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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-04-12
La MIujer en 81 Magisterio

A.
Desde lusgo que naestra defensa
lpor el Magisterio Insular, ante Ia
Iamenaza que Sc cierne sobre los macs
ltros de yer bajados sus sueldos, asi
exfguOs como 10 son en- Ii actnalidad,
fla hemos establecido desde nuestro
primer artfculo en- benefcip de Ia cla-
Ise en- general, tan valiosa como sus
Ifrida en- sus labores escolares.
Pero en- este segundo artieulo que
renos y deberhos dedicarlo por en-
Itero a Ia inujer portorr1queia, consas
grada a sn mission de madres espiri4
tuales, en- nuestras escuelas pdblicas.
Para darnos cuenta de la impor-
tancia moral de esta Intervention de
la mujer en- el Magisterio, bastaria
ahondar un POGO en- la psicologia fe-
menina, para que tengamos inconti-
nenti la idea cabal, completa, de 10
mucho y elevado que puede hacer Ia
mujer en- la escuela publica, especial
mente, en- los grades bajos. A ella
mo le es bastante enseiiar al nino Ia
leccion objetiva desprendida de las
pagina de un libro de texto, sin que
divide dar al alunino una explicaci0n
detallada de cuantoe concierna Ia VI
Eda fisica material de los seres "
las cosas. Ella, nuestra maestro, va
mas ALA. Ella ahonda en- los iardi-.
mes interiors; del adolescente, v, nin4
guna como ella, en- collaboration con
la madre, para cultivar esos jardines;
para al misnaa tempo que ilustra las
inteligencias y las estinlula en- el cul-
two de conbeimientos TITLES y, necez
sarios, If l.fondo de aquellas con-
fciencias que ennpiezan a fornarse, v,
como la madre en- ell corazon de su
hijo, dejar caer en- elias el elixir de
sus palabras de una dulce espiritua-
lidad, con las cuales nuestra maestro,
sobre todo, la maestro portorriquena,
ayuda a formar en- el nifo los facto-
res de su vida, o sean, Ia razon v el
sentimiento.
Hemos sacado de. muy cerca esta
saludable experiencia de 10 que vale Y
representa- nuestra mujer en- los PLAN
Iteles de la ensenanza pdblica. Hemos
.Yisitadg differences EEkcdS n lEhnbs 2aL
llones escolaEes encomendados dis
tinguidas d$mas de Ia sociedad pof-
Etorriqpena; y henos podido apreciar
sunamente eneanfados, Ia neEitisipaa
labor que fealiza diariamente eiite1
ser femenino en- las escnelas de Puer-
tQ Rico, prdstigianltJIa de-
ciepdoIas con sus mobiles ejecutorias
n, a, doble mission que cumple en- elias,
como simple mentora sujeta a los
metodos de snsenanza, Y como Ia CO.
|laboradora del hagaF, tdonde Heva,
tsaabien ID dfrefda de sus bellos sem
ssiir.icftos.
& Y Us d este ser. esta i1ujef
hhestfa, tan sublinaeme de4Ota en-
IA glo1iosa pero :tanabien nuy pencsa
mission do lfonmar cerebrps v cerazor
ness en up anbiente pobre como e
nuestrO, Ilepo De- pre- ihieiOs les 4 este
ser, repetimOs, aI que Sc trata de ami
norar sus sueldos de lnaestras, como
81 aun no tuyi6ranos IA noci6n clara
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-04-12
JESUS PALAU
GOrresp0nsaL.

Sc eacuentra pasando una semanal
de lfcencia con familiares de Santur-
&c, este inteligente joven de la Buena
sociedad de Aguadilla.
FL senior Palau ocupa el puesto de
Subsecretario de la Corte de Distrito
de aquel Distrito Judicial por sus
altos merecimientos Sc ha captado la
estimation de, sus superiores en- aqre-
lIAls sCorte.
Buenas limpresiones leseamos entire
nosotros al culto ioven aguadillano.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-04-12


