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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-11-29
Is possible que Surja un COnfliC-
to entire Ia COmisi6n HipiCa y
Ia Corporation que expIOta eI
'Quintana' a CauSa de los sueI-
dos de CiertOs empIeadOS NOM
dos pOr aQuGIIa
DE NO ARREGLARSE Ell ASUN-
TO, AMIGABLEMENTE, Sc
RECURRIRA A LOS TRIBU-
MALES, A FIN DE QUE ES-
TOS DIGAN LA ULTIMA PA
LABRA.

Aver por la mafiana Ell presidente de
la Comision Hipica, Mr.. Richardson,
visito la Fortaleza, y sostuvo una lar
ga conferencia con Ell Gobernador, acer
ca de las actividades que viene desa-
rrollando la nueva Comision Hipica, y
los diversos obstacu!os con que la mis-
ma tropieza en- Ell ejercicio de sus fun
clones ADMINISTRATORS.
Mr. RICHARDSON tuvo que subir la
planta alta del Palacio, debido a cue
Ell Gobernador sc halla indispuesto des-
de hace varios dias, y ell medico lie ha-
indicado permanezca recluido en- sus
habita clones.
A juzgar por los detalles que nos
diera ell presidente Richardson. es muy
possible que entire la Comisi6n Hipica
Ensular la Corporation que explota
Ell "Quintsna Pacing Park, surja un
serio conficto, debido los sueldos
que han de devengar algunos de los EN-
pleados ultimamente nombrados por
aque la, los cuales sueldos, la Ley no
especifca, con claridad, 81 es la Coni-
SION Hipica la Corporation del Quin-
tana la que debe pagarlos
sobre este particular, segi1n infor-
rles, existe una opinion del Attorney
General, expresando que es a la Cor
poracion quien toca satisfacer esos
sueldos; Pero, no obstante. Sc dice que
los senores hipicos no participant del
mismo criterio. Y de ahf Ell possible con-
ficto de que hablamos.
Algunos de los empleados que nos
referimos parecen ser los que en- adj
ci6n a los tres jueces de la Comisi6n
han sido nombrados por esta. los
cuales Sc denominan asi:
: Un secretario del jurado, un juez de
paddock" tres jueces Gle pista. un
juez de peso y un Official de tempo
(time keeper. Ademas de estos. un
starter" y un assistant starter.
Para arreglar este asunto. amigabIe-
mente, e. presidente Richardson ha in
vitado los se1ores del "Quintana''
discutir el case EN- una reunion con-
iunta con la Comisi6n, de no llegar-
Sc a ningln acuerdo sera precise re-
currir los Tribunales para que estos
digan la Ultima palabra.
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En- la tarde de aver, con motive
de las declaraciones que en- la prensa
ha hecho en- estos dias el conocido abo-
gado don Rafael Martinez Nadal en- re
laci6n con Ell asunto que motivara ell
que Ell Juez de Ponce 10 condenara a
80 dias per desacato, don Pedro Juan
Costas nos hizo las siguientes intere-
santes manifestaciones aclarando su po
sici6n sus actuaciones en- esta cues
tion. las cuales parece que han sido
tergiversadas en- las manifestaciones
hechas por el sefor Martinez Nadal:
''No voy entrar en- una discussion
con ell seaor Martinez Nadal, prop6-
sito de sus deelaraciones en- la pren-
sa acerca del incidente por ell cual 10
sentenci6 ell Juez de la Corte de Dis
trito de Ponce. No quiero hacerlo CO.
mo funcionario del Pueblo de Puerto
Rico nj 10 deseo tampoco como caba-
Hero particular, porque no me intere
sa. Lo que ST me interesa es demostrar.
no para quienes a mi me conocen s:no
para quienes no conocen al sefior MAJ
contintia en- la pag. Z.
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Sc ALQUILA

Un PUESTO para la venta de
LECHE 0 cARNE, equipado con
TODOS los requisites sanitarios,
situado en- la Gale San Sebastian
Nc. 80, esq. a Cruz: Pida in
formes a los telefonos Nos. 7o5
roio, 1873, o Box No. $40, San
Juan, P. R. Advt.
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Don Pedro Iuan COstas haCe
unaS interCSanteS manifestation
nOS aClarandO 81 pOSiCi0n en- Ell
asuntO que motive Ia COndena
Dor deSaCatO contra ell Sr.
Martinez kadaI

