news
papers in which Nc
Kane was declared the
victim of a vicious sys-
tenn, who had commit
ted the error of get
ting caught. Well,
'Broken-Nose' Sullivan
got himself shot in a
gang row, and that is
about as good an end
for the fellow as I can
think Of, so let him
go at that.
"a mighty popular
downtown resort in
those days was the
Brighton, q concert
hall in the Bowery near
Great Jones Street.
This place was patron
lied by men and wo-
men Of all social
grades. I saw Pade-
rewski there one night,
performing miracles
on a battered grand
piano for the enter
tainment Of q dis
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23

diamonds enough to
stock a jewelry store.
His decorations dis
appeared with a run of
bad luck, until his only
remaining gem would
be a diamond solitaire
stud. The stone was as
big as a nickel. 1t
shone in his shirt
front. Simpson, the
loan man, took charge
of Dams famous head
light occasionally, but
that was always the
first thing he redeemed
when luck changed.
"It was easy to
gauge O'Rourke's fl
nancial status by the
amount of jewelry he
wore. If the big dia-
mond blazed on his
breast all was well.
w h en- h is hands
twinkled as he served
drinks Dams star was
shining. bright.
81 T h e gathering
place for Lewis's corps
of beggars was behind
Dams saloon. 1t was a
storeroom for disused
saloon fixtures. There
Lewis collected his Is
per cent of takings
when the panhandlers
reported from their
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23

UO EEMS to me this country is comm to
- be the international boob, the easy
4 y mark for all the world" remarked
Marty Mcmahon, the retired bar
tender "Its got so that anybody that wants
anythin comes an panhandles US for it, an
50 many of em gets it that they all come to
think they got perfec' right to it an are get
! tin swindled if we hold out on en.
"We amt gon' to get no thanks fer 1t. All
hands will give US the razz as soon as we shut
down on en, an we got to shut down on some
Of e-n pretty soon. They don't none Of 'em
adopt no resolutions of thanks, so fars I've
heard
at looks to me like we was just tryin' to
live up to reputation we made fer ourselves.
We didn't like no one to call US a hard-boiled
Bsgg an We dug down fer anybody who come
along. We didn't even have any real personal
bympathy fer the folks we decided to help out
most of US didn't, anyhow.
4 "We just got kinda reused up by lotta
these propaganda artists. They told US about
! the starvin' children an all that; an being
hight fresh from the hands of the Liberty BOND
Sellers, who wasn't near so artistic, we got out
four handkerchiefs an our purses all with one
notion We done it as much to show off as Ter
&any other reason, seems to me.
"There was fella used to come into the
#cld place on Tenth Avenue was like that. Every
sapday night there'd be a gang OF buns
*vaitin' fer him, an this ened touch him Ter
Zone an then that one, an then he'd ouy
found o drinks an by the time we closed up
e couldn't "a had much of his pay envelope
ds
That would "a been all right, too, only fer
8 us wife an kids who needed the money just
+ much as them that got it.
& Its a lot like that with this country. we
sant to be called good fella, an when a gang
q International press agents gets around us
We shell out free an easy an pat ourselves
u the back an think we're pretty noble.
fl An all the time we got pletny O. places
.'gnt here in this country where we could save
spst as many children an do just as much
s0od with that money an get lot more re-
suts ourselves from spendn' that way, too.
Ia The trouble is there amt no press agents
#.sf ali the kids here in America that needs
u'ee squares day an oughta have time to
q 70 school instead O ben's put to work when
wy was six or eight years old. They amt no
sS,y even in recognizin' that there can be
-SA things in a country that's so generous
oufs, o course. It's lot more fun, too,
ssppose, to be relief worker in Russia than
sae South or on the East Side, an there's
ss ~ advertisin' in it.
amt sayin' that we amt done good work
.'s'sia an in them other countres-work
saa 70 be done. What / say is that it
&, !. real generosity that made us do it,
s., :. was just kind of ,grandstand play
prL. "e oughta been doin' some good team