Fuer0n presentadas seis mociones
tendencies organizarse los indepe1-
Slentistas como partido politico; y en-
una presentadassy susclita por les se-
iores doctor 6itslleFnio saIazar. An
tonic Colorado, II. Maldonado, r. Ro-
man Benftez, Martin Padilla, Fernan-
10 TcrregroSa y Julio Medina, que
fud apreh hada pof los coEourrentes a
Ia asanblea. con Cos vofos en- contra,
sse acord0 celebrar otra asamblea en-
Ia primera quincgla de julio del ano
actual. para 9rganlzaIse . constitHiE-
se como plaltfIib, poiftiao, per6t sfeinfrk
pfnIla A I'hI5u iIa lIsVanto Rico.
Besde afora Ti1asta dicha fecha, de
atgerdos con laa m0ridn anronadaplse'
hard DtopnsaHlIa fnffIsn paratlorga-
llizar isiltss naciunaiistas en- todes
lQs psRles FIyaag BnssanSleFFf
adeptos a Ia cansa in!lependentista.
NopbrQse gn rqnsejQ General, que
'ail 'aauled6 cokstifiiao pcs Ios sefSorcs !:
Dr Enilieillib is.iIazar Jose S. Ale.
grfa. Eugenio Font Suarez, lose Coll
4 eaialE 45t, Manhel sBazInall RsdfE
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-04-12
ASANBIEA hAGDlDAh|STA DE- PONGE

Fernando Tore.
a aumciada Asanbca Ge- grosass
Nauienaia llnant ef
rios dfeprsos
Habana asiseuae apauddos
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The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Too Many Memorials.

THE world left in its wake several hun
i dred per cent more monuments than any
other war in history; in fact it is open to question
whether all other wars combined have resulted in
so many structures of stone, brass or wood as
memorials. People engaged in the war have lost
no time about perpetuating its memory in tangible
form. Every possibility OF memorial is grasped
at eagerly. We have monuments to chaplains,
monuments to engineers monuments to this di-
vision, monuments to that division, monuments to
individuals There is hardly village in the United
States which has not memorial OF some kind to
its sons who took part in the great struggle
Which all goes to show the strong undercur-
rent OF sentmentality in the breasts of the Amer
lean people. Folks demand something to cry about.
war memorials answer the purpose conveniently.
Our friends, the French, have followed our exam
pie. They are building stone tablets of one kind
or another in wholesale lots.
Veterans themselves may be ragged and hun
cry. Those who bore the brunt of battle may
limp along with wounds unhealed. The ingratitude
OF republics is proverbia What scant relief there
IS usually goes to some professional veterans who
were in the service few weeks and stand upon
street corners bowling about their plight
But nobody say that we have not been
generous with monuments. If the village cannot
afford marble structure it will erect one OF wood
Every church, at least, afford tablet of some
kind stuck in the wall perpetuating the names of
those of its members who were killed and those
who were not killed
Now memorials worthy objects. Probably
they serve to increase patriotism in the hearts Of
the young. But there is room for more than
suspicion that they are becoming so common in
the cities and the villages that they are losing
much of their significance. A few more than
answer the purpose. When they stand at every
srossroad they are apt to degenerate from objects
OF reverence.
We certainly have enough memorials at pres
ent The best reverence that can be paid to the
memory of the dead is that those living shall be
prosperous and happy. Many of the structures
now erected cannot be permanent. Within few
years they will lose much of their significance.
We do not object to all memorials for which there
is real purpose-but we fear there are too many
erected merely in order to give the mayor or the
candidate for mayor opportunity to make a
stirring speech.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
The Demands of Decency.

IT was not with any "holier than thou" attitude
i that The Herald directed attention the
hoodums, Washers "tn- horn" gamblers and vicious
hackers who infest certain wel-defned areas in
the downtown section. We do not hope that
overnight the city be freed from all manner
OF vice. or even generous part of it. But do
believe IT can be driven from the main streets
where to date it has thrived at the expense of the
citys reputation and the prosperity of its business
men,
Plans are being perfected, it is understood, to
accomplish such result Police officials, it is
said, believe they see their way clear to conduct
successful drive against the conditions complained
OF despite the seeming inadequacy of the laws.
1t is limited there laws the statute books
which have not yet been invoked; that the prose-
cutors office has found to convict the
undesirabes which will entail Jail or workhouse
sentences. Every good citizen will pray this is
truth
Hoodlumism and all its ram6cations reaching
out into the world OF petty criminals has the
District a pretty penny-in self-respect we'll as
dollars and cents. Decent citizens tired OF it;
they willing and anxious for a showdown as
to whether the Capital of the Nation shall flaunt
its shortcomings in the face of the world or
whether the daily and nightly disgrace to the
city's streets shall be crushed out.
We do not believe criminal element or even
the despicable petty class of potential criminal
will be allowed to flourish here. While Mai. Sulli-
van may not be Hercules we believe he will give
very fair imitation of the cleaning OF the Aegean
stables.
And when he finishes the demands of decency
will be met.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09