mo ES CIERTO-DECE-OUE
YO ESTUVIERA ASESORAN-
DO A PERSONA o FUNCIO-
MARIO ALGUNO, Y ES FAL-
so QUE YO ESTUVIESE REU-
NIDO CON Ell JURADO EN-
Ell CUARTO DE DELIBERA-
CIONES"..
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Ell Consejo Executive en- su Ultima
session acordo enviar los Municipios
de la isla la siguiente resolution en-
blanco sugiriendoles que emitan sus
bonos por conducto del Bureau de Asun
tos InSulares:
Para Solicitar del Gobernador de
Puerto Rico Que Use su Buena
Influenza en- ell Comite de Asun=
tos 1nsulares del Departamento
de La Guerra, Washington, D.
c., Para la Venta de $.....
En- Bonos Para Mejoras P1bli=
cas- del Municipio de ......
Puerto Rico.
PoR CUANTO, las ventas recientes
de bonos para mejoras publicas mu-
nicipales han revelado ell hecho de
que los precios en- que Sc venden di-
chos bonos son excesivamente ba-
jos; y
PoR cUANTO, Sc cree que pue-
den obtenerse mejores resultados 81
los citados bonos Sc ofrecieran en-
venta en- mercados mas activos DON
de los comprsdores de bonos futuros
puedan tomar parte en- las ofertas
con mayores facihdades que en- Puer
to Rico;
POR CUANTo, los bonos para me
joras publicas del Gobierno Insulal
vendidos recientemente mediante e.
Comit6 de Asuntos Insulares en- Wash
ington, D. c., alcanzaron un premic
de $3413 en- cada $100, 10 cual esta
en- marcado contraste con los prec1os
que Sc pagan actualmente en- Puerto
Rico; y
PoR CUANTo, la Municipalidao
de. f. Puerto Rico ha autorizado
la contradiction de un empr6stito para
mejoras p1blicas en- la suma de S.
segIn ordenanza aprobada en-. !.
1872. Y la Asamblea Municipal
de. Puerto Rico desea obtener
los mejores precios posibles para la
susodicha emission de bonos;
PoR TANTo, REsUELvASE POK
LA ASAMBLEA MUNICIPAL DE. I.
PUERTO RICO:
Sec. L. Que Sc solicite, y por la
presente Sc solicita, del Gobernador de
Puerto Rico para que use de su buena
inhuencia ante el Comite de Asuntos
Insulares del Departamento de la Cue
IRA de Washington, D. c., con ell fn de
vender nediante dicho Comit6 de Asun
tos Insulares una emission de bonos au
torizada por una ordenanza tituIada
'Ordenanza para autorizar la contra
(ContinIa en- la pag. A.
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GIIAGIIA VS.. HoMRRE

En- la Avenida Ponce de Leon, la
guagua "Joya del Hogar" propiedad
de Ramon Zeno arrollo Martin Pc
rez ocasionandole varias contusiones
de caracter leve.
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FIeSt0S en-
Guayaniua

Grandes fiestas patronales y
PopuIares en- GuayaniIIa.
Desde ell primero al nueve pro-
xin1o mes de diciembre.
Sc arriendan secciones de la
plaza pGbIica para la installation
de los diyersos espectaculos.
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The Colonel's Narrow Escape

ner. Later they came out again
and did not ask where com was
Dorothy was spoiled child and
it Inundated her bitterly to feel
that on her honeymoon she had been
forgotten-for fishes Too well she
dear old Tommyrot, must be having
the time of his life" Cat. little
spark of anger began to burn in her
heart.
The shrek of tortured Instruments
came from the ballroom, but it was
empty. People gathered in groups
talking earnestly. She did not care
came along the porch and paused
beside her. They were all old
friends of her recreant husband. The
spark became devouring flannel
how stupid and tactless they were.
One of them. the proprietor. cleared
his throat nervously and with an I'M
concern that would not have de-
ceived baby asked her if she knew
just where Tom had gone on the
river. Cold terror seized her heart.
anger was forgotten; something had
happened-he was hurt-killed-
They were both well known and
popular, the whole house was
reused. Guests, walters, musicians,
elevator boys, bellhops, gathered to
talk about 1t and the most sanguine
could only suggest that he was lost.
The poor little bride collapsed en-
tfrely as the four men appeared
struggling into sweaters over their
dinner clothes and carrying lanterns
and long thing which an officious
voice announced to be a stretcher
The search party apparently feared
the worst.
Desk and lobby were deserted; ele-
vators stood idle and empty; one
l1a1 en- h. tY>It
cling frantically for 20 minutes fell
off at Sans feet. He picked it up
$50. Mr.. Blake's room Good old
sport, Mr.. Blake-great friend Of the
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By Margaret Widdemer

1t was her dowdiness he'd liked
VIII you take me to dances and
dances, and everything wild and
crazy for months and months Jim
N.Y. she demanded feverishly
Jimmy clapped his hands Sure l
viii, Good for you, Nell Come on
to the hectic halls,'
She went on with it relentlessly.
She hated the paint and laughing and
friskine at first. She hated being
silly. Shed always been the earnest
one in the family. BY and by it got
easier-she scarcely knew she did it.
Jimmy was her admiring shadow,
and there We're other shadows. Her
own people presently wrote on to say
they We're so glad she was being
more girlish and natural and happy.
Jimmy'd written home. Dances
weren't so bad; friends and good
times got to be pleasant feeling; she
had mitigation of the hurt that
had hurt all the time at first But
still-oh, still, when Rowland came
back it would all come alive again.
All the gay barriers she had built
would break down, and only the love
and pain be real. So she must be in
stensely, still, the type of girl he
hated. The gay, impertinent Ellen
she pretended she was getting more
of herself and less mask. thank
goodness: it would deceive Rowland
and he would go away.
He came back to her studio, as she
had known he would. He was
dramatic like that. And, as she had
hoped, it was one of the nights whe,i
it was full. She was not sitting on
her chair, Il little medieval princess.
She was dancing in her comrade
Jlmmys arms, short hair flying,
short fancy dress skirts whirline
scarlet lips and cheeks glowing.
There was an applauding circle about
her But she heard nothing. Jimmy
was whispering in her ear, I'm in
love with you-awfully, Nell" he was
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saying as he'd said every chance he
got for months past. do say YOU
care. Do give me chance to see
you alone for minute. You've al
ways in the middle of this army"
And Ellen, if she had not known
the love for Rowland was down at
the bottom of her heart, almost said
yes. She felt as if she loved Jimmy
nice, red-haired hoyish Jimmy. If
there wasn't that Rowland thing I'M
derneath. 1T wouldn't be fair to you,
Jim. You ough to know"
1t was then she looked up and
saw Rowland. conveyed by Mary Lee,
who had brought him in the first
place, staring at her. Now she must
brace herself for the flood of feeling
that seeing Rowland had always
walked. And she must brace, too, for
the hurt of seeing him look bored and
turn away. She stared at him, then
waved flippant hand and laughed
across at him with stiff scarlet lips
And Rowland-came forward with his
hand out and a look of excitement
on his face
And the flood of love for Rowland
did not rise at all. 1t would soon. of
course, She must go through it all
she let him get her away in cor
ner' as cIeNerly as always. She
waited for him to he bored.
But-"Ellen. you little witch. what
have you done?" he demanded How
dld you know that l would have been
just little tired of Princess Ellen
IN a minute? You don't mind, darling?"
You We're little-earnest This
you re wonder oh. | love you, you
niue eh'-El1en-Theres some
thing / have to tell you. You won't
mind There was very wearying
bond-Im breaking it. Well get
married, little witch darling,"
He said it--had he always had this
too staggering air of gertrude? Had
he always acted as if marrying him
was treat any girl should be CRATE
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By Edith H. Oliver

colonel's-if he was upstairs he
would not know of the accident; he
would be good for a tip If Sam told
him. Sam ran upstairs and knocked.
breathless, full of his news.
An angry chorus of voices babe
him enter. but he stopped in the
doorway with open eyes and mouth
for there, in his shirt-sleeves, a big
cigar in his mouth, goodly pile of
blues before him and an express
sat-the colonel!
had met Blake on the back stairs
and gone back with him to play for
an hour and promptly forgotten
everything else. Sans stamrhering
"Yo wife. Sah--" brought derisive
reminder that he was already hen
pecked husband. But when Sam had
recovered himself. and closed the
door. came in and told the story Of
things downstairs, laying special
stress on the search party. the Jolly
his head on his arms and fairly
sobbed:
She'll never forgive me. boys
she couldn't UNDERSTANDING woman
could-on our honeymoon"
1t was true. but what was to be
done? The men suggested all sorts
Of wild and impractical things, but
would not make his wife laughing
stock. 1t was a deadlock until Sam
came forward and with rolling eyes
and immense Importance announced:
Il got it-You see de ony way de
kun1 kin cum back onerable Is on
dat stretcher-"
Shut up" said Blake, in a trem-
bling roar.
Wait" Sam went on. "Dey amt
no time ter lost; he got ter cum back
onerable--an de ony way he kin Is
drownded. cos OATS easier dan bein'
hurt. Let him climb out de winder
and get ter Bakers eddy. quick, be-
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70 dat party, an Anil go down and
tell dem All kin find him."
1t was CHASTITY climb down the
fire escape; lights flashed out in the
| room below but he wriggled past:
once he hung in mid air as the fish
trembling steps slipped and fumbled
on the interminable ladder but at
last he was down and grasping those
cursed fishing things he ran as he
had not run for 20 years.
He knew every step of the way.
but pole. basket and bait can caught
on every branch; got between his
legs; seemed to entangle him with
deliberate intent, and he dared not
leave them.
He stumbled on. his head pounding.
roaring dizziness swimming before
gasps. but with never a thought Of
quitting, for one word filled his lips.
and brain and lay ever on his lips.
Dorothy" Let him only save her
from humiliation; let him only hold
out for that.
tumbled-clutched at the bushes
reeled-slipped and fell headlonK
down steep bank at Bakers eddy.
to lie on little pebbly beach, his
troubles forgotten in blessed OBJ
Everyone gathered around as the
four men carried in the stretcher
and deposited 1t on the floor of the
lobby. Dorothy held his head and
looked up at the doctor with her
heart in her eyes, while he made a
careful examination. He was a kindly
old man. He patted her head and
said very tenderly:
All right. my dear, nothing really
the matter-but he's had a narrow
escape"
The colonel looked up into Dor.
othy's eyes and pressed her hand. He
felt that he had.
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nv MARGARET wIDDEMER