HOW DO you PRONOUNCE TIT
To the Friend Of Psopasf &
friend OF Irish birth has told that when
pronounce the last letter OF the alphabet "Irssrd
and that until his arrival in this country he had
never heard the American pronunciation Zee"
place might be called '1zsard"i
After careful research work in the Congrss-
81, sona ar!S S,.,y we nnS that in all eic,Sn.rss
found In the modern Irish dictionary 20" 10 the
last letter used. 1t may be q local sxpression-
DATA ON MARYLAND DIVORCE Laws.
To the Friend Of Peopls
Kindly publish data concerning divorce laws Of
Maryland. May person residing at Bay resort
for three years or more be permitted TO apply for
a divorce In that slater n. r.
You may apply for a divorce In Maryland. IN
der the laws OF that State absolute divorce
may be granted for statutory causes about which
you should consult attorney. The guilty party
m.y .; p5 s'. aS from maTsyss again yoS
divorces
WHAT sCoLUMBIAs MEANS.
To Friend Of the People:
question: what does the word coiumbia, stand
tn. word Columbia derived from the word Co
lumbus? w. H. J.
ppsS to the q n the Sy Of h Fsaes
Commissioners who laid IL out
WHAT BUCKET SHOP Is.
People:
Please tell the meaning OF bucket shop
opposed by Cromwell Of the New York Stock
Exchange! N L B.
According Funk and wagnaIrs dictionary,
the meaning Is this: To handle order. to cheat
and deceive the one from whom the order came.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09

signed and sent to the Bureau Of
Standards
The real character of the World
Trade Club propaganda, of which
the book that your article praises
Is a summary, can be judged by
the claim. quoted by you. that
James Watt" invented and intro
duced to the public the basic plan
OF the decimal units now known
as dollar, meter. liter. gram" That
claim is without the slightest
foundation. The idea underlying
the metric system. devised during
the French revolution. was to es-
tablish a system whose basic units
should be different from any ever
used. One OF the essential fea-
lures of Watts common sense pro-
posal was to retain the units that
were in most extensive use at that
time G7s3).
The fact IL that the volume
World Metric Standardization" on
which your article is based is a
mass OF fallacies. misstatements
and absurdities. And IL is Of such
that the argument to promote the
metric system is composed.
SAMUEL s. DALE.
Roston Mas.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09

a BREACH OF CONThAOT.
10 the Friend the People,
corporation and Its subscribere It stipulated that
payment for the service rendered the subscriber
must ba made In advance for q specified period.
service be rendered by the corporation for the
period agreed upon. even though the subscriber
Take lease between landlord and tenant.
MOST leases specify payment OF rental IN ADVANCE,
tenant cannot be made to pay in advance for the
reason that he has not been given full value. In
ssns words y. %ss ssors
money for same. no matter how the contract may
read7 B. c. C.
The failure OF the subscriber to pay In
cordance with his contract constitutes breach of.
Its burden. II the corporation has not broken its
contract the subscriber has right to default in
Ss MAN no m ea' the
WHO HANDLES REALTY cAsEsf
To the Friend OF the People,
Kindly inform through your columns which
Are the records Of such cases accessible to the
general public? MRS @. s.
Cases for the possession of property are heard
at the Municipal Court The records are accessible
what real estate question you have in mind we
could refer you to the proper court, as the NUM-
cipal Court does not settle all real estate cases
FROM OMAR KHAYYAM.
To Friend Of the People:
Where do these lines appear:
The Moving Finger writes; and having writ,
shall lure OH # back to can cancel e half . line
Nor all your tears wash out word Of it
RoBT. l.
The lines are from Omar Khayyam trans
lated by Edward Fitzgerald
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Time for Action.