She sat quite still where Rowland
had left her. in her little girlish
studio. all among her batiks. He
had kissed her and said. Nov, all the
time I'm away I'll think of you like
that. Your straight little dress and
your dear little pale face and your
ropes of black hair; you're my fairy
princess"
And he had telephoned royalty from
the coast, and cabled from Afghanis-
tan: Love-" always love-" And then
then she heard that all the time he
was married
After the first horror and dis
belief-disbelief she could not sanely
hold on to--Ellen stood up out of
her accustomed chair-his chair he
had left her in-and tried to think
how to hide. Because she knew Row
land. All the letters she could write
wouldn't matter. She knew how he'd
come sweeping back, how he'd make
black white, and all his lies look
wonderful and broad-minded; how his
charm would go on tying her up
as long as he wanted her. What
should she do-what? And his words
went over and over again in her
head-"Ill think of you like that"
Men were like that. 1t was her diff
ference from other girls he'd liked.
Ellen's face set.
II can't stop loving him. But it
won't be hard to stop him loving
me"
When he came back there wouldn't
be the Ellen he'd liked. She'd make
way with verything-everythi
that Rowland had loved. She flung
herself down and cried little She
liked being this her. She wanted,
oh, she wanted Rowland to love her,
but II he did there wouldn't be any
safety anywhere!
She got up and pulled her mouth
into smile. Nonchalant, hard--that
was how girls were now. Shed be
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See My Lawyer

that someone had thoughfully called.
He wasn't particularly hurt, as he
afterwards learned, but his car was
a wreck and it was uninsured.
He didn't bother about the office
that day, nor for several days.
Then he bought himself new car
and
1t was the day of his first appear
ance in his new automobile. He didn't
get into. a wreck, but
At the office, the telephone rang:
Got new caro- came a voice
along the wire.
"Oh. hello, Monsoon" he cordially
greeted. Tony found it expedient to
always be cordial to anyone he had
fleeced. Yes, l got a new car-had
to. Some boob speeded up and tried
to beat me to the crossing and l cut
off pole. Don't know who he was
or I'd sue him."
why, because you took the right
of way from him." Monson inter
jected.
Right of way nothing-he was"
Thats right-you didn't sign that
note-come to think of it getchu.
say Mr.. Graham, do you always keep
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By Alden Brooks

the revolving doors, rapidly Joined
the street crowds outside.
Hardly five minutes later tall
thin man rushed into the hotel and
stepping to the counter, said in a
harsh voice, MY name is William
S. Higgins. I spent the night in
Room 1875. On the train this morning
I missed my pocketbook containing
nine thousand dollars. I may have
lost the pocketbook, or left it in the
table drawer of my room. Have you
heard anything of it?"
The clerk stepped to one side
second and came back and said,
Nothing has been reported to the
bureau, but I'll have them telephone
up and see."
And I'll go myself. I'll go my
self"
Face flushed. perspiration on his
forehead, the tall man stood in the
elevator and stared intently at the
falling succession of floors. Through
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By Junius B.. Smith

for that, but, since you seemed to
want to let the matter drop, I though
I'd reciprocate."
1T would be too bad if your other
leg got broke" said Monson.
What do you mean? Trying to
blackmail me, Ell? Well, I'll have you
in jail If you try that stunt on me-"
THE more l think about your
memory the more it really worries
me-" Jeffrey went on as though en-
crossed in his own particular line Of
thought. Heard you were going
away. A person of such feeble intel
lect really ought not to travel with.
out guardian-might get buncoed
or something-might lose all his
money to some wolf in sleeps cloth.
ing. l really shouldn't butt in. 1 sup.
pose. but l felt 1 had to. Was just
over to the Fifth National and told
em you might be wanting some
money. but not to let you have it
until 1 told 'em to. They said they
wouldn't"
You WHAT" Tony Graham at last
found words to say. Just what's tn
notion? Are you plumb daft"
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AS Nell

one of those girls, not Rowland's
Ellen. She went over to her dresser
behind the screen. Your little pale
face-your ropes of black hair
she'd start there
There was a knock at the door.
It's only Jimmy Stanley" said a
voice through the keyhole. L had
hopes of you for dance down at
the kit-Cat. Can I come in?"
Rowland's Ellen would have said
no. This Ellen was hard and non
chalant Beside, Jimmy, her own age.
Just hometown kid-a good per-
son to take her to ashy tasting balls
anyway.
Come in," she said, going over
to the door as she was.
Good Lord" said Jimmy, ruffling
his red hair. Il say, Nell-that's gone
OUT"
She tossed one severed rope of hair
on the table.
Not for me-" she said Here, cut
it through at the back. can't reach. :"
Protesting, he did. She shook it
out round her face. Hair Rowland
liked, not there any more
Costume. is it?" she asked. He
nodded Il can get one up out of
some stuff I've just dyed" He stared
at her as she went behind the screen
dkdiH-lI WISH ike fSlIeD--anQ
came out again, impish in red and
black short draperies, lips and
cheeks vivid. Like it," she demand
ed hardly. Jimmy gasped, looked and
grinned. Crazy about it," he said
heartily. why. kid. you're a tearing
beauty. Come on, we'll knock 'em
cold"
She laughed and pirouetted 1t felt
like queer game. 1t was game
she must keep up now for six months
till Rowland came back. She would
send him a picture-wl'ite him letters
about what this Ellen did. He hated
this sort of girl. He'd seen too many.
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friendly with your victims?" JEFF
fiery was irrelevant, to say the least.
"What-what do you mean-vic-
tims?" the other retorted with con-
siderable heat TN sue you for SLAM
der if you get fresh with me-"
Monson laughed Nice looking car
you've got-itd be too bad if it got
in wreck. Can't sell you some in
surance?"
Tony sputtered and hung up. Now
just what did he mean by that" he
mumbled to himself.
Tony Graham came down the street
In his brand new car. He saw a
suspicious looking flivver, strangely
remindful of the one that had shooed
him into the telephone pole. Discre-
ton We're the better part of valor
He slowed down to go behind him
and-the wheels of the flivver sud
denly locked. The crash that fol-
lowed was terrific. The light car was
hurled out of the way. The heavy
car crashed into the curb, a wreck.
Tony disengaged himself from the
wreckage and found Jeffrey Monson
standing over him. You'll have a
pretty damage suit on your hands for
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go -

He jumped UP and entering the
corridor saw a bell boy, tapped the
wallet Importantly on his palm, and
cried, Hi! boy!" But the latter did
not hear. went scooting down the
stairs, one hand forward on the
brass ratings.
For a few PAGES he followed after
him, then turned round the corridor
to look for a chambermaid or valet,
tapping a little wildly now on his
palm with the wallet, and hat on
the back of his head. overcoat open.
At last he saw a chambermaid. way
down there at the end of another
corridor. He went forward quickly,
though swaying snow almost like a
drunken man.. and coming to a stair
case, abruptly turned down it, wallet
in his pocket, didn't take the ele-
vator kept on going round and
round the whole descent.
Reaching the ground floor. he
walked away calmly over it's white
marble surface and passing through
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corridor, his heart beat a little fas-
Ter, though deep within him, and he
was very calm. He had always ex-
rected just such a scene. He had
always said to himself on acute oc-
casions, even in sort of optimistic
way, AT the worst l can always buy
revolver and put bullet into my
self" And he was really very glad
that the whole damn mess was going
to end now.
II was a very small, narrow room,
with a rather large window at the
end. The boy showed him the bath
room and asked him if he wanted
anything else. He said no and tipped
him so cents and afterwards shut
the door and locked 1t. Then he
came back and unlocked it again.
Why force them to break open the
door? 1t was so unnecessary. He
looked up at the half open transom.
True they could have climbed in
through there. Perhaps that is why
they put transoms in hotel rooms.
He had never thought of that before.