I would be interesting to see how quickly the
i street car companies would repair their cross
ings if they knew they would have to pay cash for
all property damage and personal inconvenience
due to humping their tracks.
1t is conceivable that if traction officials knew
1t would mean cash out of pocket to allow their
crossing to rival some of the famed causeways of
the Virginia mountains they would make some
effort to remedy conditions. Since it has not cost
them great deal, to date, they appear rather in
different
That drivers of all kinds and conditions of
vehicles are forced to bump and jolt over crevasses
ruts and holes beside the street car tracks, even
in the heart of the city, is a sad commentary upon
the civic spirit OF the roads. There are country
highways, avoided by all traffic, which do not
match up with the Indebtedness of some of the
crossings in the heart of Washington; there are
crossings railroad tracks in the District
which are far better than the paving between the
street car tracks at Thomas Circle or in blocks of
L, and 6 streets in the business section
list could be compiled without great deal
OF difficulty showing the locations of hundreds of
street intersections where the tracks necesstae
the skill OF French ambulance driver to avoid
broken springs or severe disarrangcment of motor
mechanism. Some of the shell-torn roads "over
there at the height of the late conflict never Of
fered much more serious impediment to traffic
IN tnose days one expected to call for assistance
in lifting wheel out of shell hole-but there are
no shells falling in Washington nowadays much
as some OF the streets look it.
Likewise, and again reverting to the late un-
pleasantness, there was distinct and definite pur
pose on the part of the Germans in tearing 70
pieces with shells all the roadways beyond their
own lines. Their aim and endeavor was to make
traffic on the roads impossible.
Perhaps the street railway companies of the
District are taking wartime view OF the situa-
ton. Is it not just possible they figure the worse
traffic conditions are made for individual carriers
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Would Fire Guardian Board.
To the Edits. Tho Washington Herald:

10 the Eoit", Ihs NashinCton Herald:
Regarding the doings OF the
Board OF Children's Guardians-and
evidently some of the doings OF the
board In question must be true
then for q short cut out OF the d.
lemma let the Board OF Children's
Guardians resign in a body at once.
Should IL not do so voluntarily. let
the District Commissioners FIRE
said board and hire another board
IL the District must have a board OF
such a well-sounding name.
The Board OF Children's Guar
dams, after having resigned. or
being fired. may at once apply for
permission to constitute themselves.
II they so desire, q board OF guar
dams for neglected animals. Should
It the Board Of Children's Guar
dians) be successful in this move. /
hope that IL will find a fairly good
home for some stray NUT, which IL
has been unable to do for stray
children while posing as Board OF
Children's Guardians.
In all probability the new name
OF the Board of Children's Guar
dams IN question would look very
good on a visiting card. providing
IT is properly engraved and show
ing a handsome coat OF arms de-
signed by the owner OF the card.
W. B.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
MWOSCODe
Sunday, July q, 1922.

This is one Of the unfavorable
and unhappy days that come rarely
in planetary direction, according to
astrology. Neptune and the Sun
are In sinister aspect.
The rule is not an auspicious one
for the clergy, for they may find
their congregations in an unsym-
pathetic attitude of mind and in
clined to challenge creeds or doc
trines.
1t is a most unlucky sway under
which to visit maiden aunts or
grandparents who may leave for
tunes, for the stars encourage crit
icism on the part of ones elders
especially IL they be relatives.
The President and members OF HE
cabinet may suffer severely from
unkind criticism while Neptune is
in evil place, for then the public
mind is Inclined to disbelieve even
tho Hottest motives.
Changes IN the Presidents cab
met, long foretold, will take place
within the year. It Is again proph-
esied.
Religious dissensions that revive
old prejudices are prognosticated.
The position of Neptune denotes
FRAUD In places high and low. Many
scandals will be uncovered.
Women are to forget their moral
to a point where they be-
come confused and are betrayed
into many foolish ventures, the
seers declare. and they refer TO
those who belong TO the so-cslled
upper classes.
Death may strike many persons
Of high position during the summer,
for there are many sinister signs.
Spain and Portugal continue un-
der . sinister direction OF the starr
that bodes I'll for the autumn.
Persons whose birth-date Il 10
should keep business well IN hand
during the coming year. Women
should be especially careful.
Children born on this day may
be proud and rather fond OF dis
putes. but brilliant and able to win
success. Girls may have eyentful
careers.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Attacks Metric Defenders.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
would like to call attention to
the errors and misleading state
ments that are to be found in an
article, Value of Metric System
Explained" which appears In your
issue Of July 1. II states that
radio Is making the meter a house
hold word. and that during the
war we got quite used to the word
"centimeter." The use OF the word
meter" in connection with the
radiophone conveys no idea of dis
lance. 1t is merely an arbitrary
term to indicate the scale by
which the radio vibrations are ad-
justed. Likewise the word cent?
meter applied to artillery during
the war gave to users OF the Eng
lish inch no idea of the length of
the meter. II they wanted to know
the size OF French 75 nm. gun
or an italian 800 nm. gun 1t was
to inches. the mental impression
being one OF surprise that 8 inches
and IL inches should be expressed
IN SuCn d"k"dru TERMS.
The writer of your article refers
to the metric system as one that
needs no conversion tables" It is
quite evident that he has never
Investigated the use of the metric
system in the textile industry OF
Europe. textile manufacturing be-
ing one OF the largest OF the
worlds industries and supplying
one OF the three basic necessities
OF man. The technical literature
OF textile manufacturing in metric
countries is a maze OF conversion
tables and formulas made neces-
sary by the use OF English and
local standards.
Your article refers to the con-
tents OF book. world Metric
Standardization" as II it's claims
for the metric system were well
founded. Its contents are but a
rehash Of material collected In
1890 by a propaganda carried on
for over a year under the name
World Trade Club of San Fran
CISCO" by one man who spent
many thousands OF dollars dis
tributing misleading literature and
metric petitions to Congress, who
admitted to a caller that inter-
viewed him at my request that the
literature was being sent out un-
der the name OF the World Trade
Club as a matter OF convenience
and to avoid the appearance of
being the work OF an Individual,
which. in his opinion. would de-
tract from its effect" and who has
never connected his own name with
the movement nor revealed the
source OF the financial backing of
the propaganda, although repeat
edly asked to do so. In this way
100000 printed petitions were
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Lutherans and Prohibition.

To the Elitor, The wsshington Herald:
In a recent issue of The Herald
there appeared a news note from
Chicago which is so vorded as to
convey the impression that the
Lutheran Church of the entire coun-
try would like to have the use of
beer and wife made legal once
more. This is very misleading
There are over twenty Lutheran
bodies in this country. the largest
of which is the United Lutheran
Church; the vast majority of this
body are undoubtedly In favor OF
prohibition. The Missouri Synod is
one OF the smaller bodies, and is
very largely German. both in ma
tionality and customs. The follow
ing names appear IN the article:
Bernthal. Sauer. Merbitz. These are
100 per cent German names. This
Missouri Synod has broken out
more than once in favor OF beer
and wine. and probably will do so
again Perhaps some of their num-
Der regret the financial losses which
resulted from the closing down of
our breweries.
In the statements given out by
the three pastors quoted there are
certain fallacies. First. the return
of beer and light wines would mean
the return of the saloon. in spite OF
the Rev. Bernthars opinion. Sec
ond- alcohol is not a stimulant, but
a Tarcotic drug. as proved by physi-
ologists in recent years. Thiro.
drunkenness Is no worse. and in
many cases not as bad. as continual
moderate drinking; this also has
been shown by many actual expert
nents. Fourth. personal liberty Is
surrendered scores of times every
day in. any civilized community: the
motorist who puts personal lib
erty" into practice lands in the ro-
lice court; the bathing beach pa
tron who believes in personal lib
erty" in costume may land in Jail
Why do these advocates OF beer ard
wine use the same old stupid argu-
ments?
A large part of the opposition to
prohibition comes from persons
who are either foreign or foreign
descent. 1t is always well TO con-
slider the character OF the persons
from whom this opposition comes.
Can II be possible that one dis
trict OF one OF the smaller synods
of Lutherans thinks that It IL quail
fed to speak for all OF the score or
more Lutheran bodies in this. coun-
try, especially when its foreign ma
ture is considered?
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Be a Good Sport, Babe.

10 the EditSf, Inc washington Herald:
Don Quixote. the chivalrous ANA
teur knight who ventured to rescue
damsels in distress, fought wind
mills, thinking they were giants.
Babe Ruth. king OF swat, threw dirt
into the face of an umpire when a
decision went against him, and
chased up into the grand stand to
knock out the evil-eye when loud
mouth ealloot Missed like Simon
Legree. To that extent was Babe
Ruth like Don ouixote-hs fought
wind -mills.
To paraphrase. the American pub
lie loves not Babe Ruth less, but
loves good sport more" Kiplinrs
poem IT. 10 the story Of q rood
sport. founded. possibly. on Zeno's
School Of Stoics.
Say It with home runs. Babe Ruth.
Is what Commissioner Lands meant
when he fined Babe for conduct un-
becoming an oficer and a GENTLE
man. In other words to free the
matter from all legal pariance: be
a good sport Be generous when the
battle u in your favor: be not she'll